 “ Hex and the City ” garnered mixed responses from critics ; Broadwater wrote that the segment was “ a bit of a letdown ” while Boss described it as “ fairly poor ” . Mink however felt that the segment was the best in the episode . “ House of Whacks ” was well received . Broadwater described the segment as “ brilliant ” while von Riedermann referred to it as being the best of the three . Boss , who was dissatisfied with the first segment , felt that “ House of Whacks ” “ makes up for it ” . Brosnan 's guest appearance was praised ; Jacobsson described the performance as “ a surprisingly nice guest turn ” while Boss referred to it as “ killer ” . Adam Rayner of Obsessed With Film wrote that the segment features Brosnan “ giving his best acting turn since … ‘ The Long Good Friday ’ ? ” . Particular scorn was aimed at “ Wiz Kids ” , the third segment of the episode . Jacobsson stated that “ Wiz Kids ” “ ends the show on a drab note ” while Mink stated that the segment “ pretty much fall [ s ] flat ” . Boss was also critical , writing “ Harry Potter , in my Simpsons ? It may be more likely than you think , although , for sure , it really does stink ” . Andre Dellamorte of Collider wrote that , even though he complimented the segment for being “ bold ” considering the film it parodied had not come out yet , he criticized the segment by writing “ the depth of the parody stops with surface references ” . Peck , however , described the segment as being “ quite possibly one of the best and most clever spoofs of Harry Potter ” . 
