eded ▁a ▁bit ▁more ▁fine - t uning ". ▁However , ▁he ▁pra ised ▁the ▁Bart ▁segment , ▁stating ▁that ▁it ▁saved ▁the ▁episode , ▁and ▁that ▁Bart ▁not ▁seeing ▁n ud ity ▁in ▁the ▁Play du de ▁mag az ines ▁worked ▁well ▁in ▁every ▁jo ke , ▁and ▁the ▁segment ▁was ▁almost ▁rem in is cent ▁to ▁the ▁season ▁three ▁episode ▁" B art ▁the ▁Mur der er ". ▁He ▁also ▁pra ised ▁the ▁James ▁Ca an ▁guest ▁appearance , ▁stating ▁it ▁" work ed ▁quite ▁well , ▁especially ▁with ▁the ▁God father ▁ending ▁pay - off ." ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁New ▁York ▁magazine ▁named ▁" All ▁Fair ' s ▁in ▁O ven ▁War " ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁ten ▁best ▁later ▁Sim ps ons ▁episodes . ▁Ell wood ▁Hugh es ▁of ▁Entertainment ▁F ocus ▁considered ▁the ▁episode ▁a ▁highlight ▁of ▁the ▁season . ▁Chris ▁Morgan ▁of ▁Cinema ▁S entries ▁pra ised ▁the ▁episode ▁and ▁commented ▁" It ▁is , ▁arg u ably , ▁the ▁best ▁episode ▁to ▁air ▁after ▁the ▁turn ▁of ▁the ▁mill en ni um , ▁and , ▁in ▁fact , ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁top ▁episodes ▁of ▁the ▁show , ▁period ." ▁A ▁review ▁of ▁the ▁season ▁ 1 6 ▁DVD ▁on ▁alternative add iction . com ▁listed ▁it ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁" some ▁incred ibly ▁fun ▁episode ▁ideas ". ▁On ▁Rol ling ▁St ones ▁top ▁ 1 5 0 ▁Sim ps ons ▁episodes ▁they ▁placed ▁" All ' s ▁Fair ▁in ▁O ven