The latter stages of Morbius depicted The Living Vampire's love interest at death's door after an encounter with his best friend turned mortal enemy Milo. Adria Arjona's Dr. Martine Bancroft used her last breath to encourage Morbius to make her death mean something and drink her blood. Morbius respected her macabre last wish, which helped to power him up for the film's climactic battle.
Depending on your perspective, it was either Morbius' most emotionally affecting scene or yet another example of the Women in Refrigerators trope. Both perspectives were challenged when Martine was revealed to have followed in her comic book counterpart's footsteps and become a vampire. One perspective that those events didn't alter was that of viewers who permanently had The Simpsons on the brain. Morbius tearfully chowing down on a loved one was strikingly similar to something Homer Simpson went through.
Homer Develops a Genuine Love for Pinchy the Lobster
In The Simpsons Season 10, Episode 7, "Lisa Gets an A," Homer was involved in a subplot where he bought an undersized lobster after an attempt to con a supermarket out of a full-grown one went awry. Homer's new plan was to fatten up the lobster to the point where it will be a meal for the whole family. But when the lobster finally plumped up to an ideal weight -- thanks to a trademark Homer Simpson high-fat diet -- he realized he's bonded with it. His long-suffering wife Marge's enthusiasm for boiling his new friend may have also helped Homer realize his true feelings for Pinchy.
Homer and his new pincered friend became inseparable. They even took a trip to the beach, where Pinchy is scouted for a lobster academy by local sea captain Horatio McAllister after he's assaulted by a crab. Marge's disgust at the idea of sending a pet lobster away "to some snobby boarding school" would have been the episode's most memorable line had the tragic Ralph Wiggum not called Principal Skinner's boss "Super Nintendo Chalmers" moments earlier.
Unfortunately, Homer's love affair with Pinchy was short-lived. More of a Snowball than a Santa's Little Helper, Pinchy didn't survive the episode. Homer foolishly drew Pinchy a hot bath when he got dirty playing in the yard, inadvertently boiling him alive in the process. He then chowed down on his late friend, sobbing and asking for butter between bites. Homer rationalized eating the whole lobster by himself in front of the rest of the family as what Pinchy would have wanted. For once, he wasn't happy to gorge himself, but he did still appreciate the way Pinchy tastes while mourning him.
Morbius Grieved Martine's Death Similarly to Homer Simpson
Homer adopting and then eating a pet lobster fit in with the absurd "Captain Wacky" adventures he went on as The Simpsons exited its golden age. There was a good helping of dark humor in the dinner scene, especially when Homer said Pinchy was in a place where he couldn't feel pain anymore -- right before cracking his shell. All of that being said, it was also oddly affecting. Homer genuinely felt anguish over Pinchy's death, and the episode ended before he could undercut that with a "Jerkass Homer" moment that ruined it.
Morbius didn't get as much time as Homer to show his grief over Martine's apparent death. To be fair, he did have a fight with his evil mirror image to attend to. Martine also had the good fortune of being resurrected, although it did come with vampiric strings attached. Outside of a non-canonical couch gag appearance, Pinchy was never seen again. But it's interesting -- and amusing -- to draw the parallels between two properties that will otherwise likely never be considered in the same sentence.