S02E13 · EP
Episode DNA
23 scenes · 3 threadsStory threads over runtime
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23 scenes · our breakdown
1 ▸ 01:33Moses reads the Ten Commandments to the Israelites in the desert.
01:33–02:04lie · social_rule_violation
2 ▸ 02:04Ned Flanders catches a cable installer offering illegal hookups.
02:04–02:40scheme · social_rule_violation
3 ▸ 02:40Homer confronts the cable installer and demands free service.
02:40–03:18scheme · lieHomer shows the family their new illegal cable connection.
03:18–05:03scheme · lieHomer excitedly flips through cable channels showing various shows.
05:03–05:52obsession · escalation
6 ▸ 05:52Reverend Lovejoy delivers a terrifying sermon about hell.
05:52–07:01threat · humiliation
7 ▸ 07:01Bart makes jokes about hell after church.
07:01–07:24social_rule_violation · humiliation
8 ▸ 07:24Homer shows the family a cable infomercial for a candy.
07:24–08:22scheme
9 ▸ 08:22Lisa tells Homer that stealing cable is wrong.
08:22–08:46confession · interrogation
10 ▸ 08:46Homer buys grapes and guiltily asks to be charged for two he ate.
08:46–10:16petty_grievance · humiliation
11 ▸ 10:16Bart and Lisa argue about the morality of stealing cable.
10:16–10:25double_standard
12 ▸ 10:25Homer invites his coworkers to watch the big fight at his house.
10:25–11:53scheme · escalationMoe declines Homer's invitation to the fight because he has no cable.
11:53–13:09petty_grievance
14 ▸ 13:09Lisa asks Reverend Lovejoy if stealing cable is wrong.
13:09–14:45interrogation · confession
15 ▸ 14:45Bart accidentally watches an adult channel and promises not to again.
14:45–15:18eavesdropping · secret_exposed
16 ▸ 15:18Lisa announces she won't watch cable to set an example.
15:18–15:42confession · double_standard
17 ▸ 15:42Homer and Marge argue about keeping the illegal cable.
15:42–15:57double_standard · escalation
18 ▸ 15:57A thief tries to sell Homer a stolen stereo.
15:57–16:13scheme · humiliationBart charges kids to watch an adult channel in the backyard.
16:13–17:19scheme · humiliationFriends arrive at Homer's house for the fight party.
17:26–17:47scheme · escalation
22 ▸ 17:47Mr. Burns reveals he knows Homer has illegal cable.
17:47–19:31secret_exposed · humiliation
23 ▸ 19:31Homer decides to cut the cable after the fight ends.
19:31–19:38confession
24 ▸ 19:38The family praises Homer for cutting the cable.
19:38–21:13comeuppanceSame DNA
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