S05E05 · EP
season 5 ·
Treehouse of Horror IV
written by ? · directed by ?

Episode DNA

16 scenes · 4 threads
tense 22%scheme 21%absurd 12%menacing 8%comeuppance 5%chaotic 4%betrayal 4%misunderstanding 3%escalation 3%violence 3%

Story threads over runtime

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0:005:0010:0015:0020:00
A · Devil and Homer
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B · Homer's Soul
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C · Terror Bus
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D · Vampire Story
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Every scene

16 scenes · our breakdown
1 · Home · cold_openIntroduction to episode

Episode intro with thunder and music

00:00–00:38scheme · misunderstanding
2 ▸ 00:38
2 · Museum · act1Paintings introduction

Introduction to paintings that come to life

00:38–02:04lie · scheme
3 ▸ 02:04
3 · Hell · act1Devil introduction

Introduction to the devil

02:04–03:11scheme · deal
4 ▸ 03:11
4 · Court of Infernal Affairs · act2Homer's trial

Homer's trial in hell

03:11–04:30scheme · betrayal
5 · Court of Infernal Affairs · act2Trial continues

Trial continues with testimony

04:30–04:58scheme · confession
6 · Court of Infernal Affairs · act3Verdict

Verdict is reached

04:58–08:16scheme · confession
7 · Hell · act1Homer's Soul Return

Homer gets his soul back

08:16–08:22scheme · comeuppance
8 · Simpson house · act1Bart's Warning

Bart warns Homer

08:22–08:36misunderstanding
9 · School bus · act2Bus Ride

Bart rides the bus

08:36–09:06escalation · coincidence
10 ▸ 09:06
10 · School bus · act2Gremlin Sighting

Bart sees the gremlin

09:06–11:16misunderstanding · social_rule_violation
11 ▸ 11:16
11 · School bus · act3Bus Chaos

The bus is in chaos

11:16–14:15escalation · comeuppance
12 ▸ 14:15
12 · Springfield · tagVampire Story

A vampire story begins

14:15–15:04scheme
14 · Springfield Blood Bank · act1Burns' Deal

Burns buys blood bank

16:32–16:55scheme
16 · Burns' secret hiding place · act2Vampire Discovery

Bart bitten by Burns

17:13–18:11betrayal · scheme
17 ▸ 18:11
17 · Burns' country house · act3Vampire Chaos

Family fights vampires

18:11–22:01violence · pursuit
18 · Simpson house · tagVampire Aftermath

Vampires defeated

22:01–22:56comeuppance · humiliation
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Same DNA

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14 scenes
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17 scenes
S06E15
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14 scenes
S07E04
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17 scenes
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