S08E01 · EP
season 8 ·
Treehouse of Horror VII
written by ? · directed by ?

Episode DNA

22 scenes · 3 threads
absurd 26%secret exposed 10%impersonation 10%menacing 7%tense 5%threat 5%violence 5%comeuppance 5%cheerful 5%scheme 5%

Story threads over runtime

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0:005:0010:0015:0020:00
A · Bart's Evil Twin
B · Lisa's Micro Civilization
C · Alien Election Plot
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Every scene

22 scenes · our breakdown
2 · Simpson house · cold_openKids question attic secret

Bart and Lisa ask about the attic but Homer deflects.

00:31–01:28avoidance
3 · Simpson house attic · cold_openKids sneak into attic

Bart and Lisa sneak into the attic to find the secret.

01:28–02:16secret_exposed
4 · Simpson house · cold_openHugo escapes from attic

Homer and Marge reveal a creature named Hugo escaped.

02:16–03:01secret_exposed
5 ▸ 03:01
5 · Simpson house · cold_openBart learns he has a twin

Homer and Marge confess Bart has an evil twin brother named Hugo.

03:01–04:13secret_exposed
6 ▸ 04:13
6 · Simpson house · act1Hugo attacks Bart

Hugo reveals himself and tries to sew Bart back to him.

04:13–07:09threat · violence
7 · Simpson house · act1Bart revealed as evil twin

Hugo shows his scar is on the wrong side, revealing Bart is the evil twin.

07:09–07:33secret_exposed
8 · Simpson house · act1Hugo welcomed as good twin

Hugo is accepted by the family while Bart is punished.

07:33–08:12comeuppance
9 · Simpson house · act1Lisa discovers micro beings

Lisa finds tiny people growing in her science project.

08:12–08:32
10 · Simpson house · act1Micro beings evolve rapidly

Lisa watches her micro beings evolve through history.

08:32–09:22
11 · Simpson house · act1Bart destroys micro city

Bart repeatedly destroys Lisa's micro city with his finger.

09:22–10:18violence · petty_grievance
12 · micro world · act2Lisa shrinks to micro world

Lisa uses a debigulator to shrink and enter the micro world.

10:18–10:33
13 · micro world · act2Micro beings ask Lisa for help

The micro beings ask Lisa to save them from Bart, the devil.

10:33–12:46misunderstanding
14 · Springfield Elementary · act2Bart wins science fair

Bart wins the science fair for creating the micro universe.

12:46–13:26comeuppance
15 ▸ 13:26
15 · fishing spot · act2Homer abducted by aliens

Homer is fishing when aliens Kang and Kodos abduct him.

13:26–14:00impersonation
16 · spaceship · act2Aliens kidnap Bob Dole

Kang and Kodos kidnap Bob Dole and duplicate him.

14:00–15:49impersonation
17 · Simpson house · act2Aliens impersonate candidates

Kang and Kodos impersonate Clinton and Dole on TV.

15:49–16:19impersonation
18 · campaign rally · act2Aliens campaign for election

Kang and Kodos campaign with absurd promises.

16:19–18:17scheme
19 ▸ 18:17
19 · spaceship · act3Homer frees real candidates

Homer frees the real Clinton and Dole from the spaceship.

18:17–18:58impersonation
20 ▸ 18:58
20 · spaceship · act3Homer accidentally traps candidates

Homer accidentally traps the real candidates again.

18:58–19:13escalation
21 ▸ 19:13
21 · campaign rally · act3Aliens win election

Kang and Kodos win the election and take over.

19:13–21:41scheme
22 ▸ 21:41
22 · White House · act3Earth under alien rule

Kang becomes president and forces humans to build a ray gun.

21:41–21:59threat
23 · none · tagClosing credits

The episode ends with credits and a scream.

21:59–22:48
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