S08E10 · EP
season 8 ·
The Springfield Files
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Episode DNA

16 scenes · 1 threads
lie 17%tense 14%absurd 12%scheme 10%awkward 9%tender 7%cheerful 5%social rule violation 5%menacing 5%investigation 5%

Story threads over runtime

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Every scene

16 scenes · our breakdown
1 · TV studio · cold_openIntro and Host

Leonard Nimoy introduces the episode

00:03–00:13lie
2 · Springfield Nuclear Power Plant · act1Homer's Plan

Homer plans to skip work

00:13–01:26scheme
3 · Springfield Nuclear Power Plant · act1Smithers and Mr. Burns

Smithers and Mr. Burns interact

01:26–03:11social_rule_violation
4 · Kwik-E-Mart · act1Apu and Barney

Apu and Barney interact

03:11–03:39
5 · Moe's Tavern · act1Homer at Moe's

Homer drinks at Moe's

03:39–05:12lie
6 · Springfield streets · act2Homer's Alien Encounter

Homer meets an alien

05:12–05:20lie
8 · Moe's Tavern · act1Homer's Story Continues

Homer describes his alien encounter

06:51–09:11lie · scheme
9 · Simpson's Home · act1FBI Investigation Begins

Mulder and Scully investigate Homer's claim

09:11–09:34investigation
10 · FBI Office · act2Lineup and Lie Detector Test

Homer undergoes a lie detector test

09:34–10:58lie · scheme
11 · Woods · act2Recreation of the Alien Encounter

Homer re-creates his alien encounter

10:58–14:37scheme · misunderstanding
12 · Woods · tagConclusion and Proof

Homer finds proof of the alien encounter

14:37–15:29scheme · misunderstanding
14 · Simpson house · act1Homer's Videotape

Homer's alien videotape

16:25–17:00misunderstanding
15 · Springfield pasture · act1Alien Investigation

Investigating the alien

17:00–17:55investigation
16 · Springfield street · act2Leonard Nimoy's Arrival

Leonard Nimoy arrives

17:55–18:57coincidence
17 · Springfield pasture · act3Alien Appearance

The alien appears

18:57–20:35comeuppance
18 ▸ 20:35
18 · Springfield nuclear power plant · tagMr. Burns' Explanation

Mr. Burns explains

20:35–22:49confession
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