S09E13 · EP
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24 scenes · our breakdownHomer crashes into the living room during the opening credits.
00:00–00:09scheme · escalationHomer and Bart retrieve luggage at the airport.
00:09–00:24scheme · avoidanceHomer and Bart browse the airport bookstore and cause minor chaos.
00:24–00:39petty_grievance · escalationA Movementarian tries to recruit Homer and Bart at the airport.
00:39–01:40scheme · misunderstandingThe losing team arrives and Homer insults a player.
01:40–02:20violence · humiliationHomer decides to take advantage of the Movementarians despite Marge's concerns.
02:20–02:47scheme · double_standardThe Simpsons attend the Movementarian welcome center and watch an orientation film.
02:47–03:31scheme · seductionHomer tries to leave the orientation but is subtly pressured to stay.
03:31–05:13avoidance · humiliationThe cult uses a circle of judgment to break Homer's resistance.
05:13–07:11humiliation · escalationThe cult uses a chant to finally brainwash Homer into loving the Leader.
07:11–07:17scheme · escalationHomer tells Marge he joined the cult and gave away their money and future labor.
07:17–07:30betrayal · secret_exposedThe cult takes over the Simpson house and the town's media.
07:30–08:53schemeThe Simpsons move into the Movementarian compound and adjust to cult life.
08:53–09:30scheme · escalationThe family harvests lima beans while Reverend Lovejoy struggles with collection.
09:30–10:27double_standard · petty_grievanceThe Leader drives by in a Rolls-Royce while the cult members toil in the fields.
10:27–10:48humiliation · rivalryMr. Burns decides to start his own religion to compete with the Movementarians.
10:48–12:09scheme · rivalryBurns presents himself as a new god to the cult members but fails.
12:09–12:36humiliation · schemeThe cult conducts mass marriages and Lisa rebels against the brainwashing.
12:36–14:41humiliationHomer finds a lima bean that looks like the Leader and Marge gets frustrated.
14:41–14:59obsession · petty_grievanceMarge attempts to leave the compound but is confronted by guard dogs.
14:59–15:08pursuit · violenceMarge asks Reverend Lovejoy to help deprogram Homer.
15:08–16:24scheme · violenceThe cult sends lawyers after the Simpsons, but Marge tricks the kids with fake hover bikes.
16:24–18:55schemeMarge uses beer to break Homer's brainwashing and bring him back.
18:55–22:39seduction · betrayalThe cult leader escapes in a spaceship and the Simpsons return to normal life.
22:39–22:43comeuppance · humiliationSame DNA
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