S10E14 · EP
season 10 ·
I'm with Cupid
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Episode DNA

23 scenes · 4 threads
cheerful 9%absurd 7%scheme 7%escalation 7%awkward 7%lie 5%chaotic 5%angry 5%tender 4%deal 4%

Story threads over runtime

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A · Apu's romantic gifts
B · Husbands' sabotage plot
C · Homer's neglect
D · Bart's school project
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Every scene

23 scenes · our breakdown
2 · Simpson kids' bedroom · cold_openBart's bedtime story

Homer tells the kids a bizarre bedtime story about a prince and an ogre.

00:17–00:53lie
3 · Simpson kids' bedroom · cold_openHomer's bedtime story

Homer tells the kids a bizarre bedtime story about a prince and an ogre.

00:53–01:04scheme
4 · Kwik-E-Mart · cold_openLisa's project request

Lisa asks Marge for help with a school project due tomorrow.

01:04–01:23deal
5 · Simpson living room · act1Late night shopping

Marge buys project supplies at the Kwik-E-Mart late at night.

01:23–03:45escalation
6 · Simpson living room · act1Building the digestive model

Marge builds a working digestive system model while Homer watches.

03:45–03:54violence · humiliation
7 · Apu's home · act1Nelson destroys the model

Nelson vandalizes the digestive system model, causing it to explode.

03:54–05:37seduction
8 · Apu's home · act1Apu prepares for dinner

Apu gets ready for the Simpsons' dinner visit with romantic gestures.

05:37–05:43social_rule_violation
9 · Apu's home · act1Dinner at Apu's home

The Simpsons arrive for dinner and admire Apu's home.

05:43–06:58misunderstanding
10 · Apu's home · act1Indian pop music and dinner

Apu plays Indian pop music and serves a simple meal of chickpeas and lentils.

06:58–07:26lie
11 · Car · act1Argument about work hours

Apu discovers Homer doesn't work as much as he claimed and argues with Manjula.

07:26–07:32misunderstanding
12 · Card shop · act1Driving home from dinner

Marge and Homer drive home discussing Apu's marriage troubles.

07:32–07:48petty_grievance
13 · Kwik-E-Mart · act1Homer shops for Valentine's cards

Homer looks for a Valentine's Day card for Marge at a store.

07:48–08:15scheme
14 · Simpson living room · act1Apu plans seven days of gifts

Apu decides to shower Manjula with gifts for seven days leading to Valentine's Day.

08:15–08:46coincidence
15 · Simpson living room · act2Homer reads the newspaper

Homer reads the newspaper and finds Apu's romantic poem in the personals.

08:46–08:50escalation
16 · Simpson living room · act2Manjula shows off Apu's gifts

Manjula tells Marge about Apu's romantic gifts including flowers and a singing parrot.

08:50–11:23lie
17 · Apu's home · act2Homer promises a Valentine surprise

Homer tells Marge he has something special planned for Valentine's Day.

11:23–12:58obsession
18 · Moe's Tavern · act2Apu gives a chocolate husband

Apu presents Manjula with a giant chocolate statue of himself.

12:58–14:11petty_grievance · rivalry
19 · Simpson living room · act2Husbands complain at Moe's

The husbands of Springfield complain about Apu's romantic gifts at Moe's Tavern.

14:11–14:37humiliation · double_standard
20 · Moe's Tavern · act2Marge confronts Homer about gifts

Marge shows Homer he spent more on temporary tattoos than on gifts for her.

14:37–15:09scheme · rivalry
21 · Springfield streets · act2Men plot to sabotage Apu

The husbands of Springfield plot to sabotage Apu's romantic efforts at Moe's.

15:09–15:47pursuit · escalation
22 · Springfield Airport · act2Following Apu around town

The men follow Apu as he makes various romantic preparations around Springfield.

15:47–17:35scheme · impersonation
23 · Springfield sky and streets · act3Confrontation at the airport

The men follow Apu to the airport and encounter Elton John.

17:35–21:02violence · escalation
24 · Kwik-E-Mart · tagSkywriting and Valentine's massacre

Homer fights the skywriter and accidentally creates a romantic message for Marge.

21:02–22:48deal
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