S10E16 · EP
season 10 ·
Make Room for Lisa
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Episode DNA

20 scenes · 2 threads
absurd 12%awkward 11%misunderstanding 10%deal 9%chaotic 8%eavesdropping 7%coincidence 5%cheerful 5%escalation 4%betrayal 3%

Story threads over runtime

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A · Homer and Lisa's rift
B · Marge's eavesdropping addiction
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Every scene

20 scenes · our breakdown
3 · P.J. O'Harrigan's · cold_openRadio show at P.J. O'Harrigan's

Marty and Bill broadcast a live radio show from a bar.

00:17–01:09escalation
5 · Simpson living room · act1Homer takes kids to Smithsonian

Homer reluctantly takes Bart and Lisa to the Smithsonian exhibit after Bart trades his turn.

01:23–04:31deal
6 · Smithsonian Traveling Exhibit · act1Homer damages Bill of Rights

Homer accidentally licks chocolate off the Bill of Rights, causing $10,000 in damage.

04:31–06:30social_rule_violation
7 · Simpson living room · act1Omnitouch offers a deal

Omnitouch offers to forgive the debt if Homer installs a cell tower.

06:30–06:49deal
8 · Simpson house - Lisa's room · act1Homer converts Lisa's room

Homer reveals that Lisa's room has been converted into a cell phone tower, angering her.

06:49–07:50betrayal
9 · Simpson house - Bart's room · act1Lisa moves in with Bart

Lisa is forced to share a room with Bart, who sets up ridiculous rules.

07:50–08:40rivalry
10 · Simpson house - living room · act1Marge discovers eavesdropping

Marge overhears cell phone calls on the baby monitor.

08:40–09:09eavesdropping
11 · Simpson house - Bart's room · act1Bart annoys Lisa studying

Bart annoys Lisa while she tries to study, and Homer tries to mediate.

09:09–09:41petty_grievance
12 · Simpson house - living room · act1Homer tries to cheer Lisa

Homer tries to bond with Lisa by watching TV, but she feels sick.

09:41–10:26misunderstanding
13 · Dr. Hibbert's office · act1Visit to Dr. Hibbert

Dr. Hibbert suggests stress relief for Lisa, but Homer rejects it.

10:26–13:24misunderstanding
14 · Simpson house - living room · act1Homer and Lisa argue

Homer and Lisa argue about their different interests.

13:24–14:56misunderstanding
15 · New Age store · act2New age store visit

Homer takes Lisa to a new age store for a sensory deprivation tank.

14:56–15:13deal
16 · New Age store - tank room · act2Lisa's sensory deprivation

Lisa hallucinates being a cat in the tank.

15:13–15:42coincidence
17 · Simpson house - living room · act2Marge overhears criminal plot

Marge overhears a criminal plot on the baby monitor.

15:42–16:00eavesdropping · pursuit
18 · New Age store and street · act2Homer's tank chaos

Homer's tank causes chaos in the store and street.

16:00–18:20escalation
19 · Hallucination - cemetery · act2Homer's funeral hallucination

Homer hallucinates a funeral procession.

18:20–18:37coincidence
20 · New Age store · act2Homer tries to exit tank

Homer struggles to get out of the tank.

18:37–19:03misunderstanding
21 · Hallucination - ballet theater · act2Lisa hallucinates being Homer

Lisa hallucinates being Homer at the ballet.

19:03–22:00coincidence
22 · Demolition derby · act3Homer and Lisa reconcile

Homer and Lisa reconcile and go to a demolition derby.

22:00–22:40deal
23 · Simpson house - living room · act3Marge's eavesdropping continues

Marge continues eavesdropping on the baby monitor.

22:40–22:45obsession
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