S11E04 · EP
season 11 ·
Treehouse of Horror X
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Episode DNA

23 scenes · 3 threads
absurd 20%tense 10%chaotic 7%violence 7%coincidence 7%lie 6%escalation 6%cheerful 5%pursuit 4%triumphant 4%

Story threads over runtime

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A · Flanders hit and cover-up
B · Bart and Lisa superheroes
C · Y2K apocalypse
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Every scene

23 scenes · our breakdown
1 · Centauri City studio · cold_openAlien Halloween host intro

Kang and Kodos host the tenth Halloween special with awkward comedy.

00:03–01:07lie · humiliation
2 · Springfield road · act1Family hits Ned Flanders

The Simpsons accidentally run over Ned Flanders in fog.

01:07–01:13coincidence · violence
3 · Roadside · act1Cover-up plan begins

Homer convinces family to hide the accident from police.

01:13–02:26lie · scheme
4 · Flanders house · act1Flanders corpse used as puppet

Homer uses Ned's body to fool Maude and then Ned dies again.

02:26–03:25lie · impersonation
5 · Cemetery · act1Funeral and near confession

Homer gives a eulogy and almost confesses to killing Ned.

03:25–04:27lie · humiliation
6 · Simpson house · act1Mysterious caller threatens

A mysterious caller threatens the family after the funeral.

04:27–05:05coincidence · threat
7 · Springfield streets · act1Family flees to hideouts

The family splits up to hide from the mysterious threat.

05:05–06:16pursuit · avoidance
8 · Lake area · act1Ned explains he is werewolf

Ned reveals he became a werewolf after the accident.

06:16–06:26violence
9 · Lake area · act1Werewolf Flanders attacks

Ned as werewolf chases and attacks Homer.

06:26–07:24violence · pursuit
10 · Springfield Elementary · act2Halloween candy X-ray accident

Bart and Lisa get superpowers from a radiation leak at the X-ray machine.

07:24–07:53coincidence · escalation
11 · School hallway · act2Discovering superpowers

Bart and Lisa test their new super strength and stretching abilities.

07:53–08:43escalation
12 · School hallway · act2Becoming Stretch Dude and Clobber Girl

Bart and Lisa adopt superhero identities with a theme song.

08:43–10:21scheme
13 · Comic convention · act2Comic Book Guy kidnaps Xena

The Collector kidnaps the actress playing Xena at a convention.

10:21–10:40obsession · pursuit
14 · Collector's lair · act2Heroes pursue Collector

Stretch Dude and Clobber Girl chase the Collector to save Xena.

10:40–11:05pursuit · obsession
15 · Collector's lair · act2Fight with phaser and defeat

The Collector uses a phaser to defeat the heroes and trap them.

11:05–12:00violence · humiliation
16 · Collector's lair · act2Xena tricks Collector

Lucy Lawless pretends to seduce the Collector to free herself.

12:00–13:19seduction · betrayal
17 · Collector's lair · act2Final battle and Collector's defeat

Bart and Lisa help defeat the Collector by breaking his collectible lightsaber.

13:19–14:22violence · comeuppance
19 · TV studio · act3New Year's Eve Y2K countdown

Dick Clark hosts a New Year's Eve show with bands and Y2K bugs.

14:31–14:56escalation
20 · Simpson house · act3Y2K causes global chaos

Homer's computer failure triggers worldwide Y2K meltdown.

14:56–16:21escalation · coincidence
21 · Springfield streets · act3Springfield descends into anarchy

The town falls into chaos with looting and religious panic.

16:21–17:48social_rule_violation · violence
22 · Springfield streets · act3Krusty's note leads to evacuation

Krusty dies and leaves a note about Operation Exodus evacuation.

17:48–18:28coincidence · secret_exposed
23 · Spaceship · act3Spaceship to the sun trick

The family boards a spaceship that is actually headed to the sun.

18:28–20:04betrayal · coincidence
24 · Spaceship · tagCelebrities sing as ship burns

The doomed passengers sing together as the ship approaches the sun.

20:04–22:34humiliation · escalation
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