S12E06 · EP
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23 scenes · our breakdownHomer decides to get a computer after being mocked for not having email.
00:16–01:12humiliationHomer buys a top-of-the-line computer from a pushy salesman.
01:12–01:53schemeHomer brings the computer home and struggles to set it up.
01:53–02:07obsessionLisa sets up the computer while Homer plays with Bart.
02:07–02:37Homer explores the internet, finding dancing Jesus and a confession website.
02:37–03:58misunderstandingHomer creates a website called Mr. X to post secrets anonymously.
03:58–05:02secret_exposedHomer learns about Mayor Quimby's secret swimming pool and posts it.
05:02–06:34secret_exposedThe town discovers the secret swimming pool and Mr. X gains fame.
06:34–06:43secret_exposedHomer enjoys his newfound power and influence over the town.
06:43–06:59Mr. X is praised on TV but warned about rumors.
06:59–08:02secret_exposedHomer accidentally reveals he is Mr. X at Moe's Tavern.
08:02–09:42secret_exposed · impersonationHomer wins the Pulitzer Prize for his Mr. X work and claims it.
09:42–10:07secret_exposedHomer's identity as Mr. X makes people avoid him and stop sharing secrets.
10:07–10:11social_rule_violationHomer starts making up fake news stories for his web page.
10:11–13:15lieHomer's fake news stories get many hits and he becomes popular again.
13:15–13:25lieHomer is kidnapped by mysterious men after his fake flu shot story.
13:25–14:39pursuitHomer wakes up on a mysterious island where people who know too much are kept.
14:39–14:42secret_exposedHomer meets other prisoners who know too much and are held on the island.
14:42–15:20secret_exposedMarge and the police search for Homer with a dog.
15:20–15:38pursuitHomer confronts the island leader who reveals the flu shot conspiracy is real.
15:38–15:58secret_exposedA replacement Homer is sent to the Simpson home to cover for the real Homer.
15:58–17:47impersonationHomer escapes the island with help from another prisoner and returns home.
17:47–18:53pursuitHomer is back home but seems changed and sinister after his island experience.
18:53–21:21secret_exposedSame DNA
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