S13E14 · EP
season 13 ·
Tales from the Public Domain
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Episode DNA

21 scenes · 4 threads
absurd 26%tense 10%scheme 8%violence 8%tender 5%betrayal 5%pursuit 5%misunderstanding 5%chaotic 5%avoidance 3%

Story threads over runtime

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0:005:0010:0015:0020:00
A · Homer reads to kids
B · Homer's Odyssey
C · Joan of Arc
D · Hamlet
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Every scene

21 scenes · our breakdown
2 · Simpson living room · act1Homer recalls checking out book

Homer explains he checked out the book when Bart was born to read to him.

00:18–01:14avoidance
3 · Simpson living room · act1Homer's Odyssey begins

Homer reads the Trojan War story, with the Simpsons as characters.

01:14–02:24scheme
4 ▸ 02:24
4 · Simpson living room · act1Greek soldiers attack Troy

The Greek soldiers emerge from the wooden horse and attack the sleeping Trojans.

02:24–03:29violence
5 ▸ 03:29
5 · Simpson living room · act1Odysseus angers Poseidon

Odysseus refuses to sacrifice to the gods, angering Poseidon.

03:29–03:40escalation
6 ▸ 03:40
6 · Simpson living room · act1Odysseus encounters Sirens

Odysseus and his crew are lured by the Sirens' song but find them hideous.

03:40–04:48seduction
7 · Simpson living room · act1Penelope waits for Odysseus

Penelope waits for Odysseus while suitors pursue her.

04:48–05:04rivalry
8 · Simpson living room · act1Circe turns crew into pigs

Circe turns Odysseus's crew into pigs, and Homer eats them.

05:04–05:29betrayal
9 · Simpson living room · act1Odysseus travels to Hades

Odysseus must go through Hades to return home.

05:29–07:12pursuit
10 · Simpson living room · act1Odysseus returns to Penelope

Odysseus returns home and reunites with Penelope, but leaves for Moe's.

07:12–07:35
11 · Simpson living room · act2Joan of Arc story begins

Homer reads the story of Joan of Arc, with the Simpsons as characters.

07:35–08:48misunderstanding
12 · Simpson living room · act2Joan leads French army

Joan of Arc leads the French army with modern ideas.

08:48–09:20scheme
13 · Simpson living room · act2Joan captured by English

Joan of Arc is captured by the English after a battle.

09:20–09:43pursuit
14 · Simpson living room · act2Joan put on trial

Joan of Arc is put on trial for heresy and witchcraft.

09:43–13:05secret_exposed
15 · Simpson living room · act2Joan saved by Lancelot

Joan of Arc is saved by Sir Lancelot and they live in a spaceship.

13:05–14:15coincidence
16 · Simpson living room · act3Hamlet story begins

Homer starts reading Hamlet, with the Simpsons as characters.

14:15–14:49misunderstanding
17 · Simpson living room · act3Hamlet's ghost appears

Hamlet's ghost appears and tells him he was murdered by Claudius.

14:49–15:53betrayal
18 · Simpson living room · act3Hamlet plans revenge

Hamlet plans to catch Claudius's conscience with a play.

15:53–16:14scheme
19 · Simpson living room · act3Play reveals Claudius's guilt

The play causes Claudius to accidentally confess to the murder.

16:14–18:02confession
20 · Simpson living room · act3Hamlet kills Polonius

Hamlet accidentally kills Polonius, leading to more revenge plots.

18:02–18:41violence
21 · Simpson living room · act3Hamlet and Laertes duel

Hamlet and Laertes duel, resulting in multiple deaths.

18:41–19:25violence
23 · Simpson living room · tagEnd credits

The episode ends with the credits.

20:59–21:02
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