S18E06 · EP
season 18 ·
Moe 'N' a Lisa
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Episode DNA

22 scenes · 3 threads
absurd 13%betrayal 8%sad 7%chaotic 7%tender 5%triumphant 5%avoidance 5%escalation 5%angry 5%obsession 4%

Story threads over runtime

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A · Moe's poetic rise
B · Homer's forgotten promise
C · Lisa's heartbreak
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Every scene

22 scenes · our breakdown
1 · Simpson house · cold_openHomer forgets the day

Homer struggles to remember an important event while Marge rushes the family to the Senior Olympics.

00:03–00:28misunderstanding · avoidance
3 · Senior Olympics field · cold_openGrampa at Senior Olympics

Grampa competes in Senior Olympics events, recalling his past near-hit with Hitler.

01:55–04:07escalation
4 · Simpson house · cold_openHomer remembers Moe

Homer realizes he forgot Moe's birthday fishing trip and hides from him.

04:07–04:14avoidance · betrayal
5 · Simpson house · act1Moe's angry letter

Moe sends a bitter letter to Homer expressing his hurt over the forgotten fishing trip.

04:14–06:22betrayal · misunderstanding
6 · Moe's Tavern · act1Lisa interviews Moe

Lisa visits Moe to write a report, discovering his poetic fragments and encouraging his talent.

06:22–08:13obsession
7 · Simpson house · act1Lisa submits the poem

Lisa sends Moe's poem to a magazine despite Homer's failed poetry past.

08:13–09:40obsession · rivalry
8 · Magazine office · act1Magazine accepts poem

The magazine editor enthusiastically accepts Moe's poem and publishes it on the cover.

09:40–10:12coincidence · escalation
9 · Moe's Tavern · act1Moe gets invited to Wordloaf

Tom Wolfe invites Moe to the Wordloaf Festival, and Moe asks Lisa to come along.

10:12–11:07coincidence · deal
10 · Car on road · act1Family road trip begins

The Simpsons and Moe drive to Vermont for the Wordloaf Festival.

11:07–11:45avoidance · escalation
11 · Wordloaf Festival · act1Arrival at Wordloaf

The group arrives at the Wordloaf Festival and meets Tom Wolfe.

11:45–12:06social_rule_violation
12 · Wordloaf Festival · act1Moe lies about the title

Moe falsely claims he came up with the poem's title alone, breaking Lisa's trust.

12:06–14:02lie · betrayal
13 · Wordloaf Festival · act2Lisa feels betrayed

Lisa confronts Moe about taking credit, but he dismisses her at the panel.

14:02–15:26betrayal · humiliation
14 · Vermont roads · act2Family explores Vermont

Homer and Marge explore Vermont while Lisa stays behind, upset.

15:26–16:11avoidance
15 · Wordloaf Festival · act2Moe demands more poems

Moe asks Lisa to write another poem for him, taking full credit again.

16:11–16:38betrayal · lie
16 · Vermont field · act2Moe fights geese

Moe struggles to write a poem alone, fighting geese that eat his notes.

16:38–17:42escalation
17 · Vermont hotel room · act2Lisa cries alone

Lisa breaks down crying over Moe's betrayal while her parents try to comfort her.

17:42–18:12betrayal
18 · Vermont hotel room · act2Homer plans revenge

Homer decides to confront Moe for making Lisa cry.

18:12–18:22petty_grievance
19 · Wordloaf Festival · act3Moe's keynote poem

Moe reads a heartfelt apology poem to Lisa at the farewell dinner.

18:22–19:20confession · comeuppance
20 · Wordloaf Festival · act3Homer attacks Moe

Homer throws syrup at Moe, but Lisa stops him and forgives Moe.

19:20–20:13violence · misunderstanding
21 · Wordloaf Festival · act3Writers brawl

A fight breaks out among the writers at the festival.

20:13–20:30rivalry · violence
22 · Wordloaf Festival · act3Moe and Lisa reconcile

Moe and Lisa become friends again and plan to go bowling.

20:30–21:05deal
23 · Vermont store · tagHomer tastes syrup

Homer becomes obsessed with tasting Vermont maple syrup.

21:05–21:32obsession
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