S24E02 · EP
season 24 ·
Treehouse of Horror XXIII
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Episode DNA

22 scenes · 4 threads
absurd 17%escalation 10%scheme 8%chaotic 8%awkward 6%deadpan 6%humiliation 3%coincidence 3%obsession 3%triumphant 3%

Story threads over runtime

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A · Mayan sacrifice plot
B · Black hole chaos
C · Demon deal flashback
D · Time travel rivalry
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Every scene

22 scenes · our breakdown
1 · Mayan Temple · cold_openMayan sacrifice setup

Homer is fattened for a Mayan human sacrifice to prevent the world's end.

00:10–02:15lie · scheme
2 · Mayan Temple · cold_openHomer escapes sacrifice

Homer tricks the priest into a sack and escapes the temple.

02:15–02:23scheme · impersonation
3 · Mayan Temple · cold_openWrong sacrifice revealed

The priest realizes they sacrificed the wrong person and the world will end in 2012.

02:23–02:38misunderstanding · escalation
4 · Springfield streets · act1Homer sets watch

Homer sets his watch to the 13th baktun, then finds a strange object.

02:38–03:18coincidence
5 · Particle accelerator facility · act1Particle accelerator opening

Lisa's lobbying leads to a particle accelerator opening, which disappoints Professor Frink.

03:18–04:25scheme · humiliation
6 · Particle accelerator facility · act1Black hole created

A mini black hole forms after Willie's mop is thrown into the accelerator.

04:25–04:59escalation · pursuit
7 · Simpson house · act1Black hole at home

The black hole ends up in the Simpson house, causing chaos and feeding.

04:59–07:01escalation · obsession
8 · Simpson house · act1Black hole grows

The black hole grows larger as more items are thrown in, including the cat.

07:01–07:18escalation · avoidance
9 · Simpson house · act1Business and baseball

Homer starts a waste removal business with the black hole, then a baseball ruins it.

07:18–08:51scheme · escalation
10 · Simpson house · act2Trans-dimensional visitors

Creatures from another dimension thank the Simpsons for their garbage.

08:51–09:36misunderstanding · coincidence
11 · Simpson house · act2Home surveillance setup

Homer sets up cameras to catch a ghost haunting the house.

09:36–10:49scheme · lie
12 · Simpson house · act2Ghost hunting continues

The family prepares for the ghost, with Homer excited for a massacre.

10:49–12:29obsession · escalation
13 · Simpson house · act2Demon appears

A demon appears and reveals a deal with Marge from her past.

12:29–13:01secret_exposed · threat
14 · Simpson house · act2Marge's flashback

Marge recalls summoning a demon as a girl and making a deal.

13:01–14:47deal · negotiation
15 · Comic book store · act2Time machine invented

Homer invents a time machine to go back to 1974 for a cheap comic book.

14:47–15:42scheme · obsession
16 · Springfield streets · act2Homer meets younger self

Homer in 1974 meets his younger self and Barney, causing chaos.

15:42–15:54impersonation · escalation
17 · Springfield streets · act2Romantic interference

Future Homer ruins young Homer's chance with Marge.

15:54–16:19rivalry · seduction
18 · Ziff mansion · act2Future changed

Future Homer returns to a changed present where Marge married Artie Ziff.

16:19–18:13coincidence · secret_exposed
19 · Springfield streets · act3Homer and young Homer plan

Homer and his younger self team up to fix the timeline.

18:13–19:27scheme · negotiation
20 · Springfield streets · act3Homer army fights

A group of Homers from history fights future Homer.

19:27–20:10violence · pursuit
21 · Springfield streets · act3Marge's realization

Marge realizes she married the wrong man and should have chosen love.

20:10–21:36confession
22 · Springfield streets · tagResolution

The timeline is resolved, and the episode ends with a subtitle.

21:36–21:41escalation
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