S24E02 · EP
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22 scenes · our breakdownHomer is fattened for a Mayan human sacrifice to prevent the world's end.
00:10–02:15lie · schemeHomer tricks the priest into a sack and escapes the temple.
02:15–02:23scheme · impersonationThe priest realizes they sacrificed the wrong person and the world will end in 2012.
02:23–02:38misunderstanding · escalationHomer sets his watch to the 13th baktun, then finds a strange object.
02:38–03:18coincidenceLisa's lobbying leads to a particle accelerator opening, which disappoints Professor Frink.
03:18–04:25scheme · humiliationA mini black hole forms after Willie's mop is thrown into the accelerator.
04:25–04:59escalation · pursuitThe black hole ends up in the Simpson house, causing chaos and feeding.
04:59–07:01escalation · obsessionThe black hole grows larger as more items are thrown in, including the cat.
07:01–07:18escalation · avoidanceHomer starts a waste removal business with the black hole, then a baseball ruins it.
07:18–08:51scheme · escalationCreatures from another dimension thank the Simpsons for their garbage.
08:51–09:36misunderstanding · coincidenceHomer sets up cameras to catch a ghost haunting the house.
09:36–10:49scheme · lieThe family prepares for the ghost, with Homer excited for a massacre.
10:49–12:29obsession · escalationA demon appears and reveals a deal with Marge from her past.
12:29–13:01secret_exposed · threatMarge recalls summoning a demon as a girl and making a deal.
13:01–14:47deal · negotiationHomer invents a time machine to go back to 1974 for a cheap comic book.
14:47–15:42scheme · obsessionHomer in 1974 meets his younger self and Barney, causing chaos.
15:42–15:54impersonation · escalationFuture Homer ruins young Homer's chance with Marge.
15:54–16:19rivalry · seductionFuture Homer returns to a changed present where Marge married Artie Ziff.
16:19–18:13coincidence · secret_exposedHomer and his younger self team up to fix the timeline.
18:13–19:27scheme · negotiationA group of Homers from history fights future Homer.
19:27–20:10violence · pursuitMarge realizes she married the wrong man and should have chosen love.
20:10–21:36confessionThe timeline is resolved, and the episode ends with a subtitle.
21:36–21:41escalationSame DNA
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