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22 scenes · our breakdownHomer notices something weird about the world, but Marge dismisses it.
01:22–02:15double_standardHomer calls a toy store to buy a princess castle for Lisa.
02:15–02:30coincidenceBart brings a de-sacked skunk to school for share day.
02:30–02:35scheme · escalationBart and Milhouse pull bricks from the school wall, causing it to collapse.
02:35–02:47escalation · violenceHomer buys the princess castle toy for Lisa at the store.
02:47–03:03coincidenceHomer and Lisa build the princess castle together, and Homer admits he enjoys it.
03:03–03:43confessionHomer tells Marge about his vision of a world without bricks.
03:43–06:13obsessionHomer sees a flesh monster in the mirror and panics.
06:13–07:08obsessionHomer goes to Moe's to drink and sees the beer is not plastic circles.
07:08–07:20obsessionBart rebuilds the school with a rock-climbing wall and skate parks.
07:20–08:47scheme · escalationHomer goes to church and questions the plastic nature of the world.
08:47–09:48social_rule_violationHomer decides to find real answers about the brick world.
09:48–10:48obsessionHomer and Lisa build a mini-Springfield together and enter a competition.
10:48–13:00scheme · obsessionOlder girls invite Lisa to a movie, causing her to miss Brick-Stock with Homer.
13:00–13:34betrayal · petty_grievanceHomer feels he has lost his connection with Lisa as she grows up.
13:34–13:38obsession · petty_grievanceComic Book Guy reveals the brick world is a fantasy in Homer's mind.
13:38–14:24obsessionHomer decides to stay in the fantasy world to keep Lisa forever.
14:24–14:38obsessionHomer realizes he will never experience death or growing old with Marge.
14:38–16:35confession · obsessionComic Book Guy reveals he is the bad guy and traps Homer in the fantasy.
16:35–17:50betrayal · schemeBart builds a giant robot to defeat Comic Book Guy and save Homer.
17:50–19:21escalation · violenceHomer wakes up from his dream and reconciles with Lisa.
19:21–20:29confession · dealThe family watches a movie together, but Homer is bored.
20:29–21:54petty_grievance · escalationSame DNA
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