S25E21 · EP
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Episode DNA

21 scenes · 3 threads
awkward 11%absurd 8%cheerful 7%deadpan 7%sad 7%social rule violation 6%tender 6%tense 6%confession 5%secret exposed 5%

Story threads over runtime

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A · Marge's friendship quest
B · Lisa's new friend
C · Homer's social blunders
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Every scene

21 scenes · our breakdown
1 · Springfield streets · cold_openHomer crashes car repeatedly

Homer has a series of minor car accidents while driving.

00:05–01:04lie
2 · Simpson kitchen · act1Marge's cake disaster at home

Marge's homemade cake is ruined by a blender mishap.

01:04–01:50escalation · coincidence
3 · Springfield supermarket · Store-bought cake at supermarket

Marge buys a store-bought cake at the supermarket.

01:50–03:18humiliation
4 · Springfield street block party · Block party with new neighbors

Marge meets new British neighbors at the block party.

03:18–04:45social_rule_violation
5 · Simpson living room · Marge wants couples friends

Marge expresses desire for new friends at home.

04:45–05:42petty_grievance
6 · Simpson living room · Topiary Wars TV show

Homer and Marge watch a topiary competition show.

05:42–05:57
7 · Simpson living room · Preparing for game night

Marge gives Homer strict rules for the party.

05:57–07:12social_rule_violation
8 · Wilkes-John home · Murder mystery game night

The Simpsons attend a murder mystery party.

07:12–09:16social_rule_violation · humiliation
9 · Springfield street · Homer walks alone outside

Homer takes a walk after the party disaster.

09:16–09:36avoidance
10 · Simpson bedroom · Marge gives up on social life

Marge decides to stop trying to make friends.

09:36–09:44petty_grievance
11 · Simpson bedroom · Marge focuses on Lisa's friendship

Marge decides to help Lisa make friends instead.

09:44–10:53scheme
12 · Simpson home · Lisa's party with only Gus

Only one kid shows up to Lisa's party.

10:53–12:07escalation
13 · Simpson living room · Lisa discovers Gus at home

Lisa comes home and finds Gus there.

12:07–12:26misunderstanding
15 · Springfield Elementary gym · Square dancing at school

Lisa finds a dance partner in square dancing.

12:46–14:34coincidence
16 · All Sales Vinyl record store · Record store with Tumi

Lisa and Tumi bond at a vintage record store.

14:34–15:17
17 · Simpson kitchen · Marge suspects Tumi is fake

Marge becomes suspicious of Tumi's friendship.

15:17–16:14investigation
18 · Springfield park · Marge follows Tumi and Lisa

Marge follows Tumi and Lisa to a park.

16:14–16:44secret_exposed · deal
19 · Simpson home · Lisa finds Marge paid Tumi

Lisa discovers Marge paid Tumi to be her friend.

16:44–17:04secret_exposed · betrayal
20 · Simpson living room · Lisa confronts Marge angrily

Lisa yells at Marge for paying her friend.

17:04–17:45confession · humiliation
21 · Simpson living room · Homer reveals his own paid friends

Homer tells Lisa that his friends were also paid.

17:45–18:52confession · lie
22 · Simpson living room · Lisa and Marge reconcile

Lisa and Marge make up after the fight.

18:52–19:56confession
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