S26E02 · EP
season 26 ·
The Wreck of the Relationship
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Episode DNA

21 scenes · 3 threads
escalation 15%cheerful 14%absurd 14%angry 8%scheme 6%triumphant 6%petty grievance 5%tense 5%awkward 4%obsession 4%

Story threads over runtime

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0:005:0010:0015:0020:00
A · Bart vs Homer Broccoli
B · Marge Fantasy Football
C · Relation Ship Therapy
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Every scene

21 scenes · our breakdown
1 · Simpson living room · cold_openCouch gag and title

The Simpsons couch gag and title sequence play.

00:00–00:54lie
2 · Simpson living room · cold_openKids watch red band trailer

Bart and Homer watch a restricted trailer online.

00:54–01:54scheme · social_rule_violation
3 · Simpson living room · cold_openMarge confronts Bart about room

Marge scolds Bart for not cleaning his room.

01:54–02:41petty_grievance · escalation
4 · Simpson kitchen · cold_openHomer takes over parenting

Homer decides to discipline Bart himself.

02:41–04:10scheme
5 · Simpson kitchen · cold_openBroccoli standoff begins

Homer forces Bart to eat broccoli at dinner.

04:10–04:17escalation · petty_grievance
6 · Simpson kitchen · act1Marge gets fantasy football duty

Homer leaves Marge to draft his fantasy team.

04:17–04:29deal
7 · Simpson kitchen · act1Bart refuses broccoli all night

Bart and Homer remain locked in their standoff overnight.

04:29–05:49escalation · obsession
8 · Simpson kitchen · act1Marge reveals draft disaster

Marge admits she drafted five kickers.

05:49–06:15misunderstanding
9 · Simpson kitchen · act1Marge proposes smoothie trick

Marge suggests a broccoli smoothie to end the standoff.

06:15–07:36scheme · escalation
10 · Relation Ship · act1Shanghaied onto Relation Ship

Marge sends Homer and Bart on a therapy boat.

07:36–07:53scheme
11 · Relation Ship · act1Homer and Bart argue on boat

Homer and Bart continue fighting on the ship.

07:53–09:03escalation · petty_grievance
12 · Springfield Church · act1Marge confronts trash talk

Marge tries to stop fantasy football trash talk.

09:03–10:21social_rule_violation · petty_grievance
13 · Relation Ship · act1Singing therapy on ship

Therapy session involves singing about feelings.

10:21–10:36escalation
14 · Relation Ship · act2Bart excels at sailing

Bart learns sailing skills and earns respect.

10:36–12:21rivalry · escalation
15 · Relation Ship · act2Homer punished for insubordination

Homer refuses to obey Bart's orders.

12:21–14:19escalation · humiliation
16 · Simpson house · act2Marge decides to beat Moe

Marge resolves to win fantasy football.

14:19–15:12rivalry · obsession
17 · Simpson house · act2Marge wins fantasy football

Marge defeats Moe in fantasy football.

15:12–16:40comeuppance · coincidence
18 · Relation Ship · act2Homer finds rum on boat

Homer discovers alcohol and gets drunk.

16:40–17:27escalation · obsession
19 · Relation Ship · act3Storm hits Relation Ship

A storm endangers the ship and forces reconciliation.

17:27–20:02escalation · coincidence
20 · Springfield dock · act3Return home and hornpipe

Homer and Bart return home and dance.

20:02–20:49
21 · Relation Ship · tagClosing song about therapy

The episode ends with a song about the therapy boat.

20:49–21:39
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