Treehouse of Horror XXVIII
- Episode aired Oct 22, 2017
- TV-14
- 21m
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
1.6K
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Maggie gets possessed by a demon; Lisa discovers a creepy/perfect version of her family in an alternative universe; Homer cannibalizes himself.Maggie gets possessed by a demon; Lisa discovers a creepy/perfect version of her family in an alternative universe; Homer cannibalizes himself.Maggie gets possessed by a demon; Lisa discovers a creepy/perfect version of her family in an alternative universe; Homer cannibalizes himself.
Dan Castellaneta
- Oh Homer!
- (voice)
- (as Dan 57 Shopping Days 'Til Christmas)
- …
Julie Kavner
- Marge Bar
- (voice)
- (as Drools Kavner)
- …
Nancy Cartwright
- Barterfinger
- (voice)
- (as Nightmarish-Nancy Cartfright)
- …
Yeardley Smith
- Apple
- (voice)
- (as Yeoman of the Guardley Smith)
- …
Hank Azaria
- Chief Wiggum
- (voice)
- (as Hank Beware-Ia)
- …
Harry Shearer
- Lenny Leonard
- (voice)
- …
Mario Batali
- Mario Batali
- (as Mario Bat-Ali)
Ben Daniels
- Irish Priest
- (voice)
- (as Ben P. Soop Daniels)
Neil Gaiman
- Snowball V
- (voice)
- (as Nails Ghoulman)
Pamela Hayden
- Milhouse Van Houten
- (voice)
- (as Mangled Milhouse)
Tress MacNeille
- Agnes Skinner
- (voice)
- (as Terror MacNihilist)
Kevin Michael Richardson
- Pazuzu
- (voice)
- (as Kevin My-Kill Richardson)
Maggie Roswell
- Helen Lovejoy
- (voice)
- (as Murderous Maggie Roswell)
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The first segment demonstrates how poor the series and its parodic references have become. In the episodes we all remember, they used the same tense music that was used in movies, or even surpassed it. Now it's subpar because the current writers and/or directors in charge have no idea how things were done in the program in the past. The characters are empty, their emotions are always flat, they don't react to events as you would expect. They always have the same silly smile on their faces, whether it's Homer dying, Maggie being possessed by the devil, or Grandpa saying something silly. And that's it, there are no human reactions at any moment. Everything is done in a hurry, without the formula from the golden age that made you feel the episodes.
So you'll remember episodes like "Life On The Fast Lane" and how it ended, other episodes that moved the audience. And of course, seeing that all of that in the end only served as a basis to create empty dispose of material like this is not very pleasant to watch.
The second segment is the only one that passes. I have no issues with it except for the fact that the characters are devoid of the personality dimensions they had in the golden age of the show. Now they're just stereotypes, nothing more. But that's the case with all the modern ones, right?
The third segment is the worst, just watch it and you'll understand why. You can't create fiction that discomforts people in that way because it's torture, not fiction.
So you'll remember episodes like "Life On The Fast Lane" and how it ended, other episodes that moved the audience. And of course, seeing that all of that in the end only served as a basis to create empty dispose of material like this is not very pleasant to watch.
The second segment is the only one that passes. I have no issues with it except for the fact that the characters are devoid of the personality dimensions they had in the golden age of the show. Now they're just stereotypes, nothing more. But that's the case with all the modern ones, right?
The third segment is the worst, just watch it and you'll understand why. You can't create fiction that discomforts people in that way because it's torture, not fiction.
I read the summary before watching and only 1 of the three segments interested me as it was clearly a parody of Coraline.
The episode began with a cgi opening I like the change of style and the fact that Bart was a butter finger was a cool reference to the old ads where Bart was their mascot for a while. However, none of the jokes worked for me.
Then there was some dumb Exorcist parody again not funny the most interesting part for me was that Lenny's voice sounded off I know Harry Shearer threatened to quit but I don't know if he actually did this may have been a replacement voice.
Then the Coraline segment which was the most disappointing. I like how the other world was in a different style it allowed it to be kind of close to a clay look I guess and was a cool way of making the Halloween episode stand out. They have had weird things that stood out since the earliest Halloween specials the devil and Homer Simpson had unique directing, The very first Treehouse of Horror had creative lighting, The Shinning was used to experiment with off- model cartoony facial expressions, etc. Unfortunately, this felt super rushed.
The other one Homer ate himself
It sucked
The most interesting part was that he cut off his finger and there was no blood- the old ones had tonnes of blood.
Yeah so overall no good jokes and some lame stories but some creative animation
The episode began with a cgi opening I like the change of style and the fact that Bart was a butter finger was a cool reference to the old ads where Bart was their mascot for a while. However, none of the jokes worked for me.
Then there was some dumb Exorcist parody again not funny the most interesting part for me was that Lenny's voice sounded off I know Harry Shearer threatened to quit but I don't know if he actually did this may have been a replacement voice.
Then the Coraline segment which was the most disappointing. I like how the other world was in a different style it allowed it to be kind of close to a clay look I guess and was a cool way of making the Halloween episode stand out. They have had weird things that stood out since the earliest Halloween specials the devil and Homer Simpson had unique directing, The very first Treehouse of Horror had creative lighting, The Shinning was used to experiment with off- model cartoony facial expressions, etc. Unfortunately, this felt super rushed.
The other one Homer ate himself
It sucked
The most interesting part was that he cut off his finger and there was no blood- the old ones had tonnes of blood.
Yeah so overall no good jokes and some lame stories but some creative animation
Treehouse of Horror XXVIII is a terrific Simpsons episode with three very well developed segments and a plethora of brilliant moments. I can gladly say there is no bad segment this time around, the past few years there tends to be at least one bland one in the three, but I thoroughly enjoyed all of these. The Coraline parody was particularly ambitious, I loved the mesh of the two animation styles, it was a really joy to watch.
The weakest of the three was definitely Maggie getting possessed, while I did still have fun, it offered nothing new or original in terms of Exorcist parodies.
I also loved the third story, probably one of the weirdest THOH segments the show has ever done, as Homer takes up a new diet of eating himself. It is certainly not for the faint hearted, but I really admire how far hey went this season.
A very bold Treehouse. Fun, enjoyable, weird, and at times quite disgusting, Treehouse of Horror XXVIII was great and took some real risks.
Maggie gets possessed, Lisa discovers a portal to a new world, and Homer begins a strange new diet.
The weakest of the three was definitely Maggie getting possessed, while I did still have fun, it offered nothing new or original in terms of Exorcist parodies.
I also loved the third story, probably one of the weirdest THOH segments the show has ever done, as Homer takes up a new diet of eating himself. It is certainly not for the faint hearted, but I really admire how far hey went this season.
A very bold Treehouse. Fun, enjoyable, weird, and at times quite disgusting, Treehouse of Horror XXVIII was great and took some real risks.
Maggie gets possessed, Lisa discovers a portal to a new world, and Homer begins a strange new diet.
Another dull, pointless episode... The third act just left a sour taste in my mouth - disturbing, for sure. And it takes a lot to disturb me...
The intro starts with the citizens of Springfield being like candy, the first segment is a reference to The Exorcist after Maggie gets possesed by a statue, the second segment Coralisa which is a common reference to Coraline after Lisa goes to another dimension of his alternate family and the final segment called Mmm Homer after he gets his finger cutted he becomes a cannibal and makes a restaurant of himself.
Did you know
- TriviaThe part of Lisa appearing on stage to warn people of the disturbing content in the third segment is based off the warnings that were used at the beginning of the first five Treehouse of Horror episodes. This is also the first time this warning had been used in 23 years, since the airing of Season 6's Treehouse of Horror V in 1994.
- Quotes
Lisa Simpson: Hey, mister cat, what are you playing with? A secret door? We don't have smoke alarms, but we have this?
Homer Simpson: Smoke is its own alarm!
- ConnectionsReferences The Wizard of Oz (1939)
- SoundtracksWhen Pazuzu's Eyes Are Glaring
(uncredited)
Music by Ernest Ball
Original lyrics by George Graff and Chauncey Olcott
Parody lyrics by John Frink
Performed by Dan Castellaneta
Details
- Runtime
- 21m
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 16:9 HD
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