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"'''The Homer of Seville'''" is the second episode of [[season 19]].
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"'''The Homer of Seville'''" is the second episode of [[season 19]]. It was written by [[Carolyn Omine]] and directed by [[Michael Polcino]]. [[Plácido Domingo]] and [[Maya Rudolph]] guest star as {{Ch|Plácido Domingo|himself}} and {{ap|Julia|The Homer of Seville}} respectively.
  
 
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The episode starts with the Simpsons family escaping Church. [[Homer]] is in such a hurry that when [[Lisa]] falls over he decides to leave her but [[Marge]] declines and goes back to get Lisa. Marge decides she wants to eat out instead of cooking for herself as usual. After finding out every place has lines, Marge goes as far as to break into someone's apparent party. It does not take long for them to realize that they crashed a funeral. [[Homer Simpson|Homer]] volunteers to be a pallbearer, filling in for a man who has twisted his ankle. After falling into an open grave, Homer is sent to the hospital.
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As [[Reverend Lovejoy]]'s sermon comes to a close, the [[Simpson family]] rushes out of the [[First Church of Springfield|church]], wanting to be the first ones out of the parking lot. As they drive off, the family decides on which restaurant to go to for a meal, since [[Marge]] doesn't want to cook. After seeing huge lines outside of every restaurant, they see a [[Starving Teachers Catering]] van outside a house and decide to head there to eat from the buffet. Whilst eating, they see a group of people crowding round one table and find that they were at a funeral. Marge decides that they need to leave the funeral but [[Homer]] is asked to be a pallbearer, which he accepts, thinking she asked if he wanted to be a polar bear. Whilst taking the coffin to its grave, Homer falls into an open grave and hurts his back, only for Bart to pile dirt on him.
  
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While at the hospital, Homer finds out his usual "[[D'oh!]]" did not sound as right as usual. While causing the bed to sit upright, and lay flat, [[Julius Hibbert|Dr. Hibbert]] notices Homer's diaphragm is safely under his stomach when he is lying down, giving him the ability to sing in an operatic voice that causes new born babies to cease crying and weak patients to feel strong.
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At the [[Springfield General Hospital]], [[Dr. Hibbert]] tells Homer that he has a mild back sprain and ingested a large quantity of grave dirt. When Homer makes a "[[D'oh!]]" noise, the family realizes that it sounds more musical than usual. Dr. Hibbert then realizes that lying on his back gives Homer a powerful singing voice due to the way his internal organs line up. Homer then sings "[[If Ever I Would Leave You]]" to the hospital, only for [[Mr. Burns]] to hear. Burns then asks Homer to star in an opera, which they would rewrite to have him lying down.
  
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While shopping for organs, [[Charles Montgomery Burns|Mr. Burns]] overhears Homer and immediately hires him to sing the lead in his production of ''La bohème''. Homer wows the crowd at the [[Springfield Opera House]]. Homer becomes an enormous celebrity who consistently receives attention from older aged women. While running from a mob of his crazed fans, Homer is saved by a person on a motorcycle he assumes is a man, however at the home "he" is revealed to be a "she", named Julia. When Marge goes into the kitchen to bring tea, Julia strips naked and says she wants to have sex with him, and threatens Homer that she will tell Marge Homer attacked her if he tells. Over the next few days, she keeps appearing in sexually suggestive positions. Homer, soon enraged, fires her.
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Homer stars in ''[[La bohème]]'', where he proved to be a huge success. He then starred in multiple other shows and sung at a half-time show for a hockey match. After one of his shows, Homer met {{Ch|Plácido Domingo}} in the locker room. After a small discussion, Domingo asks Homer to check out a new note he was working on and Homer gave him pointers on how to improve it. After this show, Homer and Marge go out on a date at [[The Gilded Truffle]], with Homer bringing his entourage of [[Lenny]] and [[Carl]] with him, to Marge's annoyance. After their date, the couple are chased by a group of old women who were Homer's fans. When they got stuck down a dead-end alley, a mysterious biker jumps the fence and rescues them, taking them home. The biker then takes off her helmet to reveal that she is {{ap|Julia|The Homer of Seville}}, a female biker, which surprises Homer. Marge then invites Julia in for tea and Julia asks if she can be head of Homer's fan club. To celebrate, Marge goes to make pie and Julia then removes her clothes, telling Homer that he can have her whenever he wants. As Homer tries to call out to Marge, Julia threatens him that if he tells Marge anything, she would tell Marge that Homer attacked her.
  
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Next morning, Homer finds a poisonous cobra in his cereal box and then, after grabbing it, repeatedly whacks it on the refrigerator causing it to be dazed for the remainder of the morning. [[Lisa Simpson|Lisa]] worries someone is trying to kill Homer. At Homer's next performance, [[Clancy Wiggum|Chief Wiggum]] goes to general measures, none of which are useful. Julia arrives to shoot Homer with a poisonous blowdart. While Marge saves Homer, the shot fires through a French Horn and back into Julia's neck. Every sniper in the opera house starts shooting at Julia, although all but one miss. She is taken to the hospital, vowing revenge on Marge. Homer gives up opera to work on his new passion: painting.
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Julia then becomes Homer's manager, whilst trying to seduce Homer. Eventually, Homer tells Julia that his heart belongs to Marge and Julia would never be with him. Julia seems to accept this and leave, but the next morning, Homer is attacked by a cobra. Lisa realizes that someone is trying to kill Homer, but he has another opera scheduled, ''[[The Barber of Seville]]''. Marge wants to cancel the show, but [[Chief Wiggum]] refuses and says that they have made it safe for Homer to perform. During the show, Bart and Marge realize that the conductor is actually Julia, and that she has poison blow darts. As Chief Wiggum fails to stop her, Marge jumps down from her seat and uses a French horn to stop the poison dart, sending it back at Julia. As Julia falls off the stage, the police snipers shoot at her. After getting hit by a couple of bullets, a chandelier drops on her.
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Outside the [[Springfield Opera House]], Dr. Hibbert reveals that the bullets from the snipers stopped Julia's heart long enough for the chandelier to fall on her, pushing the poison out. Marge tells Julia that nobody comes between her and her Homie, and Julia tells Marge that she organized the cable guy to come on Wednesday, a day that wasn't good for Marge. Julia is then taken to hospital, under arrest, as Homer decides to quit opera due to the crazy fans, then says he knows something else fun he can do on his back. Back at home, Homer is lying on his back, on scaffolding, painting a version of {{W|The Creation of Adam}} on the ceiling.
  
 
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Revision as of 08:13, December 9, 2019

Season 19 Episode
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"The Homer of Seville"
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"The Homer of Seville"
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Episode Information
Showrunner: [[{{{showrunner}}}]]



"The Homer of Seville" is the second episode of season 19. It was written by Carolyn Omine and directed by Michael Polcino. Plácido Domingo and Maya Rudolph guest star as himself and Julia respectively.

Synopsis

"While receiving treatment for an injured back at the hospital, Homer discovers that he has beautiful opera voice. Even though Homer must sing while lying on his back for his voice to sound operatic, Mr. Burns hires him to sing at the Springfield Opera House, where he quickly becomes a star. Through his newfound stardom, Homer develops a large throng of fans including the lovely Julia, an obsessive and dangerous stalker."


Plot

As Reverend Lovejoy's sermon comes to a close, the Simpson family rushes out of the church, wanting to be the first ones out of the parking lot. As they drive off, the family decides on which restaurant to go to for a meal, since Marge doesn't want to cook. After seeing huge lines outside of every restaurant, they see a Starving Teachers Catering van outside a house and decide to head there to eat from the buffet. Whilst eating, they see a group of people crowding round one table and find that they were at a funeral. Marge decides that they need to leave the funeral but Homer is asked to be a pallbearer, which he accepts, thinking she asked if he wanted to be a polar bear. Whilst taking the coffin to its grave, Homer falls into an open grave and hurts his back, only for Bart to pile dirt on him.

At the Springfield General Hospital, Dr. Hibbert tells Homer that he has a mild back sprain and ingested a large quantity of grave dirt. When Homer makes a "D'oh!" noise, the family realizes that it sounds more musical than usual. Dr. Hibbert then realizes that lying on his back gives Homer a powerful singing voice due to the way his internal organs line up. Homer then sings "If Ever I Would Leave You" to the hospital, only for Mr. Burns to hear. Burns then asks Homer to star in an opera, which they would rewrite to have him lying down.

Homer stars in La bohème, where he proved to be a huge success. He then starred in multiple other shows and sung at a half-time show for a hockey match. After one of his shows, Homer met Plácido Domingo in the locker room. After a small discussion, Domingo asks Homer to check out a new note he was working on and Homer gave him pointers on how to improve it. After this show, Homer and Marge go out on a date at The Gilded Truffle, with Homer bringing his entourage of Lenny and Carl with him, to Marge's annoyance. After their date, the couple are chased by a group of old women who were Homer's fans. When they got stuck down a dead-end alley, a mysterious biker jumps the fence and rescues them, taking them home. The biker then takes off her helmet to reveal that she is Julia, a female biker, which surprises Homer. Marge then invites Julia in for tea and Julia asks if she can be head of Homer's fan club. To celebrate, Marge goes to make pie and Julia then removes her clothes, telling Homer that he can have her whenever he wants. As Homer tries to call out to Marge, Julia threatens him that if he tells Marge anything, she would tell Marge that Homer attacked her.

Julia then becomes Homer's manager, whilst trying to seduce Homer. Eventually, Homer tells Julia that his heart belongs to Marge and Julia would never be with him. Julia seems to accept this and leave, but the next morning, Homer is attacked by a cobra. Lisa realizes that someone is trying to kill Homer, but he has another opera scheduled, The Barber of Seville. Marge wants to cancel the show, but Chief Wiggum refuses and says that they have made it safe for Homer to perform. During the show, Bart and Marge realize that the conductor is actually Julia, and that she has poison blow darts. As Chief Wiggum fails to stop her, Marge jumps down from her seat and uses a French horn to stop the poison dart, sending it back at Julia. As Julia falls off the stage, the police snipers shoot at her. After getting hit by a couple of bullets, a chandelier drops on her.

Outside the Springfield Opera House, Dr. Hibbert reveals that the bullets from the snipers stopped Julia's heart long enough for the chandelier to fall on her, pushing the poison out. Marge tells Julia that nobody comes between her and her Homie, and Julia tells Marge that she organized the cable guy to come on Wednesday, a day that wasn't good for Marge. Julia is then taken to hospital, under arrest, as Homer decides to quit opera due to the crazy fans, then says he knows something else fun he can do on his back. Back at home, Homer is lying on his back, on scaffolding, painting a version of The Creation of Adam on the ceiling.

Production

  • Script

Reception

The episode had 8.43 million views tuned in.[1] Robert Canning of IGN gave the episode a poor review (4.5/10). He found the plot contrived and found Homer's rendition "If Ever I Would Leave You" unfunny. He did enjoy the episode's opening scenes in the church.[2] Richard Keller of TV squad said, "I thought the episode itself was okay with a few good laughs". He went on to say, "Not only does Castellaneta have a very good professional voice, but he seemed to adapt to all of the Italian opera verses that he needed to sing during the episode."[3]

Gallery

  • Placido Domingo.jpg
  • The Homer of Seville Promo 2.jpg

References

  1. ↑ The Homer of Seville. Simpsons Channel (2008). Retrieved on 2008-01-28.
  2. ↑ Robert Canning. "If Ever I Would Leave You"IGN. Retrieved on 2007-10-02. 
  3. ↑ Keller, Richard (2008). Little Orphan Millie. AOL. Retrieved on 2008-01-29.



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