Heartbreak Hotel
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"Heartbreak Hotel"
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Episode Information
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"Heartbreak Hotel" is the second episode of broadcast season 30 of The Simpsons and the six hundred forty-first episode overall. It originally aired on October 7, 2018. The episode was written by Renee Ridgeley and Matt Selman and directed by Steven Dean Moore. It guest stars Rhys Darby as Tag Tuckerbag and George Segal as Nick.
Synopsis[edit]
- "Marge and Homer's marriage is tested when they travel to a tropical island to compete for a million dollars on Marge's favorite reality competition show. After getting eliminated in the first round, Marge finds out that it was all Homer's fault."
Plot[edit]
The Simpson family is watching TV, watching the finals of The Amazing Place, hosted by Tag Tuckerbag, and Bart and Lisa insist that Marge and Homer participate in the next season. When Marge has had enough, after telling her kids to "can it," she shows them their tryout for the show from the past.
Lisa edits a video of them, and at Springfield Squidport, the tryouts are held. Bart and Lisa bring their parents' tryout video—without them knowing—while Marge continues opening rejection letters. At home, Marge opens the mail and finds out with Homer that they were selected.
Unfortunately, during the first trial, #SuitcaseStowaway, they lose and get #Shelliminated. They then find out they can't leave until the six weeks of the show are recorded, so no one back home knows who won. They're forced to stay at the Courtyard by Airport hotel and must hide the truth from everyone, including Bart and Lisa.
While Marge is devastated from being away from home, Homer is thrilled by all the accommodations. He eventually manages to cheer Marge up, while the kids dig out a pool at home. But when Marge finds the post-production room, she discovers that Homer found her things but, instead of using them to win, he ate a chocolate bar—causing her to get angry.
In a black-and-white setting, Marge and Homer meet the couple eliminated in the fifth week, where Marge tries to make Homer jealous. The next day, a twist allows a couple to re-enter the show—but only if they switch partners with another couple (#DeadWeightDrop)—to compete in #MangoTango. Marge chooses Nick.
However, Marge is the one who messes up this time by forgetting to salt the rims of the glasses, and they are sent back home. Homer then plays Marge's earlier speech about his mistake on a loop. They end the day watching Anger Watkins and Skip Angry on Anger vs. Angry.
Production[edit]
The episode was supposed to air in broadcast season 29 but it was postponed to season 30, as "Flanders' Ladder" was set to be the season 29 finale.[1][2] The episode is a satire of The Amazing Race. Marge and Homer are a couple who go on the show and immediately lose.[3][1]
Matt Selman claims that the inspiration of the episode was feeling bad for the first person to be kicked off Top Chef every year.[4] The Who's Afraid of the Virginia Woolf? parody came from co-writer Renee Ridgeley.[5] The producers tracked down George Segal to voice Nick a week before the episode aired because he had said that Virginia Woolf was his favorite movie he was ever in.[6]
Gallery[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Al Jean's Twitter (account closed)
- ↑ The Futon Critic.com
- ↑ /Film - "'The Simpsons' Showrunner Al Jean Addresses Disney Merger, Composer Shake-up and Returning Characters [Interview]"
- ↑ Matt Selman on Twitter - "Inspiration"
- ↑ Matt Selman on Twitter - "Virginia Woolf"
- ↑ Matt Selman on Twitter - "George Segal"
Promo videos[edit]
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