The Yellow Lotus/References
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Cultural references[edit]
- The episode title is a reference to the TV series The White Lotus. The episode's plot parodies elements from the HBO series, mainly it's second season, including the mystery surrounding a dead body floating by the beach and the Sicilian-inspired setting.
- The opening titles are a parody of The White Lotus' season 2 opening. It includes art references, mainly classicism, such as:
- The song mentions Ozempic, an anti-obesity medication.
- After being touched by a dead body, Homer prays to Baywatch to save him.
- Homer once signed a lifetime contract with Spectrum cable, an American telecommunications and mass media company.
- "The Waiting" by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers is heard when Marge asks when they could use the timeshare.
- Maggie eats, and later steals, a Toblerone chocolate bar.
- When arriving to the resort Tasha is given a Swedish massage even though she ordered a shiatsu.
- Tasha's luggage is branded with "YL" in a similar manner to the iconic "LV" from Louis Vuitton.
- Homer asks if what Tasha is doing is why Americans defeated Nazi zombies in Call of Duty: World at War.
- Homer tells Marge that he loves it when she breaks bad, a reference to Breaking Bad.
- A painting of Julius Caesar is seen in the luggage room.
- Marge reads My Name Is Barbra, the autobiography of Barbra Streisand, while Tasha has the audiobook version of it. The book is considerably large, spanning 970 pages, while the audiobook, which was read by the author, exceeds 48 hours.
- The name of the arcade game Triangle Wars has the font of Star Wars.
- Sideshow Bob plays and sings "Killing Her Softly with My Words", a parody of "Killing Me Softly with His Song".
- Homer is wearing a Gucci swimsuit.
- Sideshow Bob sings "A Wand'ring Minstrel I" by Gilbert and Sullivan and part of The Mikado.
- The drugged otter's name, "Oxy Otter", references the oxycodone, a common drug of abuse. It's also a reference to the Cocaine Bear, a bear that overdosed on cocaine.
- The ending song gives the example of Fantasy Island, Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery and Lord of the Flies when referring to rich people acting despicably.
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