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-{{Desc|[[Bart]] and [[Lisa]] convince [[Homer]] and [[Marge]] to go on a couples retreat to [[Honeymoon Mountain]]. On the way, they change their minds about going, but Homer skids off the road and they crash. They become lost in the wilderness and take refuge in the ruins of [[The Cabins at Honeymoon Mountain|a resort for couples]].}}
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-'''"Pixelated and Afraid"''' is the twelfth episode of [[season 33]] of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' and the seven hundred eighteenth episode overall. It originally aired on February 27, [[2022]]. The episode was written by [[John Frink]] and directed by [[Chris Clements]].
+'''"Pixelated and Afraid"''' is the twelfth episode of [[Season 33|broadcast season 33]] of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' and the seven hundred eighteenth episode overall. It originally aired on February 27, [[2022]]. The episode was written by [[John Frink]] and directed by [[Chris Clements]].
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 == Synopsis ==
-{{Desc|When [[Homer]] and [[Marge]] are lost in an icy wilderness, they must push themselves to their limits to survive.}}
+{{Desc|[[Bart]] and [[Lisa]] convince [[Homer]] and [[Marge]] to go on a couples retreat to [[Honeymoon Mountain]]. On the way, they change their minds about going, but Homer skids off the road and they crash. They become lost in the wilderness and take refuge in the ruins of [[The Cabins at Honeymoon Mountain|a resort for couples]].}}
 == Plot ==
-[[Lisa]], [[Marge]] and [[Homer]] are watching a black and white movie, where [[Mick]] invites [[Moira]] to [[The Golden Gimlet]] for their anniversary, and Lisa hopes she'll have the same kind of relationship as the people in the movie when she gets married, but Marge and Homer tell her that in ten years she'll probably have the same kind of relationship as they do.
+[[Lisa]], [[Marge]], and [[Homer]] watch a black-and-white movie where [[Mick]] invites [[Moira]] to [[The Golden Gimlet]] for their anniversary. Lisa hopes to have the same kind of relationship as the couple in the movie when she gets married, but Marge and Homer tell her that in ten years she'll probably have a relationship like theirs.
-Shortly afterwards, Lisa goes to bed while they enjoy another show. The next day, [[Bart]] is playing VR with [[Milhouse]] and Lisa comes into the room to discuss her concerns about their parents' love life, scaring him with the thought of how they'll treat his future girlfriend, obese on the couch, grabbing her with mechanical hands.
+Shortly afterward, Lisa goes to bed while Marge and Homer watch another show. The next day, [[Bart]] plays VR with [[Milhouse]] when Lisa enters to discuss her concerns about their parents' love life, scaring him with a scenario where his future girlfriend is obese and couch-bound, grabbed by mechanical hands.
-To remedy the situation, they have a talk with them, with Lisa proposing to use their voucher for [[The Saffron Togetherness Center]] on top of [[Honeymoon Mountain]]. After discussing the center's amenities on the way, they tell each other that they didn't want to go, and Marge tells Homer to turn the car around.
+To remedy the situation, they talk to their parents, and Lisa suggests using their voucher for [[The Saffron Togetherness Center]] on top of [[Honeymoon Mountain]]. After discussing the center's amenities during the drive, they admit they don't actually want to go. Marge tells Homer to turn the car around.
-Homer tries to do so but ends up skidding on the ice and going off the road, breaking the ice on a frozen river and going down it. They swim to safety, while the car is floating down. They're left stranded with no phone and no car.
+Homer tries to do so but skids on the ice, going off the road, breaking through a frozen river, and floating downstream in the car. They swim to safety, left stranded without a phone or vehicle.
-Destroying the phone, they start a fire and hang their clothes out to dry. After climbing a tree to assess the situation, Marge finds something red in an opening nearby, but as she comes down the branch breaks and the clothes burn down to ashes.
+After Homer destroys the frozen phone, they start a fire and hang their clothes to dry. Marge climbs a tree to assess the area and sees something red nearby, but when she descends, the branch breaks and their clothes burn to ashes.
-Afterwards, they reach the red thing, which is a heart-shaped bathtub, and uncover the sign of [[The Cabins at Honeymoon Mountain]]. They use a matchbook to start a new fire with the bathtub full of leaves and branches, and start making new clothes and a shelter from pieces they have collected around the woods, not noticing that a wolverine is hiding in the shadows, watching them.
+They reach the red object—a heart-shaped bathtub—and uncover the sign for [[The Cabins at Honeymoon Mountain]]. Using a matchbook, they start a fire in the tub filled with leaves and branches, and begin crafting clothing and shelter from materials in the woods, unaware that a wolverine watches from the shadows.
-Time passes and they get hungry, but can't find any food, not even fish. They eventually catch a fish to cook, but the smoke from the fire attracts the wolverine. To get Marge safe, Homer climbs a tree and uses himself as bait, but the wolverine reaches him.
+Time passes and they grow hungry but can't find food. Eventually, they catch a fish, but the fire's smoke draws the wolverine. To protect Marge, Homer climbs a tree and uses himself as bait, but the wolverine reaches him.
-Marge courageously gets out and hands Homer a stick with a statue head attached to defend himself, and he kills it. They passionately kiss under the moon. The next day as Homer goes out to collect moss, he finds a park ranger on a bike, but can't decide whether to stay. He screws up and the ranger leaves.
+Marge bravely steps in and hands Homer a stick with a statue head attached. He uses it to kill the wolverine, and they kiss under the moonlight. The next day, as Homer collects moss, he encounters a park ranger on a bike but hesitates, and the ranger leaves.
-Marge suggests following the tracks, so they pack up their stuff and say goodbye to the shack, and pass through the forest until they get to the ranger station. The episode ends as they enjoy the sunset and embrace.
+Marge suggests they follow the tracks. They pack up, say goodbye to the shack, and trek through the forest until they reach the ranger station. The episode ends with them embracing as they enjoy the sunset.
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 == Production ==
-The idea to do a ''{{W|Naked and Afraid}}'' parody came from [[Carolyn Omine]] and [[John Frink]]. The idea to make it a Homer and Marge love story came from Omine.<ref>[https://deadline.com/2022/08/matt-selman-the-simpsons-showrunner-animation-emmy-dialogue-1235088268/ Deadline - "‘The Simpsons’ Showrunner Matt Selman On “A New Intimacy To The Classic Homer And Marge Love Story” And His Excitement For Season 34"]</ref> John Frink thought it was important to use the song "Pretty World" by {{W|Sérgio Mendes}} & Brasil '66.<ref>[https://x.com/CarolynOmine/status/1498105081907929090 Carolyn Omine on Twitter - "Pretty World"]</ref> The Cabins were based on similar closed resorts on {{W|Pocono Mountains}}.<ref>[https://x.com/CarolynOmine/status/1498104591874859010 Carolyn Omine on Twitter - "Pocono Mountains Resorts 1"]</ref><ref>[https://x.com/CarolynOmine/status/1498104664444735492 Carolyn Omine on Twitter - "Pocono Mountains Resorts 2"]</ref>
+The idea to do a ''{{W|Naked and Afraid}}'' parody came from [[Carolyn Omine]] and [[John Frink]]. The idea to make it a Homer and Marge love story came from Omine.<ref>[https://deadline.com/2022/08/matt-selman-the-simpsons-showrunner-animation-emmy-dialogue-1235088268/ Deadline - "'The Simpsons' Showrunner Matt Selman On "A New Intimacy To The Classic Homer And Marge Love Story" And His Excitement For Season 34"]</ref> John Frink thought it was important to use the song "Pretty World" by {{W|Sérgio Mendes}} & Brasil '66.<ref>[https://x.com/CarolynOmine/status/1498105081907929090 Carolyn Omine on Twitter - "Pretty World"]</ref> The Cabins were based on similar closed resorts on {{W|Pocono Mountains}}.<ref>[https://x.com/CarolynOmine/status/1498104591874859010 Carolyn Omine on Twitter - "Pocono Mountains Resorts 1"]</ref><ref>[https://x.com/CarolynOmine/status/1498104664444735492 Carolyn Omine on Twitter - "Pocono Mountains Resorts 2"]</ref>
-Fox Broadcasting Standards were reluctant to show too much pixelating, or pixelated nudity. Showrunner [[Matt Selman]] had to place a call to Fox President Charlie Collier to get it cleared. Selman also said that when Homer and Marge killed the wolverine, he wanted it to be "justified", like in the movie ''{{W2|The Edge|1997 film}}''.<ref>[https://www.awardsdaily.com/2022/08/07/ep-matt-selman-says-if-the-simpsons-wins-the-emmy-this-year-itll-be-because-of-the-last-3-minutes-of-pixelated-and-afraid/ Awards Daily - "EP Matt Selman Says If ‘The Simpsons’ Wins the Emmy This Year, It’ll Be Because of the Last 3 Minutes of ‘Pixelated and Afraid’"]</ref>
+Fox Broadcasting Standards were reluctant to show too much pixelating, or pixelated nudity. Showrunner [[Matt Selman]] had to place a call to Fox President Charlie Collier to get it cleared. Selman also said that when Homer and Marge killed the wolverine, he wanted it to be "justified", like in the movie ''{{W2|The Edge|1997 film}}''.<ref>[https://www.awardsdaily.com/2022/08/07/ep-matt-selman-says-if-the-simpsons-wins-the-emmy-this-year-itll-be-because-of-the-last-3-minutes-of-pixelated-and-afraid/ Awards Daily - "EP Matt Selman Says If 'The Simpsons' Wins the Emmy This Year, It'll Be Because of the Last 3 Minutes of 'Pixelated and Afraid'"]</ref>
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