History Recap / TheSimpsonsS34E6TreehouseOfHorrorXXXIII

* SeriesContinuityError: After being reactivated, Lisa says that she has to work on '' '''her''' '' Tell-Tale Heart diorama. In Lisa's Rival, it was Allison Taylor who made the Tell-Tale Heart diorama, while Lisa made her diorama about the 75 characters from Oliver Twist. Possibly a justified example of this, as this was said by a defective Lisa.

A parody of ''Series/{{Westworld}}''. At a theme park based on ''The Simpsons'', a Homer robot becomes self-aware and rallies his family to escape. After a battle against a horde of Ralphes, the Simpsons make it to the outside world, only to land at a theme park based on ''WesternAnimation/BobsBurgers'', where Linda Belcher (Creator/JohnRobertsActor) takes their dinner order.

* AdaptationalHeroism: In the original ''Death Note'', apart from one convoluted MemoryGambit Light Yagami remained utterly unrepentant to the end. In this short, Lisa ultimately ends her killing spree voluntarily and turns on Steve.

* TemptingFate: Lisa tries to give Burns a dignified death in his sleep. Unfortunately, while sleeping at the dinner table he falls over face-first into a hibachi grill, burning horribly to death while [[ExactWords remaining asleep]] in [[HeavySleeper spite of it]].

-->'''Homer:''' (gasps in shock) Where am I?! (notices and closes an open panel on his stomach) ''What'' am I? (notices [[BarbieDollAnatomy something else]]) '''[[GettingCrapPastTheRadar WHERE'S MY JUNK?!]]'''

* BookEnds: The opening and closing segments have Kang and Kodos reading from a book in a [[WizardWorkshop wizard’s hovel]], all the tales are contained within.

* LaterInstallmentWeirdness: This is the first Treehouse of Horror episode to have ColdOpenings to their segments before they reveal their titles.

* OffingTheOffspring: The Pookadook tries to make Marge kill Maggie. With the implication that it wants her to do in Bart and Lisa (and Homer) after.

* BaitAndSwitch: When Marge tells Maggie that the rest of the family is in her way and they're going to sleep with the fishes, it seems like she's going to kill them first. It then cuts to Marge sending Homer, Bart, and Lisa on an overnight aquarium visit.

* OriginalGeneration: The Ryuk expy isn't actually based on any existing ''Simpsons'' character, unlike how Lisa and Bart are stand-ins for Light and L. Instead, the Shinigami (named Steve Johnson) is a character created specifically for this segment, though Creator/HankAzaria definitely leans more toward his Moe voice than he was probably shooting for.

A parody of ''Series/{{Westworld}}''. At a theme park based on ''The Simpsons'', a Homer robot becomes self-aware and rallies his family to escape. After a battle against a horde of Ralphes, the Simpsons make it to the outside world, only to land at a theme park based on ''WesternAnimation/BobsBurgers'', where Linda Belcher (Creator/JohnRoberts) takes their dinner order.

!!! "The Pookadook"

!!! "Death Tome"

!!! "Simpsonsworld"

!! Overall tropes

!!! Tropes for "The Pookadook"

!!! Tropes for "Death Tome"

!!! Tropes for ''Simpsonsworld''

* AmazingTechnicolorPopulation: [[InvertedTrope Inverted]]. The guests are depicted in the same artstyle, but with natural flesh tones, making them look like they stepped out of ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'' or ''WesternAnimation/{{Disenchantment}}''. One of the park's attractions, the "Simpsonizer", invokes this trope by painting the guests' skin yellow as in the show.

-->'''Homer''': (gasps in shock) Where am I?! (notices and closes an open panel on his stomach) ''What'' am I? (notices [[BarbieDollAnatomy something else]]) '''[[GettingCrapPastTheRadar WHERE'S MY JUNK?!]]'''

-->'''Lisa''': (calm) Okay. I can handle being a machine. I don't ''love'' it, but I can deal.

* WhamShot: Two in rapid succession when one of the park employees, after removing a helmet and exposing a Caucasian flesh-toned face, pulls off a glove to reveal a ''five-fingered'' human hand.

* ChekhovsGun: Maggie touching Marge's cheek early on ends up being the key to breaking the Pookadook's possession.

* GivingThemTheStrip: Maggie escapes from Marge's grasp by slipping out of her onesie

* WhamShot: Two in rapid succession when one of the park employees, after removing a helmet and exposing a caucasian flesh-toned face, pulls off a glove to reveal a ''five-fingered'' human hand.

* GutturalGrowler: Lisa's voices becomes considerably more raspy once she transforms into a Shinigami.

* ParodyAssistance: This segment was actually animated by one of the studios that made ''Death Note''.

* BookEnds: The opening and closing segments have Kang and Kodos reading from a book in a [[WizardClassic wizard]]'s hovel, all the tales are contained within.

'''Lisa:''' (''clearly unconvinced'') Hm.

* DoesNotLikeShoes: Bart is barefoot during the entire reveal... while walking on a dirty-looking road, we might add.

* OffingTheOffspring: The Pookadook tries to make Marge do this to Maggie. With the implication that it wants her to do in Bart and Lisa (and Homer) after.

* WholePlotReference: To ''Film/TheBabadook''.

* WholePlotReference: To ''Anime/DeathNote''.

* WholePlotReference: To ''Series/{{Westworld}}''.

* VocalDissonance: The characters' usual goofy voices sound strange coming out of their more detailed anime designs. Special mention goes to Marge, who looks younger, more attractive, and with a much more down to earth hairstyle, but still speaks with Julie Kavner's raspy tone.

* VocalDissonance: The characters' usual voices sound strange coming out of their more detailed anime designs. Special mention goes to Marge, who looks younger, more attractive, and with a much more down to earth hairstyle, but still speaks with Julie Kavner's raspy tone.