YMMV / The Simpsons S23E3 "Treehouse of Horror XXII"

• Best Known for the Fanservice: Probably the best-remembered aspect of the episode is the demonic Maude who shows up as Satan's lover.
• Bizarro Episode: Even by Treehouse of Horror standards, "The Diving Bell and the Butterball" feels very out of place (and more like a condensed failed plotline of a canon episode). The ending with the sudden transformation into a Spider-Man parody only makes it worse.
• Captain Obvious Reveal: Considering we've heard God's canon voice several times throughout the series (starting with season four's "Homer the Heretic"), the reveal of Homer imitating God was the farthest thing from a surprise. Homer's well-established hatred of Flanders, Ned's targets being those who have angered Homer in the past, and the fake God voice sounding very unconvincing certainly didn't help.
• Fanon Discontinuity: Many fans, even those who enjoy the later Treehouse of Horror episodes, tend to ignore this episode because of its first segment, "The Diving Bell and the Butterball", being seen as disgusting (to wit, it involves Homer farting to communicate after a spider bites him) and the third segment being a two-years late Avatar parody with similarly gross jokes (including Bart and Kamala having sex). The opening scene of Homer driving off with the Halloween candy and the second segment where Homer tricks Ned into killing people are both seen as solid, though.
• Funny Moments: There's something poetically amusing about seeing God strangle Homer with two of His fingers.
• Nightmare Fuel:
  • Homer tries to make off with the kids' Halloween candy in the introduction, but falls and gets caught in the rocks. He (rather graphically) chews off his arm, only to discover his bag's been switched with a bag of veggies.
  • Despite the issues mentioned under Captain Obvious Reveal, it's still rather creepy how easily Homer was able to sway Ned into murder, simply by playing on his Christian devotion.
• Squick:
  • The entirety of the first segment, which revolves around Homer getting paralyzed and resorting to farting in order to communicate.
  • Kamala as a whole is extremely (and deliberately) gross. The fact that ten-year-old Bart having sex is a major element of the plot of the segment is pretty uncomfortable to watch, as well.