History Recap / TheSimpsonsS20E13GoneMaggieGone

* GilliganCut: Homer insisted he wouldn't dress himself as a nun. Cut to the next scene and he's [[SubvertedTrope still wearing his everyday clothes]] while Lisa was disguised as a nun. Then he asked her if she's really sure she doesn't want him to do it. [[DoubleSubversion He put on a nun disguise]].

* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: Homer manages to solve the classic FoxChickenGrainPuzzle, but fails to gain the desired result when he puts it into practices as leaving the commodities (in this case Maggie) unattended on the opposite riverbank causes its own problems.

* {{Nerd}}: Milhouse says he's not a smart nerd, just a weak nerd.

* HollywoodNerd: Milhouse says he's not a smart nerd, just a weak nerd.

* WholePlotReference: The main plot mixes elements of ''Literature/TheDaVinciCode'' (an AncientConspiracy involving the Catholic Church, based around puzzles and a {{MacGuffin}}) and ''Film/NationalTreasure'' (a conspiracy dating to Colonial times, with the UsefulNotes/TheAmericanRevolution as part of the conspiracy).

Maggie is taken in by a convent of nuns, who need an innocent child to solve an ancient religious mystery. Meanwhile, Marge goes blind from staring at a solar eclipse without a pinhole projector and Homer tries to cover up Maggie's disappearance before Marge can gain her eyesight back.

* AncientConspiracy: Freemasons figure into the story, represented by Mr. Burns.

* TheChosenOne: Maggie. Lisa, after going through a very long Da Vinci-like series of puzzles, comes across an anagram puzzle that seemingly tells her she's the one (Regally, the rock gem is Lisa), and brags to the nuns about the fact, until the head nun corrects her anagram to an insulting correction (It's really Maggie, Sherlock) that reveals Maggie is the one (which Lisa points out only works after reading the first incorrect anagram).

* WholePlotReference: The main plot of this episode spoofs ''Film/NationalTreasure'' and ''Literature/TheDaVinciCode''.

** Lisa objects to Marge taking Maggie away from the throne, because "She's brought peace to our town! And reports of less road rage in Shelbyville!"
** Comic Book Guy noting that "Legend and Wiki/{{Wikipedia}} have it that the gem will be revealed during the first full moon after a solar eclipse."

* FoxChickenGrainPuzzle: With Santa's Little Helper, Maggie, and rat poison. Cletus has a fox, duck, and corn (before he notices, the corn is eaten by the duck, which is gobbled up by the fox). Homer figures out a way to sove his puzzle and is so focused on it that, when he sees Santa's Little Helper swimming, he berates the dog for not paying attention to his plan.

** When the 16th century nuns arrive at the future site of Philadephia, they're greeted by [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/UsefulNotes/MLBTeams the Phillie Phanatic]].

* FoxChickenGrainPuzzle: With Santa's Little Helper, Maggie, and rat poison. Cletus has a fox, duck, and corn (before he notices, the corn is eaten by the duck, which is gobbled up by the fox).

* SternNun: The MotherSuperior, also a DeadpanSnarker.

* TheChosenOne: Maggie. Lisa, after going through a very long Da Vinci-like series of puzzles and comes across an anagram puzzle that seemingly tells her she's the one (Regally, the rock gem is Lisa), brags to the nuns about the fact, until the head nun corrects her anagram to an insulting correction (It's really Maggie, Sherlock) that reveals Maggie is the one (which Lisa points out it only works after reading the first incorrect anagram).

* DontExplainTheJoke: Homer basically spells out they are making a ''{{Ratatouille}}'' reference before actually making it.

* FoxChickenGrainPuzzle: With Santa's Little Helper, Maggie, and rat poison. Cletus has a fox, duck, and corn.

* TheChosenOne: Maggie. Lisa, after going through a very long Da Vinci-like series of puzzles and comes across an anagram puzzle that seemingly tells her she's the one, brags to the nuns about the fact, until the head nun corrects her anagram to an insulting correction that reveals Maggie is the one (which Lisa points out it only works after reading the first incorrect anagram).

* TheChosenOne: Maggie
* DontExplainTheJoke: Homer basically spells out they are making a ''{{Ratatouille}}'' refference before actually making it.

Maggie is taken in by a convent of nuns, who need an innocent child to solve an ancient religious mystery.

!! Tropes:

* TheKindnapper: Considering the case Homer [[NotHelpingYourCase was building]] to persuade the nuns to let him take Maggie back, can anyone blame them for keeping her?

* TheChosenOne: Maggie