Line #7 Recap/TheSimpsonsS19E2HomerOfSeville


1	Homer becomes an opera singer after injuring his back -- and ends up being managed by a crazy fan (voiced by Creator/MayaRudolph).
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5	* AnimalAssassin: Julia's first attempt to kill Homer involves sticking a cobra in his cereal, but Homer survives by repeatedly whacking it against the fridge door before it can attack him.
6	* BadassBiker: Julia first appears on a motorcycle when she rescues Homer and Marge from a mob of fans.
7	* BedTrick: Homer becomes a world-famous opera singer following an accident, then finds out that the woman he hired to be his manager, Julia, is a {{Yandere}} stalker. At one point she sneaks into his bedroom and pretends to be Marge by donning a tall blue wig, but it's so unconvincing that even Homer sees right through it.
8	* BitchInSheepsClothing: In the beginning, Julia appeared as a woman of good manners and friendly, but upon discovering her obsessing interest in Homer, she manipulated Homer into keeping her advances secret and tried to kill him when he rejected her.
9	* DoubleStandardAbuseFemaleOnMale: Averted. Julia stalking Homer is portrayed seriously, and Homer is incredibly disturbed. When Julia makes an attempt at Homer's life, Chief Wiggum puts up a large amount of security for Homer.
10	* DressHitsFloor: Julia isn't subtle about her intentions, and the second Marge leaves the room she stands and unzips her biker leathers, dropping them and revealing her naked body to Homer (complete with a BetweenMyLegs shot).
11	* ExplainExplainOhCrap:
12	--> '''Homer:''' Oh, I can't wait to taste that hot fudge, and caramel and crushed nuts all slathered over a delicious... ''ELDERLY CORPSE?!''
13	* FallingChandelierOfDoom: Defied; the police decide to "pre-crash" them out of fear that this will happen. Then played straight when the last one gets dropped on Julia, who not only survives this but the poison she'd been hit with as well due to the chandelier squishing it all out of her.
14	* FalseRapeAccusation: It's all but confirmed (the only ambiguity being that the word "rape" wasn't used) that Julia threatened to get Homer in trouble this way if he told Marge about Julia's advances.
15	* FanDisservice: Julia keeps appearing before Homer while scantily clad, but Homer is disturbed and disgusted by the harassment.
16	* GlassShatteringSound: Homer's loud operatic singing shatters the penalty box at the hockey game.
17	* GogglesDoSomethingUnusual: When he's being chased by a bunch of crazy opera fan spinsters, Homer hides behind some garbage cans in an alley, and one of the spinsters then pulls out her opera glasses, which turn out to have InfraredXRayCamera mode.
18	* HiddenDepths: Homer discovers he can sing operatically, but only when he's lying on his back.
19	* HurricaneOfPuns: After the Simpsons leave church, they pass several restaurants with punny names: "Griddler on the Roof", "Thank God It's Fried Eggs", "Luftwaffles", "Bodacious Frittatas", and "Buffet the Hunger Slayer".
20	* IfICantHaveYou: Julia's response for not getting Homer is to try to kill him.
21	* ImperialStormtrooperMarksmanshipAcademy: At one of Homer's performances, Marge is able to stop Julia with her own poison dart. Then Chief Wiggum gives the go-ahead for the Police Department snipers to fire. Each sniper fires multiple times — only one hits her and it may have been fired by a guy covering his eyes. She even looks at her watch for a moment.
22	* LogoJoke: Plácido Domingo's ''[[IncrediblyLongNote very]]'' [[IncrediblyLongNote long note]] during the Gracie Films logo.
23	* LoonyFan: Homer is constantly being hounded by fans. Julia rescues Homer and Marge...[[StalkerWithACrush only to be much worse]].
24	* NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer: When Dr. Hibbert explains that lying on his back gave Homer a [[BeautifulSingingVoice powerful singing voice]] by lodging his stomach under his diaphragm, an exasperated Bart asks, "[[LeaningOnTheFourthWall Is that a real thing?]]" Lisa tells him that it is and adds that tenor Andrea Bocelli has recorded music lying down.
25	** Subverted in the epilogue, Homer switches to painting claiming that opera made him a great painter. Bart turns to Lisa and repeats the question, to which Lisa responds with a flat "no".
26	* NotSoAboveItAll: Even ''Marge'' is willing to sneak into a stranger's house for food so she doesn't have to cook. Although she's mortified upon learning the family crashed a funeral.
27	* {{Revenge}}: As she's being taken away, Julia swears vengeance on Marge.
28	* SamusIsAGirl: Marge calls Julia "sir" until the latter pulls her motorbike helmet out.
29	* ShamelessFanserviceGirl: When Julia reveals her true intentions to Homer, she strips naked and says he can have her anytime he wants. Over the next few days, she keeps appearing in sexually suggestive positions.
30	* ShoutOut:
31	** When Homer discovers his operatic baritone voice, he sings "If Ever I Would Leave You" from ''Theatre/{{Camelot}}'', very similar to how Creator/RobertGoulet originally sang it.
32	** The scene of Homer being chased by his fans is a clear nod to Music/TheBeatles as particularly portrayed in ''Film/AHardDaysNight''.
33	* SistineSteal: The episode ends with Homer hard at work on his version.
34	* SpecialGuest: Maya Rudolph as Julia and Plácido Domingo AsHimself.
35	* StalkerWithACrush: Julia is crazily obsessed with Homer and follows him wherever he goes.
36	* WrittenInInfirmity: In-universe. In order to accomodate Homer's need to lie down while singing, ''Theatre/LaBoheme'' gets a brief introductory line explaining that Rodolfo has hurt his foot.
37	* {{Yandere}}: Julia tries to seduce Homer, but he refuses. Not accepting refusal, she tries to kill Homer.

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