Warning: Full spoilers for the episode below.
How did The Simpsons go almost 30 years without attempting a full-fledged Exorcist spoof? It seems crazy given all the other iconic horror properties that have become fodder for the series' annual Treehouse of Horror specials. But it also speaks t why this year's installment worked so much better than most. The writers made some inspired choices when it came to material, and the result in the best Treehouse of Horror in many years.
In the grand tradition of classic Treehouse segments like "The Shinning" and "Nightmare on Evergreen Terrace," "The Exor-Sis" took a classic horror film and delivered a faithful (if highly condensed) parody with a lot of self-aware silliness thrown in. Kicking off the segment with a little dose of "Tubular Bells" certainly didn't hurt. Nor did roping in director William Friedkin for a little cameo. Friedkin's character had easily the best line of the entire episode with "If you can't trust a Catholic priest with a child, who can you trust?" It was one of several moments that proved the writers were willing to push the envelope a little further than normal thanks to the Halloween trappings.
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How did The Simpsons go almost 30 years without attempting a full-fledged Exorcist spoof? It seems crazy given all the other iconic horror properties that have become fodder for the series' annual Treehouse of Horror specials. But it also speaks t why this year's installment worked so much better than most. The writers made some inspired choices when it came to material, and the result in the best Treehouse of Horror in many years.
In the grand tradition of classic Treehouse segments like "The Shinning" and "Nightmare on Evergreen Terrace," "The Exor-Sis" took a classic horror film and delivered a faithful (if highly condensed) parody with a lot of self-aware silliness thrown in. Kicking off the segment with a little dose of "Tubular Bells" certainly didn't hurt. Nor did roping in director William Friedkin for a little cameo. Friedkin's character had easily the best line of the entire episode with "If you can't trust a Catholic priest with a child, who can you trust?" It was one of several moments that proved the writers were willing to push the envelope a little further than normal thanks to the Halloween trappings.
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