Treehouse of Horror presents: The Revengening (2026)
There's a lot of surprises I didn't expected to see. The cover art itself is a parody of Without Warning, an 80s alien movie. The plot itself is a parody of I Know What You Did Last Summer. Which already was done through Treehouse of Horror X's I Know What You Diddily-Iddily Did segment. This also was parodying a lot of revenge horror movies of the 80s.
We started with a small group that assumedly killed someone. They chosen to dump the body off a bridge. Later on, there was a series of similar connected incidents. Which means it was nearly the entire town targeted by the killer. I was more surprised the gore showcased in these kill scenes. The actual killer turned out to be someone we haven't directly seen on the show in a long time.
Before I reveal their identity this is mostly taking place on Halloween. I did like an island revealed in the killer's backstory referencing a lot of classic Simpsons episodes. Even a few characters we haven't seen in a long time. One of which I never thought would return more so than the killer themselves. This is one story covering an entire Halloween episode.
The previous two bonus Treehouse of Horror episodes were broken up into parts. For an Halloween episode I didn't know was coming before stuff started to show up. Honestly, it was a great Halloween episode that could make some horror fans happy. This easily could've been an Disney+ exclusive episode. Surprisingly none of it felt rushed.
Although some of the later portions felt a little too quick. The ending was among the biggest twists. Even bigger than who the killer turned out to be? Surprise the killer actually Apu, he's finally back!!! Yes he has a new voice actor following controversiality of a documentary. Which led to the character getting removed as well as his original voice actor stepped down from the role.
Honestly, I actually felt bad all of that kept happening on Halloween to him. You wanna root for him to get his revenge. This quickly felt like let's do a few I Know What You Did Last Summer movies right after each other. The actual costume Apu used wasn't bad I did like his mask a lot though. This is a very different take on the usual Treehouse of Horror episodes.
It's a more serious take that doesn't get ridiculous beyond a lot of groups not trying to save his life. This is among the most realistic Halloween Simpsons episodes to date. Also I always enjoyed when they do stories with a killer on the show. This was a surprisingly decent one at that. I don't even think it needs to be longer.
The ending sorta played the entire thing was a dream Apu had. He agrees going to Homer's Halloween party. Then we saw the mask behind the counter. They picked a good song to end the episode on. Yes Apu's wife cameos late into the episode with a new voice actress. They also confirmed the characters officially back on the show following this bonus Halloween episode.
I'm getting more hyped for Treehouse of Horror XXXVII. If we're getting something like this just imagine the actual Treehouse of Horror episode going to be like? Apu's weapon of choice was an autopsy saw fitting for his revenge. None of them checked to see if he were dead. He would choose a medical tool used on the deceased.
Superintendent Chalmers wasn't so super in this episode. What would've been his big kill scene indirectly because an accident Homer caused. Apu was going to burn a lot of people. Then Homer gotten through to him to give away the lighter. Who knew this ended up being Homer's biggest mistake? The chef gets brutally murdered that gets shown through a camera.
What also was weird is the first Halloween we see in the episode. The town limited things to an event for people's safety. Yet there was no solid reason given for that. The following one obviously Apu killing people justified that cause. The previous Halloween still had a lot of people partying elsewhere including Apu.
This should be a lesson don't let someone die or they may come back to even the score. I'm just glad Apu doesn't transform into a werewolf yeah shots fired!!! Indirectly this also reminded me of another Halloween Simpsons episode. Halloween of Horror, the only canon one had a small group of people upset Homer gotten them fired.
They attempted to get him inside the house on Halloween night. Lisa was still not over being terrifying. Homer was in a similar level of fear as well as paranoia. I felt they nailed the vibe of those revenge horror movies. One of my absolute favorites being Slaughter High. I would be more surprise that was among this bonus Halloween episode's inspirations.
Despite the events actually took place on April Fools Day rather than Halloween. It's a similar concept where Marty supposedly died in a prank gotten wrong. Many years later, the people responsible came back to the school. Then they started to die for the most part one by one with a notable exception. Both also involved the killer wearing a costume the group was familiar with.
I easily could've said this also was a parody of Slaughter High. Also indirectly in Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight, Harvey kept having bad things happened to him. Which eventually led to him becoming Two Face was virtually this in a nut shell. Technically Lisa was the only true innocent among the town on Apu's death list.
I respected they brought Apu back in a rather risky way that pulled off!!! Prior, he cameo in a few Treehouse of Horror episodes including being a skeleton in his connivence store. Homer directly references a lot of stuff the two done over the years. I absolutely loved they included this into the script. Apu isn't entirely forgotten, someone did in fact remembered him.
In a way that felt like a lot of Apu fans. The more positive aspect he's finally back on the show. He isn't starting from scratch either. He's been long due to be in an Halloween episode this was perfect!!! In all honestly, it does take itself seriously even with the jokes. This isn't full on dark either because of that. You previously knew people were going to die before watching it.
There is a light at the end of the tunnel. Even Apu still had some humanity left despite things. When you think about it just one person being Dr. Nick checked to see if he's okay speaks volumes. It's no secret the town of Springfield can be rather selfish. Which wasn't hidden in the actual bonus Halloween episode.
A lot of people would've still be alive had they checked on Apu. I also think the other huge lesson here is don't hide stuff like this. Eventually it'll come out with a huge possibility not the way you want it to. Apu is a person not an object that by itself is important. Indirectly this should make you should consider people a bit more.
You don't know if they really enjoyed your company or held a grudge against you otherwise. The overall direction of this was done perfectly. This also felt just like it was parodying, an revenge horror movie. Which is a testament everyone involved done a great job. The fact we now have a trilogy of bonus Treehouse of Horror episodes is crazy!!!
Again I would welcome the team to go even further as an Disney+ exclusive Treehouse of Horror episode. Apu didn't deserve any of that either. He was out partying among leaving is when all of that happened. If anything the town are true monsters. A lot of them deserved what was coming. I know in a sense Apu would've been viewed as the antagonist but in truth the true protagonist of the story.
The suspense was there up till Apu's reveal. There's a huge body count including a lot of murders offscreen. There's no question this truly was the Simpsons take on the concept. I loved they kept taking risks the longer it went on for. Honestly, this was way better than I was expecting. We could be heading towards a great double feature worth of Halloween Simpsons episodes.
I swear the 2020s was a notable step up from the 2010s Treehouse of Horror episodes as a whole. I even felt some of them rivals some of the greatest Treehouse of Horror episodes!!! The more clear focus on a single story was worth the effort. Huge praise for the insane showcase of blood and gore. Yeah I noticed one of the bullies parodying Art the Clown.
I know this felt like I had more to say than the previous bonus Treehouse of Horror episodes. This story on the surface seems like it's trying too hard. Then let yourselves have a more open mind towards the bigger twists. You start to notice how truly creative they were with the concept. I do highly recommend checking out this bonus Treehouse of Horror episode.
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