Since we don't have enough information for the second segment of Treehouse of Horror XXX (it not even appeared in the preview clip) and since I want to rewatch The Shape of Water before write a preview about the segment that will parody it, I'm going to share my extenseive preview for Stranger Things' parody and then, closer to the airdate of the episode, I'll write the second part of my preview with the second and third segment, the opening sequence and my general perspectives about the episode. So...
DANGER THINGS
The first segment (according to the order established in FutonCritic's premise) will be Danger Things, a parody of Stranger Things. For first time since I read something about an episode before it's airdate (around the middle of season 27), I'm a declarate obsessive fan of the show will be parodied. So, this will be the most exhaustive preview I have ever done. I am usually worried that their parodies could be enjoyable for Simpsons fans principally, but in this special case for me, I expect a good adaptation, and then a good segment. Stranger Things is made up for 25 episodes of aproximatelly 50 minutes eachone, and Burns have 7 minutes to build a parody. And this is the reason for what I wait a simple story.
I think everything could work if they take the estructure of the first season of Stranger Things. I think it will start with a fast scene of the kids playing in Bart's treehouse, and inmediatelly Milhouse dissappears. Then, Luann discovers what happened (probably with Gorgory, maybe with Marge) thanks to Milhouse messages through the lights, meanwhile the kids do their work and reachs the truth thanks to Martin's deductions and Lisa's knowledges and powers. Frink is the responsable of the aperture of the portal with the upside-down. And I suppose Lisa will close the gate thanks to her powers as Eleven did in season 2. In the middle of the story, we could watch how Lisa get her powers, a scene in which the kids fights against a demorgogon, Lisa locating Milhouse through her telepathy, and obviously the rescate of the boy handled by Luann.
Obviously, Stranger Things has other characters, other antagonist, other stories and many explanations that I'm ignoring and they obviously will skip for the lack of time. So maybe we see others things that I'm mot talking about. Nancy and Jonathan are really important in the series, for example. But I doubt they could include them.
There are some discrepances between Stranger Things cast and The Simpsons' one
1. Eleven (Lisa) and Michael (Bart) aren't brothers. Instead, they are couple (and that's embarassing)
2. Hopper (the police) is a competent police, but Chief Wiggum isn't.
3. Homer is looked as a member of the lab in the poster but as Michael (Bart)'s father in a promotional image.
And how could they solutionated that discrepances?
1. Confronting their relationship with other perspective. They could be kind between they but not being a couple.
2. Meh, I wouldn't have a problem with useless Wiggum (in fact, he had that role in the previous episode)
3. I don't know, I don't understand what role will Homer to have.
Another things you should know before watch the segment and I think could affect the development of the segment:
• As we learnt in I'm Dancing as Fat as I Can, the story is set in 80's. So, that's the reason because the kids plays old games in the promotional images. I hope they use any song of that epoch if they find the propitious time.
• Stranger Things has many screamers, so don't worry if The Simpsons use the same style.
• The BSO of Stranger Things is a key of the succes of the series, so Chris Ledesma and Hans Zimmer have to live up to it.
• The boys of Stranger Things are always riding a bike, and The Simpsons are going to use that element.
I'm not only waiting for a
5/5 in this segment. Also, if it isn't my favorite since at least season 22 (not neccesareiy the best) I will be dissapointed.