Y2K's Plot Was Already Done By The Simpsons Over Twenty Years Ago

Brandon Zachary is an experienced entertainment journalist for Screen Rant and an award-nominated screenwriter.

The following contains spoilers for Y2K, now playing in theatersY2K shares some important plot beats with an episode of The Simpsons from over twenty years ago. Y2K is a time capsule of a movie, leaning into the culture of 1999 for much of its comedy and world-building. The cast of Y2K are largely teenagers who find themselves contending with interpersonal drama and conflict while preparing to celebrate the beginning of the new millennium.

Y2K Has The Same Plot As A Treehouse Of Horror Segment Y2K Covers The Same Subject Matter As A Treehouse Of Horror &#x2715 Remove Ads Y2K shares a lot of plot similarities with The Simpsons' season 11's Treehouse of Horror special, specifically the"Life's a Glitch, Then You Die" segment. Both the film and the short open on New Year's Eve at the turn of the millennium.

&#x2715 Remove Ads The Simpsons Went Way Darker Than Y2K "Life's A Glitch, Then You Die" Has A Far Grimmer Ending Than Y2K Close While Y2K and The Simpsons played with the same premise, they approached it from very different perspectives. Y2K is almost entirely from the POV of teenagers, while"Treehouse of Horror X" keeps the attention on the titular family. The ending of Y2K is also bittersweet, but does see humanity overcome the dangers posed by technology.

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