Anonymous2: Plot twist: this isn’t a twisted form of conversion therapy, this is a test by Burns to ensure that Smithers is truly loyal to Burns. The woman is a human sacrifice. She is blindfolded so she cannot see a weapon being pointed at her. If Smithers kills her and presents a goblet filled with her blood to Burns, then Butns will know that he is truly loyal, and will thus become his boyfriend, just as Smithers always wanted.
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