Sentence:  In “Treehouse Of Horror” episodes, the rules aren't just different—they don't even exist. If writers want Homer to kill Flanders or for a <WSD>segment</WSD> to end with a marriage between a woman and a giant ape, they can do so without worrying about continuity or consistency or fans griping that the gang is behaving out of character. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  A part of a broadcast program, devoted to a topic.