The most recent season of On Cinema ends on a note where Tim awaits trial for 20 second-degree murder charges due to a toxic vape pen formula that he gave out at an EDM music festival that he also produced. This was a dark turn for the season to end on, but what they follow this up with is truly incredible. Between On Cinema’s 9th and 10th seasons, Adult Swim has broadcast Tim’s murder trial in five hour-long segments that are painfully real and naturalistic. If a feat of this magnitude wasn’t enough, the content that fuels the trial is a laundry list of Tim’s crimes and backstory throughout the run of On Cinema.

A lot of the testimony from the “Electric Sun 20 Trial” turns into a who’s who of On Cinema guest stars. This bizarre project is the perfect culmination of nine years of abuse and somehow the logical conclusion of the downhill slope that Tim’s character has been on for seasons. The whole thing plays as a deep character study of Tim’s twisted persona as he’s finally forced to come to terms with who he is. It only takes a murder trial to get him there (and this is after On Cinema hosts an elaborate intervention for him to no avail).

For the past week and a half, Timothy Richard Heidecker has been on trial for 20 charges of second-degree murder. Not really, but really. The trial opens on the harsh facts and charges that Tim faces after his venture with Luther (“Dr. San”) Sanchez. The People of California vs. Timothy R. Heidecker is simultaneously a cornucopia of fan service, but also a helpful primer to the series. Someone with no On Cinema knowledge could watch the court proceedings and have a pretty good understanding of the show and its history by its conclusion.

These trial segments are amazing in the sense that they’re not at all concerned about pacing or even if they’re entertaining. They want to feel like an average day in a courtroom and they absolutely succeed on that front. Furthermore, the legal staff all do an impeccable job and it’s truly difficult to ascertain if they’re actors, court personnel, or if there’s even a firm script in place or just an outline. Everything feels beyond natural.

Inger Tudor, the actress who plays the prosecution’s assistant DA is indeed an actor, but more importantly she also went to Harvard Law School and Cambridge as a paralegal. If Tudor’s history is the model to follow here, it’s safe to assume that the rest of this “cast” also has legal experience in some capacity (with likely also a mix of theater experience) in order to create the eerily accurate courtroom proceedings here. Additionally, Mark Dwyer, Tim’s defense lawyer that’s present on the first day of trial is also a practicing arbitrator and mediator of the court.