A couple years ago, I did a spotlight/ranking of the four Christmas episodes of Community and the non-denominational holiday antics of Greendale. This year, I thought it would be fun to recap and rank the four Halloween episodes in a similar fashion. Without further a-dean….
4. Horror Fiction in Seven Spooky Steps
While I like the premise of this episode (telling scary stories to find out who of the group is the supposed psychopath) the stories told end up being so cheesy and predictable that I was kind of bored. They fit the show perfectly, because the characters are ridiculously cheesy. But as a viewer, some of the stories are hard to watch (example: Dean Peyton as the devil breaking into the cabin).
3. Introduction to Statistics
While a great episode of Community, it didn’t do much for me as a Halloween episode. Even though it takes place at Annie’s extra credit Halloween party, it feels more like a Community episode that just so happens to take place at Halloween. Nothing wrong with it. Just not unique enough to feel like a true Hallow-Dean episode.
2. Paranormal Parentage
Despite all the complaints against season four, I think this Halloween special is pretty great. Pierce is being… Pierce. That sends the rest of the group into a Scooby Doo inspired spooky adventure. And in true Scooby fashion, we learn Pierce was the villain all along (which describes his character pretty well).
1. Epidemiology
This is another dumb ridiculous spoof and I love it. Like ”Horror Fiction in Seven Spooky Steps” this episode is super cheesy (as much as zombies can be cheesy) but for this episode the cheese works. Maybe it’s ABBA playing in the background as the zombies attack. The juxtaposition of “Dancing Queen” and the undead is wonderful. And of course the outbreak is because Dean Pelton tried to save money on party food. I love how the scary undead epidemic was explained away as bad food poisoning.
Now I just need to put Community on my rewatch list (along with Animorphs, Agents of SHIELD, and Earth’s Mightiest Heroes). I miss the antics of the study group, especially Troy and Abed. I also really need to figure out my Inspector Spacetime cosplay… maybe next year’s Dallas Fan Expo.
- "Community Christmas Episodes Ranked" by Spencer
- "My Favorite Community Episodes Each Season" by TJ
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