Disappointing. The episode had none of the charm, wit, warmth, or zaniness of earlier Halloween episodes ("Full Bars," "Fort Night," "Teen-a-Witch"). It got off to a bad start: it lacked the traditional opening sequence. Were the writers too lazy to think of Halloween puns for the names of the exterminator and the shop next to the restaurant? Overall, the episode just wasn't funny. Part of the reason is that the characters didn't DO much of anything. Tina and Gene went to school and stood around (literally) in their flimsy costumes. That's it. Linda went to the school to fix the costumes. That's it. We get a one-second cut-away showing her making the costumes, and that was funny. It should have been expanded. Teddy didn't do anything except show up at the restaurant only to be told by Linda that she had to close because she needed to go to the school.
In the orchard, Bob's preoccupation with bees should have had some kind of payoff when he finally found the hive. But there isn't one. And have the writers forgotten who Louise is? She would have mocked the horse skull costumes or thought they were cool; she wouldn't have been afraid of them. Remember "The Hauntening"? Maybe they'll do better next year.
In the orchard, Bob's preoccupation with bees should have had some kind of payoff when he finally found the hive. But there isn't one. And have the writers forgotten who Louise is? She would have mocked the horse skull costumes or thought they were cool; she wouldn't have been afraid of them. Remember "The Hauntening"? Maybe they'll do better next year.