{"id":6235,"date":"2015-10-13T12:00:38","date_gmt":"2015-10-13T16:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hardwoodandhollywood.com\/pop-culture-spin\/?p=6235"},"modified":"2015-10-11T15:59:36","modified_gmt":"2015-10-11T19:59:36","slug":"31-days-of-halloween-episodes-haunted-dead-like-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hardwoodandhollywood.com\/pop-culture-spin\/2015\/10\/13\/31-days-of-halloween-episodes-haunted-dead-like-me\/","title":{"rendered":"31 Days of Halloween Episodes: Haunted (Dead Like Me)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Here at\u00a0Pop Culture Spin<\/i>\u00a0we refuse to accept that Halloween is only one day. We\u2019re going to be celebrating Halloween all month, by highlighting one of our favorite Halloween episodes every day. Today\u2019s we\u2019re looking at the Dead Like Me<\/em> episode “Haunted.”<\/p>\n

Basic Info<\/strong><\/p>\n

Directed by: James Whitmore Jr.<\/p>\n

Written by: John Masius & Stephen Godchaux<\/p>\n

Episode Number: Season 2, Episode 15<\/p>\n

Where to Watch It: Hulu (with Showtime)<\/p>\n

Why It’s Great<\/strong><\/p>\n

This is the series finale of Dead Like Me<\/em> and while it’s a quiet finale, it’s also satisfying. Protagonist George Lass has never been particularly happy, so it’s a nice little moment to hear her narrate, “I\u2019d be lying if I said I wasn\u2019t having fun. I\u2019d be lying if I said I didn\u2019t want to be here.”<\/p>\n

Why It’s Full of Halloween Spirit<\/strong><\/p>\n

Despite being a surreal fantasy show, this show is incredibly realistic when it comes to emotional moments. This episode explores a holiday based in fear and morbid feelings exceptionally well. As George’s sister Reggie puts it, “It’s supposed to be disturbing.”<\/p>\n

George explains in voiceover, “That\u2019s the thing about Halloween. I wouldn\u2019t have loved it so much if there wasn\u2019t something to be afraid of. If some of the houses I peered into weren\u2019t haunted.”<\/p>\n

In an incredibly creepy but understated subplot, a serial killer goes around the neighborhood and the reapers collect his victims.<\/p>\n

Like many fantasy shows, they have their own rules for what Halloween means to these characters. Reaper legend says that Halloween is the one day a year where they appear as they did when they were alive. This is confirmed when an old man recognizes Daisy from his youth.<\/p>\n

Costume Count<\/strong><\/p>\n

Roxy Harvey is The Witch of the Northwest<\/p>\n

Daisy Adair is a cop<\/p>\n

Suzanne is a skeleton<\/p>\n

Bobby is- the devil<\/p>\n

Joy Lass is an usherette<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Here at\u00a0Pop Culture Spin\u00a0we refuse to accept that Halloween is only one day. We\u2019re going to be celebrating Halloween all month, by highlighting one of our favorite Halloween episodes every day. Today\u2019s we\u2019re looking at the Dead Like Me episode “Haunted.” Basic Info Directed by: James Whitmore Jr. Written by: John Masius & Stephen Godchaux<\/p>\n

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