LeN, why did only Annie's costume count?

The episode didn't depend on Halloween like the two notable preceding ones, but the one with the questionnaires and the stories could also have been set anywhere in the year--the stories had costumes, but I don't think it was date dependent.

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What I meant is not that the others weren't in costume but Annie's was referenced and remarked upon more than once and in other Halloween eps the setting and extras contributed to the event and plot. Given the various reasons why the characters have been in costumes over the seasons this did not stand out as Halloween if that makes any sense. I think it was deliberate given the timing of the ep.

Deliberate like the Halloween-ness was played down because it aired in February? I don't think I agree with that. The general spookiness, haunted mansion shenanigans, and shadowy Gilbert seeming like a ghost were sufficient Halloween signifiers for me.

They used the Halloween opening credits for the episode.

then - I am not satisfied! I wanted MOAR Halloween.

Jeff's costume was mentioned as much as Annie's was, wasn't it? None of them drove the plot, but Jeff and the Dean's costumes were as mentioned as Annie's because of the association, Shirley talked about her family's themes, and Jeff pointed out that Abed and Troy were wearing matching costumes, not Troy and Britta, which seems to me to be the most important thing that any of the costumes were used to express.

Oh, hey, a new Gravity Falls showed up on my DVR. Delightful!

Community felt a little to antic and cartoon-y to me. Loved individual bits, quite a few in fact, but overall it felt like a late-in-the-run sitcom episode to me. More surreal than the usual sitcom for sure, but everybody seemed to be "doing" their character beats rather than inhabiting the characters. Well, except maybe Donald Glover. He always seems to inhabit Troy even when what they've done for the character feels pro forma.

That said, I probably should have kept the episode for a re-watch. Unfortunately, I'm trying to get stuff off my DVR before it maxes out (I'm really behind on watching stuff).

Finally caught up with The Office over the weekend. It's starting to feel like a soap opera, probably because the writers are trying to end so many story lines in the near future. Although it's one of those series that should really end, "And life goes on." Maybe a big ending for someone, maybe Andy leaving for -- something else. But life just goes on at the office for most of the characters.

Maybe a big ending for someone, maybe Andy leaving for -- something else.

Not a three-month boat trip?