Season: 4
Episode: 5
Original Airdate: October 25, 2014
Director: Jon Rosenbaum
Writer(s): Erik Patterson and Jessica Scott
Wow!
I'm halfway through this season already? Well that sure went by fast!
Anyway, this is the third time that this show has made a sequel to an
existing episode. In season two, we had The Return of Lilly D and in
season three, we had Dead Bodies. As far as sequels go, I thought they
were pretty good. What do I think of this one? Well, let's find out.
Karen
and her own family move to a farm that used to belong to Farmer Palmer,
an insane farmer who kidnapped, decapitated, and mutated several kids
(who trespassed on his property) into a murderous pumpkin-headed
zombies, and learn that Farmer Palmer may be dead, but his pumpkins are
alive and ready to claim more victims.
One
of the things I like about the episode was the Pumpkinheads. In the
original, the Pumpkinheads looked silly but the music and atmosphere
kept them from being laughable. The same can be said here only they seem
a bit more unnerving and at times threatening as you get to see more of
what they're capable of. For example, there's a scene where you see
them lurking around and stalking the family, two scenes where the
Pumpkinheads attack one of the parents, and a scene where the aftermath
of the parents transforming into Pumpkinheads is shown.
However,
the thing I take issue with is the ending. Throughout most of it, the
lighting is nearly pitch black and as as result, I could barely see what
was going on. I don't mind dark lighting, especially when it's used to
create a scary atmosphere, but the way it's used in this part of the
episode is just rather irritating. I mean, how am I supposed to enjoy
this part if I can't see most of it?
Overall, Return
of The Pumpkinheads is an episode that I didn't particularly care for.
Based on how this show handled its other sequel episodes like The Return
of Lilly D and Dead Bodies, I kind of expected a bit better than this.
It's not the worst episode in the series but it's still rather weak.
Overall Grade: D
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