The Haunting Hour "The Funhouse" Episode Discussion

learned:

* divorce/the broken family is a prevalent issue that runs throughout many of the episodes of this series, in every season. i've often wondered if this is what the writers are really trying to get at here, that monsters are monsters, but the real-life pain of divorce/separation is what haunts and scares kids the most.

* ---"wanna have some fun?"
---"what kind of fun are you talking about?"
*pause*
---"no, not that kind of fun..."

* dude, come on, enough with the tines of the fork screeching on the plate, it's worse than nails on a chalkboard. go tear up family photos again, or go do your drugs, i mean, go to the funhouse.

* "where have you been all night?"

it's so sad when the younger sister has to be the mother.

* no, no, that ending was limp, it's gotta have more punch to it. creepy dude running the funhouse just disappears, no questions asked? yeah, how did he know about family dinner night? sure, he could be the father himself disguised...but he also could be your standard stranger stalker. also, not all anger disfigures one's face. anger can be good and fruitful, it can fuel someone to action, to right a wrong, to stand up against injustice. i mean, Trent Reznor turned his rage into the most beautiful art of all time.