Episode: “Tricks
and Treats”, in which hapless nerds Sam, Neil, and Bill make the ill-advised
decision to go trick or treating one last time…even though they’re in freaking
high school. One might even suggest they deserve to get their candy stolen by
local bully Alan and egged by Sam’s sister Lindsay and her burnout friends if
our geeks weren’t so sweet and relatable. Every episode of Freaks and Geeks
does a beautiful job of capturing the awkwardness of transitioning out of
adolescence, but this one also does a great job of capturing the indescribable
magic of Halloween Day. And remember: Bill is not a little girl. He’s a bionic woman.
