Here’s what’s up in the world of TV for Wednesday, October 28. All times are Eastern.
Top pick
You’re The Worst (FXX, 10:30 p.m.): Yes, You’re The Worst was in this same spot last week. But after what Vikram Murthi called the series’ “best episode” and “the series at the height of its comedic and dramatic potential,” we felt that if any show deserves back-to-back picking, it’s this one. “Spooky Sunday Funday” is—as you probably already guessed—the Halloween follow-up to last season’s “Sunday Funday” episode. Last season had Jimmy being very anti-Sunday Funday, but now it looks like he’s getting into it: He’s actually the one who plans the Halloween-themed Sunday Funday. The world has turned upsidedown.
Also noted
The Middle (ABC, 8 p.m.) / The Goldbergs (ABC, 8:30 p.m.): Imagine us saying this in a spooky announcer voice: It’s “Halloween VI: Tick Tock Death” on an all-new The Middle. Muhahahahaha! (Alright, spooky announcer voice ends now. But hopefully you’re still reading just this parenthetical in spooky announcer voice. That is all.) This year’s Halloween episode of The Middle is really embracing the horror, as “the Hecks are placed in their own Twilight Zone-like stories,” each introduced by Brick. The press release promises the episode “will provide both tricks and treats,” but where does that leave The Goldbergs? Well, Adam and a visiting Dana “celebrate a Predator and Alien-themed Halloween” in “Couples Costume.” Sure, that doesn’t sound as spooky as The Middle, but just between you and us, Will Harris likes things a little less spooky.
Arrow (The CW, 8 p.m.): “Oliver asks Captain Lance for a favor and while he’s not surprised at the response, he is surprised at what he finds out next.” Could you vague that up a little more for them, Alasdair Wilkins? Or is this all a roundabout way of saying Arrow’s doing a Halloween episode, and Captain Lance has chosen to go to a costume party as the Green Arrow? (Actually, it’s probably about Lance and Damien Darhk, but just play along with us.)
Black-ish (ABC, 9:30 p.m.): Dre is back to wanting the kids to be “tougher,” which is why he’s excited that “his nieces and nephews who have a tendency to roughhouse join the family for Halloween.” Based on the full synopsis for his episode, “roughhouse” is basically code for “bully,” which makes us wonder if these nieces and nephews know what Diane is capable of. LaToya Ferguson isn’t a fan of bullies, so she hopes Diane does her worst.
American Horror Story: Hotel (FX, 10 p.m.): “John receives an invitation to attend an exclusive Devil’s Night Soiree.” American Horror Story is totally the type of show to use the word “soiree.” Emily L. Stephens is partial to “shindig” herself, but she can tell how that probably wouldn’t work in this context.
Moonbeam City (Comedy Central, 10:30 p.m.): “Lasers & Liars” just so happen to be two of our favorite things. How did you know, Moonbeam City? Did you tell Moonbeam City, Jesse Hassenger?
Regular coverage
Casual (Hulu, midnight)
Survivor (CBS, 8 p.m.)