Talk:All in the Acting/@comment-7706473-20140730075913

That Meathead, what a lug! *Laughter*

This was very, very, enjoyable - and par the course, very unique. I've always felt Lost Episodes tend to be weak because, fundamentally, they rely on the idea of familiarity. Even more then a game, a television show - whether cartoon, serial, or miniseries - requires an intense familiarity with the content, the actors involved, quirks of an episode; there is a kind of lore to it that either makes it good and hard to reach for those new to the show, or easily-digestable and thus fairly generic; where you could easily substitute one lost episode for any other.

That's why, in addition to being a unique take already, this is a great choice for a Lost Episode. Most everyone knows AitF, either through watching the show or cultural osmosis. The thing about it is, the pasta itself isn't very scary or unusual - the fear comes from reading it, feeling mildly disturbed, and suddenly realizing you've been reading a blog entry - one old by the standard of the time you, the reader, started reading it. Then the ending sinks in and a wonderfully weird malaise settles over you, or at least me.

I was reminded a little of the wonderfully weird 'Ronald Reagan cut up during a speech' thing (I think SCP?), but more to it's own tune, All in the Acting has a feeling of something weirdly unpleasant, like a homemade apple pie that turns out to be festering under the crunchy surface. Folk horror is a powerful kind of horror, and I suppose I'm an addict. ; )