His Monday must-watch (10/31)

Happy Halloween everybody. It's a great night for candy, costumes, kids having fun, and networks piling up forced Halloween episodes. The first 3 are great for everyone. The last one is equally terrible for everyone.

You may say I'm destroying the spirit of a fun day, but honestly, I'm just not a big fan of holiday-themed episodes on television. Who doesn't remember that terrible Dawson's Creek Halloween episode when Pacey, Joey, Jack and Gram tell their scary stories during the storm? Just brutal. It's like the real writers take a vacation and give the interns a shot - "Hey, it's a Halloween episode. Write something scary, have a killer on the loose or have a crazy thunderstorm and you can't screw it up." Wrong.

Anyway, enough ranting. Tonight my must-watch is Castle (10/9c on ABC). Did anyone see the previews last week? We're bringing things back to the drama of the season premiere (finally). Nothing like a near-death episode to hook us all back in.

Her Wednesday must-watch (10/26)

What's better than the most intense and suspenseful horror show on TV? A Halloween episode of the most intense and suspenseful horror show on TV! That's why American Horror Story (10pm on FX) is my must-watch for tonight.

Tonight is part 1 of 2 Halloween episodes this week (part 2 airs Sunday). That's double the confusing blackouts, double the messed up young/old maid action, and double the number of potential ghosts slash dead-but-appear-to-be-alive characters that could pop up in and around Murder House.

More reasons to watch?
-It's Dylan McDermott's birthday! The big 5-0, if you can believe it. Think he'll walk around in his birthday suit? Again? Fingers crossed!

-Zachary Quinto aka Sylar aka Spock is going to be on, and you know he'll be bringing the creepy. Plus, he told us to watch via Twitter (@zacharyquinto), and this is one dude we do not want to disobey.

-More past owners of the house will make appearances. I wonder if there will also be big chunks of their skull missing? 

Get more scoop about this episode from our girl Kristin. Want a little tease? Let's just say a shovel deathblow to the head can't keep a pregnant mistress down!