this is making me want to dive in. I really enjoyed reading it.

Aww, thank you! :)

And yeah, I think it's a great horror episode of the show certainly, but it probably is a bit overrated just because of its reputation and getting banned from US television after its first airing. It was definitely well-made and creepy, but eh it wouldn't even be in my top #10 favourite episodes of the series personally, let alone #1. Paper Hearts and Small Potatoes (even though I haven't got to that one on my re-watch yet!) are by far my favourites from season 4.