History Awesome / AreYouAfraidOfTheDark

* The Midnight Society's PowerWalk through the fog during "The Tale of the Silver Sight" with Gary front and center, as the ThemeSong plays.

** Among these awesome moments is the Midnight Society preparing their light-weapons, each fitting of their 'roles' (crossbow, dagger, gauntlet). The high[[{{Pun}} light]] of this initial attack is Jay (for utilizing his specialty as the team's [[HeartIsAnAwesomePower sheild]]) and Seth (who evolves from AnnoyingYoungerSibling to bone fide "magician" by utilizing his magic ball as light source to help Jay re-plug his light shield.)

* Basically every time the Midnight Society faced off against the Shadowman. They're just kids, this is an evil entity whose sole purpose is to kidnap children and drag them into the shadows forever, and scared as they may be, they still face it head-on and work hard to defeat it. Extra points go to Jai pulling a HeroicSacrifice and Seth who faces the Shadowman with no fear after the creature has killed Sardo, with Seth outright demanding the Shadowman drag Sardo into the shadows so they may be a chance to rescue him alive.

* Towards the end, Jay gets two subtle but awesome moments. First he helps Hannah gets signatures on her petition using his charm and good humor. His off-hand "[[AnAesop You get more flies with honey than vinegar]]" remark drives home that activism can only get you so far without [[PetTheDog being kind or pleasant]]. Second, his debate with a comic-loving girl over new vs. old has a kernel of truth to it when he says that although you can't replace the classics, "[[LeaningAgainstTheFourthWall There's nothing wrong with trying something new]]."

* When the Midnight Society (minus [[spoiler: Gavin]]) need a disguise to get into the Carnival of Doom, Graham presents a very promising ChekhovsGun: [[spoiler: the Midnight Society's cloaks and masks, including one for Rachel.]]
* The ending: "[[spoiler: Submitted for the approval of the Midnight Society, I call this story "The Return of the [[CallBack Ghastly Grinner]]"...]]

* The fact that [[spoiler: the Midnight Society managed to keep at least one member out of the Shadow Man's clutches for nearly a week. That's longer than ''any'' poor soul who was cursed by the haunted woods.]]
** For that matter, [[spoiler: Connor holding out for as long as he did. In one weekend, he decked out his room into a safe haven against the Shadow Man, did his research on the curse and its origins, and almost found a way to reverse it. And to top it off, in the event he was captured by the Shadow Man (which eventually [[ForegoneConclusion does happen]]), he left clues for his friends so they would be able to save him.]]
* During the seance for June Murphy, [[spoiler: Seth narrowly keeping the Shadow Man at bay with what little resources he had at the time.]]

* Sardo helping the Midnight Society escape [[spoiler: the Shadowman/Connor at the dance using a magic trick to draw everyone's attention away while the kids leave.]] And all the while, the music playing is Sardo's personal favorite, [[SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic an epic variation of Danse Macabre]]!
** Also, Sardo publicly [[ArmorPiercingQuestion pressing]] Luke if [[spoiler: he ever used the Book of Shadows despite his warnings]] is his [[DownplayedTrope low-key]] way of letting him know he does ''[[LiarRevealed not]]'' appreciate being lied to.
* When all seems lost, [[spoiler: Luke using magic to enhance the Eternal Light artifact and effectively keep the Shadowman at bay, thanks to the enchanted quartz that allows the user light-magic.]]
* A huge one for fans of the original series, [[spoiler: the original Sardo appearing in a flashback at his magic store. Nobody saw it coming, but needless to say, everyone was thrilled at seeing the actor reprise his role once more]].
** Generally, Sardo [[spoiler: [[CrazyPrepared leaving clues]] for Luke to use the Return Spell, knowing the Shadow Man would kill him in the very-near future.]]
* In the most epic sense, the running gag of [[spoiler: needing a bobby pin in order to pick a lock paying off when Zoey say ''she'' has a bobby pin, [[MundaneMadeAwesome helping our heroes escape the Darkhouse]]. Long live the 90s.]]
* Basically every time the Midnight Society faced off against the Shadowman. They're just kids, this is an evil entity whose sole purpose is to kidnap children and drag them into the shadows forever, and scared as they may be, they still face it head-on and work hard to defeat it. Extra points go to Jai [[spoiler: pulling a HeroicSacrifice]] and Seth [[spoiler: who faces the Shadowman with no fear after the creature has killed Sardo, with Seth outright demanding the Shadowman drag Sardo into the shadows so they may be a chance to rescue him alive]].
** And when [[spoiler: the Shadowman/Connor [[KickTheDog coldly refuses and mocks "What are you gonna do about it, little boy?"]], Seth responds with this defiant quote before using firecrackers to leave the Shadow Man vulnerable:]]
-->'''Seth:''' [[spoiler: [[PassingTheTorch That's Seth! Accent on the Seth]]!]]
** Among these awesome moments is [[spoiler: the Midnight Society preparing their light-weapons, each fitting of their 'roles' (crossbow, dagger, gauntlet). The high[[{{Pun}} light]] of this initial attack is Jay (for utilizing his specialty as the team's [[HeartIsAnAwesomePower sheild]]) and Seth (who evolves from AnnoyingYoungerSibling to bone fide "magician" by utilizing his magic ball as light source to help Jay re-plug his light shield.)]]
** [[spoiler: Just the fact that a group of five teenagers and one child travel to the past through magic, save the life of a girl, defeat the Shadowman and break the curse, changing history so all the children who disappeared are now safe and sound and the woods are not cursed anymore]].
** During the aforementioned [[spoiler: change-the-past climax, Seth utilizing his magic wand to set off he breaker that will help the lighthouse start up again, complete with this one-liner: "[[MeaningfulEcho Abra Kadabra]], Shadow Head."]]
** Towards the climax, [[spoiler: Luke [[CharacterDevelopment putting his courage to the test]] and using himself as bait to keep the Shadowman at bay until the lighthouse is lit. Connor following suit and saving his friend also counts, as it marks the moment he goes from being apprehensive of facing the Shadowman again to [[HesBack regaining his fearless]] [[TheAce leader]] status.]]
* Towards the end, [[spoiler: Jay gets two subtle but awesome moments. First he helps Hannah gets signatures on her petition using his charm and good humor. His off-hand "[[AnAesop You get more flies with honey than vinegar]]" remark drives home that activism can only get you so far without [[PetTheDog being kind or pleasant]]. Second, his debate with a comic-loving girl over new vs.old has a kernel of truth to it when he says that although you can't replace the classics, "[[LeaningAgainstTheFourthWall There's nothing wrong with trying something new]]."]]

* A huge one for fans of the original series, [[spoiler: the original Sardo appearing in a flashback at his magic store. Nobody saw it coming, but needless to say, everyone was thrilled at seeing the actor reprise his role once more]].
** Sardo [[spoiler: [[CrazyPrepared leaving clues]] for Luke to use the Return Spell, knowing the Shadow Man would kill him in the very-near future.]]

** And when [[spoiler: the Shadowman/Connor [[KickTheDog coldly refuses and mocks "What are you gonna do about it, little boy?"]], Seth responds with this defiant quote before using firecrackers to leave the Shadow Man vulnerable:]]