No it's not just you! I had trouble with the speed as well.

d'accord---it was very fast and difficult to understand---a real challenge

Absolutely agree - this is faster and less clear than usual at this level. Not knowing much at all about Halloween as totally uninterested and lucky enough to have grown up before it invaded the world, lack of context made it more difficult to comprehend. In the end, just have to hope that there is a pay off somewhere down the track.