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Everyone gets judged on Halloween. The most fun you'll have all night, after appreciating the creative and scantily clad, and mocking the far too drunk, will be judging costumes. Some will be clichéd, some will be trying too hard, some won't be trying at all. All will be judged.
No costumes come under as much scrutiny as couples costumes. The two of you might as well draw a target on your backs for your bitchy single friends to hit with judgy witticisms. If you feel that you must go through with this, at least do us a favor: avoid the following costumes. Whether they're too popular, too pleased with themselves, or too pretentious, these costumes aren't going to go over well at any house parties this year.
Before you go out and spend half your paycheck trying to re-enact a certain VMAs performance, check out these 25 Couples Costumes to Avoid This Halloween.
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Walt and Skyler, from Breaking Bad
Who's gonna wear it: Everyone who appreciates "serious" television
Why you should avoid it: Insensitive, bad fans will harassing "Skyler" all night, prompting her to pen an insightful essay about the experience. And where does that leave you? With sadness and a sweaty bald cap, that's where.
Phil and Willie Robertson, from Duck Dynasty
Who's gonna wear it: Flyover state residents and reality TV enthusiasts.
Why you should avoid it: You will spend your whole night being mistaken for ZZ Top.
William and Kate
Who's gonna wear it: Anglophiles/people who think liking The Mighty Boosh makes them better than you.
Why you should avoid it: Everyone will notice how much better looking your girlfriend is.
Manti Teo and Manti Teo's Girlfriend
Who's gonna wear it: Deadspin readers
Why you should avoid it: Your girlfriend won't feel like she had an equal stake in the costume.
Dexter and Deb, from Dexter
Who's gonna wear it: Masochists (which you must be if you stuck with Dexter until the end).
Why you should avoid it: People are just going to bitch to you about the finale all night.
Nev and Max, from Catfish
Who's gonna wear it: People who've been on too many OKCupid dates.
Why you should avoid it: You'll be taking Catfish beyond a Twitter hashtag and into real life, which is where that show goes wrong for its participants. Learn your lesson.
Anyone from Mad Men
Who's gonna wear it: Forgetful friends who have nice clothes.
Why you should avoid it: You'll want to be Don. Your girlfriend will want to be Joan. That pairing doesn't make sense within the context of the show. Mad Men fans are sticklers. This won't end well.
Margot and Richie Tenenbaum, from The Royal Tenenbaums
Who's gonna wear it: Aging hipsters and people who haven't seen Moonrise Kingdom.
Why you should avoid it: "Aging Hipster" is never a good look.
Alice and the White Rabbit, from Once Upon a Time in Wonderland
Who's gonna wear it: People who like spinoffs, maybe Lewis Carroll enthusiasts who have given up on trying.
Why you should avoid it: Good luck explaining to everyone that you're not Alice and the Rabbit from the Disney cartoon or original source material, but Alice and the Rabbit from the soon-to-be-shortlived ABC spinoff. What kind of asshole are you?
Hannah Horvath and Adam Sackler, from Girls
Who's gonna wear it: People who have stopped caring.
Why you should avoid it: You're gonna get real, real cold.
Brad Paisley and LL Cool J
Who's gonna wear it: Accidental racists.
Why you should avoid it: People at that party will have just forgotten about the song, and what kind of sicko would want to take that bliss away from them?
Eli and Veronica, from Dads
Who's gonna wear it: People with no taste.
Why you should avoid it: God willing, it'll be cancelled by Halloween. Let it die.
Michele and Marcus Bachmann
Who's gonna wear it: Tea Partiers. Political satirists.
Why you should avoid it: You'll scare the children.
Cronut and Foodie
Who's gonna wear it: People who stay abreast of pastry developments, people who suck.
Why you should avoid it: Everyone will know that you suck.
The Lone Ranger and Tonto, from The Lone Ranger
Who's gonna wear it: People seeking new ways to offend Native Americans beyond the usual Halloween costumes.
Why you should avoid it: Just because Tarantino liked it doesn't make it cool.
Chelsea Manning and Edward Snowden
Who's gonna wear it: People who follow Anonymous on Twitter.
Why you should avoid it: Most people won't know who you are. Republicans will insist on calling you a "leaker."
Ana Steele and Christian Grey, from 50 Shades of Grey
Who's gonna wear it: People who have ironically read 50 Shades of Grey but aren't brave enough to bring it on the subway, WHAT. Gauntlet thrown down.
Why you should avoid it: Hahahahahaha—wait, really?
Kim and Kanye
Who's gonna wear it: Men who lack creativity. Women who have been going to pilates class.
Why you should avoid it: It could get awkward if anyone dresses as Jimmy Kimmel. But mostly because you are not Kanye West. And you are not Kim Kardashian.
Twerk Fail Girl and Jimmy Kimmel
Who's gonna wear it: People who claim they knew the video was fake.
Why you should avoid it: It could get awkward if anyone dresses as Kanye.
Grumpy Cat and Manager Ben Lashes
Who's gonna wear it: Buzzfeed readers...and Complex readers. (Love is love.)
Why you should avoid it: Because Grumpy Cat has already gone too far.
Carlos Danger and Sydney Leathers
Who's gonna wear it: Political bloggers and gossip columnists.
Why you should avoid it: Please help us finally remove Anthony Weiner from the conversation. Be a part of the solution, not the problem. However, #TEAMLETSYDNEYLIVE
George Clooney and Sandra Bullock, from Gravity
Who's gonna wear it: Your friends who won't stop stop talking about Gravity.
Why you should avoid it: Unless you really look like Clooney and Bullock (you don't), they'll think you're just generic astronauts. And do you really want to be the next person to bore someone talking about how good the movie looks in Imax?
Dead Robb Stark and Jeyne
Who's gonna wear it: People suffering from Red Wedding PTSD.
Why you should avoid it: A spoiler is still a spoiler. (Sorry if this was a spoiler)
Government Shutdown and Debt Ceiling
Who's gonna wear it: "Clever" people.
Why you should avoid it: Note the quotations around the word "clever." You're much better off as THE GOVERNMENT SLUTDOWN AND BOOB CEILING, AMIRITE?*
*Sorry, everyone. Let's just pretend this didn't happen.
Miley Cyrus and Robin Thicke
Who's gonna wear it: Everyone.
Why you should avoid it: See above.
