There’s still a grim edge — and, since it’s Wednesday, plenty of deadpan humor — but it was difficult to point out Burton’s episodes in Season 1’s lineup. Now, you can watch the highlight of the season opener, a stop-motion animated horror story, whenever you want. Check out “The Tale of the Skull Tree” below:Burton’s love of stop-motion dates all the way back to Vincent, the animated short he made in 1982. “The Tale of the Skull Tree” harkens back to Burton’s stop-motion origins. “The Tale of the Skull Tree” leads Pugsley to a disturbing truth.