FIRST Time Watching THE TWILIGHT ZONE 1x30 A Stop At Willoughby. Reaction Video

[@ericanderson8886]

Great reaction. Serling with that classic twist at the end that makes Twilight Zone such a great show.

[@DamnQuilty]

This is my favorite episode. It really hurts.

[@AmatureAstronomer]

Excellent episode. One of my favorites.

[@TomPate-hm7ci]

Loved your reaction I've seen all if the Twilight Zone Episodes and I have to say that A Stop At Willoughby was my favorite episode.

[@MamoruChiba1]

The town square of Willoughby, Ohio still looks today much as it did over a hundred years ago, right down to the statue honoring local Civil War soldiers.

[@zoppie]

Maybe Willoughby is the guy's idea of an afterlife. A Heaven, if you will. I don't recall what show it was from, but I recall an episode that was about a really bad biker dude who gets killed in an accident. He fully expects to go to Hell for the life he has led. And he wants to go there because he thinks fire and brimstone and tortured souls are cool. Instead he ends up in a room with an older couple watching slides of their vacation trip. Out of sheer boredom he yells out for the Devil, who appears and tells him, "You don't get that because for you that would be Heaven. For you, _this_ is Hell."🤣

[@thomasn3882]

I remember what you are talking about. It was an episode of Rod Serling's show from the 1970s, Night Gallery.

[@geraldmcboingboing7401]

You're almost exactly describing the plot of Twilight Zone, season 1, episode 28: A Nice Place to Visit, which starred Larry Blyden and Sebastian Cabot.

[@RX-12]

That's a Night Gallery.

[@DamnQuilty]

I'm so sorry for your lost. No words I can offer will make this hurt go away.

[@jeffrreykoehn7324]

James Daly was in the Star Trek episode, "Requiem for Methuselah."

[@charleswoolley8367]

I'm sure there are quite a few who would step off into Willoughby. A simpler time, without all the stressors we have today. A chance to begin again. Unfortunately, his only way to leave his problems would become a"final" destination.

[@DeadmanDave]

My version of "Willoughby" is my home county, but it's the year 2000 in which I'm 16 years old and in high school, my parents are still alive and in their 40s, Bill Clinton is still president, and the places I know and love are still in their prime.

[@craigdixon4113]

I love the “Irony” that was always in Rod Sterling adaptations in the Stories. Please try, “Mr Dingle The Strong.” From 1959.

[@rsacchi100]

Enjoyed your reaction and analysis.

[@fredholland7525]

I know this guys pain. Six months ago I was demoted after being told that I was best lead person they had. This was done to make room for a younger man. Last week my wife of 44 years told me she no longer is attracted to me. So yeah. Right now Willoughby seems like an option. I can't do that kind of thing, but the pain right now is overwhelming.

[@TheSciFiDogLady]

I am ao sorry. No, willoughby is not a good option :(

[@stevetheduck1425]

There was a time when the 1890s or 1900s were considered the golden age of the USA. There's a bunch of Archie comics where this view is impressed upon young minds by an editor, and even Marvel Comics has a character ( villain ) called 'Turner D. Century', who dresses like then, rides a bicycle built for two ( with a doll of the ideal woman behind him ), and uses an umbrella-shaped raygun to fight the Avengers and others. Most people understand that any golden age dream is just that; an illusion created by distance. The distance to your parent's childhoods, or your own childhood. Rod Serling definitely comes down on the side of 'there is no golden age in the past' with this episode.

[@LardGorth]

This is probably my favourite episode of TZ, although I haven't watched it in years...

[@mostlyharmless1]

LOL the male characters in Twighlight Zone always seemd to be in their late 30's but looked like they were in their 50's

[@eschnabel.4665]

Nicely done. I enjoyed your analysis. It gave me some new notions to consider. I agree there are comparisons to, "Walking Distance". Men unhappy in life and are given an opportunity to escape their unhappiness. Gart is able to escape, whilst Martin is forced to return to the world albeit with an enhanced appreciation of those idyllic times. There is a third episode that addresses similar issues, "The Trouble With Templeton". My second all time favorite from this iteration. I've subscribed and look forward to your eventual review of that episode. Have a good evening.

[@AMD7027]

I always thought that this episode had the most unexpected payoff. You could never expect the name of the town to be the name of the funeral home......hits very hard.

[@m139139]

That wife is a real witch. I won't say what letter belongs in place of the 'w'!

[@charleshays5407]

She complained about being married to a man who wanted to be Huckleberry Finn. Better to be Huckleberry Finn than to be married to Lady MacBeth.

[@DarinRWagner]

A woman who loves dogs... good thing I'm house-broken.

[@vincentschmitt7597]

This was Rod Serling's favorite episode of the season. My personal favorite of the entire series. Some other top tier standouts: The Shelter about civilized people showing their ugly side. The Midnight Sun about the earth shifting its orbit toward the blazing sun. It's a Good Life about a spoiled child with the ability to control reality.

[@TheSciFiDogLady]

I will react to 10 more TTZ episodes. And for that, I count votes. I will start counting votes when I get to episode 7 of this season :)

[@conversationalshaving9805]

Show the whole episode. Just break into it occasionally.

[@TheSciFiDogLady]

I cannot show the entire episode on KZbin. Their regulations simply ban the video making it unaccessible. The new FULL REACTION format is available for Patreon and KZbin membership. They are hosted in private server

[@edwinissakhanian7685]

Hi, this has always been my all time favorite episode of Twilight Zone. I have shown it to a number of my employees. And it led me to your reaction video which was great. Your reaction was perfect and I liked the way you broke it down. I also would like to mention you are a very pretty lady and I would like to meet you one day.

[@TheSciFiDogLady]

Hi there! Thank you so much! I hope you like this channel!

[@empirejeff]

That guy needs some help.

[@jeffborowiak9398]

Push it real good.

[@F-15spec]

Great analysis, great reaction. Just discovered your channel. Look forward to viewing more content.