Time Enough At Last - Twilight-Tober Zone

[@ChannelAwesome]

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[@Daviticus042]

I hope not.

[@peterkrug4124]

Always interesting to see a Twilight Zone episode that has NO fantasy or sci-fi element, that could presumably happen in real life.

[@cheerfulsatanist]

I'd say it's a three way tie at least with Time Enough At Last The Monsters On Maple Street And Nightmare At 20,000 Feet As most well known.

[@snakejesus]

YES! One of my most favorite episodes ever! God how I love how you guys did this particular episode: a real crap of a world around you and when things went to crap and found a piece of paradise, only to be taken the ability to enjoy it ripped away. Oof, such a world here

[@ThreadBomb]

That was great breakdown acting from Doug!

[@BoundaryBreak]

Walters facials mannerisms of seeking were pretty spot on

[@AceBobcat]

Serling*?

[@warcraft3modeltutorials494]

Hey it's the Boundary Break guy! Love how you and A+Start covered Tony Hawk, that game has been my life for the past few weeks and more than a few people have done the "stuck under the rail" glitch to get massive scores XD

[@gregorytyson995]

One of the most unique episodes of TV I've ever seen. Starts as a sitcom, turns into an Apocalyptic nightmare, then ends on a note of Greek tragedy.

[@undead890]

This episode has always stuck out at me. Partially because it's been parodied before, like on Futurama, but mainly because it's so sad. This guy was a total pushover, had a mean wife, and needed cokebottle glasses to see. All he ever wanted to do was read, then he finally has all the time to read, but now can't. Now he is all alone, with nothing to keep him company.

[@thevine2010]

Tragedy is a genre in Greek plays. Life just hits certain people harder than others. My usual take away from this is appreciate what you have and do the best with what you can make of things.

[@triforceofcourage100]

I mean Henry isn’t really a standup guy either between not doing the job he was hired to do and reading so much he neglects the people around him his boss and wife are kinda justified and maybe in some small way he did deserve some punishment he had a problem and I find it odd that I’m the only one here who seems to see that

[@0816M3RC]

@@triforceofcourage100 His boss might be slightly justified but definitely NOT his wife. If I was him I would have divorced that cruel shrew in a second. She is clearly just a anti-reader and anti-intellectual. She even uses "reader" as a insult and destroyed his property. You have a right to have a hobby. "Some punishment"? This is arguably one of the most severe punishments handed out to a Twilight Zone protagonist. The fact that you are the only one who thinks he deserved some punishment probably means that you are incorrect.

[@triforceofcourage100]

0816 M3RC hey I said some I never said his ultimate fate was justified sorry if that wasn’t clear second odds are his wife isn’t actually that mean normally she’s just constantly starved for attention because as a woman if the early sixties talking is one of the few things she gets to do it’s not like they have children for her to raise and for him to neglect he made her that way he clearly had a problem and deserved some form of punishment ultimately the one he got was far too harsh left alone in a nuclear hellscape with the one thing he had left taken from him however I definitely would have fired him for neglecting his job on the regular and if it had been possible divorcing him for someone who would actually pay some attention to me

[@triforceofcourage100]

mike silva I don’t get it

[@justanotherchannelonyoutub126]

Could you imagine wanting to do something so badly, and by the time you can do it you lose the ability to do so? That’s gotta suck

[@RobotacularRoBob]

My Steam library says hello

[@BTheBlindRef]

Welcome to the cause of mid life crisis. We all have things we've wanted to do for a very long time, and we just keep telling ourselves that "I'll get to do that later, when I have more time". Then you realize, not only are you having less and less time as time goes on, not more (and therefore you're having to GIVE UP things you already do), but now your body is starting to slowly fail you and some of those things are progressively getting further and further out of reach. You begin to realize the next time you'll "have time", you'll be well into your 60s and your body (and possibly mind) will be fading such that you will never accomplish those things. It's a hard and sobering realization that dawns on you when you're hitting about 40.

[@Becka_Harper]

Don’t have to imagine, worked my ass off to reach a competitive level of fitness and skill with the goal of becoming a professional rock climber; then I developed an auto-immune disorder. I went from a high level competitor to barely being able to function in 48 hours. It’s a hell I would only wish on my worst enemies.

[@MforMovesets]

Sounds like my life.

[@Nasser851000]

This episode is every bookworm's worst nightmare O.O

[@theresacherco3503]

So true that you’re all alone with all these books but you can’t enjoy them with anybody

[@trinaq]

Totally, I remember that fate being the most terrifying to me, a lifelong bookworm, admist all of the gruesome deaths in this series! 😱

[@marianatheschizoid5912]

As a longtime bibliophile and fan of the show I totally agree. Well thank god I don’t need spectacles... yet.

[@lucinae8512]

This isn't one of my favourite episodes, but I was shocked to see one of my best dreams turned into a nightmare.

[@OGEdger]

And for those of us with really bad eyesight.

[@sapphirewingthefurrycritic985]

The ending is just sad. Like Jesus, give this guy a break for once.

[@alexandresobreiramartins9461]

Nah, storytellers very seldom do that! I do agree with the characters in Re: Creators hating some of their creators whoa re complete bastards to their characters. That's a very interesting take on the idea of story characters becoming real and facing their creators.

[@chadkingoffuckmountain970]

@@alexandresobreiramartins9461 what

[@Mysteryof89]

"Oh wait, I can still read if I look really close"

[@TheWildcat131]

In my opinion, the ending is a lesson to appreciate the people around you.

[@3katfox]

this episode used to send me into crying fits as a child I could not handle such a sweet guy getting the shaft

[@CrypticCharm]

as a bibliophile currently surrounded by seven bookcases and a TBR pile on the floor, this episode really made me cry. he finally had the time to read and he lost it. i always hoped survivors would come and they set up a community and he wound up as a storyteller to others the ending was so tragic so i had to reimagine a new one also Burgess Meredith in the episode The Obsolete Man, now that was awesome and i really hope you cover it

[@ianr.navahuber2195]

agreed. that miraculously someone else there survived and came to help him

[@blacksun3884]

He's only doing the first 31 episodes so I don't think this year will get anywhere near it but I hope he eventually does this until every episode is covered. The Obsolete Man is one of my favorites too and I'd love to hear what he has to say about it.

[@scepticalsaint]

The Obsolete Man is a wonderful episode.

[@ztslovebird]

Cryptic Charm I hoped he would find a replacement pair of glasses, or a magnifying glass. Or the Braille books.

[@blacksun3884]

Your ending sounds a lot like the ending of Fahrenheit 451. After nuclear war destroys his city Guy Montag and the other outcasts become nomadic scribes that copy and preserve books and become storytellers of the post-nuclear war era.

[@jakebrowning4846]

I saw this for the first time in a high school English class. Half the people in class audibly said “oh no” at the twist. That’s good writing.

[@eadred9164]

Cringe.

[@wstine79]

Burgess Meridith is just as iconic to the Twilight Zone as Rod Serling was. Even narrated The Twilight Zone movie.

[@melenatorr]

Yes, and many thanks for this lovely little portrait of his career. Meredith is one of my very favorite actors.

[@adammilette3076]

He also played rocky's manager mick in the first 3 rocky movies

[@dastemplar9681]

This episode really just punches you hard in the gut. What a depressing ending. You just want this guy to get a break and just let him read, only for life to render him unable to and all alone. When he says “It’s not fair” you absolutely agree with him and just sit there feeling so sorry for him. To me, this was the most depressing episode because all we see is a guy gets pushed around, and the minute he gets the opportunity to finally indulge in his passion, he loses the ability to enjoy it. God what a harsh ending.

[@dancepiglover]

There’s another Twilight Zone episode that depressed me more than this one, but this still was sad. 😞

[@BugsyFoga]

The effort you guys put to capture the style of twilight zone is definitely something to be admired .

[@trinaq]

I agree, their little skits which bookend the review are a definite highlight, in my opinion! 😂🤣

[@oliverdelica2289]

@@trinaq oh heck yeah

[@wstine79]

"It's Halloween, and now I have all the time in the world to watch Walter's Twilight Zone review Marathon." :::drops the phone in puddle and cracks::: "That's not fair!" "

[@disneyprincess6138]

This is literally my favorite episode and when he accidentally steps on his glasses, I scream "NOOOO!!!" everytime. It's a little funny and sad at the same time, the ending I mean

[@disneyprincess6138]

Also, this is why you have a second pair of glasses and/or contacts handy

[@melissacooper4282]

He didn't step on his glasses. He stumbled and the glasses simply fell to the ground and scattered.

[@troywright359]

Every time the penguin knocks the glasses off his face, I scream NO! How I hate them! It's sad, but a little funny.

[@Kawaiikate01]

I love that they added Doug to this saying “there was time now” because that’s all we seem to have because of quarantine. Talk about good reference timing.

[@PrincessNinja007]

*cries in essential* I have less time now than ever

[@mikshinee87]

@@PrincessNinja007 Well, to cheer you up at least you know you're *essential* . Which I guess makes the rest of us non-essential a.k.a useless to society? Interesting distinction I must say.

[@jborrego2406]

Lol yea for the lazy I’m working my ass off

[@jborrego2406]

Z Z most of u don’t want to work or to scared while others work

[@zubat-man3019]

I love how with each episode Walter becomes more and more Rod Sterling.

[@Icalasari]

Maybe that'll be the twist for October 31st? The outro part has a Rod Sterling impersonator talk about how sad it is a man, isolated and alone, made up a world in his head where he was the narrator?

[@zubat-man3019]

@@Icalasari ouh nice

[@ironwraith852]

Actually it's Serling. Sorry for bothering you!

[@michaelryall5752]

"That's not fair...there was time now...and that's not fair!"

[@higher_haze]

This story just hurts so damn much, even if you watch it a million times. I feel so terrible but I can't help but love how morbid it is.

[@googelle7555]

I've always chosen to believe that Henry was able to wander around long enough to eventually find one pair of usable glasses. My heart and sanity NEED to believe this, lol.

[@benjaminschiel3339]

well we see for a second his perspective. he was so blind that he could not see at the distance...and could not even see clear what was just a meter away from him... Its his hometown and perhaps he know the way from that libary( If we assuem he send days there) to his personal goggle maker... by his luck he most liket fall over a obstical and then get so serious wounded that he die by the wounds. Also the broken bockedwatch glasses was a clue that all outher glasses out there wear also destroyed by the detonation. say it was a bit more realistic and siminary to that simpsons parodie ( well was a mix of omegaman/i am legend and this twilightzone episode) the streets and buildings are full of death people. all the glassed of the corpsed from that he could take it wear also splittet and impossible to use...

[@Kap00rwith2os]

This was so memorable, I saw it as a kid and I felt so bad for the guy.

[@backtrakk2121]

when your fallout characters makes it out of the vault, but the game freezes at your stat selection screen.... "i had everything perfect, there was more time to play...there was more time"

[@Center-For-I.E.D.Mismanagement]

So....you're referring to Fallout 76, right?

[@eadred9164]

Cringe. Go outside.

[@JumpNShootSH]

doug saying "melvin brother of the joker" while weeping was actually brilliant

[@justinpullen1097]

I know that feeling at the end. I once wrote a script for a musical based on Black Parade and lost it when my computer crashed.

[@3fatkid]

"Melvin: Brother of The Joker: The Movie" There's an old school joke for you!

[@JohnSmith-jh6ey]

"To flee even more.boldly" would have been good two but this works just as well

[@JohnSmith-jh6ey]

Too°

[@rogue7723]

I don't get it, though.

[@imaginaryobserver]

Wait, is that a Phelous joke?? On how Teddy was brother of the Freddy?? I have missed so much.

[@warriorwhacko]

Rogue the L.I-Princess A long time ago Doug did a sketch about the Joker’s brother named Melvin. It was terrible and everyone hated it. The joke here being that Doug foolishly thinks he can somehow revive a poorly written character to still make it work.

[@sierramccutchen3531]

I have always felt that this video captures the frustration of every adult who just wants to get away from others and be completely immersed in their hobby. However, when you try too hard to get completely immersed you end up polluting the prize you hold dear.

[@francisfatta]

I’m liking these own stories going on in these reviews. Really gives the feeling of the actual twilight zone

[@Czah5]

Burgess Meredith was such a excellent fit for The Twilight Zone because he was so amazing at selling that perfect amount of desperation that such "twisted" scenarios demand.

[@MoonlitLycan]

This is one of those episodes that really showcases the idea that sometimes terrible things happen to the best or most undeserving of people.

[@flyingpastakitty]

I relate to Henry. He is treated poorly because of something simple and harmless. Only to be belittle and bullied by those around him.

[@tremorsfan]

If that was my wife I’d be like “here’s something we can read together. Divorce papers”.

[@misspriss2482]

Right? Why on earth didn't he leave her or put his foot down?

[@melissacooper4282]

@@misspriss2482 because he is such a wimp that he never had the courage to stand up for himself!

[@goldenlightpictures6223]

Lol exactly what I thought when I watched the episode! His wife is a genuinely cruel person!

[@michlo3393]

Plot twist: Court awards her your book collection in the settlement.

[@lasmejoradas]

This is like my all time favorite TZ episode because the ending is truly terrifying. A bibliophile being the only person on Earth ended up breaking his reading glasses? Not even Shyamalan can top that twist!

[@topgorillatv]

I wouldn’t compare M. Night Shyamalan’s best work to Rod Serling’s worst. He had one decent twist in the 6th Sense and it’s been downhill ever since.

[@douglasmiller8176]

Sixth sense, a total homage to the old lady be good?

[@difference3maker36]

This is one of the best episodes of the twilight zones this was my favorite.

[@gmg9010]

I like the one where the guy thinks he lives and works and has a great life but then you find out that he’s an actor and his life is falling apart

[@RandomDragonEXE]

@@gmg9010 what's the name of that episode?

[@gmg9010]

RandomDragon.EXE a world of difference

[@RandomDragonEXE]

@@gmg9010 thanks

[@gmg9010]

RandomDragon.EXE your welcome

[@HeatherE1985]

I always wanted a sequel where he went on a quest to find another pair of glasses with his prescription. Everyone else is dead, and one other person in his region must have had glasses that he could at least see decently out of. With his dedication to reading, there's no way he didn't try to find another pair of glasses. I want to see that adventure.

[@lens_hunter]

People always think "Aw man, I feel so bad for Henry." So do I, and everyone else who died. It's pretty good acting and writing to make us not really think twice about everyone else being dead.

[@Omar-wq9dz]

7:16 - I would say there are other quintessential Twilight Zone episodes like To Serve Man, Nightmare At 20 000 Feet, and Monsters Are Due On Maple Street

[@Logitah]

This episode is every single corrupted file and squished lunch in the bottom of your bag in one!

[@kailyns8159]

This one and The Obsolete Man are the two episodes that I remember best from The Twilight Zone series. Such powerful messages.

[@queenkiki9472]

I'm still in denial about the true twist of this episode, his glasses didn't break and even till this day he's reading all the books he ever wanted T.T

[@PetProjects2011]

I remember on TV Tropes someone proposed that maybe he somehow found a glasses store and found a pair in his prescription.

[@abcdefg2174]

@@PetProjects2011 How will he find it if he's practically blind without his glasses?

[@PetProjects2011]

@@abcdefg2174 By feeling around nonstop until he finds one.

[@barbj672000]

When I was in high school I had an hour lunch break where I could leave the campus and go home for lunch. I remember making it a point to get home in time to watch not just one but both of the showings. Thank you for making this channel. You do do it justice.

[@melissaroszkowski8911]

Great episode. I always have the ending burned in my mind

[@3katfox]

This is my mom's favorite episode, because she's a huge bookworm, and she watches it all the time But I always hated it as a kid, it would always make me cry I felt so sorry for him The portrayal of his character is just so wonderfully done that you just wanna hug him and protect him

[@musicaldooder20]

How did I know you’d have Doug be the star for your “skit” this time? 😂 Also, props to Walter yet again on his Rod Serling impression. Not only is the vocal portion of it great, but the physical mannerisms too.

[@varangiangaming7178]

God I feel that ending, many a time has my essays been lost due to technical error.

[@graciegj63]

Pen and paper is the way to go. Just fax it to your teachers if they have one.

[@reyrey7775]

Okay, I really want Melvin: Brother of the Joker now.

[@MoonShadowWolfe]

Oh, but it has existed for over ten years! An early sketch of his that didn't turn out so well. In fact, it got such negative response that 'Melvin, Brother of the Joker' became a running joke of indicating failure. I've never gone looking, but I'm sure someone preserved it through blip-pocalypse.

[@Jumpman2561]

Here you are: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gH7aeIGIjKebb6M En.. . joy? ;)

[@Jonnicom]

World Governments: "Virus is out, stay inside or face the consequences!" United States: "You bastards are going back to work in 2 weeks!" Me: "But there was time now!"

[@ErzengelDesLichtes]

“HA HA! They laughed before - well, no they didn’t, that was the problem-“ 😂🤣😂 beautiful line, whoever wrote that.

[@stuffingtonjfluffypantsiii]

this is one of my 3 favorite episodes. Along with To Serve Man and The Monsters Are Due On Maple Street

[@lukebisping1417]

May I just say that ending is the best bit of self aware humor I've ever seen this year.

[@mssnowypie]

I remember on some long drives with my niece she be so bored I would tell episode of the twilight zone like stories. This one made her so sad, every now and then I quote that popular line at the end she gets so sad.

[@Kentrc11]

Episodes like this make you appreciate flash drives & audio books more.

[@LivinMyJeffLife]

When his wife tells "HENRYY!!" Looney Tunes used to reference this episode a lot too😅 Edit: Upon further research. HENRY!! comes from an early radio drama called "The Aldrich Family"

[@pheunithpsychic-watertype9881]

I think thats an older reference than this episode. I remember a 40s looney tunes cartoon using it

[@LivinMyJeffLife]

@@pheunithpsychic-watertype9881 I was trying to figure out where it originally came from, but it's so obscure & only one word

[@LivinMyJeffLife]

@@pheunithpsychic-watertype9881 FOUND IT! It's from some early radio drama called "The Aldrich Family"

[@charleskimball7058]

“Henry! Henry Aldritch!” “Coming, mother.”

[@Cyber_Smoke]

The Scary Door ! " well atleast I can still read Brail" * Hands fall off.

[@ariadnefrolich7243]

As an avid reader and book lover, this episode's ending hurts my heart in ways I can't even begin to describe.

[@lygonthereddragon]

This is my absolute favorite TZ episode.

[@mleighqs]

I so love Mr. Meredith in many of his roles. One that sticks in my mind is the character he played in the 1981 version of Clash of the Titans. He played the role of Ammon the man who helps Persus before he sets off on his adventures.

[@The_Hemline_Scribe]

Given that Time Enough At Last is commonly seen as the quintessence of Twilight Zone episodes, you were able to so dexterously and comprehensively anatomize the facets of its constituent writing, performances, and overall execution which solidified this episode in the collective conscious as one of the series’ most iconic. Mr. Bemis, despite the somewhat obsessive and interruptive nature of his introversion and fixation on literature, was portrayed as a sympathetic individual who found solace and companionship within the fictitious worlds of the books he read. He prefers the quiet company and solitude found apart from the emotionally corrosive relationships he has formed with the other significant people in his life, and yearns for the time and tranquility necessary to indulge his true desires without the intrusive knell of callous and demanding voices constantly stopping him. Thematically, pleasurable and truly loving relationships are a rarity within The Twilight Zone, with Mr. Bemis finding his idiosyncratic devotion to reading, which is a foundational characteristic of his personality, to be incompatible with the expectations of his listless and impatient wife. His joyous assent to read poetry to his wife is sincere and romantic, indicating the unfortunate reality that Mr. Bemis has not found a partner who deeply shares his values nor reciprocates his love of the written word. I can’t be certain whether the frequency of fundamentally dissonant personalities existent in Twilight Zone marriages can be interpreted as commentary on perhaps the archaic perceptions and approaches to marriage dominant in the nineteen-fifties, or whether these characterizations are simply necessary set-ups for the subsequent narrative to be effectively told. Regardless, poor Mr. Bemis is never more alone than with company, and never more fulfilled than in unremittent solitude with his books. I loved your mention of Burgess Meredith’s role within the Rocky movies, and I’m exceedingly glad to say that I can better appreciate the versatility and breadth Burgess had as an actor after recently witnessing his portrayal of Mickey for the first time! Your work beautifully encapsulated the touching melancholy of this piece of television history, Walter, and I’m so grateful to be able to enjoy your thoughts every day!

[@WalterCulture]

It's good to read you reactions, Hayley! Thanks as always!

[@christopheralthouse6378]

@@WalterCulture I just browsed through all three of her comments thus far...this girl can definitely WRITE! 😍 Someone needs to hire her QUICKLY as a writer for sure because those who can turn a phrase the way she does are a dying breed...every one has been a dissertation of this type, skillfully breaking down the characters, their motives, the basic plot, asking relevant questions... Hell...GIVE THIS GIRL A JOB! 😍😁😅

[@samantharose5255]

I think the message of this particular episode was is not to be over consumed over something for you can lose everything and become lonely while not taking things for one already has for granted. (Almost equal to social media, internet, and phones in general.)

[@YuniorGamboa]

I still remember this episode fondly because it was the 1st the introduce me to the entire show. My math teacher would put the Twilight zone when we were done with the test and all that to pass the time and the majority of the class loved it

[@devilucifer_6]

Yep this is one of my favorite twilight zones too all the time I want and all the time I'll ever need

[@Serai3]

As a reader who has always worn glasses, I cried seeing this when I was a child. It still hurts.

[@insanitypepper1740]

Lifelong fan of TZ. Thank you for these wonderful reviews!

[@cianparkinson9605]

Theres so much thats great about this episode but I think the best part is the visuals: the set design and backgrounds are great and really get the tone across

[@JoshuaPazos]

This was the very first episode of the show I watched with my dad twenty years ago. Greetings from Quito - Ecuador guys.

[@stempo1]

When he goes from "I'm really very lucky" to "Help Help", It just gets me every time.

[@antigrav6004]

I think that when a character is having a moment of joy that is taken away so quick and violently evokes powerful emotion. Like having a good day and then you find out your cat died. Everyone's experienced that feeling at some point.

[@Mysteryof89]

I remember the first time I ever saw this on Sci-fi years ago. At the end I was like "Wait....but why?! WHY that's such a undeserved ending"

[@Starfals]

Radiation and glasses breaking with the watch aside, the episode was really well done and if the ending was simply happy.. i don't think many people would have remembered it as much. Sometimes sad endings are more powerful

[@justsomeokami8867]

My thoughts whenever I see this episode is always “what did he do to deserve that? All he wanted was to read...🥺😭” as a bookworm myself, this episode depresses me.

[@Grim_Sister]

The ending with Doug. As an animation student, I feel this on a personal level. Save your work often, kids

[@hyrulianhero116]

I can empathize with this character easily. I've always been very antisocial. So I find solace in reading and writing. Now I don't ever have the time, so much going on in the world and in life. Will always be one of my favorites.

[@kagehikari4281]

Defiantly a classic. i always loved Burgess. He was such a great actor and so lovable be it villain, a trainer, or a dirty old man lol

[@PetProjects2011]

7:53 This is why I hit save after every edit or change.

[@Rojiace]

This is my Father’s favorite episode of the Twilight Zone. He always loved the dark ending of this episode. And it isn’t surprising that this episode is well remembered with the ending being parodied. This is a great story that should be seen by everyone. Especially how well the acting was.

[@kenny33247]

"He used a blue filter" Me looking at the black and white: "Ahhh ofc how didn't i notice"

[@melindamercier6811]

Definitely one of the best. My personal favorites are Nightmare at 20,000 Feet, Living Doll, and To Serve Man.

[@NyGeL_Derey]

that's the reason why you should ALWAYS save the file while working

[@amitverma4203]

As part of a generation which gets put off by Black and White cinema. This was my first Twilight Zone episode and it hooked me so much and led me to this iconic piece of TV history.

[@SummaGirl1347]

As depressing as this episode is, we can be consoled by the fact that Henry would be dead from Radiation Poisoning in a matter of days, if not hours.

[@ScreamingYeen]

This is my favorite episode. The pure torture of the character, the quick rise and abrupt downfall. It's all hurts so good.

[@47ratsinahoodie]

This is the only Twilight Zone episode I've ever been able to watch with my mom (cause TTZ is never really on) and we both love it.

[@setoombs]

Thank you so for using the Satie piece in the background, it is my favorite piece of music and perfectly appropriate for the episode

[@SqueakingLion]

This was such a good episode of the Twilight Zone. I remember it very fondly.

[@masonr1666]

To me, this is a warning against obsession of any kind. Things that seem innocuous at first, but if you get too obsessed with them, they can lead to total self-destruction. Think ruminating thoughts, or substance abuse. These may start off innocently. But , can spiral out of control if not kept in check. Sure Mr. Serling could have made it a more known vice, but then the aftermath wouldn't have been as powerful. The path we see if of a sympathetic addict who cannot stop himself. His family, try to get him to stop. But, you are watching through the lens of the addict rather then the people who want him to do better. Until, he self-destructs.

[@philipportelli7700]

In a way it is a "justified" ending. Bemis loved reading so much that he forgot to live a normal life. Now that normal life is over, he can no longer read! Unless, of course, the optometrist's office was still intact! But man, imagine how heavy real glass "glasses" much have been?

[@MightyGazelle1]

Perhaps my all time favorite Twilight zone episode. Loving these reviews btw, keep up the great work!

[@labyfan1313]

I just saw this episode for the first time and the ending made me want to cry. It was so devastating.

[@jasonjimerson7046]

One of my favorite Twilight Zone episodes ever.

[@Gojiro7]

you know its a good Channel Awesome video when the most viewed part of it isn't skipping over the tacked on skits or ad's that take up 1/3 of the run time

[@danilynn114]

Oh my gosh, this was the most heartbreaking!!! My cousin and I cried so many times!!!

[@sophiawidzowski1757]

The idea of Doug slowly spiraling deeper and deeper into insanity just muttering “Melvin, Melvin, brother of the joker...” cracks me up more than it probably should. Sorry Doug

[@walterfechter8080]

Burgess Meridith was from Ohio. He was also a WWII vet. This particular episode of The TZ was one of the most memorable. Thanks Mr. Meridith. Thanks Mr. Serling and company. Thanks Walter.

[@j03thesquid]

This was always one of my favorite episodes

[@THECOMICBOOKMAN]

Definitely one of my favorite episodes! The ending gets me Everytime!

[@graveyardshift1217]

I've been rewatching the TZ series and this is still my favorite episode.

[@sunnyquinn3888]

If you ask me, the wife was the fool here. If I was married to a man who just wanted to read all the time, I'd just pick up my own book and sit beside him. We would have a very quiet, blissful relationship.

[@DesignIncase]

But if that all he did, wouldn't much of a relationship. It's possible her attitude is the result of him just being a bad husband.

[@eadred9164]

Infantalizing misogynist.

[@Zorro3k6]

Wow... that Melvin joke. Never thought I'd see that one again. Loving these reviews btw. Can't wait to see tomorrow's.

[@thomasarcanine]

This is actually my first Twilight Zone I have ever watched and my all-time favorite. ♥️♥️♥️

[@dingdongbells3314]

When I was young, very young, in the early 2000s, my father sat me down, and showed me this weird black and white TV show, and I was like "Dad, this show isn't even in color" But no, as I watched the episode, I kinda vaguely emphasized with the guy who likes to read, but everyone is always bothering him, and he has all these responsibilities. And then he suddenly had all the time in the world, all the time he could ever want to read, but then his glasses broke, and he couldn't read. That's when my father said, "Imagine you had all the time in the world to play video games, but then, the power went out and never came back." I nodded along "That would be terrible!" He smiled and told me "That, my son, is the meaning of irony" Twenty years later, and I still NEVER forget this episode when I think about irony.

[@SomeYouTubeTraveler]

This one and the one where the gold robbers cryosleep for 100 years are the only episodes I ever saw, and they stick with me to this day

[@MadHatter42]

This episode is so famous, my middle school English teacher showed it to us when we were reading Poe to illustrate how twist endings work.

[@NCTStudio]

This episode *breathes* the phrase "you don't know what you have 'til it's gone".