Twenty Two - Twilight-Tober Zone

"Twenty Two" has a few shots and elements to be enjoyed, but is it worth a recommendation? Find out now as Walter discusses this episode in The Twilight Zone.
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"Twenty Two" is episode 53 of the American television series The Twilight Zone. The story was adapted by Rod Serling from a short anecdote in the 1944 Bennett Cerf Random House anthology Famous Ghost Stories, which itself was an adaptation of "The Bus-Conductor", a short story by E. F. Benson published in The Pall Mall Magazine in 1906. The episode was one of six shot on videotape in a short-lived experiment aimed to cut costs.
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[@trinaq]

While a solid episode with decent performances, the only memorable thing about it was the line "Room for one more, honey."

[@fazkid9971]

Can you please review Book Of Life, Miss Paragrine's Home For Peculiar Children, or A House With A Clock In It's Walls please? I feel as if people don't really talk about these movies enough. Book Of Life is an animated kids' movie that was overlooked by the later released movie: Coco, Miss Paragrine's is a live action book-based kids' movie that envolves inhuman slenderman-esc things that eat eyes with the ability to turn invisible, and Clock In It's Walls is another live action kids' movie with some creepy moments here and there and a necromanced worlock antagonist!!

[@anubusx]

That doctor is secretly a vampire.

[@vincetrujillojr510]

The ending built up the tension so high that when the ending plays out I feel like I'm having a mental breakdown with her.

[@kilroywashere513]

This is just as weird as all the episodes of this show is, and I’ve seen it on the SyFy channel once too, yet I didn’t hate this show though.

[@trinaq]

This episode gives me "Final Destination" vibes, particularly of the first movie, which also had the protagonist's paranoid dreams about an exploding plane come true.

[@LucyLioness100]

I wouldn’t be surprised if they borrowed that exploding plane part

[@averageant7173]

What did you think final destination was based on? This episode was one of biggest inspirations for that film

[@anubusx]

That film was an unused X-Files script.

[@SuperSwordman1]

Oh no! She avoided getting a plane destined to blow up, now Death will start trying to kill her for messing with its design and we'll get a REALLY overrated series out of it!

[@simsgirlgem]

That’s what I thought

[@romanrhodes815]

"Room for one more, honey" episode.

[@trinaq]

Yes, that line is the most memorable thing about this entire episode!

[@drewidlifestyle7883]

My boss used to say that to me at work I was very unnerved as a kid until I saw the episode and it clicked it was a reference

[@ericjanssen394]

Although, of course, Bob Newhart fans can't watch it without flashing back on kzbin.info/www/bejne/oXLJh5WAlLF8nsU

[@bunnywithakeyboard7628]

One of those lines that doesn’t work when inviting people into an orgy.

[@shadejakva9367]

Not gonna lie, that lady terrified me when I saw this years ago for the first time

[@LucyLioness100]

One of the most classic horror tales. The nurse is definitely the creepiest part of the episode. Not exactly a favorite, but I do enjoy the different interpretations of “Room for One More”

[@angrytheclown801]

I'd wind up a victim no matter how explicit my dreams were. Creepy as hell, but a beautiful woman. I'd be so busy drooling she'd just pull me in by my shirt collar.

[@valuecalc]

@@angrytheclown801, I hear you, and I cannot blame you at all!

[@HlootooThunderhammer]

Absolutely. Her face and aura when she says "room for one more honey" is delightfully eerie in both instances. The way the episode plays out when she's on screen certainly paid off.

[@justsomeokami8867]

22nd video, on the 22nd of October, titled “22”. Cosmic forces at hand

[@BillGraper]

This is one of my favorite episodes! I love how her recurring nightmare actually saves her life in the end.

[@GraceLove33]

One of the very few times that there is a happy ending , I liked it

[@Mitch-Alex]

Yes, best twist ever. And back then they always made women out to be so emotional and delusional

[@akrodriguez3056]

“Room for one more, honey” is a phase I use in my everyday life. I remember this seeing this episode a lot when I was younger and it stuck with me.

[@erickuritsky4087]

Love it. I use the line with friends who are well acquainted with the episode. We love it.

[@aadams1006]

I disagree about the doctor. He adds to the creepy ambiance and is a good red herring- you assume he has something to do with the end so it surprises you more when you get there.

[@ChrisJones-ij3xp]

Yes, that was my exact impression when I first watched this in the '80s. I thought it very effective how the doctor seemed creepy and SURELY a catalyst for the final scene, and yet...apparently wasn't. A good red herring, as you said.

[@melissacooper8724]

I thought the doctor was being perverted towards his patient!

[@skokian1able]

The doctor also serves to illustrate the sort of demeaning behavior that has contributed to the dancer's mental breakdown.

[@madizzle90]

This was one of the scariest TZ episodes. Prove me wrong.

[@dancepiglover]

ONE of, yes. But there definitely are others.

[@KingJaymo2k11]

This episode STILL gives me chills

[@chrisazylum6624]

Remember watching this as a kid! Next time another time travel episode! Also this is on the 22nd day of October!

[@dancepiglover]

I actually give it a solid recommendation for someone who knows nothing about the episode in advance. I felt this episode was scary. To me, it really felt like the creepiness of a bad dream. Something is off, unnerving. The lack of music during her dream adds to that feeling. We all know what it feels like to have that feeling like something isn’t right. The audience being able to make a connection with the character allows us to feel as frightened as her.

[@erickuritsky4087]

A great episode. One of the best of TZ!

[@GraceLove33]

Even when she’s at the airport it still feels like in a bad dream

[@SkorgeSlaps]

I looked at exactly the 22 second mark when you were done talking about all the 22's and now I'm all funked up hahah

[@trinaq]

Indeed, SO many 22s are involved, and it just so HAPPENS to be October 22nd, the 22nd day of this series!

[@feathero3]

I'd give this another like but don't want to mess up the 22

[@Nightman221k]

This is one of my favorite episodes. I actually really liked the shot on video look on this one. I dunno what it is but it adds to the unease and creepiness.

[@FreihEitner]

Good point. The video look was unpleasant on about half of those episodes but added to the aura on the other half.

[@Brenda-cg1px]

Agreed. This is one of the rare instances where the fact that it was shot on videotape actually worked to the episode’s benefit. Something about it gives the episode a more ghostly, unsettling vibe. It worked nicely for Long Distance Call as well.

[@erickuritsky4087]

Yes, I absolutely agree. This so called reviewer thinks you and I require his psychological interpretation to understand the episode. I don't think "he" understands it!

[@random22026]

THIS one gave me chills, Walter! A reminder that paying attention to a dream message may be a life or death decision...although it would be hard to ignore that memorably cool 'Room for one more, honey.' BTW, this episode aired on the 22nd October. Nicely done.

[@TylerCharlesFisher]

"Room for one more, honey." "Aaaaaaaah!" "Well! I know my evil eyebrows and monotone voice can be a bit off-putting, but that was still uncalled for! ...Hey, is that a bomb?"

[@supercrafter5351]

I feel it it would have been a nice touch to throw in that the plane was "Flight 22"

[@river_acheron]

Agreed. Or knocking over the water, feeling thirsty. All these omens and portents are kinda vital to the episode!

[@erickuritsky4087]

This so called "reviewer" believes "we" require his insight to understand the greatest television show of all time. This is one of the best episodes of TZ. And yes, Flight 22 is somewhat important to mention...

[@labyfan1313]

Agreed. I replayed it 3 times to see if I missed him saying the Flight was also 22. And talk more about the connections in her dreams and why she was so freaked out about getting on the plane. It wasn't just a bad feeling.

[@shainewhite2781]

2:24, it's Dr. Smith from Lost In Space! Oh, the pain, the pain!

[@ericjanssen394]

Between this and "The Silence", he did some pretty good TZ supporting roles.

[@wstine79]

I'll say the "Shot on Video" quality makes the episode feel creepy.

[@dancepiglover]

I didn’t used to know what was different about it, but I thought it looked different. Added to the feeling that something was off.

[@river_acheron]

@@dancepiglover yea, a few episodes were like this. In an odd way, it gives it a more....realistic look to me. Worse quality yet oddly a more modern look. I can't explain it.

[@dividedstatesofamerica2520]

@@river_acheron You're completely correct, yet one of the few people who realize this.

[@jamesrav]

@@river_acheron it feels like we are 'there', film does not give that impression. I think in this episode it really helped. the Blair Witch movie really took advantage of that sensation.

[@shingosawatarihgx8345]

i read a version of this in scary stories to tell in the dark

[@melissacooper4282]

Me too. I remember that in the scary stories version the protagonist was a businessman that was on a trip. He kept dreaming about an undertaker driving a hearse who kept saying, "There's room for one more." Later the undertaker turned out to be an elevator operator. I think I like The Twilight Zone version better.

[@JoshuaRastia]

I think this is another episode much like “lateness of the hour” where the fact that it’s recorded on video tape gives it a very soap opera uncanny valley feel, and although I’m not a huge fan of this episode, I do think the video tape style has an interesting effect of adding to the uneasiness of the story

[@shainewhite2781]

1:08, the short story was also part of the horror anthology, Dead Of Night.

[@SnowdropHill]

"I understand they may have been trying to throw the audience off by giving this character an aura of darkness...but it's more distracting than anything else." That's kind of how you throw the audience off... You make the red herring distracting.

[@MandleRoss]

I'm replying to your post 22 hours after you posted it to say: Good point!

[@arrownoir]

@@MandleRoss And I’m replying to you 22 years after you replied.

[@MandleRoss]

@@arrownoir Nope. lol.

[@julieporter7805]

Variations of this story also appeared in Scary Stories To Tell in the Dark by Alvin Schwartz and in the TV series, Beyond Belief Fact or Fiction. Arlene Martel is amazing in it. She only has one line but she delivers it differently. In the dream, she's threatening and spooky. She gives you a sinister vibe like she's going to kill her or she's an angel of death. On the plane, she is cordial and friendly like she is doing her job and trying to make her feel welcome. When Liz runs off, she even has this expression like "I wonder what that was all about. I hope she's alright" before she closes the door.

[@lucysjourney7085]

Yess! I was looking for this comment. Soon as I heard her say "room for one more", I immediately thought of Scary Stories to Tell In The Dark.

[@plantlord3266]

she also played T'pring in star trek amok time stunning woman@@lucysjourney7085

[@mattz1lla]

This episode in particular, the aspect of horror involved with it makes it chilling. Each time the dream sequence occurs, it’s always expected, but it’s done so well that we’re baffled each time. Another thing, yes, the video drastically takes away from it, but it does also help set the atmosphere in most scenes. Overall, I think it was well done, not perfect, but enough to keep me watching it. Fun fact, not sure if this is completely true or not, but I heard that that final scene of the plane exploding and the reoccurring dream sequences leading up to the climax, was what inspired the scene from Final Destination 1. Not sure if it’s true or not, but similarities are pretty clear through this episode and the film’s introduction

[@isaacgraham5727]

This might be my all-time favorite episode of The Twilight Zone (it’s definitely in the top 5 for me even in spite of the videotape fuzziness) and I’m not even really sure why I respond to it so much. Something about the tone, the acting… it just works.

[@erickuritsky4087]

Absolutely agree with you. Who is this reviewer who believes he has to dissect and explain the plot to us pathetic idiots? Thank God we have him to educate us!

[@torbulax731]

Yes, this episode gave me a visceral emotional response... something about the repetitiveness pair with unpreventable nature of the nightmare, the way nobody believes her... I and something else I don't quite know how to place. But this is one that I would rank more highly in personal favorites than other people might.

[@lukasfuhrmaneck9101]

I feel like you should have brought up the fact that her flight was flight 22, which unnerves her even further and serves to lead up to the big reveal of the flight attendant.

[@JonnyStarwind]

Waited until 22 minutes after you uploaded the vid to watch it.

[@koolkel00]

Honestly I think the fact this one was shot on video tape always made it stick out to me as creepier and more otherworldly to me and I think it actually makes it a more effective episode!

[@dancepiglover]

The fact that it looked different added to the feeling that something was off.

[@philipportelli7700]

The video tape and hospital setting definitely gives this episode a soap opera vibe!

[@legomaniac213]

With all those twos, I have to wonder if Harvey Dent was behind it...

[@SpockvsMcCoy]

Fredd Wayne was superb and notable as playing Benjamin Franklin in different productions.

[@projectmayhem8420]

This episode freaked me out as a kid.

[@melissadahl7561]

this is one of my favorite episodes! It's so well done, the nurse and Liz Powell are very well-played, and it's one of the episodes that actually gives me the shivers. When the plane crashes at the end, I'm as emotionally moved as Liz is, every time. I also read another version of the premise in an old ghost story book when I was a kid, and this version was called "The Ghost Who Carried a Coffin."

[@wastrelway3226]

The beginning is awesome horror. When Arline Sax appears and says, "Room for one more" after the confusing build-up, you'd better get a shiver or turn in your certificate of humanity.

[@Chaosfox04]

"Room for one more" That line always get me.

[@keithbrown8490]

I remember the first Bob Newhart show where he was a psychologist they did a spoof of "room for one more" with the building's elevator. He ended up using the stairs for that episode till he worked out the fear.

[@melissacooper4282]

There was one version of the story I've read that is similar to this episode. The differences were that the protagonist was a businessman on a trip. Instead of a morgue nurse there was an undertaker driving a hearse in the dream later being an elevator operator in the businessman's waking life.

[@williamearlkivettjr3861]

The lady who played the night time nurse and the fight attendant was gorgeous

[@claytonrios1]

22 on the 22nd day of October? Now that's a major coincidence!

[@tcodes27]

If only this happened in 2022.

[@raymondwatt9773]

This may be the only case where being shot on video actually helos the episode.

[@frozenaorta]

For a series that he admires so much, it often seems like Walter sure disparages more episodes than he highly recommends. Perhaps it's just the critic in him.

[@joevenespineli6389]

Mark of a true fan who can recognize the flaws in ones favored media.

[@geoffreyfyfe2248]

It's being honest on how he feels. There's been few episodes he outright dislikes.

[@DSan-kl2yc]

Hey he still recommended it

[@eerieeric834]

Final destination before final destination

[@speakfreeley4473]

In all the video-taped episodes of 'The Twilight Zone', the cameras used image orthicon tubes. Whether or not it was the only one around or the cheapest to get isn't explained. It's highly noticed in the scene where the plane explodes by dark blooming immediately surrounding the bright light of the explosion. This is because the tube could not deal with bright lights effectively. In all the other 'Twilight Zone' episodes made on tape you can make out some darkening on bright surfaces or objects or when a light is shining or reflecting directly onto the camera.

[@JediJunkie247]

While Jonathan Harris' part may not have been the greatest, gotta love having Dr. Smith from Lost in Space.

[@geoffreyfyfe2248]

Given this story, it's a shame he never said, "You're doomed! DOOOOOMED!!!"

[@SAPProd]

Harvey Dent would approve of this.

[@judahcreighton1544]

i remember i used to spend the night at my brother's house when i was a kid, and sometimes we watched the Twilight Zone. This episode scared the piss out of me for some reason, and i stopped watching for a long, long time.

[@millermark445]

This episode might be the scariest TZ episode I've ever seen. To me, the night nurse and the flight attendant represented the Grim Reaper calling the woman home - or at least trying to.

[@arrownoir]

She would make the perfect Harley Quinn with that accent. The entire time I imagined her as Harley and it just fits.

[@42NORRIS]

I love the Twilight Zone! Everything about it! The Writing, The Look, The Feel, The Era it was in. I actually prefer the series original music over the iconic later series music, it seems more dreamy and sets the mood better. I also enjoy all the various remakes. I was disappointed when CBS canceled the latest incarnation produced ane starring Jordan Peele.

[@misspriss2482]

Same. I bought the '80s box set because there were so many of those episodes that I loved.

[@Alejandroigarabide]

Of course!!! Two-Face's favorite episode!!!

[@MountainRaven1960]

A similar story is featured in a movie from 1945 called ‘The Dead of Night’. The same ‘phrase’ was used, but by an undertaker/bus conductor. Worth a watch!

[@mikeburkhart8336]

This episode terrified me when I first watched it at seven years old.

[@christopheralthouse6378]

Just a general impression but I've always been amazed at how classic TZ manages to be both dated and timeless at the same time, something which few shows have the capability of being. In its best installments, you can see the dated elements actually enhance the mood of the episode making it feel like a nicely aged wine, at peak perfection BECAUSE of its age rather than in spite of. "Nervous Man in a Four Dollar Room" is a prime example of this, while actual $4 hotel rooms are long gone, the reference still gives one a great sense of just how low the main character is in life thus giving what happens during the episode even further gravitas...I recommend any TZ fan that hasn't seen that episode to watch it just to see what I mean. No other iteration of TZ has managed to achieve this same level of general quality and intrigue, a show that was a clear product of its time which managed to make that its overall greatest asset and become timeless as a result. Truly worthy of being considered one of the all-time greatest TV shows period...👍♥️

[@wstine79]

1:51 Poor girl. Her physician is that quack Dr. Zachary Smith.

[@ggrarl]

"How dare you? You puffed up popinjay!"

[@wstine79]

@@ggrarl "Silence, Ninny!"

[@otterzrkuhl]

This episode creeped me out so much when I was a kid that, to this day, I will never watch it alone or at night. Something about that nurse terrifies me.

[@Allcatschew-l7yy]

And you're not alone. Let's hope you're not.

[@annaiselin648]

Being on video tape gives it the character that it needed. This is one of the great ones.

[@darkknight5541]

Reminds me of the story "Room From One More" from Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark. Must be based off the same urban legend.

[@XperimentorEES]

I actually like the use of vhs for this because it gave for smother motion between scenes, and the artifacting helps the explosion stand out against the skyline.

[@brianfuller757]

This is still one of the best episodes of the series. Spot-on writing and solid acting. It's video but it works The performances from both Barbara Nichols and Arlene Martel are splendid

[@sunbeam8866]

'22' has become my favorite Twilight Zone! Deliciously creepy!

[@WyomingGuy876]

It's Doctor Smith! Oh the pain, the pain!

[@alasdairwatson712]

This is like another story from the anthology film “Dead of Night” in which the character telling the story recounts how he has a dream about an horse drawn hearse and the driver says “Room for one more upstairs” and then later is about to board a London bus (a double decker) when the conductor says “Room for one more upstairs”, which cause the narrator to stay of the bus, which leaves and crashes off a bridge. Since the film was made in 1945 they both must have been derived from the same source.

[@terrancetruth]

I know someone brought this up, but I guess this episode was an inspiration for the first Final Destination. Without hesitation, her consultation led her to something truly amazing. Even though the nurse is somewhere saying, "Hello, sonny.", she'll always be known for saying, "Room for one more, honey."

[@RetroSyFyStories]

My favourite episode!

[@llongone2]

Also, fantastic performances by Barbara Nichols and Arlene Martel. Nichols's screams are terrifying. And, I love Martel's last shrug; it's one more distraction to make the audience again think she can't really be the angel of death...but she is!

[@Spectahman2.0]

Would've been even funnier if you reviewed this episode next year.

[@ThenewTchannel]

The idea of an eerie figure sending frightful premonitions of death is nothing new, but they change it up.just enough here to make it unique

[@lynchdj]

I love these videos but I really think this is a good episode. Basically being the inspiration for Final Destination films is enough to put it in a recommended list for me

[@jlwiseguy]

That doctor would probably end up lost in space

[@byoutifulmonster]

I'm glad my birthday landed on this one

[@katelynthewhitewerewolf6376]

There's also The Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark story called Room For One More about a guy who sees a black hearse and an elevator crashing killing everyone inside except him since he doesn't get on it.

[@HillValley85]

BION, this episode, "The Shelter", "To Serve Man" and "Time Enough at Last", were episodes we studied at my screenwriting class back in college.

[@RonnieBarzel]

Questioning Jonathan Harris’ performance? Oh, the pain!

[@lucinae8510]

By using my favourite number, it instantly got my attention! The source materials for this episode was also used for a section of the anthology horror movie, Dead of Night. If this was better cast and recorded on regular stock, this could have great as well.

[@Fred-xo3ku]

This episode, Ring-Ding-Girl & A Stop at Willoughby...So scary 😱

[@garyacker7388]

I loved it. The nurse Arlen Martel.

[@34.FB.34]

4:10 it's not the videotape, but the tube of the cameras that creates this effect.

[@nassauguy48]

With the doctor assuring her that there was nothing to worry about, it would have been great if The Robot came into the room waving his arms and screaming "Warning! Warning!"

[@sunbeam8866]

Yes. Very stylish 'Buddy Holly' glasses! And I really like the videotaped episodes. Gives it more of a 'Live TV' look!

[@gjagielom2]

i have enjoyed your twilight zone reviews and agreed or could see your point on most of them. However saying the lonely is better than 22 or only gets a soft recommendation just made me need to comment. if other fans agree with you than i’m happy to stand defiantly as one who believes this is a must watch of the series. i can still feel the unease of not knowing whether what i’m seeing is dream or reality in this episode. anyway love the videos and look forward to the rest for this year and beyond but i couldn’t let one of my favorite episodes be dismissed as just an ok episode

[@ekenpad8482]

Actually it's not the video tape that caused the blackened image around the bright explosion; it was the image orthicon tube used in the video camera. This effect can be seen in all classic B+W video recorded shows and a similar effect on color ones up until the point that CCD sensors were finally used in the late 80's/early 90's and the last orthicon's stopped being used in TV production. Usually even on color video recordings from an orthicon tube, any bright reflection from a glass, silverware, etc.. will leave a smear as the camera pans away or the object is moved due to the fading dark halo effect from the previously over-activated parts of the camera tube at the center of the bright part.

[@wickidgames]

Room for one more is also done in scary stories to tell in the dark

[@Leon04101976]

And you air it on the 22nd!?! Goosebumps

[@TheDarkIllumination]

Room for one more review.

[@nakeishamammeri5094]

This is by far one of my favorite episodes, so eerily creepy

[@benhuether5474]

The more I see this episode the more I want them to restore the video quality.

[@thequietestengine]

First 22 seconds, well... yes Walter, it can indeed happen in... Gotham City ;)

[@justanotherchannelonyoutub126]

I read the story that this episode is based on and the original ending the protagonist doesn’t get on an elevator that ends up falling and killing everyone, which is, unfortunately, a better ending than the one we got here. I mean, a plane just randomly exploding in mid air? Really?

[@LucyLioness100]

There are a lot of different variations. I’ve read the elevator one, came across another version where it was a hotel that burned to ground many years before and the protagonist had a “Back There” moment

[@trinaq]

Seconded, the payoff seems anticlimactic compared to the original story, which actually makes a lot more logical sense!

[@foxymetroid]

Canada's leading WWII ace died after the war when his plane exploded midair.

[@ErzengelDesLichtes]

That would make the “Room for one more, honey.” line work even better, I wish they had gone with that.

[@dynomar11]

Don't you know planes do that all the time. It's the bag of napalm they keep for special occasions, and flying over Vietnam. (this was the 50's-60's, after all)

[@MegaMagicdog]

I remember seeing Arlene Martel in a flurry of TV shows from this era! I particularly remember her from two episodes of The Monkees. One was when she portrayed a Russian spy trying to get a microfilm from the guys in a spy caper, then in the second season played a vampire dating Davy! Both with Eastern European accents.

[@jamesrav]

also in an Outer Limits episode. It appears she would autograph that famous shot from this TZ episode, it's certainly right up there in popularity with any appearance from a TV show from that era. In seeing it again just now, still sends a shiver up my spine.

[@TheBearAspirin]

This is how much this episode got under my skin as a kid: for decades, I thought the episode title was "Room For One More". 🛫

[@lindaeasley5606]

This was a chilling episode

[@kfizzle5086]

This was my favorite episode, probably because I had a nightmare the night I saw it where everyone’s face was in darkness like the nurse in the elevator, just stuck with me. Great video and love this series

[@johnhein2539]

I'd give it a more solid recommendation than that. The atmosphere is great. There's always "room for one more" episode...of the Twilight Zone.

[@whyyyyou]

I really enjoy Marc Scott Zicree's very fine book The Twilight Zone Companion, BUT I most respectfully disagree on with his dismissive review of TWENTY TWO. Even Jack Smight the guy who directed the episode, felt the same way as Zicree: he didn't care for it either. Yet despite people writing it off, this episode has persevered & taken on a life of it's own. The Phantom Nurse is an iconic TZ character. It's always been one of my favorites & I strongly feel that it's actually one of the top 10 best TZ episodes. The spooky atmospheric music by Nathan Van Cleave is great - really adds to the episode.

[@Allcatschew-l7yy]

I'll go along with the whole experience being a nightmare, the doctor, and Mr. Kaminer seemed so sure of themselves, but had the doctor been somewhere in close proximity to the basement floor, and heard Liz's creepy scream of horrifying torment?

[@labyfan1313]

Surprised you never mentioned that the plane was Flight 22, the same number as the morgue. I even replayed the video 3 times to see if I'd missed it since that detail is kind of important to the whole story. Or any mention of all the connections to her dream. It was more than just a bad feeling that she got about getting on that plane. I'd like to point out the doctor saying how could she know the morgue is room 22 when she's never been down to the basement and seen it. That added some more eeriness to the story. And in her dream she always hears a loud ticking clock, feels thirsty and her water glass falls and shatters on the floor. At the airport she also hears the clock, felt thirsty, and a vase or something shatters on the floor. She hears it's Flight 22 and then sees the nurse from her nightmares saying the same, "Room for one more". Love how it meant one more in the morgue and then changed to mean one more on the plane, which in the end still leads to the morgue. But no wonder she had such a huge reaction about getting on the plane. The twist is that her nightmare turned out to be a prediction about the future. So I think this episode deserves a bit more credit. The one thing I found jarring was one minute they're sedating her and the next she's all better and being discharged. The episode also left me wondering what happened to her. Did she turn into a basket case from the experience or did she realize her dream actually saved her and did she have more predictions in the future?

[@johnfaber100]

I'm watching this on the 22nd of October Something is definitely going on here

[@averageant7173]

That nurse is so damn gorgeous

[@nonoforyou5680]

meh

[@jbar19]

This episode like many episodes of the Twilight Zone is decades ahead of its time period period I disagree with the lack luster recommendation and I feel this is one of the best and most scary Twilight Zone episodes of all time period

[@SuperOmnicronsj44]

the inspiration for Glen Wong's Final Destination. Terrific episode. Eerie and the video aspect adds to the eeriness.... like a documentary. Didnt know it was the basis of Bus Conductor.