This is one of the episodes of The Twilight Zone that stands out in my mind the most. While the way hell was depicted in this classic episode of TZ does not match the way hell is described in the Bible, hell is a real place, and you DON'T want to go there. Nothing is more important than knowing where you stand with God, because death can happen to any of us at any time, even the youngest and strongest of us. #John 3:16 #Ephesians 2:8-9
One show had John Astin as a sleazy record executive, who ended up in a country shack with two Ma and Pa Kettle types. It was his idea of Hell,but,there, was a room just like it in Heaven.
Virginia Mayo was also interviewing for the role. She was a beautiful woman too, but the series wouldn't be as funny because the writers were able to make fun of Mrs. Douglas's hungarian accent.
I have worked for some very, super wealthy folks upyown New Orleans, all were miserable , their ideas, beliefs, acts were just inhumane, unhuman, , Money in all its evils does very strange things to the soul, The soul becomes sick, as shown here. Once the soul becomes sick, the man is no more than a leech, a vampire trying to feed off others. Materialism, greed, selfishness destroy the soul as revealed here in The Twlight Zone.
Another thing to keep in mind is that everything and everyone in Rocky's "domain" are props, and besides Pip, he is truly alone. The little moment where he glances back at the women at around 3:09 - 3:13. Some people think they disappeared, but I've always thought they are just blankly staring at him, "shut off", because they aren't real.
Yes, I always wondered about that part. it's interesting because whatever is going on in that room made him double back and there is absolutely no sound coming from the room.
Twilight Zone is known for its twisty endings, but this one (and the final line) takes the cake. Pip: "Whatever gave you the idea you were in heaven, Mr. valentine? This IS the other place!" BUWAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
There were too many TZ episodes built on the theist way of thinking. Think of how brilliant this show could've been if they wouldve breached other ways of thinking.
I'm sorry, but it's the lawyer who freaks me out the most. And do you know why? Because he benignly represents "the real world", going about daily living oblivious to the sheer madness and dysfunction in Uncle Simon's house.
Larry Blyden and Sebastian Cabot are superb in this teleplay. Their entirely credible performances (with a great script, of course) make this episode so memorable and chilling.
@@alexthomas962 Very true. Even in the Twilight zone, it's personalized. In "The Hunt", Hyder Simpsons heaven is a rural wooded area with coon hunting and square dancing. In "A Stop at Willoughby", Gart Williams was in a Heaven based on a pre-modern American small town, just before common use of the telephone, automobile, and electricity.
“8 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: 9 Not of works, lest any man should boast. ” Ephesians 2:8-9 KJV
