Five Characters In Search Of An Exit - Twilight Zone Episode REVIEW 

rainbowFRIGHT, always good to hear from you. As a kid I had such an imagination so I can relate. We made out own little worlds back then. I was surprised how many other movies and tv shows used the idea of toys coming to life. Initially all I could think of was Toy Story, then as I researched I was like, ooooh yeah, Rudolph, Indian & the Cupboard...etc...so many. Anyway, thank you for watching, be well.. : )

We can all relate, I had to edit this down so as not to rant on & on about this subject. Thank you for watching & commenting. Have a good one.

Heeeey Cirespeed, thanks for the watch dude. Much appreciated!

Hey Rob, good to hear from you man. You are right, that probably would be the modern Hollywood way to go. I think the 'they were dead the whole time' twist worked well enough in some cases, but now it really has become cliché. Thank you as always for watching & commenting, hope you are having a good weekend.

@@FeverDreamlandTheater It tis my pleasure, good sir.

😂🤣😂 LmAO!

Lisa! Happy Friday! The Laplaces Demon...no I have not seen it yet, just checked into it a bit though and I want to check it out. Looks like it's on Amazon. Thanks for checking in -- ttyl : )

That definitely looks interesting!

Hey Nick, I had a similar experience with The Jungle. I wasn't feeling very well and fell asleep watching that only to be woken up by the horrifying conclusion. It is interesting hearing about these personal stories and connections people can have with these episodes. Always cool to hear. Be well man & thanks for the watch.

@@FeverDreamlandTheater not at all. I love this episode especially as I’m a toy collector (not hardcore I only collect some choice toys from my childhood and a few modern things), so I suppose I get a bit emotional thinking about my memories connecting to my toys. My mom got me almost the entire Masters of the Universe toy mine on clearance, and as we were extremely poor, and so they were my favorite toys for years. I never got kids who’d get rid of one action figures for the latest new thing,

It's been a while, but I'm always happen to get one out eventually. : ) Agreed, it made total sense for the major to play the leadership role and try to light a fire under everyone to try an escape attempt.

That's what gets me too! It is such a basic set-up, yet it is intriguing. The story manages to open up a ton of possibilities along the way and it really keeps you engaged throughout. A first watch is the best, but even on repeated viewings it's still just fun to think about plus all of the performances were great. Thanks for watching Yukimi!

Aw thanks, I appreciate you coming by. Hope you have a great week. : )

Heeey wassup GCap! Thank you for watching & commenting man, always appreciated bro. Have a good one.

Heeey thank you, always appreciate you stopping by. This one was tough to wrap my head around ha ha.

@@FeverDreamlandTheater I’ve been struggling with this concept recently, I think we all do at some point(s) and I was told to “trust the universe”

@@spiritsnscreams Absolutely. It's very relatable.

Cant have a Good New Beginning without Jesus christ. Bless you

Hey wassup Mama Monster! Good to hear from you, hope you have been well. Thanks for the watch and comment, be well and have a good weekend. : )

@@FeverDreamlandTheater thank you & of course! Keep it up & hope you have a great weekend as well.

Hey MarvelandDC, ha ha, I went down the rabbit-hole reading up on things I haven't read about since college. I wanted to at least touch on the deeper topics the episode was delving into and a bit of the philosophy, (existentialism, nihilism, fatalism...etc...) Anyway, thanks for watching as always & have a good weekend.

Hey Curly Girl, thanks for the watch & comment. I agree about the ending; and it left me with a few interesting things to talk about. Be well & have a great weekend.

I totally hear you, it is an earned ending and it is probably one of the most memorable twists I can think of. You are right about it examining how different people react to a crisis. Plunging people into bizarre scenarios is what this series did best. Anyway, thanks for watching & commenting Cinecrisis, have a good weekend man.

Heeeey wassup Strange Monkey, thanks for stopping by man. I'm so behind on vids but I am aiming to have a new TZ vid up tomorrow. Be well bro!

Terence, thanks you man, that is much appreciated. Be well & have a good one.

Heeey wassup Jon! Thank you for watching man. Toy Story was the main movie that jumped to mind in relation to this concept. I was curious if maybe there was some inspiration, but Toy Story was inspired more by Tin Toy an older Pixar short. Again, thanks for the watch & comment man, much appreciated.

Hey Vas, don't sweat it at all man. If that's ever the case, please by all means feel free to skip past me talking about the conclusion or to be safe, watch after you see the episode. As much as I love hearing from you and everyone, ideally I'd prefer everyone experience/watch the episodes first and the twists. 👍

Yeah the aftermath of this story would make for an interesting story as well. A lot of these leave you wondering what happens next? "I wonder if in their search of meaning they actually lost something else." A fascinating thought.

Ha ha true. Although now I'm imagining the episode with a more enthused volunteer working ringing the bell excessively....I'm tempted to make a fan edit.

Hey good to hear! Thanks for watching Nick. I appreciate it, be well & have a good weekend bro.

Agreed, bittersweet is the best way to describe the conclusion. Thanks for the watch & comment Heidi. Much appreciated! : )

True, she's mentions they are the unloved. That's ambiguous enough when she says it, but later it is the closest to reality. Thanks for watching Franco, have a good week ahead!

Thanks Greg! Glad to hear from you. Be well!

Hey Scott, ha ha that's interesting...same here...Me too. I literally hoped that would happen. Thanks for watching & have a good weekend.

Hey Ariel, yes that closing shot with the ballerina was actually pretty somber. Thanks for watching, always glad to hear from you. Be well.

Hi Susan, you are right, this one would be a great candidate for a theatrical production. A Game of Pool would work too. Now that you mention it, I think there's been stage productions of a few episodes, but not sure which stories have been adapted. Thanks for watching! Be well & have a good day ahead. : )

Thank you dude, much appreciated Brad. Have a great weekend man.

I think I recall the one you are talking about! I have to give that a rewatch.

Hey Kevin, yeah this one really got me thinking. Setting the fantastical story elements aside, there's lots of basic questions here; 'who am I?' 'is there more to everything?' I think we all reflect on things like this now and then. Anyway, thank you for watching man, I appreciate it.

@@FeverDreamlandTheater Oh yes now more than ever esp this pandemic haha

Hey radiogirl85! Thanks! Will do! Have a nice weekend!

Some of these definitely inspire a lot more thought, this was certainly one. I appreciate you checking through these, be well watchwaddle.

Agreed Reggie, this one is in the top tier when it comes to creative stories from TZ. Thanks for watching and commenting.

Whoa, pretty cool - Yeah I have seen more than a few mention this as their best. Its certainly one of the more interesting one's I've talked about in a while. Thanks for watching.

Vig - thanks for watching man...I like your cosmic game notion. No matter what the case may be...I still want to be a Robocop. 🤣😂🤣

I agree, overall this one seems pretty well liked. The conclusion was incredible! I loved it too.

Hey Patrick, I agree. This was like Toy Story from the Fifth Dimension. Thanks for watching & commenting. : )

Hi Marie, don't worry there's no such thing as being late to this party. I am happy to follow up with comments on new vids and old ones too when I can. You have interesting thoughts on this episode and I'm with you on that. This one truly gets the wheels turning on so many levels. And yes, good catch, the ballerina came the closest to what was actually going on amidst all of the theories tossed out. Again, I appreciate the comment, be well & have a nice weekend! : )

@@FeverDreamlandTheater glad to be of service. I am really enjoying this channel and I hope others will find you.

Hey sheWIND, thanks! Have a good weekend.

Heeey B Movie Madness. Thanks for the watch! Hope you've been well, looking forward to your new vid.

September 30th will be here before you know it. I'm about to record soon.

Oh man, when I did this review I wasn't joking, it did break my brain in a sense. I found myself rethinking the ideas and themes throughout. Despite the fact that the ending/twist was explicit, I still felt there was more to it. The Clown as you noted, spouted all of these wonderful absurdist lines. "We're here, because we're here, because we're here..." But I couldn't help but think there had to be a deeper meaning to it all. I guess that's why I found myself identifying with the Major. Seeking deeper meaning flies in the face of absurdism as it was represented by the clown so maybe I just subscribe more to essentialism? In any case, thanks for watching Galantski, loved the trivia about Cube and I tend to agree, this one can be classified as a dark fantasy as well. Be well!

@Fever Dreamland Theater I agree about the Major's importance--he's even able to get the Clown motivated!😄 You say you identify with the Major because of the search for a deeper meaning. Ah, but that's the problem: _is_ there a deeper meaning? And is he the one to look for an answer to that question? I'd have to say no. While it's true he has the best answers to their present predicament, he's going strictly on empirical evidence--it doesn't go beyond that, but then it doesn't need to--finding a way to get out of the cylinder is all that should occupy them at the moment.. I think the deepest thinker amongst the characters--when he's not acting a fool is the Clown; not that his ideas are always sound ones, but at least he's the only one who seems to be looking beyond the obvious. At one point he muses about first the light atop their confinement (the sky? an artificial light? an illuminated microscope? on a space ship? another planet? etc.) this way about their predicament and the place (each other's dreams? an illusion? limbo? etc.), before exclaiming : "You call it, you can have it.: That's the one thing we have an abundance of: _possibilities."_ But, of course, his "deep thinking" leads nowhere. But so does the realism of the Major, because in they're simply five dolls who aren't even aware of that basic fact. I wondered about alternate interpretations, but the one that seemed to present itself I had to discard immediately, and that was that of a socioeconomic message. They don't easily break down that way. If the Major is meant to be defending the ruling elite along with the piper, and the hobo at the other end of the class system (somehow I don't think he'd be as menacing as the shabby scarecrow of a man who bedeviled Nan Adams). I suppose we see the Clown (as a Jester) and the Ballerina as entertainers in a royal court, but the analogy is limited. I want to thank you, Anthony, for forcing me to do a word search for essentialism. I've been racking my memory to recall if that system was mentioned in philosophy class. I'd like you to explain it as used in this episode. To close, I'm going to go off on a brief tangent about how disturbing clowns are. We often hear about how no one had issues with clowns before John Wayne Gacy ruined the image forever. Although he brought about explicit linkage of clowns with evil, there has always been something unsettling about them: They fit in that peripheral part of consciousness known as "uncanny valley", along with mimes, dolls, puppets, ventriloquist dummies, androids, etc., as something _posing_ as human. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ahTpbFwQxrE.html Here's a video of a woman named Kris in therapy to overcome her deathly fear of clowns -- ._coulrophobia ._ I find it unintentionally funny. I've even thought of a _TZ_ spoof. Kris get's tossed into the cylinder alone with the Clown. My title: "One Character with Stuffed Toy Making Her Own Quick Exit". (Imagine the outline of Wile E. Coyote as he crashed through sheer rock, and that's how I envision Kris trying to escape confinement with the Clown.) ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-1h3Dh5QAD7w.html Stay safe, be well, and beware the clown under your bed. 🤡

An excellent choice for a favorite. 👌

Thanks man!

Hey SciFirst, thanks for watching man, have a good one.

@@FeverDreamlandTheater You`re very welcome! Hope you have a great weekend!

Thanks Hop, yeah once I looked into it a bit I was like 'oh yeah, Babes in Toy Land, Toy Soldiers'...etc...It is a concept that has popped up before. I appreciate you watching & commenting as always - be well sir & have a great weekend.

It really is a great one. Great mystery, strong performances, unique twist and a lot to think about. Thanks for watching willprogresivo!

Hey Naomi, thanks for watching & happy Friday. : )

Hey Horror it up. Glad to hear, it is one of my favs as well. & thank you for the watch, it is much appreciated. Be well.

Hey Mr. Dan. I'm the same way. I still have maybe 4 or 5 I have never seen and a whole bunch I need to rewatch because its been so long. Thank you for watching & have a good one.

7:09 : )

Thanks!

I hear you Dale. This is yet another one that feels top-tier.

Hey Bones! The one you are talking about is 'The Grave' Season 3, Ep. 7 with Lee Marvin. I have not covered that one yet, but I'm looking forward to it. Thanks for watching man, have a good weekend bro. 👍

Hey wassup David, I was curious about that too. I believe Toy Story evolved from one of Pixar's 1988 shorts called 'Tin Toy'. The general idea itself though about toys had been seen in other movies going back even further. Thanks for watching! Have a good weekend!

That's pretty impressive for this one. I guessed a few along the way too, but as I recall, this one got me right up until the reveal.

Thanks, I remember watching it and thinking they were toys but I kept wondering why someone had a toy of a tramp. But I was very excited when it ended and I was correct

Take that Pixar! ha ha.

I'm doing well, just a bit behind. ha ha Hopefully I'll have up a new vid tomorrow. Thanks for checking in Hilda! : )

@@FeverDreamlandTheater glad to know ur okay 🥰

Hey Dope Show! I really dig this one too, its cool to see it is a favorite for so many others as well. Thanks for watching. 👍

Thank you! Have a good one!

Hey Robert, sure 'A nice place to visit' will be upcoming. I plan to cover all of these, it's just a matter of finding the time. Be well & much thanks for the watch & comment!

No doubt bro, you have an awesome horror collection.

@@FeverDreamlandTheater Thanks Brother, I'm Subscribed 😎👍

Yeah maybe that's the case ! Maybe becoming toys is their punition