A very touching and often overlooked episode. It’s simplistic, but very sweet. It is about Mr Death and a pitch man who tries to find a loophole to dying. Great performances by both lead stars and a nice little ending.
Quote: It’s midnight! It’s past midnight and I’ve missed my appointment! – Mr. Death
Highlights
– “The place is here, the time is now, and the journey into the shadows that we’re about to watch could be our journey.”
– Talked by death
– The white and black contrasts between death and Lou
– Trying to con death
– Death reappearing all over the hotel
– The little girl being selected in his place
– Making death miss his appointment
– A pitch for the angels
– Lou going to heaven
– “Up there, up there in the vastness of space, in the void that is sky, up there is an enemy known as isolation. It sits there in the stars waiting. Waiting with the patience of eons. Forever waiting…in the Twilight Zone.”
Rating: 8.5/10