I really liked this episode, even though the ending wasn't great. The writing speaks to the monotony of motonous work, about life as a struggling man, about love, loneliness and suicide.
And what's really good, is that it manages to be entertaining and incorporate these themes in a simple setup, that of this guy having phone calls.
I don't think these things are explored deeply, but they're explored enough, and towards the end of the episode i felt it was emotionally resonant.
Many people will scoff at what the episode tries to portray, that of love, loneliness and the grind of a normal job, but i think this episode explores those things in a meaningful way, while being wrapped up in an entertaining package. This is the standard i expect from twilight zone episodes.
And of course, the writer of the episode is J. Michael Straczynski himself, who wrote most of the episodes on one of the greatest sci-fi shows of all time, Babylon 5.
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I really liked this episode, even though the ending wasn't great. The writing speaks to the monotony of motonous work, about life as a struggling man, about love, loneliness and suicide.
And what's really good, is that it manages to be entertaining and incorporate these themes in a simple setup, that of this guy having phone calls.
I don't think these things are explored deeply, but they're explored enough, and towards the end of the episode i felt it was emotionally resonant.
Many people will scoff at what the episode tries to portray, that of love, loneliness and the grind of a normal job, but i think this episode explores those things in a meaningful way, while being wrapped up in an entertaining package. This is the standard i expect from twilight zone episodes.
And of course, the writer of the episode is J. Michael Straczynski himself, who wrote most of the episodes on one of the greatest sci-fi shows of all time, Babylon 5.