S4YA S3E4 – The Passersby – Twilight Zone

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The Passersby

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Keeping on the Twilight Zone train! This time we’re talking about “The Passersby” with a special guest from the Intangible Quarter!

This week, our guest is Wayne Gladstone, the author of the Internet Apocalypse Trilogy, as well as a former Cracked columnist, creator and star of Hate By Numbers and freelancer for The Onion, Paste, Thrillist, and Slate!

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SHOW NOTES – The Passersby

  • Show Info
    • Originally aired: 6 October, 1961
    • Starring:
      • Joanne Linville (as Lavinia)
      • James Gregory (as the Sergeant)
      • Austin Green (as Honest Abe)
    • Directed by: Elliot Silverstein (4 Total – Spur of the Moment (1964) – The Trade-Ins (1962) – The Passersby (1961) – The Obsolete Man (1961))
    • Teleplay by: Rod Serling
  • You, Me, and IMDB Synopses:
    • You: After the Civil War, a woman watches all the soldiers returning home till she slowly realizes that she, along with all the soldiers, are dead and on their way to the afterlife.
    • Me: A woman has a hard time letting grief pass her by.
    • IMDB: While headed home, a Confederate soldier meets an anguished woman at the end of the Civil War.

Discussion:

  • Initial thoughts
    • Favorite episode
      • Beautiful score
      • 2 beautiful performances
      • Audience slowly realizes things
  • Stray Observations
    • Abe Lincoln seems a bit on the nose
    • Romanticizing the confederacy
    • Is this part one of “The Hunt”?
  • What do you rate the episode?
    • 10… or an A+
    • 8/10  or a B!
  • Ending
    • Guest – consumed by hatred, locks herself in
    • Brandon – There’s another guy walking up the road after Abe, “Actually, technically, *I* am the last man…”

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