I have a few problems with this episode. By the way I knew what was coming because I read the spoilers so that's sad enough, that I almost wanted to by pass this episode.
The 'supernatural' element of the nuclear bomb destroying the world isn't hard to take. In fact it's a great premise. But why did his wife hate him reading. Having watched about 30 episodes now I realise Serling must have been quite sexist in the fact he used so many nagging wife characters. In fact for all of his great messages of bigotry and prejudice I'm amazed it wasn't until season 5 he had a black person in a credited role and an Asian in a staring role. But I digress, another problem is why his glasses didn't get smashed first up with the glass in his watch in the explosion? And how did the books survive? But despite all that it is a thought provoking tragic episode.
The 'supernatural' element of the nuclear bomb destroying the world isn't hard to take. In fact it's a great premise. But why did his wife hate him reading. Having watched about 30 episodes now I realise Serling must have been quite sexist in the fact he used so many nagging wife characters. In fact for all of his great messages of bigotry and prejudice I'm amazed it wasn't until season 5 he had a black person in a credited role and an Asian in a staring role. But I digress, another problem is why his glasses didn't get smashed first up with the glass in his watch in the explosion? And how did the books survive? But despite all that it is a thought provoking tragic episode.