Review of It's Still a Good Life

I get why people weren't satisfied with the ending to this episode, but I think it's very true to the spirit of the original. No lessons, no morals. I watched the 1961 original and the 2002 episode back-to-back and this episode seemed just as horrifying as the original. The original ended without hope or redemption, these people will continue to suffer, the 2002 episode proves that point as we realise that Anthony has grown up and had a daughter, but his relationship with the townspeople hasn't changed at all. He still inspires terror, until a ray of hope appears that could potentially save everyone from his anger. The one glimmer of comfort comes from the fact that Peakesville has been "removed" from the rest of the world so you are safe in your seat watching TV. Then his daughter undoes that, and these two monsters are free to terrorise our entire world. That's very Twilight Zone to me and I love it. I did not realise that was Cloris Leachman playing Agnes until the second episode, I'm a big fan (ever since seeing Young Frankenstein when I was a kid) and I thought she was perfect returning to this role 40 years later. Impressed by Bill Mumy and his daughter also, I could believe Anthony's severe case of arrested development and to think of those poor townspeople living in constant terror for 40 years was quite chilling. NOW THERE ARE TWO MONSTERS, AND THEY'RE HERE!