The Twilight Zone: A Piano in the House (1962)
Season 3, Episode 22
One of the better episodes.
2 April 2022
Warning: Spoilers
It's unclear why every trophy wife in these kinds of stories is a nice person (just check out that absurd/naive "classic" called "The Apartment") - when in real life such women marry for money hence aren't equipped with the best of morals. Though, in the writer's defense, it is mentioned that she supposedly married for his intelligence.

The dialog is so much better than in a typical Serling episode. Because generally speaking Hamner wrote much better speaking parts than Serling.

There is no explanation how the critic knows which tune belongs to whom, nor how his wife knows which tune to pick when she sabotages him.

Also unclear is WHEN the guests realize that the piano is magical, and it's strange that none of them express awe due to this realization nor that any of them say out loud that it's magical. The plot moves too quickly, in that sense.
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