Well acted and with mostly solid dialog, but there is dubious logic at play.
First off, if Fatso is sent from Heaven, then how can he possibly wager a bet that might end up killing an innocent human?
If Fatso intended to lose all along, then this must be his first game of pool played out of Heaven, because we have to assume that Heaven doesn't murder pool players - hence Fatso didn't have to "sit around" a pool table fighting off challengers and getting bored, as he implied. This is a contradiction.
Another thing that makes little sense is Fatso dropping his stick on purpose to distract Klugman - just moments before losing on purpose. In fact, we're not even sure whether Fatso lost on purpose or not. Hence the entire story stands on shaky ground.
Nevermind the fact that parts of the episode is just two guys playing pool, which is hardly in the spirit of TZ.
First off, if Fatso is sent from Heaven, then how can he possibly wager a bet that might end up killing an innocent human?
If Fatso intended to lose all along, then this must be his first game of pool played out of Heaven, because we have to assume that Heaven doesn't murder pool players - hence Fatso didn't have to "sit around" a pool table fighting off challengers and getting bored, as he implied. This is a contradiction.
Another thing that makes little sense is Fatso dropping his stick on purpose to distract Klugman - just moments before losing on purpose. In fact, we're not even sure whether Fatso lost on purpose or not. Hence the entire story stands on shaky ground.
Nevermind the fact that parts of the episode is just two guys playing pool, which is hardly in the spirit of TZ.