You know what was REALLY unbelievable about this episode? Leila (Patricia Barry) left her lavish apartment and wardrobe to go live with Roger (George Grizzard). I know she was supposed to be love struck, but I didn't think it would include brain damage. For his part, once Roger slipped her the mickey, he should have been able to talk Leila into moving in together - at her place!
Well, this is one of those classic stories where you better be careful what you wish for. The Twilight Zone did them regularly, in fact, #1.28 - "A Nice Place to Vist" was done only three episodes earlier during the original series run. That one's twist was that it took place on the 'other' side, but it still offered the ironic resolution with unintended consequences.
The best performance here goes to John McIntire as the bookshop demon, the all-wise and all-knowing professor who dispenses obvious potions on the cheap, knowing full well that the antidote will cost you an arm and a soul, metaphorically speaking of course. I especially enjoyed the way he described his wares - "Nothing I don't supply (he has it all), something is my specialty (glove cleaner), anything is what you'll get here (love potion at a dollar a pop)".
I'm actually curious now about Rod Serling's cryptic use of the term 'glove cleaner'. In Twilight Zone #1.12 - "What You Need", the lady in the booth got a bottle of cleaning fluid from the wise street peddler. Perhaps it was his way of dealing with a perceived stain attendant on the human condition, a regularly occurring theme of the popular show.
Well, this is one of those classic stories where you better be careful what you wish for. The Twilight Zone did them regularly, in fact, #1.28 - "A Nice Place to Vist" was done only three episodes earlier during the original series run. That one's twist was that it took place on the 'other' side, but it still offered the ironic resolution with unintended consequences.
The best performance here goes to John McIntire as the bookshop demon, the all-wise and all-knowing professor who dispenses obvious potions on the cheap, knowing full well that the antidote will cost you an arm and a soul, metaphorically speaking of course. I especially enjoyed the way he described his wares - "Nothing I don't supply (he has it all), something is my specialty (glove cleaner), anything is what you'll get here (love potion at a dollar a pop)".
I'm actually curious now about Rod Serling's cryptic use of the term 'glove cleaner'. In Twilight Zone #1.12 - "What You Need", the lady in the booth got a bottle of cleaning fluid from the wise street peddler. Perhaps it was his way of dealing with a perceived stain attendant on the human condition, a regularly occurring theme of the popular show.