I found this episode listed on 'The Best of' the Twilight Zone lists, and have to say I'm not sure how it ended up there.
As a few others have pointed out, the idea itself is very compelling. The two issues I had with it were the excessive narration by Inger Stevens -- a lot of what she said could've easily been conveyed with her facial expressions.
And secondly, the fact that her character, who is DEAD, has conversations with people who are ALIVE.
At first, it seemed to work because I assumed this was all a part of her after-death 'dream' or imagination. But right at the climax, she makes a call to her mother, who she learns from a caretaker isn't available, because she's had a nervous breakdown after Steven's died six days earlier in an auto accident.
So...again, if she's dead, how could she be heard and have conversations with anyone who's alive.
Doesn't. Make. Sense. At least in the way it was presented.
As a few others have pointed out, the idea itself is very compelling. The two issues I had with it were the excessive narration by Inger Stevens -- a lot of what she said could've easily been conveyed with her facial expressions.
And secondly, the fact that her character, who is DEAD, has conversations with people who are ALIVE.
At first, it seemed to work because I assumed this was all a part of her after-death 'dream' or imagination. But right at the climax, she makes a call to her mother, who she learns from a caretaker isn't available, because she's had a nervous breakdown after Steven's died six days earlier in an auto accident.
So...again, if she's dead, how could she be heard and have conversations with anyone who's alive.
Doesn't. Make. Sense. At least in the way it was presented.