SYFY TZ Marathon - A Nice Place to Visit

 

Right before "A Stop at Willoughby (when I was still on Twitter, this episode was really recognized by many TZ fans as a fan favorite) was "A Nice Place to Visit" with Cabot as an angel wearing white (which is a clever little twist), Blyden his "assignment" in the "afterlife". Blyden's fate isn't exactly satisfying...because it's hard to consider him ever "suffering". Yes, he wants to return to that criminal lifestyle. That life of danger, robbery, violence, gambling, and looking to take what he wants. In this "heaven" every wish is granted, every desire is provided, and every game is won. He has plenty of beautiful women, a fine place to live (with lots of perks), and kills it at casinos. When he breaks balls on a pooltable, they all go into their pockets without a scratch. And his wardrobe closet is filled with lots of fine linen. This just doesn't sit well with Blyden. Having it all just isn't exciting. And Cabot tells him that he's not exactly where he believes he is...boo hoo for him. He lives as a cretin and has much....and that just "terrifies" him. This episode just doesn't work for me.

"A Stop at Willoughby" is such a downer. Such a dream luring poor Daly to his doom. Perhaps Willoughby is that comforting thought of suicide when life gets so overwhelming and such a burden that a stop there is perhaps more preferred than continuing through this cycle of mental anguish, physical stress, and emotional dissonance. The wife pretty much despises him, ridicules him, berates him, and his boss makes demands and doubles down on what he needs to do to improve. Nothing is good enough and the pressure is very much the turning of the screw until Daly is twisted too tight to breathe. And Willoughby is his exit. Summer. July. Willoughby.