Wednesday September 18, 2002
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A young doctor meets a suicide who claims to be Death incarnate. When Death insists he wants to stop his killing ways, the doctor is forced to contemplate what life would be like without death.
Read Full Recap » (warning: possible spoilers!)Death is a 24-hour job... hide show
The episode itself was good though perhaps not one of the best in the series. I did, however, like Jason Alexander's (George from Seinfeld) portrayal of death. Noting ominous about "Death" in this episode, just a guy doing his 9-5 job. Or 24-hour job in this case! It's an interesting realization about death. That it is necessary. Overpopulation, never-ending pain - just two of the reasons explored in this episode as to why death is necessary. Also a cool part to the story when Death remembers Dr. Jay from when he visited the hospital before, the reason why he became a doctor.
An Episode that vaguely reflects a 1962 episode from the Twilight Zone known as "Nothing in the Dark". hide show
It offers an alternative point of view where Mr. Death is unwilling to take lives for a day. Death is finally convinced by a doctor (Death's next vicitim) to ease the suffering of those dying, but not dead, yet. Where as in "Nothing in the Dark", the old lady does everything to stop death from taking her.
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