The Twilight Zone: Elegy | Episode Analysis

The time is the day after tomorrow. The place: a far corner of the universe. A cast of characters: three men lost amongst the stars. Three men sharing the common urgency of all men lost. They're looking for home. And in a moment, they'll find home; not a home that is a place to be seen, but a strange unexplainable experience to be felt. - Rod Serling.

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"Elegy" first aired on February 19, 1960.

Chapters:
0:00 Elegy (Introduction)
1:04 Not the Guy from Phantasm (Synopsis)
3:02 Apricot Wine, Anyone? (Twist)
3:45 Life in a Funeral Home (Analysis)
12:23 Dying to Get In (Retrospective)

Written by Charles Beaumont
Directed by Douglas Heyes

Starring:
Cecil Kellaway as Jeremy Wickwire
Jeff Morrow as Kurt Meyers
Kevin Hagen as Captain James Webber
Don Dubbins as Peter Kirby

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Music credits:
Tempting Secrets by Kevin MacLeod

[CineG]

Sorry for the raspy voice. This is the best I can do after 3 weeks recovering from a respiratory infection. Thanks for watching.

[fishyboii]

"Where there are men, there can be no peace."
That quote rings true more than ever.

[uncommon_niagara]

Essentially, it is "these wealthy people paid for peace, so if all the poor people must die to provide that peace: so be it.