The last season of "The Twilight Zone" was plagued by anaemic story lines where little happened or the twist is obvious. This episode is sadly typical, with Sterling Holloway's brief, arch little cameo as the TV repairman being one of the few elements that lifts the story.
The plot is also something of a rehash of an earlier episode about a magical camera. However the way that the main character tries to redeem himself after learning a supernatural lesson, only for that very attempt to lead to tragedy, is unusual for the series. There is no forgiveness it would seem for wrong doing this week, making this an unusually misanthropic tale from the "Twilight Zone".
The plot is also something of a rehash of an earlier episode about a magical camera. However the way that the main character tries to redeem himself after learning a supernatural lesson, only for that very attempt to lead to tragedy, is unusual for the series. There is no forgiveness it would seem for wrong doing this week, making this an unusually misanthropic tale from the "Twilight Zone".