Long Live Kevin McCarthy

Though he's dead... died fairly recently I think... (thanks IMDB, he died in September of 2010).

Anyway, I bring him up because he's in todays batch of episodes. Let's start with...

"Long Live Walter Jameson" (featuring Kevin McCarthy!)

So, Kevin McCarthy is Walter Jameson. A professor of history who has a strange, in-depth knowledge of the subject. He leads a nice life and is about to get married to the daughter of his good friend. But his friend starts to suspect a strange thing about Walter Jameson McCarthy, and confronts him about it... he pulls out a history book with pictures from the Civil War and Mr. Kevin Jameson McCarthy just happens to be in it! But how, you might ask?! HOW?!?!

Turns out Jameson is really old... so old that he might have been around since the time of Plato. After initial excitement at the prospect of never growing old (see: you can still die from other causes), and seeing Kevin's disdain toward it, the friend decides that he won't let his daughter marry Kevin. Upon hearing this, Kevin calls out to his fiancee and tells her to get packed, they're leaving tonight and going to get married.

While she's off in a different house packing, he goes up to his study to grab a few things. While he's distracted, an old lady sneaks into the room. She asks her if he remembers... he feigns stupidity but realizes that he used to be married to this woman when she was young and not old ladyish. She tells him that she won't let him hurt anybody anymore... and shoots him in the dick (I assume).

In a page out of a Dorian Gray spin-off, McCarthy begins to age rapidly... until he's nothing but a page of dust.

So, I liked the episode... I like Kevin McCarthy. He's best known from the awesome Invasion of the Body Snatchers original. When him and his friend are talking about the downsides of living forever, you really empathize with him... but then he turns into a selfish asshole all of a sudden... then he dies and he tries to be sympathetic again... like someone SNATCHED HIS BODY!!!!

It's a good episode overall, so I give it 4 out of 5 Pod People

I was going to write more... but I can't now because of stupid work!!!! Oh god! OH GOD!!!!

I'll finish it up tonight! BAM!