How much would you sacrifice for the limelight?
Your privacy, your relationships…your dog?
The second episode ofThe Twilight Zonereboot offers a creative riff on the verrrrrry dark side of fame.
Credit: Robert Falconer/CBS
Samirs a country, and his one export is himself, so he should givethatto the audience.
It belongs to them.
And thats fine with Samir, who doesnt want to settle for mediocre.
He wants it all.
Her name is Cat, short for Caterpillar, and the audience cant get enough.
Her response: What dog?
Then Samir and Devon enter the club, Eddies, where a posted sign warns no apostrophes.
(This is the best joke of the episode.)
There, Devon meets Samirs frenemy, comedian Didi (Diarra Kilpatrick, a profane, hilarious delight).
Devon tells Didi that he wants to be a standup like Samir, only hed like to be funny.
(Second-best joke of the episode!)
Tellingly, the bartenders scoff at the idea that J.C. Wheeler would show up at Eddies when Samir asks.
Then he takes the stage, where he yet again bombs with his well-regulated material.
So he starts to good-naturedly roast Devon for dunking on him.
Renas displeased that hes being so insensitive about her sisters inability to have children.
Its not like I killed him.
First, he tries the Devon material, but it flops.
(Insert your own joke here.)
So Samir starts talking about someone he knows, a fellow comedian at the club.
Outside, the formerly mangled bus stop is in perfect condition.
I actually un-killed two people, Samir marvels.
Then he checks his phone and is equally pleased to see his follower count go up.
His fame and followers climb, and he and Rena revel in his success.
The audience falls all over itself laughing, including Rena.
No mentor means no law school and no fancy job as a defense attorney.
In the end, Rena calls Samir selfish and ends things.
By the end of the night, hes un-made them as the audience cheers.
Offstage, things are tense, too.
Shes a freaking force of nature and all hail Kilpatrick for bringing such a fabulous character to life.
Its not murder if there are no crying moms.
Then Wheeler goes even further, urging Samir to weaponize his act to bring the whole house down.
With that advice ringing in his ears, Samir stands offstage, listening to Didi crush her set.
People are just material to me, he admits.
I throw them away.
After the show, we see that Devons back!
He joins Rena in her fancy lawyer clothes as she fangirls over Didi.
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