This weeksTwilight Zoneoffers up a scary little story about men behaving badly thats both giddily over-the-top and terrifyingly familiar.
Let me tell you, friends, Lionel Richie has never sounded more sinister.
She even agrees to have dinner and watch the Perseid meteor shower with her hotshot co-worker Dylan.
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They share an outdoor meal and watch excitedly as the meteors start to fall.
He makes a joke about space germs,but I amlegitimately worried about space germs.
He playful keeps it away from Annie as they head back inside for wine.
She likes him, shed like to go out again, but right now, she has to go.
She doesnt protest; after all, Phil explains, its just protocol.
Then she heads to her sister Marthas birthday party.
Also there is Marthas husband Mike, their teenage son Cole, Phil, and his wife Olivia.
Theres still some good men out there, he humble-brags.
But are there, though?
Again, does nobody in this town care about space germs?
Annie and Martha head for the door, catching the attention of a friend of Dylans.
Annie ignores his attempts to talk to her, and he angrily berates her.
They manage to shake him, and Annie references her bad experience with Dylan the night before.
Oh, you think this self-blame and minimization is bad?
Were just getting started.
Annie suggests the meteors are responsible, then laughs at how ridiculous that sounds out loud.
They run inside to Mike, who shouts that hell handle it and heads outside to fight.
It ends with a terrifying cry, followed by silence.
Annie, whos been watching through the window, orders Martha not to let Mike back in the house.
We were all waiting for that little gem, right?
Enraged, he lunges at Annie, forcing Martha to clock him with her still-wrapped frying pan.
Good thing Annie didnt buy her a throw pillow.
Then theyre chased away by a man brandishing a large rock on a chain like a makeshiftmeteor hammer.
He tells the women that he doesnt know what he did to make good-guy Steve so angry.
Then here comes ol Dylan, staggering along with the meteor flail and creepily singing Hello.
Seriously, its enough to ruin Lionel Richie for you.
It was magic, Annie.
Why dont you like me?
he asks, grabbing her and wrapping the chain around her neck.
Cole agrees that the anger was always inside of him, and he stopped himself from losing control.
I just chose to.
The male guard checking their IDs looks at Annies and tells her shed be much cuter if shed smile.
No, she spits.
