Summary:

A man and woman rob an antique store, finding a camera that tells the future. Using the camera, the couple and the woman’s brother bet money on horses, fight over the money, and eventually all die in the fight.

 

Bechdel Test:

  • There is only one woman
  • Cannot pass

 

Gender Roles of Important Characters:

  • Chester
    • Masculine (9)
      • Assertive, forceful, analytical, leadership ability, makes decisions easily, dominant, aggressive, acts as a leader, ambitious
    • Feminine (0)
      • NA
  • Paula
    • Masculine (3)
      • Willing to take risks, individualistic, ambitious
    • Feminine (4)
      • Yielding, cheerful, soft-spoken, childlike
  • Woodward
    • Masculine (5)
      • Forceful, willing to take risks, willing to take a stand, aggressive, ambitious
    • Feminine (1)
      • Cheerful
  • Waiter
    • Masculine (8)
      • Self-reliant, independent, analytical, willing to take risks, makes decisions easily, self-sufficient, individualistic, ambitious
    • Feminine (0)
      • NA

 

Analysis:

This episode really supports the notion that crime is a masculine thing. In this episode, everyone with lines is a criminal, and everyone is fairly masculine. Paula, who is the most feminine, has only one less masculine trait than feminine trait, and she is very much involved in the crime, too, ready to happily take all of the money after her husband and brother kill themselves over it. 

 

Shared by: Grace White
Image Credit: The Twilight Zone, CBS via Netflix