History Recap / TalesFromTheDarksideS1E16TheTearCollector

Prudence is a young woman who suffers from clinical depression, having been prone to crying fits throughout her life, and always feeling glum no matter how wondrous a day it is. It's on one particular day that Prudence meets Ambrose Cavender, a therapist who collects tears from every person he comes across, insisting that they serve a sort of purpose to him. While she tries to figure out the nature of why Cavender collects tears at all, Prudence, who gradually fallen in love with him, begins wondering whether he merely sees her as a means to expand his collection.

* EarnYourHappyEnding: Despite all the unanswered questions, Cavender does what he promised he would do: cure Prudence's chronic depression and allow her to live her life. Soon after she leavs his office, Prudence meets a kindly taxi driver and is shown happily walking down the street with him, hinting at a relationship blossoming between them.

Prudence, a young woman who suffers from depression, meets Ambrose Cavender, a therapist who collects the tears of his patients, insisting that they serve a sort of purpose to him. While she tries to figure out the nature of why Cavender collects tears, Prudence, who has fallen for Cavender, also begins wondering whether he merely sees her as a means to expand his collection.

!!"The Tear Collector" provides examples of:

* AmbiguouslyHuman: Cavender is quite possibly immortal, since he's been collecting tears from hundreds of years ago. Among the earliest of his tears are those of a young Aztec after the conquistadors "crushed his world", and a Confederate mother who will never see her son alive again.
* EarnYourHappyEnding: Cavender does what he promised he would do: he cures Prudence's chronic melancholy state, which allows her to live her life. This leads to Prudence meeting a taxi driver and starting a relationship with him.
* TheEeyore: Prudence cries at the slightest provocation, even on the most pleasant of days.
* ImCryingButIDontKnowWhy: Prudence mentions that she has been sad and crying all her life, but has no idea why she feels like it. In case it wasn't obvious, she suffers from clinical depression.
* ProneToTears: Prudence's life-long problem.
* TheUnreveal: The true reason of why Cavender collects tears, as well as what purpose the tears serve, is left unexplained. The reason that Prudence suddenly stops being depressed after smashing the glass bottle containing ''her'' tears is also left vague.

* TheEeyore: Prudence cries at the slightest compensation, even on the most pleasant of days.

* AmbiguouslyHuman: Cavender is quite possibly immortal, since he's been collecting tears from thousands of years ago. Among the earliest of his tears are those of an Aztec Emperor looking upon the remains of his kingdom, and a Confederate mother who will never see her son alive again.

* ImCryingButIDontKnowWhy: Prudence mentions that she has been sad and crying all her life. but has no idea why she feels like it. In case it wasn't obvious, she suffers from clinical depression.

* EarnYourHappyEnding: The tear-collector does what he promised he would do: he cures Prudence's chronic melancholy state, which allows her to live her life. This leads to Prudence meeting a nice man and starting a relationship with him.
* ImCryingButIDontKnowWhy: Prudence has been sad and crying all her life but has no idea why she feels like it.
* ProneToTears: Prudence's life-long problem.

* EarnYourHappyEnding: The tear-collector does what he promised he would do: he cures Prudence's chronic melancholy state, which allows her to live her life.