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Gabe's Story
- Forest Whitaker: William Shakespeare once wrote that the fault lies not in our stars but in ourselves. However, Gabe O'Brien, a man who just can't get a break is about to learn the fault may actually lie somewhere else.
Gabe O'Brien is a guy whose had a recent bad string of luck. But when he discovers someone else might be behind it, he decides to take matters into his own hands.
Tropes for this segment include:
- Earn Your Happy Ending: Gabe convinces the people writing how his life will go to stop it and let him decide how it will happen. Now able to decide how his future is, he sets off on a new career and convinces his wife to stay, ready to face life together.
- Invisible to Normals: Only Gabe can see the man messing with his life.
- Forest Whitaker: Shakespeare observed that all the world's a stage, its men and women merely players. But Gabe O'Brien proved that sometimes you can grab the pen from the poet and write your own story. A lesson learned in the Twilight Zone.
Last Lap
- Forest Whitaker: Marco Flores and Andy Perez are about to drive their last lap together in a race against destiny. But this particular course has an unexpected detour... into the Twilight Zone.
Andy is a terminally ill man when he gets into car accident with his friend Marco, who dies. But after that, Marco begins haunting Andy, telling him not to fear death.
Tropes for this segment include:
- Bittersweet Ending: Andy is able to make peace with his inevitable death and is transported back to the time of the crash where he's gravely injured in place of Marco, sparring his friend's life. As Marco watches his friend dies, Andy tells him he's not afraid anymore and peacefully passes on.
- Forest Whitaker: It's natural to fear death, but with a little help from his family and friends, Andy Perez learned to accept the inevitable. Rest In Peace, Andy.
