What Are Friends For? / Aqua Vita

The Twilight Zone Season 2 Episode 2

Overview:
Alex Mattingly wonders whether his son Jeff's new friend Mike is real or imaginary.

This episode is a cruel "fountain of youth" spin-off. A fortyish reporter is at risk of losing her anchor position on a network evening news broadcast to a younger reporter. She hears about a special type of bottled water from a friend of hers. She orders some at a relatively low cost. It works. Yet she finds she must drink it every day in order to retain her youth. When she orders another 5-gallon container. The price jumps up to $200. She talks to the water deliveryman. He refers he to her as "girlie". She remarks "girlie" is an old term and asks for his actual age. He says something along the lines of "I don't think you'd want to know". She is halfway done with the second bottle and is tearing apart her place looking for items to pawn when her husband shows up. They have no kids. She explains what has happened and decides to end her dilemma by balancing their situations.

Genre : Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama, Mystery

Actors : Charles Aidman

Release Date : 1986-10-04

Duration : 48 menit

Rating : ⭐ 3.3/10 (3 votes)

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Other Episodes (Season 2)

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1. The Once and Future King / A Saucer of Loneliness
What Are Friends For? / Aqua Vita
2. What Are Friends For? / Aqua Vita
The Storyteller / Nightsong
3. The Storyteller / Nightsong
The After Hours / Lost and Found / The World Next Door
4. The After Hours / Lost and Found / The World Next Door
The Toys of Caliban
5. The Toys of Caliban
The Convict's Piano
6. The Convict's Piano
The Road Less Traveled
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The Card / The Junction
8. The Card / The Junction
Joy Ride / Shelter Skelter / Private Channel
9. Joy Ride / Shelter Skelter / Private Channel
Time and Teresa Golowitz / Voices in the Earth
10. Time and Teresa Golowitz / Voices in the Earth
Song of the Younger World / The Girl I Married
11. Song of the Younger World / The Girl I Married


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