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Tales from the Darkside Episode 13: Anniversary Dinner

October 14, 2018 1 Comment

A middle-aged couple invites a young woman over for dinner.

Henry and Elinor

Henry and Elinor are celebrating their 25th wedding anniversary

Episode Summary

In a house in the middle of nowhere, a middle-aged couple celebrates their 25th anniversary – way to go, guys!

Mark and Sybil

Asking for directions

A couple backpackers named Mark and Sybil come by looking for directions, then go on their way.

Elinor and Sybil

She’s back!

Sybil returns to the house after Mark ditches her; the middle-aged couple invites her in, sort of treating her like a surrogate daughter.

Smiling Sybil

Sybil finally found a place to belong…but not for long

They show Sybil their “playroom” which…isn’t as risqué as you expect. It’s just a room with animal heads and weapons mounted on the wall, and a giant hot tub in the middle.

Sybil drinking wine in hot tub

Watch out, Sybil

The couple gets Sybil drunk on wine and invite her to try the hot tub. She gets in, and they start pouring in vegetables and stir the water like a giant stew. Sybil passes out, and yep, the middle-aged couple’s going to eat her.

Couple cooking

So are they going to eat Sybil’s hair and clothes, too?

Thoughts

This was more funny than scary. I mean, the whole hot tub as a giant cooking pot was so outrageous you couldn’t take it seriously – it’s like something out of a fable, like Hansel and Gretel. And when the woman whips out a giant wooden spoon? Hilarious! But okay, I concede it was a bit horrifying how blasé the middle-aged couple was acting to the whole cannibalism thing (and they ate their kids, too). An average but entertaining episode.

Rating

3 out of 5 eggs rating

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Series: Tales from the Darkside Decade: 1980s Filed Under: TV Show Reviews Tagged: horror, live action

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  1. Steve says

    October 14, 2018 at 5:20 pm

    Poor Sybil! Ditched by her companion and then eaten by the people who take her in!

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