"Murder Me Twice" is an episode that intrigued me, as I have had extensive training in hypnotherapy. At times the show seemed like a lot of mumbo jumbo instead of realistically portraying hypnosis, though this didn't harm the episode in the least!
Early in the episode, a hypnotist puts on a demonstration using Lucy (Phyllis Thaxter). Unexpectedly, this hypnosis results in Lucy becoming a long-dead murderess from the mid-19th century...and she immediately stabs her husband to death! When she's taken out of hypnosis, she claims to have no recollection of killing the guy!
When Lucy is being investigated for murder, the hypnotist offers to defend her and explain how she had no control over herself and it was some sort of past life regression....and then the twist.
The episode is most enjoyable and instead of encouraging the audience to believe ridiculous things about hypnosis, it exposes the guy as a quack...and Lucy as a most unusual lady! Well worth seeing and most entertaining.
Early in the episode, a hypnotist puts on a demonstration using Lucy (Phyllis Thaxter). Unexpectedly, this hypnosis results in Lucy becoming a long-dead murderess from the mid-19th century...and she immediately stabs her husband to death! When she's taken out of hypnosis, she claims to have no recollection of killing the guy!
When Lucy is being investigated for murder, the hypnotist offers to defend her and explain how she had no control over herself and it was some sort of past life regression....and then the twist.
The episode is most enjoyable and instead of encouraging the audience to believe ridiculous things about hypnosis, it exposes the guy as a quack...and Lucy as a most unusual lady! Well worth seeing and most entertaining.