Well, where have I been? Not exactly living under a rock, but I'd never heard of this series before. So it was with great excitement I stumbled upon it on one of the streaming services, and following this first episode, I intend to pursue additional stories of the grim and macabre. I liked Roald Dahl's introduction to this one, stating that when he writes, he does so under the expectation of death if he doesn't keep the reader completely engrossed with every word. That sounded awful extreme, but he appeared to be earnest.
Admittedly, this one will have you guessing right up until the final denouement, when the woman (Katy Jurado) who identifies herself as the wife of Carlos (Jose Ferrer), bursts on the scene to make the potential save for the young man Tommy (Michael Ontkean), who was dangerously close to losing a finger, or alternatively, winning himself a nice, new Jaguar. As the tension ratcheted up with each flick of Tommy's cigarette lighter, it appeared that he was about to jinx himself into a losing proposition. The closing shot of the woman taking back the car keys is now seared into my memory as the opening salvo of what I expect to be a tantalizing series if this first episode has anything to say about it.
P. S. Would love to know the bets that Katy Jurado lost twice, but at least we know that the one she won got her married to the flamboyant Carlos.
Admittedly, this one will have you guessing right up until the final denouement, when the woman (Katy Jurado) who identifies herself as the wife of Carlos (Jose Ferrer), bursts on the scene to make the potential save for the young man Tommy (Michael Ontkean), who was dangerously close to losing a finger, or alternatively, winning himself a nice, new Jaguar. As the tension ratcheted up with each flick of Tommy's cigarette lighter, it appeared that he was about to jinx himself into a losing proposition. The closing shot of the woman taking back the car keys is now seared into my memory as the opening salvo of what I expect to be a tantalizing series if this first episode has anything to say about it.
P. S. Would love to know the bets that Katy Jurado lost twice, but at least we know that the one she won got her married to the flamboyant Carlos.