Her Pilgrim Soul/I of Newton

Episode aired Dec 13, 1985
48min

7.5/10

S1.E12

In "Her Pilgrim Soul," two scientists must discover why the spirit of a woman is reliving a previous life within their holographic computer. "I of Newton" showcases a mathematician in a batt... Read allIn "Her Pilgrim Soul," two scientists must discover why the spirit of a woman is reliving a previous life within their holographic computer. "I of Newton" showcases a mathematician in a battle of wits with the Devil for his soul.In "Her Pilgrim Soul," two scientists must discover why the spirit of a woman is reliving a previous life within their holographic computer. "I of Newton" showcases a mathematician in a battle of wits with the Devil for his soul.

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Directors
- Wes Craven(segment Her Pilgrim Soul)
- Kenneth Gilbert(segment I of Newton)
Writers
- Rod Serling
- Alan Brennert(teleplay by)
- Joe Haldeman(based on the short story by)
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Kristoffer Tabori

Kevin Drayton (segment "Her Pilgrim Soul")as Kevin Drayton (segment "Her Pilgrim Soul")

Anne Twomey

Nola Granville (segment "Her Pilgrim Soul")as Nola Granville (segment "Her Pilgrim Soul")

Gary Cole

Daniel Gaddis (segment "Her Pilgrim Soul")as Daniel Gaddis (segment "Her Pilgrim Soul")

Wendy Girard

Carol Drayton (segment "Her Pilgrim Soul")as Carol Drayton (segment "Her Pilgrim Soul")

Betsy Licon

Nola - Age 5 (segment "Her Pilgrim Soul")as Nola - Age 5 (segment "Her Pilgrim Soul")
(as Betsy Jane Licon)

Danica McKellar

Nola - Age 10 (segment "Her Pilgrim Soul")as Nola - Age 10 (segment "Her Pilgrim Soul")

Katherine Wallach

Susan (segment "Her Pilgrim Soul")as Susan (segment "Her Pilgrim Soul")

Richard McGonagle

Lester (segment "Her Pilgrim Soul")as Lester (segment "Her Pilgrim Soul")

Nelson Welch

Ruskin (segment "Her Pilgrim Soul")as Ruskin (segment "Her Pilgrim Soul")

Sherman Hemsley

Sam (segment "I of Newton")as Sam (segment "I of Newton")

Ron Glass

The Devil (segment "I of Newton")as The Devil (segment "I of Newton")

Charles Aidman

Narratoras Narrator
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Directors
- Wes Craven(segment Her Pilgrim Soul)
- Kenneth Gilbert(segment I of Newton)
Writers
- Rod Serling
- Alan Brennert(teleplay by) (segment Her Pilgrim Soul)
- Joe Haldeman(based on the short story by) (segment I of Newton)
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In the episode "I of Newton", Sam is a math professor who, in a moment of frustration, offers to sell his soul to the Devil in exchange for the solution to an equation. The Devil appears and Sam must figure out how to save his soul from eternal damnation. —Jeff Lindstrom

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Parents guide
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Trivia
The Devil's T-shirt displays a new slogan in different scenes. The phrases included are: "Hell is a Summer Festival," "Hell is a City Much Like Newark," "Over 2,000,000,000 Served," "Gehenna: More Than a Place, a Way of Life," and "Let's Do Damnation."

Goofs
Kevin says that Nola is aging 10 months per hour, and that this equates to 10 years per day. 10 months per hour times 24 hours is 240 months, or 20 years per day.

Quotes
[The Devil offers a mathematics professor a challenge to win back his soul.]
The Devil: Now finally, ask me! A question I can't answer or a task I can't perform!
Sam: Not a question. A command.
The Devil: [excited] Lay it on me, babe!
Sam: Get lost.

Connections
Featured in Atop the Fourth Wall: Top 15 1980s Twilight Zone Episodes - A Quick Look At... (2016)

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2/10

Sentimental garbage

If you like the original Twilight Zone avoid this episode at all cost. This is nothing more then a modern soap opera. Romantic drivel at his best. Absolute garbage

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