Chris Shade is a very bitter man who seems like he's losing his marbles. He's very tense and bitter...and it seems to be destroying his life. Why is he so upset? Well, Shade used to be a child star and as an adult he seems to get nothing but negative reviews. In his latest play, the theater critic who reviewed it said the show was wonderful...except for Shade! What's next for this angry and possibly psychotic man? Well, it sure ain't good!!!
This is a very good episode...one that has a few clever twists. I won't say more about it...because it might expose these twists. Suffice to say, I really enjoyed this one.
It is funny that Jackie Cooper accepted this role as Chris Shade, as Cooper was a HUGELY successful child actor...though in reality he was able to eventually make a good transition to adult roles.
By the way, about 18 minutes into the show, there are two psychiatrists with Chris Shade. One looks almost exactly like Sigmund Freud about age 40. I assume this must have been intentional.
