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The show is firing on all cylinders now. The actors have it down pat, the chemistry is better than ever. The story of the dirty apartment is a classic and Schwimmer does a great job with it as does Monica in the tag over the closing credits.

But one thing that bugs me is the Monica/Phoebe subplot about catering the funeral. Yes, the woman owed them money but is that really standard to walk into the middle of a funeral reception and ask for payment? Wouldn't it have made more sense if they, I don't know, just invoiced her or had her pay up front? Maybe this is standard amongst caterers for funerals but it came across as a bit strange.

The original short story by M. R. James is so spooky and atmospheric but I found this adaptation to be lacking. To be sure, there are some excellent moments of dread and scares such as the silhouette of a figure on the beach and the nightmare the main character has about running for his life. Those sequences are well-paced and rise yo the occasion of the story. But there are long, long moments of nothing happening. And the climax of the story feels rushed and doesn't communicate the real terror of the story. Granted, in 1968, a TV production most likely did not have a huge budget but it wasn't just the effects. It was the way the sequence was filmed and the reaction of the man to just say, "Oh no. Oh no." over and over.

Not a favorite.

And do we are nearly at the end of the show. In 1091, 62 episodes was a respectable, but short, run. In the 2020s, 62 episodes is a normal full series.

This episode shows how Colleen McMurphy, now nearly two decades after she left Vietnam, is suffering post traumatic stress and needs to get help. It's a dark episode and ends with McMurphy asking, "When will it end?" We get flashback scenes set back on the base somewhere around the first half of season three as Hyers is still alive (though, as McMurphy states, he died shortly thereafter) as Colleen relives a horrific memory.

Dana Delaney does excellent work in this episode as Colleen finally faces down her trauma after avoiding it for so long. In the next, and final, episode, we meet up with McMurphy three years later at a reunion.