The Most Heartbreaking Episode Of The Twilight Zone

Rod Serling’s classic anthology series The Twilight Zone was renowned for its spooky storylines and terrifying twists, but its most heartbreaking installment is season 5, episode 15, “The Long Morrow.” Throughout its run, The Twilight Zone delivered plenty of emotional gut-punches. In season 1, episode 8, “Time Enough at Last,” the last man on Earth decides to use his isolation to catch up on his reading, but then his reading glasses fall off and smash on the ground. In season 5, episode 3, “Nightmare at 20,000 Feet,” William Shatner is institutionalized for his very rational fear of a gremlin. But “The Long Morrow” is the show’s saddest episode by far.