For this episode we are joined by Kelly, a Patreon supporter at the highest level! Kelly has chosen this week’s selection, “The Night Man,” written by Lucille Fletcher for Suspense! In this story, a woman tries to convince a prison warden that one of his prisoners, a man she convicted of murder with her testimony, has escaped and is now tormenting her. Has this inmate somehow managed to evade the law? Is this woman only imagining the threat? Is operating an elevator really that hard? Listen for yourself and find out! Then vote and let us know what you think!
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I found it quite interesting (and a little surprising) that, in the course of the commentary after the episode, you both denounced AND perpetuated outdated stereotypes regarding women. If you think I’m incorrect, listen closely again…
It was really disappointing to hear them heap so much praise on such an openly misogynistic episode.
As the listener who requested “Pigeon In The Cage” two years ago, I found this to be the most demoralizing (no pun intended) MORLS podcast. Partly because I was so excited for the prospect of a discussion comparing the two Suspense episodes, only to hear crickets when Kelly alluded to it. But mostly because now mine is only the second-best listener-requested Suspense episode set in an elevator to be reviewed on this podcast.
Bravo, Kelly. Your selection was excellent.
This episode was just awful. Fully misogynistic, relying on tropes such as ‘prisoner is switched out’, ‘women are hysterical’, ‘women are jealous and deceitful’, etc. It is really hard to listen to the gas-lighting by the warden, the victim blaming, abuse of power by the police, the stalking and torture of the woman, and then for it all to be justified with “she committed murder and lied about it because she just was too in love”. The murder was just an excuse for the hate. Poorly written, just garbage. It is clear MORLS crew really enjoyed and so I can… Read more »