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* RiddleForTheAges: What Heaven must be like in this universe. Theologically speaking, it makes some sense that Valentine's wishes being granted would still be torture since he's still cut off from God. Some conflate the episode with ''Recap/TheTwilightZone1959S3E19TheHunt'' to suggest the real Heaven is much more modest and, more importantly, has dogs. [[HeroesLoveDogs Which make it unquestionably better.]]
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* RiddleForTheAges: What Heaven must be like in this universe. Theologically speaking, it makes some sense that Valentine's wishes being granted would still be torture since he's still cut off from God. [[note]] For example, the Catholic tradition of the "Purgatory of Desire" works on a similar concept, albeit with Purgatory rather than hell. [[/note]] Some conflate the episode with ''Recap/TheTwilightZone1959S3E19TheHunt'' to suggest the real Heaven is much more modest and, more importantly, has dogs. [[HeroesLoveDogs Which make it unquestionably better.]]
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** In the first casino scene, Rocky tells Pip to place his money on the betting table. Pip says that he doesn’t have any money, causing Rocky to joke, “What, they pay you in halos or something?” Fast forward 49 years later to the release of ''VideoGame/{{Bayonetta}}'', and you have Rodin, who [[spoiler: like Pip, is a demon]] and what does Bayonetta pay him in? Halos.
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** In a spoiler for both works, watch the first season of ''Series/TheGoodPlace'' just before or after watching this episode.
** In the first casino scene, Rocky tells Pip to place his money on the betting table. Pip says that he doesn’t have any money, causing Rocky to joke, “What, they pay you in halos or something?” Fast forward 49 years later to the release of ''VideoGame/{{Bayonetta}}'', and you have Rodin, who [[spoiler: like Pip, is a demon]] and what does Bayonetta pay him in? Halos.
* ItWasHisSled: Valentine's actually in {{Hell}}. The twist is now easily the best known part of the episode, to the point that the main page doesn't even have it protected under "spoilers".
* MisaimedFandom: UsefulNotes/DonaldTrump has [[https://www.nationalmemo.com/donald-trumps-philosophy-success-inspired-twilight-zone-episode cited this episode]] as a major inspiration for his "philosophy of success" - emulating Rocky Valentine's desire to always win and to have everything until it becomes boring - while seemingly ignoring the episode's [[{{Anvilicious}} unambiguously delivered moral]] warning ''against'' such covetousness.
* MoralEventHorizon: It's revealed that Rocky crossed this as a child when he killed a dog that bit him.
* SignatureLine: "Heaven? Whatever gave you the idea you were in Heaven, Mr. Valentine? ''This is the other place!''" due to being the mother of all {{Wham Line}}s.
* SpecialEffectsFailure: When Rocky shoots the lamp, it takes a second after the gun is fired for it to shatter.
* SpiritualSuccessor: ''Series/TheGoodPlace'' took its title and concept from this episode and turned it into a series.
* ValuesDissonance: The episode aired in 1960, so despite the dark theme of the episode, regulations of broadcast television prevented the showing of blood and gore when Rocky gets shot (though the episode made up for it by the area being dimly lit), required that the women's willingness to indulge his desires be presented with coy innuendo, and refers to {{Hell}} as "[[GoshDangItToHeck the other place]]."
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* HilariousInHindsight:
** In a spoiler for both works, watch the first season of ''Series/TheGoodPlace'' just before or after watching this episode.
** In the first casino scene, Rocky tells Pip to place his money on the betting table. Pip says that he doesn’t have any money, causing Rocky to joke, “What, they pay you in halos or something?” Fast forward 49 years later to the release of ''VideoGame/{{Bayonetta}}'', and you have Rodin, who [[spoiler: like Pip, is a demon]] and what does Bayonetta pay him in? Halos.
* ItWasHisSled: Valentine's actually in {{Hell}}. The twist is now easily the best known part of the episode, to the point that the main page doesn't even have it protected under "spoilers".
* MisaimedFandom: UsefulNotes/DonaldTrump has [[https://www.nationalmemo.com/donald-trumps-philosophy-success-inspired-twilight-zone-episode cited this episode]] as a major inspiration for his "philosophy of success" - emulating Rocky Valentine's desire to always win and to have everything until it becomes boring - while seemingly ignoring the episode's [[{{Anvilicious}} unambiguously delivered moral]] warning ''against'' such covetousness.
* MoralEventHorizon: It's revealed that Rocky crossed this as a child when he killed a dog that bit him.
* SignatureLine: "Heaven? Whatever gave you the idea you were in Heaven, Mr. Valentine? ''This is the other place!''" due to being the mother of all {{Wham Line}}s.
* SpecialEffectsFailure: When Rocky shoots the lamp, it takes a second after the gun is fired for it to shatter.
* SpiritualSuccessor: ''Series/TheGoodPlace'' took its title and concept from this episode and turned it into a series.
* ValuesDissonance: The episode aired in 1960, so despite the dark theme of the episode, regulations of broadcast television prevented the showing of blood and gore when Rocky gets shot (though the episode made up for it by the area being dimly lit), required that the women's willingness to indulge his desires be presented with coy innuendo, and refers to {{Hell}} as "[[GoshDangItToHeck the other place]]."
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** In a spoiler for both works, watch the first season of ''Series/TheGoodPlace'' just before or after watching thisepisode.episode.
** In the first casino scene, Rocky tells Pip to place his money on the betting table. Pip says that he doesn’t have any money, causing Rocky to joke, “What, they pay you in halos or something?” Fast forward 49 years later to the release of ''VideoGame/{{Bayonetta}}'', and you have Rodin, who [[spoiler: like Pip, is a demon]] and what does Bayonetta pay him in? Halos.
** In a spoiler for both works, watch the first season of ''Series/TheGoodPlace'' just before or after watching this
** In the first casino scene, Rocky tells Pip to place his money on the betting table. Pip says that he doesn’t have any money, causing Rocky to joke, “What, they pay you in halos or something?” Fast forward 49 years later to the release of ''VideoGame/{{Bayonetta}}'', and you have Rodin, who [[spoiler: like Pip, is a demon]] and what does Bayonetta pay him in? Halos.
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* ValuesDissonance: The episode aired in 1960, so despite the dark theme of the episode, regulations of broadcast television prevented the showing of blood and gore when Rocky gets shot (though the episode made up for it by the area being dimly lit), required that the women's willingness to indulge his desires be presented with coy innuendo, and refers to {{Main/Hell}} {{Hell}} as "[[GoshDangItToHeck the other place]]."
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* SpiritualAntithesis: Think the nonstop party world where all your desires are instantly satisfied would be a great place to spend the afterlife? The ''Series/BlackMirror'' episode "[[Recap/BlackMirrorSanJunipero San Junipero]]" agrees!
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* SpiritualAntithesis: Think the nonstop party world where all your desires are instantly satisfied would be a great place to spend the afterlife? The ''Series/BlackMirror'' SpiritualSuccessor: ''Series/TheGoodPlace'' took its title and concept from this episode "[[Recap/BlackMirrorSanJunipero San Junipero]]" agrees!and turned it into a series.
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* SpiritualAntithesis: Think the nonstop party world where all your desires are instantly satisfied would be a great place to spend the afterlife? The ''Series/BlackMirror'' episode "[[Recap/BlackMirrorSanJunipero San Junipero]]" agrees!
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* SpiritualAntithesis: Think the nonstop party world where all your desires are instantly satisfied would be a great place to spend the afterlife? The ''Series/BlackMirror'' episode "[[Recap/BlackMirrorSanJunipero San Junipero]]" agrees!agrees!
* ValuesDissonance: The episode aired in 1960, so despite the dark theme of the episode, regulations of broadcast television prevented the showing of blood and gore when Rocky gets shot, and refers to {{Main/Hell}} as "[[GoshdangItToHeck the other place]]."
* ValuesDissonance: The episode aired in 1960, so despite the dark theme of the episode, regulations of broadcast television prevented the showing of blood and gore when Rocky gets shot, and refers to {{Main/Hell}} as "[[GoshdangItToHeck the other place]]."
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* MisaimedFandom: UsefulNotes/DonaldTrump has [[http://www.alternet.org/election-2016/watch-donald-trumps-philosophy-success-was-inspired-twilight-zone-episode cited this episode]] as a major inspiration for his "philosophy of success" - emulating Rocky Valentine's desire to always win and to have everything until it becomes boring - while seemingly ignoring the episode's [[{{Anvilicious}} unambiguously delivered moral]] warning ''against'' such covetousness.
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* MisaimedFandom: UsefulNotes/DonaldTrump has [[http://www.alternet.org/election-2016/watch-donald-trumps-philosophy-success-was-inspired-twilight-zone-episode [[https://www.nationalmemo.com/donald-trumps-philosophy-success-inspired-twilight-zone-episode cited this episode]] as a major inspiration for his "philosophy of success" - emulating Rocky Valentine's desire to always win and to have everything until it becomes boring - while seemingly ignoring the episode's [[{{Anvilicious}} unambiguously delivered moral]] warning ''against'' such covetousness.
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* MisaimedFandom: UsefulNotes/DonaldTrump has [[http://www.alternet.org/election-2016/watch-donald-trumps-philosophy-success-was-inspired-twilight-zone-episode cited this episode]] as a major inspiration for his "philosophy of success" - emulating the man's desire to always win and to have everything until it becomes boring - while seemingly ignoring the episode's [[{{Anvilicious}} unambiguously delivered moral]] warning ''against'' such covetousness.
* MisaimedFandom: UsefulNotes/DonaldTrump has [[http://www.alternet.org/election-2016/watch-donald-trumps-philosophy-success-was-inspired-twilight-zone-episode cited this episode]] as a major inspiration for his "philosophy of success" - emulating the man's desire to always win and to have everything until it becomes boring - while seemingly ignoring the episode's [[{{Anvilicious}} unambiguously delivered moral]] warning ''against'' such covetousness.
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* HilariousInHindsight: In a spoiler for both works, watch the first season of [[Series/TheGoodPlace The Good Place]] ''Series/TheGoodPlace'' just before or after watching this episode.
* MisaimedFandom: UsefulNotes/DonaldTrump has [[http://www.alternet.org/election-2016/watch-donald-trumps-philosophy-success-was-inspired-twilight-zone-episode cited this episode]] as a major inspiration for his "philosophy of success" - emulatingthe man's Rocky Valentine's desire to always win and to have everything until it becomes boring - while seemingly ignoring the episode's [[{{Anvilicious}} unambiguously delivered moral]] warning ''against'' such covetousness.
* MisaimedFandom: UsefulNotes/DonaldTrump has [[http://www.alternet.org/election-2016/watch-donald-trumps-philosophy-success-was-inspired-twilight-zone-episode cited this episode]] as a major inspiration for his "philosophy of success" - emulating
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* MisaimedFandom: UsefulNotes/DonaldTrump has [[http://www.alternet.org/election-2016/watch-donald-trumps-philosophy-success-was-inspired-twilight-zone-episode cited this episode]] as a major inspiration for his "philosophy of success" - emulating the man's desire to always win and to have everything until it becomes boring - while seemingly ignoring the episode's [[{{Anvilicious}} unambiguously delivered moral]] warning ''against'' such covetousness.covetousness.
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