Comments on: Episode 89: On a Country Road

By: David Thiel

David Thiel — Tue, 15 Mar 2022 15:49:33 +0000

I simply couldn’t suspend disbelief enough to enjoy this one. It’s an “idiot plot”: the type that only works if everyone in the story is an idiot.

For a time, I thought that Cary Grant’s character had engineered the entire chain of events, and that the “crazy woman” would turn out to be related to him. That seemed the most plausible explanation for his non-stop series of denials and bad decisions.

I get that he was an alpha male in the classic “won’t stop for directions” mode, but come on…the radio is only one step removed from saying, “You, Cary Grant. Yes, you. The ‘crazy woman’ is on that road. Do not take that road. And stop for gas, for God’s sake.”

Meanwhile, the woman in the back seat is doing her best impression of someone who is 100% about to kill her fellow passengers.

When no one is behaving in a believable fashion, I find I just can’t care what happens to them.

By: Smuggins

Smuggins — Sun, 20 Feb 2022 04:20:38 +0000

They were trapped as soon as they only thought of two twists, either she is or she isn’t. But there is a twist they could have done, which is that the woman in the backseat goes quiet for a while, but when they check on her, she is dead, because the killer was hiding in the back of their car the whole time.

By: david daley

david daley — Sun, 28 Feb 2021 07:54:17 +0000

Half an hour of platitudes and hysteria.

By: Joshua English Scrimshaw

Joshua English Scrimshaw — Mon, 02 Jul 2018 00:44:22 +0000

In reply to MrDavidFeldmann. We have our episodes mapped out through episode 100, but expect "Mission Completed" to pop up shortly after that. There is a lot to talk about in that one. The other two you mentioned don't sound immediately familiar. I'll have to give them a listen.

By: Joshua English Scrimshaw

Joshua English Scrimshaw — Mon, 02 Jul 2018 00:35:26 +0000

In reply to Bob. Fascinating. Thanks for posting that. I wonder if Mr. Bazar knew (knows?) that his single contribution to dramatic radio is considered a classic?

By: Bob

Bob — Tue, 26 Jun 2018 05:31:54 +0000

Walter Bazar was a 23-year-old reporter for the New York Journal-American and this was his first and apparently only radio play. See this page:

http://cobaltclubannex.forumotion.com/t20p775-suspense-upgrades

By: Mark Forrester

Mark Forrester — Mon, 25 Jun 2018 21:01:20 +0000

I listened to this Suspense episode for the first time a couple of weeks ago and loved it, so I was pleased to see it show up here. It’s the kind of plot that has become cliched over the years, but everything about this presentation is sharp and engaging.

By: Grant

Grant — Sun, 24 Jun 2018 14:55:49 +0000

I love it! I am an old soul, and I love the old things! I listen to Old Time Radio!

By: MrDavidFeldmann

MrDavidFeldmann — Sun, 24 Jun 2018 14:18:06 +0000

Great episode and fun conversation about it. Glad to hear Joshua will be bringing “Mission Completed” to the show someday.

Two episodes that have stuck with me over the years are “Short Order” and “The Perfectionist.” Had them on tape back in the 90s and still like to revisit them every so often.