The Tale of Prisoners Past Recap & Review - The Midnight Society
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- čas přidán 26. 08. 2024
- On this episode of The Midnight Society, I look back at season 5, episode 5 of "Are You Afraid of the Dark?": The Tale of Prisoners Past. Tucker tells a story about two step-brothers who accidentally free a ghost trapped in an abandoned prison and it tries to lock them away for it.
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I remember seeing this as a kid and realizing the kid who plays Jason is the brother in Beethoven. I remember thinking “woah that kid was in Beethoven and is now on are you afraid of the dark, what a life this kid has had”
I haven't even thought about that movie since I was a kid. I'll have to look up some images to see him in it.
A friend of mine met the kid, he’s pretty nice but nothing like his “brainiac” characters.
I agree with you on this one. The story sounds good on paper (an old prison haunted by a convict they forgot about, the scare almost writes itself), but it was haphazardly told. A kid wouldn't have thought too much into all the plotholes.
And yeah, I always loved how the librarian was the same gag from The Tale of the Prom Queen 😂
Yeah, this one should've been a slam dunk, but instead it feels like they went out of their way to make it kinda lame.
I was at Fisherman's Wharf in San Francisco and they actually have an Alcatraz gift shop at Pier 39. Got my old man a T-shirt from there. Also good job on the Nike commercial with Shia. That was really clever.
Thank you! Shia is a great collaborator. I always enjoy working with him. 🤪
Even as a kid when it first aired my first thought when hearing C-7 was "You sunk my battleship!" Anyone else? Just me?
If you secretly don't put your ships on the board, they'll never sink your battleship. That's my strategy, anyway.
Christopher Castile who played Jason also played Mark in Step by Step. I remember the episode where the mom has a bad dream and he had red eye contacts and acted like a vampire. It was goofy.
The only thing I remember out Step by Step was somebody's goofy cousin. Cody? Am I even thinking of the right show?
The prison closed in 1949, so it’s possible it was a museum by the late 1960s or early 1970s.
Yeah, like I said, I believe they were using Alcatraz as the blueprint for their prison, which re-opened to tourists 10 years after it closed. Using that model, if it closed in 1945, it could've opened back up in 1955, just in time for Marty McFly to make his fateful trip back in time.
I actually think this is an underrated episode with a bittersweet ending. I’m glad that they were able to give the daughter some closure in regards to what happened to her Dad.
Here to boost videos likes! Thank you for the shout out!
Thank you!!!
I barely remember this one, surprising cause the younger brother was on Step By Step and I watched that a lot 😅 Great review as always!
Yeah, I've had a couple people mention other prominent things he was in. Things I've seen, but I have no memory of him.
Another great, insightful and entertaining review! Honestly, I don't remember this episode at all. Maybe watched it once or twice as a kid; But this episode somehow escaped me. Despite the history in this episode being absolute bonkers and inconsistent. I don't have anymore to say about it. I'll have to rewatch it sometime.
Also, thanks for the shoutout in the end. 😁👍
What's funny, is not liking the episode sent me down a history rabbit hole and I love history (and making videos), so I guess it wasn't all bad. I just really wish we would've used that prison better.
You're always good for a laugh. I don't remember this one at all and I think I would have given the horrific implications of the death. I must have missed it
Yeah, for sure. I'm not claustrophobic, but the thought of slowly dying while trapped in a confined space has to be one of the worst ways to go.
I assumed he had an instant fatal heart attack. Otherwise why would nobody have heard him scream or any banging noises. And when investigating how did they not notice the open hole behind the toilet? And like you said, smell a horrid odor. It makes it sound like the prison was shut down the next day.
Yeah, it's one of those, "it's fine when you're a kid but don't think too hard about it as an adult" plot lines.
Willingness suspension of disbelief.
East? Can't be THAT bad. It's SOUTH of flavortown where ya gotta roll your windows up.
You're right. Just like Buzz in the Phantom Cab, I think I was holding my compass near my belt buckle again.
This was a fine episode. I liked it very much. I did like how creative it was with how they went with this. I enjoyed the touches such as Jason about to dial 911, only to realize “No, nobody would believe me!”, typically it gets tiresome when a protagonist in horror stories calls the police for help only to not be believed.
And, in fact, they use the "police not believing the protagonist" in the very next episode.
I have been twice educated today, and have not even finished my breakfast.
This angers me greatly.
Be glad I'm still eating.
Hahahaha! Sorry, I had no intention of educating anyone. I'll put a note in the board meeting to ensure it doesn't happen again.
I work in a kitchen and I would say it is hard to hear people, especially if theyre in ventalation shafts
Your review, and references, were more entertaining, and informative, than the episode, itself. Easily one of my least favorite AYAOTD episodes of the season, and the series. Thanks for posting! #AYAOTD #90s
Thank you! Based on the thumbs ups on your comment, we are not alone in our distaste of this episode.
@@JackOfAllNerdsShow My pleasure! Not all episodes of an anthology show are created equal, especially in their response.
i heard that corn pop was from flavor town....we all know corn pop was a bad dude
Now that Pops has been personified, this doesn't sound right, but "I gotta have my Pops!"
I didn't remember this one much, only that it sucked and now still feel that way. Glad to hear you made it thru the sewer out the prison 😆😃😆
What they don't tell you is that after coming out of a sewer you need to take like 10 showers and burn your clothing. I'm sure that was in the extended cut of Shawshank Redemption.
@@JackOfAllNerdsShow 😅😆😋 going to need to buy 15 bottles of cologne now
@@iloveTool Hahaha!
This has nothing to do with the episode. I had to have an eye patch as a child for a severe lazy eye. I think I may need to address it again. I understand it isn't the same. But do you have any advice?
Advice on purchasing an eye patch? There are a lot of custom options out there made from a variety of different materials. For maximum comfort, I would choose a material you know won't irritate your skin, get the patch cut that is for the specific eye you need to cover and, if possible, get an adjustable strap.
Homer: NERD!
Tired, afraid or mid-orgasm.
Why not all three?
I mean, anyone who has ever had sex should be able to pull off that trifecta.
@@JackOfAllNerdsShow Whoa let's not give him too much credit there
@@kagekun1198 Hahaha!
25 minute video on a 23 minute tv show.... these fkn content creators... smfh