If you read through the reviews, most folks seem to have hated this episode Even the few who liked it didn't seem to love it. And, after seeing it, I can understand both. First, the episode is rife with logical errors....giant plot holes. Second, I have noticed that for many shows, die-hard fans can NEVER admit that an episode is bad...never. For example, I am a Star Trek fan and have gone to a few conventions....and I have met many folks who simply cannot imagine that there are ANY weak episodes in the series...none! They'd rate EVERYTHING a 10...or perhaps one or two a 9! After seeing the show, this is the only way I can understand positive scores for this episode.
A woman (Lola Albright) is waiting for her lover to arrive once her husband leaves for work. But the guy who arrives instead is the man to read the gas meter....or at least that's what he claims. He obviously is NOT with the gas company and the last person to realize this is this dopey lady. Again and again, the 'gas man' acts strangely....giving off major creepy weirdo vibes. Yet, she still thinks he's the gas man. But when you add ALL the weird behaviors up, the story simply makes zero sense....none whatsoever. Plus, again and again, the housewife has MANY opportunities to run and seek help but doesn't...and should have. And, considering it lasts an hour, it becomes an endurance contest to keep watching. I had to force myself NOT to turn it off several times.
So is there anything good about this episode? Well, not much. Making the woman THIS dumb and the 'gas man' this bizarre and creepy sure were mistakes....which are exactly why I hated the show and what others apparently did as well. But what happens NEXT....well, it made my head spin because it was THAT hard to believe! Overall, a very stupid and poorly written installment....and I have noticed a LOT of underwhelming episodes in season 3. Considering that "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" went on for seven seasons and the hour long version three seasons, I guess they were just running out of ideas and might have been filming rejected scripts towards the end of the shows. Overall, one of the worst episodes of the series...mostly due to a script that defied logic at every turn.