Judgment Night story
In 1942, a man from Germany does not remember how he boarded a British ship heading for New York, but he does have a feeling the ship will be sunk. Directed by: John Brahm. Story by: Rod Serling.
13 total · 5 major · 7 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| ghost ship | major | The story is set aboard a passenger ship that is sunk in a U-boat attack every night for eternity. |
| poetic justice | major | U-boat captain Carl Lanser was condemned repeat his ruthless sinking of a passenger ship every night for eternity, only as a passenger aboard the ship, rather than as captain on the U-boat. |
| punishment in the afterlife | major | U-boat captain Carl Lanser was condemned repeat his ruthless sinking of a passenger ship every night for eternity, only as a passenger aboard the ship, rather than as captain on the U-boat. |
| what if I had amnesia | major | Carl Lanser seemed to have trouble recalling basic facts about his life. |
| what if I woke up in a strange place and didn't remember how I got there | major | The story followed Carl Lanser as he tried to piece together how he ended up as a passenger on a ship en route to New York. |
| déjà vu | minor | Carl Lanser discussed experiencing this uncanny feeling with Miss Stanley. |
| precognition | minor | Carl Lanser knew that something bad was going to happen at precisely 1:15 AM. |
| remorse | minor | We saw Lt. Mueller on the u-boat lament having killed people without warning. lso Carl Lanser was conspicuously remorseless. |
| ruthlessness | minor | The version of Carl Lanser aboard the U-boat sunk a passenger ship with all hands without compunction. |
| what if I told the truth and nobody would believe me | minor | Nobody took Carl Lanser seriously when he said the ship would face a catastrophe at precisely 1:15 AM. |