Nightmare at 30,000 Feet story
A journalist on a flight finds an MP3 player with a podcast that accurately describes future events involving his fellow passengers. Directed by: Greg Yaitanes. Story by: Simon Kinberg, Jordan Peele and Marco Ramirez, Marco Ramirez, Richard Matheson.
7 total · 1 choice · 4 major · 2 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| what if I caught a glimpse of the future | choice | Justin found a pod-cast that foretold that his flight would crash and that he'd be lynched by angry passengers. |
| aircraft hijacking | major | There was talk of terrorists targeting the flight, and in the end some disgruntled ex-pilot hijacked it for reasons not quite explained. |
| ironic twist of fate | major | In the end, it was Justin's attempt to save the flight that brought about its demise, everything prompted by the mysterious pod-cast. |
| what if I told the truth and nobody would believe me | major | Justin tried to convince various people that the flight was in danger, but to no avail. |
| what it is like on a passenger flight | major | We saw Justin's most unenviable experience on a flight from Washington, D.C. to Tel Aviv. |
| murder | minor | Justin was killed by the other passengers. |
| the desire for vengeance | minor | We are left to conclude that the other passengers beat Justin to death in retribution for him having caused their airliner to crash. |