"Amazing Stories" Retro Recap: "Guilt Trip"

Written by Scotty

What would life be like without emotions?  Boring is the first thing that comes to mind. Without happiness and joy, there would be no point in trying anything new.  Without worry and guilt, we would just do anything that we wanted without any type of fear whatsoever.  I know that our emotions can get the best of us at times and we do everything that we can to contain them, but they are there for a reason and we need to follow them to an extent, so we at least know that we are living our lives.

On a cheerful night, Guilt is on the prowl and looking to take over the town’s nightlife. Guilt does not only hit up the bars to do his job, but to enjoy himself and make sure that nobody gets away with anything that they shouldn’t.  But having too much fun will never deter Guilt from doing his job and doing it effectively.  Getting a call from the Assistant to the Boss, Guilt is off again to reign down his power on a couple of making out teenagers.  Being drunk, Guilt passes the youth and goes straight for their parents. 

Breaking up the married couple’s bliss, Guilt is called in to the head office and is told that he needs to take a vacation.  Although Guilt does not agree with the idea, he admits that he is getting a bit burnt out and has a vacation laid out for him from the powers above.   Arriving on a pleasure cruise, Guilt has a hard time letting go of his work as he is able to make several people feel uncomfortable about his presence, but that all changes when he meets the woman of his dreams.

Being taken away by the most beautiful woman he has ever seen, Guilt tries to play his little head games with her, but she is well above giving in.  She is on vacation as well and will not let anything take her away from having a good time.  After a night of ecstasy, Guilt is trying to drink away his sorrow when his new love comes calling.  Needing to talk, the two head up to the main deck and the beauty reveals that she is not human, but Love.  Not knowing what to say to this, Guilt comes clean about who he really is as well and the newly formed couple decide to go their separate ways before they take it too far. Being in the same profession may not be a strong enough force to keep the two together, but what is love without guilt?

This episode will have to be held near and dear to my heart as I cannot seem to get enough of it.  With Guilt trying to be his normal self, even while being told to go on vacation, there is nothing stopping him from doing what he loves to do.  It takes Love much longer to reach him, but when she does, she is able to show him there is much more to life than just his skill and is able to get him to recognize it.  The show also shows that the world cannot exist without Guilt, as things are starting to fall apart since he has been away.  Listening to your emotions is always a good thing, but keeping them in check is what we have to do.  If we give in to one too much, we may forget who we really are and do things we are not accustomed to doing.  Keep the feeling alive, because if you don’t, who will?

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