The end of "The Dummy"
Serling never tells us whether it's real or not. Which is something I really like about this episode.
shareBut that doesn't make sense because they switch places, don't they ?
shareIn Jerry's head they switch places, not in the real world.
shareJust saw your post turnip and your right. It could be in his head
No one but Jerry sees Willie do anything. The showgirls do see Jerry react to Willie biting him; but as far as the bite marks are concerned, we only see the bit marks through Jerry's eyes.
"Living Doll" and "Caesar and Me" have dolls doing things that not just their quarries' observe. "The Dummy," on the other hand, is more of a study of a man's descent into madness. Or, as MarshiaMacy on YouTube puts it, "Our fears control us like their puppets and we give a voice to them, or instead, we pull our own strings."
Being controlled in ones life or maybe he feared he was a sock puppet for the entertainment district? Either way interesting point.
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