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I believe all of the reviews here have the wrong impression of the story If She Dies. The father says in the story that what if Sarah's soul wasn't taken by God when she died. I propose, his daughter died that night in the bed he bought from the nun and the soul of Sarah transmigrated into her body. The final clue was when she awakened in the morning and asked for her bear Toby.

This show is actually deeper than it appears at first glance, bringing into question the reality of Roman Catholicism. The nun proposes the Church's teachings, but what happens in the story is completely counter to them.

"If She Dies": As Jerry Seinfeld would say, what's the deeeeal with the ending? Is it Cathy, or is it Sarah in Cathy's body? It seems like the writer and/or director tried to have it both ways. The rest of the segment is nothing to write home about. On the bright side, both girls were genuinely likable.

"Ye Gods": I was pleasantly surprised when this didn't turn out to be a complete disaster, thanks largely to strong performances from Carolyn Seymour and Robert Morse. Having ancient gods masquerading as ordinary present-day people was a fascinating concept, even if it wasn't given a particularly profound treatment here.

Todd Ettinger (David Dukes) is your normal businessman known for brokering power deals, alone and unhappily single, visited by Cupid (Robert Morse, with a sagging face and disheveled look about him, who is lots of fun) who wishes to help him find true love. Cupid, however, is in a rut of his own, having lost the love of his life, Greek god Maghera (Carolyn Seymour) after a fling with a mortal woman. Ettinger just wants to get his mind off this woman (Ingrid Boulting) he saw one day while walking from his office with a colleague, but, thanks to Cupid, can't seem to do so. Maybe if Ettinger "plays Cupid", he can get those two gods back together and, in turn, rescue himself from such turmoil. Maybe all of this will in fact help Ettinger's own miserable love life. Amusing contemporary take on love at first sight, putting a fresh spin on Greek gods and, specifically, Cupid, whose weariness thanks to losing his immortal girl has caused his *romantic magic* to suffer. This is the case where the principles depend more on physical comedy, showing the frustrations, anger, and depression stemming from the pains of love.

Paul's (Tony Lo Bianco; The French Connection) little daughter (Andrea Barber, Kimmie of "Full House") was seriously injured during a car accident thanks to a teenager's horseplaying on a bike in the middle of the street. While leaving the hospital to get some rest, Paul sees a ghost girl named Sarah standing on the roof of a Catholic orphanage named St. Amelia's, purchasing her bed during a rummage sale. Sarah visits him one night, asking for her teddy named Toby. So Paul goes to an older nun (Nan Martin, also playing a nun in "Nightmare on Elm Street III"), who knew the ghost girl, to get information (and Toby) about Sarah (Jenny Lewis), wondering if there was some greater purpose involved in his seeing her. Could Sarah serve a purpose in regards to Paul's daughter? Meant to be a touching, "weep in your hankie" kind of tale, so those who are repulsed by such should leave the premises immediately. This is about coming up with any way possible to rescue your daughter when all hope is lost and a ghost might just have the answer he seeks.

Ye Gods:6/10//If She Dies:6/10

If She Dies Deblanco plays the concerned father quite well. The apparition/daughter part was interesting, but I saw the ending a mile away. Nice try. I heavy story followed by a silly story. The second one make one laugh in a silly way. Very 80s with two self absorbed yuppies and a drunk cupid. What happens was the protagonist was a power broker deal maker who now falls in love cause of an angry cupid. To fix his life the protagonist must power broke cupids love life. Very, Los Angles 80's style which just gets silly and sillier. The ending was just classic. So bad it's good, one of those episodes that just stick out in your memory. I give the two a combined rating of 7.