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Wordsworth is killed, but he wins the moral victory by exposing the Chancellor's hypocrisy. The episode ends with the Chancellor himself being declared "obsolete" by his own subordinates because he showed "cowardice" and "religious inclination".

June 2, 1961 Key Cast: Burgess Meredith as Romney Wordsworth, Fritz Weaver as the Chancellor The Premise: The Sin of Being Obsolete [S2E29] Episode #2.29

"The Twilight Zone" The Obsolete Man (TV Episode 1961) - IMDb Wordsworth is killed, but he wins the moral

In a futuristic, totalitarian "Orwellian" state, religion and books have been banned. The state determines a citizen's value based on their utility. Romney Wordsworth, a librarian, is put on trial and found "obsolete" because his profession no longer serves a purpose in a world where free access to the printed word is forbidden. The state determines a citizen's value based on

He maintains his dignity, asserting that a human being has inherent value that the state cannot grant or take away. He chooses the method of his execution: to be killed by a bomb in his room at midnight, with the event televised to the entire nation. The Twist & Moral

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Wordsworth invites the Chancellor to his room just before the execution and locks the door. As the clock ticks down, Wordsworth calmly reads his illegal Bible, showing no fear. In contrast, the Chancellor panics, eventually begging for his life "in the name of God"—a direct violation of the state's rules.