Riiiighhhhhhttt

And I don't remember if it was shot this way... But it's definitely directed this way in my brain, which means it's a great episode because it's burned in there

But I don't even think you can see him really. Can you? I think his glasses fall. And he just goes no! Then the camera pulls back and you see all the steps and the books with pages flaking in the wind. Yes a small dot on the screen when he falls to his knees. Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooo why good

And I think it starts to fade into the studio set and rod seeing standing there while you hear "I had all the time in the world! I had nothing but time!"

And Rod seeing begins his soliloquy "a man with a passion for literature..." Sort of deal.