[s2e29] Episode #2.29 Apr 2026

June 2, 1961 Key Cast: Burgess Meredith as Romney Wordsworth, Fritz Weaver as the Chancellor The Premise: The Sin of Being Obsolete

Often involves the "Save the Dates" segment where contestants vie for one-on-one time to secure their safety before the rose ceremony. [S2E29] Episode #2.29

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. June 2, 1961 Key Cast: Burgess Meredith as

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". In contrast, the Chancellor panics, eventually begging for

He represents a cold, atheistic state that believes "logic is the only master." To him, Wordsworth is nothing more than a "discarded tool".