What Are Friends For? / Aqua Vita

6.5/10 · 382 votesOct 4, 198648 min

Ranked #6 of 11 in Season 2•−0.1 vs season avg

Alex Mattingly wonders whether his son Jeff's new friend Mike is real or imaginary. This episode is a cruel "fountain of youth" spin-off. A fortyish reporter is at risk of losing her anchor position on a network evening news broadcast to a younger reporter. She hears

Season 2 Episodes11

E1 6.5

The Once and Future King / A Saucer of Loneliness

E2 6.5Now viewing

What Are Friends For? / Aqua Vita

E3 6.3

The Storyteller / Nightsong

E4 6.2

The After Hours / Lost and Found / The World Next Door

E5 7.6

The Toys of Caliban

E6 6.8

The Convict's Piano

E7 6.3

The Road Less Traveled

E8 7.3

The Card / The Junction

E9 7.1

Joy Ride / Shelter Skelter / Private Channel

E10 6.5

Time and Teresa Golowitz / Voices in the Earth

E11 5.5

Song of the Younger World / The Girl I Married

Cast1

Charles Aidman

Narrator (voice)

Crew4

Paul Tucker

Director

Rockne S. O'Bannon

Writer

Gus Trikonis

Director

J. Michael Straczynski

Writer

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Episode Summary

"What Are Friends For? / Aqua Vita" is episode 2 of The Twilight Zone season 2. It scored 6.5/10 from 382 votes, ranking #6 of 11 episodes this season (season average 6.6). Directed by Paul Tucker, Gus Trikonis and written by Rockne S. O'Bannon, J. Michael Straczynski, it aired on October 4, 1986.

What Are Friends For? / Aqua Vita

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