What makes Tales from the Crypt so fun is not the horror. Let's be honest, you can get better horror in a lot of other places. No, the bread and butter of Tales from the Crypt is its antagonists. People so awful, so ruthless, so irredeemably morally and ethically horrible, that when they finally get their comeuppance, the part of the human soul that yearns for justice rejoices. That's what always draws me back to the show. And Fitting Punishment has, for my money, the absolute most infuriatingly terrible antagonist of any episode. Moses Gunn's portrayal of the mercilessly greedy, stingy, uncaring, and vicious Ezra Thornberry, totally steals the show here, and makes for a climax that is dripping with delicious justice sauce. There are definitely episodes of Tales from Crypt that are scarier. There are ones that are funnier. There are ones that are more interesting. But if, like me, your favorite part of watching shows like this is watching awful people get what's coming to them in brutal, ironic, and often fitting ways, then this is the episode for you.
Review of Fitting Punishment
