'Ice Age' is an intriguing episode of 'Love, Death & Robots'

"Love, Death & Robots" is an anthology series with a lot of intriguing episodes, but "Ice Age" is among the most memorable from the first season.

Gail (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) and Rob (Topher Grace) move into a new apartment with an antique refrigerator. When they begin cleaning the freezer out, they discover that an entire tiny civilization is living inside, progressing from medieval to industrial to modern in a matter of minutes.

Much like the episode's viewers, Gail and Rob are fascinated by the tiny civilization in their freezer. Unlike viewers though, the two are pretty calm and casual about the situation after the initial shock. Literally, after Rob is blasted with a tiny nuke, they decide to order pizza and wait out the war.

Tiny or not, I'd be concerned about radiation after being nuked in the face. And while they are confused, Gail and Rob never really seem to question anything about where the fridge came from or how it's capable of holding a tiny civilization.

Regardless, the episode captures a certain sense of childish wonder in much the same way as "The Indian in the Cupboard." Maybe that's part of why Netflix reordered it as the third episode even though it originally aired as episode 16.

Either way, it's a fascinating episode that I highly recommend to anyone who likes short stories and intriguing plots about tiny civilizations.