This was a story from, I believe, the most recent "Tales of the Unusual" special, called "Manager OL." An easy-going female office worker and a middle-aged department manager, who utterly despise each other, are struck by lightning at the same time and their minds switch bodies. Naturally, they are full of complaints, but as they somehow manage to cooperate and get through their work without anyone noticing, they learn to appreciate each other's good points and the hardships they face, growing to respect one another. Just then, they hear thunder again and rush outside in a panic. However, the section chief—who had been stalking the female employee—bursts in, and all three of them are tangled together when lightning strikes again. First, the manager wakes up and is overjoyed, thinking, "We're back to normal!" He then helps the female employee, who seems to have regained consciousness, and calls out, "We did it!" But this time, the minds of the female employee and the section chief have been switched. The show ends with a caption on screen reading, "Section Chief OL?" While the final body swap was played for laughs, the section chief was a severe stalker who had practically tried to kill the female employee. Leaving her trapped in a body swap with a guy like that—is that really okay? It just leaves me with a bad taste in my mouth.
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