![]() It was early on in the series’ run, though, so I wanted to give it the benefit of the doubt, and I ended up watching it twice in trying to write an explainer. The episode is thematically interesting - it’s a story about colonization presented through the filter of the traditions of a white people holiday, Christmas - but it didn’t make a lot of sense. “A Traveler” - I’ll say this much for this episode: Steven Yeun, as the alien traveler, is creepy AF. A meteor of some sort hits, and all the men suddenly turn into incredibly aggressive, agro-violent assholes, and while it makes for an interesting thought experiment, it doesn’t hang together well in story form.Ħ. “Not All Men” - This episode, featuring a very good cast - Taissa Farmiga, Rhea Seehorn, Luke Kirby, and Ike Barinholtz - is basically what would happen if Twitter and Comments sections came to life. “Point of Origin” - This is another episode where I liked the idea - a privileged, well-intentioned white woman (Ginnifer Goodwin) whose maid is deported finds herself in a situation similar to her maid, only in a different dimension - but ultimately, the story is so convoluted and incoherent that any social commentary it’s trying to impart gets completely lost in all the muddle.ħ. It’s one of three episodes written or co-written by The X-Files’ Glen Morgan, and while there is a kernel of a decent idea here, the episode itself feels more like nu- X-Files than old.Ĩ. However, there are life-ending risks in testing the latter possibility. Things are not exactly what they seem, however, and the crew begins to question whether their reality is real or if they’re stuck in a months-long simulation. “Six Degrees of Freedom” - Starring DeWanda Wise and Jessica Williams, among others, this episode is about a Martian expedition crew leaving Earth just as it is destroyed by nuclear war. However, the story goes so far beyond parody or satire - even in the Trump era - that it completely fails as social commentary.ĩ. Written by a very good television writer, Andrew Guest, it highlights how easy it is to persuade the American electorate with the right story (here, the kid recovers from a disastrous debate after expressing sadness over the death of his dog). ![]() “The Wunderkind” - John Cho stars as a failed campaign manager (and Alison Tolman as his campaign assistant) who attempts to make a comeback by getting a child (Jacob Tremblay) elected President, with disastrous results. Nevertheless, here they are in order from worst to OK:ġ0. Let’s see if it gets better from here.” As it turns out, “The Comedian” was one of the best, and it was mostly downhill from there. When The Twilight Zone kicked off with Kumail Nanjiani’s “The Comedian,” I thought, “Well, that’s a decent start. ![]() I have to say, though, that even the best episodes are not all that great, which is to say about as good as the worst episode of Black Mirror. In either respect, with 10 episodes in the can now, I thought I’d take a stab at ranking them, should viewers want to pick and choose among the best. Abrams tried to recreate the entire Amblin catalog with Super 8. It’s like remaking Withnail and I in a post Apatow/Rogen world: The original is always going to be fantastic, but Rogen and Apatow have taken so many of the elements of that movie and applied them to this moment that a remake of Withnail and I would feel … pointless? Like when J.J. I mean, if Jordan Peele and an incredible array of talented actors and writers cannot make it work, I’m not sure it can be done. Window.APP_STATE = JSON.Having stuck with the entire first season of CBS All Access’ The Twilight Zone reboot - through episodes thin, maddening, exasperating, and incoherent - I think it’s safe to say now that maybe The Twilight Zone just doesn’t work anymore in a post- Black Mirror world. All rights reserved.SupportTerms of UsePrivacy Polic圜ookie PolicyDo Not Sell My Personal Information Please enable it or install a modern browser that support JavaScript.ĬareersPartnersAbout usWhere to watchSupportThis feature is coming soon.We’re currently working on it! Thanks for your patience.About UsOur StoryLeadershipNewsPressCareersBecoming A CitizenResponsibilitiesPerksWhere To WatchSmart TVStreaming DevicesMobile AppDesktop AppWatch on the webAccessibilityPartnersDistributionContent ProvidersAdvertisers© 2023 Pluto Inc. This website needs JavaScript to work properly.
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