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The Twilight Zone: In Praise of Pip (1963)
One of my very favorite episodes
This has always been a favorite of mine. I have always liked Jack Klugman but I don't think he has ever turned in a better performance.
The scene when he gets the news of his son being wounded, is played so subtlety yet powerfully. The few scenes where he gets to be with his son, as a boy, are beautiful. When he begins to try to bargain with God and his voice begins to break and becomes almost inaudible, as he pleads for his son's life, well it just was a great bit of acting. I tear up every time I see those last scenes.
The Twilight Zone has so many great episodes. Rod Serling has to be one of the all time great American writers. His ability to speak to societal issues, while still being entertaining was his true talent. I remember seeing his Playhouse 90 teleplay, "Requiem for a Heavyweight" in high school English class. It was an incredible piece of American theater.
His scripts for The Twilight Zone always had a special twist, that set them a part from the other writer's materials.