This is a good one and another under the radar episode. This is the very last story Rod Stirling wrote for the show let alone episodes in the final season. It may not be one of the strongest send offs but it's better than a weak or lousy one.
The two characters are good there's good back and forth between them.
I like the sheriff who isn't a stereotypical small time sheriff but is really smart, does his job well, and I get the feeling does venture outside of town every once in a while. Really like that he's the voice of reason and the one that is really keeping his cool in the whim of danger.
The woman at first, she comes off a little unlikeable at first as she's guilty of antisocial behavior when she talks to the sheriff at first there's some snobbery. But she turns out alright as she does apologize as it was some old bad habit, she hasn't completely kicked off yet.
We also get some depth on her as she use to live in the city and had some big career in Fashion with popularity and all the other goodies; until it all just became meaningless and made her unhappy. That I feel gives the notion of popularity and glamour a sense of reality, showing how even with all that it doesn't equal happiness or even a better life. She moved to the town to get away from it all and start all over again but is still trying to figure out where to begin.
I really like the feel of isolation, the episode is like your cabin in the wood's horror. Just the use of the darkness which really create the atmosphere of fear. I like that we don't get to see the monster (at least not until the end); it's that less is more style you see in most horror movies and in pretty much most of this show. Were just given nuggets of clues from a mere giant shoe and fingerprint, to even certain strange noises we hear every once in a while. It really feeds our imagination as to what this thing is and from the evidence, we can't deny something strange is going on.
The theme is about the nature and dealing with fear. Fear really has no power over one unless we give it power and is by its nature an illusion that disappears once confronted with logic and reason which are always powerful weapons against it.
Overall, I feel this is an episode that's at least worth a try, will both of them make it though the night, you'll just have to wait and see.
Rating: 3 stars.
The two characters are good there's good back and forth between them.
I like the sheriff who isn't a stereotypical small time sheriff but is really smart, does his job well, and I get the feeling does venture outside of town every once in a while. Really like that he's the voice of reason and the one that is really keeping his cool in the whim of danger.
The woman at first, she comes off a little unlikeable at first as she's guilty of antisocial behavior when she talks to the sheriff at first there's some snobbery. But she turns out alright as she does apologize as it was some old bad habit, she hasn't completely kicked off yet.
We also get some depth on her as she use to live in the city and had some big career in Fashion with popularity and all the other goodies; until it all just became meaningless and made her unhappy. That I feel gives the notion of popularity and glamour a sense of reality, showing how even with all that it doesn't equal happiness or even a better life. She moved to the town to get away from it all and start all over again but is still trying to figure out where to begin.
I really like the feel of isolation, the episode is like your cabin in the wood's horror. Just the use of the darkness which really create the atmosphere of fear. I like that we don't get to see the monster (at least not until the end); it's that less is more style you see in most horror movies and in pretty much most of this show. Were just given nuggets of clues from a mere giant shoe and fingerprint, to even certain strange noises we hear every once in a while. It really feeds our imagination as to what this thing is and from the evidence, we can't deny something strange is going on.
The theme is about the nature and dealing with fear. Fear really has no power over one unless we give it power and is by its nature an illusion that disappears once confronted with logic and reason which are always powerful weapons against it.
Overall, I feel this is an episode that's at least worth a try, will both of them make it though the night, you'll just have to wait and see.
Rating: 3 stars.