"Another Life" is a very depressing episode. The theme of this one is police brutality and the show involves a black rapper named Marvin Gardens. Marvin is making it big but suddenly he starts having weird experiences where for short periods of time he finds himself in police custody and being brutalized by them...and then bouncing back to his life as a rapper...again and again. He thinks he's losing his mind and can't figure out what's real and what isn't. And, by the end of the show, it's not 100% certain WHICH reality is real and which isn't...though you assume the final scene is what actually happened to Marvin.
This episode seems less like a "Twilight Zone" show and more a show about how cops sometimes go too far in coercing confessions from black suspects. In other words, it seems more like a political statement than a trip to the Zone. This isn't necessarily a complaint...it just has a different style than you'd normally see on the show. Overall, well made but very sad to watch.
This episode seems less like a "Twilight Zone" show and more a show about how cops sometimes go too far in coercing confessions from black suspects. In other words, it seems more like a political statement than a trip to the Zone. This isn't necessarily a complaint...it just has a different style than you'd normally see on the show. Overall, well made but very sad to watch.