The Twilight Zone may have some crazy situations. Then again, these are some crazy times. With social distancing and self-quarantining in full force, some Netflix subscribers turned to this series for a break from coronavirus (COVID-19) news and we totally get it.Thankfully, there are five seasons of this series on the streaming platform.
Here are some of the best episodes of The Twilight Zone to binge-watch on Netflix.Season 1, Episode 22It’s only in times of crisis that the monsters come out. When a strange alien encounter takes out the electricity of one neighborhood, the residents try to find the reason behind their bad luck. One kid suggests that these aliens don’t want them to leave.
The accusations and presumptions only snowball from there.Season 1, Episode 8Maybe a little too on-the-nose, this episode tells the story of one man who loves to read but never has enough time. When an explosion leaves him alone with some of his favorite books, the former bank clerk thinks he can read to his heart’s content. But, of course, this is the Twilight Zone, and things don’t go as planned.Season 5, Episode 3If you’re afraid of flying, you’re not alone. For one gentleman, that fear is taken to new heights when a mysterious creature begins destroying the wing of his plane. The problem is every time he tries to tell someone, the monster disappears. Is the creature real to begin with, or is he just going crazy?Season 2, Episode 6Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. But, when society demands conformity, one woman finds herself desperate to change her physical appearance.
She undergoes surgery and, when her face hasn’t changed, she tries to escape her fate of living in a village with “her own kind.”(As an added bonus: this is one of Ariana Grande’s favorite episodes. She even dressed as one character for Halloween.)Season 3, Episode 14A ballet dancer, a major, a clown, a tramp, and a bagpipe player find themselves trapped in a kind of cylindrical room. No one remembers how they got there, why they got there, or even how to escape. One of the characters takes it upon himself to escape — it’s only then viewers realize who these characters really are.Season 2, Episode 7As a personal favorite, this episode begs the question of whether or not a person would want to know their future. How far would you go to learn about yourself?
One couple’s dumb luck at a diner quickly turns into an obsession.Episodes of the original Twilight Zone series are available for streaming on Netflix. Other spooky shows, including The Haunting of Hill House and American Horror Story, are available with a Netflix subscription.
Contents.Opening narration “You have been introduced to Miss Janet Tyler, who lives in a very private world of darkness – a universe whose dimensions are the size, thickness and length of the bandages that cover her face. In a moment, we'll witness the removal of those bandages and we'll see what's under them – keeping in mind, of course, that we're not to be surprised by what we see, because this isn't just a hospital. And this patient, Janet Tyler, patient number 307 is not just a woman, because this happens to be the Twilight Zone.”Summary Janet Tyler is lying in a hospital bed with bandages wrapped around her head. It is her eleventh attempt at looking normal in a society that regards her as ugly and since no more procedures are allowed after eleven, she is informed by Dr. Bernardi that she would have to live among others like her should this last treatment prove to be unsuccessful. Janet is anxious to see the result of her latest surgery and the doctor complies with her request to take the bandages off, while requesting the anesthetist to be present in case she gets violent. The bandages are removed during a speech by the Leader of the State and Janet is revealed to be beautiful while those in her society are revealed to be deformed.
Janet flees before the doctor can have her sedated and finds herself surrounded by screens showing the Leader's face as he preaches about conformity. She eventually bumps into Mr. Smith, a handsome man who is to take her to a village with people just like them and tells her that it doesn't matter why they were born the way they are, because 'beauty is in the eye of the beholder.' The doctor says goodbye to Janet as Mr. Smith leads her out of the hospital to a new life with those of her own kind.Closing Narration “Now the questions that come to mind: Where is this place and when is it?
What kind of world is this where ugliness is the norm and beauty the deviation from that norm? You want an answer? The answer is it doesn't make any difference, because the old saying happens to be true. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, in this year or a hundred years hence. On this planet or wherever there is intelligent life, beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Lesson to be learned in the Twilight Zone.”Cast.
Classic episodes - among them 'Eye of the Beholder,' in which a disfigured woman undergoes surgery, and 'Long Distance Call,' in which a boy calls a deceased relative - stand out in Season 2 of creator Rod Serling's eerie, Emmy-winning series.
as Janet Tyler. as Doctor Bernardi. as The Leader. as Janet's Nurse. as Walter Smith. June B. Wilde as Nurse #2.
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