A stranger from another world (Geoffrey Horne) makes a mysterious appearance after claiming that he was accidentally involved in the death of a local man, and only local doctor Nico Minardos and young Edmund Vargas (as an orphan that nobody wants) believe in him, and after he presents Vargas with a beautiful gift, the townspeople arrive with weapons to arrest him. Vargas and Minardos beg the townspeople to accept Horne's gift which they believe is a gift from Satan. Stupidity, paranoia and prejudice take over, and when all is said and done, the townspeople truly feel as if they've been taken over by the twilight zone...and cursed.
There have been many analogies of the life of Jesus Christ. Some say that Frankenstein's monster was a gothic variation of Jesus, which certainly makes Tim Burton's character, Edward Scissorhands, very Christ-like as well. Of course there's room for debate on that as well, but it is very apparent that Sloane's character here, thanks to thegift which would have kept on giving, but that is rejected and those other fictional characters, the fictional variation must be sacrificed. Only a medical man and a small child show faith, ironic considering that these characters are supposed to be of a strong faith. How many times does a return from the son of God get rejected? It's a profound message and a moving episode.
There have been many analogies of the life of Jesus Christ. Some say that Frankenstein's monster was a gothic variation of Jesus, which certainly makes Tim Burton's character, Edward Scissorhands, very Christ-like as well. Of course there's room for debate on that as well, but it is very apparent that Sloane's character here, thanks to thegift which would have kept on giving, but that is rejected and those other fictional characters, the fictional variation must be sacrificed. Only a medical man and a small child show faith, ironic considering that these characters are supposed to be of a strong faith. How many times does a return from the son of God get rejected? It's a profound message and a moving episode.