Review of A Quality of Mercy

With all the politically correct people out there, it's amazing that no reviewer has taken issue with Dean Stockwell made up to look Japanese. My heading refers not to the episode's subject matter, but to the questionable way the subject is handled. We start out with the American soldiers, whose grammatically correct way of speaking is not convincing. Enter an arrogant lieutenant played by Stockwell, who only wants to wipe out the "enemy." The soldiers have something that, at least, resembles compassion. Stockwell does not, but he soon learns a lesson. When he finds himself suddenly on the "other side," Stockwell's look and attempt to fake a Japanese accent are laughable. I actually was laughing. I'm not trivializing the importance of the subject matter. That's really the point. Stockwell looked and sounded so ridiculous, it was hard to take any of it seriously. Overall, a mediocre episode.