Tales of the Unexpected was starting to run out of steam by this point, the episodes were nowhere as clever as the earlier seasons. This episode is typical in that the plot twist was obvious from the very beginning, so there were no surprises for me at the end of this episode. But there is a redeeming factor in this episode in the person of Brad Douriff.
In Number 8 he plays an unhinged hitchhiker who may, or may not, be a vicious serial killer. Brad Douriff exudes genuine menace and lends the episode some real tension. When he has his impromptu "party" with the two women in the diner there's a genuine air of threat. His performance lifted this episode from mediocre to interesting but, sadly, even he can't save it entirely.
In Number 8 he plays an unhinged hitchhiker who may, or may not, be a vicious serial killer. Brad Douriff exudes genuine menace and lends the episode some real tension. When he has his impromptu "party" with the two women in the diner there's a genuine air of threat. His performance lifted this episode from mediocre to interesting but, sadly, even he can't save it entirely.