The Twilight Zone: The Parallel (1963)
Season 4, Episode 11
9/10
Interesting plot and relatable characters
3 April 2023
Warning: Spoilers
I know this is not one of the episodes many TZ fans find bland and uninteresting ebe ones who like the fourth season.

I enjoy it on a few levels first the idea of a parallel universe is and how it could be different. I think some might be disappointed that it wasn't explored in a bigger way but I think they went with the way it affected the main character's family which I thought was good for the format here which is about how people deal with the unexpected. The family is idealized but still more relatable and likable than some TZ family units are. There is no bad guy here.

The other thing is talking about how space travel could affect your perception of life on earth and how not everything was known at the time about how it might affect people emtionally and mentally as well as physically.

One of the key moments is how it's revealed that Gains the main character really is in the wrong universe! It's also interesting that children pick up on theses things quicker than adults. I did apperciate that the adults were all concered about young Maggie and how it was affecting her. There is also a a clue with the spaceship. Overall a welldone episode with a satisfying conclusion.
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