TheTwilight Zoneepisodes that prioritize sentimentality often fall flat, but this is a pleasant exception.
But when McNulty receives a magic stopwatch that can pause time, all hell breaks loose.
And the episode’s ending is unbelievably bleak, even byTwilight Zonestandards.
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It’s a fun fish-out-of-water story that thoughtfully confronts destiny and purpose.
“Will the Real Martian hey Stand Up?”
Or maybe our inability to understand it is entirely the point.
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