The thought is there for the story, and is structured well enough that the story moves along without complete predictability, but there’s just that level of acting here that doesn’t quite get it right, that doesn’t quite instill the mood of the story and the characters to make it as believable as it could be.
Trying to tie in the two sides of the story without giving away the whole plot in one sitting is not an easy thing to do, but you need to have some investment in the characters as they are plotted, and none of the characters in this episode are particularly likeable at all, nor do you feel much remorse or sympathy for any of them. The fact that the older version of Anne is trying to save herself from what she sees as her own disappointing failure in her present time s amusing enough, and the fact that she can remember herself being chased by who turns out to be herself in the future is where the story ties in. It’s just that you don’t really want her to change her own present, because she doesn’t seem to deserve to have it changed. Fortunately the Twilight Zone doesn’t allow her that pleasure.
Rating: Ride like the wind! 3/5.
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