Every
series has its horrible episodes. Some
are more horrible than others. One of
the advantages of an anthology series is that you can skip one or two episodes
without missing anything. I think I may
have found the first episode in the new Twilight Zone that’s worth skipping.
The
episode starts out normally enough. We
have Annie, a new office worker who aims to please. Dylan is a fellow office worker who aims to
go out on a date with Annie. She
eventually agrees.
Cut
to his house, where they’re talking about the meteor shower that’s about to
happen. Surprise! A few land nearby. Dylan even picks one up and takes it home. Before you can say “Desert,” Dylan starts
putting the moves on Annie, which she has to sternly refuse. Annie leaves; when looking back, she sees him
in a fit of rage.
This
becomes the norm. Men start becoming
raging misogynists. A scene in a bar
goes from normal to bar fight almost instantly, but it’s just the men. All of the women flee. Annie’s brother-in-law murders a guy who
follows Annie and her sister home from the bar.
The
episode ends with a whimper. The
military comes in and finds nothing.
There are no bacteria or viruses.
There’s nothing special about pollutants in the water. It was a placebo effect.
So,
what the episode is saying that men are just looking for an excuse to be pushy
jerks? I don’t really follow here. The effects go down gender lines. There’s one man that appears to not be
affected. No women exhibit
symptoms. Only one man is shown to choose
not to go into a rage. So, you can just
decide not to be a jerk? Ok. I’ll remember how easy it is.
It’s
a very weak, one-dimensional episode.
All men go into a rage given the opportunity and women have little
choice but to run and hide. This makes the
story very simplistic and insulting.
Even calling the episode Not All Men is a weak attempt to excuse the
lazy writing.
I
hope to finish the first season tonight.
I’ll reserve judgment until then.
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