The Twilight Zone Season 2 episodes ranked
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- DirectorDouglas HeyesStarsMaxine StuartWilliam D. GordonJennifer HowardA young woman lying in a hospital bed, her head wrapped in bandages, awaits the outcome of a surgical procedure performed by the State in a last-ditch attempt to make her look "normal."Even through I predicted the twist, it was still a fantastic episode.
- DirectorDouglas HeyesStarsJohn CarradineH.M. WynantRobin HughesSeeking refuge from a storm, a traveler comes upon a bizarre abbey of monks, who have imprisoned a man who begs for his help. When he confronts the head monk, he is told that the man is the Devil, and he must decide whom to believe.Really atmospheric show with a great ending.
- 1959–196425mTV-PG8.7 (4.4K)TV EpisodeDirectorMontgomery PittmanStarsJohn HoytJean WillesJack ElamFollowing a frantic phone call about a crashed spaceship on a winter night, state troopers Bill Padgett and Dan Perry try to determine who among the bus passengers at a snowed-in roadside diner is a visitor from another world.I thought that the image would spoil the ending and while it kinda did, it was still a super entertaining episode.
- DirectorJohn BrahmStarsDennis WeaverHarry TownesWright KingConvicted killer Adam Grant is trapped in a recurring nightmare in which he is sentenced to death by electrocution. He tries to convince those around him that they are imaginary and will cease to exist if he is executed.This really feels like a Twilight Zone episode in a good way.
- DirectorDouglas HeyesStarsAgnes MooreheadDouglas HeyesRod SerlingWhen a woman investigates a clamor in the attic of her rural house, she discovers a small UFO with little aliens emerging from it. Or so it seems.A bit different and silly, but it gets much better as it goes on.
- DirectorBoris SagalStarsFranchot ToneLiam SullivanCyril DelevantiAnnoyed by fellow country club member Jamie Tennyson's constant chatter, Colonel Archie Taylor bets half a million dollars that Jamie cannot be completely silent for one year while living in a glass enclosure in the club's basement.Nothing supernatural, just two people testing their honor.
- DirectorJames SheldonStarsDick YorkJune DaytonDan TobinGaining telepathic abilities when his coin lands on its edge, bank clerk Hector B. Poole learns about the difference between other people's plans and fantasies.Both entertaining and thoughtful.
- DirectorDavid Orrick McDearmonStarsRussell JohnsonPaul HartmanBartlett RobinsonAt a Washington, D.C. club, socialite Peter Corrigan argues whether it would be possible to change history via time travel. When he leaves, he lands in 1865 on the night of President Abraham Lincoln's assassination and tries to stop it.Really fun concept. Kinda wish they did more of it, but it gets the point across.
- DirectorJack SmightStarsBarbara NicholsJonathan HarrisFredd WayneWhile in the hospital recovering from overwork, Liz Powell keeps dreaming about going down to the hospital morgue.Suspenseful and unpredictable.
- DirectorElliot SilversteinStarsBurgess MeredithFritz WeaverJosip ElicIn a future totalitarian society, a librarian is declared obsolete and sentenced to death.A bit over-the-top and bizarre, but it works.
- DirectorJustus AddissStarsSimon OaklandOscar Beregi Jr.Lew GalloAfter successfully stealing a gold shipment, a group of criminals and their scientist accomplice put themselves in suspended animation in a remote desert cave. When they awaken decades later, complications ensue when their truck is destroyed.Ironic in multiple ways.
- DirectorRichard L. BareStarsWilliam ShatnerPatricia BreslinGuy WilkersonA pair of newlyweds stopping in a small town are trapped by their own superstition when playing a fortune-telling machine in a local diner.Pretty cool I guess. Has some good ideas.
- DirectorBuzz KulikStarsRobert CummingsGene LyonsPaul LambertA pilot of a downed WW II bomber comes to in the African desert and desperately tries to find out what happened to the rest of his crew.I love how ambiguous it is.
- DirectorJack SmightStarsInger StevensJohn HoytIrene TedrowDaughter Jana of inventor Dr. William Loren objects to their "perfect" home, in which they are waited on hand and foot by mechanical servants that William has built.That's kinda depressing.
I also have no idea how I did not predict the twist sooner. - 1959–196425mTV-PG6.6 (2.9K)TV EpisodeDirectorDouglas HeyesStarsJoe MantellWilliam D. GordonRod SerlingSmall time criminal Jackie Rhoades must face both his past and his conscience while waiting for his next assignment.That a bit metaphorical, but I like the lesson.
- 1959–196425mTV-PG8.1 (3.2K)TV EpisodeDirectorBuzz KulikStarsCliff RobertsonJohn CrawfordEvans EvansIn 1847, settler Christian Horn from a wagon train sets out to locate medicine to help his gravely ill son and somehow stumbles into a greasy spoon cafe in 1961 New Mexico.Not that original, but still fun though.
- DirectorRichard L. BareStarsDane ClarkBuddy EbsenChristine WhiteCompulsive gambler Ace Larsen cajoles his friend Jimbo Cobb to use his telekinesis to influence the results of the Las Vegas gambling tables in their favor.I like the energy of the episode, but it's really not special.
- DirectorJames SheldonStarsPhilip AbbottLili DarvasPatricia SmithA toy telephone given as a birthday gift becomes the link between young Billy Bayles and his newly deceased beloved grandmother, but this link becomes dangerous when she apparently wants him to join her on the other side.Should have worked better, but still sad.
- DirectorBuzz KulikStarsShelley BermanJack GrinnageChet StrattonUsing the power of mind over matter, Archibald Beechcroft remakes the world to his own specifications.I get it. Good message.
- DirectorJohn BrahmStarsBurgess MeredithJames WesterfieldEddie RyderTimid vacuum-cleaner salesman and perennial punching bag Luther Dingle is given the strength of three hundred men by experimenting aliens and soon becomes a local celebrity.Big guilty pleasure.
Also the aliens are hysterical. - DirectorDon MedfordStarsLuther AdlerVivi JanissJoseph RuskinA luckless couple stumbles upon fortune when a genie materializes from a bottle in their antique shop. The genie grants them four wishes but warns them, prophetically, to be careful what you wish for.That bunker scene is the best thing ever.
Also pretty thoughtful I guess. - DirectorJustus AddissStarsJohn AndersonPaul ComiSandy KenyonPassing through the sound barrier, a commercial airliner inadvertently travels back in time.I don't know why but I was not that interested.
- DirectorJohn RichStarsFred ClarkJean CarsonAdam WilliamsWhen unintelligent crook Chester Dietrich, his wife Paula, and her brother Woodward get a hold of a camera that takes pictures of the immediate future, they head to the racetrack to make a quick fortune with their new toy.Yeah it's alright.
- DirectorJack SmightStarsArt CarneyJohn FiedlerRobert P. LiebAfter derelict Santa Claus Henry Corwin is fired from his department store on Christmas Eve, he finds a mysterious bag that gives out presents and fulfills his wish to help the less fortunate inherit the bounties of Christmas.Really whatever.
- DirectorBuzz KulikStarsBrian AhernePippa ScottSydney PollackLong-widowed nostalgic stage actor Booth Templeton reunites with his late wife Laura and their friends at their old haunt, only to find that he is now hopelessly out of place there.Felt a bit pointless to me.