This is a good example of the Twilight Zone. It has a little kicker, like most episodes, but the viewer realizes what is going on before the characters do.
The show itself has the feel of a stage play, and does not seem to be television. This of course is to be expected because the technology which was employed in 1961 was not at current levels.
The show begins at a southern plantation mansion where defeated Confederate soldiers are marching by at the end of the war. One stops and asks for water, which the matron of the house gladly gives to me. They talk and their lives and situation are revealed. All the time wounded from the war parade in front of the mansion. The last wounded to walk by is Abraham Lincoln. This should tell you what the kicker is.
Throughout the play the message of forgiveness and reconciliation are presented, and we are told to get over the Civil War. The portrayal of Abraham Lincoln is especially compelling.
Although not the best episode of the Twilight Zone, it is worth watching.
The show itself has the feel of a stage play, and does not seem to be television. This of course is to be expected because the technology which was employed in 1961 was not at current levels.
The show begins at a southern plantation mansion where defeated Confederate soldiers are marching by at the end of the war. One stops and asks for water, which the matron of the house gladly gives to me. They talk and their lives and situation are revealed. All the time wounded from the war parade in front of the mansion. The last wounded to walk by is Abraham Lincoln. This should tell you what the kicker is.
Throughout the play the message of forgiveness and reconciliation are presented, and we are told to get over the Civil War. The portrayal of Abraham Lincoln is especially compelling.
Although not the best episode of the Twilight Zone, it is worth watching.
