I thought I’d have a harder time coming up with a Top 10 list for season 5 and I did, but not for the reasons I assumed. I thought I’d have a hard time coming up with ten strong contenders but, to my surprise, my initial list of candidates was 15+ episodes long. But, after much thought, I managed to narrow my ranking down to the following…
10) Number 12 Looks Just Like You
Loved the premise and the far-future setting, but I found the ending maybe just a little too ambiguous.
9) Mr. Garrity and the Graves
An unexpectedly fun episode with an unexpectedly fun twist at the end.
8) Queen of the Nile
Another delightfully dark twist caps this creepy descent into horror.
7) In Praise of Pip
A heartfelt episode that kicks off the show’s final season in fine style.
6) You Drive
Even though the possessed car had already been done, this one really stood out for me for its interesting and atypical (for The Twilight Zone) scope and direction.
5) A Kind of Stopwatch
This one was a lot of fun.
4) The Masks
One of the show’s creepiest episodes. So much so that I thought it would have been equally at home as an episode of Night Gallery.
3) Living Doll
A classic that still holds up today. The toughest part of this ranking was deciding on the order of these top three episodes.
2) An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge
A brilliant adaptation of the Ambrose Bierce short story.
1 ) Nightmare at 20,000 Feet
Goofy gremlin aside, this one is an edge-of-your-seat ride and one of the show’s very best.
Honorable mentions: Ring-A-Ding Girl, Uncle Simon, and Caesar and Me.
Tomorrow’s blog entry is this week’s Amazing Covers! (a day late) and then, Thursday, I’ll review The Twilight Zone’s entire run and bring you my list of what I considered the show’s Ten Best Episodes!
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