"The Twilight Zone" enthusiasts might vaguely remember an episode titled "The Gift," a sci-fi tale about "a rootless little boy" named Pedro (Edmund Vargas), who stumbles upon an alien from a distant planet. "The Gift" is not one of the anthology series' better episodes, as it hamfists a twist ending while indulging in some problematic character stereotypes. However, there's a sense of beauty in a story about a lonely child who finds solace in the company of an extraterrestrial and is willing to treasure the gift given to him without learning its true purpose. The locale where the events unfold, a remote mountain village in Mexico, accentuates the loneliness that Pedro embraces and adds further meaning to the unlikely bond forged with the alien who crash lands in this space.
According to Marc Scott Zicree's "The Twilight Zone Companion," "The Gift" was not originally a standalone episode written as...
According to Marc Scott Zicree's "The Twilight Zone Companion," "The Gift" was not originally a standalone episode written as...
- 2/5/2024
- by Debopriyaa Dutta
- Slash Film
With the entire original run of The Twilight Zone available to watch instantly, we’re partnering with Twitch Film to cover all of the show’s 156 episodes. Are you brave enough to watch them all with us? The Twilight Zone (Episode #97): “The Gift” (airdate 4/27/62) The Plot: An alien lands in Mexico with a gift, but an accidental death casts a shadow over his intentions and drives the villagers mad. The Goods: There are few adult drama stories in The Twilight Zone series as simmering as this one. It’s so slow burn that you might think they forgot to light the fuse. The plot sweats along as the visitor who calls himself Mr. Williams and looks like a poor man’s Marlon Brando (Geoffrey Horne) accidentally kills a police officer during his descent and is shot twice by another cop on the scene. He staggers into a bar where a doctor removes the bullet wounds, a...
- 11/2/2011
- by Cole Abaius
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
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