Suspense is on high as we wonder what has happened to astronaut Major Gaines. Coming back to earth after an orbital mission, he looks the same, sounds the same, but is he really the same man. It's those little things, like who's president, or what his rank is, where he differs from established fact. Plus his loving wife and daughter suspect he's not the same man. Is it all delusional. Maybe something happened up there that affected parts of his brain. Or is it something more mysterious.
The production year is 1963 and the American public is still getting used to men-in- space. Thus, I'm sure the episode really registered with its unsettling premise. Plus, the hour's very well mounted and performed, thanks to a persuasive cast. Then too, loss of personal identity has crept into the viewer mind thanks to the groundbreaking Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956). All in all, it's first-rate TZ, though I would have preferred a less pat ending.
The production year is 1963 and the American public is still getting used to men-in- space. Thus, I'm sure the episode really registered with its unsettling premise. Plus, the hour's very well mounted and performed, thanks to a persuasive cast. Then too, loss of personal identity has crept into the viewer mind thanks to the groundbreaking Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956). All in all, it's first-rate TZ, though I would have preferred a less pat ending.