The Wunderkind
- Episode aired Apr 25, 2019
- TV-MA
- 40m
IMDb RATING
5.2/10
3.2K
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A down-and-out campaign manager gets a kid elected President of the United States.A down-and-out campaign manager gets a kid elected President of the United States.A down-and-out campaign manager gets a kid elected President of the United States.
Elizabeth McCarthy Meek
- Woman in Bar
- (as Elizabeth McCarthy)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaOliver Foley's mother Helen Foley is named after Rod Serling's favourite teacher. She previously served as the namesake of the protagonists of both Nightmare as a Child (1960) and the Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983) segment "It's a Good Life".
- GoofsRaff proclaims that they've done it, Maura replies that "no one has counted any votes, yet" but the television news says that the polls are too close to predict, meaning that someone has counted votes.
- Quotes
[closing narration]
Narrator: Society is a fragile ecosystem. Razzle and dazzle people with the right lies and eventually they'll go blind to the madness right in front of their faces. Raff Hanks made a living selling the American dream. But, once sold, he created a true nightmare that he couldn't buy back. Especially not here... in the Twilight Zone.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Twilight Zone: Blurryman (2019)
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Brought down the series for me
First off, I just want to say that I don't and refuse to have an opinion on today's political spectrum. If President Trump wants to do such and such, that's fine. If such and such end up impeaching him, I'm still ok. That being said, I absolutely abhor this episode. The preview after the previous episode pretty much ruined it because it told in a few seconds what was going to happen throughout the whole episode. If you didn't watch the preview, that's ok because you can pretty much tell exactly what's going to happen 10 minutes into the episode. The only thing the preview didn't give away was the "big shock ending" which completely fell flat on its face. Also I have no opinion on Maddow but that interject was just ugh. It felt forced and was super cringy for lack of better words. They might as well have held up a sign plugging her News show while smiling at the camera. "Maddow lady good, Orange man bad." It could've done without it completely. It upsets me because it feels less like an episode and more like a political statement for a certain demographic to just nod their head to and say "yup, that's perfect symbolism and perfectly lines up with my opinion on politics today." Don't get me wrong, contributing to the conversation like this doesn't make or break an episode, it's how it's handled. Like for example, the third episode in the season "Replay" at first I thought was going to be just about pushing a social agenda much like this episode was but it actually turned out to be a decent episode. It had an interesting premise, pretty likable protagonists and an intriguing antagonist. The idea that the antagonist is such a fixed point in every single timeline they tried to escape to was thrilling to watch unfold. The fact that each encounter kept escalating from the last kept me hooked. And the shock ending really was a shock ending, I truly did not anticipate it at all. Talk about whatever you want, crooked cops specifically targeting blacks and other minorities, women's rights in today's world, or even what you think about our president. I normally tend to not like hearing these themes mainly because how they are handled when interjected in today's media. But when it's done right is when it is the most impactful. The point of sci-fi and horror is to entertain and spark the imagination of the individual consuming it. If you want something to nod your head to in agreement, go watch whatever news show corresponds with your political preference. Leave the art of appreciating quality entertainment to people who actually yearn for it.
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- Slade_W
- Apr 26, 2019
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