The Twilight Zone
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But nothing has strayed too far outside some preexisting boundaries.
Its also an episode that looks destined to zig but chooses instead to zag.
Engineer Ray Tanaka (Jessica Williams) cant stop calling home and listening to her familys answering machine.
But, unlike its characters, it onlyseemsto be headed toward an obvious destination.
One character tells another, Ill help you if you help me.
And maybe, at least in this lonely stretch of space, thats all it takes.
Light and Shadows
Its fun to play spot-the-reference with this episode.
The sweaty, maddening space voyage owes a lot toAlien,Sunshine, and either version ofSolaris.
Pierson also gets some moments on loan from2001: A Space Odysseyin the final seconds.
InNightmare at 20,000 Feet,William Shatner flies Gold Star.
And, of course, the Bradbury Heavy Mission refers to Ray Bradbury.
Another reference: I really loved that showWild Cards.
Marines fighting aliens in space.
