All these stories were s.f. stories back in the 40's and 50;s so thats why the quality is so good. The filming and acting were so great because this was the golden age of t,v. I think it reached the hight of creativity during this era. Vietnam and drugs had not surfaced yet,and everything was still positive,like kennedy just getting into the whitehouse. People still believed anything was possible. I remember loving them as a kid back then and i still do!

This fish faced et's planet sounds like Jackson Grimes blueprint for the United Fascist Union's worldview, except Mr. Grimes believed in equality between the sexes. I wish people were more like insects, think of the time we waste on personalities and most people are garbage anyway. I was going to kill myself just like that, thinking crashing my car would be a quick out, last June. Whatever the case, glad there are new ep's to peak at.

This seemed a little bit like a Twilight Zone episode (trading qualities), but I think the thing that put it above being a "gimmick" was the performance of Robert Webber. He seemed to be at war with himself--part of him wanted to be human, but, of course, he wasn't. He and his freakish co-horts had a mission to accomplish. It was a setup for a classic conflict--which, either way it turned out, could not be completely satisfying for them. It made great theater for us, though.

Although this did indeed come out during the Cold War, the sense of paranoia is just as bad these days...perhaps even moreso. I know it seems that way to me--everyone is freaking out--Americans are scared to death, so these old episodes fit today, too.I love watching these old episodes--the writing was just fantastic. They were written back before the Great Dumbing Down was put into effect (that came into play during the Nixon Administration), so we aren't treated like a bunch of children (intellectually). I also love watching old Twilight Zone episodes, & am glad they are available on-line, as well.

While this came out during the cold war and those references are easier to grasp for this episode, you can watch this today and see so much of the same ideals - figuring out the scientific mind vs. the human emotional process and the achievements of forming an 'orderly society'. (What was said about women and their purpose in an 'orderly society' is so true today, its' scary.) Who can't scratch their head in perplexity when the exit from the "brain" is finally brought up from this 'orderly society'. (Are we there yet?!) Robert Weber is fantastic here. (RIP). That is why this episode is absolutely genius dramatic writing. And besides, the 'monsters' scared the heck out of me when I was 4. :)