The Twilight Zone: To Serve Man (1962)
Season 3, Episode 24
10/10
Grave Misunderstanding
25 February 2016
This is one of my favorite tales of the show, what is great about it is how it flips from one genere to another in a deceptive manner.

From the very beginning we see our main protagonist Mike Chambers captive and heading toward his doom, so immediately we know there is a catch somewhere with the Kanamit aliens. I even like there are a few suttle hints to the true intentions of the Kanamits, from a weight scale they have before boarding the Flying Saucer which seemed rather strange. And of course the name itself, it's referring to a term you probably already know.

I really like the suttle build up as we see these Kanamit aliens in action as we see their intentions are peaceful, from preventing wars, enriching soil to provide plenty to eat, literally making our Earth a garden of Eden. And yet there is the matter with the book which makes them more of an enigma of course is the key factor in this episode; let alone the fact they never asked for anything in return. The language is hard to decipher except for the title which seems promising, making their intentions genuine.

But as an old saying goes, it's too good to be true.

Rating: 4 stars
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