I rank "Death Ship" in the top 3, one-hour Twilight Zone episodes. The other two are: "On Thursday We Leave for Home" and "No Time Like the Past."
The storyline and mood are both haunting and foreboding. The viewer senses almost immediately that the crew are doomed. Fred Beir's character perfectly captures this sentiment, especially as he looks for his wife when he "returns home." Ross Martin equally makes us feel this sense of foreboding, especially when Jack Klugman shows him the newspaper clipping.
The writing is tight and well-delivered and is an excellent example of how well-crafted each TZ episode was.
The storyline and mood are both haunting and foreboding. The viewer senses almost immediately that the crew are doomed. Fred Beir's character perfectly captures this sentiment, especially as he looks for his wife when he "returns home." Ross Martin equally makes us feel this sense of foreboding, especially when Jack Klugman shows him the newspaper clipping.
The writing is tight and well-delivered and is an excellent example of how well-crafted each TZ episode was.