The Most Underrated Twilight Zone Episodes – Beragampengetahuan

I Shot An Arrow Into The Air – Season 1 Episode 15

Four astronauts find themselves in a terrifying scenario. They’ve just crash-landed on what seems to be an asteroid, they’re low on supplies, and they have no way to call for rescue. As they desperately search for aid, the most cowardly among them begins to kill his friends to claim the few remaining resources for himself. Though he survives long enough to reach help, he makes a shocking discovery. The astronauts never made it off of Earth and instead crashed in a desert somewhere on their home planet. 

Granted, this episode isn’t quite as compelling as some of the other classic Twilight Zone episodes that deal with the dangers of desperation, but there is a mystery box element to the story that soon proves to be irresistibly compelling. Actually, between the mysterious drawing in the sand that later proves to be a crude sketch of power lines and the scenes of increasingly desperate attempts at survival, this episode often invokes the very best of Lost in a Twilight Zone way. 

The Howling Man – Season 2 Episode 5

David Ellington has a truly incredible story to tell. When he was a younger man walking through Europe, he suddenly found himself caught in the middle of a raging storm. He sought shelter in a local castle that proved to be a kind of monastery filled with devotees who decided to let him in despite their mistrust of strangers. Once inside, he hears a strange howling noise that seems to be coming from a man who claims the monks have imprisoned him. The monks, however, tell a different story. They say that the man they captured is the devil himself. 

This episode has gotten a little more love over the years, but it deserves to be considered an all-time classic. Despite some moments of era and format forgivable corniness, this gothic horror story often plays out like a classic Hammer Horror movie. The debate between right and wrong is easy to get caught up in, and the ending is a warm hug of diabolical genre goodness. 

The Trouble With Templeton – Season 2 Episode 9

“The Trouble With Templeton” is one of those Twilight Zone episodes that explores the eternal warning “Be careful what you wish for.” In it, we follow famous Broadway actor Booth Templeton as a particularly frustrating day in his life causes him to wish to go back to the way things were. He suddenly finds himself 30 years in the past when things seemed simpler and when the love of his life, Laura, was still alive and by his side. As you may have guessed, Templeton soon discovers that finding happiness isn’t always as simple as going back to the way things were. 

It’s a timeless and powerful message highlighted by scenes in which Laura and all of Templeton’s old friends behave in ways he seems to have forgotten about. Those cold water interactions drive home the message that Templeton just doesn’t belong there anymore. As Templeton leaves that nightclub, though, Laura and the rest of the ghosts stop to stare at the door with pain in their eyes. We soon learn that they were putting on a play designed to show Templeton that he still had a life worth living. They would love to be with him as much as he would love to be with them, but Templeton isn’t done living quite yet. It’s a gut-wrenching twist that puts a painful spin on a familiar theme.