Sure, the former may not have its creator stopping by twice an episode to narrate like the latter (something Rod Serling actually hated to do), but it's still easy to see the connection between the two. Both show use their speculative one-off premises to explore the darker sides of the human psyche, feature a different cast each episode (well, almost, in the case of "Black Mirror"), and are unafraid to end things on a bummer note. After spending most of the episode trying to survive, frustrated by the people standing with their phones instead of helping her, she finds out this is all a ruse (a twist that was a last-minute addition to the episode script).
Author: staff@slashfilm.com (Michael Boyle)
Published at: 2025-06-23 22:45:00
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