Review of
The
Outer Limits: Second Chance, VHS tape
Five out of five stars
The premise of this episode of the classic television
show is based on a theme widely used in literature and entertainment. People
being given the chance to really make a difference in the world (universe) and
how they react to that opportunity. A secondary plot device is the fantasy that
an amusement park space ride is really a space ship that can be used to fly to
other planets.
Simon Oakland
plays an alien from a dying planet that is now on Earth searching for people
unhappy with their situation. When the selected people board the ship and it
takes off, they reveal their true personalities, in the sense that for most of
them, they prefer their current existence. Even though they spend a high percentage
of the time complaining, many of the humans demand to be taken back to their
previous lives. However, there are some that welcome the chance to engage in a
bold new adventure.
As a
consequence, while this episode involves an alien, it is really about humans.
How so many complain so much about how their lives have evolved, yet have no
real desire to change it, even when a dramatic opportunity is presented.
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