Another Episode of The Outer Limits for the DVD I bought.
Gotta get that $3.18 worth of value, after all.
This one is actually what I watched first.
Was it because it was the one with Ron Perlman.
Obviously, yes.
To see how Black Mirror got its mojo, check out this Episode here...
He wakes up from this dream...or memory and is told by his Bosses in a Meeting that they must make Sales.
He's greeted by a Client who arrives unexpectedly.
Later, he goes to a Bar and she greets him again.
At work, he's still not doing well.
He's trying to get in touch with his estranged daughter and he's starting to see a helmeted men around all corners.
He goes to see his ex-Wife and she's not much help.
She says that his Daughter wants nothing to do with him.
As she leaves, the same helmeted man strikes her down his car!
After being talked to by the Police, the woman shows up again.
He's really starting to suspect that something is up.
She reveals that she's actually a Psychiatrist for the VA and wants to help him.
He doesn't exactly want help, but he clearly needs it.
Ron gets in a fight with his Boss and his friend at work & is obviously fired.
While trying to console himself, he starts to feel strange, see flashes and...
Here's the reveal.
Perlman's visions were flashes of his real memory.
He was a Soldier (quite recently) sent to recover some important device.
He was betrayed and left for dead by one of the men and only he saw their face.
They used this machine to stabilize and get him to see the truth- so they can as well.
Despite the risk, the woman goes back in one more time.
He's not stable, his vitals are failing and his grip on this new reality won't last.
She finally gets him to remember and the culprit is...the guy who was his friend in the imaginary world.
Now they can catch him, while Perlman 'makes peace' with his 'Daughter' in his final moments.
I suppose this one definitely qualifies for the 'Death and Beyond' tag/theme of this release!
It was pretty clear that something was off about this world.
Hell, even if you had never watched a single one of these Episodes, your brain would tell you that.
Hell, even if you had never watched a single one of these Episodes, your brain would tell you that.
Perlman really sells this, treating his Character with dignity and really portraying the breakdown of his 'world!'
The other Actors/Actresses- like Chris Mulkey (above), Maria Del Mar and Peter DeLuise (below) do their parts very well too.
This is Ron's show though.
This is Ron's show though.
Speaking of Shows, this one was Directed by a veteran of many TV Shows (like Wings and NBC's Chicago Shows)- Steven Weber.
It's also his only Directing Credit, so...weird.
It's also his only Directing Credit, so...weird.
This one has just enough of a Sci-Fi hook to qualify for this kind of Show without being potentially being bogged down by it.
A big improvement over the previous Clip Show one.
You do believe me...right?
You do believe me...right?
A very strong and emotional Episode with a nice, if familiar hook. Here's hoping that a jump back to the very first Season for the next Episode is as solid.
