The haunted look on Nehemiah Persoff's face introduces us to a dilemma his character will forever face, his Lanser caught in a spider's web of foggy amnesia, trying to deduce where he is and why. On board a ship bound for the States, Lanser gets to know the crew and passengers on board before they encounter a U-boat somewhere lost in the mist, danger on the horizon. So the murky plot becomes more and more clear as Lanser pieces together what troubles him and the ultimate mystery is finally unveiled..not to Lanser's delight, however. This episode allowed Rod Serling a chance to critique the German Nazi party by placing one of their own in a unique kind of hell, felt from the victims' side. Thanks to John Brahm, an absolute master in fog and shadow, with an ability to create a mood of doom to match the performance of Persoff, compelling in how the shroud is lifted bit by bit until we see Lanser for the man he really is. The result adds a perspective which changes how we look at Lanser's situation; such a great episode.
Review of Judgment Night
