The second of a total of twelve "Twilight Zone" episodes directed by the masterful but criminally underrated John Brahm, and yet another very intense and macabre story! These are exactly the type of "Twilight Zone" tales I prefer: ominous atmosphere from start to finish, a claustrophobic and inescapable setting, steady but non- stop tension building and a depressing but righteous conclusion. The plot is very familiar and the denouement is fairly predictable, but I can hardly blame the episode for that. All the movies or TV-shows that I've seen with a similar or even downright identical plot were made long after this "Judgment Night" and thus once again this series proves itself to be a trendsetter. During a misty night in the year 1942, a man inexplicably finds himself on board of a ship called S.S. Queen of Glasgow without any recollections whatsoever. He only knows that his name is Carl Lanser and that he was born in Frankfurt. Through contact with the other passengers and the crew, Lanser discovers that he has a vast knowledge of the maritime, particularly U-boats, and he also has increasing premonitions of a tragic event that is about to happen. You'll know quite early in the episode in which direction the plot is heading, but the climax nevertheless still sent cold shivers down my spine, mainly thanks to a couple of breathtaking sequences and a strong performance from Nehemiah Persoff.
Review of Judgment Night
