The Twilight Zone: The Purple Testament (1960)
Season 1, Episode 19
6/10
Interesting premise that isn't properly utilized
11 November 2018
Warning: Spoilers
The premise of this episode is interesting: A man can tell that people are going to die, he just doesn't know how.

The problem with this episode is that it doesn't really do anything with it, and the later half of the episode he decides to keep his ability to himself and only the audience knows. Sort of a wasted potential. This episode could've been far more interesting if someone actually found out the truth, especially at the very end when he realizes he is going to his doom yet does nothing about it he could've told everyone what was about to happen.

It just doesn't make a lot of sense where a big chunk of this episode is his trying to prove to people that he has this special power, yet he never tries to easily prove it to anyone by writing all of the names and telling officers as to who is going to die.

The ending itself is pretty predictable, you know he is going to see himself die, but the issue is that it was completely avoidable. So if he didn't go in the car would he have survived or would it go final destination on him? Who knows.
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