THE TWILIGHT ZONE (2019)S01E03: REPLAY (2019)Horror Anthology RecommendationsA desperate mother atte

THE TWILIGHT ZONE (2019)

S01E03: REPLAY (2019)

A desperate mother attempts to save her college-bound son from dying at the hands of a crooked police officer by using an old camcorder she recently discovered has the power to turn back time in this, the most topical, relevant, and important episode of THE TWILIGHT ZONE (2019).

Of all the different incarnations of this series, a series that so regularly calls the injustices of our society into question, this is the episode that deals with racism most directly. There is no ambiguity here. There are no space aliens or monsters that allow the writers to deal with issues of racism in a metaphorical way; there’s just an innocent black family and a police officer doing what police officers so often do to innocent black people. It’s so real that it feels genuinely prophetic of the mass protests that would occur only one short year after its initial airing. It’s a powerful episode and I encourage you all to watch it.

This series was received pretty poorly when it came out, and I believe that was because it had the intestinal fortitude to do exactly what the original series did: take a stand for what its creators believed in. It wears its beliefs proudly on its sleeve, and I hope it continues to do so in season two because stories like this are relevant and important in helping to open the eyes of people who may not understand just how serious and widespread issues like police brutality are.

I’m spotlighting this episode in my horror anthology series not only because it’s excellent, but also because I feel like I haven’t done enough to help and I think it would be a nice post to encourage people to donate. If you’re looking to donate to Black Lives Matter but don’t know how, you can use this ActBlue link to split your donation between more than 70 different bail funds, mutual aid funds, and racial justice organizers.