Martin Sloan, a fancy New York business executive frustrated by the everyday trials of life, searching for a little taste of home, a little taste of his youth. But once Martin finds that youth he quickly discovers that the glory days of the past cannot be relived. See there's only enough room in the past for one Martin Sloan, where the outsider has to learn find some joy in his present and stop pining for what no longer belongs to him. A lesson Mr. Sloan will soon learn... in the Twilight Zone.
Story - 8/10 - Pining for the days when sodas were 10 cents and summers where full of merry-go-rounds, cotton candy and band concerts. Martin Sloan feels the only way he can ever truly be happy is if he is able to relive the days of his youth. Walking Distance is a great Twilight Zone episode of a man with a frustrated life looking for some release in his past. It's an episode which epitomizes the series, with it's creepy music and numerous off center shots which help to show the characters mental confusion.
Characters - 7/10 - The character of Martin Sloan is one we all can relate to. A person pushed to his limit, looking back to the times when all the responsibility that was placed upon him was to have fun. Plus who hasn't wished they could go back when life was safer, simpler and cheaper!
Classic Value - 8/10 - Time travel has always played a large part in the Twilight Zone series, Walking Distance is simply one example of that. Filmed on the ever so classic Universal lot with a brief cameo appearance of a very young Ron Howard. Walking Distance is definitely up there with some of the more classic dramatic Twilight Zone episodes.
Re-watch-ability - 7.5/10 - As I started doing with the last episode I'll be pointing out the lessons to be learned from each episode. And the lesson of Walking Distance is definitely one we can all gain a little use out of. It's really quite simple, this episode pushes you to look for happiness that is around you in your present life and not look to the past to make you feel better about your current state in life, because the past cannot be relived.
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