So far I have enjoyed all the "Twilight Zone" episodes I have watched in chronological order (well, maybe only "Escape Clause" to a slightly lesser degree), and "And When The Sky Was Opened" continues that trend. There have been episodes that touch on more psychological or emotional themes; this one is a pure mind-bender. It's also probably the most abstract episode up to this point; there is not even an attempt at "rationally" explaining the exceptionally bizarre premise, which could only have come from a fertile imagination (or two, in this case: Rod Serling and Richard Matheson). It's true that Rod Taylor's performance is over-the-top at times, but that only gives this episode an extra layer of black comedy: it's chilling, weird, and funny. *** out of 4.
Review of And When the Sky Was Opened
