The fugitive twilight zone9/4/2023 ![]() While not specified, Ben theorizes that perhaps Mrs. Gann shows hints of this during this exchange with Jenny: Neither would she have the faintest idea that her niece would be living a happier existence as an "honest to goodness queen". ![]() But as Rod Serling puts it, she's so ill-tempered that if she were to find a photo of Old Ben's true, younger form, she wouldn't have the imagination to recognize it like so. Evil Cannot Comprehend Good: Downplayed, Mrs.Gann's abusive treatment towards Jenny, he is wise enough to advise Jenny not to hold a grudge against her aunt. Everyone Has Standards: Even though Ben is cross at Mrs.By the end of the episode, it's more like "Even Desperate Has Standards". Even Evil Has Standards: Before we know who the two other men are, the reaction of the one who protests making Jenny sick comes off as this.Batman Gambit: The two men make Jenny sick because they know Ben will return to heal her.Gann has shades of this when Jenny falls ill for seemingly no reason. It becomes in inversion when it's revealed he has to return to rule, because his people need him. Always Save the Girl: Ben intended this when he returned to heal Jenny.Adopted into Royalty: Jenny, possibly, since it's never specified exactly how she is going to become 'an honest-to-goodness queen' when she grows up.She'll never dream that this is a picture of Old Ben as he really looks, and it will never occur to her that eventually her niece will grow up to be an honest-to-goodness queen - somewhere in the Twilight Zone. Gann will be in for a big surprise when she finds this ( holds up a photo of a handsome young man) under Jenny's pillow, because Mrs. The men return to find that Ben has shape-shifted into Jenny! They are unable to tell them apart and are forced to take both. ![]() Gann, then pull her cigarette out of her mouth and dispose of it. The men leave the room, and it is revealed that they apparently froze time to prevent interference. They agree after Ben promises in the name of their ancestors not to run away. Jenny gets an idea and asks for one minute alone to say goodbye to him. The two men were sent to find him and plead with him to return, as their people love him and are lost without his guidance.īen reluctantly agrees to return, but when Jenny requests to come with him, they refuse, saying it is against the rules. He grew weary of his responsibility and fled. It is revealed that Ben is not a criminal he is the beloved monarch of the alien planet. They apologize, but claim that they needed the chance to find him. Ben angrily tells them that harming Jenny was uncalled for. Old Ben returns and heals Jenny, but their reunion is short-lived when the two men enter. The doctor sadly admits that he can't figure out what's wrong with her and leaves the room. Later, a doctor makes a house call and examines Jenny. The other is horrified and asks if he's gone mad, but he retorts that they don't have many options at this point. After seeing Jenny can now walk, they deduce what Ben has done. The two men track the energy signal to Jenny's apartment. He leaves, with Jenny tearfully begging him not to go. He admits that he was tempted to do that the moment they met, but the alien cops would have detected it and tracked him down. As a parting gift, he heals Jenny's leg with a device. ![]() Old Ben says sadly that he must flee once again. He explains that he is an alien criminal who fled his planet and took refuge on Earth and that the two men are officers from his planet sent to arrest him. Gann assumes they are cops and is eager to assist them, as she cannot stand things out of the ordinary like Old Ben. Later, two men in suits roam the block asking people if they have seen Old Ben. Gann (Nancy Kulp), orders Jenny inside and is very rude to Ben. Ben carries Jenny (Susan Gordon), who wears a leg brace, to her apartment. It's getting late, so everyone goes home. Disappointed, they ask him to transform into a hideous alien that they can pretend to fight, so he complies. They go for baseball, but Ben knocks the ball to the horizon when it's his turn to bat. The children don't find this strange they just consider him fun to play with. Pat O'Malley), an old man with various abilities like super strength and shape-shifting. In a park, a group of little kids play with Old Ben (J. What would you have if you put these two different things together? Well, you'd have an old man named Ben who knows a lot of tricks most people don't know and a little girl named Jenny who loves him - and a journey into the Twilight Zone. Rod Serling: It's been said that science fiction and fantasy are two different things: science fiction, the improbable made possible fantasy, the impossible made probable.
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