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TMC · 06-01-2019, 09:37 PM

..., and begs the question: How much is Jordan Peele involved?

https://tv.avclub.com/the-new-twilig...h-a-1835136521

"One of the biggest mysteries of this first season of The Twilight Zone hasn’t had anything to do with alien invasions or magical objects," says Noel Murray. "Instead, there’s been a bigger question, hanging over the show like a shadow: What’s been the extent of executive producer Jordan Peele’s creative involvement? Peele hosted every episode, and he’s credited (alongside his other executive producers, Simon Kinberg and Marco Ramirez) with coming up with the story for 'Nightmare At 30,000 Feet.' But he doesn’t have any other writing or directing credits, and aside from some similar thematic concerns, there hasn’t been much in this new series so far that’s recalled Peele’s Us and Get Out’s precise combination of feverish nightmare and modern existential ennui. The season finale, 'Blurryman,' comes as close as any episode other than 'Replay' at feeling 'Peele-esque,' even though it was directed by Kinberg, and written by Alex Rubens (who previously wrote the not-so-good 'The Comedian'). Perhaps that’s because the episode’s premise mostly just sets up a long trip into the protagonist’s subconscious, where she’s tormented by images and ideas, not unlike the experience of falling into 'the Sunken Place' in Get Out." ALSO: "Blurryman" is just about the first episode all season where the message of the Narrator’s monologues perfectly lines up with the narrative of the other-worldly story at hand.

06-01-2019, 09:37 PM	#1
TMC Member Forum Idol Join Date: Jan 09, 2001 Posts: 124,545	The Twilight Zone ends its mixed first season with a meta episode ..., and begs the question: How much is Jordan Peele involved? https://tv.avclub.com/the-new-twilig...h-a-1835136521 "One of the biggest mysteries of this first season of The Twilight Zone hasn’t had anything to do with alien invasions or magical objects," says Noel Murray. "Instead, there’s been a bigger question, hanging over the show like a shadow: What’s been the extent of executive producer Jordan Peele’s creative involvement? Peele hosted every episode, and he’s credited (alongside his other executive producers, Simon Kinberg and Marco Ramirez) with coming up with the story for 'Nightmare At 30,000 Feet.' But he doesn’t have any other writing or directing credits, and aside from some similar thematic concerns, there hasn’t been much in this new series so far that’s recalled Peele’s Us and Get Out’s precise combination of feverish nightmare and modern existential ennui. The season finale, 'Blurryman,' comes as close as any episode other than 'Replay' at feeling 'Peele-esque,' even though it was directed by Kinberg, and written by Alex Rubens (who previously wrote the not-so-good 'The Comedian'). Perhaps that’s because the episode’s premise mostly just sets up a long trip into the protagonist’s subconscious, where she’s tormented by images and ideas, not unlike the experience of falling into 'the Sunken Place' in Get Out." ALSO: "Blurryman" is just about the first episode all season where the message of the Narrator’s monologues perfectly lines up with the narrative of the other-worldly story at hand.