Transportation Tragedies

Whether driving or flying across the country, tragedy can strike at any moment, especially in the Twilight Zone.  This month we take a look at two episodes that capitalize on this true, yet unsettling reality. Season 1 of the Zone gave us "The Hitch-Hiker," a story of Nan Adams who is driving her way from New York to Los Angeles.  Unfortunately for Nan, much like Malcolm Crowe in "The Sixth Sense," she doesn't realize that her fate for quite some time.  As a result, we're treated with a story with lots of drama and a great twist ending.

In season 5, tragedy struck again with "Ring-a-Ding Girl" starring Maggie McNamara.  Maggie plays Bunny Blake who simultaneously seems to be on a cross-country flight, and visiting her family and friends living in her small childhood hometown.  Drawn by visions she sees in a piece of jewelry, she somehow comes to the aid of her townsfolk, saving them from being victims of the wreckage that took her own life.  It's another twist ending, and one that leaves the viewer scratching their head as something that only makes sense within the bounds of the Twilight Zone.

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