Summary:

A musician accidentally enters a time loop that ends with his death when he talks a girl into giving him her folk song.

 

Bechdel Test:

  • Fails
  • There is only one woman

 

Gender Roles of Important Characters:

  • Floyd
    • Masculine (12)
      • Independent, assertive, strong personality, forceful, analytical, willing to take risks, makes decisions easily, self-sufficient, willing to take a stand, aggressive, individualistic, ambitious
    • Feminine (0)
      • NA
  • Mary
    • Masculine (0)
      • NA
    • Feminine (12)
      • Yielding, shy, affectionate, loyal, sympathetic, sensitive to others’ needs, soft-spoken, warm, tender, gullible, does not use harsh language, gentle

 

Analysis:

This was a fairly disappointing episode to end the posts with, in some ways, as it didn’t have some of the progressive elements other episodes have. The characters maintained traditional gender roles, and there was only one woman in the entire episode, and she seemed to depend entirely on the men. The one positive element was that these characters seemed to be punished for their very, very traditional roles (she has issues, because she depends on the men; he has issues, because he is so violent and ambitious).

Shared by: Grace White
Image Credit: The Twilight Zone, CBS via Netflix