Zig Zag

I really enjoyed this episode and being able to figure it out. But I can understand why people don't like it, because it makes too many assumptions about things the viewer is already familiar with. It's similar to the movie Gattaca, except someone's identity is verified by a chip instead of their actual DNA. A writer who is well-known for being a shill for the establishment for many years is suddenly identified in the system as a notorious rebel leader who has been dead for many years. The error in the system completely ruins the writer's life, but the man in charge of the system refuses to fix the error until after the writer uses the error to go undercover with the rebels.

Yet another episode where the government in their infinite wisdom has installed big computer chips in people. The very existence of these people depends on the accuracy of these things. The episode begins with a man, who is carrying the chip of a subversive, is in a huge facility, ready to blow it up an unleash havoc. Cleverly, the episode takes us back in time, first an hour, then a day, then several days, to how he and young woman got to this point. Once a government supporter, locking heads with what he calls Ludites and naysayers, he now finds himself on the opposite side. The issue is the dehumanization of the race through these supposedly benevolent power mongers. The underground is violent and suspicious and carries on a campaign based on a character named Zig-Zag (not his real name, of course). The unfolding of this ultimate event is what this is all about. A pretty decent offering.

First 5 minutes already got pissed by the ridiculous music, i don't understand what are those idiots blabbering about.. The just blah blah blah and blah blah blah with that ridiculous music non stop.. Oh my God.. I lasted 20 minutes, i could no longer stand anymore so i forward it bit by bit to have a glance what is going on all the way to the end... It's just non stop blabbering things that you don't understand and you are not even interested to know whatever they are talking cos it's so boring, non stop stupid music through the whole time, confusing plot keep going back 1 hour earlier, 2 hours earlier, several hours earlier.. Delivers nothing but just empty talks.. I watched all 6 seasons of Outer Limits, I'm a big fan... But this is my first time to forward half of this crap and end this without understanding what is the story about..

Excellent actors, not the best writing. If flashbacks are lazy storytelling this is way too lazy. To quote the movie "I realized that I was the one that was lost." Well I identify with that character completely. I mean can you have a flashback inside a flashback? Apparently this episode says yes you can, but should you...eh.... I think they were trying to go for some sort of roger corman's brain dead / inception thingy.

Why not do this, spend 3 minutes setting up your characters at the begging and use the flashbacks to give character depth instead of explaining the plot.

Zig Folwer is dead so is my faith in television, but I did like the wallpaper in the server room.

EASILY the third WORST episode of the series. Some episodes are riveting, some are just watchable, and others are barely watchable. Then there is this one. The story, in and of itself, had potential. Unfortunately, it was shot in a schizophrenic flashback/forward that trashed the flow of the story. This episode is unwatchable, and a missed opportunity. The best thing that I have to say about it is that there are two episodes that are even worse: episode 3.15 the Revelations of Becka Paulson, and 5.09 What will the neighbors think.