In more ways than just one, the first episode of the second season of "The Twilight Zone" is very similar to the pilot episode of the first season entitled "Where is Everybody?" Both tales are centered on men that find themselves isolated from the rest of the world. In the middle of World War II, James Embry, the captain of the military aircraft King Nine, crash-lands on the Northern African coast, yet when he regains consciousness he finds his entire crew missing from the nearly intact aircraft. Embry is responsible for his people and desperately keeps waiting and searching in and around the plane. Director Buzz Kulik, a master professional ("Warning Shot", "Villa Rides") marvelously generates an atmosphere of mystery around the situation and the main character Embry. The plot, ambiance and build-up feel somewhat derivative and familiar, but eventually the denouement is fairly unique. And, moreover, the episode is ideally paranormal and clever to kick off the second season of "The Twilight zone". In the first episode of season two, writer/creator Rod Serling physically appears on- screen to narrate the intro to the story. This was never the case in the first season and I wonder if this will become a running trademark from now on.