Director of Photography John McPherson
Written by Thomas E Szollosi & Richard Christian Matheson
Written by Thomas E Szollosi & Richard Christian Matheson
Produced by Robert Bennett Steinhauer
Directed by Frank Orsatti
Whilst awaiting a flight David meets a rich, retired game hunter who invites the traveller back to his island when the flight is cancelled. Dropped in by private jet, which subsuquently departs, David soon finds himself drugged during a game of chess. When he regains consciousness in the undergrowth outside he realises that he is the latest target in the hunter's ever increasingly obsessive bid to track and snare anything which might prove to be a challenge. Of course, on this occasion he's really going to find that challenge!
The irony in this fine episode, of course, is that David does actually become an animal that stimulates further excitement in the hunter. The first act sets up a degree of intrigue that leads to a replay of the classic The Most Dangerous Game, this episode being unusual because there is only really one character other than David, as well the fact that the story leads to death.
Directed by Frank Orsatti
Whilst awaiting a flight David meets a rich, retired game hunter who invites the traveller back to his island when the flight is cancelled. Dropped in by private jet, which subsuquently departs, David soon finds himself drugged during a game of chess. When he regains consciousness in the undergrowth outside he realises that he is the latest target in the hunter's ever increasingly obsessive bid to track and snare anything which might prove to be a challenge. Of course, on this occasion he's really going to find that challenge!
The irony in this fine episode, of course, is that David does actually become an animal that stimulates further excitement in the hunter. The first act sets up a degree of intrigue that leads to a replay of the classic The Most Dangerous Game, this episode being unusual because there is only really one character other than David, as well the fact that the story leads to death.
It's a consistently interesting chase/battle of wits, although I could have done without the scene with Hulk delicately handling a couple of newly hatched birds. Having said that I did like the way David, once returned to his normal self, returns the bird nest to a tree, effectively finishing something that Hulk started. The conclusion is a particularly emphasised version of David's traditional isolated departure from the location.
Number of Fists: ****
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