The Parallel story
An astronaut returns from a space flight to find things much changed during his absence. Directed by: Alan Crosland, Jr. Story by: Rod Serling.
8 total · 1 choice · 4 major · 3 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| parallel universe | choice | We are given to understand that Robert visited a parallel universe in another dimension, where evolution on Earth was just subtly different, the butterfly effect be damned. |
| husband and wife | major | Robert and Helena Gains. |
| orbital spaceflight | major | Robert was supposed to orbit Earth for ten days. |
| what if someone around me changed | major | From Helen's point of view, Robert had subtly changed and it was all very disconcerting. |
| what if the people around me changed | major | From Robert's point of view, he came back and the whole world was ever so slightly different. |
| father and daughter | minor | Robert and his young daughter Maggie. |
| mother and daughter | minor | Helena and her young daughter Maggie. |
| questioning one's sanity | minor | Robert briefly went to a psychiatrist because he thought something might be wrong with him. |