a good one, but the fourth time it had appeared in the series. Klugman's crew are adequate, but, sadly, prone to melodrama in the face of his stoic delivery - as pictured, this can produce unintentional amusement. The idea of a starship in 1997 looking like a 1950s set-up might be quaint, and there is perhaps the feeling that starship captain Klugman insists that his men go through things methodically just so the 50 minute runtime can be reached, but it all works well enough. Here the laws of fate, death and chance all play into a compelling tale about a group of starship travellers who foresee their own deaths. Jack Klugman makes his third of four Twilight Zone appearances, and there's never been an episode he couldn't elevate. What was it with the series and this number? as with He's Alive, they live at number 331, but it appears to be slightly different number panels. Lastly, look out for the door number of the adoptive parents. All of which is wrapped up and presented to the viewers as the most unlikeliest of "happy" endings. It rings out as both a plea for the "norm" - which isn't the girl's norm - and an acceptance of what amounts to mistreatment of a child. Also in the line-up are a telepathic teacher who psychologically abuses the girl to the point of a nervous breakdown, and a telepathic couple who deliver to each other (and, by association, the viewers) a sermon that love is more important than her gifts. Sadly, despite some good performances, the story has mixed messages about how the girl is treated: her family are burned to death in a fire, and a would-be adoptive mother dotes on her simply because she's a replacement for her dead daughter. One of two Richard Matheson scripts for the season (along with Death Ship), Mute has the intriguing premise of a girl who has grown up in a family of telepaths.
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