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The Mirror

Just saw a Twilight Zone with Falk in it. The Twilight Zone is usually casual viewing but when Falk was on it, it was a riveting episode even with the obviously fake accent he was using. This episode was written by Rod Serling which I guess shows the talent he has as well. It was unlike any TZ episode I've seen so far, Falk sure has a way of capturing your attention.

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Even though it's so downbeat, I've always been fond of it. Two other good actors in it are Arthur Batanides (who was also in MIND OVER MAYHEM) and Antony Carbone.

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I really like "The Mirror" (I'm a TZ freak). Some of the people on the TZ boards have accused Peter of overacting in that ep. I disagree. He was playing a paranoid revolutionary leader (a la Fidel Castro), and I thought he did it extremely well.

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I didn't think it was overacting Falk has a way of capturing your attention. He had me watching to see what he was going to do next. The writing I thought gave Falk something to really act on. Also the concept Rod Serling came up with to show the paranoia of Castro was clever.

A few times Falk reverted to his New York accent, I was surprised they left that in but I didn't think it took away from the drama at all.

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Not to get too political, but along with the paranoia of Castro, a lot of people see paranoia ABOUT him in the story. But either way, it's entertaining.
Maybe Peter is a little "broad" as a Latin American character, but Antony Carbone is even MORE broad (but in an entertaining way).