There were so many notable episodes of "The Twilight Zone", it really took a lot of effort to make one that really became famous and this is one of them. What's truly fascinating is the way the pacing in this episode is done. I had heard of the twist ending before, but still loved it. It is kind of obvious that something's amiss when NO ONE's face is shown at first (except of course for our host, Rod Serling). I knew this episode's title just by reading the plot. A lesser show would have just stopped this episode when the reveal was made, but they keep on going with it until it reaches a pretty satisfying ending which is probably bittersweet.
I guess it was mostly one big lesson about our standards of what's normal and what isn't. The plot's very basic, with a woman in a hospital with bandages over her face to look "normal". The filming is done very well with all the shadows. As Rod notes, it really doesn't matter where or when this story takes place. It's just telling us what the title promises. I really can't say much more to people who don't know the ending, even though I'm sure most do. It really is better to just see this one outright. ****
I guess it was mostly one big lesson about our standards of what's normal and what isn't. The plot's very basic, with a woman in a hospital with bandages over her face to look "normal". The filming is done very well with all the shadows. As Rod notes, it really doesn't matter where or when this story takes place. It's just telling us what the title promises. I really can't say much more to people who don't know the ending, even though I'm sure most do. It really is better to just see this one outright. ****