In almost any time travel story you're likely to see, the intended result that a time traveler attempts to make to affect change for the future never works out. Something always thwarts the endeavor, or the original outcome has a way of working its way out from the altered circumstances. This story was different, in that the man from future Earth went back just a little too far to confront a situation that would have dire consequences for humanity two hundred years into the future. It was effective in its own way, but with the tragic result that prevented the birth of Andro (Martin Landau) from ever happening, a result of the so called 'butterfly effect' made popular in literature and other sci-fi films. In this story, the comparison was made to moving a pebble on the beach, a small occurrence that could have a ripple effect across time and space. The only flaw with this episode was how easily Noelle Anderson (Shirley Knight) fell out of love with her fiancé (John Considine) to turn her attention to Andro, especially when made aware of his true appearance. Not very credible, especially considering the outlandish claim of being from the year 2148.
Review of The Man Who Was Never Born
