Sure, she does miraculously come to an abnormal conclusion, but it's also interesting that sees a logical woman try to make sense of an illogical situation (more on that in the spoiler section below).
#MIRROR IMAGE TWILIGHT ZONE FULL#
Vera Miles as Millicent Barnes may be seen as the typical Twilight Zone denizen that doesn't believe in what's happening and slowly lets it get to her, but her full breakdown is never really shown. But the fact that Millicent tries to play games with the wild nature of the Twilight Zone is what makes her special, and what makes her particularly foolish. She'd be carted off in an instant without a moment's hesitation.
If this were a woman bred from paranoia and fear this episode would be open and shut. Then again, as is revealed in the opening narration, Millicent is a bit of an unassuming woman. Right away it's easy to spot that there are very few hiding places in the bus station save for the back luggage area and the restrooms, so if somewhere noticeable were hiding, they'd have to be out in the open. While this episode is not dripping with atmosphere, the environment becomes a character all on its own. The viewers are once again near-exclusively stuck in a single, open location, and the mystery is on. She confides in a man named Paul, played by Martin Miller, who tries to help her through this experience. "Mirror Image" is about a young bank secretary named Millicent Barnes, played by Vera Miles, being plagued by an unknown entity that may well be somehow wearing her face. Serling's writing here is absolutely phenomenal, having the viewer walk alongside Millicent as she slowly begins to get away from being the calm, collected type to a woman on the hunt. This was the first episode of The Twilight Zone to prove legitimately frightening. Alright so that quote at the top doesn't really have much impact on the episode, but it stood out and it would be impossible not to include somewhere.
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