4.2/105 votesLoading...#1 - Harsh Mistress
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 10/30/2002
A struggling musician named Cory purchases a rather infamous guitar, which leads to him gaining vast international stardom and wealth, but both come with a surprising price tag.
Director: Brad Turner
Writer: David Weddle, Bradley Thompson
4.4/105 votesLoading...#2 - To Protect and Serve
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 11/6/2002
A young cop falls madly in love with a prostitute, and he continues to protect her even when they are both killed.
Director: Joe Chappelle
Writer: N/A
5.0/105 votesLoading...#3 - Dead Man's Eyes
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 10/9/2002
A distraught widow and former rehab patient on the verge of a total mental collapse, heavily invested in finding her husband's killer, discovers that her murdered husband's eyeglasses reveal the last moments of his life and possibly the identity of his killer...
Director: Jerry Levine
Writer: N/A
5.0/104 votesLoading...#4 - Last Lap
Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 12/11/2002
A terminally ill young man and his best friend take a final ride in their souped-up racer that results in unexpected consequences for both.
Director: Brad Turner
Writer: N/A
5.2/106 votesLoading...#5 - Dream Lover
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 9/25/2002
To help overcome his writer's block and make his life easier and more relaxed, an artist named Andrew wills his dream woman Sondra to life, but the lines between reality and fantasy quickly begin to blur. Sondra soon starts hitting on the cable guy and gaining a life of her own.
Director: Peter O'Fallon
Writer: N/A
5.2/104 votesLoading...#6 - Azoth the Avenger is a Friend of Mine
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 10/16/2002
A bullied boy, Craig, deciphers a coded message that allows him to summon his comic book hero, Azoth the Avenger. This long-haired Conan-like barbarian beats up the bullies that plague Craig, but is defenseless against his abusive father. Azoth returns to whence he came but inspires Craig to take a stand against his father - intoning the same spell as before and sending his father...somewhere, leaving him and his mother in peace.
Director: Brad Turner
Writer: Hans Beimler
5.4/105 votesLoading...#7 - Found and Lost
Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 11/27/2002
A successful businessman is given a second chance - to go back and be with his first love
Director: Vern Gillum
Writer: N/A
5.5/104 votesLoading...#8 - Cold Fusion
Season 1 Episode 35 - Aired 4/2/2003
When the base staff at an Alaskan research base lose contact with the outside world, the military send a team in to investigate the disappearance.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
5.5/104 votesLoading...#9 - Burned
Season 1 Episode 43 - Aired 5/21/2003
A crooked real estate mogul pays the price for having a building burned down to collect the insurance money.
Director: John T. Kretchmer
Writer: N/A
5.6/105 votesLoading...#10 - Sensuous Cindy
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 11/13/2002
A man buys a "virtual girlfriend" online simply to satisfy his carnal needs, but ends up becoming somebody else's sex slave.
Director: John T. Kretchmer
Writer: James Crocker
5.8/105 votesLoading...#11 - Rewind
Season 1 Episode 27 - Aired 2/5/2003
Jonah, a gambler, never can beat "the house" no matter how hard he tries. But then he gets an interesting device that enables him to go back in time up to 5 minutes, and that means he has big chances for his gambling.
Director: Kevin Bray
Writer: James Crocker
5.8/104 votesLoading...#12 - Developing
Season 1 Episode 39 - Aired 4/30/2003
A widow finds photos of their dream house improving with each picture she takes.
Director: Allison Liddi-Brown
Writer: Moira Kirland
6.0/104 votesLoading...#13 - Tagged
Season 1 Episode 28 - Aired 2/12/2003
Marcus Fisher, a talented artist and street tagger, shoots a man painting over his spot at the insistence of his gang and the wall painting starts portraying the crime and filling in that he is the one who did the shooting.
Director: James Head
Writer: Michael Angeli
6.0/104 votesLoading...#14 - How Much Do You Love Your Kid?
Season 1 Episode 33 - Aired 2/26/2003
A woman's son is kidnapped and she becomes involved in a licensed reality TV show broadcasting her attempts to recover him.
Director: Allison Liddi-Brown
Writer: Michael Angeli
6.0/105 votesLoading...#15 - Eye of the Beholder
Season 1 Episode 38 - Aired 4/30/2003
Meet Mrs. Janet Tyler. She was born abnormally ugly and has undergone many plastic surgeries to change her appearance. None of them worked. Now after one last attempt the bandages are coming off. But will the latest surgery succeed where the others failed?
Director: David Ellis
Writer: Rod Serling
6.2/106 votesLoading...#16 - Evergreen
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/18/2002
When rebellious teenager Jenna and her family move into an exclusive gated community that her parents hope will help them better control the troubled teen, Jenna soon discovers the dark truth behind how her new neighbors deal with discipline problems.
Director: Allan Kroeker
Writer: Jill E. Blotevogel
6.2/104 votesLoading...#17 - Hunted
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 11/13/2002
A cop pursues the last known criminal in Earth's future society. But as it turns out, the criminal is fighting on the same side of the cop, to rid the world of androids.
Director: Patrick R. Norris
Writer: Christopher Mack
6.2/104 votesLoading...#18 - Future Trade
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 11/27/2002
A man with a dead-end job and a dysfunctional family is lured into trading his future for that of a seemingly privileged man with his trophy wife.
Director: Bob Balaban
Writer: N/A
6.2/104 votesLoading...#19 - The Path
Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 1/8/2003
Ally, a young writer for a tabloid, meets a man who claims he sees others the path they are destined to follow. His predictions for her prove uncannily accurate and she soon becomes dependent on his predictions to guide her life. When he gets hit by a car and killed she finds herself without hope.
Director: Jerry Levine
Writer: James Crocker
6.2/104 votesLoading...#20 - Fair Warning
Season 1 Episode 25 - Aired 1/8/2003
Tina, a flower shop clerk, finds herself threatened by a seemingly-deranged man named George who mysteriously disappears after asking him to stop from killing her. When she finds him he has a perfect alibi and claims he doesn't know her. George keeps visiting her and no one ever sees him except Tina. Tina begins to question her sanity.
Director: John T. Kretchmer
Writer: David Weddle, Bradley Thompson
6.2/104 votesLoading...#21 - Another Life
Season 1 Episode 26 - Aired 2/5/2003
Marvin Gardens, a rich and famous upcoming rap singer, begins to have visions of himself being interrogated by policemen in a shadowy room, and the visions begin to drive him crazy.
Director: Risa Bramon Garcia
Writer: N/A
6.2/104 votesLoading...#22 - The Collection
Season 1 Episode 37 - Aired 4/23/2003
A babysitter must deal with a girl who has a collection of dolls that come to life.
Director: John T. Kretchmer
Writer: Erin Maher, Kay Reindl
6.4/105 votesLoading...#23 - Sanctuary
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 11/20/2002
Stranded in a modern day Garden of Eden, a man and woman cannot resist the temptation of technology.
Director: Patrick R. Norris
Writer: James Crocker
6.4/105 votesLoading...#24 - Gabe's Story
Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 12/11/2002
A man suffering from consistent bad luck is given a surprising chance to change his destiny.
Director: Allan Kroeker
Writer: Dusty Kay
6.5/104 votesLoading...#25 - The Lineman
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 10/23/2002
Tyler inherits the power to hear people's thoughts after a freak lightening storm. Eventually, he begins to abuse his new gift, using it as a means of acquiring vast wealth and personal gain. But then Tyler learns that his new power comes with a price. Believing Shannon wants a rich man, Tyler uses his ability to play the stock market, but is surprised at the consequences, especially when he tries to touch others' minds when they grow distant from him.
Director: Jonathan Frakes
Writer: Pen Densham
The Worst Episodes of The Twilight Zone
Every episode of The Twilight Zone ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of The Twilight Zone!
A 2002 revival of Rod Serling's 1950/60s television series, The Twilight Zone, with actor Forest Whitaker assuming Serling's role as narrator and on-screen host.
Genres:Sci-Fi & FantasyMysteryDrama
Network:UPN
Worst Episodes Summary
"Harsh Mistress" is the worst rated episode of "The Twilight Zone". It scored 4.2/10 based on 5 votes. Directed by Brad Turner and written by David Weddle, Bradley Thompson, it aired on 10/30/2002. This episode scored 0.2 points lower than the second lowest rated, "To Protect and Serve".