Season 2, Episode 10: "Ursa Minor"
This episode is an updated retelling of the Twilight Zone episode "Talky Tina", sooo....if you've seen that, review spoiled. Regardless, the gist is a little girl gets a teddy bear which she keeps blaming for things going wrong. Her father tries to calm her by showing her his bear rug, and saying he's a nice bear. The little girl keeps blaming everything on "Teddy", while a mysterious growling can be hear throughout. At the end, the little girl screams, claiming Teddy is alive. So far, regular "toy is alive cliché" twist. But the mother yanks Teddy away, only to find...it hadn't moved at all. The sentient "teddy" was the father's bear rug.
Good: This episode plays PERFECTLY into lulling you into a false sense of security. You think you know exactly what's coming, and they do everything to make sure you definitely think it's going in that direction. Then, in the final shot, bam. The large, clawed bear paw comes crashing in through the door as the girl and the mother scream for their lives. It throws off what you thought you knew, and the sense of dread comes immediately flooding in when you realize you were wrong.
Bad: Not a ton, aside from some stale dialog here and there. The father in particular (who is an alcoholic) tends to moan and groan too much when writhing hung over in bed.
Grade: 8.5/10
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