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A hallmark of producer Leslie Stevens, both in this series and in his subsequent masterpiece The Outer Limits, was his ability to find and utilize the cream of the crop of up and coming character actors. This particular episode, besides being an insightful study of prideful family heritages taken to a destructive extreme, highlights a wealth of great American acting talent on their way to taking American film and television by storm in the 60s and 70s. Warren Oates and Bruce Dern, in their first series regular roles, make the most of their opportunities in this episode to show their early potential. Harry Dean Stanton does his best with one of his early cracks at a meaty role. And on top of that Ben Johnson, in the early stages of his transition to the older, wiser roles that truly defined his career, also shines. Even Scott Marlowe is exceptional here. The hidden nature of this series is that it is, most of all, about people. And Leslie Stevens proves he knew how to get the best actors around to tell their stories.