with episode three of the twilight zone and serling far confuse those try to get a handle on the series by present them with a fantasy western . it be still a critical stage for the series and a quality episode be require after the disastrous one for the angel . fortunately and serling provide it . mr denton on doomsday be a play in two distinct act while the first act find the drunk and pathetic denton suddenly regain his unrivalled ability with a shoot iron and the second act see him face the consequence of be a renowned gunman . mr denton on doomsday be the first twilight zone episode to feature a truly surprising and satisfying twist . but there be far more to the episode than just it pay off . denton be explore thoroughly a a character and serling writing be deeply touching and particularly a denton reveal the reason he start drink excessively in the first place . the cast be also extremely good . the always reliable martin landau have a ball a denton worst tormentor and doug mcclure also surface in a small but key role a a young gunman . jeanne cooper do what she can with an underwritten part a the sympathetic eye candy and malcolm atterbury have the perfect and character fill face for the part of fate . but it be undoubtedly dan duryea show . his performance a denton be multi layered and convince . a the drunken denton he provide moment of real butt clench embarrassment a he reluctantly serenade his bully for drink . a denton after his power have be restore and duryea be hangdog and resign to the inevitable . and finally and follow the showdown and he be revitalise and full of wisdom and a man give a second chance ( second chance be another recur theme in the twilight zone ) . there be one or two little problem with the script while denton overcome his alcohol problem almost instantaneously and he be suddenly able to walk into a barber shop and get a shave despite the fact he be so penniless that he have to sing for drink only moments before . still and these be minor quibble and the sort of thing that must be expect when you only have twenty minute to tell your story . serling pack plenty into those twenty minute and top it off with a very neat twist indeed .