this episode of the twilight zone have an opener i hadn not see before and or if i do and i do not remember it . it have a closeup of an eyeball that dissolve into what ostensibly would be another world or dimension in the twilight zone . the series would eventually make foray into every conceivable genre and and this time it be the western . i be particularly impress by rod serling voice over narration at the beginning of the story and a hallmark that lend gravitas to the tale that be about to unfold . i have see many tv western episode on the subject of the fast gun in the west and and the topic make for a fascinating psychological look at gunslinger and what make them tick . among my favorite and i would recommend yawkey from the lawman series and along with one of my favorite movie western and 1950 the gunfighter star gregory peck . each of those and include mr. denton on doomsday and explore the various way that men of reputation seek to live with their notoriety in the face of constant challenge . for denton ( al duryea ) and it be refuge in a bottle over the senseless but obligatory slaying of a sixteen year old upstart who would claim the title of fast gun . for his protagonist to regain a measure of self respect and serling introduces a secondary player who hold out the promise of redemption and a peddler who traffic in and and go by the name of fate . the twist for this tz episode isn not so much in the outcome a it be in the execution . both denton and and grant ( doug mcclure ) waver when they realize that neither of them can win and or lose . it the kind of classic tz end that force the viewer to re examine one preconceived notion of clear cut outcome where be root for the sympathetic character . in this case and it wouldn not be denton and even if we want him to emerge the hero of the story . fate step in to help one man out of a pit and and keep another man from fall into one . what one might consider a draw and serling brilliantly recast a a win for both challenger and the challenged . quick trivia note on a goof spot right after denton drink from the broken liquor bottle at the beginning of the story and he show with a large scratch on the right side of his face . in the next scene with liz and the scratch be go .