The Silence (The Twilight Zone) The Silence (The Twilight Zone) "The Silence" is episode 61 of the American television anthology series "The Twilight Zone". The plot of this episode was based in part on Anton Chekhov's "The Bet". It originally aired on April 28, 1961 on CBS, and was the first of only four "Twilight Zone" episodes (the others being season three's "The Shelter", season two's "Dust" and season five's "The Jeopardy Room") to feature a story without any supernatural or science fiction elements. It does, however, contain one of the series' signature twist endings. Colonel Archie Taylor, a gruff aristocrat, has difficulty enjoying his
The Junction (The Twilight Zone) The Junction (The Twilight Zone) "The Junction" is the second segment of the thirty-second episode and the thirteenth episode of the second season (1986–87) of the television series "The Twilight Zone". John wakes up on a couch and he and his wife begin arguing about a mistake he made with another woman. The wife is ready to kick him out but he desperately tries to make amends. John goes to work and it is revealed he is a miner and just received word that he is to report to the junction, which hasn't seen anything productive in years. Once he