Ep 23. A Hundred Yards Over the Rim

In the second season of the iconic science fiction anthology series The Twilight Zone, episode 23 is titled "A Hundred Yards Over the Rim." This episode follows a man named Christian Horn who is leading a wagon train of settlers across the desert in search of water. As they travel, Horn becomes increasingly desperate as their water supplies dwindle. One day while scouting ahead, he stumbles upon a strange phenomenon: a sudden rift in time that transports him over 100 years into the future.

Horn finds himself in a barren wasteland where buildings and technology that he cannot comprehend lie in ruins. He is discovered by a group of men who are equally baffled by his appearance and clothing. However, he soon begins to understand that he has traveled far into the future and is now living in a world that is completely foreign to him.

Despite his initial shock and confusion, Horn is determined to find a better life for himself and his family. He learns that in this future world, there is an abundance of natural resources, including water and fertile land. He makes a deal with the men he has met to trade some of his knowledge and skills for a new life in this strange world.

As Horn settles into his new life, he becomes consumed with the hope of going back in time to his own era with the knowledge that he has gained. He is determined to use this knowledge to help his fellow settlers survive their journey across the desert.

However, Horn soon realizes that the only way to get back to his own time is to cross the rift again. He embarks on a perilous journey back to where he first arrived in the future, hoping to find the rift and return to his own time.

"A Hundred Yards Over the Rim" is a classic episode of The Twilight Zone that explores themes of exploration, human resilience, and the consequences of time travel. It asks questions about what it means to be human, and what lengths people will go to in order to survive. At its heart, this episode is a moving story about hope and the power of determination, and it remains a beloved and enduring classic of science fiction television.