▁reviews ▁upon ▁its ▁release . ▁According ▁to ▁Rotten ▁Tomatoes , ▁ 5 2 % ▁of ▁critics ▁gave ▁the ▁min is eries ▁a ▁positive ▁review ▁( out ▁of ▁ 2 3 ▁reviews ) ▁with ▁an ▁average ▁rating ▁of ▁ 5 . 2 1 / 1 0 . ▁Ken ▁T ucker ▁of ▁Entertainment ▁Week ly ▁gave ▁it ▁a ▁" B " ▁rating , ▁calling ▁it ▁an ▁episode ▁of ▁The ▁Tw il ight ▁Zone ▁stretch ed ▁out ▁to ▁four ▁hours , ▁[ but ] ▁non eth eless ▁does ▁have ▁its ▁moments . ▁TV ▁Guide ▁gave ▁it ▁one ▁out ▁of ▁five ▁stars , ▁calling ▁it ▁ted ious ▁and ▁b oring , ▁critic izing ▁its ▁" d ull " ▁script , ▁" card board ▁characters ," ▁" l ud ic r ous ▁special ▁effects ," ▁and ▁its ▁" d ish w at ery ▁cast , ▁[ with ▁the ▁sole ▁exception ▁of ] ▁Pin ch ot , ▁who ▁roll s ▁his ▁eyes ▁like ▁an ▁al ien ▁th esp ian ▁from ▁the ▁Planet ▁Ham ." ▁Vari ety ▁found ▁the ▁first ▁three ▁hours ▁of ▁the ▁series ▁work ▁well , ▁but ▁that ▁it ▁falls ▁apart ▁when ▁the ▁mon ster ▁is ▁revealed . ▁The ▁book ▁Stephen ▁King ▁Films ▁FA Q ▁mentioned ▁that ▁Br ons on ▁Pin ch ot ▁" ch ew s ▁more ▁scen ery ▁than ▁all ▁of ▁the ▁Lang ol iers ▁put ▁together ". ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁The ▁Od ys sey ▁of ▁Fl ight ▁ 3 3 ▁( The ▁Tw il ight ▁Zone ▁( 1 9 5 9 )) ▁ ▁A