This has the potential to be a great episode. It builds momentum and then drops off with a ridiculous, sappy ending. David McCallum plays a mine worker who has no future. He is sad and depressed. Through a series of circumstances, he comes in contact with a geneticist who has the power to boost brains. He has taken a chimp and taught him to be a file clerk (sounds kind of dumb, doesn't it). When McCallum asks him to make him smart, the doctor agrees and uses his machine to boost his intelligence. There is a ridiculous lever that when pushed forward makes one's brain go into the future; if you pull it back, it causes regression. Well, the young man soon begins to evolve to monumental abilities, including mind reading and telekinesis. He also sees the "worthlessness" of the current human condition. He becomes bored and pensive and a danger to those around him. He also realizes that he is in potential danger from the stupid native coal miner population. He wants to boost his brain to even a higher lever, where it can transcend the limits of the corporeal being. Oh, well, a little imagination from the writers would have helped, but perhaps they weren't as evolved.
Review of The Sixth Finger
