History YMMV / TheTwilightZone2019

* TheyChangedItNowItSucks: One of the criticisms most have with this iteration is that they feel the writers went way too far into horror and had too many stories that went into bad endings. Stating that while yes, the series did have it fair share of horror, it leaned more into the surreal for the most part and wasn't afraid to go into other genres like comedy or romance just with an otherworldly bent which this version rarely does. Likewise feeling the tone is more akin to ''Series/TheOuterLimits'' than ''Twilight Zone''.

** Eve, Anna and all the other immigrants from "Point of Origin".

* {{Narm}}: The revelation that [[spoiler:Joe Beaumont was the pilot that crashed the plane]] in "Nightmare at 30,000 Feet" is accompanied not only by [[LyricalDissonance "Fly Me to the Moon"]], but Justin's subdued comment "Oh shit. [[spoiler:''[[CaptainObvious He's]]'' [[CaptainObvious the pilot.]]]]"

* TheyChangedItNowItSucks: One of the criticisms most have with this iteration is that they feel the writers went way too far into horror and had too many stories that went into bad endings. Stating that while yes, the series did have it fair share of horror, it leaned more into the surreal for the most part and wasn't afraid to go into other genres like comedy or romance just with an otherworldly bent which this version rarely does. Likewise feeling the tone is more akin to ''Series/TheOuterLimits'' then "Twilight Zone".

** The track that plays during [[spoiler: Samir's HeroicSuicide]] in "The Comedian"

* UncannyValley: [[spoiler:The partially-CGI Rod Serling]] from "Blurryman" can have this effect, though considering the nature of the series it might have been intentional.

* {{Padding}}: While the episodes of the original series were around 20 minutes long, the episodes of the 2019 series are 45-50 minutes long and many episodes feel overly long and padded to reach that length and would have left more of an impact if the episodes were briefer and more direct.

* AlternateCharacterInterpretation:

* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: The [[spoiler: survivors of Flight 1015]] in "Nightmare at 30,000 Feet" can be seen as this considering [[spoiler: ''they all survived the crash'' sans Joe. Considering Justin had been already trying to prevent the plane crash, they should have instead been grateful they survived. Instead they kill him and considering what the podcast implies, they flat out lie and just say Justin didn't survive]]. Granted, [[spoiler: Justin ended up ''becoming'' the reason why the plane crashed, so they didn't really need to be grateful to someone who's left them stranded, but their method of killing him at least still seems pretty brutal.]]

* OlderThanTheyThink: This is not the first ''Twilight Zone'' series to feature hour-long episodes. The fourth season of the original series, as well the 1985 series, also had episodes of similar length. However, Rod Serling preferred the half-hour format and was forced by the studio to make longer episodes due to the show being moved to a different time slot, and they went back to half-hour episodes with the fifth season. The 1985 series avoided the problem by telling multiple separate stories each episode, rather than stretching a single story to an hour-length.

* {{Anvilicious}}: According to this [[https://io9.gizmodo.com/the-twilight-zone-has-been-hitting-us-over-the-head-a-l-1834595422 Gizmodo article]], it's been suggested that the morals and aesops are a bit too obvious.

* WinTheCrowd: For those who were nervous about a ''Twilight Zone'' reboot, the fact that Jordan Peele is working on the series has gotten people excited, namely due to his success in the horror industry with ''Film/GetOut2017'' and ''Film/{{Us}}''.

* JerkassWoobie: Raff Hanks from "The Wunderkind". He may be an opportunist and a manipulator but he's also the only one to end up realizing that Oliver is far from unfit to be President when no one else wants to listen and what does he get? He gets shot, has his name destroyed by the media after being falsely accused of trying to assassinate Oliver and most likely dies after he's stabbed repeatedly in the chest by a kid doctor while screaming in pure agony.

* MagnificentBastard: "[[Recap/TheTwilightZone2019S1E4ATraveler A Traveler]]": A. Traveler is a mysterious, charming man who shows up in a small Alaskan town as a charismatic "extreme traveler." Manipulating the townspeople into conflict to deflect suspicion from himself, he plants misinformation about himself and his goals while laying the groundwork for an alien colonization of earth. After having Sheriff Pendleton sent out to check the power grid, he manipulates Sergeant Yuka with a promise of Pendleton's job to send her after him, ending the episode victorious and sharing a slice of pumpkin pie with a cellmate as his forces come to take over earth.

** SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped: Despite the heavy handed messaging, there is debate to be had whether or not the messages should be obvious or not.

* MagnificentBastard: "[[Recap/TheTwilightZone2019S1E4ATraveler A Traveler]]": A. Traveler is a mysterious, charming man who shows up in a small Alaskan town as a charismatic 'extreme traveler.' Manipulating the townspeople into conflict to deflect suspicion from himself, he plants misinformation about himself and his goals while laying the groundwork for an alien colonization of earth. After having Sheriff Pendleton sent out to check the power grid, he manipulates Sergeant Yuka with a promise of Pendleton's job to send her after him, ending the episode victorious and sharing a slice of pumpkin pie with a cellmate as his forces come to take over earth.

* ItsShortSoItSucks: Inverted; as noted under {{Padding}}, a common complaint is that the 45-50 minute runtime of the episodes makes them feel bloated and meandering, whereas the original series worked in part because the 20-25 minute runtime required the writers to be punchy and to the point in order to be effective.

* EndingFatigue: While the episodes of the original series were around 20 minutes long, the episodes of the 2019 series are 45-50 minutes long and many episodes feel overly long, padded to reach that length and would have left more of an impact if the episodes were briefer and more direct.
* ItsShortSoItSucks: Inverted; as noted under EndingFatigue, a common complaint is that the 45-50 minute runtime of the episodes makes them feel bloated, padded and meandering, whereas the original series worked in part because the 20-25 minute runtime required the writers to be punchy and to the point in order to be effective.

* EndingFatigue: While the episodes of the original series were around 20 minutes long, the episodes of the 2019 series are 45-50 minutes long and many episodes feel overly long and padded to reach that length.

* MagnificentBastard: A. Traveler, from "[[Recap/TheTwilightZone2019S1E4ATraveler A Traveler]]" is a mysterious, charming man who shows up in a small Alaskan town as a charismatic 'extreme traveler.' Manipulating the townspeople into conflict to deflect suspicion from himself, he plants misinformation about himself and his goals while laying the groundwork for an alien colonization of Earth. After having Sheriff Pendleton sent out to check the power grid, he manipulates Sergeant Yuka with a promise of Pendleton's job to send her after him, ending the episode victorious and sharing a slice of pumpkin pie with a cellmate as his forces come to take over Earth.

* ToughActToFollow: Like every revival of ''The Twilight Zone'' (this is the ''third''), this show still lives in the shadow of Rod Serling's original series. Whether it's even possible for any show to live up to the original is arguable, but even then, many people will still say ''Series/BlackMirror'' is a better SpiritualSuccessor to ''The Twilight Zone'' than this series is a revival, at least as of Season 1.

* ToughActToFollow: Like every revival of ''The Twilight Zone'' (this is the ''third''), this show, at least with its first season done, still lives in the shadow of Rod Serling's original series. Whether it's even possible for any show to live up to the original is arguable, but even then, many people will still say ''Series/BlackMirror'' is a better SpiritualSuccessor to ''The Twilight Zone'' than this series is a revival, at least as of Season 1.

* SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments:
** [[spoiler:Samir's HeroicSuicide where he erases himself to save the world from his power. Doubles as a TearJerker]].
** Nina's intentions in "Replay" are to save her son from police brutality. [[spoiler:She succeeds. [[AmbigousEnding Maybe.]] Or that she'll have to keep watching, in case that time runs out]].
** [[spoiler:Rod Serling at the end of "The Blurryman" welcomes Sophie to the Twilight Zone, making her an AscendedFangirl and telling her implicitly that she will make it better, the way she gave the television show to the world. He gives a closing monologue that we shouldn't be ashamed of the things that we love as a child and instead we should embrace that wonder]].

* WolverinePublicity: Meta-example. Critics and fans were very excited when Jordan Peele was announced to be helming the show...but despite all the attention he's gotten and how much he's mentioned in most reviews, and the fact he's the narrator of the series, like Rod Serling was, how much he contributes is questionable, unless most of his contributions are completely uncredited. He didn't direct or write a ''single'' episode of the first season (he's only given a story credit for one episode, and it's a remake of a classic episode of the original series, and he shares it with two other people). Compare that to the original series, where Rod Serling wrote the first eight episodes himself (and a majority of the episodes of the series period). Now that's probably not completely fair, television is very different now, but arguably Peele has been given far more media and critical attention, in relation to this series, than his contributions to it justify. Could arguably also overlap with ScapegoatCreator too, but most critics with more lukewarm opinions of the new series tend to say that it's his ''lack'' of significant contributions that make the series less than it could be if he wrote or directed a few episodes. Could very well change with Season 2, but only time will tell.