A filler episode for all but the biggest fans of the series. The story is cute enough, and the performances of the two main characters are endearing as they share a great chemistry. But, if you're looking for that quintessential irony and tradmark twist ending, or incisive commentary expected from the Twilight Zone, you're not going to find any of that.
Sadly, I think the biggest way this episode shows its age is not in the dated and laughable effects, but the innocent naivete demonstrating in the ending. Modern audiences will find this "icky" if not "problematic". If you can get over yourself long enough to take the story on its own terms and realize the intent here is not in any way exploitative or suggestive, or even just accept that the other fantastical elements of the plot here preclude any attempt to take it literally (ie, the character is not even human, so the idea of age difference is kind of a laughable thing to find fault with) you might just find it to be kind of quaint and whimsical in spirit. No need to take it anywhere else.
That all said, this isn't one I'd recommend unless you're a series completist. A pair of cute performances just isn't enough.
Sadly, I think the biggest way this episode shows its age is not in the dated and laughable effects, but the innocent naivete demonstrating in the ending. Modern audiences will find this "icky" if not "problematic". If you can get over yourself long enough to take the story on its own terms and realize the intent here is not in any way exploitative or suggestive, or even just accept that the other fantastical elements of the plot here preclude any attempt to take it literally (ie, the character is not even human, so the idea of age difference is kind of a laughable thing to find fault with) you might just find it to be kind of quaint and whimsical in spirit. No need to take it anywhere else.
That all said, this isn't one I'd recommend unless you're a series completist. A pair of cute performances just isn't enough.