Evergreen

Episode aired Sep 18, 2002
TV-14
21m

IMDb RATING

6.4/10

583

YOUR RATING

Amber Tamblyn and Jesse Moss in The Twilight Zone (2002)

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Jenna's parents move her to a special community to help curb her rebellious teenage ways. Little do they know that Jenna will be changed in ways they never dreamed possible.Jenna's parents move her to a special community to help curb her rebellious teenage ways. Little do they know that Jenna will be changed in ways they never dreamed possible.Jenna's parents move her to a special community to help curb her rebellious teenage ways. Little do they know that Jenna will be changed in ways they never dreamed possible.

Director
- Allan Kroeker
Writers
- Rod Serling
- Jill E. Blotevogel
Stars

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IMDb RATING

6.4/10

583

YOUR RATING

Director
- Allan Kroeker
Writers
- Rod Serling
- Jill E. Blotevogel
Stars

13User reviews

See production info at IMDbPro

Trivia
The unruly teens are scared to be sent to Arcadia. Amber Tamblyn (Jenna Winslow) later played the title character Joan Girardi, who lived in the fictional city Arcadia, Maryland, in Joan of Arcadia (2003).

Quotes
Julie: [explaining to Jenna why she betrayed her to Mr. Brooks] You were going to ruin everything... again!

Connections
References The Twilight Zone: The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street (1960)

User reviews13

Featured review

9/10

Much darker than what you would have seen in the original series...and I'm okay with that.

"Evergreen" is a rather shocking and brutal episode of the rebooted early 2000s "Twilight Zone" series. It's the first and only episode I've seen so far and while I did enjoy it very much, it's much more brutal and dark than the shows from the original series.

A family moves into a gated community called Evergreen. It soon becomes obvious that their oldest daughter is a real piece of work. She apparently burned down her school, acts very gothy, is incredibly negative and very rebellious. In short, she's the sort of teen most parents would incarcerate or disown! And, the show did a great job of making you hate her.

From the start, the girl is intent on breaking the rules or escaping what is essentially a compound...or a prison-like 'perfect' community. And, she seems to not care one bit who she hurts to escape...and she obviously is trying to lead her younger sister in the wrong direction. So what's next? Well, I won't say as I don't want to ruin it...but it's shocking!

As a former therapist and teacher, I could actually empathize A LOT with the parents in this one. Some kids just seem to need 'the Evergreen treatment'! Well made and it made me want to see more!