A scientist has invented a powerful laser that can reach outer space. His entire operation is in danger of being shut down as his father believes there is no practical or profitable application for the laser. His wife causes an … Continue reading The Outer Limits: S1E20 “The Bellero Shield”

A secret society operates in plain sight around the world. These men are stronger, smarter, and more desirable. They trade their humanity for power, joining forces with an ancient extraterrestrial force that cannot be seen by human eyes. “The Invisibles” … Continue reading The Outer Limits: S1E19 “The Invisibles”

A young woman wakes up in a garden. She approaches a professor about an assistant position in his laboratory. The professor’s wife is immediately suspicious, as the advertisement for the job hasn’t even been posted in the newspaper yet. The … Continue reading The Outer Limits: S1E18 “Zzzzz”

A man leaves a present at a wedding and leaves. The tag reads, “To the Newlyweds: Don’t Open Till [sic] Doomsday.” How anyone is supposed to know when Doomsday will happen is a great mystery, so the warning is disregarded … Continue reading The Outer Limits: S1E18 “Don’t Open Until Doomsday”

We’ve reached the halfway point in our review series of the first season of The Outer Limits. This week is the first time I get to grapple with an episode I’ve seen before. “Controlled Experiment” sees two Martians disguised as … Continue reading The Outer Limits: S1E16 “Controlled Experiment”

An inmate sentenced to life in prison agrees to be the first human test subject for an experiment in teleportation. He will be broken up into individual particles and launched across the universe. If the experiment succeeds, he’ll be returned … Continue reading The Outer Limits: S1E15 “The Mice”

An alien spaceship filled with criminals lands on Earth. It arrives with a simple message: if we destroy the ship, the aliens will destroy all of us. The military agrees to protect the ship, but a chance encounter with a … Continue reading The Outer Limits: S1E14 “The Zanti Misfits”

A millionaire goes on an expedition to capture a mythological monster from a lake in South America. Once he discovers it, he winds up in a battle with the local government over who gets to control the creature for profit. … Continue reading The Outer Limits: S1E13 “Tourist Attraction”

An accident happens at a magnetic research lab, leading to an incredible discovery. The scientists visit an investor who is holding a séance at a dinner party. They debunk the medium’s tricks, then convince the investor that their research is … Continue reading The Outer Limits: S1E12 “The Borderland”

A maid vacuums up the wrong pile of dirt at the NORCO lab. The vacuum whines, then explodes into a living cloud of dust, debris, and energy. A new hire is determined to make his NORCO career work for him, … Continue reading The Outer Limits: S1E11 “It Crawled Out of the Woodwork”

The planet Ebon has attacked Earth. A united force of soldiers from all around the world is trying to fight back, but troop after troop are captured by the alien species. They must pass an interview with an interrogator to … Continue reading The Outer Limits: S1E10 “The Nightmare”

Just a quick head’s up. This episode deals with death by suicide as a major plot point. I will address it in this writing. A doctor with a metal plate in his skull gains the ability to hear the conversations … Continue reading The Outer Limits: S1E09 “Corpus Earthling”

A group of military scientists working in a below freezing environment recover a dangerous weapon lost near their base. Earthquakes are expected for the next 24 hours, and the chief engineer has seen something inhuman in the wilderness. Meanwhile, in … Continue reading The Outer Limits: S1E08 “The Human Factor”

O.B.I.T. is a wireless electronic surveillance system used to constantly monitor the lives of scientists at the Defense Department. Someone watches the feeds 24/7 to look for any minor infraction or security risk. One unfortunate security guard witnesses an inhuman … Continue reading The Outer Limits: S1E07 “O.B.I.T.”

An astronaut returns to earth after a mission to discover he has traveled over 200 years into the future. Humanity as we know it no longer exists. An extraterrestrial microbe wiped out most of the population, leaving the survivors physically … Continue reading The Outer Limits: S1E06 “The Man Who Was Never Born”

A genetic researcher has developed a machine that allows him to speed up the genes responsible for evolution. A young woman volunteers for the chance to become smarter, but she isn’t fit for the experiment. Her boyfriend is a match … Continue reading The Outer Limits: S1E05 “The Sixth Finger”

A college professor becomes the key figure in a top secret experiment. He receives an implant in his brain that gives him telekinetic control over the untapped energy reserves in space. This rolling cloud of electricity can destroy anything he … Continue reading The Outer Limits: S1E04 “The Man with the Power

The end of the world is inevitable. The tensions of The Cold War have risen so high that nuclear weapons are being launched as threats to other countries. A team of scientists must use new surgical technology to transform one … Continue reading The Outer Limits: S1E03 “The Architects of Fear”

It’s the presidential election in the United States. An unspecified East Asian country chooses this as the opportunity to take over America. They have developed technology that will allow them to transform one of their citizens into the presumptive winner … Continue reading The Outer Limits: S1E02 “The Hundred Days of the Dragon”

The Outer Limits is a science fiction anthology series created by writer, director, and producer Leslie Stevens. The series began airing in 1963, a few years after The Twilight Zone debuted. The shows have very different tones. The Twilight Zone … Continue reading The Outer Limits: S1E01 “The Galaxy Being”