The Invisible Enemy (The Outer Limits)

Infobox Television episode
Title = The Invisible Enemy
Series = The Outer Limits


Caption =
Season = 2
Episode = 7
Airdate = October 31, 1964
Production = 35
Writer = Jerry Sohl
Director = Byron Haskin
Photographer = Kenneth Peach
Guests = Adam West
Rudy Solari
Episode list = List of "The Outer Limits" episodes
Prev = Cry of Silence
Next = Wolf 359

"The Invisible Enemy" is an episode of the original "The Outer Limits" television show. It first aired on 31 October, 1964, during the second season.

Opening narration

:"In the vast immensities of cosmic space, bold adventurers streak their way to join battle with strange enemies on strange worlds — the alien, the unknown, perhaps even the invisible, armed only with Man's earthbound knowledge..."

Plot

A pair of astronauts land on Mars; when one goes out to explore he is heard screaming and the other's last transmission indicates that he has gone out to investigate. A second Mars Mission crew later lands, tasked to both explore and find out what happened to the first crew. However one at a time, the astronauts disappear from sight, perhaps victims of some unknown, unseen Martian threat.

Closing narration

"'Battle joined. Casualties? Yes. Resolution: Victory, of a sort. A painful step from the crib of destiny. On another day, a friend, perhaps, instead of a deadly peril — part of the saga of the space pioneers."

Trivia

* This episode's alternate title is "The Yellow Sand"
* The sand shark makes a cameo appearance in the next episode, Wolf 359

External links

* [http://membres.lycos.fr/tmcr/daystar/tol_s2/tol_eps39.shtml Detailed episode guide] by 'Monsieur Vincent'