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"Monster" The Outer Limits episode Episode no. Season 4
Episode 18Directed by Allan Eastman Written by Chris Ruppenthal Production code 80 Original air date July 10, 1998 Guest stars Nicole de Boer, Ronald Selmour, Richard Leacock, Harry Hamlin, Aaron Pearl, Robert Guillaume
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"Sarcophagus"List of The Outer Limits episodes "Monster" is an episode of The Outer Limits television show. It was first broadcast on Friday July 10 of 1998, during the fourth season.
Contents
Opening narration
“ It was once written, “To thine own self, be true.” But how do we know who we really are? ” Plot
The four people gathered in the top-secret research facility seem at first to have nothing in common: Ford Maddox (Harry Hamlin) is a former spy, Rachel Sanders (Nicole De Boer) is a nurse, Roger Beckersly (Aaron Pearl) is an Army Ranger and Louise McDonnaugh (Bridget O'Sullivan) is a computer programmer. What has brought them together is their telekinetic ability, a talent that Mr. Brown (Robert Guillaume), a CIA project head, hopes to exploit through the use of Teeks, devices that amplify telekinetic power. At first, Brown tries these individual's talents out on simple tasks—moving or crushing a granite block with their minds—but soon his true intentions are revealed. Their first real assignment, says Brown, is to use their powers to kill a Balkan terrorist leader and war criminal. Rachel objects to the assignment on moral grounds, but Brown forces her to take part by threatening to send her brother, a junkie and small-time crook, to jail for life. With Rachel on board, the assassination is a success, as is the elimination of a pesky African revolutionary leader. But, the telekinetic powers produce unexpected side-effects and soon the killers find that they have become the prey. The final scene shows a bunch of people dead on the floor (just like in Rachel's dream).
Closing narration
“ Every man must confront the monster within himself if he is ever to find peace without. ” External links
- "Monster" at The Outer Limits official website
- "Monster (The Outer Limits)" at TV.com
- "Monster (The Outer Limits)" at the Internet Movie Database
Season 4 of The Outer Limits (1995-2002)
Criminal Nature • The Hunt • Hearts and Minds • In Another Life • In The Zone • Relativity Theory • Josh • Rite of Passage • Glyphic • Identity Crisis • The Vaccine • Fear Itself • The Joining • To Tell the Truth • Mary 25 • Final Exam • Lithia • Monster • Sarcophagus • Nightmare • Promised Land • Balance of Nature • Origin of Species • Phobos Rising • Black Box • In Our Own Image
List of The Outer Limits episodes: Original Series (1963-1965) • The New Series (1995-2002)
Categories:- The Outer Limits (1995 TV series) episodes
- 1998 television episodes
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