Worlds Apart (The Outer Limits)
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| The Outer Limits episode | |
|---|---|
| “Worlds Apart” | |
| Episode no. | Season 2 Episode 10 |
| Guest star(s) | Bonnie Bedelia as Nancy McDonald, Chad Willett as Astronaut Chris Lindy, Colin Cunningham as Professor George Ernst, Michael MacRea as Greg Tilman |
| Writer(s) | Chris Dickie |
| Director | Brad Turner |
| Production no. | 32 |
| Original airdate | 22 March 1996 |
| Episode chronology | |
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"Worlds Apart" is an episode of The Outer Limits television series. It first aired on 22 March 1996, during the second season.
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[edit] Introduction
An astronaut crashes on an alien planet -- but by some miracle he is quickly able to contact Earth and speak directly to the space agency behind his mission. Unfortunately, twenty years have passed for them and his former lover is now married and the director of the agency.
[edit] Opening narration
- "As technology evolves, the means to communicate with each other become increasingly sophisticated. But will these means ever be sufficient to bridge the gaps between us... or will they only serve to pull us further apart?"
[edit] Plot synopsis
Space agency director Nancy MacDonald (Bonnie Bedelia) gets a lesson in the meaning of time and distance when an unexpected signal from astronaut Christopher Lindy (Chad Willett). Lindy, the man MacDonald once loved, disappeared on a space mission 20 years ago. Oblivious to the time that has passed, Lindy must deal with his present situation; being alone on an unknown planet. MacDonald turns to her husband, marine biologist Greg Tilman (Michael McRae) to help Lindy survive attacks by an alien lifeform while she and her staff look for a way to save Lindy before the window of oppprtunity to save him once again disappears.
[edit] Closing narration
- "The distances between us, so vast and so close, are so easily bridged. Not by what we make... but by what we feel."
