Games (seaQuest DSV episode)

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“Games”
seaQuest DSV episode
Episode no.	Season 1 Episode 5
Written by
Guest stars	Alan Scarfe (Dr. Rubin Zellar)
Production no.	103
Original airdate	October 3, 1993
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"Games" is the fourth episode of the first season of seaQuest DSV. It originally aired on October 3, 1993.

[edit] Plot synopsis

The seaQuest evacuates an icy prison who's population consists of a warden and his lone prisoner, the biochemist and war criminal Dr. Rubin Zellar. Zellar is (supposedly) being kept cryogenically frozen during transport, while the warden is shown around the ship and begins to get along with Dr. Westphalen.

Crew members soon discover that the body in the stasis chamber is the warden, who was killed by Dr. Zellar. Zellar is captured easily, but escapes and holds the crew hostage with a biological agent he smuggled aboard. He threatens to release the agent unless Captain Bridger and Commander Ford destroy the UEO headquarters at Pearl Harbor.

Meanwhile, Lucas Wolenczak has been trying to access the UEO's files on Zellar, at the request of Bridger. He discovers that Dr. Wetphalen's brother was among the many people murdered by Zellar. Bridger and Ford fire the missiles, but since they had removed the warheads earlier, no damage was done. Before they can arrest Zellar, Westphalen walks in, pointing a weapon at Zellar. After exchanging a few words with Zellar she pulls out a vial filled with a liquid and tells him that he deserves to die in the same way that he killed. She throws it on him, but it turns out the liquid was non-toxic.

Afterwards, Zellar is successfully transferred to a new prison in the Sahara.

[edit] Background

• This is one of actress Stephanie Beacham's favorite episodes.^[1]

• Since Dr. Westphalens brothers name was "James Westphalen" it means that "Westphalen" is her maiden name. This contradicts the shows writers bible since her husband was listed as "Nelson Westphalen", although he never appeared on the show.^[2]

• This was the first episode filmed after the pilot, but aired fourth.^[3]

[edit] References

v • d • e seaQuest DSV Actors Roy Scheider  · Jonathan Brandis  · Stephanie Beacham  · Michael Ironside  · Don Franklin  · Ted Raimi  · Stacy Haiduk  · John D'Aquino  · Royce D. Applegate  · Marco Sanchez  · Rosalind Allen  · Edward Kerr  · Michael DeLuise  · Kathy Evison  · Peter DeLuise  · Elise Neal Characters Captain Nathan Bridger  · Commander Jonathan Ford  · Lucas Wolenczak  · Dr. Kristin Westphalen  · Lt. Commander Katherine Hitchcock  · Lieutenant Tim O'Neill  · Dr. Wendy Smith  · Lieutenant James Brody Recurring Characters List of recurring characters on seaQuest DSV Technology and Government seaQuest DSV 4600  · United Earth Oceans Organization Episodes "Games"  · "Nothing But the Truth"  · "Higher Power"  · "Daggers"  · "Vapors"  · "Dead End"  · "Dream Weaver"  · "Splashdown"  · "Brave New World"  · "In the Company of Ice and Profit"  · "Equilibrium"