List of Earth 2 episodes

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This is an episode list for the science fiction drama television series Earth 2. Season one is comprised of 22 episodes, each running approximately 45 minutes in length without commercials, the program began airing on November 6, 1994 in the United States, the show was cancelled when NBC decided not to renew the show for their fall line-up on May 15, 1995.^[1]

The entire series was released on DVD on July 19, 2005.^[2] The set includes all 22 episodes ordered by air date – not production order – resulting in two episodes ("Natural Born Grendlers" and "Flower Child") being added after the final episode, "All About Eve".^[3] The two parts of "First Contact" appear as one feature-length 90 minute episode, as originally aired. In addition to the episodes, the set includes eight deleted and extended scenes, out-takes.^[4]

[edit] Season 1: (1994–1995)

#	Title	Original air date^[5]
01	"First Contact, Part 1"	November 6, 1994
A group of humans leaves the space stations in Earth orbit to travel to a planet 22 light years away named G889 in hopes of a better life for sick children afflicted with an illness known only as "the syndrome". An advance team will prepare the new colony for the remaining 250 families that will arrive in 26 months; however their craft crash-lands.
02	"First Contact, Part 2"	November 6, 1994
While scouting for their missing supplies Commander O'Neill is apparently killed by a small creature that True had been nurturing. The advance team find that G889 is inhabited by subterranean dwelling natives called Terrians who communicate with Alonzo through dreams. Uly is captured and taken underground by the Terrians but Devon brokers a deal and Uly is returned, healed and healthy.
03	"The Man Who Fell to Earth (Two)"	November 13, 1994
The Eden project befriends an Earth astronaut, Gaal, who had previously crash-landed on G889. Alonzo has Terrian dreams and is unable to sleep. True's pet creature stings Morgan, injecting him with its venom. Gaal tells the group that that the creature's sting is not life threatening but will render a human unconscious for a day or two. The group realise that they have buried Commander O'Neill alive and return to save him.
04	"Life Lessons"	November 20, 1994
Gaal attempts to befriend True to enable him to accomplish his goals when he sees the lack of attention she receives from the others; He attempts to disrupt the survivors' encampment until his identity is discovered by Yale, Gaal is then banished from the camp.
05	"Promises, Promises"	November 27, 1994
Gaal abudcts several Terrians and uses them as slave labour, coercing them with torture. Uly begins to become ill again and Alonzo discovers that Uly wellbeing is linked to the Terrians. Due to a promise made by Devon in "First Contact" the Eden Project aids in freeing the captured Terrians. Gaal is then taken underground by the Terrians.
06	"Natural Born Grendlers"	May 28, 1995
Alonzo begins to get depressed about being marooned on "Earth 2" and attempts suicide, the Terrians help him via the dream plane. Bess trades for supplies with a friendly Grendler and barters away Morgan's VR gear, a depressed Morgan is not happy about losing his gear, Bess returns to the Grendler and tries to trade his VR gear back.
07	"A Memory Play"	December 4, 1994
The colonists discover a third escape pod with people infected by a disease. The disease turns out to have been caused by a chip that was inserted into a crew-members brain back on earth. Grendler saliva is discovered to be the cure. It is disclosed that the crash was not an accident but was sabotage by a Council agent.
08	"Water"	December 11, 1994
The Grendlers rob the Eden projects water reserves, with dwindling supplies, and in need the group must scan for bodies of water. Danziger and Devon head out to search for water but encounter some Terrians and must try to show them that they have peaceful intentions.
09	"The Church of Morgan"	December 18, 1994
Morgan and Bess argue while Julia contemplates removing Uly's pineal gland at the behest of the Council member Reilly. Uly is becoming an evolutionary link with the Terrians, while the marriage of Bess and Morgan is threatened when Bess confesses to him that she had thoughts of cheating on him.
10	"The Enemy Within"	January 8, 1995
Julia injects some of Uly's DNA into herself, she becomes slightly insane and short tempered, True discovers what she has been doing and must persuade the group she is not lying, while Julia sleeps the group has a vote on what to do about her, the group decides to abandon her and leave her with minimal supplies.
11	"Redemption"	January 22, 1995
After abandoning Julia in the previous episode Alonzo decides to go back for Julia, against the wishes of the group. Yale is shot with an explosive bullet, Julia, now back with the group communicates with her VR contact, Reilly and learns that the shooter is a ZED unit, an uncontrollable cyborg soldier.
12	"Moon Cross"	February 5, 1995
Winter approaches and the group considers where to put down camp, Uly proposes "Mary's Garden," which he knows through the Terrians. Alonzo discovers a young human woman living nearby with the Terrians, whose parents years prior had been killed by Renegade Terrians. Mary reveals they want Uly to be their link with colonists.
13	"Better Living Through Morganite, Part 1"	February 19, 1995
Yale begins to regain his memories, Morgan finds glowing rocks and him and Bess decide to stake a claim to the planet, Bess however changes her mind, Morgan does not and decides to set off the geo-lock, he discovers, however, that Bess is within the geo-lock perimeter, and goes into the caves to save her before the geo-lock activates.
14	"Better Living Through Morganite, Part 2"	February 26, 1995
Mary saves Yale from Terrian punishment after he is captured (along with Morgan and Bess,) after the activation of the geo-lock "disables" the Terrians dream plane, Yale finds out that he is not a criminal when Mary helps him use the rocks to learn of his past. Morgan tries to crack the geo-lock abort code so that they can reverse its effects on the planet.
15	"Grendlers in the Myst"	March 5, 1995
The colonists believe they have located a killer after sharing a common dream about a woman much like their mothers, this awakens emotions in True, who had never known her mother, and drives the others to try to locate this woman aided by a Grendler when they start to receive transmissions from her on their equipment.
16	"The Greatest Love Story Never Told"	March 12, 1995
While on a scouting mission Danziger becomes ill and is rescued by a colony of reformed penal colonists who are living underground with the Terrians, via the dream plane Alonzo learn where Danziger is, Devon leaves alone to retrieve him with True secretly stowing away. Revelations about Devon's past and motives for coming to G889 occur.
17	"Brave New Pacifica"	March 26, 1995
Two scavenging Grendlers come across a box containing human blood and become addicted to it, the Grendlers inadvertently lead the colonists to find a natural means of efficient transportation which they at first believe leads to New Pacifica, Julia is held hostage for human blood. Devon, Danziger and Alonzo become stuck attempting to save Julia.
18	"After the Thaw"	April 2, 1995
Julia discovers an ancient Terrian body preserved within ice, insisting on excavating it the group excavate the body, however strange things begin to happen when they bring it to camp, leading to a colonist being possessed. The underground reformed penal colonists explain to them the Terrians beliefs about the ancient Terrian.
19	"The Boy Who Would be Terrian King"	April 23, 1995
On Uly's ninth birthday while sleeping a 25 year old Uly appears in Devon's dream, he tells her that she must convince his younger self to hide some of his DNA in a particular hiding spot within a Terrian cave, he will not reveal why, Devon becomes wary when she finds out that these Terrians are hostile towards humans.
20	"Survival of the Fittest"	April 23, 1995
Danziger, Alonzo, Julia and Morgan are out scouting for one of their cargo-pods, on arrival they discover it broken up and the supplies gone, driving back they crash and have to await rescue, with no food or water they begin to act strangely after consuming a Grendler while attempting to survive the harsh conditions of winter.
21	"Flower Child"	June 4, 1995
Scouting for food, Danziger and Bess exhibit strange symptoms after being sprayed with a native plant's pollen. Danziger allows Julia to remove the pollen from his lungs, however Bess refuses and has the desire to head North in the cold without a coat or shoes. Bess asks Morgan to trust her, and Morgan helps Bess to her destination.
22	"All About Eve"	May 24, 1995
The colonists are becoming sick from an unknown illness. While in VR a man appears to Morgan and instructs him to an old Earth ship, they discover it still has nuclear power and occupants, two scientists survive the revival, who reveal the cause for the illness. Julia finds out Reilly is actually a computer programme.