Origin of Species (The Outer Limits)
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| “Origin of Species” | |||||||
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| The Outer Limits episode | |||||||
| Episode no. | Season 4 Episode 85 |
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| Written by | Naren Shankar | ||||||
| Directed by | Brad Turner | ||||||
| Guest stars | Ron Rifkin Ryan Reynolds Kathleen Duborg William deVry Silvio Pollio Terri-Lynn Ibisoglu Clare Lapinskie Kirby Morrow Tara Spencer-Nairn |
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| Production no. | ? | ||||||
| Original airdate | November 14, 1998 | ||||||
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| List of The Outer Limits episodes | |||||||
"Origin of Species" is an episode of The Outer Limits television show. It was first broadcast on November 14, 1998 during the fourth season, and is a sequel to a previous episode Double Helix.
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[edit] Opening Naration
"Throughout the ages humans have looked to the heavens and wondered, ‘Where did we come from, and where are we going?’ But will we find those answers in the stars, or in ourselves?"
[edit] Plot
After lifting off into space, the rocket is seen heading through the cosmos. It's a very shakey ride inside a strange-looking ship. The students, and Doctor, are all secure against a sort of upright wall. The ride stabilizes after they exit the atmosphere. Soon after some questioning from the students, the Doctor places his hand on a symbol, however he and his son are absorbed into the ship.
The confused students search for any trace of them after their disappearance. They try to calm down, but mostly fail.
They attempt to stay together, and talk amongst themselves, but decide to try and wait until the ship reaches its destination.
Suddenly, the ship rocks violently and it seems they're breaking apart, however in truth the ship is reshaping into another form, of a more aerodynamical craft. They are amazed at the changes, and are afraid of the possibilities, but decide to put their fears aside and split up to map out the ship to search for anything useful or possibly more information about the ship itself.
The girlfriend, who stayed behind in the central room, is looking around. She reads through the Doctor's report.
Meanwhile, one of the pairs is inspecting a corridor. The girl asks what the guy thinks the ship is made of, to which he responds some sort of metallic crystal. There are comments made that the ship feels more like a 'living thing'
Another group find a symbol that looks like the one that had been on the Doctor's hand.
Back in the central room, the girlfriend is still reading the report. It appears he and his son have a disease. On the last page is a diagram of the symbol, and a note about a dinner date. As she closes the book, she hears a voice coming from the machine apparently the Doctor and his son had been absorbed into. She, curious, places her hand close to the machine and is zapped. It is then that a sort of holographic image of the doctor and son (they alternate) appear, trying to tell her to 'listen and prepare', then disappears.
Another group disappears into a moving wall in the corridor, and strange noises are heard. When the wall they disappeared in moves back, they are gone.
The other group returns, to find the girlfriend alone in the center room. She gives one of the guys the report, and tells him to look through it.
It's discovered that the Doctor possibly passed his disease to his son, which is why the ship made them disappear..
The ending of the episode reveals the purpose of the mission: the students have all been chosen to repopulate a dead future Earth.
[edit] Closing Narration
"It is said that those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it. Will we be wise enough to learn?"
[edit] Cast
Ron Rifkin as Dr. Ira Nodel
Ryan Reynolds as Paul Nodel
Kathleen Duborg as Hope
William deVry as Ben
Silvio Pollio as Anthony
Terri-Lynn Ibisoglu as Sarah
Clare Lapinskie as Clare
Kirby Morrow as Kirby
Tara Spencer-Nairn as Heather
