Birthright (episode)
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The Outer Limits episode | |
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“Birthright” | |
Episode no. | Season 1 Episode 21 |
Guest star(s) | Perry King as Richard Adams, Mimi Kuzyk as Dr. McKenna, Scott Swanson as Kyle Haller |
Writer(s) | Michael Berlin and Eric Estrin |
Director | William Fruet |
Production no. | 21 |
Original airdate | 13 August 1995 |
Episode chronology | |
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“If These Walls Could Talk” | “The Voice of Reason” |
"Birthright" is an episode of The Outer Limits television show. It first aired on 13 August 1995, during the first season.
Contents |
[edit] Introduction
United States Senator Richard Adams suffers a head injury in a car accident. A brain scan reveals some very unusual features.
[edit] Opening narration
- "The Roman philosopher Boethius said, "In other living creatures, the ignorance of themselves is nature, but in men it is a vice." Imagine treading into the deep recesses of one's self and finding someone you never knew existed."
[edit] Plot synopsis
Forthcoming
[edit] Closing narration
- "People have long feared invasion by forces from other worlds. If that horror comes to pass our leaders will stand as our first line of defense unless, of course, our leaders themselves... are the invaders."
[edit] Trivia
- The alien invasion in this episode is referenced again in the next episode, "The Voice of Reason".