First Anniversary
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| The Outer Limits episode | |
|---|---|
| “First Anniversary” | |
| Episode no. | Season 2 Episode 7 |
| Guest star(s) | Matt Frewer as Norman Glass, Michelle Johnson as Ady Sutton, Kathrin Nicholson as First Ady Sutton, Clint Howard as Dennis, Jayne Heitmeyer as Barbara, Garvin Cross as Ralph Sutton |
| Writer(s) | Richard Matheson and Jon Cooksey and Ali Marie Matheson |
| Director | Brad Turner |
| Production no. | 29 |
| Original airdate | 16 February 1996 |
| Episode chronology | |
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| “Beyond the Veil” | “Straight and Narrow” |
"First Anniversary" is an episode of The Outer Limits television show. It first aired on 16 February 1996, during the second season.
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[edit] Introduction
[edit] Opening narration
- "When we look in a mirror we see a reflection of ourselves. But how much more powerful than this is the reflection we see in the eyes of another? Especially in the eyes of one we hold to be more beautiful than ourselves."
[edit] Plot synopsis
Norman Glass celebrates his first wedding anniversary with his beautiful and talented wife, Ady. Norman's best friend, Dennis, also has a beautiful wife, Barbara. However, over the next few days, both relationships unravel rather quickly. First, Dennis walks out on Barbara; Norman goes to talk to Dennis in a city park and is frightened by what he finds. Dennis, clearly unhinged and paranoid, claims that Barbara is not what she seems, and that she is an alien creature who can change forms. A strange woman approaches Dennis and claims to be Barbara, begging him to take her back. Norman doesn't recognize her, but Dennis does - whereupon he runs into traffic and is killed.
Later, after Dennis' funeral, Norman experiences the same effects: he begins to feel repulsed whenever he touches, smells or tastes his lovely wife. Ady attempts to bluff her way out of the situation but is forced to admit the truth: she and Barbara are aliens whose ship crash-landed on Earth some time ago. They are rather demonic creatures in their natural form, but since they are stranded on Earth with no way to leave, they decided to try to blend in and live out the rest of their lives as human women. Norman becomes unhinged at this knowledge and is taken away by paramedics.
[edit] Closing narration
- "We all wear masks, illusions of what we want the world to see. But when we hide our true selves from those we love... what price do we pay for that deception?"
