The Outer Limits

10 Best Episodes of The Outer Limits - Season 1

Anthology series of composed of distinct story episodes, sometimes with a plot twist at the end, with occasional recurring story elements that were often tied together during season-finale clip shows.

Written by Sophie and last updated on jan 20, 2023.

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The Outer Limits - S1E8

#15 - Virtual Future (Season 1 - Episode 8)

A brilliant young scientist discovers a way to see the future, but gets caught up in a billionaire's ambitious political schemes, and must alter the future to save his own life.

The episode was rated 7.29 from 78 votes.

The Outer Limits - S1E1

#14 - The Sandkings (1) (Season 1 - Episode 1)

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Scientist Simon Kress finds himself the master of a colony of Sandkings -- creatures from Mars that look like insects, but have the intelligence of much higher beings.

The episode was rated 7.34 from 145 votes.

The Outer Limits - S1E13

#13 - The Conversion (Season 1 - Episode 13)

Henry Marshall is a greedy man who has paid for his greed with a prison sentence but has yet to learn his lesson. His life abruptly changes when he encounters visitors from another planet who instill new sense of compassion for others.

The episode was rated 7.35 from 65 votes.

The Outer Limits - S1E20

#12 - If These Walls Could Talk (Season 1 - Episode 20)

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Levi Mitchell, a physicist and skeptic, meets Lynda Tillman, a woman whose strength and faith help him unravel the mystery of a haunted house.

The episode was rated 7.37 from 52 votes.

The Outer Limits - S1E12

#11 - Dark Matters (Season 1 - Episode 12)

Dropped out of hyperspace by a mysterious chunk of dark matter, Pilot Paul Stein must save the transport vessel by facing his past and ultimately trusting his own decisions.

The episode was rated 7.38 from 69 votes.

The Outer Limits - S1E19

#10 - I, Robot (Season 1 - Episode 19)

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Adam, a powerful robot, kills his creator when the scientist attempts to convert him into a military killing machine by destroying his more human qualities.

The episode was rated 7.44 from 48 votes.

The Outer Limits - S1E5

#9 - The Second Soul (Season 1 - Episode 5)

Man's first encounter with beings from another planet -- the N'Tal -- appears to be a mutually rewarding arrangement. But a leery doctor/scientist must decide whether the N'Tal are friend or foe.

The episode was rated 7.45 from 115 votes.

The Outer Limits - S1E16

#8 - The Voyage Home (Season 1 - Episode 16)

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When an astronaut returning from Mars discovers an alien aboard ship, he must face the loss of his shipmates, and make the ultimate sacrifice in order to prevent the alien from reaching Earth.

The episode was rated 7.48 from 60 votes.

The Outer Limits - S1E2

#7 - The Sandkings (2) (Season 1 - Episode 2)

Scientist Simon Kress finds himself the master of a colony of Sandkings -- creatures from Mars that look like insects, but have the intelligence of much higher beings.

The episode was rated 7.52 from 52 votes.

The Outer Limits - S1E21

#6 - Birthright (Season 1 - Episode 21)

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An environmentally-friendly U.S. Senator's life changes drastically after a freak accident, when he realizes he's actually an alien in disguise, with a "" mission"" to surreptitiously reconfigure the earth's atmosphere.

The episode was rated 7.54 from 52 votes.

The Outer Limits - S1E15

#5 - Caught in the Act (Season 1 - Episode 15)

A chaste co-ed is enveloped by a strange power that gives her an insatiable sexual appetite, which is perpetuated by encounters with consenting men who, after making physical contact, morph into her body and disappear.

The episode was rated 7.59 from 56 votes.

The Outer Limits - S1E14

#4 - Quality of Mercy (Season 1 - Episode 14)

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Major John Skokes is taken prisoner by the enemy during a savage galactic war and a seemingly undefeatable alien race. The tension increases when his cellmate, a cadet named Pri, is being transformed into one of them. Skokes must find an escape to save his cellmate and to avoid a disturbing revelation of the course of this war.

The episode was rated 7.71 from 68 votes.

The Outer Limits - S1E3

#3 - Valerie 23 (Season 1 - Episode 3)

Frank Hellner, a lonely paraplegic, takes part in a top-secret project -- allowing an ""inorganic human,"" or robot named Valerie, to be his companion for a week. The experiment goes awry when Valerie, unable to control her programmed emotions, becomes jealous and threatens the life of Frank's physical therapist and close friend Rachel.

The episode was rated 7.81 from 126 votes.

The Outer Limits - S1E18

#2 - The Message (Season 1 - Episode 18)

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A deaf woman with a transplanted device, which is supposed to enable her to hear, turns into a transmitter for aliens, who are crying for help.

The episode was rated 7.84 from 57 votes.

The Outer Limits - S1E17

#1 - The New Breed (Season 1 - Episode 17)

The discovery of a gifted scientist falls into the wrong hands, bringing what at first appears to be a lifesaving miracle, but ultimately the untimely death of his closest friend.

The episode was rated 7.96 from 57 votes.

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