S1.E6

The Choice

Episode aired Jun 29, 1995
TV-PG
45m

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Thora Birch, Page Fletcher, and Sandra Nelson in The Outer Limits (1995)

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A young girl with strange, supernatural powers is shunned by her friends, but welcomed by a nanny with similar gifts, while her parents must decide what's ultimately best for the child.A young girl with strange, supernatural powers is shunned by her friends, but welcomed by a nanny with similar gifts, while her parents must decide what's ultimately best for the child.A young girl with strange, supernatural powers is shunned by her friends, but welcomed by a nanny with similar gifts, while her parents must decide what's ultimately best for the child.

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- Mark Sobel
Writers
- Ann Lewis Hamilton
- Leslie Stevens
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6.5/10

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- Mark Sobel
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- Ann Lewis Hamilton
- Leslie Stevens
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Thora Birch

Aggie Travers

Megan Follows

Karen Ross
(as Megan Porter Follows)

Page Fletcher

Joe Travers

Sandra Nelson

Leslie Travers

Matthew Walker

Terry Walsh

Frances Sternhagen

Jean Anderson

P. Lynn Johnson

Mrs. Hagen

Andrew Johnston

Mr. Hagen

Rebecca Toolan

Mrs. Whelan

Diana Stevan

Ruth

Tracy Waterhouse

Debra

Codie Lucas Wilbee

Clark Howell
(as Codie Wilbee)

Kevin Conway

Control Voice
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Jennifer Fahrni

Teacher
(uncredited)

Director
- Mark Sobel
Writers
- Ann Lewis Hamilton
- Leslie Stevens
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Trivia
At 12 years old, Thora Birch (Aggie Travers) was the youngest actor to play the protagonist in an episode of The Outer Limits (1995). The oldest was Cliff Robertson, who was 75 years old when he played Theodore Harris in Joyride (1999).

Goofs
The doorknob on the hotel room had a base with no screws before it was melted, but after the meltdown there were 2 screws that fasten the baseplate. Also the "after" doorknob was bright brass and the "before" one was a reddish color.

Quotes
The Control Voice: It is the differences between people that cause conflicts - differences in religion, in race, in beliefs. What wars would be fought if the differences grew between two intelligent species: humans and those who might ultimately replace us?

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7/10

Underdeveloped

This episode REALLY would have benefited from a longer runtime, closer to that of the pilot episode - Sandkings - because there's definitely potential here.

Thora Birch is decent as a Carrie-esque young girl with apparent telekinetic abilities who, rather than being mistreated by an over-bearing religious nutter in the shape of Piper Laurie is instead well loved by concerned but caring parents in the shape of Page Fletcher and Sandra Nelson. Enter a 'nanny' who seems to have similar, if weaker, abilities and a shadowy 'government agency' that are hunting women with these abilities and you've got a somewhat promising combination of Carrie and Firestarter. Again though, they don't fully commit, seemingly choosing to go in a more teen-friendly direction.

They also commit the heinous crime of utterly wasting the wonderful Frances Sternhagen...