Next Phase Is This
This episode is easily one of the most memorable episodes from the second season of this show. The concept itself is incredibly strong. After months of drifting aimlessly through the cosmos, the crew of Moonbase Alpha suddenly establishes contact with Earth in the year 2120. The revelation that humanity has survived, built Texas City, and…
“The Exiles” is a pretty wild way to kick off the second season of Space: 1999, and honestly, the shift in energy from the first season hits you immediately. Right from the jump, you see the new look of Alpha and the shift in tone, which feels way more action-heavy and fast-paced than before. The…
“The Metamorph” serves as a massive, chaotic soft reboot that completely flips the script for Space: 1999 Season Two. Right from the jump, you can tell the corporate higher-ups wanted to ditch the heavy, philosophical mood of the first season to chase that American Star Trek money. The original, cold Main Mission control room is…
“The Testament of Arkadia” is a really deep and heavy episode to close out the first season, completely shifting the vibe from standard sci-fi action to something way more philosophical. When Moonbase Alpha gets trapped near a dead, desolate planet named Arkadia, the power starts draining fast, forcing the crew into a desperate survival situation….
This episode deals with an incredibly massive, sentient spacecraft named Goth. This ship is basically a flying museum and a supercomputer all rolled into one, controlled by a strange, elderly man named Compan. The concept of a living, thinking machine that carries the entire legacy of a dead civilization is deep, and it immediately hooks…
The story starts when Moonbase Alpha drifts right into the path of a massive, living cosmic entity that basically acts as a central brain holding the universe together. What makes this concept so brilliant is how it flips the usual alien-invasion trope on its head; the Alphans aren’t dealing with a malicious enemy, but an…
“The Troubled Spirit” is easily one of the most intense episodes from Space: 1999 season one. The whole setup hits you immediately because it dives straight into sci-fi horror territory. The story follows a botanist named Dan Mateo who is trying to communicate with plants to maximize food production on Moonbase Alpha, but his crazy…
“The Last Enemy“ is one of those classic episodes from the first season of Space: 1999 that really shows off the wild predicament Moonbase Alpha always finds itself in. In this one, the wandering Moon happens to drift right into the middle of a literal warzone between two alien planets named Betha and Delta. It’s…
The Full Circle is honestly one of the most structurally unique episodes of Space: 1999’s first season, mixing classic sci-fi concepts with a heavy, atmospheric sense of dread. The plot kicks off when a recon mission to the planet Retha goes completely sideways, leaving the crew missing and replaced by literal cavemen. What makes this episode…
“Matter of Life and Death” is a wild ride that really shows what Space: 1999 was trying to do in its first season. The episode kicks off with Helena’s long-lost husband, Lee, suddenly showing up after being missing and presumed dead for years. But here’s the twist: he’s not exactly “back,” and he’s warning the…