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“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…
So I just finished watching “End of Eternity” from Space: 1999, and honestly, this one hit different. Out of all the episodes so far, this one really stuck with me because it gets dark in a way the show hadn’t really gone before. Most of the time you’re watching these people deal with space anomalies…
This is easily one of the most brilliant, mind-bending hours of sci-fi television from the entire 1970s era. This episode perfectly captures the eerie, isolated atmosphere of Space: 1999 while delivering a classic sci-fi trope with a deeply unsettling twist. When the rogue Moon approaches the mysterious planet Piri, the Moonbase Alpha main computer begins…
Black Sun is easily one of the standout episodes of the first season because it completely moves away from basic sci-fi action and goes heavy on the psychological and philosophical weight. The whole plot relies on massive tension as Moonbase Alpha is pulled right into a massive black hole. Instead of the usual cheesy panic…
“Mission of the Darians” stands out as a heavy, unforgettable hour of 1970s sci-fi. The setup feels like a classic space adventure when Commander Koenig and the Moonbase Alpha crew respond to an SOS from a massive, 20-mile-long generation ship called the Daria. What makes this episode so gripping is how quickly it transitions from a…
This episode is easily one of the most intense pieces of classic sci-fi television ever made, mostly because it leans so heavily into pure cosmic horror. The story centers on an absolute breakdown of a man named Tony Cellini, an Eagle pilot haunted by a disastrous past mission. The way the episode structures his trauma…
This episode starts with a really heavy concept. Seeing the first baby born on Moonbase Alpha should be a joyful moment, but it turns into a nightmare when the kid, Jackie Crawford, grows into a five-year-old in a matter of minutes. The psychological horror in those first twenty minutes is genuinely top-tier for 1970s sci-fi….