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OVERALL IMPRESSIONS: The episode is not nearly as good as Glitch, but better than From Within and provides Gabrielle with more face time than From Within does. In terms of Outer Limits episodes it isn't one of the series' very best, but is probably in the top third over the course of the show's seven seasons. The episode has a major plot twist which I for one didn't see coming, and Gabrielle is a big part of it. Unfortunately, describing the plot twist and what I expected to see instead would spoil the episode - if you really insist on knowing, drop me a line at [email protected]. Suffice it to say this: as the episode unfolds, there is potential for Megan to be one of the good guys or one of the bad guys. I had fair reason to make a guess in one direction, and I got it wrong.
KUDOS TO GABRIELLE: There is no instance of single-scene brilliance for her as there was in From Within (the plot didn't really allow for it, although the final scene comes close), but she displays consistent excellence throughout the episode. In episodes such as these there is no guarantee that good acting will allow the viewer to be fooled by a plot twist, but it's almost a certainty that a bad actor will give it away. Gabrielle takes a key role and handles it more than well enough to keep you guessing until the very last scene.
APPEARING HERE AND ELSEWHERE WITH GABRIELLE: Jim Byrnes, who played Merlin in this episode, also played Father Berkely in Due East, Rod McArthur in Starlight, and Kevin in Neon Rider episode "Where the Buffalo Roam."