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Earthbound

Definition

Fifth episode, in production order, of Y1. Written by Anthony Terpiloff. Directed by Charles Crichton.

Summary

A small group of Kaldorian aliens, lead by Captain Zantor, are in suspended animation (?) as they journey to Earth, to seek sanctuary from environmental(?) decline. Their ship, programmed to find the Moon first, has still found it despite Breakaway (that is what the ship's computer was programmed to do?) lands (gently crashes) there. Due to an accidental Kaldorian death triggered by Dr. Russell, Captain Zantor offers to bring a human with them, back to Earth. Although a computer determination is intended to find which Alphan that is to be, Commissioner Simmonds extorts (blackmails?) his way on board the ship, holding all of the Moonbase hostage in the process, and Zantor accedes. The problem, for Simmonds, is that he is not properly scanned in preparation for the suspended animation (?) process used, and wakes up only hours(?) into the flight, trapped in a cubicle in the Kaldorian ship, on its way for a 75-year (?) journey.

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