Episode
The Irrational: The Overview Effect
Overview
With an astronaut trapped in space, Alec is tapped to evaluate whether the pair of astronauts assigned to rescue them—a married couple—can safely complete the mission, until an accident during a training exercise puts the mission at risk.
Details
- Series
- The Irrational
- Season
- Season 2
- Episode
- Episode 16
- Air date
- 2025-03-11
- Runtime
- 42 min
Episode context
The Overview Effect is Episode 16 in Season 2 of The Irrational. It aired on 2025-03-11. The runtime is 42 min.
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Episode 12: Straight From the Heart
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Episode 11: Ghost Ship
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Episode 10: Now You Don't
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