Episode
First Wave: Motel California
Overview
Investigating a small California inn, Cade becomes one of the subjects of an alien experiment that makes the guests' dreams come alive so that they can no longer tell what is real and what is merely a beguiling illusion.
Details
- Series
- First Wave
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 11
- Air date
- 1998-11-18
Episode context
Motel California is Episode 11 in Season 1 of First Wave. It aired on 1998-11-18.
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