Episode
War of the Worlds: The Defector
Overview
When an attempt to hack into the humans' computers goes awry, a Morthren technician (Kemo) is scarred both physically and mentally by the experience. Facing execution, he flees and takes over the identity of the human hacker he killed.
Details
- Series
- War of the Worlds
- Season
- Season 2
- Episode
- Episode 10
- Air date
- 1990-01-22
- Runtime
- 46 min
Episode context
The Defector is Episode 10 in Season 2 of War of the Worlds. It aired on 1990-01-22. The runtime is 46 min.
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Episode 9: Synthetic Love
Kincaid runs into an old friend named Johnny, only to discover that his friend is dangerously addicted to drugs. Kincaid takes him to one of the well-known Laporte Rehabilitation Centers, which has just started using a new miracle drug called Krebulax. But something strange is going on at the clinic, and there's something even stranger about the man supplying the drug...a Mister Malcolm.
Episode 11: Time to Reap
The Eternal instructs Malzor on how he can go back in time to 1953 in the aftermath of the failed invasion to ensure victory by inoculating his brethren from Earth's bacteria in order to change the course of history in the favour of the Morthren race. However, Blackwood and Kincaid have followed him through the same time tunnel to stop him from succeeding in giving the aliens a huge advantage in their conquest.
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