There is some potential here, but it never really works. This is yet another story about a child (or children) with telekinetic power. The girl is a little "Carrie" who can give bloody noses to the bullies on the playground, and though she is the one attacked, the school chooses to expel her (probably not a bad move, though from a fairness perspective it's not really right). The parents hire a nanny who uses her own powers to disable the competition for the job. She is hooked up with a group from a place called Sanctuary, and it looks like her job is to help the young woman handle her powers. Meanwhile, there is a group whose purpose is to root out these exceptional children and have them deprogrammed (sort of lobotomized). The parents are happy as clams that their daughter is doing so well (they know nothing of her powers) and grow to trust the young nanny. An elderly woman who runs a bookstore is the protectors of these young people, and she is hunted down by the aforementioned organization. It is decided at some point that this girl must be brought to the safety of Sanctuary. There are some really unbelievable things that happen toward the end which I won't ruin. It has so much potential, but offers nothing new. One thing to think about. Why do the people with the special powers wear those crystal necklaces where everyone can see them. It certainly makes their identification easy. Not a very good episode.
6 Reviews
Do not expect Carrie. This is more Disney-like.
Bored_Dragon13 December 2018
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From episode to episode this show suffers from the same sickness. Each episode brings a new excellent idea with almost infinite potential, then this potential gets wasted because 45 minutes is not nearly enough to get any of these ideas elaborated. This is one more story for which even movie wouldn't be enough and which is great material for at least one season of the series.
One in a million women carries a gene that allows them telekinetic skills. Through generations, they unite and find girls of their kind in order to train and protect them. In the past, they were victims of witch-hunts, and today they are hunted by a secret government organization, which carries out experiments and neutralizes them. Their survival is rather uncertain, until they come across a girl whose abilities are far above the usual ones. But when it gets really interesting... 45 minutes is up and the story is left untold.
5/10
One in a million women carries a gene that allows them telekinetic skills. Through generations, they unite and find girls of their kind in order to train and protect them. In the past, they were victims of witch-hunts, and today they are hunted by a secret government organization, which carries out experiments and neutralizes them. Their survival is rather uncertain, until they come across a girl whose abilities are far above the usual ones. But when it gets really interesting... 45 minutes is up and the story is left untold.
5/10
"You seem to have some kind of magic."
classicsoncall14 July 2022
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Too many inconsistencies in this story. Aggie Travers (Thora Birch) is the target of bullying at school, but is singled out for suspension after the boy who taunted her gets a bloody nose. It was plain as day that Aggie never touched the kid, and anyone who was there could have said so, even if they didn't particularly like the girl. With the psychic powers the gifted women possessed, it wasn't clear to me how any government agency investigator would have stood a chance on kidnapping one of them for their neutralization program. The biggest question mark was why Jean Anderson (Frances Sternhagen) resorted to suicide. There was no rational explanation for that, even if she claimed she would rather die than give up Karen (Megan Follows) or Aggie. Granted, it was mentioned that Jean's own powers diminished with age, but that didn't mean she had to kill herself to protect her young wards. Perhaps the best approach to watching this episode was voiced by Aggie right after she mind wiped the government guy, Terry Walsh (Matthew Walker) - 'just erase the bad parts'.
reminiscent of Zenna Henderson stories
AlBedoya19 October 2009
A pleasant story with pretty good acting. The pace is slow, and there is not much suspense, but there is enough time to do some development of all the characters.
It made me think of Zenna Henderson stories I read 35 years ago, and I was wondering if there would be something about her in the credits. But after researching those old stories some, I realize that this was not a direct adaptation.
Henderson's stories about "The People" were about an extraterrestrial group that had been stranded on Earth, and had both male and female members. This Outer Limits story is more in line with traditional stories of witches.
It made me think of Zenna Henderson stories I read 35 years ago, and I was wondering if there would be something about her in the credits. But after researching those old stories some, I realize that this was not a direct adaptation.
Henderson's stories about "The People" were about an extraterrestrial group that had been stranded on Earth, and had both male and female members. This Outer Limits story is more in line with traditional stories of witches.
ooh, witchy woman
movieman_kev18 May 2007
Perhaps having Ann Hamilton, known for primarily chick flick TV, write this episode wasn't such a good idea, as this episode starring a young pre-American Beauty Thora Birch about a secret coven of witches who take interest in a young girl who's one of them and the government who dislikes them is basically the equivalent of any generic Lifetime movie. Marginally good acting, but it just didn't have the feel of an Outer Limits episode and is definite nowhere near the caliber of storytelling I expect from the aforementioned show. (even if those expectations were already reduced as opposed to the original better series.
My Grade: D
My Grade: D
A missed oportunity for a good story
mnorthco-120 July 2022
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So the focus of this story is women with powers good and men without bad.
The ending should have been both sides fighting each other for so long have lost sight of what they are fighting for and unable to trust the other side. Then the girl picks to be with neither.
That owuld have been nice.
The ending should have been both sides fighting each other for so long have lost sight of what they are fighting for and unable to trust the other side. Then the girl picks to be with neither.
That owuld have been nice.
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