List of Earth 2 episodes

This is an episode list for the science fiction drama television series Earth 2. Season one has 22 episodes, each running approximately 45 minutes in length without commercials. The program began airing on November 6, 1994, in the United States, and the show was canceled on May 15, 1995, when NBC decided not to renew the show for their fall line-up.^[1]

The entire series was released on DVD on July 19, 2005.^[2] The set includes all 22 episodes in order according to the air date—not the production order—resulting in two episodes ("Natural Born Grendlers" and "Flower Child") being added after the final episode, "All About Eve".^[3] These two were originally not aired until after the planned season finale had been aired and it was then known that the series had been cancelled; with the series not renewed the season finale became the series finale. In the order of production, and more importantly of the story line, the episode "Natural Born Grendlers" should have followed "Life Lessons". (Clue: Alonzo has a cut on his forehead in "Promises" which he got in "Natural Born Grendlers". However, most people place it after "Promises, Promises" because the three Gaal episodes were shown as a group.^[4]) The episode "The Boy Who Would Be Terrian King" (day 104 on the planet) takes place before "After the Thaw" (day 109 on the planet), and "Flower Child" should have followed "Survival of the Fittest".^[5] Netflix in the United States streams the episodes in production order.

The two parts of "First Contact" originally aired as the pilot in one feature-length 90-minute episode (95 minutes and 30 seconds on the Region 4 DVD). In addition to the episodes, the set includes eight deleted and extended scenes, and out-takes.^[6]

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date[7]	Prod. code
01	"First Contact, Part 1"	Scott Winant	Story by: Michael Duggan, Carol Flint, Mark Levin & Billy Ray Teleplay by: Michael Duggan, Carol Flint & Mark Levin	November 6, 1994	01
A group of humans leaves the space stations in Earth orbit to travel to a planet 22 light years away named G889 in hopes of a better life for sick children afflicted with an illness known only as "the syndrome". An advance team will prepare the new colony for the remaining 250 families that will arrive in 26 months; however their craft crash-lands.
02	"First Contact, Part 2"	Scott Winant	Story by: Michael Duggan, Carol Flint, Mark Levin & Billy Ray Teleplay by: Michael Duggan, Carol Flint & Mark Levin	November 6, 1994	02
While scouting for their missing supplies Commander O'Neill is apparently killed by a small creature that True had been nurturing. The advance team find that G889 is inhabited by subterranean dwelling natives called Terrians who communicate with Alonzo through dreams. Uly is captured and taken underground by the Terrians but Devon brokers a deal and Uly is returned, healed and healthy.
03	"The Man Who Fell to Earth (Two)"	Félix Enríquez Alcalá	Mark Levin	November 13, 1994	03
Day 3 (Act 1, John Danziger narrating). The Eden project befriends an Earth astronaut, Gaal (Tim Curry), who had previously crash-landed on G889. Alonzo has Terrian dreams and is unable to sleep. True's pet creature stings Morgan, injecting him with its venom. Gaal tells the group that the creature's sting is not life threatening but will render a human unconscious for a day or two. The group realise that they have buried Commander O'Neill alive and return to save him.
04	"Life Lessons"	Daniel Sackheim	Jennifer Flackett	November 20, 1994	04
Two weeks after the crash (Act 1, True Danziger narrating).Gaal attempts to befriend True to enable him to accomplish his goals when he sees the lack of attention she receives from the others. He attempts to disrupt the survivors' encampment until his identity is discovered by Yale. Gaal is then banished from the camp.
05	"Promises, Promises"	Félix Enríquez Alcalá	P.K. Simonds	November 27, 1994	07
Gaal abducts several Terrians and uses them as slave labour, coercing them with torture. Uly begins to become ill again and Alonzo discovers that Uly's wellbeing is linked to the Terrians. Due to a promise made by Devon in "First Contact" the Eden Project aids in freeing the captured Terrians. Gaal is then taken underground by the Terrians.
06	"A Memory Play"	Deborah Reinisch	Jennifer Flackett & Mark Levin	December 4, 1994	05
Day 21 (Teaser, Devon Adair narrating). The colonists discover a third escape pod with people infected by a disease. The disease turns out to have been caused by a chip that was inserted into a crew-members brain back on earth. Grendler saliva is discovered to be the cure. It is disclosed that the crash was not an accident but was sabotage by a Council agent.
07	"Water"	Joe Napolitano	Carol Flint	December 11, 1994	08
The Grendlers rob the Eden project's water reserves, with dwindling supplies, and in need the group must scan for bodies of water. Danziger and Devon head out to search for water but encounter some Terrians and must try to show them that they have peaceful intentions.
08	"The Church of Morgan"	Joe Napolitano	Michael Duggan	December 18, 1994	09
Day 38 (Teaser, Julia Heller narrating). Morgan and Bess argue while Julia contemplates removing Uly's pineal gland at the behest of the Council member Reilly. Uly is becoming an evolutionary link with the Terrians, while the marriage of Bess and Morgan is threatened when Bess confesses to him that she had thoughts of cheating on him.
09	"The Enemy Within"	John Harrison	Eric Estrin & Michael Berlin	January 8, 1995	10
Day 49 (Teaser, Julia Heller narrating). Julia injects some of Uly's DNA into herself, she becomes slightly insane and short tempered, True discovers what she has been doing and must persuade the group she is not lying, while Julia sleeps the group has a vote on what to do about her, the group decides to abandon her and leave her with minimal supplies.
10	"Redemption"	Joe Ann Fogle	Arthur Sellers	January 22, 1995	11
Day 51 (Teaser, Devon Adair narrating). After abandoning Julia in the previous episode, Alonzo decides to go back for Julia, against the wishes of the group. Yale is shot with an explosive bullet. Julia, now back with the group, communicates with her VR contact, Reilly, and learns that the shooter is a ZED unit, an uncontrollable cyborg soldier.
11	"Moon Cross"	Sandy Smolan	Carol Flint	February 5, 1995	12
Day 61 (Teaser, Alonzo Solace narrating). Winter approaches and the group considers where to put down camp, Uly proposes "Mary's Garden," which he knows through the Terrians. Alonzo discovers a young human woman living nearby with the Terrians, whose parents years prior had been killed by Renegade Terrians. Mary reveals they want Uly to be their link with colonists.
12	"Better Living Through Morganite, Part 1"	Jim Charleston	P.K. Simonds	February 19, 1995	13
Day 66 (Teaser, Morgan Martin narrating). Yale begins to regain his memories, Morgan finds glowing rocks and he and Bess decide to stake a claim to the planet, Bess however changes her mind, Morgan does not and decides to set off the geo-lock, he discovers, however, that Bess is within the geo-lock perimeter, and goes into the caves to save her before the geo-lock activates.
13	"Better Living Through Morganite, Part 2"	Frank De Palma	P.K. Simonds	February 26, 1995	14
Day 68 (Teaser, Morgan Martin narrating). Mary saves Yale from Terrian punishment after he is captured (along with Morgan and Bess,) after the activation of the geo-lock "disables" the Terrians' dream plane, Yale finds out that he is not a criminal when Mary helps him use the rocks to learn of his past. Morgan tries to crack the geo-lock abort code so that they can reverse its effects on the planet.
14	"Grendlers in the Myst"	Janet Davidson	Heather MacGillvray & Linda Mathious	March 5, 1995	15
Day 72 (Teaser, John Danziger narrating). The colonists believe they have located a killer after sharing a common dream about a woman much like their mothers, this awakens emotions in True, who had never known her mother, and drives the others to try to locate this woman aided by a Grendler when they start to receive transmissions from her on their equipment.
15	"The Greatest Love Story Never Told"	James Frawley	Mark Levin & Jennifer Flackett	March 12, 1995	16
While on a scouting mission Danziger becomes ill and is rescued by a colony of reformed penal colonists who are living underground with the Terrians, via the dream plane Alonzo learn where Danziger is, Devon leaves alone to retrieve him with True secretly stowing away. Revelations about Devon's past and motives for coming to G889 occur.
16	"Brave New Pacifica"	Joe Napolitano	Carol Flint	March 26, 1995	17
Two scavenging Grendlers come across a box containing human blood and become addicted to it, the Grendlers inadvertently lead the colonists to find a natural means of efficient transportation which they at first believe leads to New Pacifica, Julia is held hostage for human blood. Devon, Danziger and Alonzo become stuck attempting to save Julia.
18	"The Boy Who Would be Terrian King"	Jim Charleston	Heather MacGillvray & Linda Mathious	April 23, 1995	18
Day 104 (Act 1, Ulysses Adair narrating). On Uly's ninth birthday while sleeping a 25-year-old Uly appears in Devon's dream, he tells her that she must convince his younger self to hide some of his DNA in a particular hiding spot within a Terrian cave, he will not reveal why, Devon becomes wary when she finds out that these Terrians are hostile towards humans.
17	"After the Thaw"	Michael Grossman	Théo Cohan	April 2, 1995	19
Day 109 (Teaser, Alonzo Solace narrating). Julia discovers an ancient Terrian body preserved within ice, insisting on excavating it the group excavate the body, however strange things begin to happen when they bring it to camp, leading to a colonist being possessed. The underground reformed penal colonists explain to them the Terrians beliefs about the ancient Terrian.
19	"Survival of the Fittest"	John Harrison	John Harrison	April 23, 1995	20
Day 117 (Act 1, John Danziger narrating). Danziger, Alonzo, Julia and Morgan are out scouting for one of their cargo-pods, on arrival they discover it broken up and the supplies gone, driving back they crash and have to await rescue, with no food or water they begin to act strangely after consuming a Grendler while attempting to survive the harsh conditions of winter.
20	"All About Eve"	John Harrison	Robert Crais	May 21, 1995	22
The colonists are becoming sick from an unknown illness. While in VR a man appears to Morgan and instructs him to an old Earth ship, which they discover still has nuclear power and occupants in cold-sleep. Two scientists survive the revival, and reveal the cause for the illness. Julia finds out Reilly is actually a computer program.
21	"Natural Born Grendlers"	Michael Grossman	Jennifer Flackett & P.K. Simonds Story by: Carl Cramer & David Solmonson	May 28, 1995	06
Four weeks after the crash (Act 1, Devon Adair talking to Yale). Alonzo begins to get depressed about being marooned on "Earth 2" and attempts suicide, the Terrians help him via the dream plane. Bess trades for supplies with a friendly Grendler and barters away Morgan's VR gear, a depressed Morgan is not happy about losing his gear, Bess returns to the Grendler and tries to trade his VR gear back.
22	"Flower Child"	Jim Charleston	Carl Cramer	June 4, 1995	21
Day 130 (Teaser, Morgan Martin narrating). Scouting for food, Danziger and Bess exhibit strange symptoms after being sprayed with a native plant's pollen. Danziger allows Julia to remove the pollen from his lungs, however Bess refuses and has the desire to head North in the cold without a coat or shoes. Bess asks Morgan to trust her, and Morgan helps Bess to her destination.

References

1. "What happened to Earth 2?". Retrieved December 2, 2006.
2. "Amazon – Earth 2 – The Complete Series". Retrieved December 2, 2006.
3. "Sci-Fi Storm | Earth 2: The Complete Series DVD Review". Retrieved December 2, 2006.
4. "Earth 2 FAQ". Archived from the original on 2013-10-19. Retrieved 2015-01-20.
5. "Garn's Guides: Earth 2". Retrieved January 25, 2012.
6. "Earth 2: The Complete Series DVD Review – MovieWeb". Retrieved December 2, 2006.
7. Lee, Helen Angela. ""Earth 2" Complete Episode Guide". Retrieved April 25, 2007.

External links

• Earth 2 at TV.com
• Earth 2 at the Internet Movie Database