| "The Sentence" | |
|---|---|
| Series The Outer Limits Season 2, Episode 22 | |
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| Air date | August 4th, 1996 |
| Writers | Melissa Rosenberg |
| Director | Joseph L. Scanlan |
| Producers | Richard B. Lewis; John Watson; Pen Densham; Jonathan Glassner; Brad Wright; Brent Karl Clackson; Leslie Stevens; Sally Dixon |
| Starring | David Hyde Pierce; Andrea Roth; Garwin Sanford; Jan D'Arcy; Doron Bell, Jr. |
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"The Sentence" is the twenty-second episode of season two of the 1990s iteration of the science fiction anthology series The Outer Limits, and the forty-fourth episode of the series overall. It was directed by Joseph L. Scanlan with a script written by Melissa Rosenberg. It first aired on Showtime on August 4th, 1996.
Cast[]
Principal Cast[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Kevin Conway | Control voice |
Guest Stars[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| David Hyde Pierce | Doctor Jack Henson |
| Andrea Roth | Doctor Dana Elwin |
| Garwin Sanford | Senator Meade |
| Jan D'Arcy | Senator Sara Watson |
| Doron Bell, Jr. | Cory Izacks |
Co-Stars[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Dave "Squatch" Ward | Giant convict |
| Tamsin Kelsey | Doctor Glass |
| Alexander Boynton | Ex-con |
| J. Douglas Stewart | Watts |
| Crystal Verge | Hall |
| Judith Maxie | Judge |
| Robyn Driscoll | Detective |
| Adrien Dorval | Convict #1 |
Notes & Trivia[]
- This is the final episode of season two.
- Executive producer Richard Barton Lewis is credited as Richard B. Lewis in this episode.
- Producer Brent-Karl Clackson is credited as Brent Karl Clackson in this episode.
- Actor Doron Bell is credited as Doron Bell, Jr. in this episode.
- Actor Douglas Stewart is credited as J. Douglas Stewart in this episode.
- Actor Dave Ward is credited as Dave "Squatch" Ward in this episode.
- This is the seventh and final episode of The Outer Limits directed by Joseph L. Scanlan.
- This is the only episode of The Outer Limits written by Melissa Rosenberg.
- This is the only episode of The Outer Limits with Attila Szalay as the director of photography.
- This episode deals with virtual reality technology and prisons.
Quotes[]
- Control voice: Crime and punishment... an age-old dilemma. Man has long sought a solution to societies ills. But at what point does the punishment itself... become a crime?
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- Control voice: Sometimes it is an easy thing for a man to cry out for retribution until he himself has walked in the footsteps... of those suffering the penalty.