| "Loving the Alien" | |
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| Series War of the Worlds Season 2, Episode 7 | |
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| Air date | November 13th, 1989 |
| Writers | Janet MacLean |
| Director | Otta Hanus |
| Producers | Frank Mancuso, Jr.; Jon Anderson |
| Starring | Jared Martin; Lynda Mason Green; Adrian Paul |
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"Loving the Alien" is the seventh episode of season two of the science fiction series War of the Worlds and is the thirty-first episode of the series overall. It was directed by Otta Hanus and written by Janet MacLean. It originally aired in syndication on November 13th, 1989.
Plot[]
Tired of hiding underground, Debi McCullough sneaks into the outside world and forms a bond with Ceeto, a rebellious young alien.
Synopsis[]
Feeling misunderstood, Debi runs away and meets another runaway, Ceeto. They fall in love, but she discovers he is a Morthren.
A cell of alien fighters led by Marcus Crane, a friend of Harrison and Suzanne, is destroyed by Morthren mercenaries seeking a weapon that Marcus has stolen. His daughter Jo is captured, cloned and sent to find her father.
Marcus meets the team. They find the runaways in an abandoned movie theater. Debi stops them from killing Ceeto. The cloned Jo leads the Morthren there. In the confusion, Marcus and the clone are killed. The humans flee and the Morthren recapture Ceeto. Debi's grief reconciles her to her mother.
Cast[]
Principal Cast[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Jared Martin | Harrison Blackwood |
| Lynda Mason Green | Suzanne McCullough |
| Adrian Paul | John Kincaid |
Guest Stars[]
Notes & Trivia[]
- War of the Worlds was created by Greg Strangis.
- "Loving the Alien" redirects to this page.
- This is the only episode of War of the Worlds directed by Otta Hanus.
- This is the only episode of War of the Worlds written by Janet MacLean. This is also her first work in the science fiction genre.
- Actor Eugene Robert Glazer is credited as Eugene Glazer in this episode.
- Actor Larry A. McLean is credited as Larry McLean in this episode.
- Supervising producer Jon Anderson is credited as Jon Andersen in this episode.
- This episode marks the acting debut of Mia Kirshner, who plays Jo Crane. Mia will go on to play the role of Kenya Rosewater in the Syfy original series Defiance.