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The Visitor Season 1 Episodes
Season 1 Episode Guide
13 Episodes 1997 - 1998
Episode 1
Pilot
Fri, Sep 19, 1997
Pilot of UFO evades authorities and meets a single mother and son. With odd skills he does not recognize post 1947 inventions. The story takes place in 1997 with technology of that decade and the picture sized before widescreen televisions.
Episode 2
Fear of Flying
Fri, Sep 26, 1997
The Visitor, comes back to Earth after being abducted by Aliens. Aided by Single mom and her awkward teen son who help him elude FBI. He finds help from a high school science teacher/inventor trying to perfect anti gravity.
Episode 3
The Devil's Rainbow
Fri, Oct 3, 1997
1947 USAF Pilot Adam MacArthur abducted by Aliens, returns to Earth in 1997. His' quest to piece together his lost years off Earth leads him to is old Air Force Base, now abandoned, where he befriends Cafe Owner and local old timer.
Episode 4
Dreams
Fri, Oct 10, 1997
Adam MacArthur is tormented by a message received from deep space. He and scientist Alex Burton try to decipher the message, but in a moment of synchronicity, both men are seriously injured and sent into a coma. They must try to navigate through their shared dream landscape and ultimately realize that the message may have dire consequences.
Episode 5
Remember
Fri, Oct 17, 1997
Adam joins a community of lost souls and discovers that they are waiting for an alien mothership to save them. Upon further investigation, he learns that the group's leader is developing a weapon that can cause mass destruction by "canceling" human brain wave activity. Adam must convince the young scientist working on the weapon to abandon the project before it's too late and turn his talents to aiding humanity.
Episode 6
The Black Box
Fri, Oct 24, 1997
To prevent a catastrophe, Adam urgently searches for mysterious objects that disappeared 30 years ago in a science lab accident. To find the objects, he befriends the Vietnam vet and his college sweetheart who survived the accident. As he tries to re-unite them, Adam finds himself in a race with time.
Episode 7
Teufelsnacht
Fri, Oct 31, 1997
A radio DJ doing his annual "War of the Worlds" show on Halloween night witnesses the landing of an alien space craft, but no one believes him. Meanwhile, Adam knows the pilot of the unusual machine is looking for him and gets the help of two young siblings to help him avoid capture.
Episode 8
Reunion
Fri, Nov 7, 1997
Adam visits an old lady in catatonic state who used to be his wife, and befriends her endearing elderly husband who's keeping her company. Unfortunately, an alien killer finds them too. Vise and the army investigate a strange force field.
Episode 9
Caged
Fri, Nov 14, 1997
The FBI finally catches up to Adam and takes him to a federal prison for questioning. Meanwhile, Col. Vise experiences flashbacks of the experience that started his alien obsession. As they try to capture Adam, Michael O'Ryan discloses himself to Vise as his long lost friend.
Episode 10
Going Home
Fri, Dec 5, 1997
After his escape from the FBI, Adam must get Michael O'Ryan and his craft back to their home or Earth will be endangered. Col. Vise has other plans, forcing Adam to go back to the FBI for help.
Episode 11
Miracles
Fri, Dec 19, 1997
With the holidays approaching, Adam searches for a member of his family, but is delayed by a woman about to give birth. With the FBI and NSA hot on his trail, Adam helps the woman connect with her estranged scientist grandfather.
Episode 12
The Chain
Fri, Jan 9, 1998
A frightened psychic woman foresees a terrible event that will affect humankind and Adam shows her how to use her special abilities to prevent the chain of events from unfolding. Meanwhile, Col. Vise is diagnosed with a bizarre illness.
Episode 13
The Trial
Fri, Jan 16, 1998
Just when the FBI and NSA finally catch up to Adam, he is abducted by an alien spaceship right before their eyes. On board, Adam discovers that he was taken by a group of fellow abductees who put him on trial for his actions on Earth. Adam must defend why he disobeyed the "Elders" rules on non-intervention and justify his mission to the others.