The Invisibles

As I watched this episode, I realized how much it had to say about terrorist organizations long before 9/11 ever happened. The unrealistic beliefs the "recruits" had about their rewards, as well as the dispersal of them across the country seemed prescient. Think about the way Al Quieda recruited disaffected men and the way they indoctrinated them to perform their "mission." As usual, TOL was way ahead of its times.

A trio of men join a small unit of Alien invaders, who's mission is to infiltrate the top jobs in The Country and take over by stealth. One of the trio isn't all he makes out to be.

I had wondered what was meant by The term 'Invisibles,' I was half expecting to encounter a series of beings that physically couldn't be seen, I think it was more that those infected were hiding in plain sight.

This is yet another quality episode, I loved some of the ideas the had here, I really appreciated the strong horror vibe, and I liked the very strong characters. There were definitely vibes of Invasion of The Body snatchers about this one.

Some of the visuals are pretty grim, seeing Spain and Planetta pinned down and infected, that's pretty nasty stuff. The creatures themselves looked rather good, not too dissimilar to Doctor Who's cybermats.

Don Gordon did a great job as Spain, Tony Mordente was excellent also as Planetta, Neil Hamilton was terrific.

8/10.

Spain, Plannetta, and Castle are the outcasts of society. However a secret society called the Invisibles has uses for them. As long as they pass the initiation test.

They will be innoculated and a parasitic alien will bite them and take over their mind. If the crab like creature is attached to their back, they fail the test as they will be deformed.

Their purpose is to take over key figures in government, politics, finance and business. Eventually take world control by infecting key people.

Only Spain (Don Gordon) is a government agent sent in to infiltrate the Invisibles. Only he is suspected of being a spy very early on.

The Invisibles is a very creepy episode, atmospherically made. It is very much inspired by the Invasion of the Body Snatchers.

The crab like monster is eerie with its little legs being moved by a motor. The slow movement lets it down.

Gordon is very good as the agent who knows they are on to him and fears that he has no one to trust. At times the story is let down by some unnecessary melodrama. Spain is badly injured but manages to get so far even though he is in great pain.

Sounds weird to see Don Gordon as hero, he was so stigmatized actor as often playing thug characters, as strange it may seems he proved be at once that deserves more best roles on his low profile career, Gordon is a prolific actor, sadly his menacing semblance led him to another steering, in the invisibles we got weirdo characters for a change, the odd hunchback Walter Burke is one of them, also the classy crook George Macready (Gilda), playing the leader of the Invisibles, the weak point we shall say that was the little freak alien monster.

The storyline lays out the same premise of the forthcoming classic series "The Invaders", which high positions on US government will be slowly occupied by the invisibles to take over the America an later the world, the screenplay seems at first glance a bit complex to simple insight, the inoculations fall down into freakish concept, letting the viewers a slight let down, worst when Don Gordon faces Neil Hamilton at oddity scene on phone call, Dee Hartford improves a bit as sexy female presence on the show, although it wasn't enough, the outcome leaves much to be desired, far below of the high pattern of the Outer Limits's trademark. Should be better.

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First watch: 2021 / How many: 1 / Source: DVD / Rating: 7.5.

Don Gordon stars as Luis Spain, a seemingly friendless, disaffected man who, along with other men just like him, are recruited to join a secret organization called the Invisibles which turns out to be run by the state governor named Hillerman(played by George Macready) who has been taken over by ages-old, parasitic tick-like creatures from outer space that need human men as hosts so that they can be placed near high positions of government in order to take over the country's leaders. Spain must find a way to stop them, which wont be easy...Neil Hamilton and Richard Dawson costar as co-conspirators. Memorable looking and sounding creatures are the highlight of somewhat rambling plot, with overtones of both "The Manchurian Candidate" and "Invasion Of The Body Snatchers".