A Stitch in Time

This episode is one of the best time travel TV episodes of all time of any series, comparable to Dr Who's Blink in quality and time travel concepts.

The acting is exceptional. Plummer gets all the kudos, but Forbes deserves as much praise.

Seeing this in 1996 it had become my all time favorite episode. Michelle Forbes and Amanda Plummer knocked it out of the park. Very difficult to make a time travel story near "seamless". Since then only one other episode has equaled or exceeded ( personal opinion) this one. That episode is of course "Tribunal" starring Saul Rubinek (season 5).

Between the two, Tribunal is more heart wrenching and leaves more of a lump in one's throat, so get the nod, IMHO, but no other Outer Limits episodes, old series or new, even come close to these two.

These were borh rated 8.3 on some metric, and the next closest was 81, but really not at all in same league.

Compelling story with great acting. Not a single flaw in the script. At the very end I actually applauded -- it was that perfect. This is science fiction at its best!

I don't think I've quite seen the two premises done together quite like this before, but then I've also not seen every single Sci-Fi movie and TV show ever made, so I'm sure there's something similar out there somewhere but I just haven't seen it. Yet.

Amanda Plummer is fantastic in her role here of the time-traveling dispenser of Pre-Crime justice, killing serial killers before they can even start their sprees. She has an overarching purpose though, and it's one she's hesitant to face. Michelle Forbes is similarly great in the role of the FBI Agent doggedly trying to solve a string of murders over 30 years, all tied together by a single weapon and, eventually, a fingerprint that can't possibly be where it was found, despite indisputably being there.

The ending leaves a lot to be desired, but the journey TO that ending is fantastic.

Amanda Plummer fully deserves her Emmy Award for her portrayal of Dr. Theresa Givens. Michelle Forbes as FBI agent Jamie Pratt also gives a great performance. The writing and storyline is excellent. But an excellent story still requires strong performances to bring it all together. And for this show it certainly was there. Gripping from start to finish. No plastic looking aliens who can speak English here. Just a captivating story with an outstanding performance by Amanda Plummer. This story will keep you thinking even after the credits roll. I can't help but feel that some of the more recent movies (eg. Butterfly Effect seemed to have borrowed heavily from here.) Even if you are not into sci-fi, watch it for the strong storyline and amazing performances! You will not regret it.