The Outer Limits · SEASON 4

The Balance of Nature

Episode 22 · 1998-09-04

★ 5.7
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Season 4Episode 22★ 5.7/10
  • Drama
  • Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Episode overview

Dr. Noah Phillips (Maurice Godin) was desperate to save his 30-year-old wife, Meredith (Lisa Maris), from a premature death from cancer. He broke the rules and tried out an experimental treatment he had developed with his partner Dr. Don Kingsly (Andrew Airlee). The Cellular Regressor, designed to reverse the effect of age and disease on cells, restored Meredith's health, but only temporarily. After a few minutes, the cancer returned with a vengeance, killing her instantly. Devastated by Meredith's death and his research funds cut off, Noah retires at age 35 to a small town, where he moves next door to a couple in their 60s, Barbara (Barbara Rush) and Greg Matheson (Harve Presnell).

45 minutes

Season 4 episodes

1. Criminal Nature1998-01-23 2. The Hunt1998-01-30 3. Hearts and Minds1998-02-06 4. In Another Life1998-02-16 5. In the Zone1998-02-20 6. Relativity Theory1998-02-27 7. Josh1998-03-06 8. Rite of Passage1998-03-13 9. Glyphic1998-03-20 10. Identity Crisis1998-03-27 11. The Vaccine1998-04-03 12. Fear Itself1998-04-10 13. The Joining1998-04-17 14. To Tell the Truth1998-04-24 15. Mary 251998-05-29 16. Final Exam1998-06-05 17. Lithia1998-07-03 18. Monster1998-07-10 19. Sarcophagus1998-08-07 20. Nightmare1998-08-14 21. Promised Land1998-08-21 22. The Balance of Nature1998-09-04 23. The Origin of Species1998-11-27 24. Phobos Rising1998-12-04 25. Black Box1998-12-11 26. In Our Own Image1998-12-18