After viewing this episode, it became quite apparent to me that James Cameron used it to form the basis of the storyline for "The Terminator". In "The Man Who Was Never Born", the alien creature in human disguise portrayed by Martin Landau comes down to Earth to warn a young woman and prevent the birth of her son which would lead to dire consequences for all humanity much like the role of the Terminator in Cameron's film. It was interesting how the hideous looking creature was able to change its appearance into the handsome young man at a moment's notice. We also get to see a very young and attractive looking Shirley Knight as the potential mother which was a far cry from the way she looks now but she is still a marvelous actress as she was back then in this episode. The ending blew me away as we see her trapped in the traveling spaceship all by herself as the camera continues to move far away from her which adds the total despair of the scene as she is all alone and fading almost into non-existence. An ending which will stay with you for some time after viewing it which was evident of many of the great Outer Limits episodes. Although I wouldn't consider this one of the best episodes of the series, it certainly was a most interesting one.
Review of The Man Who Was Never Born
