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War of the Worlds · S1 · E6

Eye for an Eye

  • TV-PG
  • Oct 31, 1988
  • 46 min

As Grover's Mill celebrates the 50th anniversary of the radio drama that made it famous, little do they know what really happened that night in 1938, or that the "Martians" have returned.

About this episode

As Grover's Mill celebrates the 50th anniversary of the radio drama that made it famous, little do they know what really happened that night in 1938, or that the "Martians" have returned.

Season 1

24 episodes
  1. 1The Resurrection, Part 1

    46 minOct 7, 1988

    In 1953, a worldwide invasion from Mars would have eliminated humanity had the extraterrestrial invaders not been vulnerable to the indigenous bacteria on the planet. Now an accident at a dumpsite revives the comatose aliens who then shortly attempt to resume the war they started 35 years ago.

  2. 2The Resurrection, Part 2

    46 minOct 7, 1988

    35 years ago, Earth experienced a war of the worlds, humanity's savior being common diseases to which it had long since gained immunity. However, a Pandora's Box is opened when the invaders are accidently revived via radiation exposure, canceling the presence of their microscopic attackers. Their plot to reignite warfare is recognized only by Dr. Harrison Blackwood, who must convince others of the renewed global threat.

  3. 3The Walls of Jericho

    46 minOct 10, 1988

    After a period without any further evidence of the aliens' existence, the powers-that-be try to shut down the Blackwood Project. Meanwhile, the aliens try desperately to find a way to combat the threat brought on by the radiation that is killing them.

  4. 4Thy Kingdom Come

    46 minOct 17, 1988

    The aliens trek to Canada in order to free more of their sleeping brethren. The Blackwood Project's only hope in finding them lies in the scattered mind of War of the Worlds veteran Sylvian Van Buren.

  5. 5A Multitude of Idols

    46 minOct 24, 1988

    The aliens move toward an operation that will begin integrating themselves into human society, thus developing agents to be active anywhere in the world.

  6. 6Eye for an Eye

    46 minOct 31, 1988Now viewing

    As Grover's Mill celebrates the 50th anniversary of the radio drama that made it famous, little do they know what really happened that night in 1938, or that the "Martians" have returned.

  7. 7The Second Seal

    46 minNov 7, 1988

    The aliens begin infiltrating a military base in hopes of possessing a list containing the location of 10,000 of their stored-away comrades.

  8. 8Goliath is My Name

    45 minNov 14, 1988

    A fantasy game and reality collide for students when the aliens invade a campus to steal a lethal biological substance. Things become even worse when an alien is exposed to the toxin and becomes a mentally unstable rogue.

  9. 9To Heal the Leper

    45 minNov 21, 1988

    The aliens are in jeopardy, as the Advocacy's collective counsel is crippled from the weakened state of one of the three. It seems that a dark cloud is lifting, but only Harrison believes they remain a threat.

  10. 10The Good Samaritan

    46 minDec 26, 1988

    The aliens have produced a deadly toxin, and a miraculous new development to feed the world becomes their means of mass poisoning.

  11. 11Epiphany

    46 minJan 2, 1989

    The aliens take advantage of humanity's own violent nature in order to speed along its inevitable self-destruction.

  12. 12Among the Philistines

    45 minJan 9, 1989

    A set-up for the aliens by the Blackwood Project is soon spun on its head as an alien manages to infiltrate the Cottage.

  13. 13Choirs of Angels

    46 minJan 16, 1989

    The aliens plant subliminal messages in a musician's recordings to brainwash a brilliant scientist into creating a cure for them against the bacteria on Earth.

  14. 14Dust to Dust

    46 minJan 23, 1989

    The theft of an Indian object provokes disgust from Ironhorse. But it also garners the aliens' interest, as it holds something that belongs to one of their ancient war machines.

  15. 15He Feedeth Among the Lilies

    45 minJan 30, 1989

    To better understand their problem, the aliens begin abducting humans to learn the secret of their immune systems.

  16. 16The Prodigal Son

    45 minFeb 6, 1989

    In 1953, aliens invaded Earth, but were stopped when they fell to the planet's bacteria - except one. Now this rebellious rogue alien uses Blackwood's meeting with the United Nations to help his own plan for global domination.

  17. 17The Meek Shall Inherit

    45 minFeb 13, 1989

    The aliens plan to disorganize human society by paralyzing its means of communication.

  18. 18Unto Us a Child is Born

    45 minFeb 20, 1989

    After a pregnant woman is possessed by an alien and gives birth, the child becomes the focus of a search as it may offer an immunity to Earth's bacteria.

  19. 19The Last Supper

    45 minMar 6, 1989

    A secret meeting between countries is conducted in order to evaluate the global alien threat. However, the Advocacy learn of this grouping, and seize it as an opportunity to swiftly crush resistance. for his own brand of justice.

  20. 20Vengeance is Mine

    45 minApr 17, 1989

    Ironhorse must deal with a mistake that no soldier wants to make: the killing of an innocent civilian.

  21. 21My Soul to Keep

    45 minApr 24, 1989

    The time to reproduce, and thus increase their army, has come for the aliens. But the offspring are endangered by radiation and the aliens take a risky move to ensure their future.

  22. 22So Shall Ye Reap

    45 minMay 1, 1989

    The aliens infiltrate the illegal drug trade in order to circulate a narcotic that will turn humans into violent killers.

  23. 23The Raising of Lazarus

    45 minMay 8, 1989

    A strange alien pod is found and taken to a nuclear research facility. The Blackwood Project is summoned to investigate, but their authority is soon overridden by a mysterious Project 9.

  24. 24The Angel of Death

    46 minMay 15, 1989

    After more than a year of being resisted by humans, the aliens are finally shaken by the arrival of a familiar enemy that has arrived on Earth. But is the enemy of our enemy our friend?

Guest stars

Richard ComarAdvocate
Rachel BlanchardDebi McCullough
Jeff CoreyFrancis Flannery
John IrelandHarv
Sergio GalliBiker
Mark HolmesRed
Linda SingerBiker Chick
Kevin RushtonDog
Jack JessopBill
Rita TuckettMiss Daly
Michael FawkesOfficer
Alanna CavanaghWorker
Richard FitzpatrickOfficer
Jack AmmonSam
Mary Beth RubensMarla
Giovanni PaldinoOrson Welles #2