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Recap / The Outer Limits 1995 S 1 E 13 The Conversion

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The Control Voice: For every human act, there is a moment of decision: a single thought, a breath, a heartbeat... after which all possible outcomes narrow to one.

A man goes on the run after shooting up an office building, but is stopped by a mysterious stranger who talks to him.

The Control Voice: A second chance. But redemption follows not a change of body, but a change of heart.

"Henry, with every trope we make we change the world":

  • Bottle Episode: The vast majority of this episode takes place in a small roadside diner.
  • Christmas Episode
  • "Freaky Friday" Flip: Lucas swaps bodies with Henry Marshall, who is on the run for shooting three people at an office party, in order to give him another chance at life. Not intending to waste it, Henry turns over a new leaf, having learned a great deal about the power of good deeds and how life is interconnected from Lucas. The episode ends with Lucas, now in Henry's body, tending to his prison cellmate, indicating that the process will be repeated.

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