6.5Season 5 • Episode 22
LatestAs Renee begins to lose hope that humanity will survive, an old friend reappears to give her guidance and solace. Yulyn and Ra'jel will join forces to deliver the final blow to the atavus threat to mankind. Sandoval comes to term with his past, and ends the series in a very fitting "Sandoval" manner.
Years ago, the Taelons came to Earth, offering friendship and technology to humanity. But there are those who believe the Taelons have more sinister motives.
Production
That iconic Taelon makeup and lighting still slaps three decades later
Acting
Von Flores' Sandoval: the most deliciously compromised villain in sci-fi
Writing
Roddenberry's notes produced genuinely subversive alien occupation narrative
Creator
Gene Roddenberry
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Roddenberry died in 1991; this was developed from his 1970s pilot 'Genesis II' and shoehorned into his universe.
The Taelons were originally written as androgynous; network demanded 'sex appeal,' creating the iconic bald-with-makeup aesthetic.
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