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Falling Skies S1E3 — Prisoner of War

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Falling Skies•Season 1•Episode 3

Prisoner of War

7.0/10 · 1,272 votesJun 26, 201141 min

Ranked #8 of 10 in Season 1•−0.2 vs season avg

Dr. Michael Harris joins the 2nd Mass with a theory about what might save the teenagers abducted by the aliens. But the plan could be derailed when Tom starts digging for answers to questions that have haunted him since the early days of the invasion.

Directed byGreg Beeman

Written byFred Golan

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Noah Wyle

Noah Wyle

Thomas 'Tom' Mason

Moon Bloodgood

Moon Bloodgood

Dr. Anne Glass

Will Patton

Will Patton

Captain Daniel 'Dan' Weaver

Drew Roy

Drew Roy

Hal Mason

Connor Jessup

Connor Jessup

Ben Mason

Maxim Knight

Maxim Knight

Matthew 'Matt' Mason

Colin Cunningham

Colin Cunningham

John Pope

Sarah Carter

Sarah Carter

Maggie

Mpho Koaho

Mpho Koaho

Anthony

Jessy Schram

Jessy Schram

Karen Nadler

Peter Shinkoda

Peter Shinkoda

Dai

Seychelle Gabriel

Seychelle Gabriel

Dr. Lourdes Delgado

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Fred Golan

Fred Golan

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Greg Beeman

Greg Beeman

Director

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Robin D. Cook

Casting

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Christopher Faloona

Director of Photography

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Rob Gray

Production Design

Debra Zane

Debra Zane

Original Casting

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Donn Aron

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Episode Summary

"Prisoner of War" is episode 3 of Falling Skies season 1. It scored 7.0/10 from 1,272 votes, ranking #8 of 10 episodes this season (season average 7.2). Directed by Greg Beeman and written by Fred Golan, it aired on June 26, 2011.

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