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Falling Skies S1E5 — Silent Kill

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Falling Skies•Season 1•Episode 5

Silent Kill

7.1/10 · 1,147 votesJul 10, 201141 min

Ranked #5 of 10 in Season 1•−0.1 vs season avg

Hal comes up with a risky new plan to rescue captured teenagers from the aliens, but it might require putting someone at risk. Meanwhile, a sudden tragedy causes Anne to make an enormous discovery that proves instrumental to Hal’s risky plan.

Directed byFrederick E. O. Toye

Written byJoe Weisberg

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Cast12

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

Crew7

Frederick E. O. Toye

Frederick E. O. Toye

Director

Joe Weisberg

Joe Weisberg

Writer

R

Robin D. Cook

Casting

J

Jon Koslowsky

Editor

C

Christopher Faloona

Director of Photography

R

Rob Gray

Production Design

Debra Zane

Debra Zane

Original Casting

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Episode Summary

"Silent Kill" is episode 5 of Falling Skies season 1. It scored 7.1/10 from 1,147 votes, ranking #5 of 10 episodes this season (season average 7.2). Directed by Frederick E. O. Toye and written by Joe Weisberg, it aired on July 10, 2011.

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