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Falling Skies S1E8 — What Hides Beneath
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Falling Skies•Season 1•Episode 8

What Hides Beneath

7.6/10 · 1,077 votesJul 31, 201142 min

Ranked #2 of 10 in Season 1•+0.4 vs season avg

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The 2nd Mass prepares to take the fight to the invaders with an assault on one of their bases. But Weaver’s increasingly strange behavior worries Tom that he might not be fit to command. Hal and Tom encounter a left-behind woman who employed a suspicious

Directed byAnthony Hemingway
Written byMark Verheiden
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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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Anthony Hemingway

Anthony Hemingway

Director

Mark Verheiden

Mark Verheiden

Writer

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Robin D. Cook

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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

"What Hides Beneath" is episode 8 of Falling Skies season 1. It scored 7.6/10 from 1,077 votes, ranking #2 of 10 episodes this season (season average 7.2). Directed by Anthony Hemingway and written by Mark Verheiden, it aired on July 31, 2011.

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