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Falling Skies S4E12 — Shoot the Moon

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Falling Skies•Season 4•Episode 12

Shoot the Moon

7.6/10 · 807 votesAug 31, 201441 min

Ranked #1 of 12 in Season 4•+0.5 vs season avg

With the weight of humanity’s survival on Tom and Lexi’s shoulders, they must defeat Tom’s mortal enemy and find a way to destroy the omnipotent Espheni Power Core. Meanwhile, a new, terrifying Espheni Bomb is dropped onto Chinatown, immobilizing the 2nd Mass and preparing them

Directed byGreg Beeman

Written byDavid Eick

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Shoot the Moon

Cast13

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

Desiree Ross

Desiree Ross

Mira

Seychelle Gabriel

Seychelle Gabriel

Dr. Lourdes Delgado

Scarlett Hefner

Scarlett Hefner

Alexis "Lexi" Glass-Mason

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Greg Beeman

Greg Beeman

Director

David Eick

David Eick

Writer

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Barry Donlevy

Director of Photography

R

Robin Russell

Editor

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Episode Summary

"Shoot the Moon" is episode 12 of Falling Skies season 4. It scored 7.6/10 from 807 votes, ranking #1 of 12 episodes this season (season average 7.1). Directed by Greg Beeman and written by David Eick, it aired on August 31, 2014.

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