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Space: Above and Beyond•Season 1•Episode 22

And If They Lay Us Down to Rest...

7.9/10 · 195 votesMay 26, 199645 min

Ranked #6 of 23 in Season 1•+0.3 vs season avg

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The 58th is deployed to a seemingly barren moon to make final preparations for a major offensive by the Earth forces, but when they arrive they discover that the moon is home to an unknown species-and that Operation: Roundhammer may cause its extinction.

Directed byVern Gillum
Written byJames Wong, Glen Morgan
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Cast6

Morgan Weisser

Morgan Weisser

Nathan West

Kristen Cloke

Kristen Cloke

Shane Vansen

Rodney Rowland

Rodney Rowland

Cooper Hawkes

Joel de la Fuente

Joel de la Fuente

Paul Wang

Lanei Chapman

Lanei Chapman

Vanessa Damphousse

James Morrison

James Morrison

T. C. McQueen

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James Wong

James Wong

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Glen Morgan

Glen Morgan

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Vern Gillum

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Chris G. Willingham

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Episode Summary

"And If They Lay Us Down to Rest..." is episode 22 of Space: Above and Beyond season 1. It scored 7.9/10 from 195 votes, ranking #6 of 23 episodes this season (season average 7.6). Directed by Vern Gillum and written by James Wong, Glen Morgan, it aired on May 26, 1996.

Next: E23 · ...Tell Our Moms We Done Our BestBest of Season 1