6.2

The Outer Limits•Season 2•Episode 14

Counterweight

6.2/10 · 475 votesDec 26, 196452 min

Ranked #17 of 17 in Season 2•−1.0 vs season avg

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Six future astronauts are put through a simulation of a long space flight.

Directed byPaul Stanley

Written byJerry Sohl, Milton Krims

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Seasons2

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Season 2 Episodes17

E1 7.8

Soldier

E2 6.6

Cold Hands, Warm Heart

E3 6.9

Behold, Eck!

E4 6.8

Expanding Human

E5 8.5

Demon with a Glass Hand

Cry of Silence

The Invisible Enemy

Wolf 359

I, Robot

The Inheritors Part I

E11 8.4

The Inheritors Part II

E12 6.9

Keeper of the Purple Twilight

E13 6.8

The Duplicate Man

E14 6.2Now viewing

Counterweight

E15 6.6

The Brain of Colonel Barham

E16 7.4

The Premonition

E17 6.6

The Probe

Crew5

Jerry Sohl

Writer

Paul Stanley

Director

Milton Krims

Writer

Kenneth Peach

Director of Photography

Fred Baratta

Editor

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Episode Summary

"Counterweight" is episode 14 of The Outer Limits season 2. It scored 6.2/10 from 475 votes, ranking #17 of 17 episodes this season (season average 7.2). Directed by Paul Stanley and written by Jerry Sohl, Milton Krims, it aired on December 26, 1964.

Next: E15 · The Brain of Colonel Barham Best of Season 2