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The Outer Limits S5E8 — Blank Slate
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The Outer Limits•Season 5•Episode 8

Blank Slate

6.8/10 · 250 votesApr 2, 199945 min

Ranked #12 of 22 in Season 5•−0.1 vs season avg

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Hope Wilson (Robbie Chong) knows there's something different about the bruised and breathless man who stumbles into the homeless shelter she runs with her mentor, Jack Parsons (Larry Musser). He looks like a junkie, but his hands are soft and his fingernails manicured. Tom Cooper

Directed byLou Diamond Phillips
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Episode Summary

"Blank Slate" is episode 8 of The Outer Limits season 5. It scored 6.8/10 from 250 votes, ranking #12 of 22 episodes this season (season average 6.9). Directed by Lou Diamond Phillips, it aired on April 2, 1999.

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