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: The episode features powerhouse performances, notably Christopher Lee's dignified Zantor and Roy Dotrice's loathsome Simmonds.
: While Commander Koenig (Martin Landau) explores peaceful cooperation, Commissioner Simmonds (Roy Dotrice)—a high-ranking, self-serving bureaucrat from Earth—sees the ship as his ticket home. "Space: 1999" Earthbound(1975)
: This sequence is cited by many fans as one of the most terrifying moments in 1970s science fiction. Production & Themes Production & Themes The wandering Moon is visited
The wandering Moon is visited by a Kaldorian spacecraft that crash-lands after being knocked off course by the Moon’s erratic trajectory. Zantor explains that his people are looking for a new home and were originally headed for Earth. Driven by desperation and greed, Simmonds uses blackmail
The episode is best remembered for the fate of Commissioner Simmonds. Driven by desperation and greed, Simmonds uses blackmail and threats to force his way onto the Kaldorian ship.
: Zantor reveals that his ship has one spare stasis chamber that could accommodate a human for the 75-year journey to Earth. The Ending: A High-Tech Premature Burial