Living Hell

Episode aired May 12, 1995
TV-PG
45m

IMDb RATING

6.4/10

446

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Elizabeth Peña in The Outer Limits (1995)

Drama Fantasy Horror Mystery Sci-Fi Thriller

After Ben Kohler is shot in the head during a mugging, Dr. Jennifer Martinez gets permission to implant an experimental chip in his brain meant to regulate his breathing and heartbeat. The c... Read allAfter Ben Kohler is shot in the head during a mugging, Dr. Jennifer Martinez gets permission to implant an experimental chip in his brain meant to regulate his breathing and heartbeat. The chip has been tested on monkeys with some success but previous human tests have been less s... Read allAfter Ben Kohler is shot in the head during a mugging, Dr. Jennifer Martinez gets permission to implant an experimental chip in his brain meant to regulate his breathing and heartbeat. The chip has been tested on monkeys with some success but previous human tests have been less successful. Kohler awakens quickly and is told he is the first to receive the new chip. Soo... Read all

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IMDb RATING

6.4/10

446

YOUR RATING

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Trivia
This is the second consecutive episode set in Seattle.

Goofs
At the end, the ECG shows Ben in V-Fib but there aren't any electrodes attached to him.

Quotes
Control Voice: It is a common scientific belief... that humans use but a small fraction of the brain. Researchers all over the world try to unlock the secrets... hidden in these darkened parts of the mind. But do we really want to unlock such secrets? And how will we deal with the dark discoveries that lie within?

Connections
Referenced in Timcast IRL: Elon Musk Says Neuralink Will Chip People As Early As 2022, The Singularity Of Transhumanism Is Here (2021)

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4/10

a rather pedestrian affair

When Ben Kohler (Sam Robards) gets an experimental brain transplant/ chip implant after being shot in the head from point-blank due to a common mugging, he begins to see visions of what a murderer is seeing, but the murder can do the same thing to Ben. Turns out the doctor (Jacob's Ladder's Elizabeth Peña) who spearheaded the surgery isn't telling everything to a much bewildered Ben. Not particularly bad, but not that good either.The acting was alright, but the story has been told better in other films and TV shows. No variations on the theme to speak of in this episode.

My Grade: C-