"The Outer Limits" Unnatural Selection (TV Episode 1996) ⭐ 6.9 | Drama, Fantasy, Horror (original) (raw)
Episode aired Jan 19, 1996
45m
Howard and Joanne Sharp are expecting a baby and are considering the possibility of black-market genetic enhancement which will result in a perfect baby or a 1 in 10,000 of creating a monste... Read allHoward and Joanne Sharp are expecting a baby and are considering the possibility of black-market genetic enhancement which will result in a perfect baby or a 1 in 10,000 of creating a monster. But what do their neighbors keep in the basement?Howard and Joanne Sharp are expecting a baby and are considering the possibility of black-market genetic enhancement which will result in a perfect baby or a 1 in 10,000 of creating a monster. But what do their neighbors keep in the basement?
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This is an interesting comment on our society. It's about a culture that puts so much stock in beauty and intelligence, that parents are willing to risk jail time to achieve this for their children. We are already guilty of much of this, sacrificing ourselves so our kids can have braces, dermatology, and even implants. The young couple is pregnant and they contact a man who can pretty much guarantee that their child will have the good looks and the smarts to compete in an ever more competitive world. He even points out how plain and simple they are to clinch the deal (in reality they are quite an attractive couple). The problem is that this procedure is illegal because occasionally in rare cases a child is born grotesque and violent. The subplot is a set of neighbors, formerly close friends of the principle couple, who sound like they are having full scale battles. The wife is seen with scars and contusions and it is suspected that the husband is beating her. While you can see the conclusion a mile away, it makes a comment on what we have become as a culture.
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