Probe 7, Over and Out story
An astronaut crash-lands on a distant planet and learns that his own planet has been destroyed by nuclear war. He soon discovers that he is not alone on this new world when he meets a humanoid alien survivor from a runaway planet. Directed by: Ted Post. Story by: Rod Serling.
12 total · 1 choice · 6 major · 5 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| alien origin of the human race | choice | The grand revelation of the story is that Adam and Eve were really space aliens. |
| Adam and Eve creation myth | major | The grand revelation of the story is that Adam and Eve were really space aliens. |
| loneliness | major | The general commented on Adam's loneliness. Adam commented on loneliness and companionship when he spoke to Eve. |
| stranded on a deserted planet | major | Both Colonel Adam Cook and Eve Norda found themselves stranded with minimal provisions on a planet that was ultimately revealed to be Earth. |
| the instinct for violence | major | When Eve hit him, Adam reflected on how humans invariably turned to violence. |
| the need for companionship | major | Adam commented on how terrible it would be to be all alone, and later about how he and Eve had only each other. |
| war of mutual annihilation | major | Adam's civilization was destroyed in a great war. Colonel Cook received communications about a catastrophic war that was about to transpire on his home planet. |
| communicating with someone who speaks a different language | minor | Adam laboriously interrogated Eve thought they spoke completely different languages. |
| interstellar space travel | minor | Colonel Cook crash-landed his one man rocket on a remote planet 4.3 light years from his home sun. |
| speculative spaceship | minor | We saw Colonel Cook's crash-landed rocketship nestled in amongst some local vegetation. |