The Outer Limits (TV Series) Caught in the Act (1995) User Reviews

Naked Alyssa Milano

[Bored_Dragon · 7/10 · 25 January 2019]

An innocent girl, who saves herself for marriage, overnight transforms into a sexual beast that attacks whoever she encounters. Her boyfriend finds organic matter of unknown origin next to her bed and, after examination, he assumes that his girlfriend is possessed by some alien organism. When the guys from their surroundings begin to disappear, the police suspect a jealous boyfriend, and it's up to him and his biology professor to solve this mystery before it's too late. In the end, of course, love conquers all, even the alien on the killing spree.

This SF horror drama, despite poor production, is very watchable and interesting, and even a pathetic end does not spoil the general impression. The story is nicely packed in 45 minutes, holding the attention and has a good atmosphere. But the main advantage of this episode is definitely beautiful Alyssa Milano, whose transformation from an innocent girl into an evil succubus shows remarkable acting ability. But, let's be real, there was no need to write all this in order to make you watch "Caught in the Act". The headline was more than enough.

7/10

"I need you now. To transform!"

[classicsoncall · 6/10 · 29 July 2022]

The finale to this episode leads to all kinds of unanswered questions. There were missing and dead guys still to be accounted for, and it was pretty much proven that Alyssa Milano's character, Hannah Valesic, was responsible. So what happens next? It's not enough that her boyfriend (Jason London) made love to her to chase the alien entity out of her body. (Wait, did I really write that?) Apparently, the alien presence in Hannah fed on the sexual energy of her male targets, but only those who had lust on their minds. True love, conquering all, presumably was a turn-off for the creature that abruptly arrived on a 'meteor bullet'. "The Outer Limits" had never been this bold before in depicting more than scantily clad women, and for Alyssa Milano, baring it all didn't seem to cause her undue stress or self-consciousness. Her boyfriend's willingness to 'sacrifice' himself to save Hannah might have seemed noble, but I bet he was thinking how lucky he was not to have to wait for his wedding night.

Somewhat Provocative but Overall Pretty Uninspired

[Hitchcoc · 5/10 · 12 March 2014]

This has a somewhat interesting setup, but the logic that follows just never seems to work. The plot has to do with a virginal young college student and her boyfriend. They are waiting until they are married to have sex. One night after they have been together, he leaves, and a very phallic artifact comes through her ceiling, sticking to the floor. When she investigates, a green, ghostly thing is released and clamps itself over her face. She is now transformed into a sex starved vamp. She seduces men and when they are engaged, she absorbs them, literally. Apparently, she has to continue to find more victims (like "The Wasp Woman" or the plant in "The Little Shop of Horrors") to feed her voracious appetite. Of course, it's not her; its the thing commanding her body. The episode continues with the boyfriend/biology TA trying to figure things out. He has found the strange object and takes it to his boss professor who analyzes it. Meanwhile, our young man is taken into custody as the jealous murderer of the missing victims. What happens at the end is so hokey as to be laughable. See it and draw your own conclusions. Other than the obviously voyeuristic things, I'm not sure what there is to recommend this.

One of the better premises to an outer limits

[FinnDineen · 28 February 2006]

I saw this last night on SCI FI at about 2 in the morning. Maybe it was all the rum or the late night but this has to be one of my favorite episodes.

Weather it is Alyssa Milano running around half naked having sex with everyone or.......wait that is exactly what it is.

The story is that Alyssa Milano's character is infected by a virus that makes her absorb life energy through sexual contact. She runs around infuriating her boyfriend (jeremy London) by "sleeping" with all these other guys. When these guys go missing the cops arrest London.

Milano's character is killing these horny guys by absorbing their energy when they get turned on. In the end it is only the love that Milano and London's character have for each other. Basically its kind of an easy cop out seeing as both are alright, but furthers the saying "love conquers all".

The episode is surprisingly moving for a poorly produced show (the OL during this time frame was awfully made). However Milano and London's (especialy Milano's) performance make this one of the most memorable episodes of the series.

One only needs to watch this episode to see just how great Milano plays the innocent girl and how equally great she can transform into the seductress.

This show despite its production shortfalls gets a 10/10 from me. Alyssa needs to have more emotionally challenging roles like this one, not just the half retarded characters she gets on Charmed.

Id love to see Alyssa stay in the sci fi realm and maybe get a spot on a show like BStar Galatica, the writing for that show is awesome and Milano could be great.

OK to bed.

Presumably this was intended as a comedy...

[MailCrapHere · 23 March 2008]

Ghastly episode in which some sort of alien spore in a meteorite crashes into the dorm room of a girl who is putting off sex with her boyfriend cuz... she's a virgin and wants to wait till she's married.

The spore zaps her and she starts screwing any guy she can get - and killing them by... uhh screwing them to death or absorbing their precious bodily fluids or something.

There's some nudity and sex (No. Duh.) to enliven the proceedings but it is fairly dull. Right up till the end when it's all capped with a love-conquers-all finale.

It's not actually funny but I can't help thinking the writer must have intended it to be. Apparently nobody else was in on the joke.