Threshold Season 1

Threshold Season 1 has built a real following among viewers who want their sci-fi to think as hard as it looks. A compact run that never overstays its welcome. A 7/10 rating says what the writing already makes obvious: this one works. Watch it for Carla Gugino — the performance elevates material that could easily tip into self-seriousness. There is no real reason to keep putting it off.

Threshold Season 1 arrived without much fanfare and built its audience the hard way — through word of mouth. Threshold Season 1 uses its genre premise as cover for asking bigger questions. Season 1 of Threshold includes 13 episodes. It aired from September 2005 to February 2006. This season stars Carla Gugino, Brian Van Holt and Brent Spiner. Carla Gugino and Brian Van Holt lead a cast that brings real weight to the material. It was aired in 2005. The rules of Threshold Season 1's world are consistent enough that the big swings never feel like cheating. There is real craft here, even in the moments that do not fully land.

Viewers burned by ambitious sci-fi that could not sustain its premise should give Threshold Season 1 a chance. It has built its own audience without needing a direct comparison. The complete run is available and best experienced without too much prior knowledge of where it goes. Carla Gugino grounds the bigger ideas in something human. Once you are in, you will want to talk about it.

🎬 Threshold Season 1 — Episode Guide

Trees Made of Glass (1)

2005-09-16

A mysterious alien object attacks a Naval ship and crew. Dr. Molly Anne Caffrey, a government contingency analyst, is contacted by the Deputy National Security Advisor, J.T. Baylock, to investigate the incident along with a special scientific team of her choice.

Trees Made of Glass (2)

2005-09-16

Gunneson reappears in Caffrey's house. Meanwhile, Lucas, Nigel and Ramsey try to break down how the alien signals and DNA operate and come up with some interesting theories. Cavennaugh's team tries to locate Gunneson other shipmates.

Blood of the Children

2005-09-23

When a man at a fast-food restaurant is found with his head imploded, Molly and her Red Team investigate and begin to suspect the involvement of a group of military cadets, and the discovery that the infection has spread beyond the original Big Horn crew.

The Burning

2005-09-30

A patient at an psychiatric hospital in Ohio escapes and Molly believes he may have been infected by the alien signal after paintings of glass trees are found in his cell. After further investigation, it is suspected one of the missing Big Horn crew might be involved.

Shock

2005-10-07

After a shipyard gang bust, a suspected fugitive Big Horn crewmember kills a police detective. Molly and Cavennaugh go undercover as Homeland Security agents. Unbeknownst to them, the real Homeland Security department is on the case.

Pulse

2005-10-14

As the signal from the Big Horn invades a Miami rave, the team investigates who have been infected, trying to prevent the signal from spreading to the population.

The Order

2005-10-21

Molly and Cavennaugh investigate a newspaper leak regarding the Threshold program which might turn out to be an inside job. The Red Team look into a case of residents of a small town dreaming of trees made of glass.

Revelations

2005-11-04

Molly and Cavennaugh discover some strange happenings in a missing Big Horn crew member's hometown when they investigate the disappearance of a Threshold field agent.

Progeny

2005-11-22

When three women from completely different walks of life appear to be infected, Molly and the Red Team discover the connection among them and must locate the common cause.

E10

The Crossing

2006-01-11

Molly and Baylock realize the Threshold detainees must be moved immediately to a more secure facility in West Virginia when a prisoner attacks and infects a security guard, then tries to break himself and other infected prisoners out of their cells.

E11

Outbreak (a.k.a. Escalation)

2006-01-18

Lucas is infected with the alien DNA from something he ate. The infectees have harvested crops with the alien DNA. Caffrey must find a way to stop what could be nearly 200 new infectees. Also, one of the aliens approaches her with an interesting revelation.

E12

Vigilante

2006-01-25

When a number of infectees and seemingly innocent people are killed, it becomes apparent that someone is going after people affected by the alien signal, and is locating them via their heightened brain waves. How is the killer linked to Bighorn crewman Manning, and does his method of finding his vic...

E13

Alienville

2006-02-01

Molly Caffrey and Cavennaugh go out to a town call Allenville in search of a Doctor who they think is infected and find more then they were looking for. Meanwhile things at threshold get heated with the pregnancy of the infected woman coming to an end.

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