Prisoner of War (Falling Skies)

"Prisoner of War"
Falling Skies episode
Hal and Karen are ambushed by a Mech.
Episode no.	Season 1 Episode 3
Directed by	Greg Beeman
Written by	Fred Golan
Production code	103
Original air date	June 26, 2011 (2011-06-26)
Guest appearances
Bruce Gray as Uncle Scott Dale Dye as Col. Porter Martin Roach as Mike Steven Weber as Dr. Harris
Episode chronology
← Previous "The Armory" Next → "Grace"
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"Prisoner of War" is the third episode of the first season of the TNT science fiction drama Falling Skies, which originally aired June 26, 2011. The episode was written by Fred Golan and directed by Greg Beeman.

The 2nd Mass is joined by Dr. Michael Harris, the only doctor to have discovered how to safely unharness enslaved children. A failed attempt to reclaim Tom's son Ben leaves Hal and his girlfriend Karen at the mercy of the aliens. A Skitter later orders a Mech to kill the remaining kids in front of Hal, then releases Hal to deliver a message: take one, the rest die.