Fair rating?Dark Skies· Season 1 · Episode 4
Mercury Rising
Sayers' mysterious visions lead her and Loengard to Florida, where they discover a Hive operation that threatens the U.S. space program.
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#12In Season 1of 20 rated episodes
#12All-timeof 20 rated episodes
−0.2vs season avgSeason 1 averages 8.5
1996First airedOctober 19, 1996
Guest stars
Stanley Kamelas Dr. Ron Burnside
Glenn Morshoweras Mission Commander
Pat Crawford Brownas Clarice Brown
Peter Van Nordenas Henry Kissinger
Natalija Nogulichas Dr. Helen Gould
John Meseas Ty YountCrew
Tucker GatesDirector
James D. ParriottWriterShows like Dark Skies
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