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Defying Gravity

TV·2009–2009·1 season, 13 episodes·CTV·Drama, Science-Fiction, Thriller·1h·7.8·Created by James D. Parriott

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Hurtling into the vast challenge of infinite space, the eight astronauts and the ground personnel who support them are on a mission that has a powerful and awesome mystery at its core. The intimate and interconnected relationships among the astronauts and the ground crew, as well as their past actions, have a strangely karmic effect on the present. Episodes are divided between the present, as the Antares travels towards Venus, and the past, with flashbacks to earlier years when the astronauts were in the grueling selection and training process.

Highest-rated episodes all ranked

  1. 01Defying Gravity S01E13KissS01E13 · 7.9Despite the fact that she has too little time to collect the Gamma object and return to the Crossbow in the allotted time Zoe, driven by her hallucination of the crying baby, decides to collect the object regardless. For Donner, it all proves to be eerily reminiscent of the Mars expedition 10 years before but it also provides a major revelation for Donner when he finally learns about Zoe's pregnancy. Paula remembers something painful from her childhood. Rollie decides to face the consequences of his car accident. Arnel Poe decides what to do about journalist Trevor Williams' approach for inside information.
  2. 02Defying Gravity S01E04H2IK (Hell If I Know)S01E04 · 7.5The crew of the Antares has to scramble when systems begin to fail and they are unable to get them back on line. Unaware that Ajay has been sacked, they fail to understand why he isn't at the control center helping them out. In flashbacks, it's revealed that Ajay had actually worked at the company that built the space ship and there are few, if anyone, in the ISO who knows more about the ship than he does. Paula Morales has recovered from her bout of space sickness and resumes her teaching lessons from space. Nadia Schilling continues to try and entice Maddox Donner but he isn't too cooperative.
  3. 03Defying Gravity S01E08Love, Honor, ObeyS01E08 · 7.4Now only a week away from arriving at Venus, the crew are still puzzled by the hallucinations they've had. When Zoe hears the crying child, she and Donner follow it to Pod 4 but find they have no access. Donner challenges Ted to explain what is going on but are interrupted when they must all seek shelter due to an impending radiation burst from a solar flare. With the crisis averted, Goss orders Ted not to reveal Beta's presence in Pod 4 but he must decide what is in the best interest of his crew. In a flashback to training, Ted tells Connor what Eve told them about their Mars mission. The recruits also undergo painful obedience training.

Castfull cast & details

Andrew AirlieAndrew AirlieMike GossChristina CoxChristina CoxJen CraneDylan TaylorDylan TaylorSteve WassenfelderEyal PodellEyal PodellDr. Evram MintzFlorentine LahmeFlorentine LahmeNadia SchillingKaren LeBlancKaren LeBlancEve Weller-ShawLaura HarrisLaura HarrisZoe BarnesMalik YobaMalik YobaTed Shaw

Episodes by season

Season01Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode13Episodes2009Aired 7.1Season avg
  1. S01E01Defying Gravity S01E01PilotAugust 2, 2009 7.3Under the command of two experienced astronauts, a relatively untested crew set off on the Antares, a six year mission to seven planets in o
  2. S01E02Defying Gravity S01E02Natural SelectionAugust 2, 2009 6.8En route to Venus, the first of six planets to be visited on the mission, Zoe faces a deadly situation when she is testing a pressure suit a
  3. S01E03Defying Gravity S01E03ThresholdAugust 9, 2009 6.5As instructed, Ted visits Pod 4 and is so disturbed by the experience that he is barely able to function. His wife Eve and one other person
  4. S01E04Defying Gravity S01E04H2IK (Hell If I Know)August 16, 2009 7.5The crew of the Antares has to scramble when systems begin to fail and they are unable to get them back on line. Unaware that Ajay has been
  5. S01E05Defying Gravity S01E05RubiconAugust 23, 2009 6.5The Antares and the crew approach their Rubicon - the point of no return at which they can longer return to Earth without first going all th
  6. S01E06Defying Gravity S01E06BaconAugust 28, 2009 6.5Dr. Evram Mintz's post-traumatic stress disorder is continuing to affect his performance aboard the Antares. His ability to perform under pr
  7. S01E07Defying Gravity S01E07FearSeptember 4, 2009 7.3It's Hollowe'en and the crew are going to make a commercial, the first of 8 during their voyage, for a candy bar company that is also a majo
  8. S01E08Defying Gravity S01E08Love, Honor, ObeySeptember 11, 2009 7.4Now only a week away from arriving at Venus, the crew are still puzzled by the hallucinations they've had. When Zoe hears the crying child,
  9. S01E09Defying Gravity S01E09Eve Ate the AppleSeptember 18, 2009 7.3Having finally been given access to Pod 4, the crew of the Antares come face to face with the Beta object. Eve Shaw recounts how, as a 22 ye
  10. S01E10Defying Gravity S01E10Deja VuOctober 2, 2009 6.8Some of the crew still harbor ill-feelings over being kept in the dark about the Beta object and the true purpose of their mission. Donner f
  11. S01E11Defying Gravity S01E11SolitaryOctober 9, 2009 6.5It's now less than 24 hours before the Venus landing and tension is rising among the crew and ground control. With Paula's inability to pilo
  12. S01E12Defying Gravity S01E12VenusOctober 16, 2009 7.4The Antares arrives at Venus and Zoe and Donner prepare to travel down to the planet on the landing craft, the Crossbow. With only 20 minute
  13. S01E13Defying Gravity S01E13Season's bestKissOctober 23, 2009 7.9Despite the fact that she has too little time to collect the Gamma object and return to the Crossbow in the allotted time Zoe, driven by her

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