Airdate: 11/1/79
Buck is sent to free a young
woman, Jen Burton, from a prison planet so that the Directorate can get
information about her pirate ex-boyfriend, Pantera. Also involved: an elder
diplomat on Earth, whose suspicious behavior alerts Huer and Theopolis that he
may be in cahoots with Patera’s illegal dealings. Buck successfully breaks Jen
out, but hot on their trail is a malfunctioning android guard who takes no
prisoners alive.
Draggy show starts out superb –
with Buck posing as a convict to infiltrate the prison – but quickly loses
steam once the breakout happens, despite the potentially electrifying presence
of then red-hot Jamie Lee Curtis (as Jen), whose form-fitting prison suit is
the only attention-getter. Scene in which a desert serpent nearly strangulates
Buck may remind one of the future Sarlac pit scene in Return of the Jedi. Hmmm… perhaps Lucas ripped off Buck instead of
the other way around for a change.
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