3x03 Breakout - V: The Series (1984) Episode Guide

V: The Series (1984)

- Episode 03x03

Episode: 03x03
Title: Breakout
Type: Regular Episode
Production Code: N/A
First Aired: May. 24, 1985

Season 3 » Episode #03 - Breakout

Summary: Diana tries to influence Nathan Bates by implying she can do something bad to his son. When Ham and Mike get thrown into prison camp, they find Robin and Bates’s son, Kyle in there too. Teenage Elizabeth uses her magic powers to make some dogs attack and kill some lizard guards. The police & visitors raid Eilas’ club. Finally, Nathan Bates makes nice with Julie, but doesn’t recognize Elizabeth.

Note: This episode was rejected by NBC in the series' first run because of its violence. It was however shown during the reruns.

Note: When watching the series in order, this episode makes no sense. Ham meets Kyle for the first time in this episode, but then meets him again for the first time in The Deception (episode 4). And Robin meets up with the group during this episode, but is once again alone searching for help at the beginning of the next episode (which is the predicament she was in at the end of episode 2). There's also a couple other minor plot inconsistencies. Even though this is an excellent episode, skipping it makes the overall series storyline flow better.

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03x03 Breakout (47:42) (Full Episode)

Who appeared in this episode?

Annie	played by Pamela Ludwig
Isaac Henley	played by Xander Berkeley
Billy	played by Christian Jacobs
Steve Roller	played by Burt Marshall
Vanik	played by Herman Poppe

Episode Quotes

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MISTAKES/GOOFS

CONT: Continuity error in the relationship between Ham, Kyle and Donovan. In this episode, Ham meets up with Kyle in the Prison Camp, where after a brief diversionary fight, Ham speaks to Kyle with "Bates? I used to work for a man called Nathan Bates", "Yes, he's my father" comes Kyle's reply. In Episode 1.4 The Deception, Ham meets up with Kyle again, this time at the Club Creo and act like they've never met. "Bates? I used to work for a man called Nathan Bates, ever heard of him?" with the reply "my father" after a few pleasantries.

TRIVIA

The third episode, "Breakout", was rejected for network broadcast due to its violence. It was eventually shown, however, when the series was rerun after its cancellation. A continuity error is created when the episode is watched in order with the rest of the series, however, as the fourth episode was rearranged so that Ham Tyler and Kyle meet for the first time, even though they had already met in "Breakout".