You really have to think about that line from the closing narrative to this story that I've put in my summary line. It's like a bunch of unconnected words strung together meant to sound coherent, but without context it just sounds absurd. Apparently, many other reviewers thought the story here absurd due to the actions of its characters aboard Spaceships M-1 and M-2, astronauts who disregarded orders from their home base when they felt it expedient to do so. I won't be that harsh on the guys, it's just a story, but it was put together with a complete disregard for actual science. No helmets needed on Mars - who thought that was a good idea? The sand shark concept might have been inspired by Frank Herbert's 1965 novel "Dune", but given the technology and special effects available in the Sixties, the monsters in this episode appeared goofy at best, though totally in synch with the Outer Limits menagerie of frequently appearing oddities. The lobster claws on the sand shark reminded me of the Gargons in 1959's "Teenagers From Outer Space", a flick I highly recommend if you really want to reach the outer limits. This one is not to be taken too seriously, an episode that might have uniquely prepared Adam West for his career defining role as Batman in the mid-Sixties.
Review of The Invisible Enemy
