The Astral Traveler (LiS episode)

"The Astral Traveler"

LiS episode	2x29 / 58th of 83 aired
Production #	9529
First aired	April 12, 1967
Watch online now	Fancast, Hulu
Written by	Carey Wilbur
Directed by	Don Richardson
Previous episode	"The Mechanical Men"
Next episode	"The Galaxy Gift"

Last week, we left Will and Dr. Smith trapped in a mysterious cave - unaware that, inside, a space warp was about to open a door to an incredible haunted world...

1 Summary
2 Background Information
3 Links and references

SummaryEdit

Will passes through a space warp to Scotland, where a ghost and a monster inhabit an old castle.

Background InformationEdit

Some source give this episode the title "The Astral Traveller", but the actual title is "The Astral Traveler", with one "L".
The "dimensional gateway" looks suspiciously like a standard revolving door.
This is an episode that strays very, very far away from the original series format but nevertheless remains a charming and entertaining fantasy if taken on its own merits. A "dimensional gateway" that directly connects to Earth appearing in a cave in which Dr. Smith and Will are trapped begs enough credulity without adding the elements of its terminus being a medieval Scottish castle where the only inhabitants are a swamp monster and a ghost (in some respects this plot was copied in the Space:1999 episode "Journey To Where.") However Sean McClory is a delightfully hammy Hamish and for once the monster is a sympathetic character .