V
V: The Final Battle - Part 2
TV Flash files “V: The Final Battle - Part 2” as hour 4 of 24 in the TV Flash guide — V (1983–1985) on NBC, season 2, episode 2, aired 1984-05-07, 120 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S02E02: listed hour 4 of 24 in the V guide, hour 2 of 3 in season 2. It aired 1984-05-07 (120 min). The listed hour before it is “V: The Final Battle - Part 1” (S02E01). Next is “V: The Final Battle - Part 3” (S02E03).
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Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
A reptilian leader (Jane Badler) tries to hide the aliens' true plans from humanity.
Viewer FAQ
Where does V: The Final Battle - Part 2 sit in the V guide?
S02E02 is listed hour 4 of 24 — hour 2 of 3 in season 2, season 2 episode 2.
When did V S02E02 air?
V: The Final Battle - Part 2 aired 1984-05-07 and is listed at 120 minutes.
Miniseries or the weekly V?
The 1983 miniseries is the event — motherships, the reptile reveal, the living-room scream. Skip the later weekly series if you want the phenomenon; the two-nighter is the text.
In the series
Why this series still plays
The 1983 miniseries is the event: motherships over cities, Visitors smiling on camera, then the reptile reveal that made living rooms scream. Kenneth Johnson's occupation allegory — Nazis in red dust, mice as hors d'oeuvres — still has pulp shock. Skip the later weekly series if you want the phenomenon; the original two-nighter is the text.
Motherships over cities, Visitors smiling on camera, then the reveal that made living rooms scream — that was a network night, not a drop. NBC's *V* (1983 miniseries, with sequel and weekly series following through 1985) is Kenneth Johnson's occupation allegory: Nazis in red dust, mice as hors d'oeuvres, pulp shock as water-cooler horror-lite. Marc Singer, Faye Grant, Jane Badler's Diana, Michael Ironside, Robert Englund's Willie: resistance versus disguise. **The original two-nighter is the phenomenon, a major…
Filed against
- Marc Singer as Mike Donovan
Marc Singer led the resistance as Mike Donovan on V — the 1983 miniseries event, motherships over cities, Visitors smiling on camera, then the reptile reveal that made living rooms scream. Nazis in red dust, mice as hors d’oeuvres, pulp…
- Faye Grant as Juliet Parrish
Faye Grant led the resistance as Juliet Parrish on V — motherships over cities, Visitors smiling on camera, then the reptile reveal that made living rooms scream. Kenneth Johnson's 1983 occupation allegory, Nazis in red dust, mice as hors…
- Jane Badler as Diana
Jane Badler’s Diana smiled for the cameras on V, then the reptile reveal made living rooms scream — 1983 miniseries motherships, Kenneth Johnson’s occupation allegory, Nazis in red dust, mice as hors d’oeuvres. Pulp shock with a red…
- Michael Ironside as Ham Tyler
Michael Ironside’s Ham Tyler brought pulp shock to V’s 1983 occupation allegory — motherships over cities, Visitors smiling on camera, then the reptile reveal that made living rooms scream. Nazis in red dust, mice as hors d’oeuvres. TV…
- Robert Englund as Willie
Robert Englund's Willie humanized V's 1983 event — motherships over cities, Visitors smiling on camera, then the reptile reveal that made living rooms scream. Kenneth Johnson's occupation allegory with pulp shock. TV Flash files him as…