Thunderstone — Season 1, Episode 23: Future Visions
Action & Adventure, Family, Sci-Fi & Fantasy • 25 min • 3 seasons, 52 episodes • ★ 6.6/10
Episode synopsis
Noah cannot believe that he is, or that in the future he will become, the creature that stands before him. The Shadowmaster tells Noah that it is time he learnt the truth. They both white-out of North Col and arrive in Haven. The Shadowmaster challenges Noah — was it right to bring the animals to Haven? They outnumber the humans and will continue to breed. Good, says Noah defending their rights and place in the laws of nature. The Shadowmaster lauds the wonders of Thunderstone. Its power will bring the human race back to his former greatness! It cannot be wasted on animals. "If I am to become what you are", says Noah, "why can't I change the future and so change myself? What is happening to me? To the Nomads?" But the Shadowmaster sends him back to North Col, back to rats scurrying everywhere, panicking citizens who don't see, as does Noah and his family, that the rats are in fact an illusion — they are holograms. Into this pandemonium the Shadowmaster appears and laughing mirthlessly, removes his mask revealing himself… it is Dr. Pretorius, he is the Shadowmaster!
About Thunderstone
Thunderstone is an Australian science fiction children's series broadcast on Network Ten from 12 February 1999 to 8 September 2000. Created by Jonathan M. Shiff, the show is set in a post-apocalyptic future where a comet has destroyed most life on Earth. The year is 2020. 15-year-old Noah Daniels lives with his family in the futuristic underground community of North Col. The world above is a frozen wasteland after the comet destroyed all other life including the animals. One night, Noah accidentally time travels to the future and finds himself trapped in 2085 in a desolate desert called Haven with a group of children, the Nomads, led by Arushka.