Ep 10. Tourists from the Stars
- March 7, 1992
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Ultraman: Towards the Future is a sci-fi action series that follows the adventures of Ultraman, an interdimensional hero who travels to Earth to defend it against an array of monstrous threats. Season 1 episode 10, titled "Tourists from the Stars," sees Ultraman taking on a group of extraterrestrial visitors who unwittingly cause chaos in a small Australian town.
The episode opens with Ultraman flying through space, patrolling the galaxy for signs of danger. He receives a distress signal from a nearby planet and quickly investigates, finding a group of aliens who have crash-landed on their vacation. Ultraman tries to help them repair their ship, but they accidentally open a portal to Earth and are sucked through, along with Ultraman.
The action then cuts to a small town in the Australian outback, where a group of tourists have arrived for a day trip. Among them are a young couple, a family with two kids, and a grumpy man named Bob who complains about everything. As they explore the town, strange things start to happen - the sky turns red, the ground shakes, and giant monsters start appearing out of nowhere.
The tourists are understandably terrified and try to flee, but find that the monsters have cut off all the roads and trapped them in the town. As they try to make sense of what's happening, Ultraman materializes in front of them. At first, they're afraid of him too, but he quickly reassures them that he's there to help.
Ultraman explains that the aliens the tourists encountered are responsible for summoning the monsters, but that they didn't mean to cause any harm. He tells them that he's going to try and fix things, but that they need to stay put and wait for him to come back.
What follows is an epic battle between Ultraman and the monsters, which takes place both in the town and in a nearby canyon. The monsters are numerous and powerful, but Ultraman is able to hold his own thanks to his superhuman strength and agility.
As the fight reaches its climax, Ultraman is ambushed by a particularly vicious monster who seems to have the upper hand. Just as it's about to deliver the final blow, however, the alien ship arrives and opens a portal back to their own planet. Ultraman manages to push the monster through the portal before it closes, saving the town and its inhabitants from certain destruction.
The episode ends with Ultraman bidding farewell to the tourists, who are still in shock from the whole experience. He tells them that he'll always be watching over Earth, and that they shouldn't be too quick to judge things they don't understand. The tourists wave goodbye as Ultraman flies off into the sunset, a silent protector of the planet.