The group lands on a mundane world and must take jobs because the slide won't activate again for weeks. Rembrandt discovers a sci-fi novel that's eerily similar to their experiences with the Kromaggs. When they track down the author, they recieve unexpected news. They slide again with the author and his daughter. After arriving, they soon learn the horrific truth. You will never see the twist coming! It was beyond shocking! This is one of the best episodes of the series.
2 Reviews
Both unique and predictable in one episode.
joetjaden16 June 2023
Warning: Spoilers
The show begins with the Sliders entering a world with three weeks to spend on it. It becomes a "boring" world for the group as they get jobs, interact with the locals, and pass time until the next portal. This "boring" world is actually the unique part of the episode as it is a new presentation of a world.
During the stay, Rembrandt begins to read some books which are listed as science-fiction and discovers that one of the authors is telling stories with familiar sounding themes and characters. This is where the unique ends and the predictable begins.
The Sliders meet the author and find out that the author comes from a world which might be Quinn and Colin's home world. This is where the foreshadowing cues begin and they are so obvious that there is little if any suspense in this episode. If any of what occurs is surprising or suspenseful to the viewer, then the viewer has most likely not seen any movie or TV show ever.
It is well known that starting with Season 3 and throughout this season, the writers moved away from original ideas and took the "this idea worked here, so it has to work here, right?" attitude. This was the least interesting and least cliff-hanger, come back next season ending of the series. It is the epitome of why Sliders fell so hard and why the O'Connells would leave the series following this season.
During the stay, Rembrandt begins to read some books which are listed as science-fiction and discovers that one of the authors is telling stories with familiar sounding themes and characters. This is where the unique ends and the predictable begins.
The Sliders meet the author and find out that the author comes from a world which might be Quinn and Colin's home world. This is where the foreshadowing cues begin and they are so obvious that there is little if any suspense in this episode. If any of what occurs is surprising or suspenseful to the viewer, then the viewer has most likely not seen any movie or TV show ever.
It is well known that starting with Season 3 and throughout this season, the writers moved away from original ideas and took the "this idea worked here, so it has to work here, right?" attitude. This was the least interesting and least cliff-hanger, come back next season ending of the series. It is the epitome of why Sliders fell so hard and why the O'Connells would leave the series following this season.
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