Let Them Play
- Episode aired Feb 6, 2023
- TV-PG
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5.3/10
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Ben finds himself in the body of a high school basketball coach, whose daughter is trans, on his team, and faces prejudice from the community.Ben finds himself in the body of a high school basketball coach, whose daughter is trans, on his team, and faces prejudice from the community.Ben finds himself in the body of a high school basketball coach, whose daughter is trans, on his team, and faces prejudice from the community.
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- TriviaThe episode ends with trans crisis helpline details onscreen.
- GoofsAfter Ben lets Gia play in the first game, Ian says that he remembers Gia playing in the game. In all previous instances, the members of the Quantum Leap project remain aware of the original version of events, even if it affects them personally, including when Addison's father's life was drastically altered in S.O.S. (2023). Ian should have only remembered the original version of events, where Gia was forbidden to play and the team had to play one person short for the final half minute.
- SoundtracksWe Are Young
(uncredited)
Written by Jack Antonoff, Jeff Bhasker, Andrew Dost, and Nate Ruess
Performed by Fun.
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Subtlety? What's That?
We must remember, what is being reviewed here is the quality of the episode, not the message of the episode. You can agree or disagree with the themes of an episode, but what we are focusing on is how well does the episode communicate these themes, and how does it hold up for the characters and story. So, with that in mind, this is not a good episode.
Heavy handed does not begin to describe their messaging in this episode. I have seen episodes of "Captain Planet" that are more subtle than this. This episode might as well just be a wagging finger telling the audience, "shame on you." The characters all act as strawmen to be set up just to be proven wrong. They are one-dimensional villains with no redeeming qualities. And the cherry on top of this episode, in the end the day is saved by the head of the teachers' union. That is the hardest thing for me to believe in this whole thing.
Heavy handed does not begin to describe their messaging in this episode. I have seen episodes of "Captain Planet" that are more subtle than this. This episode might as well just be a wagging finger telling the audience, "shame on you." The characters all act as strawmen to be set up just to be proven wrong. They are one-dimensional villains with no redeeming qualities. And the cherry on top of this episode, in the end the day is saved by the head of the teachers' union. That is the hardest thing for me to believe in this whole thing.
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- Nov 27, 2023
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- Colonial Street, Backlot, Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA(The Cleaver House/Leave It to Beaver House)
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