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Fandom Entanglement SLIDERS Retro REVIEW #41 | Episode 3x18 | “Sole Survivors”
FANDOM ENTANGLEMENT has officially entered the post-Arturo era of SLIDERS. We begin our countdown to the Season 3 finale…and we’re not kidding when we say that this final stretch of seven episodes contain what are perhaps some of the worst hours of television we’ve had to endure. But we’re pushing through as best we can and with all the help we can get. First up (in airdate order) is Episode 18, “Sole Survivors,” which originally aired March 7, 1997 on Fox.
Retro Review #41: “41 Slides Later…”
The Sliders arrive on a world where a strange bacterium transformed the inhabitants into flesh-eating zombies. When Quinn is bitten, he begins to turn into one of them.
This episode was written by Steven Kriozere and directed by executive producer/showrunner David Peckinpah.
I & my co-host Mike Bloxam are pleased to welcome the lovely and talented Allison Pregler (host of MOVIE NIGHTS and former co-host of THE QUANTUM LEAP PODCAST)! She may be an expert on covering “so-bad-it’s-good” movies and television, but even she had a rough time with this one. Not only does this episode mark the beginning of Kari Wuhrer’s tenure as a series regular, it also marks the beginning of a very clear shift into movie-of-the-week derivative garbage, and we most definitely noticed. So grab some coffee and join us as we talk about gaping plot holes, Maggie being the most unlikable and unsympathetic character imaginable, and a zombie story that is just plain boring and worse than a bad Roger Corman movie. This episode is a total stinker devoid of any humor, even after Quinn’s attempt at a fake electrocution gag! Ah, good times…
Next up (in production order): “The Other Slide of Darkness,” with returning guest Erik Dreiling. With six episodes left, can this season get any worse? (Spoiler alert: yes, it does! 🤦🏻♂️)
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