In our ninth retro review of Sliders, Damon and Mike are joined by Dennis to review “Luck of the Draw” (originally aired as 1×09), the finalé of season one.
FANDOM ENTANGLEMENT is back with our final review for the first season of SLIDERS! And for this one, we’re taking a look at the season finale, “Luck of the Draw” (original airdate: May 17, 1995 on Fox). Wade finds that she has money to burn when she wins the lottery in a seemingly utopian world, but she soon discovers that her silver cloud has a very dark lining.
This episode was written by Jon Povill and directed by Les Landau.
To finish out the first season, co-hosts Damon Sugameli & Mike Bloxam are joined by Special Guest and friend of the podcast Dennis Frymire (Dad to the Future), who previously joined us for the first season finale and second mid-season finale of Quantum Leap 2022. Together, we examine what is arguably the best season finale in all five seasons of Sliders (not counting Season 2 because the chronology was all over the place). We look at the moral implications of an idyllic world devoid of crime, poverty, and systemic racism all due to a lottery that eliminates 90% of the earth’s population. But if people are willingly (and humanely) sacrificing themselves to achieve paradise, then is this method of population control truly a bad thing? We also talk about Ryan’s character, who was clearly being set up to become a new member of the team (albeit a temporary one) if network interference hadn’t taken over. And speaking of network interference, there’s also that cliffhanger that was very nearly left unresolved…in more ways than one! Hope you enjoy our analysis and review!
We will be taking a brief hiatus and will resume with Season 2 in early 2025.
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