Retro Review #23: “Quinn Be a Lady Tonight”
FANDOM ENTANGLEMENT returns from our summer hiatus for the third season of SLIDERS. To kick things off, we’re taking a look at what was meant to be the opener for Season 3: Episode 2, “Double Cross” (original airdate: September 27, 1996 on Fox).
On a world quickly running out of natural resources, Rembrandt meets his number one fan but finds her to be a little too friendly. Meanwhile, Quinn and the others meet Logan, a scientist at Prototronics who’s trying to develop sliding. However, they learn her plans for sliding are far from noble.
This episode was written by executive producers Tony Blake & Paul Jackson and directed by Richard Compton.
Co-hosts Damon Sugameli & Mike Bloxam are joined by Special Guest Sam Fain, host of the Fate’s Wide Wheel podcast! In this episode, we discuss the show’s transition to Los Angeles and how it affected the series moving forward. We also debate the infinite wisdom of the Fox network executives who decided to switch out this episode with a more action-oriented and generic one to open the season, as well as the introduction of one-time “recurring” villain Logan St. Clair, the female counterpart to Quinn Mallory. Sure, there may have been a somewhat awkward intimate relationship beginning to develop between them (would it be considered incest if you’re attracted to…yourself?), but the potential for exploring the darker female corner of Quinn’s soul was an intriguing one. And for the record, we all agree that Zoe McLellan is rather attractive…despite what the Fox execs thought. 🙄
Hope you enjoy our analysis and review! Next up: the actual season opener, “Rules of the Game,” with returning guest Will Pleasant.
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Recorded on July 2, 2025.
Episode edited by Damon Sugameli.
Opening narration by Mike Bloxam.
Main theme produced and composed by Danny Lux.
Screen captures provided by slidecage.com, Albie Burdge, and Brian Greene.
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Episode main cast:
- Jerry O’Connell (Quinn Mallory)
- Sabrina Lloyd (Wade Welles)
- Cleavant Derricks (Rembrandt “Crying Man” Brown)
- and John Rhys-Davies as (Professor Maximilian) Arturo
Episode guest cast:
- Zoe McLellan (Logan St. Clair)
- Mari Morrow (Monique)
- Lester Barrie (Elston Diggs)
- Michael Bryan French (Adrian Fayne)
- Diana Castle (Mrs. Arturo)
- Charles Noland as Desk Clerk
- Skip Stellrecht as Guard #1
- Michael Marich as Guard #2
- David L. Nelson as Michael
- Warren Sweeney as Vendor
- Michael A. Krawic as Hobo
- Kris Iyer as Maitre D’
- Gerry del Sol as Passenger
- Monte Perlin as Motorcycle Guard