Kudos to the series for being one of the first to have introduced the dimensional notion that however you may be in one "version" may not be how you are in another. Almost frequently, the sliders would encounter doubles, or dimensional counterparts as I prefer to call them, that resemble them rather meticulously. In this episode, though, that was not the case. And when you cogitate it for a moment, the female chromosome for gender determines the sex of the resulting infant. It is a fifty-fifty chance that the infant would be either male or female, a ratio of which is quite basic when compared to most other ratios.
There was once an episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation in which Lt.Comdr. Worf was being transposed from one "version" of his dimension to another. If I were the creators/writers, I would have had Lt.Comdr. Worf be transposed to an alternate dimension that has him as a human! Despite all this, Star Trek reigns supreme as a sci-fi legend. Obviously, Star Wars is not far behind. With these prominent facts, it is rather arduous for a series such as Sliders to get its foot in the door. Furthermore, some episodes and characterizations are truly gratuitous (e.g., Capt. Margaret Beckett being obscenely carnal when she was infected with a tapeworm-like entity). Plus, with what military information to which I have access I can tell you now that Capt. Margaret Beckett is no military officer, particularly in the US Marine Corps. The way she acts and is appalled over something as little as a mouse (not to mention the way she dresses) furthers the misconception of this character. Also, has anyone noticed how her last name is Capt. Beckett which is similar to Quantum Leap's Dr. Becket, except for the inclusion of a tee in her last name? I intend to add more as time permits. Please feel free to share your own theories, perspectives, etc.
I stand corrected. The sex chromosomes determine the gender of a resulting infant and more specifically by the reception of either an X or Y chromosome from the male parent's gamete, not female as I previously indicated. I do commendably well in biology, and my head was somewhere else as I was typing that segment of my post. By the way, I get more into detail with this under Season One:Pilot.
I could be wrong but I think Red Dwarf was the first one to deal with a person meeting a female version of himself.
For crying out loud, I said ONE OF THE FIRST. Please read my messages more meticulously.
I actually have nits (my God-on nitcentral.com- unthinkable) for this episode. Because Logan switched her location thing with Quinn and the gang's, how can she land in L.A. with them? She should be 400 miles away. (After all, San Angeles was located in the spot where San Francisco is) And because Quinn is so smart, shouldn't he know that it's not a 400 mile radius, but a 400 mile diameter (and hey, that also means they could land in the ocean or the Sierras)
Because she followed their wormhole.
I really thought when Quinn switched the coordinates, she was just going to end up toasted, not a lost Slider like them... interesting concept.
Dang, those Sliders are thick... "My... we are in some kind of dark underground tunnel with rails on the ground and the sound of an engine and approaching lights... *Five Second Pause* Hmmmm... maybe we're in a subway tunnel!" :-)