"Sliders" The Breeder (TV Episode 1997) Poster

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(1997)

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6/10
Species Ripoff
NickBOKC4 February 2022
The group lands on a world where young people between the ages of 18-25 years old are forced into an organ donation program. If your wrist alarm sounds, it's goodbye to your organs once the organ goons grab you. I'm not sure if they take one or take them all, but in either case, this world is terrible for young people. Quinn and Wade are accidentally caught and forced to have an organ alarm implanted, which means trouble.

Before entering this world, Maggie was orally impregnated with some type of creature. The creature could hold the key to growing organs and shutting down the organ donor program but containing the creature proves to be quite difficult. The ending of this episode might be considered poetic justice all things considered. It's not one of the best episodes of the series but was entertaining enough. At least Maggie was acting like a seductress, a la Natasha Henstridge, instead of her typical military alpha dog routine.
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10/10
Good episode. It's more parasite medical/social analogy than Alien or Species revisiting.
SaintNinja26 November 2023
I was afraid that series will become too formulatic after the death of "second" professor. But no, it is very cinematic and has that classic dual meaning perspective: literal animal parasite vs social parasites (important citizens who needs organs of other people). As a researcher of parasitic organisms, I think it's very good interpretation. 99% of people on our planet have parasites in their bodies (liver, intestines, lungs, brain) and 99% of people are serving social parasites (government, aristocrats). Not to mention this episode is fun. Kari Wuhrer really shines in comedic situations. I mean, she has charisma. I think she could be as famous as Elisabeth Hurley (if she was born in higher family clan).
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