The Seer

Just before they slide, Diana tells the others that the time will soon be right to be able to send them all back to their own worlds. Rembrandt is wistful, wishing he could go home with something to help battle the Kromaggs. They arrive on the steps of an old courthouse, and are met by a cheering mob carrying welcome signs. Claire LeBeau steps forward to greet them with her father, Marc, also known as the Seer. In Marc’s home, the walls are covered with uncannily accurate paintings of the Sliders in their various adventures. Claire explains that Marc is clairvoyant, and was able to follow the Sliders as they traveled from world to world. That’s how he knew they were coming, and it’s also how he was able to paint the lifelike pictures of them. Claire also says that they managed to defeat the Kromaggs in their world with a synthetic virus created by their scientists, and Diana is anxious to get the formula so that she can help Rembrandt do the same. Marc warns them that the next slide they take will be their last, and advises them to stay on this world permanently. They are unnerved. At the Chandler Hotel, they are appalled to see a television show about themselves, and begin to realize they are the heroes of some sort of cult. Nevertheless, they decide to play along with the adulation in order to get their hands on the anti-Kromagg virus. Rembrandt volunteers to take the slide alone. That way, if he dies, the others will be safe on a world that will always take care of them.

They go to a ballroom where an elaborate reception in their honor is taking place. As a young college student, Vernon is introduced to them, the room falls into a hush. A woman in her fifties walks in and fixes her gaze on Mallory. Maggie recognizes her. She is Mrs. Mallory , his mother. Mallory is confused by her obsession with him, since she is the original Quinn’s mother, not his, but Maggie believes the woman can see part of her son that is still inside Mallory. Marc addresses the crowd, and they realize the fanaticism is actually a religion called Slidology. Uncomfortable with it all, they leave and go back to the Chandler. Mrs. Mallory comes to their room and asks if Quinn is still alive. Maggie gently explains to her how Quinn was absorbed into the new Mallory. The time to slide arrives, and the vortex opens. When they try to leap, though, they bounce off of it as if it is made of rubber. Diana says that someone has managed to cap the wormhole, and now the timer has been reset for three days. Rembrandt thinks Marc had something to do with it. They got to his house and tell him to break his psychic connection with them so they can leave, but he denies having done anything to stop them. He also confesses that he’s going to die soon, because his heart is weak. His goal is to create the final phase of Slidology before he dies. Most disturbingly, they learn that Claire has been lying to him all long, saying the Sliders were going to stay of their own free will, so she becomes their primary suspect.

Rembrandt and Maggie go to see the student, Vernon, in hopes that he can recreate the anti-Kromagg virus. He puts a syringe in his arm and withdraws a vial of blood, explaining that all the people on this world carry it in their bloodstreams harmlessly. It’s only to deadly to Kromaggs. At the Chandler, Mallory sees two attendants trying to kidnap Mrs. Mallory and fights them. One of them picks up a lamp and smashes the timer. They run out, leaving the device in pieces. Mallory recognizes them as employees of Claire. Mrs. Mallory explains that she and Claire worked for the Kromagg garrison during the occupation, and when the Kromaggs were driven out, Claire hoarded some of the equipment they left. It’s possible she has devices to stop the Sliders from leaving.

Mrs. Mallory leads the others to Claire’s storage facility, and the Seer watches their progress in his mind. They find the device that capped the vortex, and Diana turns it off. Claire suddenly arrives with armed attendants at her side. She is determined to prevent them from leaving, as she doesn’t want to lose the income she is deriving from the cult of Slidology. Threatening to kill them if they try to leave, she admits that she has Kromagg technology to prevent them from doing so. Marc arrives to stop his daughter, and the men are able to disarm the attendants and restrain Claire. Suddenly, Marc is stricken by a heart attack. The security forces are on their way, and Diana tries to use a Kromagg interdimensional transport device to open the vortex. It appears, but is only big enough for one of them to go through. Rembrandt makes good on his oath. He injects himself with the anti-Kromagg virus and leaps inside. Diana anxiously looks to Marc for his help in tracking Rembrandt’s progress, but the man has died.

Worlds Visited

Details

• Maggie munches down on a giraffe burger and pork soda.
• A huge banner reading “Welcome Sliders!” hangs above the entrance of the courthouse.
• Signs held by the cheering mob include “Rembrandt ROCKS!,” “Mallory RULES!,” “Sliders Please Stay!” and “Maggie Marry Me.”
• Diana has an action figure with Barbie-esque breasts.
• The Seer has painted images that were depicted in The Unstuck Man, New Gods for Old, The Return of Maggie Beckett, and Easy Slider.
• While the Kromagg virus is airborne or something, it needs to be concocted fresh and takes two days to incubate.
• The luncheon is a thousand dollars a plate.
• The Four S Club stands for The Seer’s Students for Sliders Society.
• The Seer’s maid is named Martha.
• The sign at the Four S Club reads “El Segundo University 4S Club.”
• The students play “The Sliders Game.”
• There’s a television show on Seer World called Space Journey. Episode 12 is called “The White Menace.”

Character Information

• Diana was anticipating a Nobel Prize in physics for her work on the Combine.
• Mallory prefers a hammock and margaritas over interdimensional cuisine.
• Maggie isn’t sure about what to do with her life sans sliding. She would enjoy the stability, but her life is adventure.
• Rembrandt’s reflective nature is kicking in again… he’s seen at a church looking back so he can look ahead.
• Several years ago, Marc LeBeau, aka The Seer, had a massive heart attack that he almost didn’t survive. Upon his recovery, he found that he had a strange new ability; namely, he has visions of the Sliders’ actions. Marc and his daughter, Claire, spread the Sliders’ stories throughout the world, via paintings, writings and the like.
• The Seer has made a comfortable living off of his visions of the Sliders.
• The Seer says Wade Welles is dead.
• Diana’s double is a terrible actress.
• Maggie received a marriage proposal.
• Rembrandt and Maggie’s doubles uses their status as doppelgangers for appearances.
• Vernon is the El Segundo president of the Four S Club.
• Mrs. Mallory was detained in a Kromagg detention center on Seer World. Because of this, she suffers from post-traumatic spells.
• Claire and Mrs. Mallory were detained together.
• Maggie had an uncle who was like a father to her that was killed in an auto accident. Her aunt decided to have his organs used for donation. Maggie felt that her uncle lived on through this act.
• Mrs. Mallory wants nothing more than to hold Quinn in her arms again.
• Maggie and Mrs. Mallory developed a close bond in the bubble universe from Roads Taken.
• The Seer has a direct psychic connection with the Sliders.
• Nubsy is a diabetic.
• Quinn Mallory doesn’t exist on Seer World.

Notable Quotes

• “From now on the expected is what you get and the unexpected is just a memory.” — Maggie, urging Mallory to eat, get this, a giraffe burger.
• “Recommended by more moms and arms dealers than all other brands combined.” — Mallory’s assessment of Maggie.
• “I have seen your future and I know the next slide you take will be your last. The moment you emerge from the other side of the wormhole you will all instantly die.” — The Seer, prognosticating the show’s future as well.
• “Know that I felt the death of your friends, the Professor and Ms. Welles.” — The Seer.
• “Professor Arturo, thank God you’re here!” — Alt-Diana on the TV show The Sliders.
• “I can’t believe they made a TV show about us.” — Diana.
• “They could have at least tried to be accurate. There were never five of us together at one time.” — Maggie, on the TV show.
• “Some people have way too much time on their hands.” — Maggie, on fan effort to get a beloved character returned to a show…
• “I’m your Quinn!” — Mallory, during his initial encounter with Mrs. Mallory.
• “Ironic, isn’t it? We finally land on a world where people love us and we’re running away.” — Mallory.
• “Looks like we don’t have any choice in the matter. We’re stuck here.” — Diana, after bouncing (yes, bouncing) off the vortex.
• “I told you they’d try. The Sliders never give up.” — Lisa.
• “There is a still a small part of your Quinn inside me. And I think he wants you to know that, to him, you aren’t just a stepmother. You raised him, loved him. For that reason you are more his mother than any blood relative could be. He loves you very much.” — Mallory, to Mrs. Mallory.
• “Looks like the Kromagg department at Best Buy.” — Rembrandt, on the warehouse of confiscated Kromagg technology.
• “We’ll concoct some cover story. I’ll talk to the TV writers. They’re hacks and will do anything for a buck.” — Claire.
• “Now what do we do?” — Mallory, after Rembrandt injects himself with an anti-Kromagg virus and leaps into a sickly Kromagg vortex. The last line of Sliders.

Nitpicks/Errors

• They never did explain how, even after inputting Earth Prime’s coordinates, they landed on Seer World.
• A hyperspatial force field caps off the vortex? Then why did it render it completely invisible in Strangers and Comrades? Make up your mind about the technology, Mr. Damron…
• Why the hell does the timer reset itself for three days after the wormhole closes?
• Since when can Rembrandt inject a foreign blood sample into his body and not have it reject it?
• What are the odds that Mrs. Mallory would be stranded here on Seer World?

Rewind That!

• The TV show Arturo uses a Rickman timer to slide the Sliders away from Rules of the Game World.

Guest Stars

• Roy Dotrice¹ as Marc LeBeau/The Seer
• Jennifer Hetrick² as Claire LeBeau
• Linda Henning³ as Amanda Mallory
• Josh Adell as Vernon [Peckinpah]
• Sarah Chapman as Lisa

Unaccredited

• Anthony Genovese as Professor Arturo.
• Claire’s attendants.
• Martha the maid.
• Nubsy.

1. Roy Dotrice previously appeared as Mr. Chandler in Data World.
2. Jennifer Hetrick was also Caroline Fontaine in Last Days.
3. Linda Henning wraps up the character of Mrs. Mallory that she originated in the Pilot, The Guardian, The Exodus, part I and Genesis.