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** The two universes we see in this episode are [[Recap/SlidersS03E16E17TheExodus Maggie's homeworld]] and [[Recap/SlidersS02E03GillianOfTheSpirits the anti-tech world Quinn got stuck in the astral plane at]] with their respective militarism and anti-tech beliefs turned UpToEleven, as well as a DarkerAndEdgier take on the pro-tech vs. anti-tech discussed in [[Recap/SlidersS04E15NetWorth the episode right before this one]].

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** The two universes we see in this episode are [[Recap/SlidersS03E16E17TheExodus Maggie's homeworld]] and [[Recap/SlidersS02E03GillianOfTheSpirits the anti-tech world Quinn got stuck in the astral plane at]] with their respective militarism and anti-tech beliefs turned UpToEleven, up to eleven, as well as a DarkerAndEdgier take on the pro-tech vs. anti-tech discussed in [[Recap/SlidersS04E15NetWorth the episode right before this one]].
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** The two universes we see in this episode are [[Recap/SlidersS03E16E17TheExodus Maggie's homeworld]] and [[Recap/SlidersS02E03GillianOfTheSpirits the anti-tech world Quinn got stuck in the astral plane at]] with their respective militarism and anti-tech beliefs turned UpToEleven, as well as a DarkerAndEdgier take on the pro-tech vs. advanced tech discussed in [[Recap/SlidersS04E15NetWorth the episode right before this one]].

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** The two universes we see in this episode are [[Recap/SlidersS03E16E17TheExodus Maggie's homeworld]] and [[Recap/SlidersS02E03GillianOfTheSpirits the anti-tech world Quinn got stuck in the astral plane at]] with their respective militarism and anti-tech beliefs turned UpToEleven, as well as a DarkerAndEdgier take on the pro-tech vs. advanced tech anti-tech discussed in [[Recap/SlidersS04E15NetWorth the episode right before this one]].
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* BriefAccentImitation: Quinn slips into an Irish accent while defending Rembrandt.
* ChewbaccaDefense: Quinn saves Rembrandt from certain doom by putting on an Irish accent, defending technology as something that can be used for good or ill, and declaring himself and Rembrandt wizards.
* CyberneticsEatYourSoul: Alt-Steve believes this of Alt-Maggie, and given what Alt-Maggie's like he may have a point.
* LargeHam: Quinn hams it up when he's giving his ChewbaccaDefense for Rembrandt.
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** Alt-Maggie is a female, less-evil-but-still-unethical Colonel Rickman--brain-related abnormality, amoral behavior, and all.
** The two universes we see in this episode are [[Recap/SlidersS03E16E17TheExodus Maggie's homeworld]] and [[Recap/SlidersS02E03GillianOfTheSpirits the anti-tech world Quinn got stuck in the astral plane at]] with their respective militarism and anti-tech beliefs turned UpToEleven, as well as a DarkerAndEdgier take on the pro-tech vs. advanced tech discussed in [[Recap/SlidersS04E15NetWorth the episode right before this one]].
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** On the other world featured in this episode, Earth is recovering from some sort of calamity caused by technology, presumably a nuclear holocaust. It has a feudal society akin to the Middle Ages and all surviving forms of advanced technology are anathema. Possessing any such technology carries the death penalty.

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** On the other world featured in this episode, [[AfterTheEnd Earth is recovering from some sort of calamity caused by technology, presumably a nuclear holocaust. holocaust]]. It has a feudal society akin to the Middle Ages TheMiddleAges and all surviving forms of advanced technology are anathema. Possessing any such technology carries the death penalty.
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** The world on which Maggie becomes stranded is highly similar to her own, seen in the two-parter "[[Recap/SlidersS03E16E17TheExodus The Exodus]]", before it was destroyed by a pulsar. As such, the Soviet Union still exists in 1999 and is on the verge of war with the US.

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** The world on which Maggie becomes stranded is highly similar to her own, seen in the two-parter "[[Recap/SlidersS03E16E17TheExodus The Exodus]]", before it was destroyed by a pulsar. As such, the [[UsefulNotes/SovietRussiaUkraineAndSoOn Soviet Union Union]] still exists in 1999 and it is on the verge of war with the US.

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* AlternateHistory: The world on which Maggie becomes stranded is highly similar to her own, seen in the two-parter "[[Recap/SlidersS03E16E17TheExodus The Exodus]]", before it was destroyed by a pulsar. As such, the Soviet Union still exists in 1999 and is on the verge of war with the US.

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The world on which Maggie becomes stranded is highly similar to her own, seen in the two-parter "[[Recap/SlidersS03E16E17TheExodus The Exodus]]", before it was destroyed by a pulsar. As such, the Soviet Union still exists in 1999 and is on the verge of war with the US.
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* AlternateHistory: The world on which Maggie becomes stranded is highly similar to her own, seen in the two-parter "[[Recap/SlidersS03E16E17TheExodus The Exodus]]", before it was destroyed by a pulsar. As such, the Soviet Union still exists in 1999 and is on the verge of war with the US.
** On the other world featured in this episode, Earth is recovering from some sort of calamity caused by technology, presumably a nuclear holocaust. It has a feudal society akin to the Middle Ages and all surviving forms of advanced technology are anathema. Possessing any such technology carries the death penalty.
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* WhoWritesThisCrap: This exchange after Quinn successfully prevents Rembrandt from being burned at the stake for possessing tech:
-->'''Rembrandt''': That was the best you could come up with? You churning the buttery goodness?
-->'''Quinn''': I don't have writers, you know!
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Originally aired January 18, 1999

Written by Chris Black

Directed by Robert A. Hudecek

The Sliders accidentally slide out with Maggie's double, leaving the real Maggie stranded on a military base. While the other Sliders land on a world where technology is outlawed, Maggie uncovers deadly experiments being performed on fighter pilots and also encounters a face from her past.
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