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* AlwaysABiggerFish: Skuldar can take the form of a hawk, using it for recon and to attack others. During the climax, Arturo makes sure to counter that by getting a falcon.


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* CantKillYouStillNeedYou: The only reason that Gareth doesn't kill Melinda outright for her attempted escape and later betrayal is because he can use her as part of a ritual to become immortal.


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* ExitPursuedByABear: Skuldar is last seen in his hawk form and fleeing from a falcon. Arturo expects that to be the last anyone ever sees of him.


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* JumpedAtTheCall: The second Melinda is abducted by the dragon, Quinn wants to rush over to Gareth's lair to save her. Arturo urges him to wait, saying they need to get goods first instead of just charging in blindly.


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* PreemptiveApology: The only way to get Gareth to leave Quinn's body is to prove he's still mortal. At the Druid gathering, Arturo enters with a knife to do just that.
-->'''Arturo:''' Forgive me, Quinn. ''[stabs him]''


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* ThisCannotBe: Gareth-in-Quinn has the reaction to his stab wound. He stares at the blood in shock before falling over.


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* WeWillMeetAgain: For her role in driving him out of Quinn's body, Gareth promises to make Melinda pay for this. She is soon abducted and taken back to his lair.
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* GenreSavvy: When Melinda is abducted, Quinn wants to immediately rush into action. Arturo holds him back, saying they need to be properly prepared first.
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* AllOfTheOtherReindeer: Arturo jokingly notes that he's the only male Slider not currently hung up on a woman.


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* BeautyEqualsGoodness: Melinda believes this, but it's offered a twist.
-->'''Arturo''': Melinda, that which is beautiful is not always good, but that which is good is always beautiful.
* DidntSeeThatComing: The love potion making Rembrandt head over heels in love with Wade.


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* EyeScream: Quinn and Arturo speak with a columnist about Gareth. The columnist once wrote something unfavorable about him and came down with an "unexplained" case of blindness.


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* GenreSavvy: When Melinda is abducted, Quinn wants to immediately rush into action. Arturo holds him back, saying they need to be properly prepared first.


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* IRegretNothing: Melinda has no regrets about sacrificing her beauty for his life.


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* LastOfHisKind: Gareth killed the other Mallorys, but he keeps one (Phillip) in suspended animation. This is attributed to fear of incurring the wrath of Mercury for wiping out an entire lineage.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: The Sliders handed Melinda over to the police to be returned to Gareth. Upon seeing she didn't want that, Quinn felt guilty and set about trying to save her.
* [[OnlySaneMan Only Sane Sliders]]: Rembrandt notes that he and Wade are the only normal people on this journey.
* SkepticismFailure: Arturo openly admits he can't explain the various magical sights.
* ThePowerOfLove: The love potion aspect is initially PlayedForLaughs, but Rembrandt reveals he has a deep love for Wade's soul and that being with her is like being home.


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* WrongGenreSavvy: Melinda and Gareth believe Quinn to be an immortal sorcerer instead of a man of science.
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Written by Tony Blake and Paul Jackson

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Written by Tony Blake and & Paul Jackson



* EvilSorcerer: Gareth Carr
* FacialHorror: Part of Melinda's face is scarred due to her being caught in a fire when she was young.

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* FacialHorror: Part of Melinda's face is scarred due to her being caught in a fire when she was young.a child.

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* BadassFamily: On this world, Quinn's family is a clan of powerful wizards.

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* BadassFamily: On this world, Quinn's family is a clan made up of powerful wizards.



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* FacialHorror: Part of Melinda's face is scarred due to her being caught in a fire when she was young.
* {{Glamour}}: Melinda uses this to hide her facial scars. Arturo, however, urges her to use the magic maintaining the glamour to heal a critically-wounded Quinn.
* GrandTheftMe: Gareth plots to execute this on Quinn to gain immortality.
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Originally aired November 8, 1996

Written by Tony Blake and Paul Jackson

Directed by David Livingston

On a world where magic exists, Quinn falls in love with a beautiful maiden who's being kept prisoner by an evil wizard obsessed with gaining immortality. Wade casts a spell to help Rembrandt hook up with a woman he likes, but the spell backfires and causes Rembrandt to fall in love with Wade instead.


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* BadassFamily: On this world, Quinn's family is a clan of powerful wizards.
* EvilSorcerer: Gareth Carr
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* {{Immortality}}: Gareth wants to become immortal.
* VillainOfTheWeek: Gareth Carr, evil wizard.
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