The Family Treasure

This was a very good episode with a great message of love and family first.

The story here was a basic treasure hunt with the usual betrayals and twists, but that part wasn't the point of the episode. The point was love, and that family comes in all shapes and sizes and gender identities, and that yes, sometimes it hurts - but at the end of the day, love and a willingness to understand and grow can overcome anything.

The acting was solid and the direction was fine. The story moved along at a decent pace and both the episodic arc story and more than one serialized arc were addressed. Mostly well. The going from engagement to spending time apart part was not as fully fleshed out as it could have been, but that wasn't the main story of the episode.

The original series was always aware of its time in history and was more inclusive than most (despite a few episodes that have since become cringe worthy because of how society has evolved) - so if the issue of non-binary/trans had been in the zeitgeist in the early 90s like it is now, then of course that series would have addressed that issue like it did so many others, and most likely in a similar vein as was done here. To fault this iteration of the show for doing the same thing the original did, simply exposes the biases of those who do.

Shakina wrote this episode. She is trans and appeared in an episode last season that dealt with LGBTQ+ bigotry and someone's difficulty with coming out. The non-binary/trans issue is a big topic these days, and to a large extent it's because they've been so targeted by conservatives. Quantum Leap, in both its iterations, has always been about inclusion and promoting change through social commentary. Anyone upset by that should just watch something else more to their liking instead. Or better yet, they could examine why it upsets them.

Is Gideon Rydge Odin Reichenbach? Bizarre crossover or typecast?

Otherwise an ok episode. Also there needs to be more mirrors in the sets so we can see what the jumped into person looks like.

Not sure the pronouns conversation would have gone over quite the way it did. Does Magic do anything a pop apart from being a demographic filler. He doesn't have a computer on his desk there is never any papers he needs to sign. He doesn't talk to anyone outside of the main team and he seems to know very little to nothing about what is going on other than his mate was a jumper back in the eighties. Ziggy doesn't do anything anymore. Maybe it's a good thing Odin or Gideon is here to. Shake things up.

"Off The Cuff" was potentially the best episode of the entire series, so it's extremely disappointing to follow it up with such a forced, preachy, hackneyed waste of time.

This did nothing to further the compelling Hannah storyline. It was inserted -- nay, wedged -- into the season for no good reason whatsoever.

And the thing is, it broke zero ground. It said nothing that hasn't already been said, over and over.

The people who make these shows keep acting like they have no idea why they fail. Not everybody is willing to push through like I am. I'm just tired of all these self inflicted wounds that imperil otherwise great series.

Worst episode by far, I could barely finish it. Anyone wondering why there is no season three can look directly at episodes like this one.

Totally one you can safely skip and miss nothing from any main storyline.

It's almost as if the writers are trying to create random characters that most people will almost certainly hate and be annoyed by. If that was the goal then they nailed it with this one. Bravo

Not much else to say, the series as a whole was ok but I won't miss it based on very bad episodes that just come across as random.

If you aren't one of those people that has to watch all episodes do yourself a favor and skip this one.

When Ben leaps into one of 3 sisters, he joins them, as they go on an treasure seeking adventure.

Unfortunately, this episode was just a filler. It didn't add much to the story, apart from Addison.

Also, it focuses on a social issue that seems completely irrelevant to this story. They seem to forget that the timethat Ben has leaped into is in the 50s, therefore the so called issue seems forced.

Yes, each episode has its own story, but this just seemed to be attracting one particular group of people.

Plus, the episode was weak and very predictable. The plot has more holes that Swiss cheese has got.