tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788875373841955612.post3867874821341648868..comments2024-03-27T00:26:22.316-05:00Comments on The MacGyver Project: Quantum Leap -- Episode 59: DreamsNicholas Sweedohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00437092592253460266noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788875373841955612.post-77663851524962882782016-10-06T11:34:42.889-05:002016-10-06T11:34:42.889-05:00Yeah, that must be where I get it from. I agree t...Yeah, that must be where I get it from. I agree that some of the plot elements were a little kooky -- between this episode and the last episode with the chimp (which I admittedly loved), maybe the series reached the point where it started to try and reach for new and creative angles with mixed results. Season 5 has a lot of that including Lee Harvey Oswald, Elvis, Marilyn Monroe, an Evil Leaper, and a Civil War episode.<br /><br />And you're right about Alan Scarfe -- great actor. Nicholas Sweedohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00437092592253460266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788875373841955612.post-61588790522503296792016-10-06T08:03:27.627-05:002016-10-06T08:03:27.627-05:00So your mom is just as averse to darker material a...So your mom is just as averse to darker material as you are, huh? This was an oddball episode that definitely nailed the darkness theme but I couldn't understand why Sam felt invaded by the body of the woman killed or whatever was supposed to be going on there. What did I miss that was supposed to be the catalyst for their kinship? The imagery was cool though and Dr. Crane was outstandingly creepy, even though it couldn't have possibly been more predictable that he was the killer. Good acting job by Bakula as he channeled the nine-year-old boy who witnessed mom's murder but I couldn't understand why Sam was able to snap out of the hypnosis in time to shoot Crane. Overall, there was just a little too much mumbo-jumbo here for me to fully get behind.<br /><br />I missed Anthony Penya completely which surprises me because I figured he'd be obvious to spot with his distinctive look. I picked up on Alan Scarfe right away though. Talk about an underutilized character actor for the creepy villain role. Interesting that as dark as this episode was, Crane's single gunshot wound to the chest was still less dark than Major Krik getting blown to pieces by a live grenade. I'll rate this one between "Play Ball" and "Nuclear Family".Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04953380288384883179noreply@blogger.com