Ultimately, even though it still earns a respectable score on IMDb, "A Portrait for Troian" is still considered a bottom-of-the-barrel episode for "Quantum Leap." Perhaps the tiresome arguments between a skeptical Sam and an increasingly disturbed Al over whether ghosts are actually real might be one of the reasons why. Notably, the episode incorporates a real-life historical event: the 1971 Sylmar Earthquake. Throughout the episode, our characters are witnesses to strange and bizarre events, but in the end, no one's quite ready for the truth behind the mystery. Turns out, Julian drowned in the lake by the property three years prior, and Sam must prevent the haunted widow, who is convinced her husband's been calling to her from beyond the grave, from meeting the same horrific fate. Bellisario), a man out to prove the existence of the supernatural while also trying to help the wealthy Troian Claridge (Deborah Pratt) make contact with her late husband, Julian. It’s going to be interesting if that can still exist in a world where maybe some people don’t feel like that should exist.In this Season 2 episode, Sam leaps into the body of parapsychologist Timothy Mintz (Donald P. It wasn’t about hearing or deaf, it was just about connection and love. What is it? Is it actually the physical, like, you can’t hear, you can? You don’t have a sense that the other one shares? Or is it just bigotry throughout the years? So when you see someone different, you just focus on that and forget any other similarity that you share? That was a great thing about the Bay and Emmett relationship - it broke down those barriers. Does the divider between hearing and deaf still exist? Or is it only existing because people want it to exist? That’s a theme this season, that divider. That’s an interesting part about the hearing kids going to the deaf school. What does being in the same school do to their relationship? TVLINE | Before when Bay and Emmett were dating, they were kind of separate at their own schools. RELATED | Exclusive: Bunheads Stages Another Gilmore Girls Reunion, Casts Liza Weil as ‘s Sis There’s quite a fury about it amongst certain students and teachers because it’s not something they necessarily wanted to be there. Daphne’s beloved basketball program got cut - so it’s kind of a new way to bring in money to the school. TVLINE | Can you talk about what the pilot program is about?īasically, Carlton, the deaf school, as we know, does not have that much money - i.e. Switched at Birth's 'Heartbreaking' 100th Episode Divides Sisters - Plus: Watch Angelo's 'Emotional' Return Switched at Birth EP on Finale's 'Family Triangle,' Reunion Hopes and More She’s making friends and maybe making enemies along the way.
Like any community, there are people who are loving and accepting… and then there are people who are jerks. It’d be a great opportunity for me to be in this different world.” She underestimates exactly how difficult it is because it is a different world.
Bay sticks herself in there, and she’s like, “I’ve dated a deaf guy. The whole show is about the switch and what makes your identity, and this is getting to that point now where we are focusing a lot more on American Sign Language and the deaf community. One of the last lines in the premiere is Bay saying to Daphne, “How would you feel if I went to Carlton?” That’s a big, big point of this season.
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But you can’t have TV without drama, so what’s the challenge for her this season? TVLINE | Bay was almost peaceful and cooperative in the season premiere. RELATED | Pretty Little Liars Post Mortem: ‘A’ New Suspect Emerges, Evil Toby Escalates and More Now that Bay is joining her ex-boyfriend Emmett at Carlton, she’ll be making lots of new friends - and some enemies - which will complicate their relationship.īelow, Vanessa Marano talks about the challenges ahead for Bay as she changes schools, followed by an exclusive video sneak peek at tonight’s episode (airing at 8/7c). ABC Family’s Switched at Birthis, well, switching things up.