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Money Matters: It's interesting that Arturo calls Rembrandt "our treasurer," though it seems that Remmy didn't do such a good job this time. When they first land on France World, Rembrandt pulls out a wad of cash and gives a bill as a tip to an accordion player. Later, after the sliders have finished lunch at the bistro, Arturo asks Rembrandt to pay for the lunch using the small pieces of silver he won "at the last casino." But uh, oh. Rembrandt seems to have lost his wallet, or the silver or that wad of cash he was carrying. Thus, rather that be stuck doing dishes, Arturo pays for the lunch using his expensive watch, and no one mentions Remmy's goof again.
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Kromaggs (at right), their name derived from Cromagnon an early derivative of humans, come from a world that followed a different evolutionary path. They communicate telepathically with one another though they do have the power of distinct speech.
The Kromagg home world, where cities are built into gigantic trees, was once a hellish place where tribal wars were endless until the discovery of sliding. When they ventured into the vortex they were shocked to find other worlds where humans had developed rather than species such as their selves. This frightened them and the "people" of their world banded together to fight a now common enemy -- humans. To do this, they created a single, military government that dedicated itself to travelling to other worlds, via sliding, in order to eradicate all of the human races encountered. As a result of the endeavor, the civil wars ceased.
This so-called Kromagg Dynasty has been invading worlds for at least 10 years (surmized because the 20-something Mary says that she was recruited as an interpreter when she was just a little girl) and their conquests have always been successful.
When the Kromaggs conquer an earth, they kill most of the humans while saving others for slave labor or food... it seems they have an appetite for human eyes. When they take humans with them, they are first brought to Outpost Earth 113 where they are kept in prisons until such time that they would be brought along to the Kromagg Home World, probably for further study.
Mary says that the Kromaggs' encounter with our sliders scared them to death because it was their first meeting with homosapians who could control sliding. Because of that, the Kromaggs wanted to find the sliders' home world and destroy it so as not to encounter any sliding humans ever again. After implanting one of our sliders with a homing device, it's possible that we may see the Kromaggs again.
Guest Cast: Una Damon Mary Lee W. Weaver1 Mr. [Hilton] Brown * With: Robert Lewis Mr. Clarke Gerry South Kromagg ** Jason Gaffney2 Prisoner [Conrad Bennish Jr.] Francoise Najda French Waiter Pierre Martineau French Bread Man Uncredited: The mentally ill "twin daughters," the accordion player in the park and the French woman who turns Rembrandt's head.1. Lee W. Weaver starred in the 1969-1971 incarnation of "The Bill Cosby Show" playing Bill's brother Brian Kincaid. He also co-starred in the short-lived 1986 sitcom "Easy Street" as Ricardo Williams.
2. Jason Gaffney portrayed Conrad Bennish Jr. in the Pilot, Last Days, and Summer of Love.
* Mr. Brown's first name is only given in the Fox press release.
** While there are a half dozen Kromaggs running around, Gerry South is the only one who is credited. Thus, it is assumed that he is the one with the speaking role at the end of the episode.
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