QUANTUM LEAP Post-Mortem: Shakina on Ian’s Emotional Revelation
February 6, 2023 by Marisa Roffman
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QUANTUM LEAP — “Let Them Play” Episode 112 — Pictured: Mason Alexander Park as Ian — (Photo by: Ron Batzdorff/NBC)
[Warning: This post contains spoilers for the Monday, February 6 episode of QUANTUM LEAP, “Let Them Play.”] Read more
QUANTUM LEAP: Shakina on Sci-Fi’s ‘Latent Queerness’ and Shining a Light on Trans Youth Issues in ‘Let Them Play’
February 4, 2023 by Marisa Roffman
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QUANTUM LEAP — “Let Them Play” Episode 112 — Pictured: Shakina Nayfack as Dottie — (Photo by: Ron Batzdorff/NBC)
On the Monday, February 6 episode of QUANTUM LEAP, Ben (Raymond Lee) leaps into a delicate situation: He inhabits the patriarch of the Mendéz family, who are fighting to protect their transgender daughter, Gia (Josielyn Aguilera)—including their attempts to let her play on her high school basketball team.
“Let Them Play” was penned (and directed) by Shakina; though Shakina has appeared on shows like CONNECTING, LOOKING, and DIFFICULT PEOPLE, this marks her first time helming or writing an episode of TV. (She also appears in the episode as Dottie, a key figure in the show’s ongoing mythology.)
Here, Shakina talks with Give Me My Remote about the hour and digs into the importance of sharing trans stories on television. Read more
