1107 True Callings, Part II ? The Two Sams

True Callings, Part II ?
The Two Sams
May 25, 1985

Hope Springs, Virginia (city ten miles south of Washington, D.C.)


Forced to obey orders from Hawkins, Sam must take to the streets as a superhero to fight crime while dealing with the threat of another leaper whose plans could destroy Sam and the project.


Written by: Greg Carey
(with Damon C. Sugameli)


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Our rating system this season consists of five raters and three back-up raters! We took the average of six raters and came up with an average for that episode. Based on ratings of 10 being the highest and 1 being the lowest, the average of this episode was: 9.2


Please be aware that some reviews may contain spoilers! Some of the comments given were:

Valery S. Gemini said:
The high expectations I had last week have all been fulfilled! And I know that the conclusion of this trilogy will be just as surprising, enthralling, captivating, and funny. I especially enjoyed all the little hints about the 80's (for ex. about the CDs being a novelty...) because I remember that period as one of the most exciting in my life. Excellent job, Greg!

RATING: 9

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Sporty said:
A great second part, will be looking forward to the finale.

RATING: 9

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Morris J. Finkle said:
I said it with "Guinea Pig"... Sam's moment of weakness would probably have long-lasting repercussions, and it appears I was right. Sam finally realizes that he inadvertently created the Evil Leaper project. What I really love about this story is the coming together of various storylines over the past few years: General Hawkins, Tom Beckett & J.T., the rogue leaper...I'm guessing that Sam's younger self will play a key role in the finale. Ironic that Sam was contemplating changing his own past when now it seems like his mission is going to be to save himself, in a manner of speaking.

My two favorite scenes in this installment were when Sam first started walking around Hope Springs and everyone greeted him the same way; in my head, I was picturing Sam being trapped in Pleasantville, USA. I laughed out loud at all the references to CDs, Wham!, Back to the Future, and Nintendo. (God, I feel old now! Thanks, Greg...) The second scene I really loved was when Sam was fighting the criminals. I could hear the Danny Elfman score in the background with Sam masquerading as a dark-hooded vigilante of the night. Batman was one of my all-time favorite movies, so I was grinning with delight reading this.

I was debating whether to give this a 10 now, or wait until Part 3 (because, I just know that Part 3 will almost certainly be deserving of a 10). After thinking about it, what the hell...I'm giving it a 10!

Excellent, Greg! Looking forward to the next confrontation between Sam and Dr. Connors!

RATING: 10

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Seeker said:
Great follow up to the first part.

RATING: 9

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Xanadu said:
Like OMG! Talk about shocking and interesting and a fun read. Hehehe... WHAM! Back to the Future! Everything... it was like stepping back into the 80's and just giving it another whirl.

RATING: 9

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Tom Jarret said:
This was a wonderful second installment, that of course, makes us long for part three to see how the story finally wraps up. Looking forward to part 3 greatly.

RATING: 9

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