Years ago, I watched and reviewed all of the episodes of the "Quincy" TV series...or so I thought. It turns out I'd somehow missed "The Last of Leadbottom"...and in hindsight, it wasn't a bad oversight! It's truly a horrible episode...one that really is a bit embarrassing for fans of the series to watch.
The show begins on a VERY bad note. Astin and Sam have been inexplicably invited to a ship dedication and when they arrive at the ceremony, Quincy arrives in a Captain's uniform! It turns out, according to the badly written script, that he IS a captain and is now in the Naval Reserve. But this was NEVER mentioned before nor after the episode...even though a Captain is among the highest ranks in this branch of the service. It would have taken many years to attain this rank and surely someone other than Quincy would have known about this! It simply makes no sense at all....and what follows isn't much better.
During the ceremony the incredibly ancient Admiral dedicating the ship drops dead in front of the crowd. Naturally, Quincy goes to see if the man is alive and soon he's performing an autopsy on the guy. Inside the man's stomach is a computer chip....and instead of immediately telling someone (particularly someone very high up in the Navy), he keeps it to himself until the end of the episode. What follows is akin to an episode of "Mission: Impossible" written by a writer for "The Love Boat"! It's wacky...and stupid. It also has total contempt for the audience who were bound to feel confused and cheated. Overall, there's just nothing good to say about this one.