I think that Ben was trying to LEAP into the future
when fans learn the new Quantum Leap show wouldn't include Scott Bakula as part of
the cast fears that a beloved Legacy science fiction TV show would go off the rails before
the train even had a chance to leave the station Quantum Leap was prematurely canceled at the end
of its fifth season with the simple words Sam Beckett never returned home let's start
with the happy ending not only were the fans unsatisfied by this ending but bacula Dean
Stockwell who played Al and Creator Donald Bellisario spent years trying to bring the
show back to bring Sam home so when bacula publicly passed on returning to Quantum Leap
without an explanation fans assumed the worst Sam would never return home and the show would
be unceremoniously rebooted without any care for the original show or its story while we are happy
to report that nothing could be further from the truth the current Quantum Leap continuation
respects the Original Series so much that it's striving to put right in what once went wrong
that's right the new Quantum Leap series appears to be doing what fans have wanted for years they
are trying to bring Sam home we believe the search for Sam is on and we are about to blow your mind
with evidence and a theory that could make it possible are you sure he is he's say it you know
you want to say it so you don't want to miss this episode and make sure you stay tuned until later
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if bacula not returning to his leading role in Quantum Leap has kept you from tuning in to the
new series we understand why but if you're a fan of the original show then you are missing out on
a continuation of the show you once loved that's right all this talk about a reboot is nonsense
Quantum Leap 2022 is not a reboot the story has picked up nearly 30 years later and not only do
we have some Legacy characters back like Beth and Magic but we also have Al's daughter Janice
his daughter Janice she wanted to follow in her Father's Footsteps the show is smart well acted
and most importantly well written there is no frivolous dialogue or dead-end plot points
and most importantly there's no Nostalgia bait or member berries that doesn't also add to the story
everything we see has a point and a purpose the show may still be leaping us around episodically
putting things right this time with Dr Ben song but we also have a serialized storyline that we
believe is leading us to the whereabouts of Dr Sam Beckett and the recent huge news is an
indicator that we might be getting Scott Bakula back to reprise his role in season one but hold
on to that thought for just a second oh boy if you're watching the show then you'll know the
premise is Dr Ben song secretly changed a bunch of Ziggy's code and then stepped into the Quantum
Leap accelerator the irony here is that Ben wasn't supposed to be the one leaping this was supposed
to be his girlfriend Addison who is now playing his holographic sidekick as he leaps through
time but of course Ben doesn't know why he leaped because just as it happened with Dr Beckett Ben's
brain is Swiss cheese and he has a severe case of amnesia for anything plot driven well done writers
I don't remember you but this felt but even though Ben can't tell us anything everyone else on the
show can give us some great information and one of the most important things we learned is that
the person Ben was working with was Al's daughter Janice now why in the world would Ben be working
with Janice before we break take down our Theory let me quickly tell you why you're going to love
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we thought we had this show figured out after episode five it seemed obvious that Ben and
Janice's storyline was a search for Sam then with the announcement that season one had been given an
additional six episodes it became even more clear what did Ian say it was going to take Ben between
10 and 20 jumps to get to his destination and closer to 20 than 10. I would say no less than 10.
and probably closer to 20. the first season was originally only given 12 episodes but with
positive viewership NBC added six more which just so happens to be the amount of time Ben needs to
get to his destination there are a couple of reasons the studio might do this Quantum Leap
is peacock's number one new show and because of that the studio might want to capture fans
returning each week for an additional month and a half also the fact that it matches the length of
time mentioned in the show means the studio may not have wanted to order a season 2 to complete
the story and instead extend season one for that purpose and then gauge fan reaction to determine
if there is a big enough following before committing to more seasons whatever the reason
the extension assured we wouldn't have to wait for a renewal to find out why Ben left early and took
Addison's place when we found out Ben was working with Janice and Ian told us Ben was leaping to a
specific location in time we like a lot of fans figured he trying to get to Sam in the bar from
the original Quantum Leap finale yeah well this is more than a bar owl this is where it all started
oh what started Quantum Leap and just when we think we have it all figured out Ian says
whoops sorry looks like Ben is actually trying to get to the future I don't think that Ben was
trying to get to the past I think that Ben was trying to LEAP into the future
well there goes the search for Sam right not so fast a leak script on al'splace.com for
the Quantum Leap final episode described a longer alternate ending where Al steps into the Quantum
Leap accelerator to go after Sam and ends up at the same bar Sam had just left Al convinces the
bartender God fate time or whoever he is to send him with Sam so he can help him the bartender
warns him that where Sam went is dangerous and far into the future but Al still wants to go the
scene ends with Ali being far into the future into the body of a woman and of course then he says his
old friend's tagline oh boy this would have set up season six had it happened though Bellisario
denied its existence YouTuber Allison pregler discovered photo negatives of the alternate
ending a year and a half later the footage of this alternate ending resurfaced on Reddit proving once
and for all that the alternate scene had been shot so we're not sure what you were up to here
Belisario but it's real perhaps Dawn didn't want fans to be angry since the original ending for
Quantum Leap didn't go over very well that said the fact that Bellisario sent bacula into the
future during a hypothetical season six means that it actually makes complete sense that Ben
is trying to get to the Future in an attempt to find Sam and bring him home wait hold on a second
is Ben actually searching for Sam other than our overwhelming desire for it to happen and
the fact that Janice seems obsessed with helping her father achieve his lifelong dream we've really
just assumed this is what Ben is doing the harsh reality is that Ben likely isn't looking for Sam
at all and Ben sorta gave it away at the end of the first episode in his video message to
Addison as he's apologizing to her for leaving without telling her he said this is bigger than us
bigger than anything you can imagine so right there we know Ben isn't leaping to protect Addison
or himself or even their friends and he certainly isn't off on a rogue mission to find Sam when we
know from episode 4 that magic joined Quantum Leap to hopefully be able to bring Sam home no Ben says
this is bigger than anything Addison can imagine we bet Addison can imagine some pretty big things
but it drives in the point that it's something huge something on a global or Universal stage it
has to be so huge that Ben is willing to risk everything to stop it okay now that we have a
vague idea of what's at risk let's take a look at our evidence Ben went to Janus for help on what he
was planning at least six months prior to his leap then came to me he knocked on my door and asked
for my help none of this was my idea when he first started working on the new code for his mission he
lied to Addison and spent three days in Pasadena California near Caltech according to his phone he
left the conference early and spent three days in Pasadena near Caltech which in our world just so
happens to host a world-leading research center in Quantum information and computation kudos to the
writers for this Choice Janice sent Ben a text telling him she sent him projections and if he
was going to do it he had to do it now that their window is closing Ben removed the safety protocols
from Ziggy when he uploaded the new code so that he would be able to LEAP outside of his own
lifetime during episode 5 we learned that Ben has been following another leaper who goes by the name
Martinez and in 2022 is part of the Marine Corps but has no knowledge of Quantum Leap can I help
you hello Richard Martinez yes Admiral Herbert Williams Ian confirms that Ben is trying to reach
a specific destination in the future and he he will arrive there in no less than 10 but probably
closer to 20 leaps we also know Janus has stolen her father's old Quantum Leap equipment from her
mother and has opened a Remote Link into Ziggy for the purpose of predicting what actions gen magic
Addison and Ian will make in the future Martinez knows exactly who Ben is and where he is from and
threatens his life if he continues to follow him I know what you're doing but if you value your life
you need to stop following that so armed with this information we have a theory why Ben leapt in the
first place and where we think he is going Ben was likely working on the project months before
when he comes across someone on the team perhaps Addison accessing Ziggy's internal information
when he asks what she is doing her answers don't make sense in fact Addison is not really acting
like herself Ben realizing this isn't Addison threatens to call security and that's when we
find out it's actually Martinez who has leapt into Addison from the future and is looking for
data that allows someone to pinpoint a jump send someone there and then bring them back giving them
total control of each Quantum Leap Ben wants to know why he didn't get this from his own timeline
or why he didn't ask someone from the team in the future Martinez hesitates then reveals because the
team is not there in the future that Quantum Leap is now being used for covert military operations
to change events in the past that ensure military success in the future whatever the cost
Martinez is a single-minded nature makes him think Ben might just tell him so he asks are you going
to help your country or what Ben tells him this isn't what Quantum Leap was created for and he's
not going to help him Martinez says Fine have it your way I'll just have to hunt down Dr Beckett
then thanks for nothing and Martinez leaps out of Addison's body leaving her confused as to why
she's there Ben doesn't say anything to Addison so he can process what just happened if the military
uses Quantum Leap for their own purposes this could be a disaster for the world Ben realizes
he has no idea how far in the future this guy came from and because of that he has no way to prepare
or stop what might be coming he wonders if there is a way to follow him utilizing information he
gets from Ziggy when Martinez leapt in and out of Addison he thinks he might be able to follow
and stop the other leaper before he gets the information he's looking for worried that the team
might shut him down and not let him go he reaches out to Janus who was booted from the program but
probably knows more about it than anyone else Ben would also know how much Janice cares about Sam
and would want to stop Martinez from getting to him Janice helps Ben plot Martinez's course and
Ben makes the decision that he is going to be the one to jump and not tell anyone on the team Janus
agrees to be Ben's guide and reminds him she has access to all of her father's old equipment
and that she'll just need access to Ziggy so she can stay one step ahead of the team during Ben's
Mission Ben had to leap at a very specific moment in order to be able to match Martinez's leaps and
follow him as the story unfolds we'll slowly learn more and more about these events and just before
Ben leaps in the second to last episode of season one Janice will find out the truth about where Ben
is going and use the Imaging chamber she has built in her father's old hand link Addison
will glitch out confused as to what's happening as Janice takes over but she only has a moment
to warn him it's not what we thought Ben they are the Ben leaps and finds himself back at the
Quantum Leap project although instead of his team there is nothing but military people in
uniform running everything a high-ranking general is standing in front of him and Martinez is next
to him the general says welcome home Ben we've been waiting for you the general gestures over
to a platform where Ben sees an older version of Janus standing next to a face he recognizes Dr Sam
Beckett Ben tells the general Ziggy isn't going to be a part of what you are doing here to which
the general answers we don't need a ziggy when we have a lothos after a stunned moment Ben finishes
the sentence Janice started to say before the jump evil leapers Martinez has a big smirk on his face
as he says I told you not to follow me the camera Zooms in on Ben and then Zooms in on Scott Bakula
as Sam and season one comes to an end with the birth of the evil leapers now keep in mind this
is an educated Theory based on what we know as well as hopeful thinking that Scott Bakula will
change his mind and join the show before season one ends the evil leapers end up becoming a big
part toward the end of the original series and show us how big the stakes are in the Quantum
Leap universe so far this show is very good but it does feel like something is missing we believe
this is an antagonist hopefully this is where we are going but what we can say for sure is that we
are enjoying the mystery and the journey that this new Quantum Leap continuation is giving us if you
are enjoying the show as well we are encouraging people to go to Rotten Tomatoes and certify the
show as fresh when it was learned Scott Bakula wouldn't be reprising his role at least initially
we hope people began raiding the show based on this information alone the show has more than
proved its continuing to tell the Quantum Leap story and that includes its Legacy characters so
if you'd like peacock to give it a second season show your support by watching and helping us bring
up that audience score let's hope this is only the beginning but what do you think are you enjoying
the new Quantum Leap show do you think this show is taking us to Sam Beckett do you think we'll
run into evil leapers did Ben make a mistake not telling his team what he was doing and how bad
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