[Warning: The below contains MAJOR spoilers for Quantum Leap, Season 1, Episode 1, “July 13th, 1985.”]
NBC‘s new Quantum Leap collection has arrived and is paying homage to its predecessor, whereas additionally paving a brand new path for its personal hero, Ben Music (Raymond Lee).
However how does it get up subsequent to the unique Quantum Leap which adopted the adventures of Scott Bakula‘s Sam Beckett? That’s for followers to resolve. Within the premiere episode, “July thirteenth, 1985,” Ben finds himself being lured away from his and fiance Addison Augustine’s (Caitlin Bassett) engagement occasion by some pressing texts from an unidentified particular person.
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When Addison and Ben’s colleagues notice he’s lacking, they uncover he’s leaped into the physique of a person collaborating in a theft again in 1985, therefore the episode title. The catch? He didn’t warn anybody and may’t keep in mind his true identification as soon as on this physique and time interval.
Very like Sam’s outdated pal Al (Dean Stockwell, to whom the episode was devoted), Addison locates Ben in 1985 and tries serving to him by means of her hologram type. Using the assistance of supercomputer Ziggy, as soon as extra, Ben is ready to keep away from dying and manages to assist a person who’s down on his luck, escape a deadly ending.
Not dissimilar to Sam’s adventures, Ben believes serving to the people he comes into contact with might convey him again house, even when he can’t fairly keep in mind what it contains. The speculation could show to be simpler stated than performed as by the tip of Episode 1, Ben isn’t introduced again house, however as a substitute thrust into the physique of an astronaut who’s blasting off in a distinct 12 months.
In the meantime, again in 2022, Ben’s colleagues uncover the attainable identification of the thriller lady who could have helped Ben leap within the first place — the daughter of Stockwell’s Al. Though she stays offscreen for now, her function can be the present’s direct tie-in to the unique run because the closest relative of Al.
So, what did you consider the brand new collection which is a follow-up to the late 90s favourite? Did it pay sufficient homage to Sam and Al, whereas additionally creating one thing new and fascinating? Tell us within the reader ballot, under, and sounds off within the remark part.
Quantum Leap, Mondays, 10/9c, NBC
