This week’s Quantum Leap provided a extra traditionally correct depiction of the Wild West as Ben discovered himself within the physique of a Mexican American gunslinger named Diego de la Cruz in 1879.
Diego, who grew to become a pacifist, was tasked with saving the small city of Salvation from a gaggle of outlaws — led by the menacing McDonough — who was set on claiming the close by railroad. The various townsfolk, which included Black bar proprietor Frankie (Yaani King Mondschein) and Diego’s granddaughter Valentina (Nicole Alvarez), refused to surrender the house that provided them alternatives they wouldn’t discover anyplace else. Ben wanted to cease the outlaws from forcing the locals into promoting their land with out spilling blood.
In the current day, the group was preoccupied with hiding proof of Ben’s leap from Congresswoman Kavita Adani (Farah Merani), who dropped by their headquarters to inquire about suspicious exercise. While Ian and the others didn’t quit any essential info, Kavita was nonetheless near determining what was actually happening. That’s when Jenn dug up career-ending info as a final resort if Kavita’s prying ever threatened the Quantum Leap mission.
In the top, Kavita revealed to Magic that she knew about Ben’s unauthorized leap this entire time. She was giving the group an opportunity to return clear, however since they didn’t, she believed the mission was compromised and out of her fingers. She was going to inform the higher-ups.
However, Magic satisfied her not to try this, revealing they might return in time and save her brother’s life. The group knew that was inconceivable — they’ll’t goal a selected cut-off date — however the essential factor was that Kavita believed this lie. Magic simply purchased them extra time to attempt to convey Ben residence.
Back in 1879, Ben rallied the townsfolk into capturing the infamous outlaws via intelligent traps, not needing to kill anybody. This meant they might accumulate the reward cash and get the railroad firm off their backs in the interim. And due to Ben’s tip about copper close by, Salvation grew to become a booming city as soon as extra.
As Ben resolved to return to Addison so they might begin over and construct new recollections, the pair was interrupted by one of many townsfolk who one way or the other knew Ben’s actual id.
“You made a serious miscalculation coming here, Ben,” the stranger spat. “I know everything about you, Dr. Ben Song from the year 2022. I know what you’re doing, but if you value your life, you need to stop following me. Do you understand?”
Before a confused Ben might reply, although, he leapt into the subsequent physique.
Since Ben has encountered one other leaper, does that imply Quantum Leap has simply launched the Evil Leapers? In the unique present, the Evil Leapers got here from a secret group who tried to fallacious each proper made, working in opposition to the Quantum Leap mission. The corrupt mission was run by Lothos, who was Ziggy’s evil counterpart.
When TVLine spoke to showrunner Martin Gero in September about the potential of us seeing Evil Leapers present up within the collection, the boss teased: “You just might.”
So what do you assume? Was that an Evil Leaper on this week’s Quantum Leap? Why do you assume Ben might have been monitoring him?
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