Warning! The next accommodates spoilers for the Quantum Leap episode “Secret Historical past.” Learn at your personal danger!
Quantum Leap has introduced again Season 2 common Eliza Taylor as Hannah, and after she shared a young kiss with Dr. Ben Music, viewers are little question very eager about how she suits into this story. “Secret Historical past” additionally featured Ben assembly Tom Westfall for the primary time, and Ian and Jenn confronting the person stealing information from this system. By the tip, I did not know which questions I needs to be asking going ahead, so I talked to co-showrunners Martin Gero and Dean Georgaris for assist.
I had the consideration of talking with Quantum Leap‘s showrunners for this game-changing episode and needed to know what questions followers needs to be asking on the finish of “Secret Historical past.” Martin Gero mentioned it is tough to speak in regards to the questions that needs to be requested, however had some steerage for what followers should not be worrying about as we transfer into the subsequent few episodes:
I do not suppose they need to be attempting to determine if Hannah is like some form of time traveler or Evil Leaper or one thing. She’s actually only a particular person touring by time usually. And Ben for some motive has, each seemingly like an emotional attraction too, but in addition some form of like temporal attraction to that Ziggy retains placing Hannah in his path. In order that’s, that is gonna be a enjoyable factor that we try to work out why.
Ben had not crossed paths with somebody from one in all his leaps greater than as soon as, and the percentages of it taking place coincidentally are astronomical. Ziggy is placing Hannah in his path for a motive, however what might that be?
Martin Gero was joyful to present one a part of the reply to followers, in addition to some extra perception into the fantastic thing about a storyline like this. He additionally talked about having a visitor star like Eliza Taylor and never desirous to lose somebody so nice after one episode:
She’s going by lots in the mean time is form of the reply, and will use a recurring buddy. The powerful half in regards to the present is that in case you have an awesome visitor star like Eliza [Taylor], you already know, that is it, she’s burnt, she will be able to’t actually come again. And so for us, it was vital to see her as a result of we’re attempting to complement the emotional lives of the present-day characters to present Ben the flexibility to do this as effectively previously.
Hannah has been a welcome addition to the present, particularly for Ben, who’s on the rebound following his breakup with Addison. The kiss is one other instance of how the three-year time skip deepened Season 2 and offered extra emotional tales. After all, it is onerous to say whether or not or not there’s any actual future with Ben and Hannah, particularly contemplating they by no means know the place they could meet subsequent.
Outdoors of the occasions of the episode, co-showrunner Dean Georgaris spoke to the bigger message of Quantum Leap Season 2. He evoked the phrases of Tom Westfall whereas speaking in regards to the mission of the quantum accelerator and what it means for all concerned:
I believe possibly one of many questions we’re form of attempting to pose, each within the unique and this, we’ve an assumption that the quantum accelerator places Sam and Ben into folks’s lives to vary their lives for the higher. We do not discuss a lot about what it may be doing for the lives of Ben and Sam and or the folks of their life. One of many issues we’re attempting to do is to increase the breadth of the Quantum Leap universe as a lot as attainable in by telling one story. Like when Tom mentions what if sacrifice is required. He does not know that to be true. He is simply asking larger questions. However I believe what we begin to actually say right here is does the quantum accelerator, does the universe, have a plan for Ben? For Addison? Are our characters part of one thing larger which I discover actually thrilling and I believe it feels very per the unique present.
The bigger questions Quantum Leap poses are what maintain me watching episodes on repeat with my Peacock subscription and why I believe all followers of the unique ought to watch the brand new collection ASAP. I am intrigued by what all of this might imply for the remainder of Season 2 and the place the journey is headed. Are Ben and Hannah linked as a result of Ziggy believes they’re the fitting folks for one another presently?
One of the best resolution would possibly simply be to take a seat again and benefit from the journey as a result of there’s a lot to understand past the reveal of a possible new enemy. I actually love the forged tagging in as Holo assistants and would love for Ernie Hudson‘s Magic to get extra display time due to it. We additionally proceed to get extra Sam Beckett references in Season 2, which has me optimistic Scott Bakula might ultimately present up.
Quantum Leap will return with a brand new episode on NBC on Wednesday, December 6 at 8:00 p.m. ET. Season 2 has a brilliant future, and whereas I do not know precisely what’s forward, the hints from the showrunners make it sound like this might be must-watch tv.
