Warning! The next comprises spoilers for the Quantum Leap episode “The Pleasant Skies.” Learn at your individual danger!
Quantum Leap confirmed Ben in an surprising place on the finish of its Season 1 penultimate episode, and it broke the foundations from what we would seen within the unique sequence. Now that the Season 1 finale is close to, I’ve one main query as we look forward to what’s subsequent for Ben as he meets up with Ian sooner or later.
The tip of “Pleasant Skies” confirmed Ben re-emerge in what gave the impression to be his personal physique and what the remnants of the Quantum Leap lab. Ben questioned why it was snowing in Los Angeles and was knowledgeable by a future model of Ian that it was truly the results of “nuclear winter.” The scene closed with Ian explaining they’d been ready for Ben for a very long time. That is proper – Ben one way or the other managed to make his method to the long run, which is one thing Sam Beckett by no means did.
Evidently future Los Angeles was devastated by nuclear warfare, however my query is, who brought on it? We all know that Richard Martinez was despatched on a mission to cease one thing and that Ben’s targets received in the best way of his mission. Is Martinez making an attempt to cease Ben from inadvertently inflicting a world battle and nuclear warfare, or is it the opposite method round? Is Future Ian making an attempt to cease occasions Richard set in movement by way of Ben?
Future Ian, who has lived via this catastrophe, will doubtless have extra solutions. The one factor we find out about this character thus far was that they had been the one that first used the accelerator to speak to Ben again within the current day and probably the one that inspired Ben to leap. Ben’s nonetheless lacking a bit of his reminiscences, however perhaps Future Ian will assist remind him of their mission.
And whereas we do not know for positive that Ben is again in his personal physique, that does appear to be the case contemplating Ian acknowledged him with out being in a holo program. This might imply that it’s potential to flee the leap cycle, which is probably excellent news for Sam Beckett. Is it potential that he is additionally one way or the other alive on this future, and there is a secret Scott Bakula cameo we do not find out about?
Actually, there is a good probability that Sam Beckett has nothing to do with Quantum Leap‘s Season 1 finale, and that is fully advantageous with me. This season has paced out its heartwarming and heartstopping moments completely, and now we’re on the cusp of what seems to be to be a bonkers Season 1 finale with the promise that Season 2 is even wilder. I will be curious to see what we study and what different guidelines of the unique sequence will probably be damaged going ahead.
Quantum Leap Season 1 is sort of executed at NBC, so tune in for the Season 1 finale on Monday, April third at 10:00 p.m. ET. Compensate for this season now with a Peacock Premium subscription, and perhaps binge the unique sequence after the finale to bide time till Season 2.