Episode M.I.A., the Season 2 finale. Touching scene with original music. Al and his wife, Beth, dance to her favorite song, 'Georgia On My Mind' by Ray Charles. (C) 2005 Universal Studios.
This is THE BEST MOMENT in television history, hands down, no contest, period. I was blown away by the writing for this episode on the night it orignially aired and I can say that watching it again tonight STILL gives me chills and a lump in my throat. Now excuse me while I shed a tear. Love you Quantum Leap :)
Don't know - I'd put the reveal of Laura's murderer in Twin Peaks over this, simply because that pushes boundaries in every way it can on top of being riveting and well-acted. This is incredibly well-done though, and heartfelt in a way only something like this show ever was.
Saw this as an 11 year old and it hit me extremely hard. Loved The actress playing Beth. She was perfect. When the show was abruptly cut short, the writers did an excellent job wrapping things up, with bringing Al and Beth back together.
Jerry Schafer IV As a child, I didn’t think five years was a long time. I remember crying that I would have waited for him. As an adult, I feel even more sure I could wait five years for Al.
@@JessicaLynnGimeno Still the best ending to the series! In case you never saw the finale.... ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-3mhDDTLar5w.html
oh this scene 💔 My husband leaped out earlier this year 2022 at age of 46 and I've just finished watching the series today with my son, in tears. I watched Quantum Leap as a child though I didn't remember the episodes. My husband watched as a child too. We talked about it sometimes. I came here to re watch this scene, sobbing, really feel it on so many levels. Beautifully done.
My husband was called October 2020, but I can feel your pain. The love that can transcend distance. Your comment made me cry. I WANT to believe, I truly do!!!
@CathyKitson so sorry I didn't see this reply till now. Thank you and I'm so sorry for your heartache also. I believe we will meet them on the otherside and then we will be together again. We ran away to be together when we were young and had almost 25 years together. Love is a vibration it does transcend yes.
This episode was the in site to what this show is about. Al trying to get back to Beth. Al never stopped loving Beth, dispite he did love Tina, but he is in love with Beth.
This scene can teach you what true love is. You want to see what an amazing actor Dean Stockwell was, this scene is a must. Actually, if you want to learn how to act, this scene is a must. Dean Stockwell became Al and his heartache and need for his love is palpable. I had a tear in my eye when I was 18 and watched it on TV in the 90's. The same at 50 when I just watched it again now. RIP Dean Stockwell and thank you for the work you left us that will forever live on.
Dean had a lot of emotionally powerful scenes in the series. When he thought Sam had been killed in "Leap of Faith" and tries to lift him, when he's holding Katie's hand while she recounts her rape in "Raped," witnessing Lisa's death in "A Leap for Lisa" are just a few.
Dean won a Golden Globe for this episode and it was damned deserved! A truly memorable and powerful performance here. This scene has become iconic! R.I.P. Dean, you really were one of a kind. There would've never been a Quantum Leap without Al as much as there wouldn't have been one without Sam.
Constantly impressed by this scene. Al’s such an over the top character abs Stockwell performs him so well but this whole episode his misery is so understated. Its heartbreaking.
That's one reason why, when Stockwell moved on to Battlestar Galactica it was difficult to see him as anyone but Al. They tried it on Enterprise but it didn't work.
I just watched this episode on Netflix and I think it's absolutely one of the best Quantum Leap episode I've seen. I thought that before I even got to this part and this was just all the more intense. It was brilliantly done. The following 2 episodes where Sam goes to his family are also top notch.
This scene always makes me cry. I'm crying right now! :P The only Quantum Leap episode that makes me cry more is the final. Really wish they hadn't cut this show off so soon. There were limitless possibilities! It could have gone on for 10 years and not gotten old.
This aired May 9, 1990. Ghost premiered July 1990. This scene not only plays Unchained Melody, but the dancing scene is similar to the concept of Ghost.
Just saw this episode on G4. It's such a beautiful and sad scene. To have one last chance to be with someone you love so much, but not actually being there. Knowing that that she still cares for him as much as he cares for her is heart-touching. There's no way to watch this scene without shedding a tear.
Gone are the wisecracks and fronts, this is the true Al. What a heartrending scene. So many things going on. Sam proving how much of a friend he is by urging Al to do this, a couple of times you’re tricked into thinking Beth senses him, it being so up in the air whether anything will change and she’ll wait for him this time, the actual acting from both parties....it’s perfect. Wouldn’t change a thing.
Of all the crap they reboot and remake these days how has Quantum leap not been brought back yet. Its literally the only show I want to be brought back.
I think about this a lot. Some parts of QL hold up really well, especially the friendship between/performances of Sam and Al. I also love the last episode even though a lot of people hate it - there's a weird spiritual side to it that the show never touched otherwise. It's a really Boomer-era show, though, and has aged badly in some REALLY noticeable ways - a huge embrace of the 60s ideals in all their flawed glory and a large blind spot toward its own sexism (other issues too but that one really jumps out on rewatch, especially when it comes to the virgin/whore thing). Some insulting stuff about disabilities too - yeah, they did a great job with Jimmy but boy did they screw up with writing other disabled people. It's rebootable as a show but it'd be interesting to see a new generation run with the idea. Now we'd have time travel to fix things like 9/11 and the 2008 crash, and to address things like homophobia and metoo. There's great potential in it, but it'd be a really different show from what this was.
There a was a script for a reboot pilot years ago where Sam's daughter went back to rescue him and got stuck leaping. Scott Bakula has said he is too old now to reprise the role, Too sad.
@@danielpietri7328 The way this show is written, he doesn't physically have to return- Since people around the leaper don't see them physically different, the characters would just act unusual and all-knowing, and you (the audience) would know it's supposed to be Sam.
You can see, even after all the years Al has lived, just how much he loves her. All the other women he married and divorced could never compare to Beth. In the finale, Sam gave both Al and Beth what they were denied with each other. A chance to be happy. To have their daughters. Maybe in the continuation, we'll meet one of their girls or one of their grandchildren. Sam knew that Al was never as happy with any woman as he was with Beth.
Dean did such an astounding job in this scene. Al always loved Beth. Thinking of her got him through hell and you can tell just by seeing his face that Al still loves Beth and the way his voice breaks asking her to wait for him is just...brings tears to my eyes. A lot of people may have issues with finale but I’m glad they fixed this wrong and made it right.
tbh I don't see how anyone could have issues with this. Al had a chequered love life after Beth, but his heart was always hers. And hers was always his. You KNOW she knows he's there. She feels his presence, she murmurs his name when there's still starlight on her lips.
It's beautiful scene, but I never really noticed that for a brief instant, before Sam leaps, Al touches Beth, putting his hands on her shoulders. Then there is the kiss.
Certainly very good songs. Do you know what the song is in S1e2. Can't remember exactly, not sure, but maybe when the take off in the can. Also is there some kind of sound track?
Just rewatched this whole episode. The first song playing is Unchained Melody and then Beth puts on Georgia on my Mind. Weird thing is, this episode came out in May 1990. The movie Ghost, which uses Unchained Melody in a story about a ghost who can’t touch his love, came out in July the same year. Hmmm...
I just watched this episode, made the connection and did some research. Any info on this? The episode and movie were 2 months apart. I can't imagine the Ghost producers seeing the episode, loving it, then scrambling to shoot, edit, and add that scene to a major motion picture within 2 months. What makes more sense is the Quantum Leap team seeing some promo material or trailers for Ghost, seeing that scene, then adding it to their episode. The question is, was the Ghost "pottery scene" revealed in some way in the months leading up to the release?
@@nickb5427 I don't think there's any connection. Unchained Melody is one of the most popular songs of the 20th century, and it's one the cast and crew of both productions would have been familiar with. It's just serendipity.
After years of watching this show, this scene, on old Divx, I finally bought the complete DVD set, and I just binge watched two seasons. No scene in any movie ever has touched my heart so deeply, no scene in any movie or show made me cry like this one. And on the DVD set I bought... Ray Charles' Georgia has been striped out and replaced by some crappy standard music I assume frre of copyrights. I don't think I've ever been so disappointed in my life. Ever. This just break the magic of an absolutely perfect scene. There, I needed to vent. I need to sell these DVDs and buy the Bluerays or something.
@@beckymurphy4714 Yeah, I have seen that version too, but I grew up with the French dubbing and I wanted to be able to have that as well. That being said, I might buy the Mill Creek version just to have the right soundtracks on Disco Inferno and on this episode xD
it's so Heartbreakingly Beautiful can't watch anymore .it's amazing how a " little " series like quantum leap that had such a following and this is such a memorable episode 💙🥰.I know Dean didn't wanna do this story line but he made it so beautifully memorable ! such a Beautiful darling sweet kind soul who was also very handsome .
Dean didn't like doing heavy, emotional scenes because then he had to get heavy and emotional. He was very good at doing them but it took a lot out of him.
I've tried to find this scene and song for years. It breaks my heart every time. Believe me they will always love you but their happiness is the most important thing of all. ⚓⚓⚓🏴🏴🏴🇬🇧
Someone for everyone. When the timing is right the universe aligns and the cosmos or something I don't know what I'm capping on about. But what I do know is you get what you ask for. That is what Quantum Physics has taught me. If did indeed work for me. I'm married now for 11 year's with kids. All I ever asked for when I was a teenager.
This was an incredibly emotional scene (probably one of the best scenes in TV history). Alot of that has to do with the music. "Georgia on my mind" is very emotional and poingant song and it fits this scene like a glove. Unfortunatley, it loses alot of the emotional impact when viewed on the American release DVD's because of the loss of the song. It's just not the same.
Aww you should have also included when Sam noticed the picture of Al...that with the original song "Some day we'll be together" was an awesome scene as well.
Last episode of QL I cried, I try and explain to people that didnt watch it but they just say its just a TV show and not real. But at the time it was so moving and sad, Sam gave up everything one last time. Inspiring series!
I must admit, I rarely cry at TV. But I did at this. When he disappears and there's starlight on her lips and she murmurs, "Al?" There were tears in my eyes!!!!!
I remember what Al said to Sam about Beth, earlier in this episode, though it has been (at a guess) 20 years since I last saw it: 'Sam, if you're lucky, life gives you one shot at true love. And Beth was mine.' I put it in single quotes, because it's likely a paraphrase, but a close one nevertheless. Some people get to keep their one shot at true love. Others move on and find something/someone close to that level of truth. Some just settle for someone who is nice, if they're lucky, or someone about whom they feel indifferent--if they're not so lucky. And then there are those of us who could never find anyone else. We tried. But we either couldn't let go; or those who followed the first one just didn't (or couldn't) measure up. I think it's somewhat similar to not marrying again after your spouse dies: You loved that person, and now you can't love that person, and without them there is no love. I think, if I could be so bold to speak for however many people feel this way, after decades have passed, we'd give anything if Sam could somehow fix it. And that's what happened in the final episode. Short of that, we'd give anything to dance with them one more time, even as a hologram.
