The original Quantum Leap aired its final episode on May 5, 1993. That final episode was not meant to be the series finale. But when the show wasn’t renewed, the producer’s had to quickly provide some kind of closure, using only title cards to tell us what happened to the characters.
I, like many others, never found that ending very satisfying. Although we like the idea of Sam leaping around helping others in need, we also wanted him to be able to return home when he choose to, and reunite with his wife, Donna.
When Quantum Leap was rebooted in 2022, I held out hope they would somehow be able to get Scott Bakula to return to the show to finally close out his storyline, giving us Quantum Leap fans the closure we’ve waited years for. Well, that didn’t happen. And with its cancellation, it most likely never will, unless they reboot it again or give us a TV movie. And that’s doubtful.
Therefore, with a little tricky editing and reusing clips from other episodes, I’ve hopefully given Sam Beckett a happier ending and provided this show with a bit more closure.
And yes, Al’s original ending does suffer a bit, but the way I look at it, he’s had over 30 years of a happier ending. It’s Sam’s turn now. And since Project Quantum Leap remains active, there are still many opportunities for Sam to fix Al’s past.
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5 окт 2024
