For love of the original series, please cancel this revival as quickly as possible. I don't care where Ben is going in spacetime, because it will surely be as underwhelming as the series thus far. But if I had to guess, he's probably going to meet up with Sam Beckett. Bakula will probably make an appearance in the season (hopefully series) finale. His comments about declining to be involved are meant to throw us off. The genius showrunners will present a disgruntled Sam, and Ben has to save his soul or some B. S. Anyway, here are the key takeaways from episode 3 of Quandumb Leap:
-Editing a show in ADHD-O-Vision is a surefire way to build a prestigious network drama.
-If a man has PTSD, then any display of aggression (even if justified) is a result of PTSD. Did you know this? Not me.
-Ben obtains the physical attributes of the Leapee?? No, no, no. Just no. I really should stop watching now. Have they even watched the original series? It had mind merges, but when Sam Leaped into an amputee, Sam still had legs. He could perform martial arts and other physical feats that only Sam knew because it's his body not the Leapee's. If you want to argue that's a feat of the mind, when Sam was a little kid ("Runaway"), his grip during a handshake was his own, not Butchie's. Plus, how could he have been effective in combat as someone with lesser strength? Doesn't track, and there are several examples to be cited from the OS. The 2022 series tells us Ben has the boxer's (Danny Hill's) strength, but he shouldn't - it should be Ben's body, and others see and hear Danny via his physical aura. So are we supposed to believe that Ben's body is in the Waiting Room? Pardon me, what Waiting Room - that aspect has so far been completely ignored, but at least we get to see the PQL staff hang out and watch reality TV (can't make this up). So does Danny in the Waiting Room only have Ben's strength? If Ben Leaps into an opera singer, I guess he won't need to flex his vocal cords. If he Leaps into an NFL quarterback or a ballet dancer, should he worry? He has their power based on what this episode tells us. The plot tension derived from him not having a Leapee's physical qualities is now completely nullified. Brilliant!
-Ben Leaps outside his own lifetime. Sure, the OS did finally give an excuse for Sam to do this in the final season by having him Leap into the Civil War but as his ancestor. That bloodline device is dismissed here with a line about "disengaged safety protocols" or something. I didn't realize it was safety protocols keeping Sam within his own lifetime, I thought that he solved time travel from his theory that it was only possible within his own lifetime. I'll relent that it's been a little over 20 years since we last saw the original PQL, so Ben and/or the new Project could have developed breakthroughs in Leaping. However, this genius lifetime rule from Donald P. Bellisario kept the show from getting too crazy. Buckle up for the Wild West and Roman colosseums.
-The hero of this network series calls police officers pigs.
-We are still being denied he signature Leap special effect. Instead, we get lame spiral-outs from Ben's eye (really??) or a generic white glow filter on his face. What is the thinking behind this? Anyone who watched the OS dug seeing the Leaps take place. It became an iconic fixture of the show.
-Ziggy is still completely mum. I guess it would be too fun to have the arrogant, self-absorbed presence from "The Leap Back" sparring with the staff. For some reason, Ziggy regressed from a futuristic parallel hybrid computer with laser beam interfaces to a present-day A. I. that has less to say than Alexa or Siri.
-I wonder what object of Al's that Janis is after in Beth's home? What could it possibly be?
-Good thing Janis Calavicci is a genius (of course), so that she can build her own accelerator (or imaging chamber) in a basement.
-I don't care about Ben's and Addison's love drama. Making the Leaper and hologram fiances was the lamest decision ever for this revival - because Ben and Addison are the least interesting characters. I'm talking pure, unrefined P. C. cardboard. The OBSERVER (which has somehow become just the "hologram") should be Janis Calavicci with her father's libido and quirks. Imagine this show's brilliant concept being enjoyable again -- but that would require reasonably intelligent and creative people being involved. Too late.
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