"Quantum Leap" is the only TV series that had a final episode that did not disappoint me. Instead it shocked me (which always happens when I realize I should have seen something coming), then renewed my faith in mankind. And that's one reason why it's my favorite.
When it was revealed that Dr. Beckett never returned home because he couldn't accept that he was responsible for his leaps, I was astonished! After nearly 5 years of leaping from body to body in the. . .timeline of his lifetime, Dr. Beckett deserved a reprieve from his hercluean labors. But then I started recalling all the times Dr. Beckett told Al that he wasn't ready to leap, that he had something he wanted to do first. And can there be any doubt that he leaped himself in Abigail's life three times in succession (Trilogy, pts I,II,III)? Suddenly, everything fell into place--and I was left with the simple, eloquent moral of the "story," if you will:
Doing the right thing is not always easy. Sometimes, it requires the greatest sacrifices of all. But if you stand for what you believe is right, one man, or woman, can change the world.
I made every leap with Dr. Beckett during QL's original run and I enjoy it today in it's syndication. Now that it's on DVD, I can replace my recorded VHS tapes.
By the QL timeline, Dr. Beckett is in his fifties. No one knows how long his lifespan will be, but I'm certain he is still leaping, setting things right that once went wrong and making little changes to history along the way. Every now and then, things happen to me: a fuzzy memory suddenly becomes different when recalled, lost items suddenly appear, etc. I'll never really know if anything significant has been changed about my life, but I am convinced of one thing:
I (and all of Mankind) have a guardian angel. His name is Sam.
S.R.Boone, Esq.
Kansas City MO
When it was revealed that Dr. Beckett never returned home because he couldn't accept that he was responsible for his leaps, I was astonished! After nearly 5 years of leaping from body to body in the. . .timeline of his lifetime, Dr. Beckett deserved a reprieve from his hercluean labors. But then I started recalling all the times Dr. Beckett told Al that he wasn't ready to leap, that he had something he wanted to do first. And can there be any doubt that he leaped himself in Abigail's life three times in succession (Trilogy, pts I,II,III)? Suddenly, everything fell into place--and I was left with the simple, eloquent moral of the "story," if you will:
Doing the right thing is not always easy. Sometimes, it requires the greatest sacrifices of all. But if you stand for what you believe is right, one man, or woman, can change the world.
I made every leap with Dr. Beckett during QL's original run and I enjoy it today in it's syndication. Now that it's on DVD, I can replace my recorded VHS tapes.
By the QL timeline, Dr. Beckett is in his fifties. No one knows how long his lifespan will be, but I'm certain he is still leaping, setting things right that once went wrong and making little changes to history along the way. Every now and then, things happen to me: a fuzzy memory suddenly becomes different when recalled, lost items suddenly appear, etc. I'll never really know if anything significant has been changed about my life, but I am convinced of one thing:
I (and all of Mankind) have a guardian angel. His name is Sam.
S.R.Boone, Esq.
Kansas City MO