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| Synopsis: Ben leaps to 1980's Los Angeles and into the body of Eva Sandoval, a no-nonsense bounty hunter in the midst of securing an elusive target. Ben remembers more about his own life. | ||
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Date: Monday, October 10, 2022: 10pm on NBC |
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Date: July 29, 1981 |
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Date: July 29, 1981 |
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| Leap Location: Los Angeles, CA |
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| Name of Leapee: Eva Sandoval |
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| Detailed Synopsis by Dave Korman: This week, we find Ben has taken his first leap into someone of a different gender. Which immediately brings back memories of the original and iconic episode of QL "What Price Gloria?". Ben leaps into a bar. He is getting hit on, sexually harassed, and throws a drink in the guy's face. Addison takes great pleasure at Ben leaping into a woman. "Thirty seconds in a woman's body and you've already been harassed, assaulted, and insulted. Sounds about right." Ben empties “his” purse to find handcuffs and a tazer. Justin Hartley enters, and Ben thinks he is another guy trying to hit on him. But it's Jake, his partner and significant other. They spot their target, and Ben points. The guy sees this and bolts. They chase after him. Jake and Ben corner him in the parking lot. Stuart (their target) approaches Ben, and Ben straight up punches him out, surprising his partner Jake. "What... have you been boxing on the side or something?" Ben replies, "Yes, actually." They drive away. Ziggy seems to be getting actual information pretty quickly for once, but once again Ziggy gets it wrong. The computer says he’s there to save Tammy, who is in trouble for parking tickets. They stop at Eva’s dad’s bails bondsman store and discover the door is cracked open. Jake goes to investigate. Ben eventually follows. And Jake is there to propose. The Quantum Leap title card is displayed... Ben doesn’t know how to answer, so he says he has to think about it. Dad comes out to celebrate, making things more awkward. Jake doesn’t react well to this. We learn that Jake has a new job in Illinois. Addison is trying to get on point with the mission with Tammy. This morning was the last time anyone saw her. Ben’s trying to both deal with his hosts relationship and the mission. Ben joins Jake in the car, and says that they can talk about things while trying to save Tammy. At the project, the team speaks briefly about Ben leaping into a woman. Jenn makes a reference to pantyhose. Ian comes in, and makes his only comment about Ben leaping into a woman in this episode saying something along the lines of Ben experiencing gender creativity. Ian reports that Janis is poking around, trying to get Ziggy to predict what they are going to do in the near future. Ian can figure out what she’s trying to see, but Janis needs access to everyone’s personal files, including Magic’s… which is high security. Magic is okay with that, but before it happens, he wants to talk to Ian about something in his file that he doesn’t want Ian to read, but hear directly from him. Magic says, "Ian, lets take a walk." Ian replies, "The doesn't sound super ominous at all." Ben and Jake are at Tammy’s house, setting it up so she can’t run. Ben wants to know what Eva said in the original time line to Jake. Jake wants to talk more about their relationship. Eva said no in the original time line, but Ben wants to play match maker and save Tammy. He’s invested because he’s starting to remember he has a girlfriend in the present. Jake knocks on Tammy’s door, and eventually bad guys with guns come after her. Ben, Jake, and Tammy dive into a dumpster from the roof of the apartment building. They get away. The goons worked for Loser Pente, according to Tammy. They tried to flip Zach, but because of her parking tickets, the police are going to make it look like she’s cooperating, so it also looks like Zach is cooperating. Ben figures that Tammy and Zach were skipping town. Addison says Ziggy is acting up, so she has to go, and adds that Ben should not trust Tammy. At the project, Addison tells Jenn that Ben is starting to remember her, and she wants to encourage that. She wants to tell him everything. Jenn ends up telling her about the six months that Ben had been working on the code, and tells her they are going to have to go over the last six months of their life. Addison says that if Ben is who thinks she is, he can forgive him for the lies, but if he’s not…then she doesn’t have to. In the past, Tammy is handcuffed to a pipe in the alley way, while Jake is fixing a tire. Ben is basically throwing things out there, theorizing about Jake and Eva’s relationship, perhaps suggesting that she doesn’t want to move. Tammy annoys them, so Ben moves her. Addison scans in as the hologram, and points out that Tammy is getting away. Jake is cool with her going. But Addison says there's a 100 percent chance Ben needs to get her to the court house. Ben speculates shes going to her boyfriend's club. Jake thinks that would be stupid, but Ben says that she’s in love… and you do whatever you need to when in love. Ben asks if Addison is okay in the car, Jake answers with sarcasm. Ian and Magic get coffee. Ian suggests that this is almost like Magic is going to dump them. Magic explains that he felt a push one day back in Vietnam, and the next thing he knew days of his life were gone. "I said yes to the nudge." He had dreams of Sam Beckett, but didn’t know who he was until he was in position to get access to top secret files, which is how he learned about Quantum Leap. "I don't know if it'll ever be possible to get Sam Beckett back, but after what he did.... what he did for so many others, I had to try." Magic's motivation seems to be the same as what we think Janis’s is with Ben… to get Sam home. At the club, Jake doesn’t know why the mission is so important To Eva. Ben says he thinks if they can save Tammy, they can also save the two of them. With Addison’s help, Ben picks a lock they go into the club. It turns out Tammy is unambiguously the bad guy. She murders Zack! Ziggy says that an FBI file suggests a woman is in charge of that gang. Back at the Bondsman store, Jake complains about their adventures, and not getting an answer from Ben. The answer is in front of him the entire time... Eva doesn’t want to quit being a bounty hunter. Jake breaks up with him, and drives off. In the store, he talks to Addison, blaming himself, He’s blaming his memory, and his feelings, but using his own desire to force a happy ending, where none should be. Ben wants to know if the girl he left behind is mad. Addison says no, she wants to know why, like everyone. Including Ben himself. Ben’s dad comes in, tells him about the break up, and talks about the parking tickets girl, but Ben doesn’t know where to start. The dad suggests Union Station, because someone crossing the border would have better luck by train. The dad repeats the line, “The answer is always in front of you.” Ben goes to the train station, where he sees Jake. Jake ends up getting captured at gun point by Tammy. Jake speaks in code, using a second proposal, suggesting that Ben use the taser. He does so, and Tammy is arrested. The suitcase falls open, money falls out, and bystanders are instantly trying to pick up some of the money. Jenn and Ian are in conversation. Jenn already knew about Magic’s history. Ian emotionally insists that the thing that happened to Sam isn’t going to happen to Ben. "We are not going to let the same thing that happened to Sam, happen to Ben, okay? We can't. We are bringing him home." Ben seems to not want to know about what happened to Jake and Eva, for some reason. He wants to know about Tammy. Addison starts to tell him anyway… but he gets more of his memory back. The line “It’s always right in front of you.” Ben remembers Addison is his girlfriend! But he can’t touch her because she’s a hologram. Before we get any more resolution, Ben leaps. For the first time, we see Ben’s immediate leap-in... to the Wild West. Synopsis by Dave Korman. Edited with additions by Brian Greene. |
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Trivia: Ziggy is still running slow. Magic tells Ian that when Sam Beckett Leaped into him in Vietnam, it felt like a nudge through a door. Magic let Sam in. He remembered Sam's face in dreams, and when Magic discovered his name in a top secret government project that had been shut down, he realized what had happened and restarted the project to try to bring Sam Beckett home. Jenn already knew about Sam Leaping into Magic. |
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| Ben Trivia: Ben remembers that he has a girlfriend from his previous dream in "Somebody Up There Likes Ben." He misses her and can't stop thinking about her. Later, he finally remembers Addison is his girlfriend! He reaches for her hand, but it passes through the hologram as he Leaps. Will he remember her again? Ben also remembers that he was a boxer in the previous episode. Sam Beckett sometimes lost memory of prior Leaps, so this is interesting. As a kid, Ben liked to take things apart: Engines, appliances, and locks. |
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| Addison Trivia: No new revelations this episode. |
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| Ian's
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| Kiss With History: The wedding of Princess Diana and Prince Charles is shown on television after Jake proposes to Eva/Ben. |
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| Miscellaneous
Trivia: This episode was also temporarily titled "Midnight Run." The final episode title refers to the movie "Indecent Proposal." While the Leap date isn't specifically said, we assume this is July 1981 due to the television broadcast of Princess Diana's wedding. The coffee truck Magic and Ian purchase their drinks from is called "Pretty Little Lates" which is a reference to Troian Bellisario's show "Pretty Little Liars." Troian is the daughter of original series creators Donald P. Bellisario and Deborah Pratt. Justin Hartley and Sophia Pernas are married in real life! They wed in 2021. |
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QUANTUM
LEAP – SERIES REGULARS
Addison Augustine (Portrayed
by
Caitlin Bassett) –
Addison is a smart, witty, fearless ex-military operative who now
serves as Project Observer at Quantum Leap HQ. She’s in charge of the
technology they use to communicate with the past, and tries to rescue
Ben from his time-flung existence.
Ian Wright (Portrayed
by Mason Alexander
Park) –
Quantum Leap’s nonbinary chief architect of the AI program.
Herbert “Magic” Williams (Portrayed by Ernie Hudson) – A Vietnam vet and current head of the time travel project at Quantum Leap. Herbert “Magic” Williams uses his no-nonsense personality and aura of control to keep the Pentagon at bay while the team tries to rescue Ben.
Jenn Chu (Portrayed by Nanrisa Lee) – Head of security at Quantum Leap HQ. Quirky but formidable, she makes it her mission to figure out why Ben erased all evidence of why he Leaped. |
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| Guest
Cast: Justin Hartley as Jake Sofia Pernas as Carla aka Tammy Jean Mark Damon Espinoza as Alberto Sandoval Tyson Turrou as Stuart Watkins Anastasia Antonia as Eva Sandoval (Mirror image) Mark Sipka as Bartender Hayes Beyersdorfer as Zach From footage of "The Leap Home - Part II: Vietnam": Chris Kirby as Herbert "Magic" Williams David Newsom as Tom Beckett |
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| Guest
Cast Notes: Justin Hartley (Jake) most recently has been seen starring on NBC's critically acclaimed, award winning series, "This Is Us," alongside Mandy Moore, Milo Ventimiglia, Sterling K. Brown and Chrissy Metz. Created by Dan Fogelman, "This Is Us" premiered in September 2016 and instantly broke ratings records, earning the freshman series an immediate two-season renewal, with season three set to premiere on September 25, 2018. The heartwarming, emotionally provocative drama follows a unique set of triplets and their wonderful parents, whose lives and struggles intertwine, challenging the everyday presumptions about the people you think you know. Hartley shines as Kevin Pearson, one-third of the "big three" and a successful, handsome actor that seemingly has it all. However, as the series has progressed, viewers have been captivated as Kevin's perfect life has deconstructed episode to episode; from struggling with addiction, coping with the death of his father, exposing the dysfunctional relationship with both his mother and brother, and his heartbreaking longing to be loved and accepted by his own family. Hartley and his cast members most recently won the 2018 SAG Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series, and the show picked up five additional Emmy nominations in 2018, following 33 award wins and 80 nominations over the last two years, and counting. On the film front, Hartley was recently cast in the Universal comedy "Little," opposite Issa Rae and Regina Hall. He also starred in "A Bad Moms Christmas" (STX Entertainment) opposite Mila Kunis, Kristen Bell, and Kathryn Hahn as the hilarious scene stealer, Ty Swindle. Additional film credits for Hartley include: "Another Time," which he also executive produced, indie "Race you to the Bottom," "Red Canyon," opposite Norman Reedus and Christine Lakin, "Spring Breakdown," opposite Amy Poehler, Rachel Dratch, and Seth Meyers, "A Way with Murder," opposite Michael Madsen, and the award-winning, boxing indie "The Challenger" for Vision Films. In 2002, Hartley landed his first regular gig on the daytime soap "Passions," a role he held until 2006. He then starred as billionaire Oliver Queen (the Green Arrow) on the long running, hit CW series "Smallville." Hartley was able to showcase his talents behind the camera as well, writing ("Sacrifice," Season 9) and directing ("Dominion," Season 10) two episodes. Once "Smallville" came to an end, Hartley went on to appear on a handful of hit series including: "Chuck," "Castle," and "Hart of Dixie." In 2012, he returned to the CW as a series regular on the medical drama "Emily Owens, M.D.," opposite Mamie Gummer. Throughout 2013-16, Hartley juggled a handful of TV projects, appearing on 12 episodes of ABC's "Revenge," 16 episodes of ABC's summertime drama "Mistresses," and taking over the role of Adam Newman in the long-running CBS soap opera "The Young and the Restless." Hartley was nominated for a 2016 Daytime Emmy Award for Lead Actor in a Drama Series for his work on the show. While filming "Y&R," it was announced that Hartley would be joining the cast of NBC's fall 2016 passion project, "This Is Us." Sofia Pernas (Carla aka Tammy Jean) is a Moroccan-Spanish actor born in 1989 who resides in Los Angeles. She stars in The Brave. She moved to the US when she was five years old and grew up in Orange County. Her mother is from Morocco, while her father is from Spain, both are multilingual. As a result she speaks four languages including Arabic, English, Spanish and German. Although she initially planned a career in journalism, she was redirected to a career in modeling and acting after being scouted. She played Marisa Sierras on The Young and the Restless and appeared on the CW telenovela, Jane the Virgin with Justin Baldoni and Gina Rodriguez. She plays the character Hannah Rivera, a member of the Defense Intelligence Agency, in NBC's series The Brave. Tyson Turrou (Stuart) is an Actor/Producer who focuses on bridging cultural divides with his work in film, television and on the stage. As an actor he is known for bringing an edgy, grounded likability to his characters. He has appeared in over 25 TV shows and films, working with multiple Emmy award winning directors, producers and actors. As a producer he works across genres to create highly entertaining stories that give audiences an appreciation of diversity and cultures beyond their own. He released his first film, "Loners," in 2019 and has several others in development. Tyson's conviction that an engrossing story is one of the most subversive ways to bring people of different backgrounds together guides his artistry. In his acting and producing, he combines his love of filmmaking with his belief that walking a mile in another's shoes is the easiest path to erasing our societal divides. Born in the small rural town of Grand Junction, Colorado, Tyson grew up exploring the outdoors and learning a blue collar work ethic working in his grandfather's construction business. Tyson was 12 when his sister got a job on "Thelma and Louise" and he visited his first set. Amidst the wet, smoke filled streets, and Ridley Scott's call of, "Action!" he fell in love with film. Tyson left his small town roots to attend USC, studying acting and film with some of the most influential storytellers today. Excited to start his career, he graduated a year early and booked his first acting job a few months later. Although he loved acting, he knew there was more to his storytelling, so in 2015 Tyson returned to his film school roots and produced his first feature film, "Loners." He continues to develop several other films with a wide variety of diverse filmmakers. Tyson lives with his wife, a math educator for teachers of young children, who for some reason is perfectly supportive of her husband's artistic heart. Together they have a daughter who is the smartest, cutest, most entertaining kid in the entire world. Anastasia Antonia (Eva - Mirror Image) began her career when she was discovered by an agent at top modeling agency, Ford Models. She has appeared in many magazines and campaigns, modeling for high fashion brands such as Dolce & Gabbana and Gucci. Through her success as a model, Anastasia was able to step into a career as an actress. Her first professional role was played across from Oscar winner heavy weight John C Reilly. Having a childhood marked with stage theatre performances, she has been quoted as saying, "Acting was always the goal". Anastasia won "Best Actress" for her lead performance in 86 Melrose Avenue at the Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema, 2021. The Promotion was Antonia's very first professional audition and, consequently, job. Her scenes were with Oscar winner John C Reilly. Starred as model in a Nelly music video directed by music video legend director Chris Robinson. Is an accomplished writer, having received multiple accolades throughout her life. She became a published poet at only 8 years old. Georgina Reilly (Janis) is a British Canadian actress born February 12, 1986, in Guildford, United Kingdom, to songwriter/composer David Reilly and business administrator Frances Reilly. She comes from a long line of performers, her grandfather being Tommy Reilly, the world's first classical harmonica player. Growing up in an artistic household, she soon took to the family business, performing in musical theatre productions throughout her schooling. She met Philip Bateman (musical director of Billy Elliot, London production), who became a great mentor and supporter of her singing and acting. At the age of 16, she and her family made the move to Toronto, Canada, where Georgina finished her formal education. While attending Havergal College, she took a break from performing to focus on school. She was soon discovered by celebrated independent filmmaker Bruce McDonald, who cast her in the critically acclaimed 'Pontypool', which premiered at the 2008 Toronto International Film Festival. It wasn't very long before Georgina became a household name in Canada. She is best known for her role as the feisty young coroner Dr. Emily Grace on Canada's acclaimed Victorian series Murdoch Mysteries and as the cynical Sabrina Reynolds on The CW's The L.A Complex. She married actor and filmmaker Mark O'Brien January 6, 2013, after meeting him on set. They reside in Los Angeles. |
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| Guests Who Appeared in Other Quantum
Leap Episodes: David Newsom appears in a flashback to The Leap Home: Part II - Vietnam |
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| Characters
who appeared in Classic Series episodes: Tom Beckett appears in a flashback to The Leap Home: Part II - Vietnam |
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| Songs
& Music: "Don't You Want Me" by The Human League - plays in the opening bar scene "Ballroom Blitz" by Sweet - plays as Ben and Jake chase their target out of the bar "I'll Never Say Goodbye" by Extreme Music - plays while Jake and Ben talk in the car "We Got The Beat" by The Go-Go's - plays as Ben goes to Union Station to find Carla "One Way Or Another" by Blondie - plays as they give chase to Carla |
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What? When the bartender sets down a drink for Ben, you can see Raymond Lee's reflection, blurred. This is the third episode where Addison tells Ben that if he doesn't complate the mission, he won't Leap. In the original series, success had little to do with Leaping, according to Sam Beckett. "Don't You Want Me" by The Human League was not released until November 27, 1981. Although the song is an overlay and isn't heard by the characters, the episode predates the song by four months. Magic says that in the original history, his entire Platoon died, but in "The Leap Home - Part II: Vietnam" from the original series, only Tom died. The stunt doubles faces are clearly visible during the jump off the roof, as is the set of crash bags filled with air. The handcuffs disappear from Carla/Tammy Jean and Ben briefly when jumping in the dumpster. Some of the money that falls out of the suitcase at the end is from the 1990's and even later. |
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| Quotable Quotes: "Thirty seconds in a woman's body and you've already been harrassed, assaulted, and insulted. Sounds about right." -Addison to Ben Jake: "What... have you been boxing on the side or something?" Ben: "Yes, actually." Magic: "Ian, lets take a walk." Ian: "The doesn't sound super ominous at all." "I said yes to the nudge." -Magic, to Ian "I don't know if it'll ever be possible to get Sam Beckett back, but after what he did.... what he did for so many others, I had to try." -Magic, to Ian "I think she's in love. And if the person you love is in danger, you do whatever you have to." -Ben, to Jake "The answer is always in front of you. You just have to see it." -Jake's Dad to Ben "We are not going to let the same thing that happened to Sam, happen to Ben, okay? We can't. We are bringing him home." -Ian to Jenn |
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| Production
Credits: Consulting Producer: Moira Kirland Producer: Tim Scanlan Producer: Meg Fister Co-Executive Producer: Deric A. Hughes Co-Executive Producer: Benjamin Raab Co-Executive Producer: Drew Lindo Co-Executive Producer: Aadrita Mukerji Produced by: Tracey Baird Executive Producer: Robert Hull Executive Producer: Steven Lilien Executive Producer: Bryan Wyndrandt Executive Producer: Chris Grismer Executive Producer: Deborah Pratt Executive Producer: Donald P. Bellisario Executive Producer: Dean Georgaris Executive Producer: Martin Gero Created by: Donald P. Bellisario Written by: Moira Kirland Directed by: Rachel Talalay Associate Producer: Ethan Henderson Story Editor: Margarita Matthews Casting by: Jennifer Cooper, CSA Original Casting by: Kamala A. Thomas Director of Photography: Christopher Duddy Production Designer: Mayling Cheng Edited by: Benjamin Bumgarner Music by: Daniel James Chan Unit Production Manager: Melanie J. Elin First Assistant Director: Ellie Smith Second Assistant Director: Ahtna Pesante Costume Designer: Genevieve Tyrrell A Camera Operator: Dave Hirschman B Camera/Steadycam Operator: Michael Walsh Production Sound Mixer: Brendan Beebe Chief Lighting Technician: Donna Vega Key Grip: Peter Chrimes Art Director: Danny Cistone and Liz Kloczkowski Set Director: Tim Stepeck Costume Supervisor: Heather Sladinski Property Master: Erik Grasteit Construction Coordinator: Matt Sazzman Casting Associate: Melanie J. Brown Department Head Hair: Amy Marie Wilson Department Head Makeup: Julia Lallas Leadman: David Napoli Stunt Coordinator: Jeff Barnett Location Manager: Dan Milner Transportation Coordinator: Sandra Ninham-Gallardo Production Office Coordinator: Sofie Johanna "Bubbles" Dejus Assistant Production Office Coordinator: Will Potenberg Production Accountant: Natalie Chiengkul Script Supervisor: Heather Pollock Script Coordinator: Sue Palmer Casting Associates: Lindsay Jameyson and Mia Cascio Post Production Coordinator: Gabriella Scudieri Music Supervisor: Season Kent Music Co-Supervisor: Leah Harrison Music Editor: Zed Starkovich Assistant Editor: Jaclyn Rogers Online Editor: Richard Wells Colorist: Paul Allia Visual Effects Supervisor: Trent Smith Visual Effects Assistant Editor: Michael Defilio Supervising Sound Editor: Kelly Cabral Re-Recording Mixer: Yuri Reese Re-Recording Mixer: Sean Madsen Production Secretary: Kaitlin Moore Production Staff: Zach Freeman, Michael Wiener, Scott Vinci, Emily Holguin, and Annelise Medina Promotional consideration furnised by APPLE. The State of California and the California Film Commision, California Soundstage Filming Tax Credit Program Copyright 2022 Universal Television LLC All Right Reserved Dean Georgaris Entertainment Quinn's House Universal Content Productions Universal Television |
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