105 Double Identity

alsplacebartender · 02-18-2003, 12:07 PM

Double Identity
November 8, 1965

Brooklyn, New York

Before The Sopranos, there was Sam Beckett in the life of Frankie LaPalma, a Mafia hitman with the boss's girlfriend Teresa on the side.

Don Geno is on to him and no amount of "Volare" can get him out of it.

Meanwhile, Al and the project are trying again to retrieve him and they speculate that Sam must duplicate the events of his leap-in for the retrieval process to work.

Then in a second leap within the same situation, Sam has to put things right in an entirely different way.

Written by: Donald P. Bellisario
Directed by: Aaron Lipstadt

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Vince Beckett · 10-05-2005, 10:05 PM

This was a great episode. This was the first time that Sam leaped twice in one episode and it was also the first time that you actually saw his hosts other than in the mirror.

Sam Beckett Fan · 02-12-2006, 08:11 PM

i will always love this episode becasue it was my very first episode. my best friend did not wanna start be off with the pilot because she had already seen it three times previously and was kinda sick of it momentarily lol, so she showed me this one. i loved the whole volare scene where Scott does a sensational job of faking that he can't sing worth sh*t, hehe. plus i was very confused thoughout this whole episode, see i had no idea that we were seeing Sam as Sam so i thought we were seeing frankie and when he looked in the mirror i was like "there's something werid about his reflection". but i kept my mouth shut thinking it would explain later, and then by the end when he leaped into GIno and still looked the same i finally asked my best friend and she told me "no no, we see Sam as Sam, his reflection is the person he leaps into" and then i understood all.

and there are tons of lines from this episode that i loved that i could easily quote right now, hehe. i would have to say though that my favorite scene was when Sam and teresa were up in Ginos attic and Sam tells her that shes special.

basically this episode had me laughing even though i basically had no idea what i was laughing at, hehe. it had me hooked instantly. i'll never forget it, the episode that started it all for me.

Samantha Beckett · 02-13-2006, 03:32 AM

I love the Volare scene, but my fave is the scene in the salon where Sam has the razor to his neck and Al is feeding the Italian to him. Sam's Italian accent and inflection cracks me up and so does Al when he goes on his rapid Italian tangent. Great scene...

Samantha Beckett

LadyKayoss · 02-13-2006, 01:54 PM

While it isn't one of my favorite episodes, "Double Identity" is one that I enjoy. I get a kick out of Sam's mangling of Volare, and I liked listening to Al speaking in Italian - and Sam's pitiful attempts to repeat after him. And it was interesting to see what happens to the people Sam leaps into after they leap back.

Quantum Bakula · 06-07-2006, 08:00 AM

Another good episode.I like seeing Sam when he is in sink or swim situations.

lilttkaibacorpchic008 · 11-20-2006, 03:40 PM

I love this one it has so many quotable lines and is just really funny!!!

Sam Beckett Fan · 04-18-2007, 11:16 PM

Haha one of my fav lines that cracks me up everytime is when Primo and Segundo are on their way to buffalo with the hair drier
Segundo: I don't understand why we have to go all the way to buffalo?
Primo: If Frankie says we do it, we do it.
Segundo: Oh so if Frankie says we jump off the Brookyln Bridge we jump?
Primo: No, that'd be stupid.

And I just love the tone Primo had in that last line, hahaha.

Janna Galaxy · 05-09-2007, 03:03 PM

Oh man! There are so many good bits in this episode!

Sam singing...

....

Al's comments about Frankie when he appeared in The Waiting Room....Sam looked so embarrased....

Primo and Segundo...they were just funny...

The part where the father and sons are trying to send signals to Sam to say "It was my fathers Idea"

The part when Primo and Segundo are looking for a power socket....then pointing a gun at someone to show them where it is.

Sam acting as Don Geno!

Cool episode. One of my faves from season one!

Sam Beckett Fan · 05-10-2007, 03:30 AM

Yeah I loved when Al was reading Ziggy's intructions for the leap attempt and he said that the activity taking place at the time of arrival must be duplicated, Sam got this adorable look on his face that totally said
"Al, that is so NOT funny!"
hehe poor Sam.

I am confused about something though as I just finished watching the ep. Where did Tersea come up with the lightning excuse for when Sam leaped from Frankie to Geno?

isz · 06-26-2007, 06:12 AM

That was quite a good episode,like most episodes DPB had written for QL but... there were something in the episode i just didn't like and i just can't put my finger on it. May be it the ending,which in my opinion was a disappointment,,may be it's the all Teresa - Frankie affair which in my opinion wes a bit exaggerated and may be it something else...
Anyway it was good but not more.

Sam Beckett Fan · 06-26-2007, 02:31 PM

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Originally Posted by isz

Teresa - Frankie affair which in my opinion wes a bit exaggerated

Not in the mob it's not. Gino was the Don or in other words the boss and Frankie's God-father and he was doing his girl. Have you seem Married to the Mob? cuz some charactors in this ep were taken from it.

Sam Beckett Fan · 07-16-2007, 03:27 AM

Watching this ep now I just realized Scott got a free hair wash right there on set when he's in the salon getting his hair done by Taresa lol.

HologramIAm · 08-15-2007, 01:28 PM

The Best Part: The double-Leap was terrific! It's a tie with Sam singing Volare.

The Funniest Part: His shave.

The Worst Part: I don't, for once, have a worst part for this one. This was a top notch episode!

Bexter · 08-15-2007, 11:51 PM

My husband and I started watching QL together, this is the episode where by the end he'd thrown up his hands and said Nuh!! This is crap I'm not watching it... This is such a shame because there have been so many episodes since then that I think he'd have loved. I wasn't overly fussed on the whole series either even at this point but it grew and grew on me and now I love it. (of course or I wouldn't be here) I did love the "If I'm lyin' I'm dyin'" I have an italian friend and I she talks exactly the same way, I could imagine her say 'If I'm lyin' I'm dyin'" and it just cracked me up every time.

Al The Observer · 08-22-2007, 05:06 AM

I must say that I want Al's handheld fan. That would come in handy in the Southern US summer.

Sam Beckett Fan · 08-23-2007, 10:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bexter

My husband and I started watching QL together, this is the episode where by the end he'd thrown up his hands and said Nuh!! This is crap I'm not watching it... This is such a shame because there have been so many episodes since then that I think he'd have loved. I wasn't overly fussed on the whole series either even at this point but it grew and grew on me and now I love it. (of course or I wouldn't be here) I did love the "If I'm lyin' I'm dyin'" I have an italian friend and I she talks exactly the same way, I could imagine her say 'If I'm lyin' I'm dyin'" and it just cracked me up every time.

Aww Maybe you can get him to try it again. My mom had watched some of the show when it was new and a couple years ago when she noticed that I had gotten into it, she requested that I get seasons one and two from Kristen so she can see them, and it made me laugh because I had just returned them to her.

Sometimes things can happen and you can end up liking stuff you hated at one time.

Bexter · 08-24-2007, 04:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sam Beckett Fan

Aww Maybe you can get him to try it again.
Sometimes things can happen and you can end up liking stuff you hated at one time.

Actually he's sat and 'read' the paper a couple of times in the room with me while i've been watching it since then and I could tell he was enjoying the episode despite himself, I can't remember which ones they were but he'd never admit it now that he liked them because he's already said he doesn't....... Men!!!

Sam Beckett Fan · 08-24-2007, 08:32 PM

Hehe yeah guys can be so stubborn.

Lightning McQueenie · 09-12-2008, 12:25 AM

Surely we're not all bad...

Lightning McQueenie · 07-15-2009, 11:42 AM

One thing that got me wondering...

If Sam was there in the first place to help the old woman win Bingo, how could he have done so as Frankie if the Project hadn't interfered and made him leap into the Don...

leaper1 · 07-15-2009, 12:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lightning McQueenie

One thing that got me wondering...

If Sam was there in the first place to help the old woman win Bingo, how could he have done so as Frankie if the Project hadn't interfered and made him leap into the Don...

Well Nona did say that she thought Frankie was lucky!

Lightning McQueenie · 07-15-2009, 11:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by leaper1

Well Nona did say that she thought Frankie was lucky!

Then wouldn't it have been luckier for Frankie to stay there in the first place? What good would Sam being there have done?

leaper1 · 07-16-2009, 04:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lightning McQueenie

Then wouldn't it have been luckier for Frankie to stay there in the first place? What good would Sam being there have done?

Perhaps originally Frankie didn't go to the Bingo, because he was with Teresa, or because the Don found out about them.

resdog · 11-13-2009, 04:29 PM

I enjoyed the way the episode played out...until the end with the jump. What I don't understand with this leap (and others) is how the leap-ee deals with what Sam does while in their body. For this one, he goes to the front of Bingo as Don Geno and says he approves of this relationship. Well what happens when Don Geno jumps back in? As we've seen in this episode, he's very possessive of Teresa, so even though he "made it public" Don Geno seems like the type of person who would have Frankie killed. So Sam didn't really accomplish anything, except the Bingo number. That's always irked me. Maybe someone can explain the logic in that.

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02-18-2003, 12:07 PM	#1
alsplacebartender Al's Place Bartender Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Mount Airy, North Carolina Posts: 5,532	105 Double Identity Double Identity November 8, 1965 Brooklyn, New York Before The Sopranos, there was Sam Beckett in the life of Frankie LaPalma, a Mafia hitman with the boss's girlfriend Teresa on the side. Don Geno is on to him and no amount of "Volare" can get him out of it. Meanwhile, Al and the project are trying again to retrieve him and they speculate that Sam must duplicate the events of his leap-in for the retrieval process to work. Then in a second leap within the same situation, Sam has to put things right in an entirely different way. Written by: Donald P. Bellisario Directed by: Aaron Lipstadt Rate and comment on this episode! __________________ Last edited by Dman176; 07-28-2005 at 02:01 AM. Reason: Adding additional information

10-05-2005, 10:05 PM	#2
Vince Beckett Pulse Communications Technician Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Lancaster, PA Posts: 316	This was a great episode. This was the first time that Sam leaped twice in one episode and it was also the first time that you actually saw his hosts other than in the mirror. __________________

02-13-2006, 03:32 AM	#4
Samantha Beckett Project Observer Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Vestavia, Alabama Posts: 803	I love the Volare scene, but my fave is the scene in the salon where Sam has the razor to his neck and Al is feeding the Italian to him. Sam's Italian accent and inflection cracks me up and so does Al when he goes on his rapid Italian tangent. Great scene... Samantha Beckett __________________

02-13-2006, 01:54 PM	#5
LadyKayoss Observer's Aid Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Michigan Posts: 638	While it isn't one of my favorite episodes, "Double Identity" is one that I enjoy. I get a kick out of Sam's mangling of Volare, and I liked listening to Al speaking in Italian - and Sam's pitiful attempts to repeat after him. And it was interesting to see what happens to the people Sam leaps into after they leap back. __________________

06-07-2006, 08:00 AM	#6
Quantum Bakula PQL Visitor Join Date: May 2006 Location: Australia Posts: 10	Another good episode.I like seeing Sam when he is in sink or swim situations. __________________ So, Bone knows a little Tae Kwon Do.

11-20-2006, 03:40 PM	#7
lilttkaibacorpchic008 PQL Visitor Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: The United States Posts: 15	I love this one it has so many quotable lines and is just really funny!!! __________________ ~"That pass was like a $10 hooker, it wasn't pretty, but it got the job done."-- Al, {All-Americans} ~"Hey, look Sam, I'm gonna leap!" -- Al, {Good Morning, Peoria} ~"That's not my Mommy, that's a man. And so's the guy in the yucky shirt."___"Hey this is my favorite shirt!"___"It's yucky" -- Teresa and Al "Another Mother"

05-09-2007, 03:03 PM	#9
Janna Galaxy Accelerator Technician Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Stockton-on-Tees, UK. NOW Lichfield, UK Posts: 278	Oh man! There are so many good bits in this episode! Sam singing... .... Al's comments about Frankie when he appeared in The Waiting Room....Sam looked so embarrased.... Primo and Segundo...they were just funny... The part where the father and sons are trying to send signals to Sam to say "It was my fathers Idea" The part when Primo and Segundo are looking for a power socket....then pointing a gun at someone to show them where it is. Sam acting as Don Geno! Cool episode. One of my faves from season one! __________________

06-26-2007, 06:12 AM	#11
isz Assistant to Gooshie Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Jerusalem,Israel Posts: 461	That was quite a good episode,like most episodes DPB had written for QL but... there were something in the episode i just didn't like and i just can't put my finger on it. May be it the ending,which in my opinion was a disappointment,,may be it's the all Teresa - Frankie affair which in my opinion wes a bit exaggerated and may be it something else... Anyway it was good but not more. __________________

08-15-2007, 01:28 PM	#14
HologramIAm Control Room Technician Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: SC Posts: 107	The Best Part: The double-Leap was terrific! It's a tie with Sam singing Volare. The Funniest Part: His shave. The Worst Part: I don't, for once, have a worst part for this one. This was a top notch episode! __________________ Keep The Leap HologramIAm

08-15-2007, 11:51 PM	#15
Bexter Observer's Aid Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Western Australia Posts: 687	My husband and I started watching QL together, this is the episode where by the end he'd thrown up his hands and said Nuh!! This is crap I'm not watching it... This is such a shame because there have been so many episodes since then that I think he'd have loved. I wasn't overly fussed on the whole series either even at this point but it grew and grew on me and now I love it. (of course or I wouldn't be here) I did love the "If I'm lyin' I'm dyin'" I have an italian friend and I she talks exactly the same way, I could imagine her say 'If I'm lyin' I'm dyin'" and it just cracked me up every time. __________________

08-22-2007, 05:06 AM	#16
Al The Observer Observer's Aid Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: ALabama Posts: 677	I must say that I want Al's handheld fan. That would come in handy in the Southern US summer. __________________ --- - - -* - *- -- -** * - --*

09-12-2008, 12:25 AM	#20
Lightning McQueenie Junior Leaper Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 1,058	Surely we're not all bad... __________________

07-15-2009, 11:42 AM	#21
Lightning McQueenie Junior Leaper Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 1,058	One thing that got me wondering... If Sam was there in the first place to help the old woman win Bingo, how could he have done so as Frankie if the Project hadn't interfered and made him leap into the Don... __________________

11-13-2009, 04:29 PM	#25
resdog PQL Visitor Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 3	I enjoyed the way the episode played out...until the end with the jump. What I don't understand with this leap (and others) is how the leap-ee deals with what Sam does while in their body. For this one, he goes to the front of Bingo as Don Geno and says he approves of this relationship. Well what happens when Don Geno jumps back in? As we've seen in this episode, he's very possessive of Teresa, so even though he "made it public" Don Geno seems like the type of person who would have Frankie killed. So Sam didn't really accomplish anything, except the Bingo number. That's always irked me. Maybe someone can explain the logic in that. __________________

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