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<blockquote data-quote="Umbran" data-source="post: 8804338" data-attributes="member: 177"><p>So, with so little information it could be almost anything. But, for speculation...</p><p></p><p>[spoiler]</p><p>I don't think it is going to be a direct version of the "evil leaper" largely because everyone <em>hated</em> that in the original show. </p><p></p><p>So, who is that, and why? My wife and I discussed, and here's a pair of possibilities that hang together: </p><p></p><p><u>Possibility 1 - it is Addison.</u></p><p>Imagine, for a moment, that the second Quantum Leap project proceeded as planned. Ben didn't leap - they did a whole lot of research and development, and, say, around 2030, as planned, Addison leaps. On her first leap, Addison changes the timeline, such that Al's daughter Janice gets some of her father's documentation she didn't have the first time. She finds out what the project is <em>really</em> for, and it is Not Good. </p><p></p><p>Janice cannot go to the project itself, so she turns to Ben, who is a Boy Scout like Sam before him, and convinces him that he has to stop Addison, and he leaps. Janice, meanwhile, realizes that eventually someone's going to realize what's up, and the people behind the project will shut down Magic and his team to let the original project succeed. Janice has been building an imaging chamber and connections to Ziggy to use when that happens, so Ben can continue to have support to stop Addison.</p><p></p><p><u>Possibility 2 - it is future Ben</u>.</p><p>Much as above - in the original timeline, Addison leaps... and dies.</p><p>Ben, distraught, hatches a plan to save Addison, and leaps...</p><p>Somehow, in the changing of timelines, Janice becomes aware of this (how, I dunno - this is time travel, we can concoct something), and convinces 2022 Ben to try to stop bereaved 2030+ Ben before something breaks.</p><p></p><p>The positives of these two are that these are melodramatic things that might play well to an audience.</p><p>The negatives of these is that Quantum Leap <em>isn't actually a time travel show</em>. It has always been about personal stories, not twisted time travel plots. I am not convinced the writers want to fundamentally change that.</p><p></p><p><u>Possibility 3 - the Oligarch Leaper</u></p><p>The original Evil Leaper plot was trash. We revamp it.</p><p>Janice is rejected from the second Quantum Leap project. Some other group (billionaires, another government, or what have you) has stolen Quantum Leap information, started their own project, and tries to recruit Janice. She learns enough of their project to know that it is Not Good. She cannot go to the Quantum Leap Project, as she has every reason to expect leaks in that organization. So, she goes to Ben...</p><p></p><p>This option has the benefit of being the simplest. No extra time travel logic or shenanigans involved.</p><p>[/spoiler]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Umbran, post: 8804338, member: 177"] So, with so little information it could be almost anything. But, for speculation... [spoiler] I don't think it is going to be a direct version of the "evil leaper" largely because everyone [I]hated[/I] that in the original show. So, who is that, and why? My wife and I discussed, and here's a pair of possibilities that hang together: [U]Possibility 1 - it is Addison.[/U] Imagine, for a moment, that the second Quantum Leap project proceeded as planned. Ben didn't leap - they did a whole lot of research and development, and, say, around 2030, as planned, Addison leaps. On her first leap, Addison changes the timeline, such that Al's daughter Janice gets some of her father's documentation she didn't have the first time. She finds out what the project is [I]really[/I] for, and it is Not Good. Janice cannot go to the project itself, so she turns to Ben, who is a Boy Scout like Sam before him, and convinces him that he has to stop Addison, and he leaps. Janice, meanwhile, realizes that eventually someone's going to realize what's up, and the people behind the project will shut down Magic and his team to let the original project succeed. Janice has been building an imaging chamber and connections to Ziggy to use when that happens, so Ben can continue to have support to stop Addison. [U]Possibility 2 - it is future Ben[/U]. Much as above - in the original timeline, Addison leaps... and dies. Ben, distraught, hatches a plan to save Addison, and leaps... Somehow, in the changing of timelines, Janice becomes aware of this (how, I dunno - this is time travel, we can concoct something), and convinces 2022 Ben to try to stop bereaved 2030+ Ben before something breaks. The positives of these two are that these are melodramatic things that might play well to an audience. The negatives of these is that Quantum Leap [I]isn't actually a time travel show[/I]. It has always been about personal stories, not twisted time travel plots. I am not convinced the writers want to fundamentally change that. [U]Possibility 3 - the Oligarch Leaper[/U] The original Evil Leaper plot was trash. We revamp it. Janice is rejected from the second Quantum Leap project. Some other group (billionaires, another government, or what have you) has stolen Quantum Leap information, started their own project, and tries to recruit Janice. She learns enough of their project to know that it is Not Good. She cannot go to the Quantum Leap Project, as she has every reason to expect leaks in that organization. So, she goes to Ben... This option has the benefit of being the simplest. No extra time travel logic or shenanigans involved. [/spoiler] [/QUOTE]
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