Quantum Leap
This article contain spoilers forQuantum Leapepisode 7.Quantum Leapmay be a classic science - fiction TV serial , but the Devil is actually literal in that universe . It ’s easy to forget thatQuantum Leaphas always been tinged with the supernatural ; in fact , Sam Beckett believedQuantum Leap ’s unpredictable time travelwas curb by God Himself . The original series ' cliffhanger ending even saw Sam encounter the mysterious being behind his leaps , and it was indeed powerfully entail this was God .
The Devil , too , is real inQuantum Leap . This was confirmed in the season 3 episode " The Boogieman , " in which Sam leaped into the body of a repugnance novelist in 1964 ( later unveil to be the young Steven King ) . In this episode , Sam found himself shinny against a cryptical force - in the end bring out to be the Devil - that was able to mask itself as other hoi polloi , even taking the form of Al to deliberately mislead him . Later , in season 5 , Sam encountered agroup known as the " Evil Leapers . “An inversion of the Quantum Leap task , they were tasked with traveling through history and ensuring things worked out for the spoiled ; they leaped in a shimmer of red light , reminiscent of the zip that wall the evil Al from season 3 on social function . Given Sam believed he was working for God , it is legitimate to take over the Evil Leapers were work out for the Devil .
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NBC’s Halloween Quantum Leap Episode Doesn’t Actually Feature The Devil
NBC’sQuantum Leapepisode 7 by design set up the return of the Devil , with a repeated jape from " The Boogieman " - the door - number on a house flipping , turn 669 into 666 , the act of the brute in the biblical Book of Revelation . That turn out to be misdirection , however , because Ben discovered he was actually dealing with a flesh - and - blood human being who was take on advantage of dear religion to conceal a sophisticated murder . Quantum Leaphadn’t bring back the Devilafter all , instead subverting viewer expectations .
Quantum Leap Still Alluded To The Supernatural, However
Ben still found his own beliefs take exception by the events ofQuantum Leapepisode 7 , however . He only discovered the truth after a secret experience in which he interact with Addison ; although this seemed to be only in his own mind , it ’s noted that this adaptation of Addison give him enough trace to figure out what was really run on . The scene is styled in a beautiful lily-white , perhaps hinting at an coming upon with an angel .
Quantum Leapepisode 7 also reminded viewer that Sam Beckett trust he was on a mission from God . Although this can easily be forgotten , it ’s important to rememberQuantum Leap ’s cliffhanger endingsaw Sam actually run across this being , thus mean he was correct . This angelic vision perhaps connote Ben Song has inherited Sam ’s missionary post as an agent who puts history correctly , and if so it ’s entirely potential he will indeed total up against the Devil asQuantum Leapcontinues .
Episodes ofQuantum Leaprelease on NBC on Mondays at 10 PM ET . episode are available for exclusive cyclosis on Peacock the next Clarence Shepard Day Jr. .
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