tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788875373841955612.post4882449905514070520..comments2024-03-27T00:26:22.316-05:00Comments on The MacGyver Project: Quantum Leap -- Episode 73: A Leap For LisaNicholas Sweedohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00437092592253460266noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788875373841955612.post-16479318374639863782016-12-03T10:52:17.396-06:002016-12-03T10:52:17.396-06:00The ending of season 4 snuck up on me so I only la...The ending of season 4 snuck up on me so I only last night got around to ordering season 5 and will thus fall a few episodes behind. Anyway, good ending to season 4. The opening scene kicked it off memorably with the "naked" (???) girl approaching Sam on the beach. I kept wondering why Al didn't show up to fill Sam in on the mission as he was struggling through those questions from the military defense attorney, but in retrospect it was obviously to build the mystery and intensify the surprise when Sam learned he had in fact leaped into Al's body.<br /><br />I still didn't fully get the entire deal with Lisa the nurse and, as you said, the whole "success has nothing to do with leaping" quote which runs contrary to the formula of the series' previous 72 episodes. The story still flowed nicely though and replacing Al with his stuffy British alternative was a fun and nice touch. The commanding officer actor's name was Charles Rocket, who was actually a (widely panned) "Saturday Night Live" cast member back in the 1980s who went on to have more success in TV and movies in the decade to come.<br /><br />Like you I was less impressed with the ending, as that gimmick with the "person being contained in the chamber while Sam leaps into their body" gimmick has been used twice now (previously in the rape testimony episode) and if project Quantum Leap had this technology at their disposal, it's impossible to believe they wouldn't deploy it for every single one of Sam's missions if they were serious about the mission's success, as opposed to twice in the course of the series as a means of maximalist storytelling convenience. I also knew right away that Chip was the real "rapist", so when confronted and Chip said that "he'd never let Bingo take the fall for what he did", it rang hollow since....that was exactly what Chip was planning to do until the moment he got busted.<br /><br />A good hour of TV, nonetheless, and some creative and fun little wrinkles in the formula that kept things interesting. I'll rate it between "Rebel Without a Clue" and "The Curse of Ptah-Hotep".Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04953380288384883179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788875373841955612.post-52873519363225936482016-11-27T12:06:58.807-06:002016-11-27T12:06:58.807-06:00I've seen some discussion on an old QL board a...I've seen some discussion on an old QL board about the nudity at the beginning of this episode. They concluded that Lisa was wearing pasties in the distance shots and a bikini top in the close-up shots. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17809887408717179022noreply@blogger.com