Quantum Leap (1989) Re-watch - S1, E 4
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kylaraingressAs mentioned, I'm doing a re-watch of Quantum Leap (1989) now that I've fallen back into writing slash for it. And as I watched, decided to write up my off-the-cuff thoughts as I watch and post them. (I'm also doing this on my Tumblr.)
Season 1, episode 4: "The Right Hand of God"
Date of Leap: October 24, 1974
Writer: October 24, 1974
woo-hoo: mandatory boxing episode (and the 'inspiration' for "Hit Me With Your Best Shot" by me and JD Rush)
also: 'homage' to Rocky movies (even the training music is a knockoff of the Rocky theme)
forgot they got Guy Stockwell for this (Dean: "hey, bro: wanna be in my new show?")
still no opening 'oh, boy' - don't think there was one at all
ah - Bashful!Beckett has arrived (and Al's right: Sam IS adorable when he blushes)
… Sister ANGELA (please oh please let Dean say 'Angela'. He says it so sexy in Married to the Mob) (after watching: Damn. Guess I'm gonna have to go re-watch Married to the Mob. Poor me.)
dear lord - that orange outfit for Al. One of his more ... interesting ones. Dean barely pulls it off. (… I can pull it off, if Al lets me!)
Apparently, Al's issues with the church haven't 'happened' in this timeline ;-) (canon? what canon?)
reminds Al of raising funds for the Imaging Chamber together (ah, many a fic of the two of them planning PQL).
"he's got more holes in his muffler than you do in your memory" - great line!
"He's a big guy - tells me to blow it out my tailpipe." ... well, now.
(Also - realized that this goes to show how excellent of an actor Dean is. In a lesser actor's hands, many of his lines could've come across right down icky - even in '89. But like Al's clothes, Dean makes it work.)
Sam doing a mobster/Godfather imitation - hilariously horrible.
Oh - DIX! I think many of fanon Tina's characterizations come from Dix. IMHO.
"My favorite? Oh, thanks - I really like my favorite. It's one of my favorites." - LOVE THIS LINE
DONUT shop. Everyone has a dream, I guess. ;-)
and we get everyone calling Sam 'Kid' in this.
"Hon, you know the quick way never works." am IMAGINING what Al would've said had he been there.
"You'd rather go live with the nuns than with me?" Poor Sam - you can see a part of him is tempted.
"Amazing Grace" as Dix bares all! totally intentional.
oh, god - Scott singing "Amazing Grace", though. Dear lord, I love his voice.
And then Al's snoring. ("Denise: Denise - Get in the closet!").
Ah - the first "She's got the most incredible pair of ..." - this time "matching boxing gloves."
of COURSE Al goes to Ziggy for help in dealing with the muffler neighbor.
"Well, If we knew the unknown, then the unknown wouldn't be unknown." - they're prescient! (see this)
I love you, Dean Stockwell/Al, but the idea of you actually KNOWING how to box - especially in THAT outfit - is HILARIOUS
"Hey - who taught you everything you know?" (pause) said sadly and alone, "I was good, too" - again, the 'inspiration' for "Hit Me With Your Best Shot" by me and JD Rush.
and Sam's not much of a drinker already - at least more than a beer.
man - still some horrible ADR - must be how they did it in the 80s/90s.
her story of the fire - I had two fires around 3 years of each other. Still want to try and write something about it.
Dean Stockwell in that white suit - there IS a God.
Scott Bakula working out is INCREDIBLY hot.
{sigh} I could watch Dean and Scott shadowboxing for hours, I think.
Al being jealous of Gomez - so sweet.
when the mobster taunts in the bar: Sam has a hair trigger on his anger at this point, doesn't he.
STREAKING. Would've been a perfect time for Sam to 'remember' why he streaked in college ;-) (Missing episode fic?)
and Sam invokes the Compound-Interest Time Travel Gambit trope.
and I forget he CHEATS by having Dixie streak. Again, obviously before they made Sam the goodie goodie he becomes. I forgot that it's SAM'S idea, not Al's.
"Maybe that's all that winning is: having the right person believe in you." good moral, and perfect for Sam (and Al, for that matter).
{sigh} that red gangster hat and SUSPENDERS. I'm in love.
I would've loved to see a behind-the-scenes video of them filming this fight. The way Dean's able to stay out of everyone's way (and not touching ANYONE). I know blocking exists, but I also know that this is a bit different than your 'average' scene.
daw - an imaginary hug with Al when Sam wins!
overall thoughts: I mean, it's a knockoff of Rocky. What else can I say? It's not a great episode, but not a bad episode either.
Thankfully, both Dixie and Sister Angela makes the episode work. Definitely a 'season 1' episode, if that makes sense. Still somewhat settling characters (especially Sam's) and the 'rules' of his leaping.
This is an episode I would've loved to see a 'on the other side of the IC' scene of Tina (and the others, for that matter) dealing with Boxing!Al (and his reaction to the neighbor).
(I want to say I read a fic where Al was ACTUALLY working overtime on the retrieval progam but didn't want to put any hope into Sam, so 'made up' the neighbor).
End thought? I may have to re-read "Hit Me With Your Best Shot" this weekend. ;-)
Season 1, episode 4: "The Right Hand of God"
Date of Leap: October 24, 1974
Writer: October 24, 1974
woo-hoo: mandatory boxing episode (and the 'inspiration' for "Hit Me With Your Best Shot" by me and JD Rush)
also: 'homage' to Rocky movies (even the training music is a knockoff of the Rocky theme)
forgot they got Guy Stockwell for this (Dean: "hey, bro: wanna be in my new show?")
still no opening 'oh, boy' - don't think there was one at all
ah - Bashful!Beckett has arrived (and Al's right: Sam IS adorable when he blushes)
… Sister ANGELA (please oh please let Dean say 'Angela'. He says it so sexy in Married to the Mob) (after watching: Damn. Guess I'm gonna have to go re-watch Married to the Mob. Poor me.)
dear lord - that orange outfit for Al. One of his more ... interesting ones. Dean barely pulls it off. (… I can pull it off, if Al lets me!)
Apparently, Al's issues with the church haven't 'happened' in this timeline ;-) (canon? what canon?)
reminds Al of raising funds for the Imaging Chamber together (ah, many a fic of the two of them planning PQL).
"he's got more holes in his muffler than you do in your memory" - great line!
"He's a big guy - tells me to blow it out my tailpipe." ... well, now.
(Also - realized that this goes to show how excellent of an actor Dean is. In a lesser actor's hands, many of his lines could've come across right down icky - even in '89. But like Al's clothes, Dean makes it work.)
Sam doing a mobster/Godfather imitation - hilariously horrible.
Oh - DIX! I think many of fanon Tina's characterizations come from Dix. IMHO.
"My favorite? Oh, thanks - I really like my favorite. It's one of my favorites." - LOVE THIS LINE
DONUT shop. Everyone has a dream, I guess. ;-)
and we get everyone calling Sam 'Kid' in this.
"Hon, you know the quick way never works." am IMAGINING what Al would've said had he been there.
"You'd rather go live with the nuns than with me?" Poor Sam - you can see a part of him is tempted.
"Amazing Grace" as Dix bares all! totally intentional.
oh, god - Scott singing "Amazing Grace", though. Dear lord, I love his voice.
And then Al's snoring. ("Denise: Denise - Get in the closet!").
Ah - the first "She's got the most incredible pair of ..." - this time "matching boxing gloves."
of COURSE Al goes to Ziggy for help in dealing with the muffler neighbor.
"Well, If we knew the unknown, then the unknown wouldn't be unknown." - they're prescient! (see this)
I love you, Dean Stockwell/Al, but the idea of you actually KNOWING how to box - especially in THAT outfit - is HILARIOUS
"Hey - who taught you everything you know?" (pause) said sadly and alone, "I was good, too" - again, the 'inspiration' for "Hit Me With Your Best Shot" by me and JD Rush.
and Sam's not much of a drinker already - at least more than a beer.
man - still some horrible ADR - must be how they did it in the 80s/90s.
her story of the fire - I had two fires around 3 years of each other. Still want to try and write something about it.
Dean Stockwell in that white suit - there IS a God.
Scott Bakula working out is INCREDIBLY hot.
{sigh} I could watch Dean and Scott shadowboxing for hours, I think.
Al being jealous of Gomez - so sweet.
when the mobster taunts in the bar: Sam has a hair trigger on his anger at this point, doesn't he.
STREAKING. Would've been a perfect time for Sam to 'remember' why he streaked in college ;-) (Missing episode fic?)
and Sam invokes the Compound-Interest Time Travel Gambit trope.
and I forget he CHEATS by having Dixie streak. Again, obviously before they made Sam the goodie goodie he becomes. I forgot that it's SAM'S idea, not Al's.
"Maybe that's all that winning is: having the right person believe in you." good moral, and perfect for Sam (and Al, for that matter).
{sigh} that red gangster hat and SUSPENDERS. I'm in love.
I would've loved to see a behind-the-scenes video of them filming this fight. The way Dean's able to stay out of everyone's way (and not touching ANYONE). I know blocking exists, but I also know that this is a bit different than your 'average' scene.
daw - an imaginary hug with Al when Sam wins!
overall thoughts: I mean, it's a knockoff of Rocky. What else can I say? It's not a great episode, but not a bad episode either.
Thankfully, both Dixie and Sister Angela makes the episode work. Definitely a 'season 1' episode, if that makes sense. Still somewhat settling characters (especially Sam's) and the 'rules' of his leaping.
This is an episode I would've loved to see a 'on the other side of the IC' scene of Tina (and the others, for that matter) dealing with Boxing!Al (and his reaction to the neighbor).
(I want to say I read a fic where Al was ACTUALLY working overtime on the retrieval progam but didn't want to put any hope into Sam, so 'made up' the neighbor).
End thought? I may have to re-read "Hit Me With Your Best Shot" this weekend. ;-)
