Quantum Leap: 'Ball the Loop' - Dr. Sam Beckett's Theory of Time Travel

Al explains Sam's quantum leap theory. 'Genesis' (Pilot Episode)

[NowandDen]

So in theory sam never dies he just leaps forever and ever. Love how the final can bring back to the first episode. Just like the loop

[robertdascoli]

It's funny, he explains his theory to his TV hero during a leap, who explains the theory to his younger self watching the show.


The theory comes from nowhere! A very subtle bootstrap paradox.

[Lesley_RedRhody]

The first time I saw the pilot episode, I pictured Al giving the "Dick and Jane" explanation of Sam's String Theory to a President who bore a striking resemblance to Harrison Ford! ;)

[richlight]

Did you ever notice that sams 1st leap and last leap habe the same actor in them. His military flight and the bartender in the last leap who is "god" I guess

[ClarkeMarek]

In other, it's a great big ball of wibbly wobbly...timey

[SabbatarianSundayer.]

For 1 thing; how would we tie, the ends called "Birth"; and "Death" together? And how would we "Ball" that string?
Next; that seems to suggest, Sam wouldn't "Leap" into other ppls lives; much less to become a "Quantum leap" HERO; he would actually only "Leap" into his OWN self; numerous times at different times, in his own previous years.
Or; what am I missing, to constitute him "Leaping" into OTHER ppls lives?

[gaynor]

The theory that Sam could leap only within his own lifetime was debunked when he leaped into his own great grandfather's body during the American Civil War.

[DMSMusicful]

"The Gang Explains Time Travel to Donald Trump"

[laborlart]

A big ball of wibbly wobbly timey wimey... stuff