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**Sam probably affected the past so the US government DOESN'T keep records like that starting at an earlier point in history.
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***No, they established early on that children and animals could see Al. It isn't that much of a stretch for them to see Sam's leaping effect.
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** Some people (particularly the social ones) learn languages to let them communicate, others (particularly the introverted ones) do so they can say read a book in the original Greek. Sam's more the latter category and wouldn't have much reason to learn sign language. Alternatively, some people (particularly those with high IQs) might pick up languages simply through overhearing them in public places which isn't practical with sign language which you'd have to go out of your way to watch people using to start to pick up.
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** Some people (particularly the social ones) learn languages to let them communicate, others (particularly the introverted ones) do so they can say read a book in the original Greek. Sam's more the latter category and wouldn't have much reason to learn sign language. Alternatively, some people (particularly those with high IQs) [=IQs=]) might pick up languages simply through overhearing them in public places which isn't practical with sign language which you'd have to go out of your way to watch people using to start to pick up.
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* There seems to be this meme among many fans that Sam lost contact with the Project ''immediately'' after "Mirror Image". While Sam Beckett never returned home (subject to change), it certainly did not imply that "Mirror Image" was the last time Al saw Sam.
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* There seems to be this meme among many fans that Sam lost contact with the Project ''immediately'' after "Mirror Image". While Sam Beckett never returned home (subject to change), it certainly did not imply that "Mirror Image" was the last time Al saw Sam. Where did this idea come from?
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** Not only that, but he's ''noticably older'' than Tess. This was actually the first thing I noticed--that he looked like a middle-aged (if not outright old) man, while Tess was clearly in her 20s.
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** Not only that, but he's ''noticably older'' than Tess. This was actually the first thing I noticed--that he looked like a middle-aged (if not outright old) man, while Tess was clearly in her 20s.20s.
* There seems to be this meme among many fans that Sam lost contact with the Project ''immediately'' after "Mirror Image". While Sam Beckett never returned home (subject to change), it certainly did not imply that "Mirror Image" was the last time Al saw Sam.
* There seems to be this meme among many fans that Sam lost contact with the Project ''immediately'' after "Mirror Image". While Sam Beckett never returned home (subject to change), it certainly did not imply that "Mirror Image" was the last time Al saw Sam.
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** [[TakeAThirdOption Maybe it was both.]] [[KillEmAll Or maybe if the old woman had lost, she would have been so mad she would have had the entire room gunned down (she is connected to the mob, after all).]]
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** [[TakeAThirdOption Maybe it was both.]] [[KillEmAll Or maybe if the old woman had lost, she would have been so mad she would have had the entire room gunned down (she is connected to the mob, after all).]]
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** Since it's Sam's body that is leaping, he is presumably still aging (as is pretty much confirmed in the last episode). So given another forty or fifty years of leaping in his subjective time, its possible he eventually does just die of old age. Assuming is isn't killed on a leap before then.
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** Since it's Sam's body that is leaping, he is presumably still aging (as is pretty much confirmed in the last episode). So given another forty or fifty years of leaping in his subjective time, its possible he eventually does just die of old age. Assuming is he isn't killed on a leap before then.
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**** Actually, it doesn’t. Thames (Zoey’s hologram) shouts at Lothos to leap her out because she’s dying. We have no idea if she was actually killed or not, since all of the Evil Leaper episodes were in the final season. There were several allusions in those episodes to the idea that Lothos was able to direct & control the leaps, unlike Ziggy, and therefore can send people deliberately into horrific situations over poor performances or results. If the series has continued, Zoey might’ve been back, having been brought to the future for medical care & then forcibly sent leaping again for her failures with Sam and Alia.
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*** Kevin has apparently just been falsely accused of rape by this woman, and yet he still trusts her sufficiently to go into her house all by himself with no more than her word that she wants to apologise to him? He willingly agrees to a meeting where it's just the two of them instead of, say, going there with a friend or arranging to meet her in a public spot with witnesses? He doesn't just her to fuck off and decides not to have anything at all to do with the woman who supposedly tried to ruin his life? Not exactly plausible. Not the sorts of things an innocent man falsely accused with no hidden agenda would do. Either he's a moron, or he had some ulterior motive for going there which might make his previous denials about raping this woman more than a little unconvincing.
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*** Also, Kevin has apparently just been falsely accused of rape by this woman, and yet he still trusts her sufficiently to go into her house all by himself with no more than her word that she wants to apologise to him? He willingly agrees to a meeting where it's just the two of them instead of, say, going there with a friend or arranging to meet her in a public spot with witnesses? He doesn't just her to fuck off and decides not to have anything at all to do with the woman who supposedly tried to ruin his life? Not exactly plausible. Not the sorts of things an innocent man falsely accused with no hidden agenda would do. Either he's a moron, or he had some ulterior motive for going there which might make his previous denials about raping this woman more than a little unconvincing.
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** Furthermore, this one would also likely be less easy to spot with late '80s/early '90s cameras, video tapes and televisions, which were much more low-def in image quality. It's likely this genuinely wasn't noticed until the show began being upscaled into higher definition
** In short, this one's clearly just a production error that we're supposed to politely pretend didn't happen, not a plot hole.
** In short, this one's clearly just a production error that we're supposed to politely pretend didn't happen, not a plot hole.
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** The man in the mirror appears to be hispanic, or perhaps biracial. Al and Sam are noting that Dr Young probably had a lot of racial stigma to overcome.
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** The man in the mirror appears to be hispanic, or perhaps biracial. Al and Sam are noting that Dr Young probably had a lot of racial stigma to overcome.overcome.
** Not only that, but he's ''noticably older'' than Tess. This was actually the first thing I noticed--that he looked like a middle-aged (if not outright old) man, while Tess was clearly in her 20s.
** Not only that, but he's ''noticably older'' than Tess. This was actually the first thing I noticed--that he looked like a middle-aged (if not outright old) man, while Tess was clearly in her 20s.
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**** Physical strength is often all in the mind. The original body owner may have underestimated their strength. Sam, however, knows exactly what he's capable of.
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** Given that the mission goes down differently to the original history, with the enemy ambush failing and suffering casualties, it's possible that resulted in their retreat with the [=POWs=] happening earlier and possibly to another location. From there, [[InSpiteOfANail Al isn't found until two years later before being ultimately repatriated.]]
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*** That's quite likely, since she does say to Al at the end of "The Leap Back" that it's all right, that she understands Sam has to "do what he does".
** That said, Al gradually backs off with the lecherous suggestions over time, and he's notably startled in a couple of episodes when Sam ''does'' act more Al-like, whether it's part of the masquerade ("Permanent Wave") or not ("Temptation Eyes"), and comments on it. Sam likewise comments that Al criticises him equally whether he gets involved with women or not.
** That said, Al gradually backs off with the lecherous suggestions over time, and he's notably startled in a couple of episodes when Sam ''does'' act more Al-like, whether it's part of the masquerade ("Permanent Wave") or not ("Temptation Eyes"), and comments on it. Sam likewise comments that Al criticises him equally whether he gets involved with women or not.
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** I thought it was implied some time had passed between the DA agreeing to bring charges, and the bit where they say the trial's tomorrow. It isn't one scene.
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** Even if Ziggy only gets information from other sources, if the son gave an interview later in life where he admitted to when he lost his virginity, Ziggy could reference that.
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* In "Recap/QuantumLeapS1E05HowTheTessWasWon" at the end after Sam DidNotGetTheGirl Al tells Sam to look in the mirror, and he does. He sees the real Daniel Young looking back at him. Which is normal. But Al says "you had a lot to overcome." Sam seems to non-verbally agree. But what did Sam/Daniel have to "overcome?" That he wears glasses? Also why doesn't Sam have to wear glasses in the episode even though his reflection has them? And also also, they seem to imply that Sam never looked in the mirror in that episode until then. Sure he didn't on camera but he had to shave if for no other reason.
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* In "Recap/QuantumLeapS1E05HowTheTessWasWon" at the end after Sam DidNotGetTheGirl Al tells Sam to look in the mirror, and he does. He sees the real Daniel Young looking back at him. Which is normal. But Al says "you had a lot to overcome." Sam seems to non-verbally agree. But what did Sam/Daniel have to "overcome?" That he wears glasses? Also why doesn't Sam have to wear glasses in the episode even though his reflection has them? And also also, they seem to imply that Sam never looked in the mirror in that episode until then. Sure he didn't on camera but he had to shave if for no other reason.reason.
** The man in the mirror appears to be hispanic, or perhaps biracial. Al and Sam are noting that Dr Young probably had a lot of racial stigma to overcome.
** The man in the mirror appears to be hispanic, or perhaps biracial. Al and Sam are noting that Dr Young probably had a lot of racial stigma to overcome.
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** The US government isn't omnipotent, no -- but whatever's powering Ziggy seems to be, and it's heavily implied at several points that the ultimate power behind Ziggy, Sam and all of this is God. Who, actually being omnipotent, probably ''would'' know when a kid managed to lose his virginity.
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** Al could just be making it up in order to get a cheap shot in at a rather snotty kid.
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* In "Recap/QuantumLeapS1E05HowTheTessWasWon" at the end after Sam DidNotGetTheGirl Al tells Sam to look in the mirror, and he does. He sees the real Daniel Young looking back at him. Which is normal. But Al says "you had a lot to overcome." Sam seems to non-verbally agree. But what did Sam/Daniel have to "overcome?" That he wears glasses? Also why doesn't Sam have to wear glasses in the episode even though his reflection has them? And also also, they seem to imply that Sam never looked in the mirror in that episode until then. Sure he didn't on camera but he had to shave if for no other reason.
* In "Recap/QuantumLeapS1E05HowTheTessWasWon" at the end after Sam DidNotGetTheGirl Al tells Sam to look in the mirror, and he does. He sees the real Daniel Young looking back at him. Which is normal. But Al says "you had a lot to overcome." Sam seems to non-verbally agree. But what did Sam/Daniel have to "overcome?" That he wears glasses? Also why doesn't Sam have to wear glasses in the episode even though his reflection has them? And also also, they seem to imply that Sam never looked in the mirror in that episode until then. Sure he didn't on camera but he had to shave if for no other reason.
