YMMV / Quantum Leap 2022 S 1 E 11 Leap Die Repeat

• Like You Would Really Do It: Ben appears to die in the explosion at the beginning, and we watch the team mourn his loss. Even if you hadn't seen the previews for the episode, there's no way that you would believe that the show would kill off the show's lead character before the opening titles, midway through the season.
• Narrowed It Down to the Guy I Recognize: Averted; Robert Picardo and Matthew Glave are the two biggest names in the guest cast list, but while both of their characters acted shady at times, neither one was the saboteur.

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