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Quantum Leap Introduced a mystery jumper in the last episode, and thankfully, didn’t leave its audience hanging too long in regards to who he was. We were also able to learn some of his history which may have helped us understand why he leapt in time with Ben. Weirdly enough, the show had a lot of answers on this individual and what he’s about, though I’m not completely sold yet on Richard MartinezRead his story.
Yes, the mystery jumper does have a name. It refers to the brief-lived, but great nickname “Leaper X”coined Ian didn’t last too long. Ian found out that Richard Martinez had been in the military. He has an outstanding career. Although it was obvious that he was skilled, was there a secret to his ability to leap through time?
Based on Magic Jenn’s visit to Martinez at his mother’s home, the guy was as squeaky clean as his record. Martinez was more than happy to answer any questions, and despite being grilled by the team. He also didn’t hint at knowing anything about Quantum Leap or how it could help him leap through time. They left the room convinced that he was telling truth. Since Martinez didn’t give an evil smirk or hint to the audience that he was secretly a bad guy, I’m inclined to believe it as well.
It’s just hard to believe that he is secretly sneaking into the facility to perform leaps, or that he’s moonlighting for some unknown organization that has similar tech. That doesn’t jive with the Martinez that Jenn and Magic met in the present timeline, but the machine saw what it saw. He is allegedly jumping through time, so is it possible he didn’t start in Ben’s timeline?
One theory that was suggested during Quantum Leap was that Martinez is oblivious to all of this because he hasn’t learned of or jumped for the project yet. It’s possible one Martinez is from the future, though how far back they couldn’t say. It’s hard to imagine this guy suddenly becoming a villain, unless of course the next few years are awful enough to push him over the edge.
Another possibility is that Martinez isn’t a bad guy targeting Ben Song as he leaps through time. Although his message to Ben was threatening in that he asked him to not follow him if he valued his life, Martinez came across as blunt during his conversation with Magic and Jenn. He might’ve been merely trying to sway Ben off if he thought that was possible, and maybe he was instructed to do so by the future Quantum Leap team. (He’d be a A great addition to your cast.) It would be fun!
However, it is difficult to shake the feeling that Martinez was trying to hide something from Jenn and Magic. Don’t get me wrong – he did absolutely nothing to show that on screen, but there’s something that doesn’t track with all this. The only thing I feel sure of at this point is Martinez isn’t Secretly Sam Beckett. Showrunner Martin Gero he’ll keep asking Scott Bakula to joinWe should be focusing on this new reveal, and not the ex-star who? Continued appearing?
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