Quantum Leap
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Officer: Mister McCoy?
Ben: You can address me as Sergeant. I earned that distinction after serving in Normandy. Where did you serve?
Jenn: Dairy Queen. Apparently.
Tom: You all right?
Ben: Yeah. Never punched a Nazi before. Felt pretty good.
Seeing that fear in Dwain’s face just took me back to that night and it reminded me that it doesn’t matter whether it’s 1967, ‘92, or even today. The sparks of injustice may bury but systemic oppression will always light the fuse and no matter how much progress we make, it seems like that will never change.
Magic
Whatever’s triggering you, we don’t have to talk about it. We can just stay in here in silence if it helps.
Jenn
You didn’t lose me, Magic. I made a choice to leap and the consequences of that are my burden to bear, not yours.
Ben
The LA riots were one of the most complicated events in recent history. I mean there were so many different points of view. So much information and misinformation between the police and the media and the people on the ground. The reality of the situation shifted from moment to moment so there was really no objective truth. Just a whole lot of fear and rage and violence.
Ian
Sonny: The kid’s a real visionary. Just sucks that Dad refuses to see any of that.
Ben: Yeah, yeah, I know. And it’s ridiculous, but I think it’s because he’s afraid. This store is his family’s legacy. Only now, he’s got one son who’s planning to go off on his own and another who’s about to join the military and a mob who’s threatening to tear it all down. It’s like he’s about to lose everything.
Ian: Everything that’s happened to Ben, to Magic, it all happened because my future self dropped this nuclear bomb that’s left this team in an emotional wasteland. We’re slowly being poisoned by the radioactive fallout.
Addison: Okay, that’s quite a metaphor.
Ian: I know. It’s not one of my best but it doesn’t mean that it’s not true. Or that I’m not consumed by guilt because of it.
I do know a little something about guilt. It’s one thing to feel it when you intended to hurt someone. But when you did your best… All guilt is going to do is keep you stuck.
Addison
Tom: How goes the leap?
Addison: Neal Russell. I mean, can you believe that? I’m having a hard time not just staring at him.
Tom: You realize you said that out loud.
Addison: Yeah, well, teenage me would’ve shouted that from the rooftops, so that’s growth.
We loved each other once, but that was years ago. And I am not that woman anymore. And you are not that man no matter how much you wish you could be. It’s time to let go. It’s time to move on. I can’t make your dream come true. You have to find a new dream.
Laura
Every day, when you wake up, there is an adventure to be had. Some are fun. Some are scary. And some are flat-out stupid. But, no matter how you slice it, life is meant to be lived.
Neal Russell
