The original “Evil Leaper,” Alia (Renée Coleman), leaped in red light splashes, rather than blue like Sam, and her missions focused on doing harm. Although it’s not explicitly stated what kind of leaper this mystery time-traveler might be, the menacing tone, coupled with this leaper’s ability to enter a time and place at will to hold a direct conversation with an intended subject, is reminiscent of the “Evil Leaper,” who was the focus of only three episodes in the original series’ canon. No matter how common quantum leaping is, the unknown leaper is not happy about Ben following him through time and warns him to stop. This is only possible if the satellites are directing us from a future point in time, even if it is only seconds in the future. Clocks on the GPS satellites perceive time in acceleration due to the way that gravity warps space, and so our smartphone’s map function can predict exactly when we should turn right or left in our vehicles. GPS engineers tally the spacetime continuum in relation to a satellite’s orbital speed and position along with the impact of Earth’s gravity on the satellite. In fact, many humans today experience a form of quantum leaping regularly when driving their cars with the help of the Global Positioning System (GPS).

The revelation that there are other leapers doesn’t require any suspension of disbelief since “other leapers,” specifically evil ones, were a part of the Quantum Leap universe thirty years ago when Sam was bounding through history.

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