QUANTUM LEAP (2022) Episode 2x05 REVIEW | "One Night in Koreatown"

We're back again with Season 2 of QUANTUM LEAP! This time we're leaping back to the year 1992 as we discuss Episode 2x05, “One Night in Koreatown” (original airdate: November 1, 2023 on NBC). Ben lands in the body of an 18-year-old working for his father's shoe store in Koreatown in Los Angeles at the start of the explosive 1992 riots. Facing an emotional connection in the riots to his past, Magic joins Ben on the leap.
This episode was written by Benjamin Raab & Deric A. Hughes and directed by Tamika Miller.
Joining me are my co-hosts Mike Bloxam (writer and co-writer of several episodes for Quantum Leap: The Virtual Seasons), Brian Greene (webmaster and creator of Al's Place Quantum Leap Fan Site), and M.J. Cogburn (co-creator of The Virtual Seasons). The four of us are together again as we welcome back fellow UA-camr Lisa Hollifield ( @TheWolfandTheStorm ). She can also be followed on “Twitter” at: / wolfandstorm78
A bit of a disclaimer: as much as we tried steering the discussion toward the plot of this episode, there were quite a few moments that drew comparisons between it and the classic series episode “Black on White on Fire,” which focused on the Watts Riots in 1965. Both episodes dealt with similar issues and plot lines, and as diehard fans of the original series, we couldn’t help but keep going back to the original episode from 1990 (some of us more than others). :p
Hope you enjoy our analysis, comparisons and review!
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