"Quantum Leap"
Lee Harvey Oswald - Oct 5, 1957-Nov 22, 1963: Part 2 (1992)

Writer:

Donald P. Bellisario (creator)

TV Series:

"Quantum Leap" (1989)

Original Air Date:

22 September 1992 (Season 5, Episode 2)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Drama | Family | Mystery | Sci-Fi

Plot:

As the date for Dallas draws nearer, Oswald's personality is getting harder to control. Al is finding it harder to connect with Sam. Is Sam supposed to save the President, or unearth the conspiracy? |

Plot Keywords:

1950s | Kennedy Assassination | Sergeant | Character Name In Title | Transgender

Cast

Scott Bakula	...	Dr. Sam Beckett
Dean Stockwell	...	Admiral Al Calavicci
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Erika Amato	...	Lt. Anna Guri
Elya Baskin	...	Major Yuri Kosenko
Ward C. Boland	...	Lt. Obrigowitz
Willie Garson	...	Alik Idell / Lee Harvey Oswald
Karen Ingram	...	Jackie Kennedy
Rodney Kageyama	...	Joda
Chris Kinkade	...	New Orleans Policeman
Max Lazar	...	Guard (as Lazar)
Nathan Lisle	...	Frazier
Donna Magnani	...	Mariska
Philip McNiven	...	PFC Briggs
James Medina	...	Carlos
Natasha Pavlovich	...	Marina Oswald (as Natasha Pavlova)
Reni Santoni	...	Sgt. Lopez
Patty Toy	...	Bar Girl
Dennis Wolfberg	...	Gushie

Quotes:

Admiral Al Calavicci: Your Swiss cheese brain probably doesn't remember. Originally, he got Jackie too.

Why Does Oswald Overrule Sam But A Woman Never Did?

*** This comment may contain spoilers ***

This far-fetched adventure had Sam in Lee Harvey Oswald.

The conflict was that for some reason (perhaps I missed it in part one), Sam is being controlled by Oswald and all of his inner anger and hostilities.

Why did this never happen when Sam was in the KKK fella's mind, or a woman? Why did Sam seem so completely lost he was in an acrobat's body or some other figure with exceptional abilities? Only happens with Oswald, the diabolical Oswald who so crystallized the dear baby-boomers' era.

The saga runs very vague as well, leaping (which I suppose IS the name of the show) from one moment in Oswald's life to another.

There is a caption at the beginning that the episode is based on actual testimonies, reports, whatever concerning the Oswald case.

Fine.

The show would have been better off being a bit more creative and not trying to be Oliver Stone.

Check out an episode of the 1980s Twilight Zone sometime dealing with November 22, 1963, or an episode of Red Dwarf which also touched on how Kennedy surviving made the country worse due to extenuating circumstances (might haul that episode out again and watch it), much along the same lines that Joan Collins had to perish on the original Star Trek episode.

Red Dwarf took the approach to have Kennedy in essence become his own assassin for the betterment of America.

Not sure what this episode of QL was wanting, with Al threatening Oswald with a gun while he was in limbo.

The episode then ridiculously concludes that Sam did change history. Originally, Al says, Jackie was killed as well.

ta-dah.

They could have done more with what they had to work with, much more.

Interesting what it does propose is that there was no conspiracy, Oswald acted alone, totally contradicting Stone's JFK.

The '76 Hindenberg movie alleged that there was a bomb on the vessel. The movie hardly changed any theories about that being false or true.

Same could be said for these depictions of November 22, 1963.