Quantum Leap’s Next Mission Uncovers an Unsolved Hollywood Mystery

Now in his second season as Quantum Leap’s fast-thinking time-traveler, Dr. Ben Song (Raymond Lee) has discovered himself in plenty of high-stakes conditions; final week’s X-Files-ish episode was a very bushy one. This week, nonetheless, might be his wildest journey but, peeking behind the scenes of Hollywood circa 2000.

Viewers noticed veteran actor Tim Matheson (Virgin River, The West Wing, National Lampoon’s Animal House) pop up within the “next time on…” tease, and now we all know a little bit extra about what his function will likely be for “The Lonely Hearts Club.” According to NBC’s official episode logline: “Ben leaps into the body of an ambitious Hollywood assistant whose famous client, Neal Russell, is in danger. As Ben realizes that Neal’s circumstances may shed light on his own, his working relationship with Addison reaches an inflection point.”

We don’t get a lot perception into the awkward (however hopefully bettering?) Ben and Addison scenario on this clip, however we do study extra about Neal Russell—or at the very least, we study what we don’t find out about his destiny, a show-biz puzzle that Ben’s apparently been despatched to unravel.

In case that wasn’t clear from the clip, Ben’s “leap-ee” this week is one Summer Walsh, a expertise agent assistant in her early 20s. More apparent: Ben and Addison are enormous followers, wish to a dorky extent, of the actor they’re making an attempt to save lots of from the crusing accident that claimed his life.

Find out what occurs on this week’s episode of Quantum Leap, “The Lonely Hearts Club,” airing tomorrow, October 25, on NBC; new episodes additionally stream the following day on Peacock.

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