This article contains spoilers for Quantum Leap episode 17.Quantum Leap episode 17’s dramatic cliffhanger saw Ben finally arrive in the future – only to find it more dystopian than anyone had ever imagined. NBC’s Quantum Leap relaunch builds on the legacy of the original series, with Raymond Lee playing Dr. Ben Song, the scientist who follows Scott Bakula’s Sam Beckett into the Quantum Leap accelerator. But there’s a big difference between Ben Lee’s adventures and Sam Beckett’s; ben knew what he was getting into, and chose to begin a deliberate series of time travel adventures with a goal in mind. His adventures were not random; they were pre-programmed.
