Who controls the leaps?
Nobody knows. Sam and Al know that it’s not Ziggy or anyone at Project Quantum Leap. Al told Sam in the pilot that Sam’s leaps were out of the project’s control, so Sam and Al hypothetize that it’s Him who is controlling things. In the series finale, we get an ambiguous glimpse of the supposed controller, but the exact nature of this controller (and in fact of this entire episode) is still under heavy debate. (see SP#2) [Robin C. Kwong] 2. When Sam looks at himself, what does he see? He sees himself, Sam Beckett – unless he looks into a mirror. Then he sees the leapee. 3. Can Sam die during a leap? According to Don Bellisario, yes he can. 4. Why could Sam see when he “replaced” a blind man? Would he be able to hear as a deaf person? In other words, is it Sam’s mind that’s leaping, or his body? Sam is physically leaping through time, his mass being exchanged with that of the leapee. Sam, not sharing the handicap, will not exhibit it. Sam’s entire body and soul trades places with the lea
