So it seems to me like this revival is leaning heavily into retrieving Sam. Although it was always my interpretation based on dialogue in Mirror Image that deep down Sam enjoyed what he was doing and never returned home because of that. We'll see what direction they choose to take the character. So if this show continues I do expect Scott Bakula to return in some capacity. Probably the occasional leap crossover similar to how they handled the evil leapers. But it's really got me thinking about Sam in the modern era. If he is still leaping he's doing so without any assistance. Which is hard to comprehend given how essential Al's insight was to him even knowing why he was there to begin with. But the argument could be made that Sam's such a veteran of Quantum Leaping at this point that he's able to figure out much more on his own. The other thing that has be curious is if Sam is leaping into the the 90s, 00s, and 10s. I'd assume that he would be, but given that he never personally lived through those decades he'd have very limited knowledge on current events of the time as he did with the old show. I'm just very curious how they ultimately will handle the character if we see him at some point.