We break down 'Family Style' with QuantumLeap EP and voice of Ziggy, Deborah Pratt (DM_Pratt), who shares her take on the heart and humor of the series. She also highlights the important moments for Ben and Ian in the episode, which she directed:
Quantum Leap episode 13 gives viewers plenty of plot to chew on, but the full course meal is the family Raymond Lee's Ben Song finds in it. "Family Style," written by Aadrita Mukerji, sees Ben leap into the daughter of an Indian family whose restaurant is struggling after the death of the patriarch.
Deborah Pratt: For me, it has not shifted. It was imperative for me to express to the writers' room that there are four qualities in a quantum leap; that if they're not there, it's not a quantum leap. And that is history, humor, heart, and hope. And then there was a very personal story for Ben's character, in the sense that he never got to say "I love you" to his mom before she died. That, to me, was really important and powerful. I got to really work with the actors to make that moment extra special. I said to [Nandini Minocha], the mom, "Look at him. For a moment before he leaps out, realize that something's not right, or something's different.
These are conversations that we've stopped having, and I think Quantum Leap sets up both sides of that story. You get to decide where you stand on it, but it's where you stand on history. You get to talk to people at a distance, in the sense that it happened 20 or 30 or 50 years ago — however long we're going. It's kind of a safe conversation, but it's incredibly relevant to today.
Back in the day, we could not afford to do the headquarters, except for little bits and pieces. When I walk onto the set and look around at what Ziggy is, I can't help but think about how I created that voice. She's a little bit arrogant, and she was definitely in love with Sam and very protective. I think it was really important to show that to the world, and that's what I love about the reboot. It keeps you in the present. In our show, we were trapped in the past with Sam.
Deborah Pratt: We dealt with that in the original series, but we never showed it onscreen. Here's something that I think is really important for everybody to understand: part of great storytelling is leaving things to the viewer’s or reader’s imagination. It lets people make it their story, so I don't know that that question needs an answer. If the opportunity comes where it's important in the storytelling to show that element, then it will come to be.
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