Quantum Leap/Blood Moon

Blood Moon
Season 5, Episode 15
Airdate	February 9, 1993
Production Number	68117
Written by	Tommy Thompson
Directed by	Alan J. Levi
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Quantum Leap — Season Five

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Blood Moon is the fifteenth episode of the fifth season of Quantum Leap, and the ninetieth episode overall.

Starring: Scott Bakula (Sam Beckett)

Starring: Dean Stockwell (The Observer)

Guest Starring: Ian Buchanan (Victor), Deborah Maria Moore (Claudia), Shae D'Lyn (Alexandra), Rod Loomis (Horace)

Co-Starring: Garth Wilton (Detective)

Uncredited: Deborah Pratt (Narrator)

Plot Overview

Al believes Sam has leaped into a genuine vampire. Sam dismisses it, but there is a good deal of evidence, such as the coffin he woke up in, the castle, and his guests who seems fixated on a ritual to take place during a Blood Moon. There's also the fact that his wife will be found in a couple of days dead with all her blood drained.

Notes

Leap Date

• March 10, 1975

Location

• Just outside of London, England

Trivia

Allusions and References

• There are a few references to Count Bathory. This may be based on the real Countess Elizabeth Bathory of Hungary. Her alleged brutality and murders became so legendary that many believe she may have been the inspiration for Bram Stoker's Dracula.

• Al describes Nigel Corrington as a cross between a sick corpse and Bela Lugosi. The latter was an actor who famously portrayed Dracula in 1931.

Goofs

• The episode ends with Sam not being able to see his reflection, implying Corrington is actually a vampire. However, we see his reflection at the end of the previous episode on the waiting room table.

• The previous episode showed the leap to be instantaneous, but Al is wearing different clothes despite it being only a short time after Sam leaped in.

Quotes

• Al: You should see this guy, Corrington, Sam. He's - He's a first-class flesh-eater! He's got all the classic signs. He's got the pale complexion, the beady eyes, the lustful stare.

Sam: Al, you just described yourself.