Turncoat
- Episode aired Feb 7, 2017
- TV-14
- 40m
The Legends travel to the winter of 1776 to protect George Washington during the American Revolution, but Sara is forced to send out Nate and Amaya when things don't go as planned.The Legends travel to the winter of 1776 to protect George Washington during the American Revolution, but Sara is forced to send out Nate and Amaya when things don't go as planned.The Legends travel to the winter of 1776 to protect George Washington during the American Revolution, but Sara is forced to send out Nate and Amaya when things don't go as planned.
- Gideon
- (voice)
- (as Amy Pemberton)
- Dancer
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe "previously on" is read by Mick Rory who closes with "Who writes this crap anyway?" in a classic breaking of the fourth wall.
- GoofsAfter Ray restores main power to the Waverider, Martin explains to Gideon that Sara is dead. Gideon says "Luckily her brain cells are still functioning". Gideon then scans Sara to determine how she can help. Gideon could not have known Sara's brain cells were still active before taking the scan.
- Quotes
Mick Rory: If Washington's so cool, why is he on the $1 bill and Franklin's on the $100 bill? Now he's cool.
Mick Rory: [Later on, after Rory talks to Washington and finds him talking bookish things, not able to understand or assess the gravity of real situation] Now I know why Franklin's on the $100 bill.
- Crazy creditsThe end card was LEGO-fied showing not only a Batman LEGO figure in front of the Berlanti Productions logo but also a LEGO Legends of Tomorrow character with WB logo.
- ConnectionsReferences The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Following along the typical Legends style episode, 'Turncoat' took the team back to 1776 as they were forced to save George Washington from the likes of Rip Hunter and restore the America we know today. A couple of things worked and a couple of things didn't. For one, why completely throw away Rip's strange 1960's alter ego from the last few weeks? It was working, and a much more relatable way to welcome him back into the fold after he wasn't so well received in season 1. Perhaps a villain turn is what the character needs, but we all know it's not going to last long. There's no way that he doesn't rejoin the team by season's end.
The current captain, Sara, took a hit this week as she was on life support and was basically dead for a good chunk of the episode. Every member of the team, in fact, took a huge blow this week. No power on the ship meant no Gideon, Jax & Stein couldn't Firestorm up (shocker), Ray was stuck in his shrunken suit, Rory was captured, and Nate had performance issues (though not in bed). If you think about it, Rip did way more damage to the team by himself than the entire Legion did last week. Weird how that works.
But speaking of Nate and .Amaya? I could have sworn Ray and her had a thing a few episodes ago, but it's no surprise that a CW is trying out multiple lanes for their characters' relationships to go. I'm not opposed to the idea of Nate & Amaya, but the uncomfortable way in which they got together was poorly executed. I've liked the two on the show so far, but the dialogue just came off as a really awkward and childish.
The one thing that really did work though was how well the team is starting to build a bond and trust together. The chemistry is way more believable than it was when Rip randomly picked them off the street last year. Aside from the strangely timed Christmas theme, it was more of the same for this episode. Hopefully the Rip situation is figured out sooner or later. Let's see a little bit more of the Legion, right?
+The team works well in high stress situations
-Awkward romance
-Evil Rip
6.8/10
- ThomasDrufke
- Feb 9, 2017
Details
- Runtime40 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 16:9 HD