Legends has always been a fun casual TV viewing for me, there's nothing too special, it's just a fun time traveling show. But tonight proved that this show can do just as much to impress in fight choreography, CGI, and set pieces, as it can in solid character development across the board.
I know the end had a tease to Rip Hunter's strange whereabouts in 1960's New York, but I'm really starting to dig Sara as the captain of the Waverider. Every time I think Caity Lotz is much better served on Arrow, the writers and her performance prove me wrong. No she's not wasting away on this show, and this episode did everything it could to prove the doubters wrong. I will always miss her presence alongside Oliver & company on Arrow, but her scenes with Stein and Malcom Merlyn gave me hope that this show could have a big second half.
So the Legion of Doom has almost completely formed as Merlyn joined the crew tonight. Now we only have Leonard Snart left before they can refer to themselves via that cheesy nickname. We've only seen a few appearances here and there from them, so they haven't gained the momentum yet as a group to intrigue me on their overall plans. In fact, even after the team gained the amulet, I can't say I still know what the goal is besides "rewriting reality". What are they actually going to do? No matter, their presence absolutely improved the intensity level of the episode.
Merlyn, Darhk, and Thawne decided to take their talents to 1920's Chicago to create a distraction for the Legends so they could get the amulet aboard the Waverider. Being a Chicagoan myself, this was an especially fun episode. Like everyone else, I'm fascinated by Al Capone and other prohibition era crime, so I'm glad the show chose to set the episode here. I didn't find anything special about the actor who played Capone, but he was good enough to not take me out of the episode. After all, the real highlight of the setting was seeing Caity Lotz as a flapper, and Nate & Ray's banter about who would get to be Elliot Ness.
Tonight's episode also saw Stein's aberration continue to cause problems as he is clearly emotionally distraught. His scene confessing to Sara & her response was spot on. However, I would like more consistency with the team's choosing to deal or not to deal with changing the timeline. Too often is there inconsistencies in this area. It's also worth noting that a spark was shared between Amaya and Mick. Figures Amaya would be positioned as a love interest for someone, but if it's going to be anyone, why not just have it be the most obscure character of the bunch. I'm excited to see what this relationship has in store.
+Malcom
+Sara is the clear leader
+Interesting romance blossoming
9.1/10
