DC's Legends of Tomorrow (TV Series) Fellowship of the Spear (2017) User Reviews

Prayer circle for Mick Rory and put me down for changing Amaya's future

[imakk2001 · 9/10 · 21 March 2017]

+ Tolkien got tolkiened by LoT. Hah!

+ Rip's broadcast: where Aragon's big screen speech felt jarring/out of place, Rip's felt right....yes, I teared up.

+ I like they parked Sara while Rip is on the field, the same when it was the other way around. Didn't take long for him to find his new place on the team. Sweet!

+ They really are pulling out all the stops now that the finale is 2 eps away, because we got FIRESTORM!!! Making jelly beans!!!

MVP: The way the ep played out Amaya/Mick's conflicts was brutal and completely organic (take notes, Flash) which made it all the more gut-wrenching to watch. This ep showcased Mick's own brand of stoicism in the face of heart-breaking loss and what Snart means to him: family/friendship. Watching Amaya carry the burden of her future knowledge really hit home the price she will pay to save reality. So I'm really hoping the writers write an out for Amaya because she doesn't deserve this.

* Brain fart: when Sara handed the spear to Mick, I thought she's affirming that she doesn't think of him as "lesser"! But nope that was just a "here, hold this". Show knows how to twist the knife.

Mick and Amaya were the highlight of the ep, with the lighter Tolkien homages a perfect touch of sweetness to the bitterness, all ramping up the charge towards the finale. Score: 9.3

breathtaking

[Abdulxoxo · 8/10 · 10 November 2020]

Wow, what an episode, very intense, the production value is top-notch, the war ridden land and the trenches were so good that it reminded of me 1917 movie yeah that's how the good the production value was.

I liked Snart as an anti-hero in S1 but I liked him even more as a full mode villain, it suits him more, his part and Mick were pretty hilarious, he keeps reminding Mick how a "pet" he has become, until finally, Mick stood a ground and took a decision for himself and join the legion of doom. And Ray was right when he said they never really make him feel included in the gang.

it's good to see the bad guys finally get to do what they wanted, the next episode it's be exciting.

Just Beautiful

[ayoaj · 10/10 · 27 March 2017]

This is my favorite episode of them all. Whoever thought of this has my salute. The similarities between the spear of destiny and the ring of power was the beauty of it all,the legends want to destroy it, the legion want to use it for their own selfish interests. And to top it all off,this time, the bad guys won contrary to LOTR. I really need to see how they come back from this now since the only thing that could destroy the spear is lost.

Great Episode

[rolltide-68634 · 10/10 · 24 July 2017]

This was a great episode as far as Lord of the Rings goes. There are so many references, some harder to notice than others. The overall plot is sort of a repeat of previous episodes, but it is fun to watch as a hardcore LOTR nerd. Some of my friends have watched it and enjoyed it even though they don't watch Legends of Tomorrow. There are enough LOTR references to keep you watching to find them all.

Time to Change the Game

[ThomasDrufke · 6/10 · 24 March 2017]

At this point, I think the problem with Legends is that I've lost an overall interest in this year's story. It had a promising start, and took the show in new and refreshing directions, but since midseason it has failed to recapture my interest. Reducing the plot to the Spear of Destiny, which is nothing more than an enhanced MacGuffin.

This week the team finally compiled the spear together, stealing the last part from Eobard, who happened to be hiding with the Legion of Doom in the "Vanishing Point". So, in the same vein that the George Lucas episode was clearly an homage to Star Wars, this episode was a blatant homage to the first Lord of the Rings film. In this regard, I enjoyed the similarities between those two. Particularly, seeing Mick turn to the dark side and help the Legion. He could be pulling one over on the team again, but it sure doesn't seem like it. And I'm fine with that. As long as he'll still have his ridiculously stupid one- liners.

I like that this show is doing more with the settings, especially considering last season was stuck in a 20th century setting every episode, but I don't feel like the characters are evolving to anywhere particularly interesting. Did we really need an episode where they searched for a guy buried with Jesus' blood? Wait, was that actually the plot of this episode?

I guess my biggest frustration comes from the lack of development overall. Take Sara for example, she is the captain of the Waverider and leader of the Legends. But is she really in a more interesting spot than she was on Arrow for a season and a half? I just feel like the show hasn't taken the characters to a state where they evolve into different and possibly more interesting humans. Instead, they choose to make the same old mistakes and misfires regarding time travel and changing their destinies. For now, this show is stuck in mediocrity. It's undeniably dumb fun, but I find myself questioning why I'm watching a show that doesn't add anything new to sci-fi or comic- book television. It's all about execution, and the show isn't necessarily executing right now.

+Fun take on Tolkien

-But there's nothing more under the surface

-Same old mistakes

6.7/10

One of the worst ideas used here

[corwin02 · 4/10 · 20 November 2021]

The episode in its entirety was very well set to the time period but goes gravely amiss in the resolution of the problem.

The "map" of the blood came from a Knight now dead a 1000 years. So that blood has been in that same spot for 1000 years , why the heck would you go out there in the middle of a bloody battle to retrieve it whilst you can time travel and visit that same area anywhere in history for the last 1000 years and pick a nice day for a stroll.

Usually the time travel is used rather well as a plot device, just not this time.

No, just no...

[benny_mu_96 · 5/10 · 3 October 2020]

This episode was a real downer. As a huge Tolkien and WW1 nerd this episode was so bad. The setting was wrong, it didn't look a bit like the real battlefield of Somme, the story was weak, and the take on Tolkien was just ridiculous.. And to top it all of, the make Rip do an Aragorn-speech so that Tolkien would get inspiration for it later. THAT SPEECH ISN'T EVEN FROM THE BOOKS! It was added by the filmmakers, which makes it just bad... Only reason it gets a five is because of the Legion, Rory and the actors, nothing else... Soooo bad

So predictable

[LittleStorpingInTheSwuff · 1/10 · 9 August 2018]

One again the Legion of Morons can't keep the spear safe. If brains were chocolate this bunch collectively wouldn't have enough to fill an M&M.