DC's Legends of Tomorrow (TV Series) Helen Hunt (2017) User Reviews

Real history, strong women NOT at the expense of the men, body swap

[imakk2001 · 9/10 · 14 November 2017]

Helen Hunt was never advertised as a showcase for the women, yet it was. And it did so without painting the men in a totally negative light nor sidelined them. Sara, Amaya and Zari have always been kickass, so this focus on them is just an extension rather than shoehorned. They were strong and awesome just by being themselves and doing their thing. Meanwhile, the guys waited as backup, and when it was time, they showed up and did their part. Look at that, both sexes working solo and together. Don't know what's more empowering than that.

Also, Amaya didn't get angry at Ray for keeping a secret from her!!!! That alone shows how superior the writing is compared to that speedster show.

Big kudos for shining a light on the much ignored contribution of Hedy Lamar. If anyone think it's all fake, just google her name. It makes for an amazing read.

Drameh was great as an OTT Martin, and we got to see Martin in the Firestorm suit to fend off a double-Darhk attack! YES! I hope they'll have a bts on the DVD from Garber about wearing that suit.

Amaya's relation to Kuasa was a surprise, just please don't make her history more complicated than Flash's timeline.

A fun ep that kept the ball rolling while still giving the spotlight to the characters, and gave a nifty ending for Helen. Score: 9.2

A trip to Hollywood aka Helen of Troy meets 20th century

[michaelafamfulikova · 8/10 · 16 November 2017]

The recent Legends episode brought a trip to the 1930s. We met Helen of Troy, who time- traveled to Hollywood of the same era. Many confusions unfolded. I personally was disappointed by the outcome of her appearance in the 193O's. She clearly did not feel at home in the 20th century. It would be much better, had Legends traveled to the Ancient Greece era instead, and follow Helen in her natural environment. The other frown upon is the return of Damien Dahrk. I would appreciate much more, had Reverse Flash returned instead, especially when Matt Letscher is in my opinion much more charismatic than Neil McDonough is. Also I wonder why would Martin Stein, even if in a body of Jax, fall in love with some 1930s woman, when he was married with Clarissa and had a daughter! This defies belief and was the weakest part of the plot chain in my humble opinion. I saved the best for last. The Freaky Friday reference was freaking hilarious and i loved the way Franz Drameh impersonated Victor Garber's way of speech and also body language. And towards Victor's lines, who impersonated Franz Drameh as Jax, I had to giggle at the statement:" Doing the nasty in the past-y!" Well done Victor for saying this naughty line, I would never expect you, even through the mouth of your character, to speak in such manners :O I like Nate more and more every episode. And Ray is getting funnier every single time. Zari and Amaya seem to be on good terms likewise. And Mick has not gotten rid of his bad habit it seems!

Best episode actors: Franz Drameh as Jax/Martin Stein, Victor Garber as Martin Stein/Jax, Dominic Purcell as Mick Rory

One of the Better of Season 3

[jacobmeyer-29409 · 9/10 · 15 November 2017]

Season Three of LoT were pretty inconsistent. They were either great or horrible. The best part was that the over used trope of minds switching bodies was addressed at the way beginning and they didn't make a whole plot over it. It was a slight problem throughout much worse things happening. The men getting obsessed over Helen Hunt was a nice touch and a good plot with Kuasa.

Hollywoodland

[nebohr · 8/10 · 13 August 2022]

Finally! A clever episode, with the women predominantly at the forefront. Also: the body swap thing between Jackson and Professor Stein was a fun sub -plot.

More of This, Legends!

[lassegalsgaard-45284 · 8/10 · 25 January 2018]

If I have to choose one of the four shows in the Arrowverse that I found to be the most inconsistent, it would be "Legends of Tomorrow." It has always tried to combine humor with heavy subject matter (especially during their first season), but it has never helped the show in quality. While the two first seasons have been enjoyable, they have never reached the heights of the first season of "The Flash" or the first two seasons of "Arrow." And it doesn't have to. With the writers that are writing for this show, it will never manage to do what those shows did. The humoristic components of this show will never be removed from the show, so the more serious matters with never take the forefront. However, I think that "Legends of Tomorrow" has found its own structure and this season has been a positive surprise for me. I have found the majority of the episodes enjoyable, and this was another great one to the group, as it was set in a perfectly fitting time period: the 1930s.

This is one of my favorite episodes of the season, so far. I think they managed to do a lot of things really good, especially considering the setting. The setting of this episode was perfect, and it fit the tone of the show much better than setting it in World War II or something like that. The stereotypical view on this time period fit right into what the tone the writers have established for "Legends of Tomorrow" and so I found that it added so much more gravity to the humor. There were some great moments with historical figures at the time, including one specific moment with Ray meeting Cecil B. DeMille, and him commenting on the fact that Ray looks like a guy from the 1930s, which is something that I have thought ever since he was introduced.

The subplot where Jax and Dr. Stein switch bodies was also a very funny subplot, and provided some great development for the characters. Now that Jax has seen how it is like to be Stein he will have a bigger understanding to the fact that Stein doesn't really want to do this anymore. It also gave the show an opportunity to put Victor Garber in the Firestorm suit, which I thought was a cool moment and it had a fun vibe to it. The way they were switched back into their own bodies felt a bit easy, but in the end, it was nothing that took the episode down in any way.

It was also great to see Damien Darhk back in the game after he was resurrected during the last episode. I am interested in seeing what his goal is, because nothing has really been disclosed about that. And the revelation that the witch is actually his daughter was also pretty cool, and it made it more believable that she would be the one to bring him back. I also want to say that it is great seeing Darhk use his powers again. I missed that element of him so much during the second season, so it was a great surprise to see him back. He used his powers a bit in the last episode, but it was overshadowed a bit by the fact that we were introduced to Mallus.

There are some minor negatives in the episode. Kuasa is back and she is working with Darhk, but her motivations for doing so were not made clear. I also feel like they retconned her motivation during her first appearance, and I still don't know how to feel about that.

And even though the writing was mostly good this episode, there were some weak decisions made by the writers. I think the joke about the "free pass" was a bit too weird, especially coming from Stein, who is one of the most clean and straightforward characters in this show.

Freaky Friday

[ThomasDrufke · 7/10 · 21 November 2017]

Hey, why not have an episode centered around the Legends saving Hedy Lamarr and Helen of Troy from Hollywood madness/sexism. I mean, at this point, as long as the show entertains me, they can have a whole episode in one location about taking down a pesky insect. Oh wait.

For the most part, this was just another ridiculous entry into a long- running list of Legends episodes taking a particular time period and subject, and fitting it well enough into an episode to put a smile on my face. It also helps that I'm a big old time Hollywood guy, I find all of the drama behind some 30's and 40's movies to be fascinating. Helen of Troy obviously didn't walk through Warner Bros lot and steal Hedy Lamarr's job, but I found it to be just the perfect amount of stupid fun to suffice.

Meanwhile, Jax and Stein had their own issues as they continue to deal with their desire to split Firestorm apart. The whole freaky-Friday switcharoo just added to the chaos as they got a chance to live out a day in the other person's body. Which obviously doesn't feel as meaningful considering they spent a lot of time as one brain, but the payoff of having Stein actually suit up as FIrestorm was more than worth it.

Amaya uncovered some shocking, or maybe not-so-shocking news. Kuasa is in fact Amaya's granddaughter. Perhaps more interesting is what Zari's relation to this entire thing? Why is it that she's in this season anyway?

But maybe the best part of this episode is the fact that they dropped off Helen of Troy at Themyscira in 1253. A cool easter egg to end off a pretty cool episode with old Hollywood. I don't particularly care for Damien Darhk's return, or his daughter?? But if it stays fun I'll stay tuned.

7.5/10

PC Politics and "boys are stupid"

[steven-beene · 4/10 · 16 April 2022]

A great story from DC Legends, but it seems the "boys are stupid" narrative had to rear its ugly head.

The beautiful Helen of Troy is time jumped (somehow) to 1930's Hollywood - and all the men can't but help themselves and fight over her. Ok, fine, but instead of "she must have some mystical ability" - it's well, men can't control themselves and must be constantly corrected by the smart sassy and much more in control women.

Even at the end Helen gets dropped off at an island, instead of Troy, and the episode ends with "the best part of this Island? No boys"

Now just imagine how the episode would have been viewed if some man had a magnetic personality that enthralled women - he'd be viewed as evil and taking advantage - and all the male characters making snarky comments about how women can't control their emotions ... Yea, never gonna get made into an episode, let alone air on TV.