DC'S LEGENDS OF TOMORROW 6.10

 

RECAP - DC'S LEGENDS OF TOMORROW  6.10:  "Bad Blood"  

We took a break from the usual Legends hijinks to focus back on John Constantine and his quest to regain his magic.  But....as we know in John's world...there's always something devious up, and there's always consequences.  They may not be paid NOW....but they'll happen further down the road.  

John has been mulling and rummaging about his home, trying to get Crowley to reveal the location of the map to the Fountain of Immortality. Crowley is reluctant at first, but John manages to convince him....with gum stuck to his forehead.  Crowley then says he kept it with a banker named Noelle...who turns out to be a vampire, and cannot come in unless John invites her in, and she hands him the map, but she wants something in return.  She tries to lunge for him, but he has her trapped.  She gives him the map...and a vial and says that he'll need it sometime soon.  John goes to leave on this quest, with Crowley wanting to go with him, but John's got other ideas. 

Aboard the Waverider, Lita is wanting Spooner to check on her dad's progress with his pregnancy, because he really doesn't want to talk about it.  Spooner goes to listen in and check on Mick, but John springs aboard the ship, looking for her, and asking for her assistance on his venture.  Looking to get off the ship and not have to deal with Mick's pregnancy issues or playing babysitter to Gus...which is what the rest of the team has been doing at this point in time....with Zari 1.0 taking pictures of the occasion.  John and Spooner head back to his place, and she helps him decipher the map, and it leads them into a small town in eastern Spain called Albacete in the year 1939.  When they get there, John tells them they're looking for a man named El Gato.  Apparently he's been fighting against fascists, and has managed to survive certain death.  He is the key to finding out the location of the Fountain.  They arrive at a tavern, where they talk with a mysterious man about the legend of El Gato. The man says the tavern is closed, and mistakes John and Spooner as fascists.  But John says he's served in the trenches, and that seems to quell the stranger from killing them both.

Meanwhile...back aboard the ship, the team is still dealing with Gus Gus, as Spooner had warned them that he was experiencing growing pains, thus the constant crying.  Gary also informs the team that Gus Gus' species only has a lifespan of 38 years.  The team discusses Mick's pregnancy, and he's upset that he was caught off guard by it.  Lita tells him that her mother was caught off guard.  Lita wasn't warned by Nico, but here they all are.  Nate and Zari rush in, letting them all know that Gus Gus has had a growth spurt, and is running amok.  

Back in 1939, as John is told the story of El Gato's exploits, he also wants to hear another story.  The one of how El Gato drank this donkey's milk from the next village over, and gained immortality.  John is not convinced the man is El Gato, and thinks the milk is at the back of the bar.  He and Spooner then check back there, and find a boy reading a comic.  Spooner gets an alien alert, and she manages to communicate with the boy, who's name is Fernando.  She informs John he's an alien, but before they can do more, the tavern is raided by a group of fascists led by a man named Noriega, who's loyal to Hitler.  He's looking for the Fountain as well, and discusses how he's searched for the Spear of Destiny and the Loom of Fate, and he WILL find this Fountain.  He orders everyone in the bar shot until El Gato reveals himself. Gato worries about Fernando, and Noriega shoots El Gato, forcing Fernando to reveal himself and heal El Gato.  Thinking the boy is the key to the Fountain, he is taken by Noriega...until John rushes out to find a plan----and comes back dressed as a priest after hearing the church bells.

Back on the ship, the Legends are doing what they can to stop Gus Gus from destroying the ship.  Mick's experiencing a headache, which Lita takes as possible labor pains.  She needs to get him to the med bay, but Mick resists.  Lita then says she's going into labor, and Mick rushes her towards the med bay, but they run into Gus Gus.  With the Tarazis running down the hall, they use their wind powers along with Mick's  heat gun to fend him off...eventually using a portal to get him off the ship.  Mick gets Lita into the med bay, but she tells him she lied...and did it just enough to get him into the med bay to get HIM examined.  Gideon examines him, and he sees the digital sonogram of the eggs...and he's suddenly enamored with them.  

Back in 1939, Spooner assures Fernando that they will be rescued, and that's when John shows up as the Priest.  He manages to convince Noriega he's from the Vatican, and that he's also looking for an ancient relic.  They should team up.  As they sit at a table, John casts a spell to allow Fernando and Spooner to talk, as he talks about how a bomb separated him from his family, and how he found this fountain that saved his life.  Noriega wants to know the location of the Fountain, but Fernando lies and says that he was lost for days, and can't remember.  He gets angry He goes to attack, but the bar patros start attacking themselves, allowing John, Spooner, and Fernando to escape.  They make their way to a cave, where Fernando said the Fountain was.  John needs Spooner's powers to stop them, and can use Spooner to channel them into him.  Spooner resists the idea, but the boy agrees as long as John agrees to help him find his mother.  He agrees, and when the power leaves Fernando, it only goes back into the empty fountain.  Fernando states that only those worthy can gain the power from the Fountain.  Noriega and his men are coming, and John orders Spooner to get Fernando out of there.  He then remembers the vial from earlier, and consumes it.  He then goes into this trance, and becomes extremely powerful.  He manages to kill Noriega and all his men.  As he comes out of the trance, Spooner returns, and his horrified by what she sees.  Fernando is the reunited with El Gato and the rest of his family.  

Returning back home, Spooner admits to him that she was scared of what he did with that magic, and is even more scared when he's licking the bit  of the lid to extract the rest out of it.  Spooner threatens to tell the team about this...especially Zari...but he hypnotizes her, and tells her the mission was a success, and orders her up to bed...which she obeys.  Crowley chastises John about consuming the potion, and he berates him.  Noelle then shows up with a box that has MORE of the potion...and in return, he gives Crowley to Noelle...who is eager to sell his soul for a pretty penny.  We hear Crowley's cries to John, as John is eager to have his new magic.  

This episode didn't quite pack the fun and humor in it----but when it came to John....that's alright.  His story is always a dark one---and with the deal he made with Noelle to get his magic back---I have a feeling that this is going to create QUITE a problem for the rest of the team.  Especially since he couldn't consume from the Fountain because he wasn't worthy enough.  Spooner even fears what John will become, but she won't remember anything, because John hypnotized her.   John is always better when he gets to be HIM....and when we get that dark magic aspect about him.  Despite all the humor the show has, it's nice they can hit us with something with some serious drama....John can bring that alone.  

Otherwise, it was a good way this episode to get Gus Gus off the ship, and written out of the show.  Didn't need him cluttering up the scenery, and glad he was gone.  The REAL story was Lita and Mick reconnecting after about a proverbial year.  Both now get to share the prospect of parenthood, and Mick has now warmed up to the idea---especially feeling that he deserves this after feeling bad about stranding Kayla on the planet to die.  Lita has matured, and it's cute to see the child become the parent in a way.  But for the most part, the team took a back seat this week to John's quest.  I've been very  meh about the show this season, but there's some potential with John's addiction here for some juicy stuff.  

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Until then....Time is on our side.