DC'S LEGENDS OF TOMORROW 7.4

 

RECAP - DC'S LEGENDS OF TOMORROW  7.4:  "Speakeasy Does It" 

Took awhile, but I FINALLY managed to get the current title card for the show being used currently, while our merry band of time travellers are stuck in 1925.  And this week, we get to see the team continue their trek to New York to meet up with the mysterious Dr. Gwyn Davies to help them get back home, all the while, we have our trio of ladies--Astra, Spooner, and Gideon--are hot on their trail to try and stop them before they reach New York....and essentially save their lives.  But first off---the team has a pit stop in Chicago, where they have to make some quick bread to get back out on the road, because their car broke down.  

This is where we meet up with the team this week, as they're trying to lay low from enemies, and a brand new Hoover-Bot that's after them.  They know that Ava and Sara need to disguise themselves before they're discovered, and find their way into a wig shop, where the proprietor promptly dismisses Zari because of her race, but they end up forking over all their cash in order to get the wigs in order for the girls to hide.  The Bullet Blondes, now incognito, now have to find a place to lay low, and they manage to find a guy named Eddie---who runs a speakeasy, and they manage to get in.  Turns out, Eddie's speakeasy is a pretty inclusive place, where everyone from all walks of life are allowed in.  Behrad takes up the guitar and starts jamming with the band, while Zari talks to Eddie about the speakeasy, and he's well versed in her culture.  Meanwhile, Sara and Ava are trying to figure out how to make some fast cash, so they can catch the train to New York.  They realize that Eddie's liquor is a bit low, so they get the idea to help him out with some business, and just want a bit of kickback in order to get enough money to get to New York.  So, they managed to get Eddie's place going again, and he's making some dough back, and finally--the team has recouped some cash to get tickets to New York.  However...when the team is ready to take off (and they've been hiding out in the Pocket Realm, Eddie is visited by a gangster named Patrone, who's been supplying him with his alcohol, isn't happy he's been getting it elsewhere, and Eddie's place gets trashed and he gets worked over for his troubles.  

While the team is dealing with Eddie's speakeasy, our trio of ladies had to sneak aboard the train to try and catch up to the rest of the team.  They're caught, but a gal named Maude sticks up for them, and says they're a part of their group:  The Masquerladies.  She befriends our gals, and they explain that their manager isn't all that great, and Astra manages to work her con, to convince Maude and her group that she's a business manager, and that Spooner is Gideon's singing coach.  Gideon almost gives too much away about Maude, and they tell her to keep quiet about it.  Astra then helps that gals get rid of their manager, work a new contract, and then upgrade their tickets to first class.  However, they missed the connecting train to New York, and are stuck in Chicago for the time being.  The band has a show at Maude's boyfriend's club, and they can use the the help.  Spooner, however, feels there is something off about the gals.  

Eddie finds out that Sara and Ava are the Bullet Blondes, and blames them for his place getting trashed, and now he's lost his lease.  Zari, however, says she's got a plan to get him back in business, by throwing together a show that will feature the Bullet Blondes, and he'll make enough money to pay his debts.  He agrees, and Zari goes to work organizing the show, and Eddie helps pass the word around to get customers to his speakeasy.  

The boyfriend of Maude turns out to be Patrone himself, who says he's got a rep from RCA Records there tonight to hear her sing, so that he can get a record deal.  Maude is obviously in fear of him, and isn't happy that she fired her manager, and threatens her if she screws up.  Astra can't handle what's happening to her, and remembers Patrone from their time in Hell, and remembers hearing all this stories, and also says he has a deep seeded fear of spiders.  Maude is supposed to go onstage, and Astra begs her to take off, but she can't.  Gideon informs Astra that Maude does end up dead a couple of years later, and it was ruled a homicide.  Astra won't let that happen to her, and they tell her to leave, which she does.  She thanks them, and then Gideon takes her place on stage and belts out a tune, that gets the crowd happy.  Astra and Spooner convince Patrone that if he ever goes after Maude, they'll be back, and they'll ensure that he lives out his worst fear with spiders.  He gets the hint, and they save Maude's life.  They then hear that there's a show going on at a speakeasy, and it's featuring the Bullet Blondes.  The girls make a run for it to try and catch them.

Meanwhile, as Nate and Gary psychoanalyze each other:  Gary's love for being bossed around by women, and Nate in his stalled relationship with Zari 1.0, they end up having to fight off Hoover's men, as they come in to arrest the Bullet Blondes, as the gals put on quite a show.  They're making money with the crowd, and Ava and Sara end up using their acrobatic abilities and the curtains they were dancing on to tie up Hoover and keep him at bay.  As the show ends, Eddie has more than enough money to get the speakeasy back up running, and he's grateful to Zari and the team for their help.  They end up hiding out in the Pocket Realm, with the Hoover-Bot, as Gary boards the train, with the key in his pocket...carrying the team with him.  Zari 2.0 then takes off to the totem, while Zari 1.0 emerges, who has more technical experience with robots.  Sadly, for our trio of gals looking to catch up to the rest of the team....they make it to the wig shop, but they just missed them.  

We did get some minor storylines out of this episode---mostly with Nate, because his relationship with Zari 1.0 has been at a standstill for awhile...because New Zari has been the main Zari for us the past few seasons.  I am wondering that, with John gone, and Zari having to move on from him....I wonder if Zari 1.0 and Nate will break up, and we get the new Zari and Nate together.  I dunno if that will happen, but I know Nate has had VERY little character development the last couple seasons, so it'll be nice to give him some meat to chew on and move his character forward.  Gary...well...he's an alien masochist.  He loves being bossed around, and gets off on it.  So, nice to know we've learned something about HIM this week.  And we got to hear Amy Louise Pemberton belt out another tune again, showing us how extremely talented she is.  It's also been a nice show of character growth from Astra this season.  She's embraced her friends...especially Spooner...whom she has exceptional chemistry with.  Add in a humanized Gideon, and they've given us some comical moments.  But Astra's really coming into her own, and I love to see it.  We got a great number from Ava and Sara, showing the amazing chemistry and talent that Jes Macallan and Caity Lotz have with each other as well.  Behrad playing the guitar was also sweet.  Very multitalented actors on this show, who get a chance to stretch out, and dabble in some of their other talents is something I like to see.  

Now...VERY curious how there was a replacement Hoover-Bot in this episode, and I wonder just WHO in the hell is building them?  I wanna say Bishop...it's up his alley, but I guess we'll get THAT truth coming soon.  I wonder how many more episodes we get until we finally get to meet Matt Ryan's new character, Dr. Gwyn Davies.  Because I don't want this trip to drag on longer than it has...we're 4 episodes in, and there's only 13 slated for the season.  So, this story needs to kick it into gear, and get to the next phase of this story.  Outside of that...was another fun episode.

What did all of YOU think of the show?  Drop me a line and let me know what you think.  

Until then....time is on our side.