DC'S LEGENDS OF TOMORROW 7.9

RECAP - DC'S LEGENDS OF TOMORROW  7.9:  "Lowest Common Denominator"  

Well, the team has managed to escape the android version of themselves, and got into hiding until they plan their next move---but that means returning to the pocket dimension that serves as John's mansion in the process.  But in THIS installment---Gideon's programming to get them away from their counterparts and back "home" in a sense led them there----with some consequences, of course.  While they're safe---somewhat---for the moment, they're also stuck in Hell---and that means that ANYTHING can happen, and Astra is the expert on this scenario, so she has to take lead in this episode to help the team navigate this new pickle they've gotten themselves in---which is something akin to a reality TV episode. 

We get to see the team try and figure out how to get back to 2022 in the real world, as Gideon is having doubts about her ability to be an effective member of the team, what with her human emotions and newfound romance with Gary playing a part in it.  The team realizes they're in Hell as Davies went wandering through the mansion, and heard voices, only to open the doors, and seeing nothing but hellfire all about.  The team realizes that they're stuck there until they can find a way to get the time machine working again, and get back to their proper time.  But...Davies reminds Sara that she made a promise to him to rescue the man he loved before he dies in World War I.  The team agrees that they need to do what they can to avoid being possessed.  They're being watched, and when Sara and Ava go to investigate some noises, they find Gary and Gideon in bed after having sex.  

Astra finds out that there's a film crew that sold their souls to have success for reality TV, and they're watching, but they'll do whatever they have to in order to gain ratings, and stir up trouble.  She warns the team against allowing themselves from getting possessed.  But sadly, as she makes her way to Hell, we see Zari #2 and Nate nearly get into a compromising position.  And Behrad...now sober...is nervous as hell, because he admits to Nate and his sister that he's got the hots for Astra, and wants to ask her out.  Nate tells him to be himself, and he somehow sneaks down to hell unbeknownst to Astra.  Astra visits the demon who has the souls of the TV crew.  She lies to the demon...named Harrison...and tells him the Legends are HER souls, and for him to lay off.  But Behrad's entrance blows her cover, and they're zapped back into the mansion, unable to stop Harrison from stirring up trouble amongst the team.  

Sara spends the episode planning, but it's not about planning on getting OUT of the pocket dimension, and getting home, but planning a vacation for her and Ava.  Spooner goes stark naked, looking to form alliances with anyone like the game Survivor.  The once budding friendship between Nate and Zari #2 ends up turning into a hate-fest, as they begin to toss barbs at each other, and she thinks he's backing out of his relationship with Zari #1.  Davies wants Sara to start fulfilling her promise, and he actually manages to get her to agree to stop World War I.  Gary is upset because Gideon breaks things off between them, and Harrison uses her as his chance to destroy the team, and get ratings with all the drama.  Gideon shuts down her emotions, and then starts playing everyone against each other, looking to start bumping them off at some point.  

Ava has been playing den mother to everyone, and she's getting sick of it.  Sarah's like a Real Housewife of Legends, Spooner going all Naked & Afraid, Zari #2 and Nate looking like the Jersey Shore crew, and Gary's crying about losing out on Gideon like he's lost on The Bachelorette.  Astra is losing HER cool, because Behrad helped screw up a perfectly laid plan.  As Zari #2 and Nate argue about his relationship, she brings out Zari #1, and she's witnessing everyone having a meltdown, due to Harrison's manipulations.  B has hid in a room, and he's tempted with those special gummies of his.  Gary then takes the helmet, and eats it, and refuses to get it back so that they can go home, but with Gideon being her bad self, who knows what would happen.  Behrad then comes out of his room, and smashes the bowl of gummies on the floor.  He finally opens up that he doesn't like cameras because he was too shy and embarrassed to be on TV...especially since his family had a reality TV show in their time, and he was actually replaced because he refused to play along.  He always wanted to just play it cool, as his way of coping. All he wanted to do is ask Astra out, because he's got the hots for her.  And because of his realness, the film crew returns, and the spell is broken.  The crew is sent away, and everyone returns to normal.  Nate and his Zari talk about him moving into the totem, and she heads back in.  He and Zari #2 make up.  Sara apologizes to Ava for losing it, and says that even though Ava was the mother hen, she's still hot.  Davies apologizes for his behavior as well, and will only hold Sara to her promise to grab his boyfriend, which Sara promises to do without making the timeline worse.  Astra and Behrad agree to go slow, since he's getting used to being sober.  Gideon is back to her normal self, and she says that the one way to get home and put things right IS to stop World War I....so their next stop is Sarajevo in 1914.  

This episode allowed us to catch up with the team after the time jump, and we see how they handle being a part of a reality TV show.  It was comical how the writers made the cast fit certain characteristics of people from famous reality shows, and they played them to the hilt.  It gave us some comical moments, but also allowed the team to address some tension, and get it out into the open.  For Behrad, however, it was his chance to shine tonight, because Astra was kind of taking lead on this matter, what with her experience in Hell, and aware of the situation at hand, we can even see HER losing her cool at one point.  But Behrad's fears and anxieties come to the forefront, and his honesty finally allows him to solve the problem, and break the spell.  But we FINALLY get to see him admit his feelings for Astra, and it's good that she responds.  While we're cool with them taking it slow, it's great that they're FINALLY getting those two together after much teasing.  The rest of the team is now aware of the Gideon/Gary pairing and are disgusted with it, but that's the comical part.  It helps ease the tension.  But they STILL need to get the apex of this storyline in gear, because it's begun to drag for me, and we need to get to the eventual endgame, because the season finale is not far off.  So, I'm hoping things pick up steam in the next couple of episodes.  

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