DC'S LEGENDS OF TOMORROW 7.12

 

RECAP - DC'S LEGENDS OF TOMORROW  7.12:  "Too Legit To Quit"  

In the penultimate episode of Season 7, we see that the Legends, having taken back the Waverider, still have an evil Gideon to deal with, are faced with a choice:  retire or be destroyed.  It's not something they like, but it's certainly the situation they're faced with, as Evil Gideon has put them in a position to where it's either walk away from the job, or die at the sinister A.I.'s hands.  Plus...they're still looking to keep their promise to Dr. Gwyn Davies:  to rescue his beloved Alan from dying in World War I.  What happens?  Let's discuss...

As we left off the last installment, Gideon was stabbed by the robot Astra, and she's rushed into the infirmary to be healed.  With Evil Gideon now having to deal with the actual Legends on the ship, she begins to suck all the oxygen off the ship, thus attempting to kill the crew.  But thanks to Gideon, she manages to tell her counterpart that she cannot do such, for she'll kill her in the process, and thus--should that happen--she would not exist.  So, Evil Gideon backs off, but she's still intent on fulfilling her basic function:  protect the timeline.  While the team tries to plot a way to deactivate Evil Gideon, the real Gideon and Gary try to coax a deal out of the dark A.I., and she agrees.  So, Gideon presents the team with a deal:  Evil G will allow them to return home....on the condition that they RETIRE as protectors of the timeline.  This doesn't sit well with the team at first, but Gideon promises that her evil counterpart will show them their futures, and what they'd be like.  So, while everyone is getting a glimpse into what life will hold for them, Sara, Ava, and Spooner plot to have her sneak through the air duct of the ship to get into the armory, in order to find a way to deactivate Evil G, since she's blocked off her core, and the armory as well, for if anyone leaves one portion of the room, she'll kill them.  

Sara and Ava see that they have a daughter, Behrad sees that he becomes a singer, while we don't exactly see Nate and Astra's futures, we do see that Zari 2.0 becomes a media sensation.  But for her----it leaves her very unfulfilled.  She was hoping she'd be more---especially since being with the team, she's felt like a real hero, and she doesn't want to just go back to being a major media influence.  The team then debates about their potential futures, knowing that protecting the timeline has always been their first priority, albeit done in a messy manner.  While this is happening, we notice that Spooner has planted the device to disrupt Evil Gideon.  Meanwhile, Ava and Behrad try to convince Gwyn that he still deserves his happy ending.  He's understanding of the rules, and is content to live his life out in 1925, same as Spooner, because everyone will return to their proper time.  However, Sara's plan goes awry, and Spooner is almost whisked off the ship by Evil Gideon, but they manage to talk her down, and says that the timeline MUST be protected not just by an A.I., but by someone with compassion as well.  Gideon embodies both, so Gideon agrees to stay behind as the Captain of the Waverider, while her evil counterpart serves as the A.I., and the team all signs their contractual agreements to retire and head back to their proper homes.  They have one last time together before they all go, and Gary and Gideon admit their love for one another.  She asks Gary to stay behind, and he agrees.  So, with the rest of the team gone, she and he go about their new adventure.  However, we also see Gwyn reunited with Alan, and it seems they're happily ever after.  Astra had made keys for everyone so they could meet in the mansion in the pocket dimension once a week to keep touch.  

Gideon and Gary prepare for dinner, when she admits to him that she lied to him and Gwyn, and made a robot Alan so that the Legends wouldn't die, and the timeline is spared.  Gary's upset at first, and walks off, but he also can't shake his love for her.  Gideon feels she's lost Gary, and the Evil G begins to play on her emotions.  As Gary goes to meet up with Gideon, he's sucked off the ship by Evil Gideon, and he's lost to the time stream.  Evil Gideon then admits that Gary bolted, and she says it's for the best.  Meanwhile, we see that Gwyn had showed Alan his time machine, and then pulls out Alan's CPU, revealing that he KNEW this Alan was a fake...and he's going after the real deal. 

Well...if they DID feel they wanted to END the series after this season....they have a way out to do it.  The last two have fallen rather flat, and this season has been underwhelming at best after the start of some promise to begin the season.  But as we have seen over the course of 12 episodes is a series that's running out of steam.  I know the show has NOT been renewed (as yet), and depending on this upcoming season finale, will determine whether or not we get a Season 8.  I DO know Caity Lotz is scheduled to direct an episode of The Flash coming up, so we'll see what that holds for Sara Lance.  But to say this season hasn't lived up to season's past is an understatement.  Though I AM happy that this season, we got Amy Pemberton pulling double duty not only as a fully humanized Gideon, but as her evil counterpart as well.  A lot of this season has surrounded HER, and how she's navigated her combination of humanity as well as still being part computer.  Her evil programmed A.I., thanks to Bishop, has been content on destroying our team, by using robot doubles of them, but that failed.  But Pemberton has definitely done a fine job of walking that line between good and evil.  It's also great to have seen some relationships blossom, such as Astra and Behrad, but I'm still creeped out by the Gideon/Gary pairing.  Far as growth...that's come in the form of Zari 2.0, whom we have seen become a more dedicated hero, and not the snob media sensation she was when she got started.  We've also seen a new side to Behrad which is good.  Most importantly, each member of the team got to step up and lead the way a lot this season, and I was quite happy with Spooner, who's filled in Mick's role nicely.  

But...that doesn't mean the show hasn't had its faults.  The story this season has just left little to be desired, aside from the one where Astra fought for the black women to be put on the building of the war planes for the U.S. during World War II, and for Behrad to finally come to grips with his fears.  However, it's been more of a letdown than not.  Though I've also enjoyed the relationship that Astra formed with Gideon---taking on a reluctant mother role to her, since bringing her back from the destroyed Waverider.  I'm hoping this season can end on a positive note, and set up something epic for next season, but if they decided that enough is enough....this isn't a bad place to end the series.  It's had a really good run, but the last two seasons have left me lacking in the enthusiasm department.  I just haven't been feeling it the last couple of seasons, and I feel that either they need to do SOMETHING to shake up the series, and raise the stakes, or it's time to bid the Legends farewell.  We'll see when the CW gets around to renewing the show or not.  But until then, we'll see how the final episode plays out, and speculate from there.

How did YOU all feel with this episode?  What do YOU think happens in the finale?  Do YOU think this is it for the Legends?  Subscribe and lemme know your thoughts below.  

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