DC'S LEGENDS OF TOMORROW 7.13

 

RECAP - DC'S LEGENDS OF TOMORROW  7.13:  "Knocked Down, Knocked Up"  

The finale of Season 7 is a welcome one, as we see the team trying to live a post-Legends life, as well as seeing as to how Gideon functions as the new Captain of the Waverider.  However, we have Evil Gideon doing HER thing, as well as Gary still floating out in the time stream somewhere.  And with Gwyn realizing his Alan was a robot, he's going back to 1916 to rescue the real one, and use the robot as a replacement....NOT realizing that Alan's death is a fixed point in the timeline.  So...how does it all shake out, as we close the book on this season?  Let's see... 

With Gary having been kicked off the ship by Evil Gideon, he lands in prehistoric times, where he tries to find a place to use the key to get back to the mansion.  So, he's in desperate need of help.  Meanwhile, the rest of the team begins to meet for their weekly hang out since their disbanding.  They also see that Gwyn's time machine is gone, and he's left a note for the team explaining where he went.  It appears that Gwyn has gone back to 1916 France...the site of where Alun had died, to replace the real deal with the robot version that Gideon had made for him, and save the real Alun.  Gideon, at this time, with her evil A.I. counterpart, stops some time travelers from changing the Constitution of the United States.  Though the time travelers mean well, all Gideon can do is issue a warning.  But, she's finding the job boring.  

After a few weeks of meeting at the mansion, it seems as if the idea has lost it's luster.  Ava and Sara---the first to arrive as usual, want to tell the team about them wanting to make a baby, but that gets put under wraps as Gary finally makes it to the mansion, and explains to them that Evil Gideon threw him off the ship, and that Gwyn's Alun was replaced with a robot.  He also says that Alun's death is a fixed point in time, and if they try to change it, they'll die.  But the team is determined to save Gwyn, because he IS a Legend.  Meanwhile, back in 1916, Gwyn is about to drug Alun to replace him, when he himself is shot and killed...and it appears the Fixer of that fixed point got to Gwyn.  As the team travels back to 1916 to save Gwyn using a time watch Zari had, Gary informs Sara that she's pregnant.  She says she can't be, but Gary says she is, because of her alien physiology, and all she had to do is kiss Ava to get impregnated.  Sara is stressing out and can't deal with the news at this time. Back on the Waverider, Gideon has stopped yet another set of time travelers looking to change history once again, but this time, she blew up their ship to stop them from trying again. 

In 1916, as they map out a plan to save Gwyn, Gideon shows up and says they should've been content with what she was able to give them.  They argue, and Astra feels that this Gideon isn't who she remembers anymore and storms off.  Spooner tries to appeal to Astra, and says that the A.I. must be getting to her, and there's still some of the old Gideon left.  So, Astra and Spooner go to salvage Gideon, while the rest of the team tries to save Gwyn.  Once they get to Gwyn, they tell him that Alun's death is a fixed point, and that if they try to save him, they'll all die.  But they're going to try anyway, but while Nate has his Steel powers, Sara is no longer invulnerable as the baby has taken her powers to protect itself.  Sara at this juncture is full blown freaking out. 

Astra and Spooner make it aboard the Waverider, and they're looking for Gideon, who is convinced by her evil A.I. that if she gets rid of her emotions, she'll function better.  Gideon feels it's best, but the ladies manage to save her before she makes that mistake.  Evil Gideon has made a new robot body for her counterpart, and that would eliminate any emotional attachment to the Legends.  They realize now that they have to stop A.I. Gideon from destroying the Legends, and that means disconnecting her.  But Evil Gideon takes over the robot body she created, and attacks the trio.  

As the team below in 1916 France look to help Gwyn, everything gets frozen, as The Fixer arrives....looking to play a round of golf.  He starts whacking his blue and yellow star balls around the battlefield before it begins, he comes across the Legends, who wrote notes on their hands that they wanted to talk to him.  He unfreezes them, and says his name is Mike.  They explain to him about the concept of a time paradox, and could use his help.  Back board the Waverider, the ladies can't seem to solve Evil Gideon until the real Gideon blasts the control panel, thus decloaking the Waverider in the timeline, thus creating the ship as an anomaly.  In order to fix it, Evil Gideon must get rid of it, by blowing up the ship.  The ship explodes, and Evil Gideon goes with it.  However, Astra uses her powers to shield her, Spooner, and Gideon from the blast, and then reassembles the Waverider, thus saving them from death.  They then return to grab the team, but Mike betrays them, and takes off with the Waverider, and blows up Gwyn's ship in the process.  The battle begins, and they have to save themselves, Gwyn, and try to rescue Alun in the process.  

Gwyn watches his younger self try to save a man, but he ends up dying, but Gwyn shows his bravery.  Nate ends up going after Alun, but his hit with mustard gas, which effects his powers.  He does manage to save Alun, and in the process, loses his powers for good.  At the end of the mission, Nate says it's time for him to go, as he's ready for life beyond the Legends.  So, Zari 2.0 gives him the wind totem, and he disappears to reunite with HIS Zari, and he departs the team.  Sara admits her pregnancy to everyone, and they celebrate until Mike returns.  He says he went to the future to tell off his bosses, but betrays the team yet again, when he brought time soldiers to arrest them, as he was arrested himself.  He reveals that his nickname is Booster Gold, and the team is left wondering what happens next as they face jail time.  

Well...in a season that---as I felt---wasn't as good as season's past, it DID wrap up this storyline in SOMEWHAT of a nice bow.  The introduction of Booster Gold DOES create a novel idea for some future storylines for next season----provided there IS a next season.  Had they wrapped everything up WITHOUT his presence, I would've been content with this being the series finale.  But now with Booster Gold aboard for the hijinks, I can see them having AT LEAST one more season of adventures with him in tow.  Donald Faison is a terrific character and comedic actor and can add so much to this team.  But since the CW hasn't renewed this show for another season, it's hard to say if we'll get one.  Also, with the sale of the network, it's also going to be interesting to see what OTHER shows get renewed for another season outside of The Flash and Superman & Lois. 

The real MVP of this entire season was Amy Pemberton, who's portrayal of Gideon not only as the usual A.I.  that we all knew so well, but now as an actual physical being that can join the team on their adventures.  She had to do A LOT for this season, as she had to be a good version AND a bad version.  We see her relationship with Astra grow, as it was because of Astra that she becomes a physical being to begin with.  They have this growing mother/daughter relationship, as well as her growing friendship with Spooner.  Spooner and Astra also grow closer, and we finally see Astra's powers grow, as well her and Behrad finally exploring a romantic relationship.  

Behrad also grew, as he stopped being the stoner comic character of the team, and stepped up big time.  His sister also grew into something more, as this Zari became a more well-rounded person, and wanted more out of life instead of her superficial self that she had been when we saw her 2 years ago.  So, it's been good to see people grow on this show, and have some serious character development.  We also got to know all about Spooner and where she originally came from, and got Sara and Ava to show their struggles as a married couple.  And now, with Sara pregnant, we're left wondering what a super kid like that will be like.  

Gwyn Davies was the new character on the scene, and credit to Matt Ryan for creating quite a look and contrast to John Constantine.  He's extremely versatile, and had a really good performance all year as the creator of time travel.  One of the things I was GLAD to be rid of before the season ended was Bishop.  That character annoyed me last year, and he didn't do me any favors this season, so his death didn't hurt me, as I was glad to see him go. 

We see that now the original member of this team left is Sara, as everyone around her has changed (Gideon's been there, but mostly in A.I. form for the good chunk of the series), but Sara is the lone wolf OG left of this team, as change has been a constant.  Nick Zano's departure leaves only Caity Lotz as the only longest-lasting character on this series.  And this show has managed to survive tons of change, but will it fall to the cancellation axe, or get one last run before to allow the series to wrap up properly.  If they DO have one more season, it doesn't have to be a long one.  Much like Arrow's last run only lasted 8 episodes, we could see a short storyline to put a wrap on the show, and allow these characters a proper send off.  We shall see.

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Until (maybe) then....somewhere down the road.....Time is on our side.