We
are introduced to the group and they go on their first mission. We also meet Rip Hunter and his ship with an
AI named Gideon.
We
open in London in the year 2166 during the Second Blitz. The city is in flames and we focus in on a
woman who is shot. Then we see her son
who is confronted by Vandal Savage who asks whether he will be brave like his
mom or a coward like his dad. The boy
spits in Savage’s face, who says that he’ll be like his mom before
shooting. Then we go to the meeting room
of the Time Masters where a man is pleading for the chance to assemble a group
to stop Savage. The Time Masters tell
him no, saying that their charge is to protect time, not humanity.
Then
we see the man, Rip Hunter, enter a ship and say that he is going after a
select group to help him. The first is Atom,
who is back working with the Green Arrow.
The second is Sara Lance, who is in Tibet. Then there is Hawkman and Hawkgirl who are
arguing with each other over her still not-so-great skills at flying. Next, he goes after Firestorm who is still
learning to cooperate. Finally, he grabs
Captain Cold and Heatwave. He takes them
all to a roof where he tells them that he needs them to help him destroy Vandal
Savage before he takes over the world in 2166.
He tells them that if they are interested, they need to show up at a
certain location in 36 hours.
Palmer
consults Oliver who encourages him to go and make a difference. Sara talks with Laurel, who not only
encourages her to go with Hunter, but also gives her a suit created by Cisco
and tells her to be a hero in the light.
Stein and Jax argue with each other with Jax insisting on staying. Stein moots the argument by drugging Jax and
bringing him along. Carter and Kendra
argue with each other and settle it with a sparring match. Snart and Rory decide that they will go along
because it will give them an unparalleled opportunity for theft.
The
entire team gathers at the appointed spot and Hunter arrives and decloaks his
ship, bringing everyone in. Stein and
Palmer geek out at all of the science and everyone else just marvels at what
they see. Well, everyone except for Jax
who is still unconscious. The ship
leaves just before a man in an armored suit shows up and kills two guys who saw
the ship.
Hunter
takes the team back to 1975, with Jax waking up as they are time
traveling. He tells them that they need
to talk with Dr. Aldus Boardman, the only expert on Vandal Savage in existence. He takes Ray, Stein, Kendra, and Carter with
him. He offers to take Jax, but he
refuses. Hunter insists that he, Sara,
Rory, and Snart stay on the ship. The
group heads to the university to meet Dr. Boardman, who is astonished to see
Kendra and Carter, both of whom he obviously knows. He tells them that he is actually their son
from one of their previous lives and that he has been after Savage ever since
Savage killed them.
Sara,
Snart, and Rory decide to head out for some fun and insist that Jax stay back
with the ship and Gideon. At the bar, a
guy hits on Sara who breaks his arm and then proceeds to take apart a group of
his friends. She asks Snart and Rory to
join in the fun and a bar brawl proceeds to occur, which culminates with Rory
saying that he “loves the 70s!” Back on
the ship, Jax tries to get Gideon to return him to his own time, but Gideon
refuses. Just then, the ship is hit by
fire from the armored man, who has managed to catch up with the gang.
At
the university, Stein realizes that there is trouble with Jax and the gang
heads back to the ship. As they leave,
Kendra and Carter insist that they bring Dr. Boardman along with them. When they get back to the ship, Hawkman and
Hawkgirl attack the armored man with their maces and fists while Hunter uses
his gun to provide cover for Ray and Stein to get back to the ship to get Ray’s
ATOM suit and for Firestorm to join the party.
Firestorm and Atom emerge from the ship and proceed to fire on the
armored man just as Sara, Snart, and Rory arrive and join the attack. The entire gang gets on the ship and the ship
takes off.
Hunter
takes the ship into a temporal holding area to repair the ship. As he starts to fix the ship, Sara grabs him
and demands an explanation. Hunter
reveals that he is no longer a Time Master and that he stole the ship to stop
Savage and avenge his family, the mother and son killed at the beginning of the
episode. He also reveals that the entire
group was chosen because their loss would have minimal impact on the
timeline. The entire gang is upset at
this revelation and split up to think about whether or not they’ll stay. Stein apologizes to Jax, who tells him that
he wants to stay because he wants to be a part of something bigger than himself. Sara, Ray, Snart, and Rory talk and Sara
persuades them to stay by telling them that they can design their own
destiny. Kendra and Carter stay because
their son died after being injured by the armored man, a bounty hunter named
Cronus. With that, the entire group
tells Hunter that they’ll be with him.
The
episode closes with Savage getting his hands on a nuclear warhead in 1975…..
I
have to say that I was fairly impressed with the episode. They did a nice job explaining how Savage was
still around after being killed by Oliver and Barry earlier. Since it would require Kendra and/or Carter
to actually kill him to make it stick, that means that keeping the two of them
alive is vital. It also allows for other
characters to “kill” him temporarily if needed.
I also liked that the writers gave us background on each of the members
of the team so that new viewers would be able to learn about them, even if they
hadn’t seen The Flash and/or Arrow.
I
think the thing I enjoy the most is the interactions between the
characters. Sara, Snart, and Rory are
natural disasters just waiting to happen.
Watching them in the bar scene was just flat out fun. I don’t think I’ve ever seen Sara that
relaxed and Dominic Purcell was obviously having a grand time playing an
unpredictable and slightly crazy Rory. I
also swear that Snart has a crush on Sara, which will be fun to watch. Another great combination was Ray and
Stein. Watching the two of them
completely geek out over the ship was hilarious and the little tidbit that
Stein taught Ray was unexpected and fun.
I
did also enjoy watching Jax and Stein together.
They are so different that they still need to learn how to work
together. Stein is right that Jax does
need to listen to him more, but Stein also needs to figure out when to talk to
Jax when they are Firestorm. My least
favorite pair were Kendra and Carter.
They are obviously going to be the dramatic couple of the show. They really need to get their act together.
I’m
not sure what to think of Rip Hunter.
The fact that he completely lied to the group for personal reasons is
not good, even if it was understandable.
He really wants to take out Savage and is obviously willing to take
steps the other Time Masters aren’t willing to take. That being said, he still really cares about
the integrity of the timeline and is well versed in the potential pitfalls of
time travel. Bringing Rory and Snart
along was probably not the smartest move where that area is concerned, but they
are definitely good in the muscle department.
Snart is also very smart, which could prove to be very helpful.
Is
this Gideon the same Gideon that Barry invented in the future Thawne came back
from on The Flash? Also, I am a little confused because I
thought Thawne came back from further than 2166, yet he never mentioned anything
about Savage. Of course, it’s possible
that we are on a different timeline, so that could explain it, but I hope they
actually say something about it.
Looking
forward to part 2 next week. See y’all
then!
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