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“Legends of Tomorrow” recap (1.09): A League of Their Own

Previously on Legends of Tomorrow, Mick betrayed everyone, Snart “took care of” him, Sara kissed Betty McRae’s long lost twin, and in another show in a land far away, Sara joined the League of Assassins. Nyssa was in these flashbacks, and it got my hopes up just to be smashed later.

We pick up where we left off, with Sara, Kendra and Ray being left behind in the 50s.

On the Waverider, Chronos is attacking Firestorm firestorms but when they firestorm into the room, everyone is gone besides an unconscious Rip. So they freefall through time and space while trying to get back to where they left half their team.

The trio left behind waits for 10 minutes, knowing the team would come back for them right where they left them, but nothing happens. Sara loses hope, probably considering going back to her new nurse girlfriend. Ray still wants to stay put, but Sara tells him the harsh truth: Their team is not coming back for them.

Ten hours later, Sara hotwires a car for them to use to escape. They can’t stay here in Harmony Falls, no matter how many lesbian nurses there are, because Savage is hunting them. So they go to a place called Hub City to wait it out. Ten days pass, and the girls are grocery shopping (Sara in flannel) and shopping for a bed. Ten weeks go by, and the girls are playing together while Ray fiddles with his toys.

Sara wishes she and Kendra could Netflix and chill, but alas. Ray shows off his little time beacon, but it explodes, frustrating Sara to no end. She says their team is dead, and the stupid hope Ray is holding onto is pointless. She’s ready to move on, and she needs to find somewhere she belongs, so she’s off in search of a queer lady commune. She tells Kendra and Ray to enjoy their lives together because some people don’t get real multi-episode love interests, even when said love interest is still kicking around somewhere, free as a bird of prey.

Two years go by, and Ray has fully settled into his life in 1960. He’s teaching science to Bill Gates’ father when Kendra comes in to take him on a picnic. Ray is about to propose, cementing their future in Hub City, when the Waverider descends. Rip apologizes for being late, and Kendra doesn’t care, she’s so happy to see him. Ray is more surprised than anything.

On the ship, Ray is kind of freaking out, but Kendra reminds him that this is what they wanted, that they can finally be themselves again. Rip asks where Sara is, but they don’t know. Kendra is suspicious as to why Chronos only took Snart and the boys are so glad they found at least one of the girls, so they aren’t totally doomed.

Ray says that he needs to go back to their house for his suit and some sentimental stuff, but Kendra is already in jeans and ready to walk away from their make-believe life.

Meanwhile, Sara is on Nanda Parbat, because it’s as close to Nyssa as she could get in 1960.

Ra’s al Ghul is there, and he applauds Sara for controlling her bloodlust, and tells a tiny human called Talia to learn from this canary.

Meanwhile, Snart finds out why he was taken by Chronos. Chronos is Mick Rory. He was trained for lifetimes by the Time Masters and is excited to torture his former best friend who left him to die in the woods.

On the Waverider, Kendra and Ray talk. Ray is worried that they’re moving backwards, but the words don’t quite reach Kendra. Instead, she’s thinking of Sara. Maybe SHE moved backward. So they find her name in the League of Assassins membership directory and break into Nanda Parbat. They almost immediately break rule number one: Never wake a sleeping assassin.

Sara asks if the whole team is there, and when Rip says yes, Sara calls her fellow assassins and warns them of intruders.

When they find the rest of the team, Sara knows her intimate knowledge of them and say to make sure the men of Firestorm are separated and pockets Ray’s suit. Sara tells them they made a mistake, coming here. Kendra says they were here to rescue her, but Sara says she didn’t need to be rescued. She’s happy here, peaceful.

And sentences them to execution.

Rip says that Sara is experiencing a time drift, in which her mind is drifting farther away from her true self the longer she’s in the wrong timestream. Kendra understands this; she hasn’t been able to hawk out in years, and she’s been starting to lose bits of herself.

Ray asks if she wishes now they’d stayed in Hub City, but Kendra says she’d rather die trying to save Sara from the League of Assassins than of boredom at a Tupperware party.

Rip has an idea and asks for a trial by combat. Ra’s picks Sara as his champion, so Rip chooses Kendra. When Ray protests, Kendra tells him to STFU. She’s not afraid. Sara looks blankly at the girl who was her friend not too long ago.

Rip says that if anyone could coax the human back out of Sara, it’s Kendra. And besides, she’s the only one who could even come close to matching Sara blow for blow, having been trained by the Canary herself. Kendra says she knows Sara doesn’t want to kill her, but Sara says wanting has nothing to do with it. Mid-fight, Kendra hawks out and almost evens the playing field, but Sara still gets Sara pinned to the floor. Kendra looks her in the eye and says that this is not her, that she’s the White Canary.

Sara drops her sword, finally coming back to herself. And before you can shout, “NOOOOW KISS,” Chronos busts things up.

Sara tells Ra’s that he needs to release the prisoners to stop Chronos, and when he sees his unstoppable assassins being picked off like flies, he agrees. Firestorm merges, Sara gives Ray his suit back, and the team works together to take Chronos down.

Snart fiddles with a freeze gun and manages to escape his bonds, stumbling in just in time to keep the team from killing Chronos, telling them that it’s their old pal, Mick.

Sara explains to Ra’s that she thought she was coming home, but she was wrong. She had a home. Ra’s says he doesn’t want her, what with her having a conscience and everything, so he releases her, knowing he’ll train her old self someday. Before she goes, Sara asks Ra’s to make sure Nyssa is on Lian Yu in 2008 to save her. Because even if she effed up her future by coming here, she wants to make sure Nyssa is still part of it.

Team Legends doesn’t know what to do with Rory. Sara understands what it’s like to feel split between duty and heart, so she’s not ready to float him or anything. Chronos is bad, but there might still be hope for Rory. So they decide to give him a chance at redemption.

Back in his room, Kendra explains to Ray that just because she, a probably-queer-let’s-be-honest woman of color, hated 1960 more than he, a straight white man, did doesn’t mean she didn’t love him. This is her first lifetime in literal centuries that she gets to choose who she loves, and she chooses him. He does the right thing and shuts his mouth and chooses her back.

The Waverider’s next stop is 2147, which is going to be hella dangerous but it’s their next best shot at stopping Chronos. Kendra and Sara are like, “We’ve both died before, lez goooo” and the boys follow gladly.

What did you think of “Left Behind”?

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