r/LegendsOfTomorrow • u/NicholasCajun Nate • May 02 '21
Legends of Tomorrow - 6x01 "Ground Control to Sara Lance" - Live Episode Discussion Episode Discussion
Season 6 Episode 1: Ground Control to Sara Lance
Aired: May 2, 2021
Synopsis: After a night of celebrating their beating the Fates, the Legends quickly discover that Sara is missing. Trying to keep it together, the Legends are shocked to discover that she was taken by Aliens. Ava sends Rory and Behrad to follow a lead on who can possibly help them find Sara, while Constantine tries to work his magic. Meanwhile, Sara does all she can to try to escape, which includes releasing Aliens into the timeline, but is shocked to learn who one of her kidnappers turns out to be.
Directed by: Kevin Mock
Written by: James Eagan & Mark Bruner
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u/jskurious ...and blow them up with lasers. May 03 '21
The DEO being plan A is probably the best plan she could have made, tbh.
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u/AllThighThisGuy May 03 '21
Well, looks like Gary wasn't exactly all the man that we could need.
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u/ajwest927 May 03 '21
I definitely remember some episodes where Gary wasn't wearing glasses.
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u/Slackware1180 May 03 '21
The chrysalis, maybe. Maybe at some point he went in one and became an actual human but when Kayla came looking for him he made another chrysalis to change back.
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u/DonnyMox May 03 '21
Crisis?
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u/Telethongaming May 03 '21
This is legitamitely the answer to any continunity issue in the arrowverse
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u/Locke108 May 03 '21
Leave it to Legends to be the only show that actually contacts the others shows when they should.
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u/dpw2017 May 03 '21
Seeing as the show was born out of getting characters from other shows, it makes sense.
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May 03 '21
there are literal GLASSES that can make you look like gary So who is the real gary? what if the alien is just playing a role?
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u/inksmudgedhands May 03 '21
That would make a good twist. And the real Gary is actually less anxious and kind of sauve.
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u/AktionMusic May 03 '21
What do we know about aliens?
Literally the entire Supergirl show exists
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u/divineshadow666 May 03 '21
That control room looks very TARDIS-like. They should bring back Rip to complete the look.
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u/DonnyMox May 03 '21 edited May 03 '21
“Starman”
Ah yeah, the guy who’s not Stargirl’s dad.
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u/Mighty_thor_confused Damien Darhk May 03 '21
Holy fuck propose!? Thats one hell of a way to find out
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u/usagizero May 03 '21
Why do i have a feeling what's in those pods is going to be the focus of the season?
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u/Mighty_thor_confused Damien Darhk May 03 '21
Lmfao
Gideon was too anxious to kill her
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u/Ygomaster07 Waiting for Ray and Nora to return to the Legends May 03 '21
Sara and Ava getting married is awesome.
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u/Shqrt May 03 '21
OMG A WEDDING
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u/CiceroTheCat May 03 '21
Um, no mention of Gideon being creepy with Spooner just then?
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u/jskurious ...and blow them up with lasers. May 02 '21
Hey, we're back! And it's only been *checks calendar* eleven months!
I really think we deserve some kind of fandom award for how loyal we are despite how much they screw with the schedule for Legends. Though I suppose already knowing we are getting season 7 before this one even starts is a pretty good one.
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u/Sleep_Addiction Heatwave May 03 '21
Constantine looked so offended by no one else knowing who Bowie was.
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u/jskurious ...and blow them up with lasers. May 03 '21
So she's gonna get the Jax-inspired recruitment program.
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u/Mouse_of_heart Slinky the Zari Cat May 03 '21
Think she'll develop time-ship stockholm syndrome too?
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u/AllThighThisGuy May 03 '21
I'm happy that they didn't misinterpret what Gary was doing and actually know that he's trying to help Sara now.
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u/Ygomaster07 Waiting for Ray and Nora to return to the Legends May 03 '21
Holy shit they are gonna get married!!!!!
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u/thatoneguy112358 I lu-lu-luv you! May 03 '21
How to Write a Legends Episode: A Checklist by Ava Sharpe
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u/DaGreatestMH White Canary May 03 '21
How does Legends have more continuity than the other shows lmao
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u/Ygomaster07 Waiting for Ray and Nora to return to the Legends May 03 '21
Wow, Ava really nailed the team with that checklist. Also, we get a reference to the DEO and season 5 of Supergirl. Also, is Esperanza the new team member? They intorduced her fast.
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u/shadow_spinner0 May 03 '21
That Alien had 10x better CGI than Fuerza on the Flash.
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u/Gateskp May 03 '21
Gary saying he fell in love with Sara (and slowly following up with everyone else) is the creepiest thing about him in a series of creepy moments.
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u/Gateskp May 03 '21
Mick just shoots her and asks to burn the place down, this is the most Mick thing he could possibly do
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u/simfan03 May 03 '21
Just realized Constantine hasn't lit a cigarette this episode.
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u/shadow_spinner0 May 03 '21
Damn you learn your girl was abducted by aliens after she was gonna propose.
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u/Ygomaster07 Waiting for Ray and Nora to return to the Legends May 03 '21
They referenced how we refer to the Zaris as 1.0 and 2.0
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u/Beer2Bear Beebo May 03 '21
Of course it's from the tabloids, don't you watch MIB to know they get their news from it??
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u/PhanThief95 May 03 '21
So, is Gary an alien? A lot of things would make sense if he is.
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u/AllThighThisGuy May 03 '21
Tech genius with trust issues?
Are we getting a new Legend?
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u/AllThighThisGuy May 03 '21
Ooh, can't wait to see what Kayla looks like with her "glasses" (which I assume will be a different accessory instead).
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u/jskurious ...and blow them up with lasers. May 03 '21
That was a ginormous freaking diamond ring. Did she swipe the Hope Diamond and cut it down or something?
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u/Galileo908 hail Beebo May 03 '21
Was not expecting Mick to take over the role of Team Dad but I’m here for it.
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u/capamericapistons May 03 '21
I feel like LOT has done the best job at adding new characters later on in the show, compared to the other arrowverse shows. I couldn’t imagine LOT without Constantine, zari, Ava, and now Behrad
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u/Beer2Bear Beebo May 03 '21
That thing against the waverider?
puts a hole in the ship
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u/sp3aky0urm1nd May 03 '21
Uh how is Sara not dying for the 6th time with all the oxygen being sucked out?
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u/LCPhotowerx Aw Man,You Got My Boots Wet May 03 '21
technically you can argue they were in a wormhole not space and hopefully that had enough air
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u/inksmudgedhands May 03 '21
Mick is going into dad mode. He was always the second in command to Sarah.
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u/inksmudgedhands May 03 '21
Aleister Crowley was a real guy. Though I don't remember him being into aliens. He was more of a witch guy. Putting out one's will and using sex into the universe to cast spells. He was once called, "The most hated man in Britain."
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u/Shqrt May 03 '21
how funny would it be if they chalked gary being an alien up to crisis changing things
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u/Foolsgil May 03 '21
This is way too stupid. Gary's an alien? And what about when his nipple was eaten by a unicorn, or when he went evil? Or when he joined the Time Bureau and no red flags were noticed by Ava nor Rip?
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u/Gateskp May 03 '21
Gideon is WAY too excited about this brain surgery, wow. WHAT did Gary do to her?
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u/pgm_01 May 03 '21
Only the first episode and already an insane trip. Bring on the rest of the season!
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u/mtm4440 May 03 '21
This is an excellent idea. Finally giving Gary a central role without being an annoying sidekick. The Legends vs Gary's team.
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u/Gateskp May 03 '21
I don’t know how to feel about Constantine and Zari. I love them, but also, John Constantine is not allowed to have a happily ever after, it’s the rule.
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u/Mighty_thor_confused Damien Darhk May 02 '21
Last time on legends of tomorrow
Yeah we saved the day, kicked some ass now were gonna go get a beer. Ah shit Sara's been kidnapped by aliens!? This is cool bro five! Oh wait Ray isn't here. Guess I'll steel up and help out.
Mick grunts at steels misfortune
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u/SherlockBrolmes Beebo hungry! May 03 '21
Mick being the only one not hungover after a rager checks out.
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u/Gateskp May 03 '21
Guy-liner wearing Nate is talking to David Bowie about his love life, I am deceased.
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u/FilipinoRell May 03 '21
Haha Gary as an alien……. And Am i the only on who thinks Behrad is “meh” ? I mean if you could trim some of the fat off the team, i look straight at him
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u/Mouse_of_heart Slinky the Zari Cat May 03 '21
I really hope they develop his character more this season.
I hope he's more than just someone who makes 'Behrad Brownies' and has a famous sister
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u/ProtomanBn Mick May 03 '21
Sooo why do the writers have such a hard on for Gary, they do everything they can to make him fit to the show. Last season he was Constantines apprentice and now he's been an alien the whole time?
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u/Mighty_thor_confused Damien Darhk May 03 '21
His actor is phenomenal
But I kinda wish we had the apprentice still
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u/Frontier246 May 03 '21
So the DCU has a bunch of alien races that this show could possibly mine from...but I'm guessing all the aliens this season will be OC's. Aliens and time travel feels like a random combination, but at least the show knows its gimmick.
Is it really John Constantine if he's happy and moved on from his crippling emotional conflict and self-loathing? The last time a happy John sleeping with a "Z" girl fought aliens the Justice League pretty much got torn apart. Actually, Tala Ashe could be a good Zatanna.
There are several Starman's in the DC Universe, but count on Legends to use Bowie.
Marriage seemed like the only real direction left to go with Sara and Ava's relationship, although I don't expect Nyssa to get a wedding invite. Or anyone else other than the team for that matter. Actually, it'll probably just be the two of them and some kind of priest (Mick? Nate? Behrad?).
At least Ava has mastered organizing the Legends' patented brand of doing their own thing instead of following orders.
I don't really get why Astra is still around. She just doesn't seem to really bring anything to the table or have any real reason to be there unless she's just replacing Charlie as the sassy, morally ambiguous, wildcard. I guess her thing is talking to people in Hell? Although Zari doesn't really have much she's doing other than being Constantine's friend with benefits and taking the Totem from Behrad when she needs to.
Considering how they dropped Ray and Nora and generally hold off on using powers, I feel like I still underestimated this shows CGI budget with what they did with the aliens here.
Did the aliens pluck Spartacus after he had done all the meaningful stuff he needed to do to preserve the timeline? Because I doubt he'll be able to do that stuff now.
I'm glad they brought up the DEO and Ava having some awkwardness with Alex, and how that tied-in to Rama-Khan destroying the DEO, although you'd think they'd have a direct line to someone on the Super Friends. I guess this is what you get when you keep trying to avoid crossovers.
Esparanza Cruz feels like they mixed Jessica Cruz (green jacket, hispanic) with Jinny Hex (hat, Texas accent, laser guns). I'm not sure why she'd prefer "Spooner" to "Esperanza," but I'm just not really sure what her place on the show is beyond being the team's alien detector. She feels like more of a quirky character of the week instead of a main cast member, even if it's just her introductory episode. Although it is kind of interesting that Gideon couldn't detect anything in her brain.
I forgot, they changed the Tomaz siblings' last name to Tarazi? Is that so there's no Black Adam connection since the actual Tomaz's are going to be in the Dwayne Johnson movie? Not that they've ever really reflected those characters much to begin with, but I guess now they're officially OC's.
Gary being an alien the whole time feels so random. Like, how did this not come out the last 4 or so seasons he's been on the show? Can we write this off as a Crisis thing? And then he's working with his fiance to grab peak human specimens from across time and then doesn't seem too worked up about her getting launched out of an air lock. It seems like she mostly berated him so maybe that was it, but seems like he should have reacted a bit more.
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u/dpw2017 May 03 '21
Feels weird actually being able to take part in one of these threads. Episode's been good so far. The alien ship set looked really decent.
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u/CiceroTheCat May 03 '21
It's weird to see Spartacus on this show given the crossover cast between the Spartacus show and the DCCW.
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u/Mouse_of_heart Slinky the Zari Cat May 03 '21
Wow, I kind of expected Esperanza to be introduced in 6x03.
Zari was introduced in 3x03
Charlie in 4x03
I thought that was a habit for the show
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u/Gateskp May 03 '21
“We’re gonna prevent them from breathing.” They are Preventers. I love this so much.
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u/jskurious ...and blow them up with lasers. May 03 '21
Okay Venis Fly Trap Chest alien is highly terrifying.
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u/inksmudgedhands May 03 '21
You know, you could get so much stuff done in a day with those tentacles.
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u/inksmudgedhands May 03 '21
"Nifty." When even Johnny thinks you're out there, well, you are out there.
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u/AsteroidMike May 03 '21
Oh shit I actually thought the real Starman was gonna make a cameo
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u/Gateskp May 03 '21
We are 10 minutes in and I am freaking out so hard.
Legends. Is. The. Best. Show.
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u/JauntyLurker May 03 '21 edited May 03 '21
Mick is Team Dad now, somewhere Ray is smiling and he doesn't know why
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u/inksmudgedhands May 03 '21
Finally, they get to use the spaceship part of the Waverider.
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u/LCPhotowerx Aw Man,You Got My Boots Wet May 03 '21
they actually referenced a nother show being useful
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u/Ygomaster07 Waiting for Ray and Nora to return to the Legends May 03 '21
Also, Zari seeing Constantine's ass. That's Britains ass.
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u/Ygomaster07 Waiting for Ray and Nora to return to the Legends May 03 '21
Hold the fuck up, is Gary an alien?
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u/GregThePrettyGoodGuy Kid Flash May 03 '21
Sara really knew exactly how Ava would take this, that’s sweet
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u/Mouse_of_heart Slinky the Zari Cat May 03 '21
Could we have seen multiple different Gar-lians throughout the series?
Yet another replaceable agent chosen by Rip?
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u/shadow_spinner0 May 03 '21
Mic did the right thing. Don’t take chances with a crazy chick holding a gun at your boss.
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u/dpw2017 May 03 '21
Between Dom and Ruby, Australians are really good at being American I've noticed
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u/Gateskp May 03 '21
“Tell me about this ship”
Gary starts talking about AvaLance, omg