DC's LEGENDS OF TOMORROW - Season 4.1

REVIEW:  DC's LEGENDS OF TOMORROW - SEASON 4, EP. 1: "The Virgin Gary"

We're back with a brand new season of our favorite misfits---The Legends!  When last we left this motley group, they had battled Nora Dhark and her father, and the demon known as Mallus in the past, using their combined totem powers (temporarily as it were), to defeat them.  They took time off after a job well done, only to have John Constantine drop in with a severed dragon's head, saying they messed up...yet again.

This season kicked off with them protecting the Beatles, who were arriving for the first time in the US in 1964...from Paul Revere.  As you know, they'd been cleaning up all the anachronisms that had spawned all over time, and this was their last stop.  Job was well done, and they headed back to Washington DC, where they were greeted to:  a surprise party.  Lightheartedness is something you can always expect in some form or another on this show.  It's the one show that doesn't take itself seriously---too much---and is seen as more comic-book in terms of pacing and keeping it fun.  And this team is fun.  Not that there isn't a fair share of drama...it just seems to find that right balance.  Not sure IF---or WHAT---is going to be the "Big Bad" this season, but I do know one thing...it's a nice change of pace compared to its Arrowverse counterparts.

We see that among the many backdrops for this season, we're definitely getting a supernatural element, the relationship between Eva and Sara, and its development, and apparently, Ray's growing feelings for Nora Dhark.  Mick is his usual seft, and Nate is---well, Nate.  His issue with his Dad in this episode was a bit forced, and felt a tad unnecessary, but I guess it allows him to move on further ahead character wise.  Mick was his usual dick self...especially with the Beatles segment where he questioned WHY they had to protect these "Moptop Idiots".  Was cool for Nate to explain that without the Beatles, there'd be no Led Zeppelin...or Black Sabbath.  That managed to hit the right cord with him.  He's a bad boy...but a lovable one.

While it's not out of the realm of reality for Sara to have a serious relationship with Eva, it's weird to see her trying to put down some sort of roots.  But I see that she would like SOME sense of normalcy, considering her job.  John, of course, feels that Sara isn't cut out for this serious a relationship, and I feel she'll wanna prove him otherwise.

This episode focused on an evil unicorn that pooped what looked like rainbow sherbet ice cream, and sprayed some "rainbow special sauce" on the team, causing them to hallucinate.  Of course, this unicorn is going around on a killing spree in Woodstock in 1969...and you can see the fun ensue.  Naturally, the team goes back in time...along with our resident geek boy, Gary, who still desperately wants to fit in.  And, what to do you know...he's useful this episode.  To stop the unicorn menace, John requires items from certain types of people to concoct a spell to banish the demon.  Turns out, it takes the spit of Jerry Garcia, the hair of Janis Joplin, and something from Jimi Hendrix to make the spell work---oh, and Gary...because he's a virgin.  Gary sadly lost a nipple in the fight, because the damn unicorn bit it off, but they saved the day.  Not sure if they do nipple transplants, but John feels the lad earned a badge of honor for the whole ordeal.

Speaking of John...the man has issues.  After turning down Sara's offer to join the team, he's at home relaxing when he senses a supernatural prescence.  Ready to confront it, it instead grabs ahold of him and tosses him into his mirror.  Once he gets up, he sees a note written in red on the broken mirror:  "I've got my eyes on you, Johnny".  So, whatever shit HE stirred up...or even the Legends...they apparently got a mad on for him.

Nora got a lot of mention in this episode, because Ray obviously loves her, no matter how much he denies it---and Zari isn't fooled.  It's nice to see someone ELSE have a bit of a level head besides Sara.  Though it WAS humorous to see her trip out after getting hosed by the unicorn.  Her story is sad, as at the end, we see her and Ray on a bench in the past...looking at her younger self and her Mom.  Her not knowing why someone hated her Mom so much they had to kill her.  But it helps that she's becoming more entrentched with the team.  

Was also pretty great to have the on running joke about Wally and his constant disappearing act.  It's a great plot device that allows Keiynon Lonsdale to reappear for future episodes, and explains quite easily why he isn't with the team.

Overall, this episode was fun, zany, had a touch of drama...everything you'd expect from a Legends episode.  I have the feeling it's going to be a fun season, and hopefully won't get bogged down like Arrow and Flash did in their Season 4's.  It's off to a rambunctious start, and look forward to seeing more crazy adventures.  The Legends will be on their own this season, as they will NOT be a part of the "Elseworlds" Crossover event this year.  And I HAVE seen some stills from THAT event, thanks to Stephen Amell and his Twitter account...and I'm DROOLING over it!  I can't wait!  It's going to be EPIC!  

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