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Five Thoughts on Legends of Tomorrow‘s “I, Ava”

By | March 27th, 2018
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Sara would be forgiven for wanting a break after her possession and break-up last week, but unfortunately for her, her leave of absence is put off when Gary stumbles in claiming Ava is missing. Meanwhile, Amaya discovers the loss of her totem is already having drastic consequences for Mari McCabe in the present, and sends Nate and Wally to protect her, only to learn Kuasa has beaten them to the punch.

1. Zari and Mick

But first, let’s discuss Zari and Mick’s storyline, where the veteran Airbender was saddled with training the new bearer of the Fire Totem, as it was pretty tangential to the rest of the episode, despite some unconvincing attempts to tie it all together thematically at the end. Mick came across as astonishingly ignorant to Zari, who was fasting for Ramadan (is it already May in the Arrowverse?), constantly stuffing himself in front of her, and therefore being quite unpleasant even before he called her a bitch.

Got to say, I was quite pleased when Zari gave Mick – who never went to school – the schooling of a lifetime after his misogynistic outburst. And then she proceeded to give him and everyone else at home a good religous education: it’s important not to underestimate the sheer number of people like Mick who’ve never learned anything about Islam, and it was a delightfully positive moment of visibility for Muslims on TV for once.

2. Dear Gary

Gary, Gary, Gary, I was starting to warm up to you last week, but your characterization this episode was incredibly annoying again. How did a cowardly dweeb like you ever get recruited into the Time Bureau? The worst thing is your routine isn’t just irksome, it’s also quite gross and sexist, with your constant fawning about how beautiful your superior Ava is, and constant slip-ups about how you fantasize about her. And no, it won’t be excusable if you turn out to be the real Mallus.

3. AVA

So in the course of their search for Ava, Sara, Ray and Gary discover 2213 is a year forbidden for the Time Bureau to enter because (as you may have guessed from the Asimov-inspired title), it’s filled with Blade Runner-style replicants who all resemble Ava. That’s right, Ava is an anachronism whom Rip decided to keep around and give false memories. I’m going to ignore the questions this raises, like why this model of android was only present for one year, and just say that I absolutely loved the zinger from Ray about how this was “the second worst attack of the clones” he’s ever seen, which made the whole plotline worth it.

4. Nate is so dumb

Nate agrees to an alliance with Kuasa to get the Spirit Totem, so as to preserve her and her sister’s existence. However, because he’s a dumb and egotistical prat, Nate doesn’t realize Kuasa needs to have him killed, as his whole presence in Amaya’s life is threatening their existence too. Honestly, this whole storyline of Nate and Amaya’s doomed attraction is just stress-inducing: I get no one likes being told they’re supposed to settle down with someone else, but with Amaya’s scolding of her granddaughter, it’s no wonder Kuasa became so screwed up.

5. Darhk relief

I will say this for Nate and Amaya’s storyline, as much as I dislike it for trying to make me think: I really enjoyed how it was Nate’s turn to develop a rapport with Damien Darhk this week. Season 4 should just a devote a storyline in every episode to Damien and one of the Legends becoming awkward roommates or house guests.

Bonus thoughts:
– Clone Club, zing.
– I like how some of the Avas had visors and some of them didn’t, as if they couldn’t afford them.
– All the dunking on Fresno, California, is clearly an in-joke I’m not in on.
– What was up with that “hard body” comment from Wally? Is this a hint he’s going to come out as bisexual like his actor?

Next week: Grodd, Zambesi, and John Noble – no, not Mallus, John Noble. Let’s hope it makes sense.


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Christopher Chiu-Tabet

Chris is the news manager of Multiversity Comics. A writer from London on the autistic spectrum, he enjoys tweeting and blogging on Medium about his favourite films, TV shows, books, music, and games, plus history and religion. He is Lebanese/Chinese, although he can't speak Cantonese or Arabic.

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