When Ava gets to the door of the bowling alley, she can’t get in because she didn’t come by invitation, but she can talk to her fiancĂŠe.
Bless Sara’s heart for not immediately discounting Ava’s…choices.
Ava explains how Constantine magicked the Waverider to go to Earth and before long they realize that the stakes on this game aren’t just their own lives, but for the fate of their planet, since the ball Mike is playing with is the globe itself.
Sweet Beebo, I adore these idiots.
Still on that Earth, however, are Flannel Zari and Nate, who can feel the quake and rumble whenever Mike the Strike manhandles his ball.
When Sara goes to talk to Buddy, he confirms that Mike is basically a Worldkiller but not as cute as Reign or Purity. Buddy says he just wanted to build a fun little getaway but Mike ruined it with all his bad vibes and bullying.
And speaking of bad vibes, Sara realizes her team is falling apart with Mick and Spooner’s bickering and Astra’s refusal to participate, so she calls a time out to reevaluate and start being a proper captain for this impromptu bowling team.
Things are getting shakier on Earth, both literally with the earthquakes and metaphorically with Zari trying to end her relationship with Nate. The ONLY reason I oppose this move is because it means we likely wouldn’t see Flannel Zari anymore, so I found myself surprised to be relieved when Nate said their time apart is hard but it makes him appreciate their time together and Zari decides not to break up with him after all.
With that sorted, Zari takes advantage of having Spooner’s bag and takes out a big ol’ alien blaster, sets it to “Middle Finger,” and is ready to rock and roll.
:Paris Hilton voice: That’s hot.
Trying to clear her head and figure out what to do next, Sara goes back to talk to Buddy, possibly the sweetest man in the universe. He tells her that you can’t beat bad vibes with more bad vibes and helps Sara realizes she’s been going about this wrong. She asks Buddy to help him good up the vibes, starting with two immediate mood boosters: nachos and music.
“We’re gonna rock, we’re gonna roll, we’re gonna bop, we’re gonna bowl.”
Also there is another wee side reference to Sara’s newfound love for cherries when Buddy brings the Legends a round of beer but gives Sara a cherry cola.
Sara gives a rousing captain’s speech, with clutch Jersey Shore references and rousing rally cries like, “Are we losers or are we legends?!” and it’s so effective that even Astra agrees to participate.
BLESS Jes Macallan for letting women share a frame!! Makes my job a lot easier.
Spooner even has an idea for how to get Mick to bowl better without him having to take his gloves off. (Spoiler alert, the answer is modified gloves.)
Astra gets a gutterball at first but does get a few pins down eventually and everyone amps her up. Mick burps while the other team is playing and distracts them enough to throw them off. The game is tight and Ava is watching from the Waverider, more stressed than North American soccer gays watching the Olympics.
“There’s no offside rule in bowling is there?”
Next time Mike the Strike goes to bowl, Zari and Nate get spooked by the finger-pad-on-the-ozone situation, so Zari points Spooner’s blaster at the sky and zaps Mike just in time to make him blow his roll.
The game is down to the last frame and the Legends are up, and they could technically win but they would need a strike. The only problem is…Astra is up next. Sara gives her a pep talk and tells her to roll between her legs and the other team starts to laugh at her until the ball starts to curve right to the center of the lane and Astra manages to ekk out the strike they needed to win.
COULD HAPPY ASTRA BE ANY CUTER? I THINK NOT.
Their celebration is very cute and very needed after the last episode.
Sara gets Earth back from Mike and bowls it out into the universe, back to its spot as the third rock from the sun.
I think maybe this show doesn’t make as much use as a profile shot as it could and Jes Macallan wisely changed that.
Buddy is so thrilled by this turn of events. Mike no longer has the hold on the alley, and Sara and the Legends have enough on their plate and have no interest in being overlords of a bowling alley. So Buddy swings open the doors and reunites Avalance and offers the Legends more nachos.
Mick and Spooner make up, Sara is honest about Ava’s Gary-inspired wedding dress being very not-Ava-like, and all seems right in the world. Buddy gets them in for a team photo and it’s very, very adorable.
I made some mild alterations but otherwise NO NOTES.
All feels right in the world…at least, for now. I think this was the last unaccounted for alien pod, but we all know that the hijinx never end for our time-traveling nincompoops.
In fact, next time? It seems like they might get sucked into a haunted murder mystery TTRPG, which honestly feels like a love letter specifically for me. See you then!
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I appreciate how much you do not care about Mick. Do not understand the enthusiasm for that character at all.
I’m hoping that all of the talk that Zari and Nate had was build up to him leaving the show. Every time that they put him alone together with a female character, he takes over their story.
maybe he will move into the totem with her? It does seem like they’ve run out of story for him.
your fingers to beebo’s ears
Am I the only one wondering why Jes Macallan’s boyfriend has played 3 different roles this season?! Are they setting him up to be the ultimate villain? He just keeps popping up in episodes.
It’s probably a COVID thing. He can shelter with her, take on several roles, and not have to go through Canada’s quarantine over and over again. The same for other SOs of the cast. Tala Ashe’s husband is Bishop and Dominic Purcell’s girlfriend was the bar floozy in the wild west episode. I doubt we’ll see Ruby Rose, though.
Ruby Rose… đ, that killed me!
@kristana Ashe’s husband and Purcellâs girlfriend played one character. Nic Bishop has played 3 characters, which is why I’m wondering if he will turn out to a villain or play a bigger role this series.
tala is married to bishop?! where did you find this out?
clone?
One year my boss took our department bowling for the holiday party. The next year, we went curling.
Just imagine that. Imagine the Legends as a curling team.
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Forget how good/bad gay weddings go on TV – have you seen the track record for weddings in the Arrowverse?
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Damn you, Covid (and scheduling conflicts), for denying us the possibility of Crisis of Infinite Lesbians, aka, the joint Dansen/Avalance bachelorette party.
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Wait, when did you get a new profile pic, Valerie?
I’d love to see the Legends curling. Hilarious.
DANSEN/AVALANCE JOINT BACHELORETTE PARTY WOULD HAVE BEEN AMAZING
I changed my picture this week! My Kara Danvers costume photo was a few years old and I have new rainbow hair now. Of course, I stressed about it for like an hour before actually changing it haha
INT National City Jail Cell
All the women from the Superfriends and the Legends are clearly hung over. They look like they just lost a battle. Except for Kara, who can’t get drunk. She’s at the bars, arms crossed, staring out at Nia, who just posted her own bail.
Nia turns and looks at Kara. If looks could kill – and Kara’s can.
NIA – “What? I told you to bring bail money.”
KARA – “I thought you were making a joke!”
i wholeheartedly approve of the censorship on the group photo, 10/10 would change literally nothing. except if ava were still in the dress with the tiny owls. that would be 12/10.
The owlâs on her veil are a nod to her mother-in-law in real life who passed away. She said she was very nervous to direct and it was nice having âherâ there through the owls. Very sweet and something I wouldnât have even noticed before reading the article.