Legends of Tomorrow, Season 1, Episode 13: Leviathan
Okay, this episode is kinda weak. We finally go into the future mere days before Rip Hunter's family gets murdered by Vandal Savage, and, well... it's kinda messy, honestly. The fact that they are so fixated at that point in time, and how conveniently close by the piece of Egyptian jewelry that allows them to kill Savage is, and how quickly Scandal Cassandra Savage turns against her (apparently adopted) father all ended up feeling messily plotted. Also, shockers, one of Vandal Savage's troops is a brainwashed Carter Hall! Or a future reincarnation of him!
And Kendra, well, doesn't want to kill Vandal Savage. Despite, y'konw, Carter possessing reincarnation powers. And this is a future incarnation of Carter anyway. This certainly doesn't help my opinion of CW's version of Hawkgirl and solidifies her as the weakest part of this show. And to think she actually broke out the mace to whack people in the head this episode! Ah, Kendra, such wasted potential. And she was so close to being awesome, too, with her coming in all mace-wielding and whacking heads and ready to deliver the killing blow to Vandal Savage only for her to break thanks to seeing Carter's face, thus dooming thousands of people to die (including Rip's family, as well as potentially themselves being wiped out of timeline) because she doesn't think of the fact that, hey, this is just one of the many Carters in the timeline. And Carter can reincarnate. Kendra, you're stupid.
And Kendra, well, doesn't want to kill Vandal Savage. Despite, y'konw, Carter possessing reincarnation powers. And this is a future incarnation of Carter anyway. This certainly doesn't help my opinion of CW's version of Hawkgirl and solidifies her as the weakest part of this show. And to think she actually broke out the mace to whack people in the head this episode! Ah, Kendra, such wasted potential. And she was so close to being awesome, too, with her coming in all mace-wielding and whacking heads and ready to deliver the killing blow to Vandal Savage only for her to break thanks to seeing Carter's face, thus dooming thousands of people to die (including Rip's family, as well as potentially themselves being wiped out of timeline) because she doesn't think of the fact that, hey, this is just one of the many Carters in the timeline. And Carter can reincarnate. Kendra, you're stupid.
The big robot fight against the Leviathan with the Atom taking a page off Ant-Man's playbook and going giant also ended up feeling... weak. Sure, the giant robot slugfest looks convincing enough on a TV budget, but never gave me the sense of immersion that the flying Atom robot army or the spaceship battle ever did. Both Atom and the Leviathan all moved so slowly, and having Jackson play commentator in the background really kinda screwed the pacing somewhat. (In the comics, the Atom only had these growing powers for a limited time thanks to some wacky time-travel hijinks.) It's ultimately filler, though, and this entire episode had just that sense of fillerific quality. Also, why the hell is it when someone grows big they have to move in slow-motion? Come on, people.
Cassandra Savage felt like an elite lieutenant, and the revelation that she was apparently just duped by Savage, who was the real killer of her parents, felt weak and undeveloped. Any attachment the two have ended up being glossed over in a mechanical state, and Cassandra's betrayal ended up feeling weak. Cold, of course, tries to inject some levity in comparing his own villainous father with Cassandra's, but it's still far-fetched to have Cassandra betray her father after being shown a video and some sick refugees. You'd think the daughter of a tyrannical despot would at least be aware and resist enemy brainwashing tactics.
Yeah, the episode had the buildup to be a finale-worthy episode, but the general execution with Kendra, Cassandra and even the giant robot battle all felt way too inconsistent and filler-y. Hopefully the next three episodes can at least bring this to a satisfying conclusion.
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