Warning: Full spoilers for the episode below.
You’d think a show with a relatively shorter season like Legends of Tomorrow wouldn’t have time for filler episodes, but apparently that’s not the case. Coming on the heels of “Star City 2046,” it was disappointing to see another episode that did nothing to directly advance the conflict with Vandal Savage. Last week’s episode had enough going for it that the lack of progression wasn’t an issue. This episode, not quite so much.
If nothing else, “Marooned” offered another change of pace for the series. The majority of this episode took place in deep space rather than on Earth. The whole thing played very much like an homage to Star Trek, right down to the conflict kicking off after a group of characters board an away shuttle and stumble across trouble. At least the writers weren’t shy about acknowledging their influences. There were plenty of solid Star Trek and Star Wars-related jokes on tap, including the requisite argument about whether Kirk and Picard were the superior captain (answer - Sisko). Even Gideon joined in by quoting C-3PO.
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You’d think a show with a relatively shorter season like Legends of Tomorrow wouldn’t have time for filler episodes, but apparently that’s not the case. Coming on the heels of “Star City 2046,” it was disappointing to see another episode that did nothing to directly advance the conflict with Vandal Savage. Last week’s episode had enough going for it that the lack of progression wasn’t an issue. This episode, not quite so much.
If nothing else, “Marooned” offered another change of pace for the series. The majority of this episode took place in deep space rather than on Earth. The whole thing played very much like an homage to Star Trek, right down to the conflict kicking off after a group of characters board an away shuttle and stumble across trouble. At least the writers weren’t shy about acknowledging their influences. There were plenty of solid Star Trek and Star Wars-related jokes on tap, including the requisite argument about whether Kirk and Picard were the superior captain (answer - Sisko). Even Gideon joined in by quoting C-3PO.
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