History Recap / LegendsOfTomorrowS2E12Camelot3000

* AdaptationalSexuality: Turns out the love triangle between Arthur, Guinevere, and Lancelot wasn't ''exactly'' what the traditional legends describe, as the marriage between Arthur and Guinevere is revealed to be more of a military/political alliance, while Guinevere states she rather more prefers Sara [[IncrediblyLamePun Lance, a lot]].

** One grievous use of it is the death of Galahad. The show plays this off as unfortunate, but nothing more. However Galahad is possibly ''the most'' important character in the Arthurian Cycle, as he is the '''only''' one deemed worthy to find the Holy Grail. Never mind the fact that his canonical father was dismissed as an IncrediblyLamePun.

* TheKnightsWhoSaySquee: Almost directly to the TropeNamer film. Ray is a huge fan of Myth/KingArthur's mythology, and overjoyed to be alongside his heroes.

** One grievous use of it is the death of Galahad. The show plays this off as unfortunate, but nothing more. However Galahad is possibly ''the most'' important character in the Arthurian Cycle, as he is the '''only''' one deemed worthy to find the Holy Grail.
*** Never mind the fact that his canonical father was dismissed as an IncrediblyLamePun.

* CallBack:
** Just as in season 1 of ''The Flash'', Gideon can obey both friend and foe alike. Back then, she obeyed both Eobard Thawne (her current user) and Barry Allen (her original creator), despite the two being mortal enemies. Now, she obeys both Sara (her current captain) and Rip (her primary user).
** Just like in [[Recap/LegendsOfTomorrowS2E1OutOfTime the first episode of the season]], Sara seduces/is seduced by the famous wife of a famous king.
** The picture of Ray's knighting is very similar to the one Nate first showed Oliver in the first Season 2 episode.

* MomentKiller: Ray enters the tent during Sara and Guinevere's intimate moment. Subverted as he urges Sara to kiss Guinevere before they head back to the Waverider.

* TemptingFate: Jax states that Rip is no longer the captain of the Waverider and no longer owns the ship. He could not be more wrong. Because once he has left:
-->'''Rip:''' Gideon?
-->'''Gideon:''' [[WhamLine I'm here]], [[MyMasterRightOrWrong Captain.]]
-->'''Rip:''' [[CallBack You always are.]]

** Sara Lance is known in history as [[SamusIsAGirl Sir Lancelot]].

* HonorBeforeReason: Ray is hellbent on becoming part of the Arthur mythos and refuses to stick to the mission. As Nate puts it:

* AnachronismStew: Unlike other versions of the King Arthur story which give no explanation as to why knights are running around Britain wearing full-plate armour that wouldn't be developed for at least several centuries, and in this specific case 700 years or more, this one gives some justification in that Courtney/Stargirl/Merlin was responsible for creating Camelot.

* NotImportantToThisEpisodeCamp: Neither Malcolm or Thawne appear in this episode, only Darhk and Rip.

* AdaptationalBadass: This version of Guinevere is much more of an ActionGirl than in other versions of the story.

The Legends travel to Camelot to find another piece of TheSpearOfDestiny before the Legion does.

* ArtisticLicenseHistory: It is used '''SO MUCH''' that it's even {{Lampshaded}} '''''constantly''''' in-universe by Nate, the team's resident historian. [[Administrivia/TropesAreTools All part of the fun, though.]] Also justified by Star Girl (as Merlin) intentionally creating the legendary Camelot because she knew it would be better at protecting the Spear than a minor kingdom.
** One grievous use of it is the death of Galahad. The show plays this off as unfortunate, but nothing more. However Galahad is possibly ''the most'' important character in the Arthurian Cycle, as he is the '''only''' one deemed worthy to find the HolyGrail.
*** Nevermind the fact that his canonical father was dismissed as an IncrediblyLamePun.

** "Merlin" turns out to be none other than Stargirl of the JSA who used her knowledge of science to help build Camelot. She's also in love with Arthur.

** The end of the SwordInTheStone is revealed to be the blade of the Spear.

** Just like in [[Recap/LegendsOfTomorrowS2E1OutOfTime the first episode of the season]], Sara seduces[=/=]is seduced by the famous wife of a famous king.

* CombatPragmatist: Darhk isn't above bringing a gun to a swordfight. Similarly, Ray sees no reason not to wear his ATOM armour underneath the traditional armour.

* HeroWorship: Ray is a ''big'' fan of everything connected to the Camelot myth.

* HonourBeforeReason: Ray is hellbent on becoming part of the Arthur mythos and refuses to stick to the mission. As Nate puts it:

* INeverSaidItWasPoison: {{Inverted}}. Doctor Mid-Nite remembers that Rip once said the Time Masters are not to be trusted and thus sees through his deception to take his part of the spear.
* {{Irony}}: Despite the bulk of this episode taking place in Camelot, the character named Merlyn [[AllThereInTheManual (and born Arthur King at that)]] is absent.

* TheKnightsWhoSaySquee: Almost directly to the TropeNamer film. Ray is a huge fan of Literature/KingArthur's mythology, and overjoyed to be alongside his heroes.

* TheReveal: The reason the JSA dissolved was because Rip enlisted their aid to guard TheSpearOfDestiny. He took one piece to guard himself and the other three were scattered across time with a JSA member to guard it.

* StealthPun: King Arthur mainly obeys Rip after being mind controlled. Rip is, of course, played by Creator/ArthurDarvill.

-->'''Gideon:''' [[WhamLine I'm here,]] [[MyMasterRightOrWrong Captain.]]

* TrappedInThePast: Courtney chooses to remain in Camelot so she could be with Arthur.

** One grievous use of it is the death of Galahad. The show plays this off as unfortunate, but nothing more. However Galahad is possibly ''the most'' important character in the Arthurian Cycle, as he is the '''only''' one deemed worthy to find the ''HolyGrail''.

* BlondeBrunetteRedhead: There are actually two blondes with Sara and Courtney. Queen Guinevere fills the redhead role, while Amaya amps her AloofDarkHairedGirl credentials throughout the episode[[note]]Sara [[ThePeteBest was originally]] a brunette, though.[[/note]].

* {{Irony}}: Malcolm '''Merlyn''' is not in the episode.
** Twice as funny. In the official ''Series/{{Arrow}}'' tie-in comics, Malcolm Merlyn's name is revealed to have originally been Arthur King.

* ArtisticLicenseHistory: It is used '''SO MUCH''' that it's even {{Lampshaded}} '''''constantly''''' in-universe by Nate, the team's resident historian. [[TropesAreNotBad All part of the fun, though.]] Also justified by Star Girl (as Merlin) intentionally creating the legendary Camelot because she knew it would be better at protecting the Spear than a minor kingdom.

** One grievous use of it is passing off Sir Lancelot as an IncrediblyLamePun, making it so the legendary knight can only exist when Sara Lance is there.

** One grievous use of it is the death of Galahad. The show plays this off as unfortunate, but nothing more. However Galahad is possibly ''the most'' important character in the Arthurian Cycle, as he is the '''only''' one deemed worthy to find the ''HolyGrail''.
*** Nevermind the fact that his canonical father was dismissed as an IncrediblyLamePun.

* MythologyGag: Camelot is well established to exist in the DC comic verse, despite Nate's protests it shouldn't exist. Jason Blood and Morgaine Le Fay originate from there. In fact, the episode title directly refers to the 12-issue series ''ComicBook/Camelot3000''.

** One grievous use of it is [[spoiler:the death of Galahad.]] The show plays this off as unfortunate, but nothing more. However [[spoiler:Galahad]] is possibly ''the most'' important character in the Arthurian Cycle, as he is the '''only''' one deemed worthy to find the ''HolyGrail''.

* HypocriticalHumor: Ray warns a knight on not calling his LaserBlade "[[Franchise/StarWars Lightsaber]]" due to copyright issues despite actually saying the word.

** Ray uses his ATOM tech to turn a sword into a makeshift [[Franchise/StarWars lightsaber]] (though he says not to call it that, due to copyrights).

The Legends travel to Camelot to find another piece of the Spear before the Legion does.

** The end of the Sword in the Stone is revealed to be the blade of the Spear.

* BlackDudeDiesFirst: Dr. Mid-Nite is the first (and so far, only) JSA member Rip recruited to hide the pieces of the SpearOfDestiny to be killed off.

* TheReveal: The reason the JSA dissolved was because Rip enlisted their aid to guard the Spear. He took one piece to guard himself and the other three were scattered across time with a JSA member to guard it.