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*ScienceHero: Ray's status as this is lampshaded.
-->'''Mick:''' You're Ray. You can science your way out of anything.
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* FistBump: Jax and Nate share one over their mutual appreciation of Creator/IanFleming's work.
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** While the team is shadowing Dahrk prior to his clandestine meeting, Stein mentions that it feels like the beginning of a Creator/JohnLeCarre spy novel. Nate responds that he's more of an Creator/IanFleming guy. Jax agrees.
-->'''Jax:''' More explosions, less clothing.
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** When Ray accidentally collides his FreezeRay beam with Mick's FireBreathingWeapon, causing an explosion.
-->'''Mick:''' What'd I say about [[Film/Ghostbusters1984 crossing the streams]]?
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* {{Hypocrite}}: Sara, as Jax points out, as she is fine with disturbing the timeline if it suits ''her'' needs. Also Stein to a small extent, as his first priority is not saving the president and history, but his wife, despite scolding Sara for her selfish behaviour.

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* {{Hypocrite}}: Sara, as Jax points out, as she is fine with disturbing the timeline if it suits ''her'' needs. Also Stein to a small extent, as his first priority is not saving the president and history, but his wife, despite scolding Sara for her selfish behaviour. Partly justified though, as Stein is trying to correct something resulting from an aberration, while Sara's actions will likely result in causing one.

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* DistinctionWithoutADifference: Amaya denies being romantically involved with Rex, saying that they couldn't become a couple as teammates....which is why they had plans to retire from the JSA once WWII was over.



* NoExceptYes: Amaya denies being romantically involved with Rex, saying that they couldn't become a couple as teammates....which is why they had plans to retire from the JSA once WWII was over.



* WhamEpisode: Spurred on by Sara's warnings about his future, Darhk decides to become Thawne's full-time partner with the help of a time sphere meaning the two can now travel through time together, sprouting the seeds for the Legion of Doom.

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* WhamEpisode: Spurred on by Sara's warnings about his future, Darhk decides to become Thawne's full-time partner with the help of a time sphere meaning the two can now travel through time together, sprouting the seeds for the Legion of Doom.Doom.
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* TheCorrupter: Mick very briefly tries to get Ray to embrace his cold side, in order to emulate Snart.

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* TheCorrupter: Mick very briefly tries to get Ray to embrace his cold dark side, in order to emulate Snart.



* FaceDeathWithDignity: {{Played for laughs}}. As the bomb is just about to go off, Mick says there are worse ways to die, while munching on a muffin.

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* FaceDeathWithDignity: {{Played for laughs}}. As the bomb is just about to go off, Mick says there are worse ways to die, while munching on a muffin.digging into an eclair.



* NoExceptYes: Amaya denies being engaged with Rex, saying that they couldn't become a couple as teammates....which is why they were about to leave the JSA.

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* NoExceptYes: Amaya denies being engaged romantically involved with Rex, saying that they couldn't become a couple as teammates....which is why they were about had plans to leave retire from the JSA.JSA once WWII was over.

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* BrokenAce: Despite at first appearing as a BadassGrandpa, Obsidian admits himself after being injured by Damien Darhk at the end, that his fighting days are over.



* TheCorrupter: Mick very briefly tries to get Ray to embrace his cold side, in order to emulate Snart.



* FaceDeathWithDignity: {{Played for laughs}}. As the bomb is just about to go off, Mick says there are worse ways to die, while munching on a muffin.



* {{Hypocrite}}: Sara, as Jax points out, as she is fine with disturbing the timeline if it suits ''her'' needs. Also Stein to a small extent, as his first priority is not saving the president and history, but his wife, despite scolding Sara for her selfish behaviour.



* IWorkAlone: Thawne's first attempt to get Darhk to work with him gets turned down this way.



* MajorInjuryUnderreaction: Darhk barely seems to notice when Sara hurls a throwing star into his hand.



* NervesOfSteel: Darhk, who once again reacts to a shootout ''very'' calmly, and twice to boot.



* NoExceptYes: Amaya denies being engaged with Rex, saying that they couldn't become a couple as teammates....which is why they were about to leave the JSA.
* NotSoDifferent: Both young and old Martin Stein accuse each other of being selfish for different reasons.



* OnlySaneMan: Stein, as usual.



* ShoutOut: Stein calls 1987 the heyday of Music/WhitneyHouston and ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration''.[[note]]Though that show was actually in its first season, which is now viewed as an embarrassing mess of horrible scripts trying way too hard to be the original series all over, and is the precursor to the TropeNamer for GrowingTheBeard.[[/note]]

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* ShoutOut: ShipTease: Nate and Amaya get a fair share of romantic build up scenes, with Todd playing a subtle version of ShipperOnDeck towards the end.
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Stein calls 1987 the heyday of Music/WhitneyHouston and ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration''.[[note]]Though that show was actually in its first season, which is now viewed as an embarrassing mess of horrible scripts trying way too hard to be the original series all over, and is the precursor to the TropeNamer for GrowingTheBeard.[[/note]]


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** Jax makes a reference to [[Film/BackToTheFuture Doc Brown.]]
* TakeThat: Mick smashes a radio in frustration when he hears ''I just died in your arms tonight'' by the 'Cutting Crew'', claiming that he hates the 80's.


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* ThouShaltNotKill: Vixen has no plans of killing Rex's killer, as she sees herself as a hero and not a vigilante.


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* TookALevelInBadass: Nate now seems to be completely in control of his powers, kicking ass quite easily.
* VillainousBreakdown: Darhk's smug demeanor breaks down once Sara informs him of the failure of his plans as well of the death of his wife in the future.
* VillainousFriendship: How Thawne sees his relationship with Darhk. The latter however thinks it has yet to be earned.
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* HeroicSacrifice: A variant, Ray has to disassemble Snart's cold gun to stop the bomb, which Mick consents to.

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* OhCrap: Sara realizes that Darhk's partner is a speedster.

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* OhCrap: OhCrap:
** The team when they find out Darhk is in the White House, cause they know Sara will try to kill him even if it endangers the mission.
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Sara realizes that Darhk's partner is a speedster.


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* VillainWithGoodPublicity: Darhk has somehow managed to become a credible White House advisor.
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* DoomedByCanon: Sara tells Darhk his "Genesis" plan is doomed to fail, thinking there's nothing he can do about it. Unfortunately for Sara, Darhk's new friend happens to have access to a time machine.
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** Mick reiterated that the cold gun and his heat gun must never cross streams together. Considering that's how [[Recap/TheFlash2014S1E10RevengeOfTheRogues he and Snart got blown away from the explosion and arrested back then]], it's a mistake he'll never forget.


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** "Danger Zone" by Kenny Loggins is played when the Legends enter the White House dinner hall.
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* MockingMusic: After admitting to Ray how he is still mourning Snart's death, Mick turns on the car radio. Cue Cutting Crew's "Died in Your Arms Tonight" and him breaking it.
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* ShoutOut: Stein calls 1987 the heyday of Music/WhitneyHouston and ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration''.[[note]]Though that show was actually in its first season, which is now viewed as an embarrassing mess of horrible scripts trying way too hard to be the original series all over, and is the precursor to the TropeNamer for GrowingTheBeard.[[/note]]
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* TimeBomb: Ray is tasked with defusing the KGB explosives placed in the White House dinner room.
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* ReplacementGoldfish: Mick tries to get Ray to act more like Snart, but it only brings up memories for Mick so he tells Ray to just be himself.

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* ReplacementGoldfish: Mick tries to get Ray to act more like Snart, but it only brings up memories for Mick Mick, so he tells Ray to just [[BeYourself be himself.himself]].

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* BreakingSpeech: Sara gives one to Damien which visibly unnerves him....and gives him the motivation to try to ScrewDestiny by joing forces with Thawne.

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* BreakingSpeech: Sara gives one to Damien which visibly unnerves him....him... and gives him the motivation to try to ScrewDestiny by joing joining forces with Thawne.



* CruelMercy: Sara decides not to kill Darhk, as she figures it's far crueler to let his destiny play out.



* {{Macguffin}}: We never find out ''what'' item the KGB agent gave Darhk, only that Thawne wanted it for some nefarious plan.

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* {{Macguffin}}: InternalReveal: The Legends learn that Darhk is working with a speedster.
* MacGuffin:
We never find out ''what'' item the KGB agent gave Darhk, only that Thawne wanted it for some nefarious plan.



** Ray and Mick cross streams causing a huge explosion at the White House which was caused by ...

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** Ray and Mick cross streams causing a huge explosion at the White House which was caused by ...by...



* OhCrap: Sara realizes that Darhk's partner is a speedster.



* OhCrap: Sara realizes that Darhk's partner is a speedster.

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* OhCrap: RevengeBeforeReason: Once again, Sara realizes that Darhk's partner is a speedster.ruins the team's mission due to her desire to kill Darhk before he can kill Laurel.


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* SeenItAll: Darhk's reaction to Obsidian's powers is a mere "huh".
* TakingTheBullet: Obsidian does this for Amaya when Darhk shoots at her.
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* BreakingSpeech: Sara gives one to Damien which visibly unnerves him....and gives him the motivation to try to ScrewDestiny by doing forces with Thawne.

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* BreakingSpeech: Sara gives one to Damien which visibly unnerves him....and gives him the motivation to try to ScrewDestiny by doing joing forces with Thawne.



* {{Macguffin}}: We never find out ''what'' item the KGB gave Darhk, only that Thawne wanted it for some nefarious plan.

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* {{Macguffin}}: We never find out ''what'' item the KGB agent gave Darhk, only that Thawne wanted it for some nefarious plan.
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* ContinuityNod: The time machine Thawne gives Darhk is a time sphere just like the one that Cisco and Ronnie built in the [[Recap/TheFlash2014/S1E23FastEnough Flash Season One finale.]]

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* ContinuityNod: The time machine Thawne gives Darhk is a time sphere just like the one that Cisco and Ronnie built in the [[Recap/TheFlash2014/S1E23FastEnough [[Recap/TheFlash2014S1E23FastEnough Flash Season One finale.]]
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* ContinuityNod: The time machine Thawne gives Darhk is a time sphere just like the one that Cisco and Ronnie built in the [[Series/TheFlash2014/RecapS1E23FastEnough Flash Season One finale.]]

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* ContinuityNod: The time machine Thawne gives Darhk is a time sphere just like the one that Cisco and Ronnie built in the [[Series/TheFlash2014/RecapS1E23FastEnough [[Recap/TheFlash2014/S1E23FastEnough Flash Season One finale.]]
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* ContinuityNod: The time machine Thawne gives Darhk is a time sphere just like the one that Cisco and Ronnie built in the [[Series/TheFlash2014/RecapS1E22ThingsYouCantUnrun Flash season one finale.]]

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* ContinuityNod: The time machine Thawne gives Darhk is a time sphere just like the one that Cisco and Ronnie built in the [[Series/TheFlash2014/RecapS1E22ThingsYouCantUnrun [[Series/TheFlash2014/RecapS1E23FastEnough Flash season one Season One finale.]]
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* ContinuityNod: The time machine Thawne gives Darhk is a time sphere just like the one that Cisco and Ronnie built in the [[TheFlash2014/RecapS1E21ThingsYouCantUnrun Flash season one finale.]]

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* ContinuityNod: The time machine Thawne gives Darhk is a time sphere just like the one that Cisco and Ronnie built in the [[TheFlash2014/RecapS1E21ThingsYouCantUnrun [[Series/TheFlash2014/RecapS1E22ThingsYouCantUnrun Flash season one finale.]]
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* ContinuityNod: The time machine Thawne gives Darhk is a time sphere just like the one that Cisco and Ronnie built in the Flash season one finale.

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* ContinuityNod: The time machine Thawne gives Darhk is a time sphere just like the one that Cisco and Ronnie built in the [[TheFlash2014/RecapS1E21ThingsYouCantUnrun Flash season one finale.]]



* WhatTheHellHero: Stein gives Sara a much deserved-dressing down for trying to kill Darhk in the White House endsangering the team and the timeline itself.

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* WhatTheHellHero: Stein gives Sara a much deserved-dressing down for trying to kill Darhk in the White House endsangering endangering the team and the timeline itself.

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* BreakingSpeech: Sara gives one to Damien which visibly unnerves him....and gives him the motivation to try to ScrewDestiny by doing forces with Thawne.



* WhatTheHellHero: Stein gives Sara a much deserved-dressing down for trying to kill Darhk in the White House endearing the team and the timeline itself.
* WhamEpisode: Spurred on by Sara's warnings about his future, Darhk decides to become Thawne's full-time partner with the help of a time sphere meaning the two can now travel through time together!

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* WhatTheHellHero: Stein gives Sara a much deserved-dressing down for trying to kill Darhk in the White House endearing endsangering the team and the timeline itself.
* WhamEpisode: Spurred on by Sara's warnings about his future, Darhk decides to become Thawne's full-time partner with the help of a time sphere meaning the two can now travel through time together!together, sprouting the seeds for the Legion of Doom.
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* BidBadDuumvirate: This episode marks the concrete beginnings of a real partnership between Eobard and Darhk. Before that it was just an on-off thing because Thawne would only meet up with Darhk at certain points in time.

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* BidBadDuumvirate: BigBadDuumvirate: This episode marks the concrete beginnings of a real partnership between Eobard and Darhk. Before that it was just an on-off thing because Thawne would only meet up with Darhk at certain points in time.
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* BigBadDuumvirate: This episode marks the concrete beginnings of a real partnership between Eobard and Darhk. Before that it was just an on-off thing because Thawne would only meet up with Darhk at certain points in time.

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* BigBadDuumvirate: BidBadDuumvirate: This episode marks the concrete beginnings of a real partnership between Eobard and Darhk. Before that it was just an on-off thing because Thawne would only meet up with Darhk at certain points in time.



* IHatePastMe: Stein is appalled how his younger is so self-absorbed about his work that he's neglecting his wife. Although this time it's due to time ripple effects.
* Macguffin: We never find out ''what'' item the KGB gave Darhk, only that Thawne wanted it for some nefarious plan.

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* IHatePastMe: Stein is appalled how his younger is so self-absorbed about his work that he's neglecting his wife. Although this time it's due to time ripple effects.
effects due to Thawne's meddling.
* Macguffin: {{Macguffin}}: We never find out ''what'' item the KGB gave Darhk, only that Thawne wanted it for some nefarious plan.



* WhamEpisode: Spurred on by Sara's warnings about his future, Darhk decides to become Thawne's full-time partner with the help of a time sphere meaning the two can now travel through time together, thus sprouting the seeds for the Legion of Doom.

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* WhamEpisode: Spurred on by Sara's warnings about his future, Darhk decides to become Thawne's full-time partner with the help of a time sphere meaning the two can now travel through time together, thus sprouting the seeds for the Legion of Doom.together!
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* BidBadDuumvirate: This episode marks the concrete beginnings of a real partnership between Eobard and Darhk. Before that it was just an on-off thing because Thawne would only meet up with Darhk at certain points in time.

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* BidBadDuumvirate: BigBadDuumvirate: This episode marks the concrete beginnings of a real partnership between Eobard and Darhk. Before that it was just an on-off thing because Thawne would only meet up with Darhk at certain points in time.



* WhamEpisode: Spurred on by Sara's warnings about his future, Darhk decides to become Thawne's full-time partner with the help of a time sphere meaning the two can now travel through time together!

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* WhamEpisode: Spurred on by Sara's warnings about his future, Darhk decides to become Thawne's full-time partner with the help of a time sphere meaning the two can now travel through time together!together, thus sprouting the seeds for the Legion of Doom.
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* BidBadDuumvirate: This episode marks the concrete beginnings of a real partnership between Eobard and Darhk. Before that it was just an on-off thing.

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* BidBadDuumvirate: This episode marks the concrete beginnings of a real partnership between Eobard and Darhk. Before that it was just an on-off thing.thing because Thawne would only meet up with Darhk at certain points in time.



* ScrewDestiny: Once Sara informs him of what will happen to his "Genesis" plan he decide to travel through time

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* ScrewDestiny: Once Sara informs him Darhk of what will happen to his "Genesis" plan he decide to travel through timetime to stop it.

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* CallForward: Sara's whole speech to Darhk at the end of the episode is this.
* CruelMercy: Sara decides to let Darhk live prolong his agony and tells him of his eventual demise.

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The Legends find out that Damien Darhk has managed to wriggle his way into the Ronald Reagan White House during a nuclear summit with the USSR.
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* CallForward: BidBadDuumvirate: This episode marks the concrete beginnings of a real partnership between Eobard and Darhk. Before that it was just an on-off thing.
* ContinuityNod: The time machine Thawne gives Darhk is a time sphere just like the one that Cisco and Ronnie built in the Flash season one finale.
* IHatePastMe: Stein is appalled how his younger is so self-absorbed about his work that he's neglecting his wife. Although this time it's due to time ripple effects.
* Macguffin: We never find out ''what'' item the KGB gave Darhk, only that Thawne wanted it for some nefarious plan.
* NiceJobBreakingItHero:
** Ray and Mick cross streams causing a huge explosion at the White House which was caused by ...
** Sara tries to kill Darhk when she finds out he's at the White House, unsurprisingly alerting security which means the team has to abandon secrecy to save
Sara's whole speech to bacon.
** Sara informs
Darhk at the end of the episode is this.
that his EvilPlan goes up in smoke; which leads to forge a full-time partnership with Thawne.
* CruelMercy: ReplacementGoldfish: Mick tries to get Ray to act more like Snart, but it only brings up memories for Mick so he tells Ray to just be himself.
* OhCrap:
Sara realizes that Darhk's partner is a speedster.
* ScrewDestiny: Once Sara informs him of what will happen to his "Genesis" plan he decide to travel through time
* WhatTheHellHero: Stein gives Sara a much deserved-dressing down for trying to kill Darhk in the White House endearing the team and the timeline itself.
* WhamEpisode: Spurred on by Sara's warnings about his future, Darhk
decides to let Darhk live prolong his agony and tells him become Thawne's full-time partner with the help of his eventual demise.a time sphere meaning the two can now travel through time together!
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* CallForward: Sara's whole speech to Darhk at the end of the episode is this.
* CruelMercy: Sara decides to let Darhk live prolong his agony and tells him of his eventual demise.

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