History Recap / LegendsOfTomorrowS6E1GroundControlToSaraLance

* MythologyGag: When Astra suggests Crowley escaped from Hell, John replies that he summoned him. In ''Comicbook/{{Hellblazer}}'', John used Crowley's spirit to animate his magical clone, "Demon Constantine".

* TakeThat: Sara claiming that "being an [[Franchise/TheAvengers Avenger]]" is stupid.

%%* ForgotAboutHisPowers: Once the Legends learn when Sara was abducted from, there's no logical reason why they can't just travel back in time to that moment and follow the ship that took her.

* HumanDisguise: Gary maintains his human appearance by wearing his glasses.
** The disguise is so good that it was even able to incorporate his previous nipple injury, although strangely his true form doesn't appear to even have nipples.

The day after bidding Charlie farewell, the Legends find out that Sara has been abducted by aliens. Ava takes the reins in her absence and sends Rory and Behrad to visit a woman who claims to hear extraterrestrials, Constantine - accompanied by Zari and Astra - attempts to reach Sara with magic, while Sara herself investigates the spacecraft she's aboard and discovers the truth about one of her teammates.

* TheChainsOfCommanding: Ava is once again seen struggling after being forced to take up command of the Waverider, though she handles herself a lot better than last time.

---> '''Astra''': (''in annoyance'') What an ass.\\
'''Zari''': (''stares at John's as he leaves'') Yeah, he's got that going for him.

* ForgotAboutHisPowers: Once the Legends learn when Sara was abducted from, there's no logical reason why they can't just travel back in time to that moment and follow the ship that took her.

--> '''Nate''': Touché, Spooner.

--> '''Sara''': Now tell me everything about this ship.\\
'''Gary''': Well...when you first met, you butt heads. But any fool could tell you two were meant for each other-\\
'''Sara''': This ''space''ship, Gary.\\
'''Gary''': Oh.

* YourPrincessIsInAnotherCastle: After Kayla's defeat, Sara and Gary try to go through the breach to the Temporal Zone, but the breach closes and they couldn't make it in time.

* ForgotAboutHisPowers: Once the Legends learn when Sarah is abducted, there's no logical reason why they can't just travel back in time to that moment and follow the ship that took her.

* YoungFutureFamousPeople: Nate is seen talking to Music/DavidBowie about the woes of his doomed relationship with Zari 1.0, which becomes relevant when he begins singing about witnessing Sara's abduction.

* BeenThereShapedHistory: It turns out that Creator/DavidBowie was at the same punk concert the Legends attended, and witnessed Sara's abduction, which apparently inspired "Space Oddity", from which this episode gets its title.[[note]]However, in real life, the song came out in 1969, whereas this episode takes place in 1977.[[/note]]

'''Sara''': This ''space'' ship, Gary.\\

* GenreSavvy: Ava's agenda to rescue Sara involves the Legends doing what they normally do and still getting a lead regardless of what happens, which they do.

* CrazySurvivalist: Spooner is beyond prepared for dealing with any intruders or another alien attack, packing tons of weapons and even wearing tinfoil cowboy hats.

* LiteralMinded: When Sara tells Gary to tell him about "the ship" (meaning, the Alien ship they are on right now), Gary proceeds to talk about [[ShipperOnDeck AvaLance]].

** There are pictures of both of Gary's pets, including the KillerRabbit form of HellHound Marchosias, in Gary's bedroom.

* {{Foreshadowing}}: When the team discusses what they know about aliens, Behrad just says that they're green. Later in the episode, Gary ''Green'' turns out to have been an alien all along.

** The KillerRabbit form of HellHound Marchosias, of all things, in one of the pictures in Gary's bedroom.
* CardboardPrison: Sara escapes her containment cell using a scanner located inside. It's later revealed that Gary intentionally put it there.

* CardboardPrison: Sara escapes her containment cell using a hand-scanner located inside. It's later revealed that Gary intentionally put it there.

* AchillesInHisTent: John initially gives up on helping find Sara, since he specializes on myths and the occult, not with sci-fi.

* BlackHoleBelly: The alien named Kayla completely devours Spartacus in her torso but shows no change in mass afterwards.

* EveryoneCanSeeIt: Astra shoots down Constantine's claims that his and Zari's relationship is just a fling.

* FailedAttemptAtDrama: After being awoken in front of the bathroom toilet from a night of heavy drinking, Ava tells Mick they need to find Sara and they heroically leave.... only for her to come back in ready to puke as the intro starts.

'''Gary''': Well... when you first met, you butt heads. But any fool could tell you two were meant for each other-\\

* NinjaPirateZombieRobot: With the big reveal of this episode, Gary is literally a (ex-)TimePolice Apprentice Sorcerer Alien.
* NoodleIncident: Constantine resurrected Aleister Crowley from hell and left him stranded on Earth, but this is hardly touched upon.

* SupermanStaysOutOfGotham: Justified. As ''Supergirl'' is themed around aliens and they live on the same Earth as the Legends now, their first choice is to contact the DEO for assistance...only for them to not know the headquarters is a bunch of rubble now. That, and the Superfriends are also trying to get Kara out of the Phantom Zone.

* YoungFutureFamousPeople: Nate is seen talking with Music/DavidBowie about the woes of his doomed relationship with Zari 1.0, which becomes relevant when he begins singing about witnessing Sara's abduction.

* EvolvingCredits: The new intro, in addiction to a rearranged theme from last season, shows new snippets of the team; including Astra and new main cast members Behrad, Gary, and Spooner.

* CallBack: Nate mentions [[Series/CrisisOnEarthX the fling Sara had with Alex Danvers]] to Ava, which appears to have occurred Post-Crisis as well.

--> '''Astra''': (''in annoyance'') What an ass.\\

* NoodleIncident: Constantine resurrected Aleister Crowley and trapped him somewhere on Earth, but this is hardly touched upon.

* EatingTheEyeCandy: Astra obviously finds David Bowie handsome.

* LiteralMinded: When Sara tells Gary to tell him about "the ship" (meaning, the Alien ship they are on right now), Gary proceeds to talk about [[{{Shipping}} AvaLance]].

* CrazyPrepared: Spooner is beyond prepared for dealing with another encounter, even wearing tinfoil cowboy hats.

* WackyMarriageProposal: Upon learning in a video that Sara planned to propose to Ava, she accepts it when managing to reach out to her light years away.

* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Sara releases aliens into the temporal zone while attempting to eject Kayla. The Legends take as a sign that Sara's out there.

* YourPrincessIsInAnotherCastle: After Kayla's defeat, Sara and Gary try to go through the breach to the Temporal Zone, but the breach closes and they couldn't make it in time

** Zari almost retches when she sees the cocoon in Gary's room.

** Charlie, in what is perhaps her last appearance, in David Bowie's video of the concert in the Season 5 finale.
** The KillerRabbit form of Marchosias, of all things, in one of the pictures in Gary's bedroom.

* YouAreInCommandNow: With Sara's abduction, Ava is left in charge of the Legends.