Line #6 Recap/LegendsOfTomorrowS2E13LandOfTheLost


1	Rip forces Gideon to release him and destroys the amulet, preventing the Legends from learning where the last fragment of the Spear of Destiny and Nate's grandfather is and causing the ''Waverider'' to crash in the Cretaceous.
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6	* AdventurerOutfit: Ray dons an Franchise/IndianaJones-esque ensemble for his excursion into the Cretaceous.
7	* AlwaysClose: Jax manages to reboot the ''Waverider'' with ten seconds remaining on the SelfDestructMechanism countdown.
8	* AnimalNemesis: Gertrude was one for Ray during his time in the Cretaceous, as he once ate one of her eggs.
9	* BeautifulAllAlong: Both Jax and Sara are astonished at Gideon's physical avatar.
10	* BecauseDestinySaysSo: Ray's reasons why Nate shouldn't get involved with Amaya - she'll eventually return to Africa and [[WesternAnimation/{{Vixen}} her granddaughter Mari will take up her mantle]].
11	* TheBigDamnKiss: Rip and Gideon's mental avatar share one, as his MentalWorld collapses. Surprisingly the real world Gideon actually seems to be aware that the kiss transpired [[ShipTease and admits to having enjoyed it]].
12	* BottleEpisode: Just like last season, an episode is largely set on the ''Waverider'' (or in this case a mindscape that looks exactly like it) with no guest stars, if one doesn't count Gideon's voice actress appearing on screen.
13	* TheBusCameBack: Gertrude, the ''Tyrannosaurus rex'' that was chasing Ray in the season premiere, returns.
14	* CargoShip: If the fans didn't ship Rip and Gideon before they confess their love inside (and out?) of Rip's mind, then they probably do now.
15	* ContinuityNod:
16	** Ray makes a few towards ''WesternAnimation/{{Vixen}}'', mentioning Amaya's village getting destroyed, Mari ending up in foster care and himself meeting Mari.
17	** Ray also mentions his past relationship with Kendra when advising Nate over his budding relationship with Amaya.
18	** Mick mentions the Time Masters' past attempts to brainwash him.
19	** The first thing Jax and Sara see inside Rip's mind are Vandal Savage's {{Praetorian Guard}}s.
20	* ContrivedCoincidence: Discussed. When Ray points out the apparent coincidence that they've arrived 69 million years in the past almost exactly when he'd been stranded there (and as they later find out, also where he'd been stranded) Gideon states it's not a coincidence at all: she'd taken the ship to the oldest destination it had been to.
21	* DamnYouMuscleMemory: When Gideon addresses the captain of the ship at the end of the episode, both Rip and Sara thank her for her information at the same exact time, in the same words. Sara just laughs it off and walks away.
22	* TheDayTheMusicLied: After Sara gave a RousingSpeech to Rip, the latter seemingly got his funk back and is about while triumphant music plays in the background. Turns out he still doesn't, and the background music ended in a scratching halt.
23	* DoomedByCanon: Ray explains that Nate has to not allow himself to fall deeper in love with Amaya as it might result to Mari being RetGone'd.
24	* DoubleEntendre: Right after kissing Gideon in his mind, the scene cuts to reality where Rip is grasping for air sounding like his grunting.
25	* DoubleMeaningTitle: The title references both [[Series/LandOfTheLost1974 the old TV series]] which also featured dinosaurs as well as the madness that is the inside of Rip's mind.
26	* FluffyTheTerrible: Ray named the local ''T. Rex'' "Gertrude".
27	* ForeignQueasine: Nate is not eager to try Ray's "world famous iguana soup."
28	* {{Foreshadowing}}: Mick tells Stein that the professor won't be around for much longer, so Jax has to be his own man and not have Stein babysit him all the time. [[spoiler:While he meant it in terms of Stein's advanced age, the prediction came [[Recap/LegendsOfTomorrowS3E8CrisisOnEarthXPart4 sooner than he anticipated]].]]
29	* GilliganCut: After being nearly chased out by Gertrude, Nate and Ray remark that the members left at the ''Waverider'' must be bored out of their minds at the moment. The scene cuts to Sara and Jax fighting their evil avatars inside Rip's mind.
30	* HereWeGoAgain: Ray is more annoyed than worried when the ''Waverider'' crashes again.
31	-->'''Ray:''' So we're crash landing again? Fantastic.
32	* HesBack: By the end of the episode, Rip Hunter has ''finally'' been restored to his old, heroic self, with all of his memories intact.
33	* HomoeroticSubtext: PlayedForLaughs. When Ray says [[AmbiguousSyntax [Nate] can't do it]], meaning [[ShippingTorpedo date Amaya]], Nate sarcastically asks if he means resist Ray's charm.
34	* ImStandingRightHere:
35	** At the end, when Nate is whispering to Amaya about how he thinks Gideon is still mad at him about berating her earlier, the latter notes that she can hear him.
36	** When Nate vents his frustration at the ship's computer, Gideon is annoyed and reminds him of her name.
37	* InterruptedIntimacy: Ray walks right into Nate and Amaya trying to kiss each other.
38	* JourneyToTheCenterOfTheMind: Using Time Master technology secretly stored on the ''Waverider'', Jax and Sara go into Rip's mind with the goals of both finding the last piece of the spear as well as hopefully freeing Rip from his brainwashing.
39	* MamaBear: Gertrude became ''very'' upset with Ray for stealing one of her eggs to eat and remembers his scent.
40	* MirrorMatch: Sara fights an evil version of herself in Rip's mind. Jax also faces an evil Firestorm, but since the evil Firestorm has his powers while the real Jax doesn't, he has a bit more trouble.
41	* MomentKiller: Ray deliberately sabotages Nate and Amaya's romantic moments to ensure Mari's existence.
42	* NegatedMomentOfAwesome: After Sara's RousingSpeech, Rip tries to tear down his prison door with a telekinetic push. It doesn't work.
43	* NoodleIncident:
44	** Nate and Amaya decide they really don't want to know how Ray obtained male ''T. rex'' urine.
45	** Based on Stein's reaction to the crash landing, Mick has tried to fly the ''Waverider'' before, with less than ideal results.
46	* NotSoDifferentRemark: Mick acknowledges this between him and Stein, in that they both, in their own way, have (or in Mick's case, had) a partner they care about. He does this to try to calm down the professor when Jax's heart is beating very fast on his JourneyToTheCenterOfTheMind, and get him to "stop treating [Jax] like a kid, and start treating him like a partner," since Stein isn't going to be around much longer, and Jax has to learn to do things himself without him.
47	* OtherMeAnnoysMe: Sara is unimpressed with Rip's mental construct of her.
48	-->'''Sara:''' God, I'm a bitch in Rip's mind.
49	* OverrideCommand: Rip uses a voice code, "Spaniel, Broad, Tricycle," to force Gideon to release him and seize control of the ship, despite her begging him not to.
50	* PreAsskickingOneLiner: Sara prior to round two against her evil {{Doppelganger}}.
51	-->'''Sara:''' Looks like we're gonna have to kick our own asses.
52	* PsychicPowers: Rip has them in his mind.
53	* RealLifeWritesThePlot: Ray's ''T. rex'' friend Gertrude doesn't show up for most of the episode, with only her roars being heard. The real reason for this is the show's budget only allowed for a short amount of footage for a CGI ''T. Rex''.
54	* RecursiveCanon: An unusual example. Sara refers to her EvilCounterpart as "Bizarro-Me", a reference to the classic ''Franchise/{{Superman}}'' antagonist "Bizarro" that has entered the common lexicon. In ''[[Series/Supergirl2015 Supergirl]]'''s world, which [[TheMultiverse exists in]] the ''Series/{{Arrowverse}}'' as [[AlternateDimension Earth-38]], the name "Bizarro" was specifically coined by Cat Grant to refer to Maxwell Lord's EvilKnockoff of Supergirl (also possibly implying that Bizarro Super''man'' does not exist in this universe).
55	* RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver: Evil Firestorm's flames are red with an undertone of black.
56	* RedEyesTakeWarning: Evil Firestorm's eyes are red as opposed to his usual ProphetEyes.
57	* RetGone: The main reason Ray deliberately acts as a MomentKiller for Nate and Amaya is that he fears this trope will happen to Mari, Amaya's granddaughter.
58	* RippleEffectProofMemory: As Thawne & Co. didn't expect her to be much of a problem, Gideon retained her memories and personality within Rip's mind.
59	* RousingSpeech: Sara gives one to Rip in his mind. It helps snap him out of his funk, but not by a lot.
60	-->'''Sara:''' You sent the JSA on a mission to safeguard the Spear of Destiny. But the Legion has hunted down the fragments, all but one. Commander Steel has it, and [[ItsUpToYou only you]] know where he is. So you gotta get up, 'cause you're Captain [[PunctuatedForEmphasis Rip. Hunter.]] And this is your mind, ''your'' ship, [[RealityWarper your rules]].
61	* ScienceMarchesOn: Gertrude the Tyrannosaur is portrayed in the way the animal has traditionally been for the last few decades: bare skin and exposed teeth, while recent work has indicated a high probability it had at least some kind of feathers and very probably teeth hidden by lips. Partly justified by the show's budget, as feathers, being complex three-dimensional structures, would likely have been difficult and costly to animate.
62	* ShipTease: Rip and Gideon's mental selves share a BigDamnKiss right before Rip's MentalWorld collapses. Meanwhile the real world version of Gideon admits to remembering the kiss and enjoying it to which Rip agrees.
63	* ShoutOut:
64	** ''Film/JurassicParkIII'', with the urine NoodleIncident.
65	** ''Film/LandOfTheLost'', with the resident scientist having a SitcomArchnemesis relationship with a ''T. Rex''.
66	** ''Film/{{Castaway}}'', with Ray having created miniature models of the other Legends for company.
67	** The method used to get Sara and Jax into Rip's mind is taken straight out of ''Film/TheMatrix''.
68	** Just like [[Film/CaptainAmericaCivilWar Tony Stark]], Jax always thought of the resident RobotGirl as a redhead.
69	** Nate is [[WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes afraid of snakes]], just like [[Franchise/IndianaJones his hero]].
70	** Rip has been a companion to [[Series/DoctorWho someone]] who also got to [[Recap/DoctorWhoS32E4TheDoctorsWife kiss his spaceship]].In that series he was also married to a particularly stunning redhead.
71	** A 1914 cartoon by Creator/WinsorMcCay was called ''WesternAnimation/GertieTheDinosaur''.
72	** Nate likens Amaya to "an attractive Film/DoctorDolittle."
73	* SmugSnake: Unlike the human teammates, Eobard Thawne didn't reprogram the version of Gideon in Rip's mind as a potential threat, allowing her to be an ally to restore Rip's heroic self; this of course reflects his relationship with his own Gideon as she has no personality and he has no emotional attachment to her since she's just a tool to him and nothing more.
74	* SpaceshipGirl: Gideon takes on physical form (namely that of her voice actress, Creator/AmyPemberton) in Rip's mind.
75	* StarvingArtist / StarvingStudent: Discussed by Rip in reference to his time living as one.
76	-->'''Rip:''' It really is rather difficult to put weight on when you're a film student.
77	* StealthPun: Rip and Gideon's visual avatar got a ShipTease inside the visual avatar of the ''Waverider''.
78	* SureLetsGoWithThat: When Sara is at a loss for words after seeing [[SpaceshipGirl Gideon]], the latter asks if she means to say she's really "human," but Sara admits she was actually going to say "[[LesYay hot]]." She admits yes, human also works.
79	* ThrownOutTheAirlock: How Jax defeats his evil mental construct counterpart.
80	* TriggerPhrase: Evil Rip uses one which forces Gideon to shut down the ''Waverider''.
81	* VoiceOfTheLegion: All of the evil Legends that manifest in Rip's mind talk in a distorted voice.
82	* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: Nate is literally afraid of snakes.
83	* YouGetMeCoffee: While preparing to enter Rip's mind, Rory calls Professor Stein his assistant and demands the latter get him a beer.
84	* YourMindMakesItReal: If Sara and Jax die while in Rip's mind, they'll also die in reality.

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