Line #24 Recap/LegendsOfTomorrowS3E15NecromancingTheStone


1	Mallus has taken full control of Sara via the power of the Death Totem, and the Legends and Ava turn to Constantine to help get her back.
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6	* AmbiguouslyBi: Gary, who has a crush on Ava, is ''really'' happy when Constantine kisses him.
7	* AndImTheQueenOfSheba: When Ava says that Sara isn't damaged, Constantine replies "And I'm the bloody Pope."
8	* TheBigDamnKiss: Constantine plants one on Gary!
9	* BreakHerHeartToSaveHer: Sara breaks up with Ava at the end of the episode because she thinks she is not good enough for her and to keep her safe.
10	* BrutalHonesty: When asked by Sara if he would've traded her to Mallus to [[MyGreatestFailure save the real Astra]], Constantine says that he would've without hesitation.
11	* TheBusCameBack: Once again, Constantine is back to help the Legends.
12	* CrazyPrepared: For some reason, Constantine keeps a severed barefoot in his back coat pocket, apparently just in case he needs it for a spell.
13	* CurbStompBattle: Upon getting the powers of the Fire Totem, Mick easily overwhelms Mallus-possessed Sara.
14	* DemonicHeadShake: The little girl in Sara's NightmareSequence does this right before Sara wakes up.
15	* DemonicPossession: Mallus takes control of Sara. And instead of having the RedEyesTakeWarning like Nora, Sara looks like a zombie.
16	* DiscardAndDraw: Mick's heat gun is destroyed by Mallus-possessed Sara, but he gains the power of the Fire Totem soon afterwards.
17	* DistressedDude: Ray is critically wounded by a possessed Sara and out of commission for the bulk of the episode.
18	* EmpoweredBadassNormal: With the Fire Totem, Mick is now capable of Pyrokinesis.
19	* FaceHeelTurn: The Sixth Tribe of Zambesi. After they were given the Death Totem they sided with Mallus.
20	* ForgotAboutHisPowers: Nate doesn't steel up once, not even when he's being beaten by a hallucination of his grandfather (although the latter case could be him being too emotionally compromised).
21	* FriendshipMoment: Gary inviting Constantine to his ''D&D'' game, and Constantine joining in wholeheartedly.
22	* GenreSavvy: Gary's comparison of the Legends to his ''D&D'' campaign ultimately gives Constantine the idea of casting a locator spell on the Death totem to find Sara.
23	* GilliganCut: Just when Gary talks about the Legends being just fine [[LetsSplitUpGang as long as they don't split up]], the camera cuts to them doing [[GenreBlindness exactly that]].
24	* IKnowYoureInThereSomewhereFight: The entire episode is essentially a big one.
25	* LeaningOnTheFourthWall: After the conflict has been resolved, Sara mentions offhandedly setting a space in the ship aside for Constantine given how he keeps popping aboard, and he states the offer is tempting. In Season 4, Constantine became a series regular.
26	* TheMissusAndTheEx: Constantine's and Ava's interactions are rife with this dynamic when they're busy trying to figure out how to track down Sara.
27	* MundaneUtility: Mick uses his new pyrokinetic powers to give Constantine a light.
28	* MythologyGag:
29	** Wally telling fake Jesse that one day he's going to fall in love with someone else seems specifically a nod to his OneTrueLove in the comics, Linda Park.
30	** Mick getting an upgrade and becoming a straight-up Pyrokinetic seems like a nod to the AdaptationalSuperpowerChange the character received in the New 52 ''Flash'' run, where he gained such abilities instead of relying on his typical FireBreathingWeapon and kept them until ''ComicBook/ForeverEvil2013''.
31	* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: Mallus gives Nate a vicious one, in the disguise of his grandfather Commander Steel.
32	* NoSell:
33	** Mallus impersonates Astra to try to trick Constantine to release him. Constantine's much too experienced and savvy to fall for it.
34	** On the flipside, John's attempts to use holy water and the holy cross to exorcise Mallus fail miserably as they did last time.
35	* NoodleImplements: Constantine is first found chasing a chicken around an apartment, which has something to do with the son of the woman helping him getting married.
36	* NoodleIncident:
37	** Zari tries and fails to warn Wally that Mick sleeps in the nude. In other words, she also learned about this habit ''somehow''.
38	** Constantine won his apartment in a duel. It's perfectly legal, so he says.
39	* OddFriendship: Constantine and Gary really hit off in this episode.
40	* OminousLatinChanting: Plays prominently as Sara slowly reaches at the totem, though the subtitles call it a "dramatic Latin choir".
41	* PlayingWithFire: Mick gains control of the restored Fire Totem. Of all the Legends, a pyromaniac is the natural choice to wield it.
42	* PopCulturePunEpisodeTitle: Based on ''Film/RomancingTheStone''.
43	* TheReveal: Constantine's been doing some digging about the Sixth Tribe and the Death Totem, and thanks to the Zambesi Shaman he found out a lot. They turned traitor by using the power of their totem to ally with Mallus -- which is why Mallus has control over it. The five remaining tribes joined forces to stop them.
44	* ShoutOut:
45	** Sara's appearance under Mallus's control makes her look like a zombie straight out of ''Series/IZombie''. Since both shows are on The CW, that may have been intentional.
46	** Gary comparing the situation the Legends are in to a game of ''D&D'' he and his friends played echos ''Series/StrangerThings''.
47	** "[[Film/{{Jaws}} We're gonna need a bigger medbay.]]"
48	** John yells in exasperation that his business card says "Master of the Dark Arts", and that he's not "[[Series/DoctorWho Doctor bloody what's-his-face]]".
49	-->'''Ava and Gary:''' Who?\
50	'''Constantine:''' [[WhosOnFirst Exactly.]]
51	* SkewedPriorities: Ava gets quite annoyed when John and Gary suddenly start talking about Beebo when discussing what to do with Sara.
52	* SleepsInTheNude: Wally finds out the hard way that Mick sleeps in this manner when he has to get the latter out of bed for a briefing.
53	* UnPerson: The Sixth Tribe of Zambesi was stricken from history for a very good reason -- they misused the Death Totem and sided ''with'' Mallus, while the other five joined forces to banish him.
54	* TheWorfEffect: After showing his ability to effortlessly help the Legends the past couple of episodes, Wally is the first person to be taken out by a Mallus-possessed Sara.
55	* WeCanRuleTogether: Nora appears to Sara in Mallus's dimension and tries to convince her to join them.
56	* YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre:
57	** Amaya convinces Mick to wear the Fire Totem, despite his fear of turning evil, by claiming that he was tempted to the dark side many times but ultimately chose the light.
58	** Ava tries to convince Sara of this after she was possessed by Mallus, but Sara refuses to believe it and breaks up with her.

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