Into The Arrowverse: The Flash zooms back after post-Crisis hiatus

Pictured: Jes Macallen as Ava Sharpe — Photo: Dean Buscher/The CW

DC’s Legends of Tomorrow Episode 502: “Miss Me, Kiss Me, Love Me”

Strap in, Legends, we’re heading to the Golden Age of Hollywood this week! Oh, how I love this era! And there’s no Arrowverse show better suited to take us back to that time then DC’s Legends of Tomorrow.

I’ve come to notice that even when the story within a Legends episode isn’t that great, the cast more than makes up for it. It has been my favorite Arrowverse show since its second season, and two episodes into its fifth season, it hasn’t missed a beat.

As I mentioned, this week, we head to 1947 Hollywood after Constantine’s trip to hell reveals that Astra has released dead souls back onto Earth. One of the returned dead is mobster Bugsy Siegel.

Constantine, Sara and Ray tackle this dilemma by posing as private investigators when Bugsy’s girlfriend shows up asking for help. I loved seeing how the trio took on 1947; trust me when I say it was hilarious. Sara posed as a gossip reporter while Constantine put on an American accent. (So weird, right?) There’s something about this cast and their chemistry that just works in most any situation.

The Legends take down Bugsy, as expected, but along the way, we get some insight into another character who is going through a lot of changes: Ava. She was once in charge of the Time Bureau, but circumstances have changed drastically. She’s now taking a smaller role with the Legends, which has made her feel useless.

This is why, in an effort to create a diversion, a very drunk Ava performs Bell Biv DeVoe’s “Poison.” Seeing Ava live her best life is delightful, for us and for her.

Constantine’s arc ends on a complicated note. Bugsy blows up his girlfriend Jeanie’s car in an effort to head off any blackmail attempts, which prompts a very angry Constantine to take Bugsy to hell. But spoiler alert, he does not kill Astra as he probably should have.

I think my favorite part of the episode was Zari’s return, which is why I saved it for last. We haven’t seen her since history was altered to write her out and replace her with her brother Behrad. None of the Legends recognize her, but because of a cryptic message from a glitching Gideon, Nate is onto something. He joins Behrad on a trip home and comes face-to-face with Zari (if she was never a Legend), and she’s very different than what we remember. She’s a social media influencer with millions of followers, and the complete opposite of the Zari we love. I do hope we get her back at some point!

Nate recognizes Zari from the video Gideon showed him, but it’s hard for him to figure out what it all means. But after he mentions something about Behrad and Zari’s family totem, Zari is onto whatever her brother is hiding. Before she can tell their parents anything, Nate and Behrad take her onto the Waverider.

It’s the reunion we’ve been waiting a long time for. Will anything come of it? I’m crossing my fingers for the return of old Zari — should we start a petition?

Grade: B+

And that’s a wrap on the short week of Arrowverse shows! The Flash certainly had a lot to fill us in on in a post-Crisis world, and I’m super excited to see where Iris’ new arc takes us, especially if it involves Mirror Master. I love the Flash’s Rogues Gallery, and if a post-Crisis world is going to give us that, I’m ready!

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