DC's Legends of Tomorrow 4x02 "Witch Hunt" Episode Review
Major Spoilers are included in this episode review. Please Read with Caution.
The craziness is going bonkers! This second episode of season four is letting the magic go rampant and showing how “Disney” creatures are not even safe in this campy trip down the magical lane to Hell. This week has John Constantine officially joining the team and going up against the Fairy Godmother.
She’s 100% Disney edition but had grown tired of the princesses and their lack of disregard for the chaos magic can bring. Who in their right mind would wear glass slippers?
You’re right, Mama Cosma. The blisters would never go away. It’s funnier if you knew the actress, Jane Carr, also voiced Cosmo’s mother from the Fairly Odd Parents. I learned that in another episode review on Gizmo. Now I can’t unsee it or the fan fiction going through my head.
Fairy Godmother had great banter with John Constantine. I also enjoyed that she zapped his mouth away, then turned Ray and Mick into pigs. The look of a pig suited Mick, who did not have to change his lifestyle.
Zari is carrying the emotional arc of the episode and hopefully moving it forward for the rest of the season. She is tackling her issues, beyond the sarcasm, about how she can’t save her mother from her impending doom. She takes it out on some villagers but stops when she realizes how she was becoming like them.
This leads to the conclusion of the episode. Sara and Zari have butted heads over this problem in the past, but this time, Sara doesn’t lecture her. She offers Zari her support over their shared pain and dead loved ones. The friendship between these two ladies was underrated in the past season, but it looks like the current season is working to have them on the same page.
Girl Power!
John Constantine and Mick Rory are hating on each other. This is to be expected. I didn’t see this going any other way. Mick hated the previous English guy (Rip Hunter), so adding a little montage of them getting on each other’s nerves was brilliant.
Nate is moving his story to the Time Bureau. He wants to reconnect with his father, but dinner didn’t go well when he couldn’t pay the bill. Ava and Nate are paired up in this episode. I like this because Ava had to interact with other Legends that weren’t Sara Lance or involved her in any way. Now I believe Ava has other things going on beside checking in with the Legends all the time.
Time Bureau needs funding. We didn’t need to know they had a real budget or had to ask for government assistance, but we got it. Nate’s father is the one who will determine the funding, but things don’t go as planned because magic is bonkers! He needs proof!
Well, he got it when Nate steeled up with a naked Ray in his arms. Way to go for not reacting weird to any of that, Nate’s dad. They get the budget in the form of 1.something billion. I don’t remember the exact amount. The point is, magic is real and we need money!
Nate and his dad are back to reconnecting. Ray is sad to see his buddy leave (temporarily), but it’s all for the best. We didn’t need two of the same person. Ray and Nate were becoming too much alike in my opinion.
Who’s after John Constantine? What is he hiding from the Legends? Does he realize his outfit IS the superhero attire of John Constantine? I love that he’s on this show! He fits in so well with the crew and the current theme of the season. MAGIC FUGITIVES!