Right? That makes so much more sense.

It’s not prescient if the same shit has been happening for decades.

My favorite part of it is when he uses air quotes around “Legends”.

I’d be down for a Mother Panic series.

I’m happy Behrad is sticking around. There were probably a hundred ways it could have come off as stupid, but they did a great job of making him feel like a vital part of the team from the beginning.

I noticed that at first and just thought maybe Nandor doesn’t like vaping, I don’t know.

Yes, everybody looked cool and good in the period costuming, but I think a special shout-out goes to Mack in that hat. They picked the exact right style for him. Sharp as hell.

Oh shit, you’re right!

Basically every time Colin Robinson turns to the camera and smiles, I laugh.

“Kokomo” by the Beach Boys

I guess I still have the memories of how weirdly rushed it all felt, makes it hard for me to buy their collapsed-timelines-cannot-contain-it true love or whatever.

It is a testament to both Tala Ashe’s talents, and the writing team’s, for differentiating the two Zaris so much that hearing and seeing the voice and mannerisms for Zari Prime in the body of NuZari threw me all the way off. That is some fine actressin’. Also I discovered I still don’t care much about her with Nate.

Very surprised this wasn’t included in the review.

Jon Cryer had my favorite moment in this episode, when Brainy was yelling at him “People could have died!” and Lex turns to him with a “dude, are you fucking serious?” look. For real though, Mr 12th-Level-Intellect, you think Lex Luthor gives a shit that his plan might hurt people?

In the comics Safiyah is indeed one of Kate’s exes, and she’s also involved with the Many Arms Of Death, which has been name-dropped once or twice, and that group employs The Rifle. If you’ll excuse me, I need to go push up my glasses.

I also prefer Zari Prime but I can learn to live with this version. I was relieved that she didn’t buy Astra’s blatant manipulation for a second.

They’ve found a way to have Tala Ashe wear something other than jeans and flannel and everybody is the better for it.

If it were Ray, the dog would try to tell him to murder, Ray would gently push back, they’d become best friends.

Even Nash got on the “Damn it, Barry” train this week. Bro you just got here, AND you were the Pariah, you don’t get to be this much of a shithead to anyone.

I’ve heard this described as “the Platonic ideal of a joke”.