Star City, 2017
John Constantine arrives at a
mental hospital and a nurse tells him that visiting hours are over. He
casts a spell, entrancing her into believing that everything is normal,
and then goes to a room where a girl Emily cowers in the corner. John
introduces himself and Emily says that "he" says that she can't fight
him. The demonologist takes out a crucifix and holy water and begins an
exorcism, and the entity possessing Emily tells John that she can't save
Constantine just like he couldn't save Astra. John continues the
exorcism but the entity—Mallus—says that Sara Lance's soul is taking
Emily's place.
A doctor and two orderlies come in, and John
entrances all of them with a coin. When it drops to the floor, John has
slipped away. He goes down the corridor, wondering what Sara has gotten
herself into.
Later, John finds Sara and Waverider in
Central City and tells her what happened. She takes him to the Legends
and John explains that he's a warlock, and notices that Amaya is wearing
the Anansi Totem. Jon asks about Leo, who says that he's spoken for.
Mick goes to watch TV.
In the lab, Ray and Zari are working on a
new nanite pistol to take down Damien. When Ray mentions Martin, the
two of them hesitate.
John relates what the demon told him
about Sara, and Sara insists that she doesn't need saving. Nate mentions
Mallus and John says that he can use the demon's name to cast him out
of Emily. As he leaves, Sara says that they've been fighting Mallus and
Emily might help them destroy Mallus. John refuses, reminding Sara that
he gave her her soul, and she figures that's why she should help them.
The Legends fly Waverider to
the mental hospital and Gideon says that Ava is calling. Sara takes the
call and Ava says that she's still waiting to meet with Bennett and
nobody believes that Mallus is real. Sara suggests that they get a glass
of wine together and Sara quickly signs off. Leo is watching and says
that Ava clearly has a crush on Sara and called just to talk to Sara. He
points out the courtship signals, and Sara insists that they're
different people.
Sara, Nate, Leo, John, and Amaya enter the hospital posing as doctors, while Ray and Zari monitor them from Waverider.
They take Emily out of her room, and Sara knocks out the orderlies when
they try to stop them. Water floods into the hallway and Amaya realizes
that it's Kuasa. She tells the others to go on, and then turns to face
her ancestor. Kuasa says that she has to protect the moment when Mallus
takes Emily, and knocks Amaya down.
The others wheel Emily into
an empty room, and Zari confirms via the computer that "Emily" is
really Nora Darhk. After Green Arrow killed Damien, Nora was placed into
Child Protection Services and her name was changed. Nora is drugged
unconscious, and Leo gives Nate his cold gun and then goes to get some
adrenaline.
Amaya and Kuasa continue fighting and Kuasa breaks
Amaya's arm. Nate fires at Kuasa and misses with the first shot, and
freezes her with his second shot. They take her frozen water form to Waverider.
John draws the Triangle of Solomon to contain Mallus within Nora. Leo
returns with the adrenaline and Sara shots off her comm. She then
injects Nora with the adrenaline, waking her up. Sara asks what the
voices in Nora's head are saying, and she mutters "the six". John orders
Sara out of the Triangle and then summons Mallus. The room shakes and
Nora levitates into the air. Mallus possesses her body and says that
he's been expecting Sara, and promises that soon she'll inhabit his
world. John begins the exorcism but Mallus just laughs and steps out of
the Triangle. Mallus blasts all three of them back, and Mallus writes an
incantation on the floor, teleporting them all away. Nora's doctor,
Ellen Moore, comes in and Nora says that they were trying to help her
but Mallus has them.
John, Leo, and Sara find themselves in the
mental hospital... ono January 6, 1969. The younger version of Moore
arrives, and Sara says that she can't communicate with the others
without special equipment. She says a painting and recognizes it from
2017, and says that they can send a message to the others using it.
Ray and Zari ask Mick if he's heard from the others, while Nate and
Amaya arrive after dropping off Kuasa in the brig. Amaya refuses to
accept that her granddaughter is in football, and Mick tells Ray and
Zari to find their missing friends, while Nate does research and Amaya
gets her arm treated in the medbay.
At the mental hospital, Ray
takes Zari in while posing as a doctor. Zari sees the wreckage in the
room where they performed the exorcism, and sees the Triangle on the
floor. They send him a photo and Gideon identifies it as a runic symbol
used for temporal manipulation. Nate looks for them in the historical
records, while Zari sees Nora. She and Ray question the girl and Zari
says that she's been in a mental hospital before. Zari asks about their
friends, and Nora tells them that Mallus took over and she won't be able
to stop him the next time. Ray warns Zari that they can't take Nora
out, but Zari figures they should take her somewhere sunny and boring.
In 1969, Sara hears Mallus in her head saying that she's getting
closer. They go thought to the room and the lights flicker, and Sara
hears Nora calling to her. The wall bulges out at her, and John warns
her that going to the dark side leaves traces. He says that Sara can't
let Mallus use him, and they hide in a laundry room. Leo goes to put the
message on the painting, and an orderly injects him with a sedative.
Moore reads the message and tells the orderlies to take Leo to the
operating room.
Sara continues hallucinating, and John tells
her that Mallus is using her darkest emotions against her. He casts a
spell to shake off Mallus' influence, and she says that she thought it
was all over. John explains that he damned his soul to Hell when he
failed to save Astra from possession. He asks if Sara has forgiven
herself for her sins, and Sara tells him that she doesn't deserve
forgiveness. After a moment they continue on and John gives her a rune
to keep demons at bay and then have sex.
Amaya remembers the
Elder telling her that she needs to protect the Heir, and thaws out
Kuasa Kuasa call Amaya grandmother, and points out that Amaya chooses
not to protect her people. Amaya insists that she can't interfere with
her fate, and Kuasa calls her a coward. She says that Amaya was a
wonderful grandmother but one night the men came and murdered Amaya,
then burned Zambasi to the ground. Her mother ran with Mari and
abandoned Kuasa. Amaya insists that her daughter thought Kuasa was dead,
but Kuasa says that she was alone and learned to embrace the pain. She
made a deal with Damien, who offered her a chance to protect Zambasi and
save Amaya's life.
Ray and Zari take Nora to Jitters to give her a chance to feel normal. Once Nora takes a seat, ray says that they need a plan.
Moore prepares to perform a transorbital lobotomy on Leo. Sara and John
burst in and knock Moore out, and Sara suggests that they cast the same
spell Mallus used. She figures that if John summons Mallus then she can
use his power to cast the spell.
Nora is playing phone games
with Zari and Ray, and Nora sees a newscast about Oliver. There's
footage of Oliver killing Damien two years ago, and Mallus takes Nora's
body. He says that Nora was his and screams, and everyone in Jitters
stares at her. Zari tells Nora to fight Mallus, but Mallus slams Nora's
head into the table repeatedly and says that she feels nothing. The
building shakes and Ray yells at the customers to get out. He tells
Mallus to let Nora go, and Mallus sends objects flying.
Mick is busy watching football, and Nate joins him. He finally tells Nate that Amaya is talking to Kuasa.
Amaya tells Kuasa that the Elder told her to protect Kuasa. She enters
the cell and says that Kuasa is family. Nate runs in and Amaya tells him
to put the cold gun down. Kuasa blasts him with water.
Sara insists that she has to let Mallus in, and John lays down the ash of a phoenix to contain Mallus in a circle.
Kuasa tosses Nate across the room and prepares to kill him. Amaya grabs the cold gun and orders her to let Nate go.
Sara finds herself back in the Mallus reality as John casts the
summoning. She draws the rune and it appears on the floor in 1969. Sara
hears Nora crying and looks for her in the mist. She finds the girl and
realizes that Mallus is possessing her as well.
Ray tries to
get through to Nora, but Mallus shoves him away. Zari grabs Nora by the
wrist and the skin burns. Mallus realizes that Zari is one of the six
and levitates broken glass to throw at her.
Sara tells Nora that she can fight the darkness and she knows because she fights it every day. Nora nods in agreement.
Nora takes control of her body and the glass drops to the floor. Sara
goes back to drawing the rune and then powers it, and Leo and John grab
her. They appear in 2017 and John realizes that Sara is unconscious. He
begs her to come back to him, and she wakes up.
Kuasa tells
Amaya to kill her and change her fate. Amaya sets the gun down and says
that Nate can help her save Kuasa so that she can go home. After a
moment, Kuasa releases Nate and tells Amaya not to disappoint her, then
transforms into water and leaves.
Back in her room, Ray and
Zari assure Nora that it wasn't home and they'll find her a home. Damien
comes in and greets his daughter. Nora is shocked to see that Damien is
alive, and says that Ray and Zari kept her safe. Damien tells her that
they're afraid of what she is, and insists that Mallus is her savior. He
tells Nora to accept Mallus' power so he'll bring him back. Damien
paralyzes Ray and Zari when they protest, and Nora goes to him. He tells
her that they will have to part but someone will give her a home, and
Moore comes in and says that the Order will help her work with Mallus to
bring Damien back for good. As Damien goes, he releases Ray and Zari
from their paralysis.
The heroes regroup on Waverider,
and John makes sure that Sara is free of Mallus' influence. Zari
describes what Mallus said, and John figures the Totems are the way to
stop Mallus. Amaya points out that there are only five totems that she
knows of, and John says that he'll do some research to find the sixth.
As he goes, Sara thanks him for helping her with Mallus. He says that it
was good for him, too, and tells her to give him a call if she needs
his "help" again. Sara thanks him for the shag and walks off, and John
chuckles.
As Ray helps John out, John asks him about the
anti-magic nanite gun he was making. He tells Ray to keep the gun
nearby, and warns that they'll need the gun when Sara eventually
succumbs to Mallus' influence.
Mick is watching football when
Leo comes in and asks for his attention. Leo says that he's grateful for
tagging along with the Legends and is proud to know him, but he's
saying goodbye. Mick awkwardly hugs him while watching the game. Sara
comes in and points out that Mick is still watching the gun, and Leo
explains that Ray asked him to marry him. As Leo goes, Mick tells him
that he'll see him around.
Sara calls Ava and says that she just wanted to compare notes. She invites Ava to come to Waverider, but Ava tells her that Rip has escaped.
Written by Gadfly on Feb 16, 2018