3x17 Guest Starring John Noble

I'm so sad this show is ending. I can't get enough of it. This show keeps me alive on Mondays.

This season is the epitome of wackiness and yet, I never know what to expect. Each episode includes lots of crazy stuff for each one of the characters and yet, they manage to make it all work. Kudos to them!

So this episode we had: Young Obama, tiny Grodd, Damien being heartbroken and switching sides to help save her daughter, Ava and Rip's heartbreaking talk, Rip being a cold bastard, Sara trusting Damien, Nate learning Amaya erased her memories of him, Old Amaya and her daughter, Mallus being freed and killing Nora in the process. And on top of that, Ray got John Noble to play himself while dressed as Denethor recording lines for Mallus in the set of The Lord of the Rings. I can't believe that last bit just happened. It was brilliantly absurd. Btw, Ray's reaction to John Noble labelling his lines as crap was priceless. It had me on stitches.

I feel like this episode had two clear parts. The first half was pure fun, nonsense as always, but fun anyway. The second half, however, was devastating. I feel like a burden felt on me and I can't get it off of me. The Amaya plotline was si freaking sad and learning that she actually erased her memory to forget all things Nate crushed my soul in a million pieces. These two are one of the best couples in the Arrowverse. Zero drama and pure love. I'm inclined to believe that somehow, Nate died and Amaya erased her memory of him in order to to be hurt. I refuse to believe that she dumped him because protecting her village was her destiny. I don't want to believe that.

However, the scene that crushed my soul was Ava demanding answers from Rip. Honestly, when she said "I wasn't even your first choice" I feel a rock in my head that prevented me to move anywhere. Rip, you heartless bastard, what he said to Ava...God, I got so angry. Does he even know what humanity means? How could he say something as atrocious as this in such a moment? That bastard. It's like he doesn't think his agents are even people. And I got the impression that Rip's still hiding something from her.

Darhk talking about how much he loves her daughter and crying (which I thought was impossible) was also heartbreaking. I feel like the end of the episode was you get heartbroken, and you get heartbroken, everybody gets heartbroken.

Ray was adorable again. His song was too catchy and his one liners were the best. "Run, Barry, run", lol. I expected more from the Grodd-Obama stuff, but it was entertaining. Grodd's "Make America Grodd again" was a little bit on the nose, but it got a giggle out of me. I love that Mick keeps on using his gun when he's got a totem that makes him produce actual fire.

The exchange of the episode goes to Ray and Darhk.

Ray: "Nora and I have a connection"
Darhk: stares at him with the intention of killing him
Ray: "Not that kind of connection"

Ray: "That's it. What if I got inside Nora?
Darhk: stares at him with the intention of killing him
Ray:" Not like that!"

Darhk was fantastic this episode. His pretend acting had me in stitches. He did what the Legends do best: fuck up. I can't get enough if this Damien Darhk. And when he said that if he could take it all back he would, it felt like the writers were apologizing for killing off Laurel.

That ending scene was both beautiful and disturbing. So that's Mallus...he's just...how can I put it...freaking beautiful. I wasn't expecting him to be like this at all. Turns out he's just a big ass demon after all. I guess that's where the CGI budget went. I'm only disappointed that Gary didn't turn out to be Mallus, which can only mean that he's gonna bote the dust in the finale.

Did anyone else notice that when Mallus was being freed Nora's head just, kind of, fell off? It was disturbing and uncanning to say the least. That transformation was scary.

Old Amaya's make-up was great and so were Obama's mannerisms and way of talking. The actor did a great job.

I'm so hyped for the finale. It's gonna be crammed up with a whole bunch of characters. And what better stage than the Wild West? It wouldn't be a season of Legends without Jonah Hex.