I agree this was a fun episode and the ET (and a little "Stranger Things") references where great.
One thing really bothered me though - They are travelling in a time machine, why the heck was it so important to Stein to do anything so he won't miss the birth of his grandson?. With a time machine he could go back to any minute he wants!
Man, I already love Zari. The way she figured out the whole team at the beginning was hilarious and 100% accurate (also, Mick was so pleased with himself, I love one (1) man). But while she acts all sarcastic and whatnot most of the time, deep down she's a total softie. Her interactions with little Ray (that British accent!) were precious. I wonder if she's going to be wearing that white costume into battle from now on, or if it was just for Halloween purposes. Either way, it looked cool.
The little Dominator was absolutely stinking cute and I want one. If only there was any way to stop it from growing up because the Mominator was UGLY. The way she cuddled her kid was sweet though.
The federal agents singing with both Rays and Gumball bobbing their heads in sync was so freaking adorable and one of the best moments of the episode.
All the E.T references were awesome. Especially the shot of little Ray riding his bike in the sky with a full moon in the background. Iconic.
Welcome to the world, baby Ronnie (I'm not crying, you're crying)! It's going to be a wild ride.
Jax, whatever you're doing, stop it right now. No one's breaking up Firestorm, not on my watch. I love my team and I want it to stay the way it is.
Young Ray is soooo precious!
Another silly and totally fun outing. And the bad guys doing the SINGING IN THE RAIN dance number was a thing of beauty. I'll say it again: this show is by far the most entertaining of the CW superhero shows.
This the best episode in this show,it got everything aliens,action,kids drama,nice easter eggs and most importantly is time travel.
Okay, so this episode did have a few real causality/realism issues:
And, of course, there's the one we could apply to most episodes: When they've first determined that Ray has met and brought home a Dominator baby, and has been significantly altering his behavior for at least a couple of days, shouldn't they time-hop back a few days, look for the point at which Ray met the Dominator, and fix things as close to the source of the divergence as possible? Or would that make too much sense?
But, somehow, this being DC's Legends of Tomorrow, in the end, none of that really mattered all that much, and this was (IMO) one of this series's more fun and entertaining episodes. Go figure. Sometimes they really do screw things up for the better, or at least for the better entertainment of us viewers. :-)
There're so many amusing, cute, and LOLable moments in this one. I won't attempt to list them all (others already largely have anyway), but one will oddly stick with me and I will have to tell my huge-stage-musical-fan wife about*:
Sara Lance: Is that music?
Ray Palmer: Yeah, "Singin' in the Rain". Only the best musical ever.
Mick Rory: Not as good as "Fiddler on the Roof".
[Sara and Martin both look at Mick strangely]
Mick Rory: I love that show.
[Mick sees Sara and Martin looking at him]
Mick Rory: What?
Yeah, Mick. You keep us guessing. Little surprises like this are sooo worth it.
*Edit: She doesn't watch this show regularly (more of a The Flash fan), but she knows who the characters all are. And she did indeed find even my second-hand description of this scene utterly hilarious.
Definitely the best episode so far! Amazing! Just amazing! Watch it now!!
On of my favorite episodes!
Singing in the Rain sequences had me roaring with laughter!!! Great episode!
Is there a cougar in the premises?
Ooooh, I see what you did, there.
Best episode in a long time, undoubtedly!
A Dominator loosing its child...on Earth.... yeah! Highly unlikely. Dominator queen reading Sarah's memories....seing how domimators lose the battle in the future....and that has no consequences...yeah...well...why not...its a show right?
Review by VeroBlockedParentSpoilers2017-11-01T16:12:47Z
ET gets a remake! What a great episode! Definitely one of the best ones I've seen! So much cuteness in just 42 minutes and now I have alien goo in my eyes!
"Isn't that adorable!" Ray "cinnamon roll" Palmer is just simply adorable. The more I know about his childhood the more I fall in love with his character. Gumball was simply lovely! That cute little baby dominator! That head-bobbing while watching Singing in the Rain. Gold. I was looking forward for some insight into Ray's childhood and backstory and here it is.
It was surprisingly emotional. I connect with little Ray in every way possible. His words really pierced my heart. Props for the actor who plays young Ray. He made me laugh, he made me cry and he definitely won my heart.
Zari's character development was perfect. She was great. She being supportive of little Ray was cool. She's so much fun and her dynamic with the team was great as well. She's a great addition to the team.
I really loved Stein's interactions with Jax and calling him family, especially know that we know Victor Garber is leaving the show. And he named his grandson Ronnie! Cute.
I love the writers of this show and the big nerds they are. So many E.T. references. This touched my heart. So many emotions. I loved the flying bicycle scene. That was breathtaking.
MiB agents randomly start singing. This is the show! It was a WTF scene but boy, did I enjoy it! I lost it the minute they said "good morning". This just proves that the show can do whatever they want even if that doesn't make any sense. They don't hold anything.
The Mommynator scenes with Nate were just golden. "I'm gonna brush my teeth forever", lol. Nate was great. His Biff Tannen outfit while waxing the DeLorean was perfect. I love BTTF and I hope they do an episode inspired on it.
That scenes with all of them suited-up was awesome. Zari's suit is amazing. I love that it's loosely based on Isis. I loved Rory robbing candy from those bullies. This show is just awesome!