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{{Quote|I broke into the [[Sumner Asylum|looney bin]] to perform an exorcism. And while I was at it, [[Mallus|that demon]] called your name. Said you'd soon be slipping into the dark. And I figured if [[Nora Darhk|Emily]]'s demon knows you on a first name basis, you might know something that can help me save you both.|[[John Constantine]] to [[Sara Lance]]}}
 
{{Episode
  
{{Episode
 
|name= Daddy Darhkest
  
|name= Daddy Darhkest
 
|image= Nora reunites with her father.png
  
|image= Nora reunites with her father.png
 
|titlecard= Daddy Darhkest title card.png
  
|titlecard= Daddy Darhkest title card.png
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|season=3
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|epnum=10
 
|number= 43
  
|number= 43
 
|airdate= February 12, 2018
  
|airdate= February 12, 2018
 
|writer= [[Keto Shimizu]]<br/>[[Matthew Maala]]
  
|writer= [[Keto Shimizu]]<br/>[[Matthew Maala]]
 
|director= [[Dermott Downs]]
  
|director= [[Dermott Downs]]
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|guests= [[Neal McDonough]] as [[Damien Darhk]] ''(special appearance by)''<br>[[Wentworth Miller]] as [[Leo Snart]] ''(special appearance by)''<br>[[Matt Ryan]] as [[John Constantine]] ''(special guest star)''<br>[[John Noble]] as [[Mallus]]<br>[[Tracy Ifeachor]] as [[Kuasa]]<br>[[Madeleine Arthur]] as Young [[Nora Darhk]]<br>Annabel Marshall-Roth as Young Dr. Moore<br>Marilyn Norry as Dr. Ellen Moore
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|guests= [[Neal McDonough]] as [[Damien Darhk]] ''(special appearance by)''<br>[[Wentworth Miller]] as [[Leo Snart]] ''(special appearance by)''<br>[[Matt Ryan]] as [[John Constantine]] ''(special guest star)''<br>[[John Noble]] as [[Mallus]] <small>(voice)</small><br>[[Tracy Ifeachor]] as [[Kuasa]]<br>[[Madeleine Arthur]] as Young [[Nora Darhk]]<br>Annabel Marshall-Roth as Young Dr. Moore<br>Marilyn Norry as Dr. Ellen Moore
 
|before= {{Ep|Beebo the God of War}}
  
|before= {{Ep|Beebo the God of War}}
 
|after= {{Ep|Here I Go Again}}
  
|after= {{Ep|Here I Go Again}}
 
|show= DC's Legends of Tomorrow
  
|show= DC's Legends of Tomorrow
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}}"'''Daddy Darhkest'''" is the tenth episode of the [[Season 3 (DC's Legends of Tomorrow)|third season]] of ''[[DC's Legends of Tomorrow]]'' and the forty-third episode overall. It aired on February 12, 2018.
  
   
 
== Synopsis ==
  
== Synopsis ==
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After [[Sara Lance|Sara]]'s encounter with [[Mallus]], the [[Legends]] are paid a visit by [[John Constantine]], a demonologist detective. The Legends agree to accompany him to a present-day psychiatric hospital and they are surprised to discover who Constantine is trying to help. During the exorcism, Sara, [[Leo Snart|Leo]] and Constantine go missing, leaving [[Ray Palmer|Ray]] and [[Zari Tomaz|Zari]] to try to take care of Constantine’s client. Meanwhile, [[Amaya Jiwe|Amaya]] and [[Nate Heywood|Nate]] once again come face to face with [[Kuasa]].<ref>[http://dclegendstv.com/2018/01/24/photos-john-constantine-returns-in-daddy-darhkest/ ''Photos: John Constantine Returns in “Daddy Darhkest”'' - DCLegendsTV]</ref>
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{{Synopsis|After [[Sara Lance|Sara]]'s encounter with [[Mallus]], the [[Legends]] are paid a visit by [[John Constantine]], a demonologist detective. The Legends agree to accompany him to a present-day [[Sumner Asylum|psychiatric hospital]] and they are surprised to discover who Constantine is trying to help. During the exorcism, Sara, [[Leo Snart|Leo]] and Constantine go missing, leaving [[Ray Palmer|Ray]] and [[Zari Tomaz|Zari]] to try to take care of Constantine's [[Nora Darhk|client]]. Meanwhile, [[Amaya Jiwe|Amaya]] and [[Nate Heywood|Nate]] once again come face to face with [[Kuasa]].|http://dclegendstv.com/2018/01/24/photos-john-constantine-returns-in-daddy-darhkest}}
   
 
==Videos==
  
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==Trivia==
  
==Trivia==
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*This is the first episode of the series not to feature {{F|Franz Drameh|([[Jefferson Jackson]])}}.
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**This leaves only two cast members to appear in every episode: {{F|Caity Lotz|([[Sara Lance]])}} and {{F|Brandon Routh|([[Ray Palmer]])}}.
 
*The title of the episode is a play on the phrase "daddy dearest".
  
*The title of the episode is a play on the phrase "daddy dearest".
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*The title card of the episode is similar to the one that's used in the next season of the series. This is likely due to the fact that this episode could be viewed as a crossover with {{S|Constantine}}, even though the series had been cancelled long before this episode took place. Furthermore, in the next season of {{S|DC's Legends of Tomorrow}}, John Constantine appears much more frequently, even "unofficially" joining [[Legends|the team]].
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*Starting with this episode, new episodes of ''DC's Legends of Tomorrow'' now air on Mondays at 8pm (eastern time) instead of the old time slot of Tuesdays at 9pm (eastern time) that it aired on as of {{Ep|Raiders of the Lost Art}}.
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*Starting with this episode, new episodes of {{S|L}} now air on Mondays at 8pm (eastern time) instead of the old time slot of Tuesdays at 9pm (eastern time) that it aired on as of {{Ep|Raiders of the Lost Art}}.
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*It is possible this episode is a tribute to the movie One Flew over the Cuckcoo Nest.
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*It is possible this episode is a tribute to the movie [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_Flew_Over_the_Cuckoo%27s_Nest_(film) ''One Flew Over the Cuckoo Nest''].
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*The insane asylum was also used in the filming of ''Freddy vs. Jason'' (2003).
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*The insane asylum was also used in the filming of ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freddy_vs._Jason Freddy vs. Jason]'' (2003).
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** The set used for the hospital scene in 1969 is the same set used in Supernatural season 1 episode 'Asylum' and season 2 episode 'In My Time of Dying'.
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** The set used for the hospital scene in 1969 is the same set used in another CW show, ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supernatural_(U.S._TV_series) Supernatural]'' in its season 1 episode "Asylum" and season 2 episode "In My Time of Dying".
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*Emily, the alias Nora uses in the asylum, is a subtle reference to ''The Exorcism of Emily Rose.''
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*Emily, [[Nora Darhk]]'s alias, is a subtle reference to ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Exorcism_of_Emily_Rose The Exorcism of Emily Rose].''
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*The exorcism that Constantine uses is the same as the TV show, ''Supernatural'', which also airs on the CW.
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*The exorcism that Constantine uses is the same as ''Supernatural''.
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*This is one of the only episodes of ''[[DC's Legends of Tomorrow]]'' to not feature any [[Time travel|time travel]] through the use of the [[Waverider]].
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*This is one of the only episodes of {{S|L}} not to feature any [[time travel]] through the use of the ''[[Waverider]]''.
 
*The tarot card [[John Constantine|Constanine]] shows [[Sara Lance]] in the asylum back in 1969 is a shoutout to her transition from The Canary to The White Canary.
  
*The tarot card [[John Constantine|Constanine]] shows [[Sara Lance]] in the asylum back in 1969 is a shoutout to her transition from The Canary to The White Canary.
 
*It's revealed by [[Kuasa]] that [[Zambesi Village]] was destroyed in 1992 after [[Amaya Jiwe|Amaya]] was murdered by a [[Benatu Eshu|warlord]]. When she tells Amaya about her future, she returns from time traveling.
  
*It's revealed by [[Kuasa]] that [[Zambesi Village]] was destroyed in 1992 after [[Amaya Jiwe|Amaya]] was murdered by a [[Benatu Eshu|warlord]]. When she tells Amaya about her future, she returns from time traveling.
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**The year Amaya is mentioned to be murdered in is the year that Maisie Richardson-Sellers (the actress who portrays her) was born.
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**The year Amaya is mentioned to be murdered in is the year that [[Maisie Richardson-Sellers]] (the actress who portrays her) was born.
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*[[Ray Palmer]] says the last time an explosion happen in the [[Waverider]], it caused a "freaky Friday [[firestorm]]" referring to the episode {{Ep|Helen Hunt}} where [[Jefferson Jackson]] and [[Martin Stein]] switch bodies.
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*[[Ray Palmer]] says the last time an explosion happen in the [[Waverider]], it caused a "freaky Friday [[Firestorm]]" referring to the episode {{Ep|Helen Hunt}} where [[Jefferson Jackson]] and [[Martin Stein]] switch bodies.
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*The part of this episode taking place in 2017, is set between the ''[[Arrow]]'' episodes {{Ep|page=Fallout (Arrow)|Fallout}} and {{Ep|Tribute}} because there is a mention of [[Oliver Queen]] being suspected of being the Green Arrow.
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*The part of this episode taking place in 2017, is set between the {{Seas|6|Arrow}} {{S|A}} episodes {{Ep|Fallout (Arrow)}} and {{Ep|Tribute}} because there is a mention of [[Oliver Queen]] being suspected of being the Green Arrow. This is possibly an error, as this episodes takes place after {{Cross|Crisis on Earth-X}} where Oliver and Felicity had gotten married after the first two episodes of season 6.
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*When he meets Leo, Constantine makes an oblique romantic pass at him, and later on, has a sexual tryst with Sara. This is the first time Constantine's bisexuality, which was established in the "Hellblazer" comics, has been alluded to; it was never touched upon during the run of ''[[Constantine]]''.
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*When he meets Leo, Constantine makes an oblique romantic pass at him, and later on, has a sexual tryst with Sara. This is the first time Constantine's bisexuality, which was established in the "Hellblazer" comics, has been alluded to; it was never touched upon during the run of {{S|C}}.
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**Mentions are made of Constantine's failure to save a girl named [[Astra Logue|Astra]]. The failed exorcism is first mentioned in {{Ep|Non Est Asylum}} the series premiere of ''Constantine'' and its John's biggest failure of his exorcism career is a recurring theme throughout the series.
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**Mentions are made of Constantine's failure to save a girl named [[Astra Logue|Astra]]. The failed exorcism is first mentioned in {{Ep|Non Est Asylum}} the series premiere of {{S|C}} and its John's biggest failure of his exorcism career is a recurring theme throughout the series.
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**This is the first time in the [[Arrowverse]] that a direct reference to ''[[Constantine]]'' is mentioned outside of the ''Constantine'' series.
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**This is the first time in the [[Arrowverse]] that a direct reference to {{S|C}} is mentioned outside of the ''Constantine'' series.
 
*The character of Dr. Ellen Moore is possibly a reference to Alan Moore, one of the authors who characterized [[John Constantine]] in the comics.
  
*The character of Dr. Ellen Moore is possibly a reference to Alan Moore, one of the authors who characterized [[John Constantine]] in the comics.
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*The empty room in the asylum that Ray tells the team to take Nora too, is room 237, a reference to the hotel room from ''The Shinning''.
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*The empty room in the asylum that Ray tells the team to take Nora too, is room 237, a reference to the hotel room from ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Shining_(novel) The Shining]''.
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*[[John Constantine]] says, "Allons-y Alonso", a reference to a line said by the tenth doctor in ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctor_Who Doctor Who]'' to Alonso Frame, played by [[Russell Tovey]].
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*[[Leo Snart|Leo]]'s quote about [[Ava Sharpe]] and [[Sara Lance]], "You're both super hot. Gay, not blind." is reminiscent of [[John Trujillo]]'s quote about [[Jacob]], "he's cute. I may not be gay but I have eyes"<ref>{{Ep|Episode Three}}</ref>
  
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*The American Football game [[Mick Rory|Mick]] is watching is between BCG ([https://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Bay_City_Goldminers Bay City Goldminers]) which appeared in the ''Green Lantern'' comics, and BVS ([https://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Bay_City_Goldminers Blue Valley Soldiers]) which appeared in the comic [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stars_and_S.T.R.I.P.E. ''Stars and S.T.R.I.P.E.'']''.''
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*As of this episode [[Brandon Routh]] and [[Caity Lotz]] are the only actors/actresses to appear in every episode.
  
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*[[John Constantine]] says "Allons-y Alonzo", a reference to a the line said by the tenth doctor in Doctor Who.
  
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**[[Russell Tovey]], who plays [[Ray Terrill]], was the character Alonzo in the episode that the line is referencing.
  
   
 
==References==
  
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Revision as of 20:43, 21 January 2020

"I broke into the looney bin to perform an exorcism. And while I was at it, that demon called your name. Said you'd soon be slipping into the dark. And I figured if Emily's demon knows you on a first name basis, you might know something that can help me save you both."
—John Constantine to Sara Lance

"Daddy Darhkest" is the tenth and midseason premiere episode of the third season of DC's Legends of Tomorrow, and the forty-third episode overall. It aired on February 12, 2018.

Synopsis

After Sara's encounter with Mallus, the Legends are paid a visit by John Constantine, a demonologist detective. The Legends agree to accompany him to a present-day psychiatric hospital and they are surprised to discover who Constantine is trying to help. During the exorcism, Sara, Leo and Constantine go missing, leaving Ray and Zari to try to take care of Constantine's client. Meanwhile, Amaya and Nate once again come face to face with Kuasa.[src]

Videos

Production

Preparation ran from October 16 until October 24, 2017. Shooting ran from October 25 until November 6, 2017.[1]

Trivia

  • This is the first episode of the series not to feature Franz Drameh (Jefferson Jackson).
  • The title of the episode is a play on the phrase "daddy dearest".
  • The title card of the episode is similar to the one that's used in the next season of the series. This is likely due to the fact that this episode could be viewed as a crossover with Constantine, even though the series had been cancelled long before this episode took place. Furthermore, in the next season of DC's Legends of Tomorrow, John Constantine appears much more frequently, even "unofficially" joining the team.
  • Starting with this episode, new episodes of DC's Legends of Tomorrow now air on Mondays at 8pm (eastern time) instead of the old time slot of Tuesdays at 9pm (eastern time) that it aired on as of "Raiders of the Lost Art".
  • It is possible this episode is a tribute to the movie One Flew Over the Cuckoo Nest.
  • The insane asylum was also used in the filming of Freddy vs. Jason (2003).
    • The set used for the hospital scene in 1969 is the same set used in another CW show, Supernatural in its season 1 episode "Asylum" and season 2 episode "In My Time of Dying".
  • Emily, Nora Darhk's alias, is a subtle reference to The Exorcism of Emily Rose.
  • The exorcism that Constantine uses is the same as Supernatural.
  • This is one of the only episodes of DC's Legends of Tomorrow not to feature any time travel through the use of the Waverider.
  • The tarot card Constanine shows Sara Lance in the asylum back in 1969 is a shoutout to her transition from The Canary to The White Canary.
  • It's revealed by Kuasa that Zambesi Village was destroyed in 1992 after Amaya was murdered by a warlord. When she tells Amaya about her future, she returns from time traveling.
    • The year Amaya is mentioned to be murdered in is the year that Maisie Richardson-Sellers (the actress who portrays her) was born.
  • Ray Palmer says the last time an explosion happen in the Waverider, it caused a "freaky Friday Firestorm" referring to the episode "Helen Hunt" where Jefferson Jackson and Martin Stein switch bodies.
  • The part of this episode taking place in 2017, is set between the Season 6 Arrow episodes "Fallout" and "Tribute" because there is a mention of Oliver Queen being suspected of being the Green Arrow. This is possibly an error, as this episodes takes place after Crisis on Earth-X where Oliver and Felicity had gotten married after the first two episodes of season 6.
  • When he meets Leo, Constantine makes an oblique romantic pass at him, and later on, has a sexual tryst with Sara. This is the first time Constantine's bisexuality, which was established in the "Hellblazer" comics, has been alluded to; it was never touched upon during the run of Constantine.
    • Mentions are made of Constantine's failure to save a girl named Astra. The failed exorcism is first mentioned in "Non Est Asylum" the series premiere of Constantine and its John's biggest failure of his exorcism career is a recurring theme throughout the series.
    • This is the first time in the Arrowverse that a direct reference to Constantine is mentioned outside of the Constantine series.
  • The character of Dr. Ellen Moore is possibly a reference to Alan Moore, one of the authors who characterized John Constantine in the comics.
  • The empty room in the asylum that Ray tells the team to take Nora too, is room 237, a reference to the hotel room from The Shining.
  • John Constantine says, "Allons-y Alonso", a reference to a line said by the tenth doctor in Doctor Who to Alonso Frame, played by Russell Tovey.
  • The American Football game Mick is watching is between BCG (Bay City Goldminers) which appeared in the Green Lantern comics, and BVS (Blue Valley Soldiers) which appeared in the comic Stars and S.T.R.I.P.E..

References

  1. ↑ Marc Guggenheim (@mguggenheim) - Twitter
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