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"I Am Legends" is the twelfth episode of the fifth season of DC's Legends of Tomorrow, and the eightieth episode overall. It aired on May 19, 2020.

Synopsis

After drinking from Chalice, the Legends have immortality for 24 hours, which gives them time get to the Waverider and use the Loom of Fate. However, they quickly discover that the sisters have stolen the Waverider and they are stuck at Constantine’s house in the middle of nowhere in London during a Zombie Apocalypse. Meanwhile, Gary is left on the ship and once he discovers what is going on, he takes something important to the sisters.^[src]

Plot

The Legends, except Zari Tarazi, now have immortality for a day so they set their timers for twenty-four hours; however, Astra Logue and the Waverider are missing. The team cannot believe that they have been betrayed. Ava Sharpe remembers that there are branches to the Time Bureau all over the world, London included, so the Legends prepare to go there. As Sara Lance touches Ava, Sara gets a precognitive vision, but decides to lie and pretend that she did not. Mick Rory commandeers a transit bus and the Legends begin their journey.

On the Waverider, Gary Green is feeding Gary Jr. II when Gideon screams in distress; Atropos and Lachesis have commandeered the ship with Astra's help and Gary knows that he is alone against the Fates. Atropos does not like Astra and proposes to kill her now that they have the Loom of Fate, but Lachesis calms her. Astra's bottom line is the resurrection of her mother, but Lachesis shows her the future where Astra mourns her mother's death yet again, this time of natural causes; Astra realizes that her goal is very temporary. While the two are conversing, Atropos casts a spell that begins a zombie apocalypse.

The Legends find themselves fighting Zombies after Mick hits one with the bus, disabling the vehicle. The British military arrive and tell the Legends not to move; to prove their seriousness, Ava is given a fatal head shot. Thanks to the Chalice of Dionysus, she recovers, causing the military to be even more frightened of the "sentient zombies". The Legends are captured, but Sara, prepping Ava in leadership, has her lover rally the team to escape. Zari and John Constantine decide to go their own way in order to get a vehicle to continue the journey instead of walking.

Meanwhile, Gary has stolen the Loom with the help of Gideon, only to learn that it was his imagination after he was severely electrocuted. The Fates capture Gary, but he uses a spell to hide the rings. Astra is chosen to torture her teammate for the prize. Gary talks to Astra and convinces her to talk to him about herself and her relationship with her mother, citing that before death, there must be good during life.

Zari and Constantine return with an ambulance from a junkyard after they have an adventure there where he purposefully kills her to get them past the zombie population. The Legends arrive in London to find that the time courier they have sought is not charged and is momentarily useless. Frustrated, Zari storms off and Constantine chases; the two eventually have sex to relieve their tensions.

Waiting for the teleporter to charge, as zombies surround the building, Sara reveals to Ava that she has been prepping her for leadership because Sara envisioned that she will die in the London branch. Soon, the twenty-four hours expires. The zombies attack and, during the melee, the future becomes the present and Sara is killed in battle as she distracts the undead from the others.

Astra fails to kill Gary and the Fates are disappointed; Atropos kills Astra. Clotho arrives on the Waverider, having used the time courier for herself, gets the Loom from the trusting Gary, and is reunited with her two sisters triumphant.

Cast

Main Cast

Special appearance by

Matt Ryan as John Constantine

Guest stars

Trivia

The episode's title is a reference to the 1954 novel I Am Legend.
This was the third episode to deal with zombies after the episodes "Abominations" and "Zari, Not Zari".
One of the zombies in the crowd John walks through with Zari looks like George Romero, who is famous for being the director of zombie movies.
When John and Zari arrive with the van, Zari says, "Get in losers, we're going Looming!" This is a reference to the Mean Girls quote, "Get in losers, we're going shopping!"

Goofs

Even before Mick takes over, the bus is driving on the wrong side of the road for the UK; It should be on the left.

References

DC's Legends of Tomorrow season 5
"Crisis on Infinite Earths: Part Five" • "Meet the Legends" • "Miss Me, Kiss Me, Love Me" • "Slay Anything" • "A Head of Her Time" • "Mortal Khanbat" • "Mr. Parker's Cul-De-Sac" • "Romeo V. Juliet: Dawn of Justness" • "Zari, Not Zari" • "The Great British Fake Off" • "Ship Broken" • "Freaks and Greeks" • "I Am Legends" • "The One Where We're Trapped On TV" • "Swan Thong"

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 ==Trivia==
 *The episode's title is a reference to the 1954 novel [[wikipedia:I Am Legend (novel)|''I Am Legend'']].
-*This was the third episode to deal with [[zombies]] after the episodes [[Abominations]] and {{Ep|Zari, Not Zari}}.
+*This was the third episode to deal with [[zombies]] after the episodes {{Ep|Abominations}} and {{Ep|Zari, Not Zari}}.
 *One of the zombies in the crowd John walks through with Zari looks like George Romero, who is famous for being the director of zombie movies.
 *When John and Zari arrive with the van, Zari says, "Get in losers, we're going Looming!" This is a reference to the ''Mean Girls'' quote, "Get in losers, we're going shopping!"