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{{Quote|Where I'm from, children learn about [[Per Degaton]] the same way that children in your time learn about [[Adolf Hitler]].|[[Rip Hunter]] informs the [[Legends|team]] that the child is a blight upon the world as an adult}}
 
{{Episode
 
{{Episode
 
|name= Progeny
 
|name= Progeny
 
|image= Vandal Savage tells Per Degaton the tale of Oedipus Rex.png
 
|image= Vandal Savage tells Per Degaton the tale of Oedipus Rex.png
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|season=1
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|epnum=10
 
|number= 10
 
|number= 10
 
|airdate= April 7, 2016
 
|airdate= April 7, 2016
 
|writer= [[Phil Klemmer]]<br/>[[Marc Guggenheim]]
 
|writer= [[Phil Klemmer]]<br/>[[Marc Guggenheim]]
 
|director= [[David Geddes]]
 
|director= [[David Geddes]]
|guests= [[Casper Crump]] as [[Vandal Savage]]<br/>[[Falk Hentschel]] as [[Joe Boardman]]<br/>[[Jewel Staite]] as [[Brice]]<br/>[[Cory Grüter-Andrew]] as [[Per Degaton]]<br/>[[Matthew Harrison]] as [[Tor Degaton]]
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|guests= [[Casper Crump]] as [[Vandal Savage]]<br/>[[Falk Hentschel]] as [[Joe Boardman]]<br/>[[Jewel Staite]] as [[Bryce]]<br/>[[Joshua Jorssen]] as [[Aldus Boardman]]<br/>[[Cory Grüter-Andrew]] as [[Per Degaton]]<br/>[[Matthew Harrison]] as [[Tor Degaton]]
 
|before= {{Ep|Left Behind|page=Left Behind (DC's Legends of Tomorrow)}}
 
|before= {{Ep|Left Behind|page=Left Behind (DC's Legends of Tomorrow)}}
 
|after= {{Ep|The Magnificent Eight}}
 
|after= {{Ep|The Magnificent Eight}}
 
|show= DC's Legends of Tomorrow
 
|show= DC's Legends of Tomorrow
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}}
}}{{Quote|I learned about Per Dageton the same way you learned about Adolf Hitler.|Rip informs the team that the child is a blight upon the world as an adult}}
 
 
"'''Progeny'''" is the tenth episode of the [[Season 1 (DC's Legends of Tomorrow)|first season]] of ''[[DC's Legends of Tomorrow]]'' and the tenth episode overall. It aired on April 7, 2016.
 
   
 
==Synopsis==
 
==Synopsis==
[[Rip Hunter|Rip]] tells [[Legends|the team]] they are headed to the future to take out a powerful ally that [[Vandal Savage|Savage]] needs in order to conquer the world. However, when Rip reveals the ally is a 14-year-old boy who will one day grow into an evil dictator, the team is split about the morality of killing a child, even if it does save the world. Meanwhile, [[Sara Lance|Sara]] talks [[Leonard Snart|Snart]] through a rough patch and [[Ray Palmer|Ray]] learns something that could impact his future with [[Kendra Saunders|Kendra]].<ref>[http://www.comicbookresources.com/article/rip-crosses-the-line-in-new-legends-of-tomorrow-plot-synopsis ''Rip Crossed the Line in New "Legends of Tomorrow" Plot Synopsis'' - CBR]</ref>
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[[Rip Hunter|Rip]] tells [[Legends|the team]] they are headed to the future to take out a powerful ally that [[Vandal Savage|Savage]] needs in order to conquer the world. However, when Rip reveals the ally is a [[Per Degaton|14-year-old boy]] who will one day grow into an evil dictator, the team is split about the morality of killing a child, even if it does save the world. Meanwhile, [[Sara Lance|Sara]] talks [[Leonard Snart|Snart]] through a rough patch and [[Ray Palmer|Ray]] learns something that could impact his future with [[Kendra Saunders|Kendra]].<ref>[http://www.comicbookresources.com/article/rip-crosses-the-line-in-new-legends-of-tomorrow-plot-synopsis ''Rip Crossed the Line in New "Legends of Tomorrow" Plot Synopsis'' - CBR]</ref>
 
== Quote ==
 
{{Quote|The Kasnia Conglomerate." <br/> "Conglomerate?" <br/> "In 2080s, corporations began taking over countries." <br/> "Heh. More like 2008.|Rip and Jax discuss the future}}
 
   
 
==Gallery==
 
==Gallery==
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==Trivia==
 
==Trivia==
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*It's revealed that Ray has a [[Sydney Palmer|brother]], who looks eerily similar to him.
*Ray uses the alias "Dr. Hannibal Lecter" while talking to his great-great-great-great grandniece [[Brice]]. Hannibal Lecter is a character from the Thomas Harris suspense novels ''Red Dragon'', ''The Silence of the Lambs'', ''Hannibal'' and ''Hannibal Rising'' as well as their subsequent film adaptations.
 
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**His [[ATOM Exosuit]] technology would later be used to create peace-keeping androids by his brother's descendant.
*When tutoring Per Degaton, Vandal refers to the myth of Oedipus, but subtly edits it to fit his vision for Per Degaton's future; in Savage's version of the myth, while telling the truth that Oedipus's father sent him off to die as a child due to a prophecy, he claims that the prophecy was that Oedipus would take his father's throne when the original myth stated that Oedipus would kill his father, and concludes the myth by confirming that Oedipus returned to fulfil his destiny when in the actual myth Oedipus killed his father without ever knowing who he was until years after the fact.
 
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*This is the second and last episode to use a flashback story (albeit being short) after {{Ep|Marooned}}, focusing on Carter's and Kendra's reincarnations as Boardman's with their son [[Aldus Boardman]].
*Gideon can see into the team's dreams. Apparently, Sara was having a provocative one.
 
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*When attempting to kidnap [[Per Degaton]], Snart sees him as a "Lord Fauntleroy", a reference to the children novel ''Little Lord Fauntleroy'' by Frances Hodgson Burnett and its film and television adaptations, the most famous one from 1936.
*Rip is clearly trying not to be sexist, as he changes Sara's cover from secretary to bodyguard.
 
 
*Ray uses the alias "Dr. Hannibal Lecter" while talking to his great-great-great-great grandniece [[Bryce]]. Hannibal Lecter is a character from the Thomas Harris suspense novels ''Red Dragon'', ''The Silence of the Lambs'', ''Hannibal'' and ''Hannibal Rising'' as well as their subsequent film adaptations.
*Snart states he's a "hard asset" person - meaning he likes to keep his money with him at all times.
 
 
*When tutoring Per Degaton, Vandal refers to the myth of Oedipus, but subtly edits it to fit his vision for Per Degaton's future; in Savage's version of the myth, while telling the truth that Oedipus's father sent him off to die as a child due to a prophecy, he claims that the prophecy was that Oedipus would take his father's throne when the original myth stated that Oedipus would kill his father, and concludes the myth by confirming that Oedipus returned to fulfill his destiny when in the actual myth Oedipus killed his father without ever knowing who he was until years after the fact.
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*In the comics, [[wikipedia:Per Degaton|Per Degaton]] is a time-traveling enemy of The Justice Society of America.
   
 
==Production==
 
==Production==

Revision as of 11:46, 1 June 2019

"Where I'm from, children learn about Per Degaton the same way that children in your time learn about Adolf Hitler."
Rip Hunter informs the team that the child is a blight upon the world as an adult

"Progeny" is the tenth episode of the first season of DC's Legends of Tomorrow, and the tenth episode overall. It aired on April 7, 2016.

Synopsis

Rip tells the team they are headed to the future to take out a powerful ally that Savage needs in order to conquer the world. However, when Rip reveals the ally is a 14-year-old boy who will one day grow into an evil dictator, the team is split about the morality of killing a child, even if it does save the world. Meanwhile, Sara talks Snart through a rough patch and Ray learns something that could impact his future with Kendra.[1]

Gallery

Promos

Trivia

  • It's revealed that Ray has a brother, who looks eerily similar to him.
    • His ATOM Exosuit technology would later be used to create peace-keeping androids by his brother's descendant.
  • This is the second and last episode to use a flashback story (albeit being short) after "Marooned", focusing on Carter's and Kendra's reincarnations as Boardman's with their son Aldus Boardman.
  • When attempting to kidnap Per Degaton, Snart sees him as a "Lord Fauntleroy", a reference to the children novel Little Lord Fauntleroy by Frances Hodgson Burnett and its film and television adaptations, the most famous one from 1936.
  • Ray uses the alias "Dr. Hannibal Lecter" while talking to his great-great-great-great grandniece Bryce. Hannibal Lecter is a character from the Thomas Harris suspense novels Red Dragon, The Silence of the Lambs, Hannibal and Hannibal Rising as well as their subsequent film adaptations.
  • When tutoring Per Degaton, Vandal refers to the myth of Oedipus, but subtly edits it to fit his vision for Per Degaton's future; in Savage's version of the myth, while telling the truth that Oedipus's father sent him off to die as a child due to a prophecy, he claims that the prophecy was that Oedipus would take his father's throne when the original myth stated that Oedipus would kill his father, and concludes the myth by confirming that Oedipus returned to fulfill his destiny when in the actual myth Oedipus killed his father without ever knowing who he was until years after the fact.
  • In the comics, Per Degaton is a time-traveling enemy of The Justice Society of America.

Production

The first half of preparation ran from December 17 until December 19, 2015. The second half of preparation ran from January 3 until January 11, 2016. Shooting ran from January 12 until January 22, 2016.[2]

References