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"All right. We're facing an army of Romans, Vikings, and pirates. But you know what today is? Today is the day that we prove that Rip did not sacrifice his life in vain! And today is the day that we prove that we are not losers! And today is the day that we earn the name 'Legends'!"

—Sara Lance

"The Good, The Bad and The Cuddly" is the eighteenth and final episode of the third season of DC's Legends of Tomorrow, and the fifty-first episode overall. It aired on April 9, 2018.

Synopsis

The Legends plan to vanquish Mallus by using the totems doesn't go as planned, forcing Rip to improvise. The team finds itself regrouping in the Wild West where they run into their old pal Jonah Hex. Sara leaves Ray in charge of watching Damien Darhk, while she comes up with a new plan. Meanwhile, Amaya is determined to find a way to use the totems to destroy Mallus.^[src]

Trivia

The title references the 1966 film The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, a film which, like the majority of this episode, is set in the Old West.
The respective emblems when the title card is shown doesn't appear at the beginning, mostly due to Rip's apparent death.
Rip's flashbacks while going to confront Mallus are from the episodes "Moonshot", "Out of Time", and "Legendary" respectively.
It's revealed everyone has been getting the pronunciation of Mallus' name wrong. The correct pronunciation is "Malice".
While intoxicated, Nate describes what the original Totem bearers did as "They beat him with the Care Bear stare!" and compares the combining of powers into a new being like Voltron.
If you listen closely while Nate is attacking the jumpship, you can hear him yell "Damn it, Ray!" in the exact same voice as in "Camelot/3000".
Mick and the rest of the Legends relaxing in Aruba is a reference to the first episode of the season, "Aruba-Con".
Zari notes that she nearly gets killed with the Legends each week, making it a slight fourth-wall joke on the fact that DC's Legends of Tomorrow airs once a week.
Zari says Gary's blonde wig is "very presidential," referring to Donald Trump, the president of the United States.
When the Legends use the totems to create something to fight Mallus, Sara says to think of something pure and thanks to what Nate came up with, they end up forming a giant Beebo doll. This may be a reference to the Stay Puft marshmallow man from the Ghostbusters franchise, where the titular team is told that the destructor would come, taking a form chosen by the group. Three of the four present don't choose anything, but the fourth member of the team tries to think of something harmless and ends up summoning a giant Stay Puft marshmallow man.
Ray is the only member of the Legends who does not fight Mallus in the final battle. However, he did wield the Water Totem when the team tried using all of the totems against Mallus at once earlier in the episode.
This episode marks the last appearance of Keiynan Lonsdale (Wally West) in the show as a series regular, as he doesn't return for Season 4.
This episode marks the last appearance of Jes Macallan (Ava Sharpe) and Courtney Ford (Nora Darhk) in the recurring cast, as they were promoted to series regulars for the next season.

Goofs

This episode and the last episode, "Guest Starring John Noble" suggest that Donald Trump succeeds Barack Obama as president of the United States in the same way as in reality. However, as of the Invasion! crossover, Susan Brayden is president in of the United States on Earth-1.
- It is possible that Trump tried and failed to become president.

Gallery

Videos

DC's Legends of Tomorrow - The Good, The Bad & The Cuddly Trailer - The CW

References

DC's Legends of Tomorrow season 3
"Aruba-Con" • "Freakshow" • "Zari" • "Phone Home" • "Return of the Mack" • "Helen Hunt" • "Welcome to the Jungle" • "Crisis on Earth-X, Part 4" • "Beebo the God of War" • "Daddy Darhkest" • "Here I Go Again" • "The Curse of the Earth Totem" • "No Country for Old Dads" • "Amazing Grace" • "Necromancing the Stone" • "I, Ava" • "Guest Starring John Noble" • "The Good, The Bad and The Cuddly"

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+{{Quote|All right. We're facing an army of Romans, Vikings, and pirates. But you know what today is? Today is the day that we prove that [[Rip Hunter|Rip]] did not sacrifice his life in vain! And ''today'' is the day that we prove that we are ''not'' losers! And ''today'' is the day that we ''earn'' the name '[[Legends]]'!|[[Sara Lance]]}}
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 ==Synopsis==
-The [[Legends]] plan to vanquish [[Mallus]] by using [[Totems of Zambesi|the totems]] doesn’t go as planned, forcing [[Rip Hunter|Rip]] to improvise. The team finds itself regrouping in the Wild West where they run into their old pal [[Jonah Hex]]. [[Sara Lance|Sara]] leaves [[Ray Palmer|Ray]] in charge of watching [[Damien Darhk]], while she comes up with a new plan. Meanwhile, [[Amaya Jiwe|Amaya]] is determined to find a way to use the totems to destroy Mallus.<ref name="synopsis">[http://dclegendstv.com/2018/03/22/legends-of-tomorrow-season-finale-description-the-good-the-bad-the-cuddly/ ''Legends of Tomorrow Season Finale Description: “The Good, The Bad & The Cuddly”'' - DCLegendsTV]</ref>
+{{Synopsis|The [[Legends]] plan to vanquish [[Mallus]] by using [[Totems of Zambesi|the totems]] doesn't go as planned, forcing [[Rip Hunter|Rip]] to improvise. The team finds itself regrouping in the Wild West where they run into their old pal [[Jonah Hex]]. [[Sara Lance|Sara]] leaves [[Ray Palmer|Ray]] in charge of watching [[Damien Darhk]], while she comes up with a new plan. Meanwhile, [[Amaya Jiwe|Amaya]] is determined to find a way to use the totems to destroy Mallus.|http://dclegendstv.com/2018/03/22/legends-of-tomorrow-season-finale-description-the-good-the-bad-the-cuddly}}
 ==Trivia==
+*The title references the 1966 film ''[[wikipedia:The Good, the Bad and the Ugly|The Good, the Bad and the Ugly]]'', a film which, like the majority of this episode, is set in the Old West.
-*Rip's flashbacks while going to confront Mallus are from the episodes {{Ep|Moonshot}}, {{Ep|Out of Time|page=Out of Time (DC's Legends of Tomorrow)}} and {{Ep|Legendary}}.
+*The respective emblems when the title card is shown doesn't appear at the beginning, mostly due to Rip's apparent death.
-*The title references the 1966 film ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Good,_the_Bad_and_the_Ugly The Good, the Bad and the Ugly]'', a film which, like the majority of this episode, is set in the Old West.
+*[[Rip Hunter|Rip]]'s flashbacks while going to confront [[Mallus]] are from the episodes {{Ep|Moonshot}}, {{Ep|Out of Time (DC's Legends of Tomorrow)}}, and {{Ep|Legendary}} respectively.
-*It's revealed everyone has been getting the pronunciation of Mallus' name wrong. The correct pronunciation of his name is "Malice".
+*It's revealed everyone has been getting the pronunciation of Mallus' name wrong. The correct pronunciation is "Malice".
-*[[Nate Heywood|Nate]] described what the original [[Totems of Zambesi|Totem]] bearers did as "They beat [[Mallus|him]] with the [[wikipedia:Care_Bears|Care Bear]] stare!" and compares the combining of powers into a new being as like ''[[wikipedia:Vultron|Voltron]].''
+*While intoxicated, [[Nate Heywood|Nate]] describes what the original [[Totems of Zambesi|Totem]] bearers did as "They beat him with the [[wikipedia:Care Bears|Care Bear]] stare!" and compares the combining of powers into a new being like ''[[wikipedia:Vultron|Voltron]]''.
-*If you listen closely, you can hear Nate yell "Damn it, Ray!" while trying to break into the jump ship, which is a reference to when he used the line in "[[Camelot/3000]]".
+*If you listen closely while Nate is attacking the jumpship, you can hear him yell "Damn it, Ray!" in the exact same voice as in {{Ep|Camelot/3000}}.
 *[[Mick Rory|Mick]] and the rest of the [[Legends]] relaxing in [[Aruba (location)|Aruba]] is a reference to the first episode of the season, {{Ep|Aruba-Con}}.
-*[[Zari Tomaz|Zari]] noted that she nearly gets killed with the [[Legends]] each week, making it a slight fourth-wall joke on the fact that {{S|L}} airs once a week.
+*[[Zari Tomaz|Zari]] notes that she nearly gets killed with the [[Legends]] each week, making it a slight fourth-wall joke on the fact that {{S|L}} airs once a week.
 *Zari says [[Gary Green|Gary]]'s blonde wig is "very presidential," referring to Donald Trump, the president of the United States.
-*When the Legends use the totems to create something to fight Mallus, Sara says to think of something pure and thanks to what Nate came up with, they end up forming a giant [[Beebo]] doll. This may be a reference to the ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stay_Puft_Marshmallow_Man Stay Puft] ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stay_Puft_Marshmallow_Man marshmallow man] from the ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghostbusters_(franchise) Ghostbusters]'' franchise, where the titular team is told that the destructor would come, taking a form chosen by the group. Three of the four present don't choose anything, but the fourth member of the team tries to think of something harmless and ends up summoning a giant ''Stay Puft'' marshmallow man.
+*When the Legends use the totems to create something to fight Mallus, Sara says to think of something pure and thanks to what Nate came up with, they end up forming a giant [[Beebo]] doll. This may be a reference to the ''[[wikipedia:Stay Puft Marshmallow Man|Stay Puft]]'' [[wikipedia:Stay Puft Marshmallow Man|marshmallow man]] from the ''[[wikipedia:Ghostbusters (franchise)|Ghostbusters]]'' franchise, where the titular team is told that the destructor would come, taking a form chosen by the group. Three of the four present don't choose anything, but the fourth member of the team tries to think of something harmless and ends up summoning a giant ''Stay Puft'' marshmallow man.
-*Ray is the only member of the Legends who does not fight Mallus in the final battle. However, he did wield the [[Water Totem]] when the team tried using all of the totems against Mallus at once earlier in the episode.
+*[[Ray Palmer|Ray]] is the only member of the Legends who does not fight Mallus in the final battle. However, he did wield the [[Water Totem]] when the team tried using all of the totems against Mallus at once earlier in the episode.
-*This episode marks [[Keiynan Lonsdale]]'s last appearance in the show as a series regular, as he will not return for [[Season 4 (DC's Legends of Tomorrow)|Season 4]].
+*This episode marks the last appearance of {{F|Keiynan Lonsdale|([[Wally West]])}} in the show as a series regular, as he doesn't return for [[Season 4 (DC's Legends of Tomorrow)|Season 4]].
-*This episode marks [[Jes Macallan]]'s last appearances as a recurring role, as she was promoted to series regular for the [[Season 4 (DC's Legends of Tomorrow)|next season]].
+*This episode marks the last appearance of {{F|Jes Macallan|([[Ava Sharpe]])}} and {{F|Courtney Ford|([[Nora Darhk]])}} in the recurring cast, as they were promoted to series regulars for the [[Season 4 (DC's Legends of Tomorrow)|next season]].
 == Goofs ==
-* This episode and the last episode, {{Ep|Guest Starring John Noble}} suggest that Donald Trump succeeds [[Barack Obama]] as president of the United States in the same way as in reality. However, as of the {{Cross|Invasion!}} crossover, [[Susan Brayden]] is president in the Arrowverse. It is possible that Trump tried and failed to become President in the Arrowverse.
+* This episode and the last episode, {{Ep|Guest Starring John Noble}} suggest that Donald Trump succeeds [[Barack Obama]] as president of the [[United States (Earth-1)|United States]] in the same way as in reality. However, as of the {{Cross|Invasion!}} crossover, [[Susan Brayden]] is president in of the United States on Earth-1.
+** It is possible that Trump tried and failed to become president.
 ==Gallery==