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"People always fear what they don't understand. And that fear turns them into monsters. But we can't let it turn us into monsters, too. We have to be better than them."

—Zari Tomaz to Prudence Hawthorne

"Witch Hunt" is the second episode of the fourth season of DC's Legends of Tomorrow, and the fifty-third episode overall. It aired on October 29, 2018.

Synopsis

When the magical Time Seismograph goes off, the team finds themselves headed to the Salem witch trials. Sara notices that Zari is taking this case personally when she promises to save a mom, who is being accused of being a witch. However, the team quickly learns that there is a magical creature in the town creating problems they hadn't been expecting. Meanwhile, Nate and Ava work together to try to keep their Time Bureau funding by proving to them that magic exists.^[src]

Trivia

The second half of the episode focuses in part on Ray and Nate's friendship, the two parting ways in the final scene. Coincidentally, this episode was released almost exactly 2 years after "Shogun" (October 27, 2016), the episode in which they first became friends.
- This episode also marks their first time pairing up for a "mission" since rescuing Amaya Jiwe and Mick Rory in "The Curse of the Earth Totem".
- Nate exclaims "Shut the front door!" after discovering Ray as a pig, and the two slap each other's shoulders repeatedly while saying goodbye. These are both parallels to shared scenes in "Outlaw Country".
Jane Carr as the Fairy Godmother is an obvious reference to the Disney animated film, Cinderella (1950). Coincidentally, she was born the same year the film came out.
- One of the things that one might notice is that the Fairy Godmother never completes any of her sayings; for example, she is interrupted by Constantine's spell banishing her to hell and ends up saying, "Bibbidi bobbidi - Oh!" This could be because of copyright of said animated film.
Near the beginning of the episode, the original Red Tornado's bucket helmet can be seen on the shelf with other items. The original Red Tornado was Abigail "Ma" Hunkel, a golden age superhero with the Justice Society, and a popular comedic hero with DC.
Sara mentioning that she'd been in Salem is a reference to "Out of Time", when she was time scattered and nearly hanged as a witch.

References

DC's Legends of Tomorrow season 4
"The Virgin Gary" • "Witch Hunt" • "Dancing Queen" • "Wet Hot American Bummer" • "Tagumo Attacks!!!" • "Tender is the Nate" • "Hell No, Dolly!" • "Legends of To-Meow-Meow" • "Lucha De Apuestas" • "The Getaway" • "Séance and Sensibility" • "The Eggplant, The Witch & The Wardrobe" • "Egg MacGuffin" • "Nip/Stuck" • "Terms of Service" • "Hey, World!"

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+{{Quote|People always fear what they don't understand. And that fear turns them into monsters. But we can't let it turn us into monsters, too. We have to be better than them.|[[Zari Tomaz]] to [[Prudence Hawthorne]]}}
 {{Episode
 |name= Witch Hunt
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 |epnum= 2
 |number= 53
-|airdate=October 29, 2018
+|airdate= October 29, 2018
-|writer= [[Keto Shimizu]] & [[Matthew Maala]]
+|writer= [[Keto Shimizu]]<br/>[[Matthew Maala]]
 |director= [[Kevin Mock]]
-|guests= [[Matt Ryan]] as [[John Constantine]] (''special appearance by'')<br>[[Adam Tsekhman]] as [[Gary Green]]<br>[[Tom Wilson]] as [[Hank Heywood]]<br>[[Jane Carr]] as [[Fairy Godmother]]<br>[[Laura Regan]] as [[Jane Hawthorne]]<br>[[Jordan Ashley Olson]] as [[Prudence Hawthorne]]<br>[[Gerard Plunkett]] as [[Reverend Parsons]]|
+|guests= [[Matt Ryan]] as [[John Constantine]] (''special appearance by'')<br>[[Adam Tsekhman]] as [[Gary Green]]<br>[[Tom Wilson]] as [[Hank Heywood]]<br>[[Jane Carr]] as [[Tabitha]]<br>[[Laura Regan]] as [[Jane Hawthorne]]<br>[[Jordyn Ashley Olson]] as [[Prudence Hawthorne]]<br>[[Gerard Plunkett]] as Reverend [[Parsons]]|
 |before= {{Ep|The Virgin Gary}}
 |after= {{Ep|Dancing Queen}}
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 ==Synopsis==
-When the magical [[Time seismograph|Time Seismograph]] goes off, the [[Legends|team]] finds themselves headed to the [[Salem]] witch trials. [[Sara Lance|Sara]] notices that [[Zari Tomaz|Zari]] is taking this case personally when she promises to save a [[Jane Hawthorne|mom]], who is being accused of being a witch. However, the team quickly learns that there is a [[Fairy Godmother|magical creature]] in the town creating problems they hadn’t been expecting. Meanwhile, [[Nate Heywood|Nate]] and [[Ava Sharpe|Ava]] work together to try to keep their [[Time Bureau]] funding by proving to them that [[Magic|magic]] exists.<ref>[https://www.spoilertv.com/2018/10/legends-of-tomorrow-episode-402-witch.html?m=1 Legends of Tomorrow - Episode 4.02 - Witch Hunt - Press Release - SpoilerTV]</ref>
+{{Synopsis|When the magical [[Time seismograph|Time Seismograph]] goes off, the [[Legends|team]] finds themselves headed to the [[Salem]] witch trials. [[Sara Lance|Sara]] notices that [[Zari Tomaz|Zari]] is taking this case personally when she promises to save a [[Jane Hawthorne|mom]], who is being accused of being a witch. However, the team quickly learns that there is a [[Tabitha|magical creature]] in the town creating problems they hadn't been expecting. Meanwhile, [[Nate Heywood|Nate]] and [[Ava Sharpe|Ava]] work together to try to keep their [[Time Bureau]] funding by proving to them that [[magic]] exists.|https://www.spoilertv.com/2018/10/legends-of-tomorrow-episode-402-witch.html}}
 == Trivia==
+* The second half of the episode focuses in part on [[Ray Palmer|Ray]] and [[Nate Heywood|Nate]]'s friendship, the two parting ways in the final scene. Coincidentally, this episode was released almost exactly 2 years after {{Ep|Shogun}} (October 27, 2016), the episode in which they first became friends.
-* Laura Regan and Nick Zano played brother and sister in the television adaption of ''Minority Report'', although the two don't share any scenes together in this episode with them being in different time periods.
+** This episode also marks their first time pairing up for a "mission" since rescuing [[Amaya Jiwe]] and [[Mick Rory]] in {{Ep|The Curse of the Earth Totem}}.
-**Laura Regan previously guest starred on ''[[Constantine]]'' as a different character.
+** Nate exclaims "Shut the front door!" after discovering Ray as a pig, and the two slap each other's shoulders repeatedly while saying goodbye. These are both parallels to shared scenes in {{Ep|Outlaw Country}}.
-**Fellow Arrowverse actor [[Neal McDonough]] starred in a 2002 film of the same name.
+*[[Jane Carr]] as the [[Tabitha|Fairy Godmother]] is an obvious reference to the Disney animated film, ''Cinderella'' (1950). Coincidentally, she was born the same year the film came out.
-* The second half of the episode focuses on [[Ray Palmer|Ray]] and Nate's friendship, with the final scene showing them as they say goodbye to each other. Coincidentally, this episode was released almost exactly 2 years after [[Shogun]], the episode in which they first became friends.
+**One of the things that one might notice is that the Fairy Godmother never completes any of her sayings; for example, she is interrupted by Constantine's spell banishing her to hell and ends up saying, "Bibbidi bobbidi - Oh!" This could be because of copyright of said animated film.
-** This episode also marks their first time pairing up for a mission since their rescue of [[Amaya Jiwe]] and [[Mick Rory]] in [[The Curse of the Earth Totem]].
+*Near the beginning of the episode, the original Red Tornado's bucket helmet can be seen on the shelf with other items. The original Red Tornado was Abigail "Ma" Hunkel, a golden age superhero with the Justice Society, and a popular comedic hero with DC.
-* Jane Carr as the [[Fairy Godmother]], is an obvious reference to the Disney animated film, ''Cinderella'' (1950). Coincidentally she was born the same year the film came out.
+*Sara mentioning that she'd been in Salem is a reference to {{Ep|Out of Time (DC's Legends of Tomorrow)}}, when she was time scattered and nearly hanged as a witch.
-**Carr also voiced a fairy, on the Nickelodeon show, ''The Fairly OddParents'' (2001), as Cosmo's mother Mama Cosma.
-**One of the things that anyone would notice is that the Fairy Godmother had never complete any of her sayings, like when Constantine was sending the Fairy Godmother to hell, she said "Bibbidi bobbidi - Oh!" This could be because of copyright of said animated film.
-* Near the beginning of the episode, the original Red Tornado's bucket helmet can be seen on the shelf with other items. The original Red Tornado was Abigail "Ma" Hunkel, a golden age superhero with the Justice Society, and a popular comedic hero with DC.
-* Sara mentioning that she was there in Salem is a reference to "[[Out of Time (DC's Legends of Tomorrow)|Out of Time]]", when she was time scattered and nearly hanged as a witch.
 ==References==
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