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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]]}}
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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
 
{{Episode
 
|name= Witch Hunt
 
|name= Witch Hunt
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|epnum= 2
 
|epnum= 2
 
|number= 53
 
|number= 53
|airdate=October 29, 2018
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|airdate= October 29, 2018
|writer= [[Keto Shimizu]] & [[Matthew Maala]]
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|writer= [[Keto Shimizu]]<br/>[[Matthew Maala]]
 
|director= [[Kevin Mock]]
 
|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]]|
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|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}}
 
|before= {{Ep|The Virgin Gary}}
 
|after= {{Ep|Dancing Queen}}
 
|after= {{Ep|Dancing Queen}}
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==Synopsis==
 
==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>
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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 [[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==
 
== 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}}, the episode in which they first became friends.
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* 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.
 
** 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}}.
 
** 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}}.
** 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 scenes in {{Ep|Outlaw Country}}.
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** 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}}.
*[[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.
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*[[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.
 
**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.
 
**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.
 
*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 {{Ep|page=Out of Time (DC's Legends of Tomorrow)|Out of Time}}, when she was time scattered and nearly hanged as a witch.
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*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.
   
 
==References==
 
==References==
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Revision as of 13:25, 5 June 2020

"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

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