This week, we were finally introduced to the enigmatic figure of Jonah Hex, a surly and cynical bounty hunter who helps the team survive in the old west.
The team travel to Salvation, Dakota in 1871 in an attempt to hide out from the Hunters, who were revealed to have been hired by the Time Masters to kill every member of Rip’s team, including Mick who failed to apprehend them during his time as Chronos.
The gang head into town and while Sara and Mick have a rather amusing drinking contest (let’s face it, we all knew Sara can out-drink anyone on the entire team), Martin and Leonard engage in a card game, which turns things south and results in Leonard killing a popular gang member. So understandably, the whole team attempt to take down everyone in the bar, but are all stopped when Jonah Hex announces his presence. Hex tells the team that he knows they’re time travelers and reveals that he knows Rip Hunter.
Ray takes the initiative of protecting this quaint little town against the Stillwater Gang and becomes the sheriff for the time being. Meanwhile, Kendra follows a hunch with the help of Sara, and track down a woman who Kendra thought she knew from one of her previous lives. The woman, who turns out to be Kendra herself but from that time period, warns Kendra about falling in love with another man, as it can only lead to more heartbreak. Look, I really do feel for Kendra, but this could have all been avoided in the first place. Obviously Kendra continues to pursue her relationship with Ray, but I can just picture more drama occurring when Carter returns.
Towards the end of the episode, the team go up against the Stillwater Gang who held Jefferson captive, but this time, Rip volunteers himself to take part in the draw duel and wins. But just before the team can up and leave, the Hunters arrive and attempt to take the team down. Predictably, the team wins, but they learn that the Time Masters have sent who is called the Pilgrim to kill their younger selves – so next week, we get to see the team as kids, how exciting!
I genuinely thought this was one of the better episodes of the entire season. Jonah Hex was a great addition to the team, and I hope he does make more appearances. Although I do feel like guest appearances are what improves the quality of this show, I do think there is a lot of potential for this show to become great without needing to fall on other heroes. It’s also nice to see Sara and Kendra bonding and helping each other out more.
This week’s episode was directed by Thor Freudenthal, who has also worked on Arrow and The Flash, and I would like to see him direct more episodes of Legends of Tomorrow, if they were as good as The Magnificent Eight.
