The team is tasked to find the Kaupe, which had escaped Time Bureau custody. In true "Legends" fashion, the plot manages to rope in a variety of disparate elements: Mexican wrestling, government conspiracies, romantic tensions; and throw them together in such a way that it all still works.
The Bureau's shadier dealings have been known (to the viewer anyway) but its presentation here is more akin to other science fiction plots. Mona herself makes a direct comparison to "The X-Files". If you watched Justice League Unlimited back in the day, you might think that this would have been a great opportunity to bring the Question to the Arrowverse. Sadly, it doesn't happen.
The episode does still bring a lot to the table. It's entertaining as all get out. Seeing John help coach a washed up wrestler so that he can reclaim his former glory against Konane was one of the episode's many highlights. There's quite a bit of slapstick involved, as the team has to teach Konane to lose; but seeing the two join forces against the Bureau MiB's was a splendid thing.
While the show does get wacky, it still manages to bring a healthy dose of heart to the proceedings. The Mona/Kaupe "romance" is still a little weird, but it isn't without its heartwarming and tragic moments. When Mona does decide to part ways and say goodbye, it actually is a moving scene, even though it should be ridiculous by any stretch.
Even Mick gets to have a serious and sincere conversation. It's a small scene, but it was well done and Purcell did a great job with it.
Speaking of romance, it seems as if the Sara/Ava ship has sailed. The episode puts the two at odds and creates a rift that even a conversation over a tango can't fix. It is sad. The two were great together. On the other hand, this could just be a tension building thing. The wrestler even notes that stories involve falls so that the heroes can rise. This could be one of those things. We'll have to see. I'm still rooting for them.
All in all, this was a solid episode. It brought fun, the wrestling sequences were fun, and the character moments all worked out. This episode did shake things up on several fronts so it'll be interesting to see how things play out.
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