Legends of Tomorrow (2016–…): Season 7, Episode 10 - The Fixed Point - full transcript

Wait. You seriously want
to stop the assassination

of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand?

Okay, let's... let's just hear her out.

After the assassination of the Archduke,

Europe's rival alliances
declared war on each other.

This singular murder
led to 20 million deaths.

The assassination
of the Archduke, therefore,

is what is known
as a "Fixed Point" in history.

I'm sorry, "Fixed Point"?

"Fixed Point," noun.

An occurrence so pivotal to history,



that no time travel
is allowed on or near it.

I'm a little fuzzy
on my time travel logic.

How is this a good idea?

Yes, I appreciate
your resolve, Miss Gideon,

but you see, we can't just go
and prevent the Great War.

Now, you were the ones
that taught me that.

Exactly.

Fixed Points are shrouded in mystery,
even to Evil Gideon.

Still, she and her robots won't be able
to resist restoring the timeline,

and we will let them.

Oh, so, we're not actually
going to stop the World War,

we're just going
to let her think we are to lure her in.

And the assassination
was a notoriously chaotic event.

Which will give us the window
we need to take back the ship.



Making the robots do the work
of fixing the timeline,

while we unplug your evil twin.

That is diabolical, Gideon.

I learned from the best.

All right, gang.

I know it has been a rough road
since we lost our Waverider,

but that ends now.

This time, we're going to win,
and today, we are going home.

All right, gang-gang.

The assassination
was such a famous fiasco,

I kindly decided
to draw you a diagram to help explain.

Ooh! I didn't know you were an artist.

And now, I see why.

No, I get it. It's abstract.

Oh... Okay, so,
my drawing skills are a little rusty.

You don't have to be
so insensitive, you jerks.

Now, just shut up and focus.

- I'm sorry, yeah.
- All right.

So, there are members
of a secret society

called the Black Hand
on the scene that day,

including the eventual assassin,
Gavrilo Princip.

The assassins set up across

from the Archduke's motorcade route
in Sarajevo.

Copy. Where does
the, uh, hippopotamus come into play?

That's the Archduke's car.

He's waving.

Ah!

Very abstract.

Okay, so, we will set up here,
next to the balloon salesman.

That is the assassin,
and he's holding a grenade.

The assassin tossed the grenade
at the motorcade,

but it bounced off the car
and blew up nearby.

So, Princip, with his mission a bust,
went to a nearby sandwich shop.

Hey, I see that sandwich.

And you know what?

That is some attention to detail
on the lettuce.

- Good job, bud.
- Yeah.

That's an explosion.

The motorcade took a wrong turn

and went straight past
Princip's lunch spot.

So, Princip sees the Archduke,

realizes this is his moment,
and shoots him point blank.

Okay. So, our surest shot
at unfixing the Fixed Point

is to take out the three assassins.

And the best place to do that
is at the Ćosić Tavern,

where the assassins met that morning.

Okay. So, we'll knock out the Black Hand

just long enough
that they miss the motorcade.

Meanwhile, we'll need to hide
the time machine.

Astra can work her Permuto spell,

turn it into something more portable,
and bring it back here.

Yes. And then,
the team will get into position.

By that swimming pool.

- Field, Gary.
- Field.

And when Gideon sends her robots
to keep the 20th century on course,

we will be ready
to hijack our home back.

Yeah.

And with that, we have a plan.

Nay. We have a foolproof plan.

There they are,
assassins for the Black Hand.

Now's our chance.

I'm sorry...

but if you'll come with me.

I think I'll stay right here.

I have to insist.

We wouldn't want to make a scene.

Look, I think there is
a misunderstanding happening.

You clearly don't belong here.

- We're on our honeymoon.
- We're backpackers.

- What he said.
- What she said.

We really should be
better at this by now.

Don't worry,

most time travelers blow their covers
even quicker.

Come with me.

What is this place?

You think you're the only ones
who want to save Archduke Ferdinand?

This is the place for people like you,

time travelers who are foolish enough

to try and prevent World War I.

Welcome to The Fixed Point.

What the hell is this?

These people
are all time travelers.

What are they doing here?
How come I didn't know about this?

What's with the tape?

Oh. It's Gwyn's time machine.
Gideon had me transform it.

Tape was my idea. ELO's Time.

It's a whole concept album
about a time traveler

torn between love and technology.

Cute.
All right, moving on.

Don't mind if I do.

Turns out, there's a lot more
going on in Sarajevo than we thought.

Yeah. Fixed Points are catnip
for disruptor types.

I created this space
to provide a watering hole

for those who want
a piece of the action,

whether they are here
to stop the assassination,

or just to watch people try.

Here we go, our next competitor.

Is that a...

It's a time portal.
Morning of June 28th, 1914,

when the motorcade began.

Okay, folks, our next competitor is up,

making his approach.

It's a live feed. How?

It's archival film taken by bystanders,

pieced together to form a view
of the whole motorcade.

The film updates each time
an attempt becomes history itself.

You get your ticket,
you wait your turn, you take your shot.

Them's the rules.

We're not here to follow your rules.

I wouldn't do that if I were you,

because although the filmstrip changes,
it always ends the same way.

Holy crap!

Wait. Did he just...

Self-immolation pays out.

Cumurija Road pays out.

You see,
you try to change time at a Fixed Point,

and time kills you.

Time can do that?

No one's ever even made it
to the last assassin.

But if you're so determined,
you are in the queue.

And by the look of today's competitors,

your turn will be up soon.

All right, Gwyn.

If we're going to save Alun,
we have to be smart.

We can't cause any ripples
that might affect the larger timeline.

I understand.

And I have to say,
I am mightily appreciative

that you've changed your mind
on this, Miss Sharpe. Thank you.

We would be dead if it weren't for you.
We can give you this.

My divine mission is almost complete.
Now, let me show you.

This is where Alun was ambushed.

Oh, perfect. Here you go.

Oh! Oh...

- Little soldiers.
- Yes. Found them in the attic.

Constantine was a bit of a hoarder.

Seems like a very peculiar fellow.

- Mr. Green.
- Hmm?

What, is the Waverider here?

Uh, not yet. I'm just here to drop off
Gwyn's time machine.

Astra said it should change back soon.

I'll assume that that makes sense, then.

No, that makes absolutely no sense.
What happened with the Archduke?

Oh, we're still waiting our turn

in a sort of
time-travel-Cheers meets Thunderdome.

- What's a Thunderdome?
- You don't want to know. Wait, stop.

- Is everyone, uh...
- No, no, we're fine. We're fine.

It's a pub filled with time travelers.

Yeah, people like us,
who are there to save the Archduke.

A whole community of time travelers,
all with the same aim and purpose.

Wow, Gwyn. None of this
would exist without your invention.

Wait a... Uh-oh.

None of this would exist
without your invention,

which means if we go on to save Alun,
you never invent time travel,

which means no Waverider, no Legends.

And no one to go back
to save Alun in the first place.

- Uh...
- Ah...

I can't deal with these time loops
and paradoxes all in one day.

I'm just going to
leave this in the foyer.

Okay. So, it's not as simple as saving
Alun from the Germans, right?

But we just have to make sure
that you go on to invent time travel.

Oh, I've already solved that,
Miss Sharpe.

You see, my mission is to save Alun.

However, my younger self
must never find out.

I must always end up here.

What?

But that means
he'd be out there alive and you'd be...

Alone.

So, let me show you
where he was ambushed.

Time is killing people?

I don't even understand
how time can have this power.

But I suppose I've never questioned
what made a Fixed Point fixed.

Who knew time travel
could be this complicated?

I don't know how you've wrapped your
human brains around it all these years.

Wait.

Yes, I do. I need a drink.

Hey, we could...

You wanna go check out
the betting tables?

- You bet.
- All right. Well, I'll see ya.

I mean, we could hang out or something,
unless you have some plans.

No. Yeah. We, uh...

You know, we have never done
the one-on-one... thing.

Yeah.

- After you.
- Okay, I'll go. Okay.

- Ah. What can I get you folks?
- Two stouts, please.

Anything for you?

Oh. Uh, I'll just have the one.

Thank you.

Now, when you say
time's out there killing people,

like, you can't mean literally,
because that doesn't make any sense.

I know it's a lot to take in,
but you've got to trust me on this one.

I've been in the time travel game
for a long time.

Oh, you've been in it for a long time?
Okay, then that makes you the authority.

Well...

I guess that does make you
the authority.

All these years, I never even knew
The Fixed Point had a bar.

Oh. Don't be too hard on yourself.

It's always been
a word of mouth kind of place.

Besides, you're young.

You can't expect to know
all there is to know.

You're right. Here I am,
thinking I have infinite knowledge.

But what do I know?
What do I know, Gary?

Hmm? Okay, for example.

Okay, what is a "pickleback?" Hmm?

Oh. Does that come in large?

- This is... this is great.
- Mmm-hmm.

This is great!

I mean like, us, finally.

Right? Yeah, it usually
gets so crazy around here,

we never get a chance to just... hang.

Totally, totally.

Because what people
do together is they...

- They talk.
- Yeah!

- Right? About...
- Yes.

Uh...

- Topics?
- Right. Yes, yes.

We all love topics, right?

There's things like...

- makeup, right?
- Ah! I do, yeah.

I like makeup,
but we can also talk about, uh...

guns.

Yeah. Yeah, we could.

Yeah.

Yeah.

And the second assassin
is this salt shaker, okay?

Now, he'll get distracted
when this motorcade...

Wait, wait, wait. I got it.
I got the plan that not even time

is going to see coming.
A true Legends plan.

No. No way!
Are you guys the Legends of Tomorrow?

It makes sense we'd be known
around these parts, I guess.

We get around.

Yeah, a bunch of washed-up superheroes

who think they can beat
the Fixed Point. Cute.

Okay, calm down.
We are basically the same age as you.

Dude, sick burn.

- He said that...
- No one cares what he said, all right?

Why don't you guys
go giggle at your own table,

because we have adult things to do.

- Oh, aggressive.
- Okay. Sorry.

Number 71!

Okay, all right.

- Forget those guys...
- Yeah.

...because they do not matter.
All that matters is our plan.

- Hear me out.
- Go.

Three assassins fan out.
I follow the guy with the grenade,

then, here, I untie the dog
that's tied to the lamp pole...

And then knocks off the steak
from the table of the corner cafe.

Exactly.

- And then I use that...
- As a distraction to steal the bike.

Yeah, you got it. How do you know this?

He's doing it right now.

Okay. Well... Whatever.

Because my plan has a second steak

that I will slip
into the assassin's pocket...

And that's exactly what he's doing?

Really? No.

No!

And another one
bites the dust.

- Okay. Okay.
- Mmm.

Hey, this is a good thing,
because now we know

this plan is no good.
Onto the next plan.

Seventy-two!

Lance...

you're up.

Hey, if you need more time,
we can get it.

Huh.

Uh-uh.

I got this.
Improvising is what I do best, right?

Let's see what you got, old-timer.

Hey.

You're Sara damn Lance.

With Sara out there,
they won't make it past the tavern.

Mmm-hmm.

Damn it.

All right. Maybe
she's got something else planned.

Wait.

Ooh!

At least her comedic timing
is impeccable.

There she is.

- Bobby baby.
- Valiant attempt, Captain.

I'm sorry, guys.

I froze out there.
I didn't know my next move. I just...

- It wasn't that bad.
- No one noticed.

Uh-oh.

Y'all... Y'all feel
a shift in the timeline?

You know what, yeah, I did.

Now, the assassination is only

the second most epic tragedy
to happen today.

All right, all right.
At least I survived, okay?

Whoa, whoa, whoa.

Okay. Um...

I'm gonna get a drink.

Now, if we just divert
the Germans here...

- This isn't working.
- Oh, but it will now if you look...

No, it's not good enough, Gwyn.

The plan can't be for you
to live your life heartbroken.

There has to be a solve for this.
There's...

What if I take each of the Legends,

and I place them
in different points in time?

- We shouldn't do that.
- No, wait. I'm onto something here.

- The thing is...
- Now, Miss Sharpe...

my sorry fate, it isn't just a solve
for the paradox, you see.

It's what I deserve...

for loving Alun in the first place.

Gwyn... there's nothing wrong
with you loving another man.

That might be easy for you to say,
Miss Sharpe.

No, but it's true. It's true.

Listen, I am so, so sorry
that you've had to live your life

hiding who you really are,

but I promise you that there are places
where you can feel safe to be yourself,

- where people will accept you.
- It's not about the people.

It doesn't matter
if I'm accepted by others.

You see,
I will never be accepted by God.

You see, my love for Alun,
it goes against who God wants me to be.

It may be
my divine mission to save Alun,

but it must also be my divine punishment
to live without him.

- And that's the plan, okay?
- No.

Hey, watch out for the ladder, sis.

- I can't stand people like that!
- Yeah. Me, neither.

It's like they're always playing
these tough guys.

Yeah, and they think
they're better than everyone else.

Wait.

I can talk about people
I don't like literally all day.

Right.

Yeah. And guys like them is why
I stopped going to places like this.

- Yeah.
- Yeah.

That, and I kind of got abducted
by a Timeship.

You know what?
So did I, actually. So did I.

Why was it so hard for us
to do this before?

I thought you didn't like me.

Wow.

I always figured
you thought you were better than me.

No. I am so intimidated by you.

- Shut up.
- Yeah.

- No.
- Yeah.

Okay, I'm the one
that's intimidated by you.

- Get outta here.
- Yeah.

Hey.

Sorry about back there.

Team really didn't
put on the best front.

They trusted me.
I told them to trust me.

And then I get out there,

and I don't even know
what the hell I'm doing.

Hey, so, you had a case of the yips.
It happens to the best of us.

Besides, changing a Fixed Point
isn't supposed to be easy.

It's not just the Fixed Point.

It's this whole damn road trip,
or whatever the hell we're on.

Sara, we got this far.

Yeah. And where are we?

Seriously, where are we?

Running for our lives,
with no home, with no plan.

I feel like
I used to always know

what the next move was,
and now, it's like...

I don't know, nothing.
Nothing's working.

Look, we got this far
because of you.

And if it weren't for you,
we'd still be in Odessa,

making headlines,
while the FBI shuts down our circus.

Would have been a good circus.

- Would have been a great circus.
- Yeah.

But you know what? It's not all on you.

Yeah. You may be indestructible,
but don't mean you gotta all alone.

That's right.
This time, we'll go out there with you.

You guys, look, I appreciate it.
I really do.

But I can't put you in danger,
and we don't even have a plan.

Exactly.
We don't need a perfect front.

We're the Legends of Tomorrow.

We got something
those hotshots don't have,

that's experience.

Experience at failing.

Ah, you know what?
We've broken time before.

Let's do it again.

Since I'm the only one
who can live-die-repeat...

Uh... "Live-die-repeat"?

It's a reference to this time loop movie
that's so fire.

I'll show it to you
when we get the Waverider back.

So, I'll just keep going out there
again and again,

until we figure out
the best way to beat time.

Yeah. And when you do fail,
no offense, we'll be there

every step of the way
during the assassination,

from the time
the Black Hand shows up to the tavern,

to the time Princip takes the shot.

Uh, Spoonz and I can take the tavern,
if that's okay.

- Yeah, I'm down.
- Cool.

Great. And then the rest of us

will watch from the outskirts,
analyze your mistakes

and come up
with some new strategies, huh?

Ooh. Like a sideline of coaches.

Number 78.

God!

Sometimes,
the best play is a trick play.

Looking for this?

- Yeah!
- Whoo!

All right. Two to go, Sara.

Whoo!

Oh!

You call that a knife?

Now, that's a knife.

Looking for this?

Yes!

One more assassin to stop.
Come on, Sara.

She made it to Princip.

No one's ever made it that far.

Wait, wait, wait.
No, no, no. It wasn't me. I didn't...

Well, well, well.

If it ain't the Failures of Tomorrow
failing again.

Stupid kids.

Well, we may be failing,
but at least we're failing together.

Yeah, and we're learning, too, right?

You know what? A couple more times,
and we're going to figure this out.

Yeah, well, we gotta hurry
because we only have two tickets left.

I think we have a few minutes
before the next try...

so smash, marry, kill,

Nate, Gwyn, Gary.

Um...

No, not really
into any of them.

Copy. Okay, how about, uh...
Sara, Ava, Astra?

Mmm...

Not... Not really into
any of them, either.

Also copy.

Okay, what is your type?

I don't really get
those types of feelings for anyone.

Maybe it's one of those things those
mushroom aliens messed up about me, huh?

Hey, no, no, no. What you're
describing is totally normal.

It just means maybe you're ace.

Asexual.

People who identify as ace
have little or no interest in sex,

but many of them
still want to be in relationships.

Wow, uh...

I guess that makes me ace.

OMG. Did you just come out to me?

- I guess I did.
- Yeah?

Okay, first of all, who would've thought
you'd be the first person I'd tell?

- Not me.
- Okay.

Cheers.

Hey, what's so funny?

- It's nothing.
- I guess you had to be there.

Cool, cool.

Okay. Copy that.

- We should go up here.
- Yes.

What about you, Z?

Besides broody wizards,
what's your type?

Uh...

What about that guy with the top hat?

What guy with the top hat?

Hey, gang.

We were just in the tavern,
and Spooner saw this guy in a top hat,

but when I turned to look at him,
he disappeared.

Yeah. So, we walked over
to where he was standing,

and my bad guy radar went off.
Yeah, big time.

- A man in a top hat?
- Yeah.

And I swear
I've seen him along the route.

- Maybe he's on the film.
- Hmm.

Stop. There.

Rewind the film.

Stop!

Can you go to the next frame?

Hmm.

He's only in that one frame.

Wait, wait, wait, wait. He appears
right before Sara makes a move,

and then he disappears, so maybe...

It's not time fixing itself...

It's a person.

So, it's a person fixing time,
not actually time, like we thought?

Yes!

I knew it.

Did I do that right?

Sorry, I'm just relieved
that it's a person and not time.

- Existential crisis averted. Carry on.
- All right.

So, we've got to figure out
how Mr. Peanut keeps fixing time,

then disappearing.

It's like he's stopping time.

What if he is?

Breakthrough.
Sara's having a breakthrough.

What if this top hat guy
has the ability to freeze time,

and then he fixes the timeline,
and then he restarts it

without anyone knowing he was there?

- Called it.
- Nice.

How are we supposed to beat someone
who can freeze freaking time?

I just wish there was some way

you could be, you know, invulnerable
to his time-freezing powers.

There is one way.

Dr. Davies,
do you think you could let us borrow

the CR-055 superconductor?

The CR-055 superconductor?
What would you want that for, then?

To build an anti-time manipulator.

What do you need
an anti-time manipulator for?

My plan to change the Fixed Point
has led us to a mysterious bad guy

who can stop time.

Well, I would very much like
to help you, Miss Gideon,

but that would mean
completely dismantling my time machine.

Not to mention risk never saving Alun
if I can't put it back together again.

But, uh...

maybe this is part of God's plan,
after all.

And I have always been destined
to fail him.

Gwyn, wait.

Hey.

Um, look, I understand
that you have a deep faith in God.

I do.

I don't know what that feels like, okay?

But I do know that if there is a God,
He, or She, or They,

or whatever pronoun they prefer
would want you to experience love,

you know?

And to feel acceptance
loving whoever it is you choose, Gwyn,

because love is love is love
is love is love is love is love.

That was profoundly beautiful,
Miss Sharpe.

I didn't know you were a poet.

No, I'm not. Actually, that last part
is Lin-Manuel Miranda.

- I don't know him.
- What I'm trying to say is that

you deserve love, Gwyn.
You are a good man.

Okay?

Now that you have
the Legends behind you,

I promise you
we will do whatever it takes

to make sure that you can be with Alun.

It moves me to know that.

What moves me even more is...

your unrelenting belief
that there is a way.

Always.

I thank you for that, Miss Sharpe.

Come here.

- Oh. Yes, okay.
- It's going to be okay.

I'm a hugger.

- I guess I'm a hugger, too, now so...
- Okay.

May we introduce
the anti-time manipulator?

Now, do be expeditious, Miss Lance.

You see, there is only enough power
to shield you from time stopping once.

Okay, no pressure.

- There's pressure.
- Lots of pressure.

Loads and loads of pressure.

Okay, thanks.

- You're welcome.
- Very welcome.

Yeah.

Ticket.

Uh...

No one?

- There's no more.
- We don't have any more.

I'm sorry, but rules are rules.

Here.

Take ours before we change our minds.

Uh...

These should come in handy, too.

Comms? Hell yeah.

Wait. Why do you guys want to help us?

I thought we were
a bunch of old geezers.

- Huh?
- Yeah, sorry about that.

We tend to lash out
when we feel threatened.

Yeah, we've been working out our issues
in group therapy.

Nice.

Anyways, you guys
still look like you've got it,

and this might be
your biggest legend yet,

so... please.

Thank you.

We only need one.

Take a chance on Sara Lance!
Take a chance on Sara Lance!

Take a chance on Sara Lance!
Take a chance on Sara Lance!

Take a chance on Sara Lance!

Take a chance on Sara Lance!

- Go, Sara.
- Sara, come on!

I've got eyes on the prize.

Hey.

Take a chance on Sara Lance!
Take a chance on Sara Lance!

- Take a chance on Sara Lance!
- Take a chance on Sara Lance.

Here goes everything.

Thawne?

Big twist, I know.

Who would have thought me,
of all people, would be here,

protecting the timeline?

How the hell are you not frozen?

Look, I'm sorry.
I can't take you seriously in that hat.

You look like a railroad villain.

Yeah, well,
can a railroad villain do this?

What happened to your super speed?

Long story. Give it up, Sara.

You can never defeat a Fixed Point.

Have you met me?

Surrender or die again.

Surrender isn't an option.

I've sworn to protect
the Fixed Points at all costs.

So when you kill me,
you better be ready to take my place,

or all reality will fall apart.

Look, I'm not trying to break reality,

and I definitely don't want
to take your place.

Then why are you doing this?

It's a long story.

We have all the time
in the world, it seems.

Fine, let's do this differently.
Care for a drink?

First off, how?

Here's the deal,
every day is the same day.

I wake up, eat my porridge,

do my stretches, meditate,
and then I go to work,

except my job
is to protect the Fixed Point.

"Job, porridge"? Who are you?

The last time I saw you,
you were a despicable villain.

After the Black Flash vaporized me,

the Time Wraiths pulled me back
from nothingness.

They still had a plan for me.

My powers stripped,
I was "re-educated" and assigned here

to protect this Fixed Point.

- As penance for your past crimes?
- No.

Believe it or not, Sara,
I came to see their point

that history cannot
and should not be changed.

So, I'm posted here, making sure

this Fixed Point remains intact
with this.

This keeps me trapped in this day,
June 28th, 1914.

When this timer hit zero,
it jumps me back 24 hours.

It can also freeze time,
as you've discovered.

It really is just a handy little gadget.

So, tell me why you are so fixed
on unfixing this Fixed Point.

Say that five times fast.

Look, I don't want to stop World War I.
Not forever at least.

I just need to stop it long enough to
attract the attention of our Timeship,

so we can steal it back
from the evil AI that's controlling it

and her army of evil robots.

Hmm.

I am just trying to get everyone home.

You may be determined
to protect this point in history,

but my drive to keep my family safe
will break you down.

So, unless you have another idea
to get me out of your hair,

I guess we should get back
to fighting forever.

Well...

There is one other idea.

I might be able to buy you some time

by making it look like
the assassination was prevented.

- How?
- I'll make it

so Gavrilo Princip will
still assassinate the Archduke,

only in 40 minutes,

but your ship's AI won't know that.

It'll just think that
there's been a five-alarm Aberration.

Forty minutes is plenty of time for us
to get our ship back.

Fair warning, though.

You go one second over,
and I will have no choice

but to try and kill you again.

And if you kill me,

you must swear to take up my post
and protect the Fixed Point.

You have a deal.

You've got 40 minutes, Sara Lance.

Yes, yes!

They actually did it.

Now, what happens?

Oh, time is being rewritten as we speak.

Get into your positions.

Hey, you two, stay here.

Yes, Dr. Heywood. Yes, of course.

Oh! Oh, my God.

I've always wanted to do that.

Me, too.

Okay.

Wow. Okay, fantastic.

That's good. We'll, uh...
hold the fort as it is.

There she is.

Get ready, Legends.
This time, there's no do-overs.