| "The Eggplant, the Witch & the Wardrobe" | |
|---|---|
| Series Legends of Tomorrow Season 4, Episode 12 | |
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| Air date | April 22nd, 2019 |
| Writers | Morgan Faust; Daphne Miles |
| Director | Mairzee Almas |
| Producers | Greg Berlanti; James Eagan; Geoff Garrett; Grainne Godfree; Marc Guggenheim; Phil Klemmer; Jennifer Lence; Kevin Mock; Carl Ogawa; Trina Renee; Sara Schechter; Keto Shimizu; Vladimir Stefoff; Ray Utarnachitt |
| Starring | Brandon Routh; Caity Lotz; Maisie Richardson-Sellers; Tala Ashe; Jes Macallan; Courtney Ford; Amy Louise Pemberton; Ramona Young; Nick Zano; Dominic Purcell |
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"The Eggplant, the Witch & the Wardrobe" is the twelfth episode of season four of the science fiction & superhero fantasy series Legends of Tomorrow and the sixty-third episode of the series overall. It was directed by Mairzee Almas with a teleplay written by Morgan Faust and Daphne Miles. It first aired on the CW Network on Monday, April 22nd, 2019 at 9:00 pm.
Cast[]
Starring[]
Guest Starring[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Matt Ryan | John Constantine |
| Adam Tsekhman | Gary Green |
| Christian Keyes | Neron/Desmond |
Co-Starring[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Nima Gholamipour | Megastör employee |
| Brenda Matthews | Old Sara Lance |
| Althea McAdam | Old Ava Sharpe |
| Corry Whitworth | Dog owner |
Appearances[]
Featured characters
- Sara Lance
- Ray Palmer
- Ava Sharpe
- John Constantine
- Citizen Steel, Nate Heywood
- Mick Rory
- Zari Tomaz
- Charlie
Supporting characters
Villains
Minor characters
Organizations
Races
- Humans
- Altered humans
- Clones (Ava Sharpe)
- Demons
- Shape-shifters
- Werewolves (Passive)
Locations
Items
Vehicles
Powers
Miscellaneous
Notes & Trivia[]
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- Legends of Tomorrow was developed for television by Greg Berlanti, Marc Guggenheim, Andrew Kreisberg, and Phil Klemmer.
- This episode is rated TV-14.
- This episode is production code number T13.21062.
- Actor Matt Ryan is given a "Special appearance by" credit in this episode.
- This is the first appearance of Mikey T, who is the foreman on the construction site for Hank Heywood's fantasy theme-park, which is affectionately referred to as "Jurmagic Park".
- This is the first time that Nate Heywood has used his bio-conversion powers since "Tender is the Nate".
- This is the second time this season that different actresses have played the roles of Sara Lance and Ava Sharpe. While this episode shows the characters as elderly women, episode 4x04, "Wet Hot American Bummer" shows them as teenagers played by Emily Murden as Sara, and Vanessa Przada as Ava.
Allusions[]
- The title of this episode is taken from The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, which is a children's fantasy novel and the first book in The Chronicles of Narnia series by author C.S. Lewis.
- Ava Sharpe makes reference to going to Narnia, which is another reference to The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe.
- Nate Heywood refers to the uncompleted theme park as Jurmagic Park, which is a reference to the Michael Crichton novel, Jurassic Park, as well as the film series by Steven Spielberg.
- The song that Neron keeps whistling is "Pop! Goes the Weasel", which is a famous children's nursery rhyme. At the end of the episode, Ray Palmer is heard whistling this, implying that Neron has now taken possession of him.
- This episode includes a flashback scene to the season three episode, "Daddy Darhkest", which is when John Constantine attempted to exorcise the spirit of Mallus from Nora's body.
- Gary Green makes reference to the 2000 film Erin Brokovich starring Julia Roberts.
- Zari Tomaz makes reference to the reality show makeover series Queer Eye for the STraight Guy when she says "Legends Eye for the Straight Guy".
Featured quote[]
- Sara Lance: Look, I've never really thought that much past tomorrow. Ava, with my past, planning anything for the future is just... feels like tempting fate. And I convinced myself that I like it that way. Until you came along.