"Miss Me, Kiss Me, Love Me" is the second episode of the fifth season and 70th overall of the American science fiction television series Legends of Tomorrow, revolving around the eponymous team of superheroes and their time travelling adventures. It is set in the Arrowverse, sharing continuity with the other television series of the universe.The episode was written by Ray Utarnachitt, and directed by David Geddes.
| "Miss Me, Kiss Me, Love Me" | |
|---|---|
| Legends of Tomorrow episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 5 Episode 2 |
| Directed by | David Geddes |
| Written by | Ray Utarnachitt |
| Production code | T13.21902 |
| Original air date | February 4, 2020 |
| Guest appearances | |
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Caity Lotz stars as Sara Lance, and is joined by principal cast members Tala Ashe, Jes Macallan, Nick Zano, Matt Ryan, Brandon Routh, Dominic Purcell, Olivia Swann, and Amy Louise Pemberton.[1]
Plot
editThe Legends head to 1947 where mobster Bugsy Siegel has been revived, with Mona Wu coining the term "Encore" for these revived individuals. With his new lease on life, Bugsy plans to make it to the top in the world of crime by becoming an information broker. He also gets revenge on his killer, using a gun loaded with hellfire bullets to destroy their body and soul. Meanwhile, John Constantine poses as a detective to deal with Bugsy's girlfriend Jeanie Hill, who has been blackmailed and trapped into a relationship with him. With Constantine's aid, she finds the blackmail Bugsy has on others, but Jeanie, intends to use it to gain power, goes back to her car and is killed in an explosion caused by the city's dirty cops. The Legends capture Bugsy, but Constantine uses him to return to Hell. Constatine kills him with his own Hell Gun before warning Astra Logue, the mastermind behind the Encores, to stop. Meanwhile, Nate and Behrad Tarazi return to the latter's home time and town for dinner, where they find Zari has become an internet celebrity with no memory of Nate or her life with the Legends. Nate Heywood and Zari Tarazi almost connect when she realizes that they were both at Hey World decades ago but have not aged a day. She threatens to tell her parents about this but Behrad and Nate take her to the Waverider through a time portal.
Production
editDevelopment and filming
editThis episode entered production on July 22, 2019. It finished writing two days later on the 24th.[2]
Writing
editThe episode was written by Ray Utarnachitt. This is the first episode since season three's "Phone Home" to be written by a single writer. The episodes title is taken from song lyrics to Poison by Bell Biv DeVoe. Jes Macallen sings this song within the episode.[3]
Casting
editThe episode stars Caity Lotz, Tala Ashe, Jes Macallan, Nick Zano, Matt Ryan, Brandon Routh, Dominic Purcell, Amy Louise Pemberton, Olivia Swann as Sara Lance, Zari Tarazi, Nate Haywood, John Constantine, Ray Palmer, Mick Rory, Gideon (voice), Astra Logue.[1] Principal cast members Courtney Ford and Maisie Richardson-Sellers are both absent this episode.[4]
This is the first episode where Tale Ashe plays Zari Tarazi as opposed to her previous character Zari Tomaz.[5] Shayan Sobhian once again guest stars as Behrad Tarazi. Jonathan Sadowski guest stars as a heavily fictionalized version of Bugsy Siegel.[6]
This is the first episode to not feature Ramona Young as Mona Wu since her debut in the episode "Dancing Queen".[7] She would later return later in the season in "Romeo v. Juliet: Dawn of Justness"[8]
Release
editBroadcast
edit"Miss Me, Kiss Me, Love Me" was first aired in the United States on The CW on February 4, 2020. It was watched by 0.77 million people with a 0.2 share among adults 18–49.[9]
Home video
edit"Miss Me, Kiss Me, Love Me" was first released on DVD and Blu-ray as part of the Legends of Tomorrow season five box set on September 22, 2020.[10] The episode is not available as an individual disc. However it is available digitally on Amazon Prime Video and Vudu.
Critical reception
editAllison Shoemaker of The A.V. Club rated the episode a B+. She noted that despite the lack of large nonsense elements it was still the core elements of Legends.[11] Jim Dandeneau of Den of Geek, praised the focus on Brandon Routh, he rated the episode a 4 of 5.[12] Lauren Coates of Culturess called the episode a great tribute to noir film.[13] Michael Patterson of Bam! Smack! Pow! called the episode of the best in a while.[14]
References
edit- ^ a b "DC's Legends of Tomorrow - "Miss Me, Kiss Me, Love Me"". CBS News. January 29, 2020. Archived from the original on May 29, 2023. Retrieved May 29, 2023.
- ^ Shimizu, Keto [@ketomizu] (July 30, 2019). "New title alert! #LegendsofTomorrow episode 502, written by @rayutar and directed by @da_geddes" (Tweet). Archived from the original on May 17, 2023. Retrieved May 29, 2023 – via Twitter.
- ^ Miller, Liz (June 10, 2020). "Every Legends of Tomorrow Episode Title, Ranked". Collider. Archived from the original on May 18, 2023. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
- ^ "Legends of Tomorrow - Meet the Legends; Miss Me, Kiss Me, Love Me; Slay Anything - Review - Isn't Time Weird?". Retrieved May 30, 2023.
- ^ Morrison, Matt (May 22, 2019). "[SPOILER] Will Return for Legends of Tomorrow Season 5 as New Character". ScreenRant. Archived from the original on May 19, 2023. Retrieved May 16, 2023.
- ^ Sumerel, Ashley (January 28, 2020). "Legends of Tomorrow Season 5 Episode 2 – Jonathan Sadowski as Bugsy | Tell-Tale TV". Archived from the original on May 31, 2023. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
- ^ "Legends of Tomorrow: SPOILER Leaves in "Meet the Legends"". DC. Retrieved June 2, 2023.
- ^ Chiu-Tabet, Christopher (March 18, 2020). "Five Thoughts on Legends of Tomorrow's "Romeo v Juliet: Dawn of Justness"". Multiversity Comics. Retrieved June 2, 2023.
- ^ Metcalf, Mitch (February 5, 2020). "SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 2.4.2020". showbuzzdaily.com. Archived from the original on February 5, 2020. Retrieved May 29, 2023.
- ^ Byrne, Craig (May 27, 2020). "DC's Legends of Tomorrow Season 5 Blu-ray & DVD Info Released". dclegendstv.com. Archived from the original on May 30, 2023. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
- ^ Shoemaker, Allison (February 5, 2020). "Ava feels some feelings in properly sloppy Legends Of Tomorrow fashion". The A.V. Club. Archived from the original on May 30, 2023. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
- ^ Dandeneau, Jim (February 5, 2020). "Legends of Tomorrow Season 5 Episode 3 Review: Miss Me, Kiss Me, Love Me". Den of Geek. Archived from the original on May 30, 2023. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
- ^ Coates, Lauren (February 5, 2020). "DC's Legends of Tomorrow season 5 episode 2 review: A tribute to film noir". Culturess. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
- ^ Patterson, Michael (February 5, 2020). "Legends of Tomorrow season 5, episode 2 review: Miss Me, Kiss Me, Love Me". Bam Smack Pow. Retrieved June 2, 2023.
Further reading
edit- Anderson, Jenna (January 23, 2020). "DC's Legends of Tomorrow Meet Bugsy Siegel in "Miss Me, Kiss Me, Love Me" Photos". ComicBook.com.