"The Need for Speed"[1] is the second episode of the seventh season of DC's Legends of Tomorrow, and the ninety-ninth episode overall. It aired on October 20, 2021.
| “ | Speed? That was Hoover's nickname. Only his closest friends call him that. |
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Synopsis[edit source]
While the Legends contemplate how to get to New York City, Behrad discovers Hoover has train tickets to DC and Sara and Ava come up with a plan. With the help of Gary, Nate will have to impersonate Hoover, but he soon learns it is harder being Hoover than he expected. Since Zari is stuck without the internet, she is forced to take a digital detox and becomes obsessed with figuring out who blew up the Waverider. Meanwhile, Astra and Spooner have stayed behind in Texas and are dealing with the aftermath of Astra's special spell.[2]
Appearances[edit source]
Characters[edit source]
Protagonists[edit source]
Antagonists[edit source]
Other Characters[edit source]
- J. Edgar Hoover (mentioned)
- Mick Rory (mentioned)
- Francis Baker Jr.
- Francis Baker Sr. (indirectly mentioned)
- Gwyn Davies (mentioned)
- John Constantine (mentioned)
- Goldie
- P.D. Rohaine (name seen)
- Lindsay Waters (name seen)
- Igor Lewandowski
- Dr. Seuss (mentioned)
- Rip Hunter (name seen)
- Emma Goldman (mentioned)
- Igor Lewandowski's Wife (mentioned)
- Igor Lewandowski's Children (mentioned)
- Kuasa (name seen)
- Lex Luthor (name seen)
- Obama (name seen)
- Unicorn (name seen)
- Grigori Rasputin (name seen)
- Damien Darhk (mentioned)
- Mallus (mentioned)
- Beebo (mentioned)
- David Bowie (mentioned)
- Queen Elizabeth III (name seen)
- Ray Palmer (name seen)
- Marchosias (mentioned)
- Palmer (mentioned)
- Grodd (name seen)
- God (mentioned)
Teams and Organizations[edit source]
- The Bullet Blondes (Legends of Tomorrow)
- Dr. Zip (products)
- GW (mentioned)
- FBI (badges)
- DOJ (mentioned)
- Telegram Confidential
- Northcott Ltd Distillery (products)
- The Imperial Railroad
- Capone Crime Family
- Time Witches (mentioned)
- Time Pirates (mentioned)
- Paragons (mentioned)
Events[edit source]
- Escape from 1925
- Time Travel Experiment (mentioned)
- World War I (mentioned)
- Palmer Raids (mentioned)
Species[edit source]
- Necrians
- Clones
- Human-Kriblix Hybrid Clones
- Humans
- Metahumans
- Gargoyles (statue)
- Unicorns (name seen)
- Time Wraiths (mentioned)
- Demons (mentioned)
- Hellhounds (mentioned)
- Robots
Objects and Concepts[edit source]
- Image Inducers
- Timeships (mentioned)
- Waverider (mentioned)
- Rogue Waverider (mentioned)
- Magic
- Resurrection Spell (mentioned)
- Glamour Potion
- Gideon's Sweet Dreamz Edibles
- Totems of Zambesi
- Gwyn Davies' Time Machine (mentioned)
- Portals
Locations[edit source]
- Earth-Prime
- Earth
- North America
- United States of America
- Texas
- New York (mentioned)
- New York City (mentioned)
- Washington, D.C. (mentioned)
- FBI Headquarters (mentioned)
- Oklahoma (shown on map)
- New Mexico (shown on map)
- Tennessee (name seen)
- Lynchburg (name seen)
- Kentucky (name seen)
- Arkansas
- Little Rock (mentioned)
- Missouri (shown on map)
- Idaho (shown on map)
- Kansas (shown on map)
- Iowa (shown on map)
- Nebraska (shown on map)
- Dallas (mentioned)
- United States of America
- Russia (mentioned)}
- North America
- Earth
- Hell
- Original Multiverse (mentioned)
Notes[edit source]
- This episode takes place on October 24, 1925, as Astra mentioned November 7, 1925 to be 2 weeks away.
Gallery[edit source]
Nate, Gary and Behrad
Title Card
Script
