Here I Go Again (Legends of Tomorrow)

Zari Tomaz tries to override Gideon's servers but accidentally breaks her just as the Legends return from a mission. In an attempt to repair the Waverider, Zari seemingly activates a program that blows up the ship before re-experiencing events from earlier that day until the ship explodes again. Zari asks Nate Haywood for assistance and the pair try to find the cause of the explosion. Through her loops Zari grows closer to the Legends and discovers experiencing the same events over and over while learning mysterious secrets about the team, such as Mick Rory's erotic sci-fi novel, Nate and Amaya Jiwe's relationship, and Sara Lance's feelings towards Ava Sharpe.

Zari begins to feel trapped and attempts to kill herself, but Sara intervenes and talks her down. Zari then informs the time loop, and the Legends investigate. They eventually, discover the source of the repetition is a device that Gary Green who had been trapped in the ship's cargo bay. Mick destroys Gary's device; Gary immediately reveals to them that the device was causing the loops and was not the bomb.

When the ship is next set to explode, Zari takes the bomb and seals herself with it and uses her powers to try to contain the blast. She reappears in an empty Waverider, where she encounters Gideon's human form, who reveals to her that she was in the med bay and alive. Gideon had transported Zari's consciousness into a simulation and that the loops were all in her head. She explains that if she had not Zari would have left the Legends and would not have been able to save 2042 without their help. Zari leaves the med bay and admits to Sara that she was researching historical loopholes to see if she could save her brother, which Sara reassures her might be possible. Meanwhile, the recently escaped Rip Hunter tracks down Wally West in Yunnan Province, China.

File:Tala Ashe.jpg at San Diego Comic-Con 2017.]]

"Here I Go Again" was written by Ray Utarnachitt and Morgan Faust, and was directed by Ben Bray.{{Cite magazine |last=Li |first=Shirley |date=February 20, 2018 |title='Legends of Tomorrow' recap: Zari celebrates...Hedgehog Day? |url=https://ew.com/recap/legends-of-tomorrow-season-3-episode-11/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240207040539/https://ew.com/recap/legends-of-tomorrow-season-3-episode-11/ |archive-date=February 7, 2024 |access-date=February 7, 2024 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Drum |first=Nicole |date=February 12, 2018 |title='Legends Of Tomorrow': "Here I Go Again" Preview Released |url=https://comicbook.com/dc/news/legends-of-tomorrow-here-i-go-again-preview-released/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240402044702/https://comicbook.com/dc/news/legends-of-tomorrow-here-i-go-again-preview-released/ |archive-date=April 2, 2024 |access-date=April 2, 2024 |website=ComicBook.com |language=en}} The episode's title is a reference to the ABBA song "Mamma Mia".{{Cite web |last=Dandeneau |first=Jim |date=February 20, 2018 |title=Legends of Tomorrow Season 3 Episode 11 Review: Here I Go Again |url=https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/legends-of-tomorrow-season-3-episode-11-review-here-i-go-again/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230522034309/https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/legends-of-tomorrow-season-3-episode-11-review-here-i-go-again/ |archive-date=May 22, 2023 |access-date=October 4, 2023 |website=Den of Geek |language=en-US}} The episode takes inspiration from other time loop stories including Groundhog Day and the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "Cause and Effect".{{Cite web |last=Mohan |first=Monita |date=February 9, 2023 |title=Ranking the Arrowverse's Time Loop Episodes |url=https://collider.com/arrowverse-time-loop-episodes/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230521215704/https://collider.com/arrowverse-time-loop-episodes/ |archive-date=May 21, 2023 |access-date=March 28, 2024 |website=Collider |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Jenna |first=Anderson |date=February 20, 2018 |title='Legends of Tomorrow': How "Here I Go Again" Pays Homage to 'Star Trek: The Next Generation' |url=https://comicbook.com/dc/news/legends-of-tomorrow-here-i-go-again-cause-and-effect-star-trek/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240402044937/https://comicbook.com/dc/news/legends-of-tomorrow-here-i-go-again-cause-and-effect-star-trek/ |archive-date=April 2, 2024 |access-date=April 2, 2024 |website=ComicBook.com |language=en}} Both are directly name dropped in the episode. "Here I Go Again" features meta-humor in regards to the time loop premise.{{Cite web |last=Ann |first=Jennifer |date=February 20, 2018 |title=DC's Legends of Tomorrow Review: Here I Go Again (Season 3 Episode 11) |url=https://telltaletv.com/2018/02/dcs-legends-of-tomorrow-review-here-i-go-again-season-3-episode-11/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240430014752/https://telltaletv.com/2018/02/dcs-legends-of-tomorrow-review-here-i-go-again-season-3-episode-11/ |archive-date=April 30, 2024 |access-date=April 30, 2024 |website=Tell-Tale TV |language=en-US}}

The story is centered entirely around Zari and does not feature a b-story. Additionally it is considered a bottle episode as it is set entirely on the Waverider.{{Cite web |last=Schedeen |first=Jesse |date=February 20, 2018 |title=DC's Legends of Tomorrow: "Here I Go Again' Review |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2018/02/20/dcs-legends-of-tomorrow-here-i-go-again-review |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190529105258/https://www.ign.com/articles/2018/02/20/dcs-legends-of-tomorrow-here-i-go-again-review |archive-date=May 29, 2019 |access-date=April 2, 2024 |website=IGN |language=en}} Speaking with Collider Tala Ashe stated that she shot for 14-16 hours a day for the days.{{Cite web |last=Radish |first=Christina |date=2018-02-19 |title='Legends of Tomorrow': Tala Ashe on Zari's Arc and Kid Flash Joining the Team |url=https://collider.com/legends-of-tomorrow-tala-ashe-interview/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180224193924/http://collider.com/legends-of-tomorrow-tala-ashe-interview/ |archive-date=February 24, 2018 |access-date=December 20, 2024 |website=Collider |language=en}}

In a 2017 interview with Russ Burlingame for ComicBook.com, Ashe reflected the episode. She described the episode as a "gift" to her from the writers as it would give her a chance to better explore her character. Ashe stated she was proud of the episode after its release.{{Cite interview |last=Ashe |first=Tala |subject-link=Tala Ashe |interviewer=Russ Berlingame |title=Legends of Tomorrow Star Tala Ashe Looks Back on "Here I Go Again," the So-Called "Groundhog Day" Episode |url=https://comicbook.com/tv-shows/news/legends-tomorrow-tala-ashe-groundhog-day-interview/ |access-date=October 4, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231204072043/https://comicbook.com/tv-shows/news/legends-tomorrow-tala-ashe-groundhog-day-interview/ |archive-date=December 4, 2023 |url-status=live |work=ComicBook.com |date=February 2, 2021 |language=en}}

"Here I Go Again introduces the running gag of Mick Rory secretly being romance novelist.

"Here I Go Again" stars Tala Ashe as Zari Tomaz,{{Cite magazine |last1=Agard |first1=Chancellor |last2=Li |first2=Shirley |date=October 12, 2018 |title=Why you should be watching 'Legends of Tomorrow' — according to EW and Beebo |url=https://ew.com/tv/2018/10/12/why-you-should-watch-legends-of-tomorrow/ |access-date=2024-12-28 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |language=en}} joined by Nick Zano, Caity Lotz, Brandon Routh, Dominic Purcell and Amy Pemberton, as Nate Heywood, Sara Lance, Ray Palmer, Mick Rory and Gideon, respectively. This is the second episode, after season 2's "Land of the Lost", where Pemberton physically appears as her character as opposed to only voicing her. Though as opposed to "Land of the Lost" she exclusively interacts with Zari.{{Cite web |last=Drum |first=Nicole |date=2021-07-25 |title=DC's Legends of Tomorrow: Amy Louise Pemberton Playing Human Gideon as Series Regular in Season 7 |url=https://comicbook.com/dc/news/legends-of-tomorrow-amy-louise-pemberton-gideon-human-season-7/ |access-date=2024-12-20 |website=ComicBook.com |language=en-US |archive-date=May 20, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230520163435/https://comicbook.com/dc/news/legends-of-tomorrow-amy-louise-pemberton-gideon-human-season-7/ |url-status=live }} During an interview Ahse stated that she was told she was "going to be in every single scene".{{Cite web |last=Burlingame |first=Russ |date=2018-02-02 |title=Details on 'Legends of Tomorrow's 'Groundhog Day' Episode |url=https://comicbook.com/dc/news/details-on-legends-of-tomorrows-groundhog-day-episode/ |access-date=2024-12-20 |website=ComicBook.com |language=en-US |archive-date=May 20, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230520163448/https://comicbook.com/dc/news/details-on-legends-of-tomorrows-groundhog-day-episode/ |url-status=live }}

Keiynan Lonsdale reprises his role as Wally West which he previously played on The Flash.{{Cite web |last=Radish |first=Christina |date=February 19, 2018 |title=Legends of Tomorrow's Tala Ashe on Zari & Gideon, Kid Flash |url=https://collider.com/legends-of-tomorrow-tala-ashe-interview/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180224193924/http://collider.com/legends-of-tomorrow-tala-ashe-interview/ |archive-date=February 24, 2018 |access-date=October 4, 2023 |website=Collider |language=en}} While Lonsdale is credited as a guest in the episode, for the rest of the season he is credited among the main cast.{{Cite web |last=Baxter |first=Joseph |date=January 29, 2018 |title=Legends of Tomorrow Season 3: First Look at Kid Flash With Team |url=https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/legends-of-tomorrow-season-3-first-look-at-kid-flash-with-team/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231208230313/https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/legends-of-tomorrow-season-3-first-look-at-kid-flash-with-team/ |archive-date=December 8, 2023 |access-date=October 4, 2023 |website=Den of Geek |language=en-US}} He previously made a cameo appearance in the season premiere, "Aruba-Con".{{Cite magazine |last=Li |first=Shirley |date=October 10, 2017 |title=Legends of Tomorrow premiere recap: 'Aruba-Con' |url=https://ew.com/recap/legends-of-tomorrow-season-3-premiere/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231006043835/https://ew.com/recap/legends-of-tomorrow-season-3-premiere/ |archive-date=October 6, 2023 |access-date=October 6, 2023 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly}} Adam Tsekhman and Jes Macallan guest star as Gary Green and Ava Sharpe respectively. Arthur Darvill appears in the episodes closing moments as Rip Hunter.{{Cite web |last=Anderson |first=Jenna |date=February 20, 2018 |title=Wally West Joins 'Legends of Tomorrow' in "Here I Go Again" |url=https://comicbook.com/dc/news/legends-of-tomorrow-wally-west-first-episode-scene-here-i-go-aga/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240402045045/https://comicbook.com/dc/news/legends-of-tomorrow-wally-west-first-episode-scene-here-i-go-aga/ |archive-date=April 2, 2024 |access-date=April 30, 2024 |website=ComicBook.com |language=en}}

"Here I Go Again" first aired in the United States on The CW on February 19, 2018.{{Cite web |last=Morrison |first=Matt |date=February 13, 2018 |title=Legends of Tomorrow Gets Stuck in a Time Loop in New Trailer |url=https://screenrant.com/legends-tomrrow-trailer-time-loop/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190202203312/https://screenrant.com/legends-tomrrow-trailer-time-loop/ |archive-date=February 2, 2019 |access-date=April 29, 2024 |website=Screen Rant |language=en}} It premiered to 1.4 million live viewers with a 0.4/2 share among adults 18–49. The episode finished last in its time slot behind Celebrity Big Brother, The Bachelor, the 2018 Winter Olympics and a rerun of Lucifer. It placed tenth out of twelve of the night overall.{{Cite web |last=Porter |first=Rick |date=February 21, 2018 |title=Olympics adjust up: Monday final ratings |url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/daily-ratings/monday-final-ratings-feb-19-2018/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180222165156/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/daily-ratings/monday-final-ratings-feb-19-2018/ |archive-date=February 22, 2018 |access-date=October 5, 2023 |website=TV by the Numbers}} The episode had a viewership decrease of around 100 thousand viewers from the previous episode, "Daddy Darhkest". The following episode, "The Curse of the Earth Totem", had an increase of around 100 thousand viewers.{{Cite web |last=Porter |first=Rick |date=February 13, 2018 |title='Big Brother: Celeb Edition,' Olympics and everything else unchanged: Monday final ratings |url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/daily-ratings/monday-final-ratings-feb-12-2018/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180214022538/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/daily-ratings/monday-final-ratings-feb-12-2018/ |archive-date=February 14, 2018 |access-date=April 29, 2024 |website=TV by the Numbers}}{{Cite web |last=Porter |first=Rick |date=February 21, 2018 |title=Olympics adjust up: Monday final ratings |url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/daily-ratings/monday-final-ratings-feb-19-2018/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180222165156/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/daily-ratings/monday-final-ratings-feb-19-2018/ |archive-date=February 22, 2018 |access-date=April 29, 2024 |website=TV by the Numbers}} The episode was seventh lowest viewed of the season.{{Cite web |last=McLennan |first=Cindy |date=April 10, 2018 |title=DC's Legends of Tomorrow: Season Three Ratings |url=https://tvseriesfinale.com/tv-show/dcs-legends-tomorrow-season-three-ratings/ |access-date=October 2, 2024 |website=TV Series Finale |language=en-US}}

"Here I Go Again" was met with positive reviews from critics.{{Cite web |last=Curovic |first=Irina |date=May 11, 2019 |title=Legends Of Tomorrow: The 5 Best (And 5 Worst) Episodes |url=https://screenrant.com/legends-tomorrow-best-worst-episodes/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190517071039/https://screenrant.com/legends-tomorrow-best-worst-episodes/ |archive-date=May 17, 2019 |access-date=April 2, 2024 |website=Screen Rant |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Keene |first=Allison |date=February 20, 2018 |title=Why Legends of Tomorrow Is the Best Show in the Arrow-verse |url=https://collider.com/legends-of-tomorrow-season-3-best-show-arrowverse/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230629172541/https://collider.com/legends-of-tomorrow-season-3-best-show-arrowverse/ |archive-date=June 29, 2023 |access-date=April 2, 2024 |website=Collider |language=en}} Writing for Collider, Adam Virgona listed the episode the best of season three.{{Cite web |last=Virgona |first=Adam |date=April 19, 2022 |title=Every Season of 'Legends of Tomorrow' Ranked From Worst to Best |url=https://collider.com/legends-of-tomorrow-seasons-ranked/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230512110040/https://collider.com/legends-of-tomorrow-seasons-ranked/ |archive-date=May 12, 2023 |access-date=April 28, 2024 |website=Collider |language=en}} Writing for Tell-Tale TV, Jennifer Ann felt similar. Ann praised the writing noting how the episode could have easily been poorly executed. Jim Dandeneau of Den of Geek rated the episode a 4.5/5, describing it as delightful and praised the performance of Ashe noting that she had great chemistry with the rest of the cast particularly with Pemberton and Zano. IGN{{'}}s Jesse Schedeen rated the episode a 7.8/10. Schedeen praised the performance of Ashe, feeling that it properly integrated the character into the show's cast.

Writing for The A.V. Club, Oliver Sava rated the episode an "A", praising the episode's comedic and light-hearted tone.{{Cite web |last=Sava |first=Oliver |date=February 20, 2018 |title=Legends Of Tomorrow channels "Hedgehog Day" for an excellent time loop story |url=https://www.avclub.com/legends-of-tomorrow-channels-hedgehog-day-for-an-exce-1823148372 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180224053053/https://www.avclub.com/legends-of-tomorrow-channels-hedgehog-day-for-an-exce-1823148372 |archive-date=February 24, 2018 |access-date=March 28, 2023 |website=The A.V. Club |language=en}} Also writing for The A.V. Club William Hughes listed "Here I Go Again" among the series best, describing it as one of the greatest character introduction Legends of Tomorrow has done.{{Cite web |last1=Bersalanti |first1=Sam |last2=Hughes |first2=William |date=April 21, 2021 |title=10 episodes that take DC's Legends Of Tomorrow from bad superhero show to best superhero show |url=https://www.avclub.com/10-episodes-that-take-dc-s-legends-of-tomorrow-from-bad-1846734454 |access-date=2024-12-16 |website=The A.V. Club |language=en-US |archive-date=December 9, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211209150235/https://www.avclub.com/10-episodes-that-take-dc-s-legends-of-tomorrow-from-bad-1846734454 |url-status=live }}

In a retrospective of the episode for ComicBook.com, Russ Burlingame praised the episode's writing and acting particularly noting how it properly integrated Zari into the Legends.

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