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  1. tooslight on Chapter 1 Sat 22 Feb 2025 06:41AM UTC

    Wow. Thank you so much for the thoughtful comment! I'm really touched.

    "Also the way you’ve shown Sara and her grief and grief for Ollie in general really feels well done and so respectable"
    I never necessarily shipped Sara/Oliver, but I understood why people did, and their dynamic and relationship (both platonic and romantic) were incredibly important for both characters. I absolutely hated that the Legends writers had Ava do that. It made her look awful as a character and a partner and it wasn't funny.

    "Granted they did justice enough for Laurel (why the fuck they didn't also bring her back is beyond me - thx for fixing that btw)"
    Part of why I started thinking about writing this fic was because I thought it was BS that they brought back literally everybody except Earth 1 Laurel. And then I got to thinking about the implications of Laurel being alive and it snowballed from there.

    "is this Sara the alien clone"
    This is definitely not alien/clone Sara (because sorry, fuck that storyline so. much. It's one of the reasons why I dropped Legends for good). That all happens in Season 6, whereas this story takes place during what would be Season 5 of Legends (Crisis happens right before the Season 5 premiere of Legends). I have a lot of issues with Legends in general. I had to start treating it like a different show after season 3, especially since Sara was my favorite character and I wasn't a fan of a lot of the choices they were making for her. The writers also basically erased Nyssa from Sara's history after the first season. Like, the only other time she's mentioned is in Season 2 and it's not even anything to do with Sara.

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    1. Marina (Guest) on Chapter 1 Sat 22 Feb 2025 06:14PM UTC

      I was trying to write about my feelings of Sara and Ava as respectfully as possible in case you still liked them, but I’m glad to see I prolly didn’t need to hold back so much ha! I can’t add anything else cuz I agree with everything you said especially your last paragraph 😆

      I realized something that just hit me - Sara and Nyssa are the perfect example of this phrase - ‘Right person, wrong time!’ Or ‘star crossed lovers’ or ‘two ships passing in the night’. OOF! (Ok I better stop before I start quoting Shakespeare from memory)

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      1. Marina (Guest) on Chapter 1 Sat 22 Feb 2025 06:16PM UTC

        Oh and I decided to look up more Legends lore post Crisis to fill in any gaps and by god this stuff is wild! I just learned clone alien immortal Sara lost all hers scars from her time in the League and afterwards - WHAT?!? How dare they?! 🤬 Does that mean our Sara is dead in canon? 😭😭 I have no peoblem with the idea itself of Sara the multiple times over resurrected killer assassin getting unkillable regenerating powers - it’s cool, seems very apt and is a great tongue in cheek thing, but by being an alien clone?? I’m sorry, excuse me? 😂

        I’m so confused over the alien stuff in general. Time travelling and superpowers, sure. Magic and thieving and cloak and dagger shit, cool. All the alien shit being regulated to Supergirl, yes please. But time travel cloning magic assassin aliens???? 💀

        I did like Legends in the first couple seasons, and when it let loose and got a bit more trippy and silly after a more typical early Arrowverse dark and brooding first season (which I loved, but I get was not for everyone) it was cool to see a Sara having fun instead of just the dark and tortured Sara cuz she was still fun and cheeky and sarcastic within that dark world so it was cool to see more of that side. But ugh! The show veered from one side that was dark and broody and went over to a lighter fun side which great - except they veered way off and went right over the cliff to the sea of ridiculous 💀 Gkad to see I jumped ship lor car? at the right time!

        Again cool I get it. The writers decided Sara will have a relationship lasting more than one date instead of just casual hook ups. (I think I would’ve enjoyed a bit on Sara trying to go on dates with different people 😆), but I really don’t get how Ava was the best the writers could’ve come up with. The actor should’ve been given a more ranging character. Like I feel like an established character or another comic book character would’ve been better.

        I liked the show, but now the little things that annoyed me I let go of are bubbling up to the surface at once. Like little inconsistencies with lore or out of character moments. Like why the hell did Sara work in some random department store instead of returning to Star City to the Arrow crew and her family when the team disbanded originally? UGH! (please ignore all unnecessary ranting questions sorry 😅).

        I was curious since you mentioned last paragraph - For you personally, what was other things that bothered you about the show? Other than say the mischaracterisation or character suicides of some characters and just Sara/Ava dynamic in general. (And really sorry for unintended rant)

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        1. tooslight on Chapter 1 Sat 22 Feb 2025 06:55PM UTC

          I'm definitely not an Avalance shipper lol, for a variety of reasons. But I want to stay respectful here and in the writing because I know a lot of people ship both and I recognize Ava's importance to Sara's growth. I'm on tumblr, bluesky, and FFN if you ever wanna message me on those platforms to talk about it. I'll just say we share a lot of the same opinions.

          As much as I wanted to see Sara with a woman, out of all of Sara's love interests on Legends, Snart was the one with the most potential imo.

          No but really, "right person, wrong time" fits Nyssara so well. I'll forever be sad that we never got a chance to see them try to be together without the League or Sara's guilt getting in the way. That's kind of the whole idea behind me writing this fic - what would it look like if the healed version of Sara and the Nyssa we saw in later Arrow seasons were together.

          Legends was fun if I disconnected it from the Arrowverse. It wasn't really a superhero show anymore, and imo Sara became a different character, so I had to treat her as such when I'd watch. I think it's lovely to see a healed and happy Sara who's worked through her trauma and is learning to love life. I just don't like how it was executed post-S3. I thought Season 3 had just the right blend of goofy comedy hijinks mixed with some serious stuff. I know a lot of people loved the direction it took, and how it was basically a comedy, and that's totally fine - I'm glad people enjoyed it up until the end. It just wasn't for me anymore.

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          1. Marina (Guest) on Chapter 1 Sun 23 Feb 2025 10:04AM UTC

            Oh I completely feel you on Snart and Sara. They had something in S1 that just felt different. NOW that is more a true example of ‘two ships passing in the night’ more so. I like that she had that for a time. Would’ve been nice to see it actually developed more (even if I would’ve preferred her to end up with a woman in the end). I found her weird chemistry and shared trauma broodiness with Constantine fun and interesting (I did NOT appreciate Ava’s comments on that - same with Sara in that. Felt a bit biphobic and out of pocket, but maybe I’m overthinking things). It was never gonna be a long term thing. Just another case of two damaged people finding warmth in each other for a brief respite. Kinda like with Sara and Ollie in S2 for a bit - on top of their shared past. Trauma bonded and all that. Why they never would’ve worked long term imo. But there was always gonna be that platonic bond that’d be impossible for them to break. Forged in adversity and all that. Why I feel Ollie’s death on Sara would’ve had a whole other level to it - considering the traumas and survival they went through together and everything. First 3 seasons were honestly peak I’d agree. Always thought I’d go back to finish it post Crisis, but eh not sure. I think this’ll just have to be my new canon instead 😆 tty now I gotta go find and read other post Crisis fics to scratch an itch I didn’t know I had 💀

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