Written by James Gunn
Directed by Peter Sollett
Adebayo: "Chris, no matter how green the grass is over there, our biggest problems in life are the one that we carry within ourselves. Everything else evens out. This is where God put you. You belong here."
With that very speech, Leota spoke like she was a member of the audience trying to warn Christopher that his perfect world likely isn't so perfect after all. Did he take anything she said on board? Not really. Will there be consequences? Most definitely.
I do like that when things go to hell, Leota's the first person that Christopher would ring for help. That's after the fact that Economos actually put his neck on the line to warn Christopher that ARGUS were about to get him. He really did just about manage to escape them this and with a certain item.
This episode gave a quick origin into the Quantum Unfolding Chamber and of course it was something that Augie callously stole off a harmless alien than something he made. Even Christopher had to remind Leota of how thick his father actually was.
Economos provided enough of a distraction to set the QUC in an old cabin with Vigilante getting some doors to help out. I love that Leota was the rational one about Christopher's hopes of living in his other self's life. He can't do it and within the next four episodes, he'll find he won't be able to either.
As for the rest of the episode, Rick Flag Sr managed to get a down and out Emilia Harcourt to betray Christopher by offering her way back into intelligence work. I actually don't blame Emilia for taking it, though like Economos I do think she'll try and undermine Flag Sr's one man revenge mission.
Going into other dynamics, I forgot how much annoying Judomaster can actually be in parts. Still though, I'll give him points for his tenacity in his fights with Peacemaker and the unbridled disgust he had with being around Red St. Wild. The banter between Judomaster and Economos was funny enough too.
Speaking of Red St. Wild, I am rooting for that guy to get mauled to death by Eagly. His high key racism, cultural appropriation and general grossness I find to be on a par with Fleury. Unfortunately he did actually have the type of magic that allowed him to track Eagly, so he did have that advantage.
- Sasha Bordeaux seemed to be mildly irritated by everyone but also winked at Fleury. Both Kline and Vega got a little more screen time here.
- Harcourt was about to have her utilities switched off before getting a job offer from Flag Sr. Waller was responsible for her being blacklisted.
- Economos hacked into the CIA when he was fourteen and Red St. Wild tasted Eagly's poop, knowing what the bird has eaten.
- Did Leota really waste money on an adventure for her security firm in a magazine with twelve readers? Use social media for your business already.
- Standout music: Pretty Maids Please Don't Leave Me and H.E.A.T. A Shot At Redemption.
- Chronology: From where the previous episode left but also a flashback to thirty five years ago for the QUC story.
Need I Say Door did feel like another episode that didn't move things too much along but I really liked it. I liked that Leota raised the questions about the other world that Christopher should've been asking. I liked this one a lot.
Rating: 8 out of 10
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