Ladies with Gumption

On Side A, "Devil's Music/God's Work," we talk the pitfalls of bringing Elvis onto Legends and the joys of watching Anissa and Jefferson train on Black Lightning. Then on Side B, "Light in the Darkness," we extol the virtues of Iris' version of The Flash and complain about the two dudes dragging the team down.

Time Markers:

1:00 - Intro

17:10 - Legends of Tomorrow

44:43 - Black Lightning

1:09:08 - LWG Side A Noms

1:11:17 - Feedback

1:24:15 - The Flash

2:12:41 - LWG Side B Noms

On Side A, “Hi, Annoyed. I’m Dad/Disturbing the Ecosystem,” we break down Nora and Damien Dahrk’s relationship, Wally finally joining the waverider, and Rip’s secrecy on Legends of Tomorrow and the shocking deaths and Lynn and Anissa’s relationship on Black Lightning. On Side B, “Lightning Rod/ Fruit of the Poisonous Tree,” we discuss the intensity of being Flashtime as well as Barry and Iris’ partnership on The Flash and Laurel’s deception, Thea suiting up, and Roy’s return on Arrow.

Time Markers:

Legends of Tomorrow - 18:47

Black Lightning - 46:34

LWG Nominations Side A - 1:12:36

The Flash - 1:15:55

Arrow - 1:55:28

LWG Nominations Side B - 2:29:56

On side A, "Dead Men Tell No Tales/Hurt Locker of Ladies with Gumption," of episode 25 of Ladies with Gumption we discuss the Dread Pirate Jiwe and Avalance on Legends of Tomorrow. On Black Lightning, we dive into Jefferson's actions and Anissa's arc. On side B, "Buddy System/ Family Feud," we talk about the DeVoes, Ralph's progress, and Barry and Iris' partnership on The Flash. On Arrow, we talk about the continued OTA vs. NTA plot as well as the twist with Laurel's storyline.

Time Markers:

Legends of Tomorrow - 9:46

Black Lightning - 36:00

Side A LWG Nominations - 1:01:29

Side B intro - 1:04:57

The Flash - 1:13:37

Arrow - 1:46:23

Side B LWG Nominations - 2:12:01

We talk the latest episode of Legends of Tomorrow and then turn the discussion to the treatment of men of color in fandom.

1:15- News! (Krypton trailer, Teen Titans casting, "Run Iris Run")

13:40 - Legends of Tomorrow

43:55 - LWG Nominations

44:52 - MOC in Fandom

On this week's episode, Damaged Souls/Sin of Omission," we explore our thoughts on Legends of Tomorrow's return, Sara's journey and how the villain factors in. We also discuss Anissa's story arc, Jefferson's decisions and Tobias Whale on Black Lightning.

Time Markers:

Legends of Tomorrow - 12:27

Black Lightning - 42:19

LWG nominations - 1:11:16

On side A of episode 22 of Ladies with Gumption, "Young and Reckless/Collateral Damage," we discuss Purity/Julia and Kara's strength in emotion on Supergirl. On Black Lightning, we discuss new revelations about Tobias and Khalil's quickly unraveling arc. On side B, "Think I’m Going Outta My Head/Foxes Guarding the Hen House," we talk about Barry's prison break, consent, and Ralph's subplot on The Flash. On Arrow, we break down Dinah vs. Laurel and the end of Cayden James' arc.

Time Markers:

Feedback/News - 1:07

Supergirl - 11:29

Black Lightning - 42:46

1st LWG Nominations - 1:08:47

The Flash - 1:11:23

Arrow - 1:47:29

2nd LWG Nominations - 2:17:25

In episode 21 of Ladies with Gumption side A, "Off the Edge/God’s Work," we discuss Lena vs. Edge and Sam finally opening up on Supergirl. On Black Lightning, we talk about the role the church plays in the Freeland community and the introduction of Lady Eve. On side B, "Bite Size/Terrible at Apologies," we discuss Barry's hope and the team's attempts to free Big Sir on The Flash. On Arrow, we evaluate Dinah becoming more central to the narrative and Vince's double agent story.

Time Markers:

​0:41 - Feedback and News

13:04 - Supergirl

39:24 - Black Lightning

1:19:00 - The Flash

1:48:50 - Arrow

On side A of this week's Ladies with Gumption episode, "PollyAnna Bullshit/Perception and Fear," we break down Supergirl's trip to Fort Rozz and her relationship with Livewire; over on Arrow, we discuss NTA, Cayden James, and Felicity's role as stepmom. On side B, "Mortality Check/Plan D," we talk Ralph's hero arc and Barry's imprisonment; on Black Lightning, we break down Lynn and Gambi's different takes on Jefferson becoming Black Lightning and Lawanda White.

Time Markers:

Supergirl - 7:09

Black Lightning - 32:12

1st Round of LWG Nominations - 55:58

The Flash - 1:00:46

Arrow - 1:30:57

2nd Round of LWG Nominations - 1:55:54

On this week’s Ladies with Gumption, we break down the mid-season premieres DCTV. On side A, “Living on a Prayer/Enemy of my Enemy,” we discuss Kara coming to terms with her human side, her connection to Alex, and Brainiac on Supergirl; over on Arrow, we talk New Team Arrow, Cayden James, and hypocrisy. On side B, “Innocent Man/Black Jesus,” we discuss the trial of the Flash, Barry and Iris’ courtroom moment, and the metahuman subplot; we also break the premiere of Black Lightning and talk about Anissa and Jennifer’s relationship, the 100 gang and Jefferson and Lynn.

Time Markers:

Feedback and News – 0:58

Supergirl – 17:48

Arrow – 46:05

Nomination 1 – 1:14:20

The Flash – 1:19:19

Black Lightning – 1:55:38

Nomination 2 – 2:20:37

On this episode of Ladies with Gumption, we briefly recap the first half of the season of The Flash, Supergirl, and Arrow ahead of the mid-season premiere, discuss news updates for the second half of the season, and talk about any changes we had in our predictions based on these updates. We also discuss our early thoughts on the latest DCTV show, Black Lightning, and break down the synopses and character descriptions.

Time Markers:

WOC in Fandom Feedback - 1:37

Supergirl - 26:18

Arrow - 44:24

The Flash - 1:04:21

Black Lightning - 1:31:48