Fail-Safe 

After some of the Legends are captured and thrown into a Russian gulag during the height of the Cold War of 1986, Snart leads the team in an elaborate Prison Break to free their comrades. ... See full summary »

Director:

Dermott Downs

Writers:

Greg Berlanti (developed by), Marc Guggenheim (developed by)

Stars:

Victor Garber, Brandon Routh, Arthur Darvill

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Victor Garber	...	Dr. Martin Stein
Brandon Routh	...	Ray Palmer
Arthur Darvill	...	Rip Hunter
Caity Lotz	...	Sara Lance / White Canary
Franz Drameh	...	Jefferson Jackson
Ciara Renée	...	Kendra Saunders / Hawkgirl
Amy Louise Pemberton	...	Gideon (voice) (as Amy Pemberton)
Dominic Purcell	...	Mick Rory
Wentworth Miller	...	Leonard Snart / Captain Cold
Carlos Valdes	...	Cisco Ramon
Casper Crump	...	Vandal Savage
Stephanie Corneliussen	...	Dr. Valentina Vostok / Soviet Firestorm
Joseph David-Jones	...	Green Arrow
Nick Gracer	...	Yuri the Bear
Voytek Skrzeta	...	Mikhail Arkadin

Storyline

After some of the Legends are captured and thrown into a Russian gulag during the height of the Cold War of 1986, Snart leads the team in an elaborate Prison Break to free their comrades. However, Rip gives Sara a secret side mission that could prove not only to be a liability, but fatal to the team.

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Plot Keywords:

green arrow character | connor hawke character | leonard snart character | kendra saunders character | hawkgirl character | 

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Drama | Sci-Fi

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Did You Know?

Trivia

When the actor playing Ray Palmer, Brandon Routh, says, "I always wanted to be a spy," it is a nod to his role as Daniel Shaw on the NBC series Chuck (2007).

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Goofs

In the Pilot, Dr. Stein "roofies" Jefferson with an alcoholic drink, while in this episode he's expressing concern over Jefferson not being 21 yet when he's offered a regular alcoholic beverage.

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Quotes

Dr. Martin Stein: [Vostov is about to explode after Jax rescues Stein from her] I tried to warn her. Without the splicer and myself, her nuclear powers are dangerously unstable. It appears Dr. Vostov is having a bit of a meltdown. It's, it's fascinating.
Sara Lance: I think what he means to say is run!

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Connections

References Prison Break (2005)

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Soundtracks

We'll Meet Again
(uncredited)
Written by Ross Parker and Hugh Charles
Performed by Vera Lynn

User Reviews

a nice paced one

Lately I enjoy more the episodic actors you bring in than the leaders. They are really good performers but they disappear with not too much explanation, such as Ancient Prisoner (Frank C. Turner) with a rich history as an isolated prisoner or that maniac Yard Guard (Raresh DiMofte) we should've seen more of his abuse of power, etc. Anyway, max rating for the underrated ones.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English Russian

Release Date:

18 February 2016 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Berlanti Productions, Bonanza Productions, DC Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

42 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD