[s1e5] Fail-safe Apr 2026

is the fifth episode of the first season of the DC Comics-based series Legends of Tomorrow , which originally aired on February 18, 2016. Plot Overview

Valentina Vostok attempts to force Stein to help her create a Soviet version of Firestorm. She eventually merges with Stein against his will, creating a "Soviet Firestorm," but Jax is able to reach out to Stein to help him regain control and break the fusion. [S1E5] Fail-Safe

The episode title is a reference to the 1964 film Fail-Safe , which dealt with a potential nuclear confrontation between the US and the USSR. Critical Reception is the fifth episode of the first season

Picking up immediately after "White Knights," the team remains in 1986 Soviet Russia: The episode title is a reference to the

After Martin Stein, Mick Rory, and Ray Palmer are captured and taken to a high-security Russian gulag (the Koshmar Gulag), the remaining Legends must execute a daring prison break.