I'd rather they don't add anyone else to the permanent roster this season, to give Zari more time to fit in.
Agreed. As funny as Routh is playing the goober, he was always a more logical choice than Jax for chief
Waverider engineer, and he's had pretty much no significant plot arcs since Jax became the ship tech guy, Nate elbowed in on his upbeat geek vibe, and Kendra dumped him for pudding-face dude. Ray and Zari could both use more attention, as could Nate and Amaya, now tha I think on it. Wally is an obvious fit for replacing Jax, with his engineering background (he's
too obvious a replacement, really), but I really don't want a speedster as a Legend. If we
must have a new Legend, though, Pied Piper might be a good fit. (Or maybe Thea? Can't live in big brother's shadow forever.)
Anyhow, I was genuinely touched by and impressed with Drameh's performance these past two episodes, which is impressive considering I found his acting uniquely awful for much of the first season. And the actor playing young Stein has never been better, either. I don't remember him channeling Garber so heavily in his earlier appearances; am I wrong, or was he playing up the connection as the character aged, which would be both awesome and logical? It does seem to me, though, that he should have had at least some gray hair, if he was going to age into Stein as we know him in 25 more years.
Anyhow, another excellent ep, freed from the shackles of that stupid crossover event.
ETA: Leo's Stein puppet was amazing, as was the smash cut from... Sarah? not having it one bit, to Ray enthusiastically quizzing it on technobabble that Leo would have no idea how to answer. I'd complain about how dumb they've made Ray if Routh weren't so damn funny and likeable at it.