It has a most uneven season for DC's LEGENDS OF TOMORROW, after a terrific first few episodes, the series became plagued by clunky scripts that didn't always use the characters well; at times the heroes seemed to be chasing their tails instead of Vandal Savage. It didn't help when they broke up Captain Cold and Heatwave, a great pair of former bad guys turned reluctant superheroes, for a few episodes, or using the trope of letting the main villain escape just at the last minute more than a few times. But the reunion of Kendra and Carter, the stopover in the Soviet Gulag, Macro Ray Palmer, and the appearance of Jonah Hex were true highlights. Then they blew all the hard won back goodwill by killing off a favorite character last week.
The finale, titled Legendary, got off to a rocky start for me; with the gang being cut lose by Rip Hunter only to reunite by the second commercial break. The story kicked into high gear when the Legends took on Savage, who is attempting a convoluted scheme to reverse time back to ancient Egypt, where he's going to be Pharaoh or whatever, this leads to a battle royal by revisiting three separate eras where they must defeat three versions of Vandal Savage simultaneously. This prompts a dramatic decision by Hunter, where it appears he will save the day by sacrificing his own life and being reunited with his deceased wife and son in the afterlife; it turns out to be a fake out as Hunter changes his mind at the very last moment and saves himself. Nevermind. All in all, the finale was about as convoluted as your average comic book, with all its strengths and weaknesses. Like a good comic, they managed a large cast of super characters well, making them come together and work well, I really bought them as a group. There were more than a few well handled emotional moments, such as when Sara Lance learns of her sister Laurel's death from her father (bad move ARROW); Rip's brief reunion with his family, and Mic Rory going back and telling Leonard Snart what he needed to hear.
And for me, all was forgiven in the final scene, when the next season was set up with the appearance of Rex Tyler (Hourman) and a mention of the JSA.
The acting by the whole cast is excellent, my favorites being the old pros Victor Garber and Dominic Purcell, along with Brandon Routh, whose Ray Palmer has made me forget all about that Superman movie a decade ago. Ciara Renee and Caity Lotz are the perfect kickass super women as Hawkgirl and White Canary.
At least Wentworth Miller and Dominic Purcell are getting back together on the reboot of PRISON BREAK and there is the promise that Leonard Snart will be back in some form next season on more than one of The CW's super hero shows. How about a FLASH/ARROW/LEGENDS/SUPERGIRL crossover?
The finale, titled Legendary, got off to a rocky start for me; with the gang being cut lose by Rip Hunter only to reunite by the second commercial break. The story kicked into high gear when the Legends took on Savage, who is attempting a convoluted scheme to reverse time back to ancient Egypt, where he's going to be Pharaoh or whatever, this leads to a battle royal by revisiting three separate eras where they must defeat three versions of Vandal Savage simultaneously. This prompts a dramatic decision by Hunter, where it appears he will save the day by sacrificing his own life and being reunited with his deceased wife and son in the afterlife; it turns out to be a fake out as Hunter changes his mind at the very last moment and saves himself. Nevermind. All in all, the finale was about as convoluted as your average comic book, with all its strengths and weaknesses. Like a good comic, they managed a large cast of super characters well, making them come together and work well, I really bought them as a group. There were more than a few well handled emotional moments, such as when Sara Lance learns of her sister Laurel's death from her father (bad move ARROW); Rip's brief reunion with his family, and Mic Rory going back and telling Leonard Snart what he needed to hear.
And for me, all was forgiven in the final scene, when the next season was set up with the appearance of Rex Tyler (Hourman) and a mention of the JSA.
The acting by the whole cast is excellent, my favorites being the old pros Victor Garber and Dominic Purcell, along with Brandon Routh, whose Ray Palmer has made me forget all about that Superman movie a decade ago. Ciara Renee and Caity Lotz are the perfect kickass super women as Hawkgirl and White Canary.
At least Wentworth Miller and Dominic Purcell are getting back together on the reboot of PRISON BREAK and there is the promise that Leonard Snart will be back in some form next season on more than one of The CW's super hero shows. How about a FLASH/ARROW/LEGENDS/SUPERGIRL crossover?
