Post — Aaron Ngo

Major Spoilers are included in this episode review.

Dang! The Legends are back and better than ever despite the several changes to the main cast. They are avoiding the curse of Arrowverse Season 4 (The Flash and Arrow need to take notes) and ready to rock out this season with lots of fun and self-awareness.

Last season they’ve lost: Professor Stein, Jax, Rip Hunter, Wally West, and Amaya. However, the smaller cast helps make the Legends a tighter team. Even Zari, who was added last season, has made herself at home on the Waverider.

The current lineup: Captain Sara Lance, Ray Palmer, Nate Heywood, Mick Rory, and Zari.

John Constantine is a series regular and will join the team at some point in the season. The magician is not a team player. I am enjoying the development we already got from John and his crazy dynamic with Sara so far.

Nate/Mick dynamic was a good addition to the premiere episode, but the subplot involving Nate’s family—his father—was rather weak. It added more to the Nate/Mick dynamic than the background. I am not invested much yet.

The Woodstock time period with the killer Unicorn is a great concept only Legends can pull off… Poor Gary lost a nipple to that magical creature. Constantine and Gary’s relationship is such a pleasure to figure out. The “slob” that made the Legends get high was a great element to show how the team still has what it takes to maintain the show’s craziness.

Sara and Ava’s relationship is the best. Still holding out for the Sara/Nyssa backstory, but this current romance is cute! Sara deserves happiness and so does Ava. I love how Ava didn’t get mad at Sara for lying to her about the magical creatures running amok and is willing to keep the romance going while the Legends clean up their latest mess.

I enjoyed the pokes they made at Wally West’s disappearing act.

The Ray/Zari friendship is also great. When Zari shows Ray her younger self playing with her mother in Washington DC, it was a poignant moment. Who would see that woman as a threat? Seriously? I also thought Zari helping Ray through his emotions over letting Nora escape was also a nice touch.

Overall, this premiere was a crazy-ass episode! The ending got me shaking in my boots! Constantine in a towel rolling around on the floor? Realistically, the towel would’ve fell off at that point, but CW has their rules!

Screwing things up for the better!

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