DC's Legends of Tomorrow

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Season 1
Season #: 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
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  1. bobruger
    Feb 10, 2018
    0
    Well here we go again with the PC liberal BS that wants to make you vomit. Can’t do a show with normal super heroes, no of course they have to push down the political left-wing agenda. We want entertainment not seminars on homosexuality or feminisms, racism and big bad villains that talks about their feelings. We get that stuff in politics and on the news every day, we don’t need it inWell here we go again with the PC liberal BS that wants to make you vomit. Can’t do a show with normal super heroes, no of course they have to push down the political left-wing agenda. We want entertainment not seminars on homosexuality or feminisms, racism and big bad villains that talks about their feelings. We get that stuff in politics and on the news every day, we don’t need it in entertainment also. Enough with the 90pds little blondes that beat up 10 guys at the same time, it’s totally ridiculous.… Expand
  2. th3uglytruth
    Apr 3, 2016
    5
    So much potential.....totally got screwed by the casting!

    The main character (time traveller guy) is just so annoying.....why cast him? Can't se this one lasting more than 2 seasons!
  3. diogomendes
    May 28, 2016
    6
    A fun show all in all, but it never quite recaptures the sense of thrill or excitement that made "The Avengers" movie so successful. I know it's a wacky complaint, but it's still based on a bunch of super-heroes teaming up to stop a bad guy from conquering the world. Vandal Savage is probably the weakest link of the show. Notwithstanding his really horrible accent, he doesn't bringA fun show all in all, but it never quite recaptures the sense of thrill or excitement that made "The Avengers" movie so successful. I know it's a wacky complaint, but it's still based on a bunch of super-heroes teaming up to stop a bad guy from conquering the world. Vandal Savage is probably the weakest link of the show. Notwithstanding his really horrible accent, he doesn't bring charisma or energy, or even depth to his character. It would have been more suitable if the Time Masters filled his place. The show demonstrated how easily manipulated Rip's team was right from the start, all thanks to the Time Masters. They would have made for far better antagonists than what we've got.

    It's not that the concept isn't fun, but seeing our heroes travel through time for 16 episodes, attempting to have some advantage against Savage, when they could have just travelled to the day he was born (and I mean, the day he was born from his first lifetime), and killed him, bugs me. As a whole, this show was more about Rip Hunter's question for vengeance, and justice for his family's death. In the finale, they nailed that resolution right, with Rip coming to grips that Jonas and Miranda couldn't be saved, no matter what, and he had to live with that, but not before having a farewell hallucination. That was probably one of the best scenes of the finale. That and the scene where Mick says one last goodbye to Snart.

    Plot logic and villain mostly took a backseat to the action and visuals, which were pretty neat. Beyond that, there was a widening cast of likable leads. All in all, the actors seemed they were having fun. Ray Palmer got the chance to "play science" with Martin. The latter also had a growing relationship with Jax. Sara Lance surprisingly seemed happier than she was on "Arrow". Go figure. Her dynamic with Snart and Mick was a nice touch. Snart and Rory seemed out of place when the show began, as it was tough to imagine how some regular thieves would become legends in the future. The show handled it well, as soon the all so called "plot-device Chronos" was revealed to be Mick from the future. That idea was interesting, but the consequences, not so much.

    On the other hand, Kendra was problematic. Her romance with Ray didn't work for me, but worse than that was her zero character development. Well, at least beyond saying how she used to be a barista, she didn't have much material to do.

    The show needed focus, most of the time. There were so many filler episodes (e.g.: "Star City 2046", "Marooned", ...) and they did no job to further the plot. Because the premise is too simplistic to have a 16-episode season about it, there were issues, and it was those issues that brought it down. "Legends of Tomorrow" certainly made the setup for Season 2 nicely, and I just hope they can pick up from this and start building it to more than just a simple show.

    Score: 6.5/10    … Expand
  4. robogimp
    May 14, 2016
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I’m a fan of Arrow and Flash I really tried hard to like Legends of Tomorrow, but I'm done with it because they are trying to tell stories that their budget and creativity can't accomplish.

    Firstly, Legends of Tomorrow is saddled with a cast of superheroes all with equivalent status characters who all demand screen time, rather than Flash and Arrow which have a central protagonist and a supporting cast giving a natural central focus. The characters never have enough screen time to have real depth, and when they are emoting it feels forced.

    Their effects scenes OK but they never have a real effect on the plot. Typically Firestorm swoops in fires a couple of fireballs at a couple of goons, it's like watching money go up in smoke.

    The script often calls for sci fi, but they cut the wrong corners. For example in a scene where multiple timemasters find that their ships had to be sabotaged they reused the cockpit set by recoloring the set, OK, but then they dress all the future ship captains a loose fitting brown dickies work-shirt, It just looks uninventive. There are so many possible futures, I don't want to spend time in a drab one.

    The writing itself lacks purpose and momentum. Finally they capture Vandal Savage, something they could have done almost any episode, only to waste their golden opportunity by dithering and failing killing him.

    Lastly the whole premise will NEVER have a satisfactory resolution. When Leonard Snart is killed, seemingly the actor wanted off this ship of fools, why don't they just go back 10 minutes and save him? If you can travel time you have infinite redo’s, Schrodinger's Mr Freeze is both alive and dead forever, and this paradox makes for repetitive unsatisfying TV.

    I guess that's the heart of their biggest problem: with a recursive time travel there are no real consequences for failure and reasons to believe that any eventual victory won't be undone.    … Expand
  5. Superoso
    May 17, 2017
    3
    The first few episodes are really fun to watch but towards the end it is just cringey, I couldnt watch the season finale thats how bad the last episodes, they are so predictable, save yourself some time and watch the flash if you are interested in superhero tv
  6. talonps1
    Jan 30, 2016
    5
    I rate it a 5 just because the attempt at making this series and some of the actors are deserving. Besides that positive statement, the rest of the show is just lame. To put lame in context, if you've watched Arrow or Flash then wow, shocker you've seen 99.9% of this show already. Its CW cookie cutter programming, nothing more.
    Now, if they can possibly slow down and actually take their    I rate it a 5 just because the attempt at making this series and some of the actors are deserving. Besides that positive statement, the rest of the show is just lame. To put lame in context, if you've watched Arrow or Flash then wow, shocker you've seen 99.9% of this show already. Its CW cookie cutter programming, nothing more.
    Now, if they can possibly slow down and actually take their time with this series, it might be better than the two for mentioned. If not, then it;ll be one huge hyperactive, frenzied, disjointed, hectic hot mess that will never accumulate into anyone liking or rooting for any of the heroes.
    And oh yeah...some on needs to tell whomever is in charge, when a freeze ray hits a target they're suppose to freeze (watch the Avengers style group battle scenes against multiple opponents. Anyone hit with the freeze or heat gun never burns nor freezes. It's the age old 'tv people treat watchers like idiots')    … Expand
  7. OmegaDerektive
    Jun 9, 2016
    4
    *slight spoilers include for a show you probably shouldn't watch *

    Good time travel stories are hard to do, but watching Legends of Tomorrow I sometimes get the sense the writers are trying hard to make the show fail. The show has an interesting premise that is immediately made challenging by the nature of time travel stories. It tries to establish its own rules of time travel as all    *slight spoilers include for a show you probably shouldn't watch *

    Good time travel stories are hard to do, but watching Legends of Tomorrow I sometimes get the sense the writers are trying hard to make the show fail.

    The show has an interesting premise that is immediately made challenging by the nature of time travel stories. It tries to establish its own rules of time travel as all such stories do. The two most prominent are "Time wants to happen" and "We can't interfere in events we've already taken part in" or "Time solidifies around events and they become permanent". WHAT? Don't worry if you can't remember them though - the show can't seem to remember any sort of logic even one scene from the next.

    Just about every episode one of the characters will ask, "Hey, why don't we just do X?" and someone else will answer, "Because reasons" where "reasons" are some contrived nonsensical BS.

    You will probably get the most enjoyment from this show if you meet two criteria. 1 You are familiar with time travel stories, and all the interesting causality paradoxes, time loops, and discussions of fate and destiny they can spur. 2 You enjoy hate watching shows that miserably fail to come anywhere close to the potential of the time travel genre.

    If you meet those two criteria you will absolutely love this show, and get an ego boost from the (correct) belief you could do a better job writing it.

    I'd like to point a few specific types of "logic" the show uses from week to week that seem like something a 6th grader came up with before being given an F on a writing assignment.

    1- The villain the show centers around, Vandal Savage, is immortal. He can only be completely killed in a very specific manner the heroes are still trying to get the means to accomplish. Otherwise, he's just gonna regenerate like Wolverine only we never get to see that because of the dreaded SFX budget demons. But on more than one occasion they've had him completely helpless and incapacitated only to walk away and leave him alone. WHY? The characters should just drag his lifeless body aboard their time ship in chains, and let him regenerate in a cell while they take all the time they need to arrange his execution. Or they could dump him in concrete on the bottom of the ocean, shoot him into the sun, or leave him drifting in the far reaches of space. All things the show establishes are within their power but no one ever seems to think of.

    2- "We don't know where in time Vandal Savage is!" The formula of the show is the heroes go looking for Savage at some location in a point in time based on a clue. They find him, try to defeat him, fail miserably, and leave. Do they use their knowledge of his location to help them next time, like by going back in time a week or two and getting him with the element of surprise? Nope. They start all over again to try and find him, going farther and farther into the future when Savage already knows who they are and that they're out to get him.

    3- Rip Hunter, the former time master who assembled the group, is a complete moron with ethics more questionable than a pedo bear priest. He goes against his entire order and everything he's sworn to uphold to stop Savage in order to save his wife and son. He could just use his knowledge of future events and advanced technology to save his family in any number of ways but that would be too easy I guess. So instead he assembles a team of B and C list super heroes to erase Savage from history and completely altering the time line, all the while saying over and over again - "You can't do that! We need to protect the timeline"

    On top of that, on two occasions now he's hesitated or flat out refused to kill single individuals in his quest to stop the rise to power of an immortal Hitler, minus the mustache. So Rip Hunter is willing to completely abandon his ideals and all he's sworn to uphold, but to kill someone he already knows is going to do something terrible and aid in the rise of future Hitler before they actually do it - THATS CROSSING THE LINE!

    I'm watching the show because of the completionist in me wants to know everything that happens in the shared universe between Arrow and The Flash, and that's the only basis I could recommend this show to anyone. It's not absolutely terrible, but boy oh boy it sure is bad. It could probably be improved drastically for the second season, but it probably shouldn't get a second season either.

    If I had to say one thing about the show that's really good, it's the performance of the actor playing Vandal Savage. He's perfectly cast and really gets across the menace and intimidation a good villain should. I wondered why I haven't seen him in more stuff and looked him up - he's a danish actor. He plays his part so well you can almost understand when he beats the inept heroes week after week. Then you remember all the plot holes...    … Expand
  8. WJS
    Jan 21, 2016
    6
    There's a certain overwrought charm to this well cast but wildly uneven tale. It's like The Avengers meet Dr. Who all in the DC universe. It a great show when its dealing with the action scenes, but the melodramatic expositional dialogue really doesn't work and it's not nearly as entertaining as The Flash or Arrow which it's been spun off from. Hopefully, with time it will improve.
  9. oxXBLADEZXxo
    Jan 21, 2016
    2
    Honestly, this bears a lot of similarity to a higher quality power ranger spoof, you have the cheesy storyline, bland humour, over the top action, wooden acting, awful visual effects and clunky dialogue
  10. Bo33y
    Mar 11, 2016
    0
    DC Legends, queue the most lazy scenery, the campiest special effects, and the most absurd dialogue. Where anybody watching this show can watch it on fast forward and they won't have missed a thing at all. I fail to see how this entertains 10 year olds, much less anybody else?

    It is like in every single screenshot all the legends are standing about looking bored, jerking themselves off.    DC Legends, queue the most lazy scenery, the campiest special effects, and the most absurd dialogue. Where anybody watching this show can watch it on fast forward and they won't have missed a thing at all. I fail to see how this entertains 10 year olds, much less anybody else?

    It is like in every single screenshot all the legends are standing about looking bored, jerking themselves off. These legends are all autobots who can't think for themselves or even delegate, and they all have to clutter up every background as it tries to cram them into each other in every single sceen. So they literally just stand about, jerking each other off. The effects are phew phew phew CGI quasars reminiscent of early Star Trek, but so much worse in this story. But they have gone and cast like the frumpiest cheerleader on the planet, acting out as an assassin, those tight leathers are gonna bust out of there other end. Put her in specs and lab coat dissecting rats and maybe that role might have been filled. It is shocking that somehow it translated into Azumi or a cheerleader, a mule might have been a much fairer comparison. And Savage wearing a knife on his belt, it must be because it is pointy, but no it just ain't a gun. Nevermind the chuckle brothers who have been take acting lessons from Vinne Jones. Face palm

    But the story what story? Flame on and when imprisoned in the vault, don't stand nearby. D'oh. How about hurray, a legend is dead. At this rate there won't be any left. No don't be human and bury him when the hawk person died. They will just do an Arrow, because in this genre nobody is ever dead, but why didn't they take the body than. And the first episode the displacement ray hits a legend and it doesn't evaporate him, but in the sceen before, two normal people de-atomized. Wait I get it he is a legend, but he wasn't wearing nothing else superhero.

    This show stinks, no it really really stinks    … Expand
  11. Charlemagne
    Feb 19, 2016
    0
    More vapid trash... watched a few episodes to give it a chance, will not watch anymore. The show is profoundly emotionally and intellectually stunted... which means it will probably do great and last many seasons as the multitudes that want to be numbed tune in.
  12. Bgrod
    Jan 21, 2016
    2
    Super cheesy dialogue. Maybe this will get better moving forward but the lack of one hero to root for is potentially problematic. Time travel is a tricky story line to pull off successfully. Dr Who does it mostly successfully. I'll give this one of 2 more episodes to see if it improves.
  13. Ripandread
    Jan 25, 2016
    7
    Ironically the three characters who make this show interesting are the criminals and White Canary.

    The best line of the entire show is when “Captain Cold” commented: “Since when did we get into a fight with Bobba Fett?” referring to the battle the team had with the armed assassin shortly before the time ship took off near the end of the episode. The so-called heroes are actually    Ironically the three characters who make this show interesting are the criminals and White Canary.

    The best line of the entire show is when “Captain Cold” commented: “Since when did we get into a fight with Bobba Fett?” referring to the battle the team had with the armed assassin shortly before the time ship took off near the end of the episode.

    The so-called heroes are actually boring.

    I’ve added this show to my DVD list but I wouldn’t rate it as good as “The Flash.”    … Expand
  14. karlitatv
    Jan 25, 2016
    8
    What an awesome way to start! I have seen lots of pilot episodes of TV shows and I think this is one of the strongest ones I've seen. Explains everything it needs to be explained, it's funny, emotional, has the right amount of action, the visual effects are on point and the acting too. Especially Arthur Darvill (Rip Hunter), he really stole the show.

    I don't give a higher score just    What an awesome way to start! I have seen lots of pilot episodes of TV shows and I think this is one of the strongest ones I've seen. Explains everything it needs to be explained, it's funny, emotional, has the right amount of action, the visual effects are on point and the acting too. Especially Arthur Darvill (Rip Hunter), he really stole the show.

    I don't give a higher score just because it's a two-parter and I'm waiting to see the other part yet. But overall I thought it was really good; this year we're not having Doctor Who, but at least we're having Legends of Tomorrow. I totally recommend the show to the time-travel shows' lovers.    … Expand
  15. estrada1138
    Jan 25, 2016
    10
    What a great first episode! The White Canary looks amazing! The banter that takes place with Firestorm is great. Vandal Savage is an epic bad guy. And captain cold is done absolutely perfectly. A great superhero mashup in the making.
  16. Donathin
    Jan 24, 2016
    7
    The pilot episode sets forth the promising tale of a motley crew destined for greatness on a romp through time and space. And, for the most part, it succeeds at continuing a trend of mostly-good DC Superhero TV on the CW. Helped along by several characters that have earned us caring about them from their development on Arrow and The Flash, Victor Garber's Martin Stein, Caity Lotz's SarahThe pilot episode sets forth the promising tale of a motley crew destined for greatness on a romp through time and space. And, for the most part, it succeeds at continuing a trend of mostly-good DC Superhero TV on the CW. Helped along by several characters that have earned us caring about them from their development on Arrow and The Flash, Victor Garber's Martin Stein, Caity Lotz's Sarah Lance, and Brandon Routh's Ray Palmer ground the show with enough heart to kickstart it into action.

    Meanwhile, Snart and Rory continue to play the well characterized pair of funny anti-heroes that we have seen again and again on the other CW shows. In particular, Captain Cold's absurdly dry sense of humor and knack for puns cuts through moments of necessary pilot exposition.

    The real standout, though, is Arthur Darvill as Rip Hunter, whose sharp comedic timing and deeper acting chops should help keep the show grounded in a strong protagonist moving forward. The more Legends of Tomorrow leans on Darvill and Garber for dramatic storylines, the better.

    Unfortunately, not all of the characters on the team are well-developed or well-acted. Hawkman and Hawkgirl continue to be as trite and uninteresting as they were during their stint on The Flash. And despite the potential in Vandal Savage as a character, his writing thus far has not been nuanced or compelling enough to set him on par with CW's other seasonal "Big Bads".

    Moving foward, the show should succeed if it focuses on its characters and actors that elevate it above mere comic book cheese, and if it executes its promise of time-travel shenanigans in inventive, fun ways.

    Legends of Tomorrow doesn't look poised to knock The Flash from its "best in DC" throne just yet. The Flash benefits from not having boring main characters (I'm looking at you Hawkman/Hawkgirl, and Arrow's terrible Laurel Lance). Consistency will be Legends of Tomorrow's biggest challenge if it wants to one-up The Flash and legitimize future expansion of CW's DC Universe.    … Expand
  17. Moo-vies
    Jan 24, 2016
    1
    It's a wonder how any producer could invest money in this ... thing.
    The characters are awful, the design is pitiful, the story is ridiculous, the effects are barely passable.

    Awful is the only word coming to mind about this shameful production.
  18. Coran06
    Jan 31, 2016
    10
    Very good series. Nice team dynamics and interesting story. They work well together because of their different personalities, and one thing that really digs me here is the fact there is no "main" character.
    The dialogues are good, and some characters are very easy to relate to: The Atom, for example, is the kind of person who wants to make a difference, but despite of his good intentions,    Very good series. Nice team dynamics and interesting story. They work well together because of their different personalities, and one thing that really digs me here is the fact there is no "main" character.
    The dialogues are good, and some characters are very easy to relate to: The Atom, for example, is the kind of person who wants to make a difference, but despite of his good intentions, screw things up sometimes. But this happens in a fun and light way. Heatwave, on the other hand, follows the “brute” archetype, but is also a very funny character. And what impress me in the series is that the “comic relief” characters are funny without being idiots, something VERY hard to see nowadays in this media.

    Bottm line: This is a well done superhero team story.    … Expand
  19. mikescifi
    Feb 9, 2016
    1
    Truly horrible. The actors seem like they don't really want to be there - wooden line delivery. Who can blame them when the dialogue is so bad? The storyline is even worse, especially if Vandal Savage remains the "big bad" for the whole first season. I give it one point for being brave and going full-bore comics style, but the fact is, it just doesn't work on the small screen. It comesTruly horrible. The actors seem like they don't really want to be there - wooden line delivery. Who can blame them when the dialogue is so bad? The storyline is even worse, especially if Vandal Savage remains the "big bad" for the whole first season. I give it one point for being brave and going full-bore comics style, but the fact is, it just doesn't work on the small screen. It comes across as unrealistic, brainless, mumbo jumbo.… Expand
  20. cayomagnetking
    Oct 19, 2016
    10
    I can;t wait to see where they'll go in the second season as the JSA is introduced and some of the past core is retired. The best superhero team TV series yet and it's great that they have learned to have LOTS of special effects on a television budget. There's more in a single episode here than in the entire megabudget first Superman movie. George Reeve would be proud at how the genre heI can;t wait to see where they'll go in the second season as the JSA is introduced and some of the past core is retired. The best superhero team TV series yet and it's great that they have learned to have LOTS of special effects on a television budget. There's more in a single episode here than in the entire megabudget first Superman movie. George Reeve would be proud at how the genre he help found has grown up!… Expand
  21. georgejcoles
    Apr 19, 2016
    6
    All I'm going to say is the guy who uses the ice gun has the most ridiculous and absurd one liners and way of speaking it makes the entire show rather comical. The show as a whole is somehow getting a little better as it progresses though.
  22. TrojanHusker
    Jan 22, 2016
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Speeding thru the introduction of Rip Hunter and the Time Council made for a clunky beginning of the series, with a headlong rush to shove the cast of characters together, It would have been time well spent to build up rather than jump in to the main story line. Good chemistry between the characters, especially enjoyed the Canary, Heat Wave & Capt. Cold refusing just to sit around and agreeing they could use a drink in a '70's bar. It has great potential, as long as it doesn't bog down in storyline at the expense of character buildup and their interaction.… Expand
  23. Alexlee
    Jan 24, 2016
    9
    definitely a must watch for all whovians and time-travelling lovers. it does have close resemblance to the giant of TV series "Doctor Who", but with more DC's dark universe signature. with a little bits and bobs here and there, this might become a good series like The Flash and Arrow
  24. Lukatron
    Jan 22, 2016
    8
    Pretty good first episode so far. Production value is great for a tv series, with decent special effects and good fight scenes and cinematography. The dialogue is fun and cheesy in the way that you expect, but still has some more serious moments. The character development is a little stifled by the large cast, and there are some questionable character decisions, but hopefully that willPretty good first episode so far. Production value is great for a tv series, with decent special effects and good fight scenes and cinematography. The dialogue is fun and cheesy in the way that you expect, but still has some more serious moments. The character development is a little stifled by the large cast, and there are some questionable character decisions, but hopefully that will change as the series continues.… Expand
  25. AnthroX
    Feb 21, 2016
    0
    By far the worst DC TV Series. Terrible story -- if you're going to assemble a "Legends Team", then at least pick an A team not these losers. Is it so hard to to get rid of Savage? Knock him out, put him on your spaceship and drop him off on the sun. Let him be immortally stuck on the sun forever. And you have a time machine... Go back to when Savage was a baby and erase him.

    Of    By far the worst DC TV Series. Terrible story -- if you're going to assemble a "Legends Team", then at least pick an A team not these losers. Is it so hard to to get rid of Savage? Knock him out, put him on your spaceship and drop him off on the sun. Let him be immortally stuck on the sun forever. And you have a time machine... Go back to when Savage was a baby and erase him.

    Of course if they did do anything smart there wouldn't be a series. I could live with that if the characters were decent. Rip is so desperate that he recruits criminals like Captain Cold and Heat Wave -- take away their guns and... yeah.

    Simple the worst comic book based TV series ever.    … Expand
  26. Tkwz
    Feb 20, 2016
    0
    Tkwz tries to put his opinion to words. But he is frozen. His head pops down and he shakes it in a total displeasement. He cannot fathom, how can a show be this bad. He finally concludes, this is what he will write: "Laser Pistol". Then he takes a drink and tries to forget.
  27. costabrandao
    Feb 27, 2016
    8
    glad to know that the lines of the characters have improved. .. better eps so far the 6!

    the development of the characters in "Prision Breakers" is better, the lines Breakers Dr Stein are consistent and Sara is becoming a major character in fact next to Rip.
  28. MadKiefer
    Jan 22, 2016
    3
    Just like the flash, this show is totally overrated. Shallow, foreseeable, bad animation, bad choreography, subpar acting, overly dramatic. Everything the stabbed American seems to live though.
    If you really want superhero TV shows: dare devil.
  29. ZenMaste
    Jan 22, 2016
    9
    What a great first episode! The White Canary looks amazing! The banter that takes place with Firestorm is great. Vandal Savage is an epic bad guy. And captain cold is done absolutely perfectly. A great superhero mashup in the making.
  30. quincytheodore
    Jan 22, 2016
    7
    Time to shine, secondary characters! Partially hectic, yet a nice alternative for more merry adventure.

    It's odd to see legendary premise from Seven Samurais implemented with supporting heroes from DC Universe and time travel gimmick. This is similar to a sport team made out of benchwarmers, without being too rude, and it can be disjointed at times. However, the theme of being better    Time to shine, secondary characters! Partially hectic, yet a nice alternative for more merry adventure.

    It's odd to see legendary premise from Seven Samurais implemented with supporting heroes from DC Universe and time travel gimmick. This is similar to a sport team made out of benchwarmers, without being too rude, and it can be disjointed at times. However, the theme of being better than the destined supporting roles resonate in rather realistic fashion for these misfits and its bombastic approach is surprisingly fun in contrast of trending gritty vibe for superheroes nowadays.

    Brandon Routh, formerly Superman, now goes by the name of Atom is a welcomed addition. He has good screen presence and it's nice to see him don another superhero suit in more prominent role. Wentworth Miller and Dominic Purcell once again become brothers years after their Prison Break time together. They've done this before and it seems they find comfortable place among the crew.

    Victor Garber, the half part of Firestorm and Caity Lotz, now White Canary are proper additions. Garber has done so many roles similar to this and he fits the mentor personality, while Lotz looks fine for the tough female character. She is athletic for the part, she's also gradually separating herself from love interest character into a more establish one. Arthur Darvill as the new lead Rip Hunter looks enigmatically resembling Constantine, though he seems decent for the glue that keeps the band together.

    These are the most likely to have chemistry across times. Unfortunately, this type of gathered heroes gig needs everyone to play their part. The Hawk duo is still inconsistent, they lack connection and the level or refined acting, and this is more visible when they play important part on the plot. Franz Drameh, the face of Firestorm has not meshed well with the rest either, the character looks too forced even if he's paired with more experienced Victor Garber.

    For visual candy purpose, they haven't skimped on the production. Effects from The Flash and Arrow translate well here. Atmosphere is leaning towards The Flash's lighter ambiance as the show gives more time for humor, thus the inevitable corny one-liner. Few of these appear highly flashy and haphazardly thrown together, although they are entertaining to have nonetheless.

    The assembly from lesser characters can be risky and hectic, yet the better parts of the production and cast present an enjoyable ride. Besides, it's always good to watch the talented actors given more spotlights and experience a more merry leisure than melancholy or melodramatic shows.    … Expand
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  2. Mixed: 16 out of 22
  3. Negative: 0 out of 22
  1. TVLine
    Reviewed by: Matt Webb Mitovich
    Apr 6, 2016
    75
    In actual practice, Hunter’s invitation necessitates a great deal of discussion and debate. ... But once said conversations have been had, after the i’s are dotted and t’s crossed, the times ahead promise to be spread across the ages and a whole lotta fun.
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  2. Colorado Springs Gazette
    Reviewed by: Terry Terrones
    Apr 6, 2016
    42
    Cheesy dialogue, poorly choreographed fight scenes and weak characters can’t be hidden by this series’ impressive CGI budget.
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  3. The Salt Lake Tribune
    Reviewed by: Scott D. Pierce
    Jan 28, 2016
    50
    My basic reaction is--meh.... The show suffers from the illogic of time travel. (Why not go back to when Vandal Savage was born and either kill him or set him on the right path?) And it suffers from too many characters and not enough plot to go around.
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