Of all of the Arrowverse collection, Legends of Tomorrow is essentially the most distinctive. Unlike Arrow, The Flash, Supergirl, or any of the others, the titular Legends of Tomorrow as a staff will not be primarily based on any current comedian e book staff however relatively an unique creation of the Arrowverse. The unique plan was a spin-off collection uniting numerous supporting heroes launched within the prior seasons, which shortly morphed right into a collection outlined by loopy over-the-top storylines that pushed the boundaries of its comedian e book storytelling.
While many modern superhero exhibits have been targeted on telling grounded, severe tales, Legends of Tomorrow as an alternative went in the other way and informed outrageous storylines that no different superhero present on the time would dream to inform.
The collection used the central concept that these have been characters that point would neglect about and made a collection a few group of heroes who would journey throughout time and area and make a reputation for themselves. The collection had an ever-changing solid with new characters becoming a member of the crew of the interdimensional ship The Waverider each season, and over the course of seven seasons discovered a loyal fanbase.
The collection was sadly canceled earlier than it may discover final closure and resolve every part. While plans have been made to conclude it within the closing season of The Flash, the shortened episode order prevented that. Yet given how rocky the present began, it was a miracle it made it to seven seasons in any respect. Each season had its personal distinctive id, and with that in thoughts right here is each season of Legends of Tomorrow ranked.
7 Season 1
Some exhibits come out the gate with an unbelievable first season, corresponding to Once Upon a Time, and different instances a collection wants time to search out itself and that was very a lot the case with Legends of Tomorrow. The premise for the collection was thrilling; uniting a bunch of supporting heroes and villains from the Arrowverse in a time journey present appeared like a enjoyable thought.
Yet the primary season has some rising pains and a few character dynamics nonetheless have to be labored on, and a few members of the staff do not work, Hawkgirl and Rip Hunter significantly. The collection’ villain, Vandall Savage, additionally was not essentially the most riveting and the collection had not fairly settled into the groove of being the out-there do-whatever-they-want entry of the Arrowverse, so it felt too just like The Flash and Arrow.
6 Season 7
Season seven of Legends of Tomorrow was one which was in a little bit of a transition. The collection had written John Constantine out however stored Matt Ryan on as a brand new character, a trick the collection had already pulled earlier than. With Mick Rory gone Sara Lance was the one unique member of the staff from season one of many collection and now was populated by unique characters with little to no connection to DC Comics.
In an effort to try to maintain the collection going, Donald Faison was introduced on as Booster Gold, however the collection was sadly canceled and ended on a cliffhanger with no intention to resolve it.
5 Season 6
Season six of Legends of Tomorrow definitely had some sturdy parts going for it, significantly the storyline of John Constantine being hooked on magic and the complicated romantic relationship that developed between him and Zara Tarazi. The alien introduction to the collection is a enjoyable idea, although retconning Gary as an alien all the time has some blended outcomes. The season’s closing climax, whereas emotionally satisfying to see Sara and Ava lastly get married, felt underwhelming within the motion division.
4 Season 5
Season 5 of Legends of Tomorrow begins with the ultimate installment of “Crisis on Infinite Earths” crossover, but the one characters from the collection that participate within the occasion are Sara Lance, Ray Palmer, Mick Rory (however a unique universe model), and John Constantine. The remainder of the season picks up with the brand new timeline created after the occasions of season 4 with Zari Tomaz now being Zari Tarazi, who grew up as a baby star as an alternative of a survivor in a dystopian timeline, and her brother Bernard being alive.
The season in some ways acted as a conclusion to the short-live Constantine collection from NBC, which resolved the John Constantine and Astra storyline whereas additionally coping with the specter of the three historical Greek Fates and the Loom of Destiny. The additions of Zari Tarazi and her brother Bernard maintain the collection roster recent and make for some enjoyable new dynamics, however the departure of Brandon Routh as Ray Palmer was disappointing significantly because it appears the actor didn’t need to go.
3 Season 4
Season 4 of Legends of Tomorrow introduced DC fan favourite John Constantine onto the collection full time and the character was the true shot within the arm the collection wanted as his extra anti-hero nature made for a pleasant distinction with lots of the extra conventional heroes and even reformed villain Mick Rory.
While season three handled a demonic entity, season 4 actually ups the magical creatures and demons which included the shapeshifter Charlie, who joined the crew and took the type of Amaya and allowed Maisie Richardson-Sellers to proceed. The season concluded with fan favourite Zari being whipped from the timeline and establishing a enjoyable new establishment for season 5.
2 Season 3
Season three of Legends of Tomorrow noticed some main shifts for the franchise because it launched the brand new character Zari Tomaz, a reimagining of the DC character Isis, as the primary Muslim superhero. It additionally introduced in Kid-Flash from The Flash and a particular visitor look by John Constantine with Matt Ryan reprising his position from the NBC collection.
The season launched a mystical risk within the type of the demon Mallus (voiced by John Noble), in addition to Rip Hunter establishing the Time Bureau to switch and compete with the Legends. This additionally units up the introduction of two long-term characters, Ava Sharpe and Gary Green, who would go on to develop into fan favorites and essential to the collection.
Adding all these nice new characters and a number of new threats was nice, however the truth that the season culminates in an homage to Ghostbusters — the place the staff combines into a large stuffed animal named Beebo to combat a demon — is the zenith for a way loopy Legends of Tomorrow may get and why audiences liked it.
1 Season 2
After a rocky first season, Legends of Tomorrow got here again with season two refocused and higher than ever. They swapped out Hawkman and Hawkgirl for the hero Citizen Steel and a brand new tackle the hero Vixen, whereas additionally eliminating Rip Hunter early on focusing the staff to step up. The titular Legends of Tomorrow shortly outlined themselves because the screw-up heroes, ones who all the time bought themselves into hassle and would improvise their manner out of it.
The season shortly gave the collection its voice as an American reply to Doctor Who, a time-traveling journey the place something may occur in any episode together with an episode the place they stopped George Lucas from going to movie college which resulted in now Star Wars or Indiana Jones which means two of the Legends misplaced their powers as a result of they by no means noticed the film.
The season additionally firmly established the Legends of Tomorrow into the broader Arrowverse pulling from numerous corners of the DC Universe. The collection introduced in The Justice Society of America, a extra conventional and uniformed superhero staff to distinction the Legends’ dysfunctional nature.
The staff was a significant a part of the primary mega-crossover “Invasion,” whereas the season’s villains have been the Legion of Doom consisting of huge bads from each Arrow and The Flash, like The Reverse Flash, Malcolm Merlyn, Dahmon Dark, and former Legend of Tomorrow Captain Cold. Season two of Legends of Tomorrow is when the collection actually discovered its voice and the collection doubtless wouldn’t have continued had it not been for this transforming.