Welcome back to the series countdown and I am down with one last TV series. It is one of the most highly anticipated ones in my book, and that is DC's Legends of Tomorrow. This is CW's spin-off series with the supporting characters from Arrow and The Flash, as the chosen ones to travel back in time to stop Vandal Savage from completely destroying the world.
Since the ultimate crossover event is
fast approaching, I think it would be very fitting for me to finally talk about
what I think of the upcoming CW spin-off series, “The Legends of Tomorrow”.
If you are loyal viewers to The Flash
and Arrow—or simply The CW Network, for that matter—you may have noticed that
the shows this week didn’t show any new episodes. And no, it’s not because
they’re going on an early break. Rather, it has something to do with the major crossover
event, where the two shows will merge together. That’s right! Instead of two
separate plotlines, we get one solid story where our beloved heroes shall work
together to face their common enemies. But wait, there’s more! Team Arrow and
Team Flash will not be the only heroes working together, but this is where the
Legends of Tomorrow shall finally have their debut before January. We are two
months away from the highly anticipated spin-off series of DC, so let us
back-track to how it all started.
The announcements early this year of
the said spin-off series have created a fair amount of buzz across social
media, giving us brand new theories on how the current seasons of The Flash and
Arrow will turn out to be. First off, we received news that Caity Lotz was
officially going to return to CW for another DC TV series, and this left the
immediate impression that we will definitely be seeing Sara revived from the
Lazarus Pit. Then this initial news grew when we learn that even Atom (Brandon
Routh), Firestorm (Victor Garber and Franz Drameh), Heatwave (Dominic Ducell),
and Captain Cold (Wentworth Miller) are included in the casting. Finally, CW
dropped a major bomb when rumors of a casting for Hawkgirl was spread around.
Not too soon, CW officially announced that the spin-off series they will be
working on will be called, “The Legends of Tomorrow”, and it was quickly
followed by a teaser. And recently, a brand new trailer is out, also announcing
on the big Flash and Arrow crossover event.
The Legends of Tomorrow has a very
simple plot. Barry and Oliver have decided to contact all the badass people
they know so they can work together alongside Rip Hunter, a time traveler, to
defeat Vandal Savage. Yes, I mentioned that Rip Hunter is a time traveler. As
you can see from the trailer, the characters are going across time and space
just to save the world. To make things more interesting, this show will be
somewhat independent from Arrow and the Flash. Although they will have
appearances, they will not comprise much of the entire series. So I guess it is
safe to say that they are a secondary class version of the Justice League. To
be honest, I was really excited when I learned of this news, even if the whole
concept of heroes, anti-heroes, and villains working together is not a very
fresh idea. I guess it was because of Sara, who happens to be my favorite
character in the Arrow fandom. Also, I am quite attracted to the idea of
characters from different fandoms (Flash and Arrow, in this case) joining
forces. The series will also be very short, meaning there will be no fillers in
between, which sounds very promising to me. The trailers and teasers for this were all epic. Everything seems grave and serious, but at the same time amusing because Rip Hunter has an interesting personality and I can say the same for most of people involved in this. I mean come on, just look at the combination of this group. How can you expect things to go smoothly?
I am looking forward to a lot of
things in this series. First, I want to know what kind of struggles each of the
characters will have whilst fulfilling their mission. Recently, it has been
made clear that Hawkman will be a part of the show and the trailer showed him
having an intense love-hate relationship with Kendra, who happens to be
Hawkgirl in The Flash. Also, Dr. Stein seemed also very wary in the trailer
because his wedding ring suddenly disappeared into thin air! Since they are
dealing with time travel, it is expected that whatever they did in the previous
timelines affected the present. We also get to see Ray Palmer getting a lot of
breakthrough moments in the trailer, one where he gets punched and has an
encounter with a woman. For me, it is possible that Ray will encounter his
deceased lover, Anna, while they time travel. As for Captain Cold and Heatwave,
I am curious as to how they’re going to fit into the mix because they don’t
just do something unless they get something beneficial in return. In other
words, I am curious to know what their motivations are in this series. Aside
from the fact that they are questionable people to trust, I want to know what
challenges they are gonna get, especially Heatwave. He is clearly a deranged
person obsessed with fire, and I hope this spin-off series will unfold his
character even more. Finally, we have Sara Lance as the White Canary. In the
trailer and teasers, we already see her in her brand new outfit, so it is
presumed that she takes the White Canary mantle during Arrow. But just like all
other people who have been revived with the Lazarus pit, Sara has a bloodlust
problem and this was evident in the previous episodes of Arrow. Obviously, Sara
will have to carry this during the Legends series. But I have to say, the way
she fought was so awesome (I probably sound very biased right now for only
praising her, so a thousand apologies for that). I want to see how others will
react to her because I think she has the darkest origin story in the group
(unless Hawkgirl proves otherwise). Actually, I would like to see how everyone
will react to each other. I can immediately tell that the teamwork won’t be
that effective in the beginning. I actually think that they’re going to fail on
what they are about to do. Call me pessimistic about it, but I don’t see the
group getting along as much. Plus, there are members in the group who are
pretty much to the whole saving-the-world stuff, so there is a big percent
accumulation on the inexperience sphere. I’m not saying it’s bad for the story,
though. It would be refreshing to see these characters completely fail at
something and to see them try picking up the pieces together.
My only concern for this show,
however, is the storyline. Time travel is an overused concept and it already
plays a big part on The Flash, but that is not the biggest issue here. I am
just afraid that the story it’s going to have will not keep me on the edge of
my seat or worse, won’t get me hooked at all. Dragging plotlines will always be
a sin, but it would be a major drag if the storyline about defeating Vandal
Savage won’t grab my attention. Like sure, Vandal Savage is a big deal in the
DCverse and you’re going to defeat him using Time Travel. But the question and
concern lies on the how. Like, how are you guys going to do that? The plan and
struggles they’re going to face must have this ability to keep the audience
hooked, otherwise they can kiss ratings goodbye. The show has to have an
effective storyline because it deals with characters who appear very secondary
in the two main CW series. Meaning, showing it won’t matter at all if it only
contains a downhill story and characters who only appeared as sidekicks with
only a three episode arc per season in major DC TV shows. Luckily, some of the
Legends are crowd favorites or at least are considered memorable in the main
shows, but I don’t think it’s enough.Having a bad story will somehow affect their actions and this could turn
them into sucky characters. Trust me, it can happen. So I expect a really good
story with insane plot twists and suspense, otherwise this series might not
fly.
That is it for Fangirl Moment on
Legends of Tomorrow. They are going to kick your asses on the 21st of January on the CW. Let’s keep our fingers crossed that this is going to be
good. Till the next post~
Recently, Caity Lotz posted on Instagram a picture of a news article announcing that there will be a brand new spin-off series with her, ATOM, Firestorm, Captain Cold, more unknown DC Characters as the main characters. So yeah, it does sound like it's going to be another version of the Justice League but not likely (my big guess is that they are going to be the Justice League of America but that wouldn't add up so well). Am I excited? Of course I am! Caity Lotz officially became one of my actresses mainly because she nailed the Canary role (sorry Laurel, but you'll get there) so well. Not only that, I love Captain Cold even if we still do not know what's his real deal is. Basically, I like the new DC characters of Arrow and The Flash, and I honestly want to see more of them. So personally, I think this whole thing is a really good idea, because this gives us a chance to get to know them more without them interfering with the main plots of the two main CW Series.
My only guess as to why they would do this is because of two words: fan service. It has to be because they intend to include Sara Lance in the series, even if she's *spoilers* dead. If you have seen Twitter or any article related to Sara's death in the first episode of Arrow Season 3, fans were devastated. So yes, I am convinced that Caity Lotz's character was just as loved as Emily Bett's (who plays Felicity Smoak). I'm not sure about ATOM or Firestorm but since they're played by very attractive and talented actors (let's be honest), I guess some fans would definitely want to see them do their own thing. If it's not because of the fan service then I don't know what. My main concern is that it might not end up as popular as they expected it to be. In other words, the characters they chose for this series should be at least--in my opinion--ultimately favored by the fans. Aside from writing a very twisted, good, and cohesive plot, the characters must be high in demand or popular.
It is mentioned in the news that there will be three additional DC characters who still remain a mystery and haven't been seen or mentioned in any DC show yet. Yes, you know what's coming next... who should be the three new DC characters for this series? Here are my picks
1.) Nightwing I think it's been something that I've been talking about since last year. Putting the bias attitude aside, I really think he should a part of this series and he does not have to be a regular. This can be the perfect opportunity to introduce the upcoming series (assuming the spinoff series comes first), "Titans" which is all about the Teen Titans themselves and Nightwing himself is the leader of this young group. Plus, there used to be rumors that there is the possibility of a crossover between Titans, Arrow, and The Flash. It would make sense for Nightwing to be in this series since he's also the hero of Bludhaven, and he can be the connecting bridge for the future series to come. Let's just hope that CW can still use Nightwing as a character.
2.) Cheshire or Tigress/Artemis Now this was certainly a hard deliberation for me, because they're both very interesting characters with so much potential. Basically, they were supposed to be one of the "forgotten" DC characters until Young Justice gave them more depth (mostly for Artemis, but you know what I mean). So if the writers based their characters on the Earth 2 or Young Justice Universe, then they could make great arc stories. Aside from the fact that they're supposed to or could be siblings, they are both very enigmatic characters and they both have scandalous family backgrounds. In Young Justice, they were the daughters of Sportsmaster and Huntress (Helena Bertinelli), who were wanted criminals. And it's all right if they don't focus on that, the back story of these characters are just pretty damn interesting. Artemis Crock is originally a villain, a minor member of the Injustice Society. In Young Justice, she suffers from some sort of identity crisis, unable to decide if she's a villain or a not. Cheshire, also known as Jade, she is originally the daughter of Lady Shiva (a villain of Batman...ehem Batman *points to Nightwing* Batman) and a member of the League of Shadows, or also known as League of Assassins...need I say more? These chicks can be potential anti-heroes of the series, and if we want feels... Cheshire became the wife of Roy Harper (but not exactly the Roy we know in Arrow), and Artemis was also the love interest of Wally West, who is the nephew of Iris West and is also known as Kid Flash, a member of Teen Titans and the protege of Barry Allen. Artemis was married to Icicle Jr. who was also a member of Injustice Society, but that's a different story altogether.
3.) The First Ravager, Son of Deathstroke Do I really have to explain why he should be included in the cast? He's the son of Slade Wilson! The offspring of the Deathstroke that we came to know. The son that he's been talking about since Lian Yu! And so far, we only heard of him so why not make him a character? Because believe it or not, he's just like his father. Why? Simple. Grant Wilson is the original Ravager until his sister took the mantle. Not only that, he's also a member of the Teen Titans. But just like Jason Todd, he didn't live long to tell his tale. Now I wonder why Deathstroke became the main villain of the Teen Titans in the first place....
And there you have it! If you have your own set of picks, let me know. And let us wish CW more awesome DC series to come. Till the next post~
