Of all Arrowverse series, Legends of tomorrow is the most unique. unlike Arrow, The flash, super girl, or any of the others, the titular Legends of Tomorrow as a team are not based on an existing comic book team, but rather on an original creation of the Arrowverse. The original plan was a spin-off series that united several supporting heroes introduced in the previous seasons, which soon turned into a series defined by crazy exaggerated storylines that pushed the boundaries of comics.
While many contemporary superhero shows were focused on telling grounded, serious stories, Legends of tomorrow instead went in the opposite direction, telling outrageous storylines that no other superhero show at the time would dream of telling.
Using the central idea that these were characters that time would forget, the series created a series about a group of heroes who would travel through time and space and make a name for themselves. The series featured an ever-changing cast with new characters joining the crew of the interdimensional ship The Waverider each season, and found a loyal fan base over the course of seven seasons.
The series was unfortunately canceled before it could find the ultimate closure and fix everything. Though plans were made to wrap it up in the final season of The flash, the shortened delivery order prevented that. But given how rocky the show started off, it was a miracle it made it to seven seasons at all. Each season had its own unique identity, and with that in mind, here’s each season of it Legends of tomorrow arranged.
7 Season 1
Some shows come out of the gate with an incredible first season, like There was onceand other times a series needs time to find itself and that was very much the case with Legends of tomorrow. The premise for the series was exciting; uniting a group of supporting heroes and villains from the Arrowverse in a time travel show sounded like a fun idea.
Still, the first season has some growing pains and character dynamics still need work, and some members of the team aren’t working, most notably Hawkgirl and Rip Hunter. The series’ villain, Vandall Savage, wasn’t the most compelling either, and the series wasn’t quite in the mood to be the Arrowverse’s out-there do-what-they-want entry, so it felt like too much on The flash And Arrow.
6 Season 7
Season seven of Legends of tomorrow was one that was in a bit of a transition phase. The series had written out John Constantine, but kept Matt Ryan as a new character, a trick the series had pulled before. With Mick Rory gone, Sara Lance was the only original member of the team from season one of the series and was now populated by original characters with little to no connection to DC Comics.
In an effort to keep the series going, Donald Faison was brought in as Booster Gold, but the series was unfortunately canceled and ended on a cliffhanger with no intention of resolving it.
5 Season 6
Season six of Legends of tomorrow certainly had some strong elements, most notably the storyline of John Constantine being addicted to magic and the complex romantic relationship that developed between him and Zara Tarazi. The introduction of aliens to the series is a fun concept, although stepping back as an alien throughout Gary has some mixed results. The final climax of the season, while emotionally satisfying to finally see Sara and Ava get married, felt underwhelming in the action department.
4 Season 5
Season five of Legends of tomorrow begins with the final episode of the “Crisis on Infinite Earths” crossover, but the only series characters participating in the event are Sara Lance, Ray Palmer, Mick Rory (but a different version of the universe), and John Constantine. The rest of the season begins with the new timeline created after the events of season four, with Zari Tomaz now being Zari Tarazi, who grew up as a child star rather than a survivor in a dystopian timeline, and her brother Bernard is alive.
In many ways, the season acted as a conclusion to the short life Constantine series from NBC, which resolved the John Constantine and Astra storyline while also dealing with the threat of the three ancient Greek Fates and the Loom of Destiny. The additions of Zari Tarazi and her brother Bernard keep the series roster fresh and provide a fun new dynamic, but the departure of Brandon Routh as Ray Palmer was disappointing, especially since it seems like the actor didn’t want to go.
3 Season 4
Season four of Legends of tomorrow brought DC fan favorite John Constantine into the series full time and the character was the real shot in the arm the series needed as his more anti-hero nature provided a nice contrast to many of the more traditional or even reformed heroes villain Mick Rory.
While season three dealt with a demonic entity, season four really took the magical creatures and demons to the next level, including the shapeshifter Charlie, who joined the crew and took the form of Amaya and allowed Maisie Richardson-Sellers to continue. The season concluded with fan favorite Zari being flogged off the timeline and setting up a fun new status quo for season five.
2 Season 3
Season three of Legends of tomorrow saw some major shifts for the franchise as it introduced new character Zari Tomaz, a reimagining of the DC character Isis, as the first Muslim superhero. It also brought in Kid-Flash from The Flash and a special guest appearance from John Constantine with Matt Ryan reprising his role from the NBC series.
The season introduced a mystical threat in the form of the demon Mallus (voiced by John Noble), as well as Rip Hunter who created the Time Bureau to replace and compete with the Legends. This also sees the introduction of two long-standing characters, Ava Sharpe and Gary Green, who would go on to become fan favorites and important to the series.
Adding all these great new characters and multiple new threats has been great, but the fact that the season culminates in a tribute to Ghostbusters — where the team gathers in a giant stuffed animal named Beebo to fight a demon – is the culmination for how crazy Legends of tomorrow could get and why audiences loved it.
1 Season 2
After a difficult first season, Legends of tomorrow came back with season two refocused and better than ever. They traded Hawkman and Hawkgirl for the hero Citizen Steel and a new take on the hero Vixen, while also getting rid of Rip Hunter early on to focus the team on going one step further. The titular Legends of Tomorrow quickly defined themselves as the failed heroes, the ones who always got themselves into trouble and would improvise their way out of it.
The season quickly gave the series its voice as an American answer Doctor whoa time travel adventure where anything can happen in any episode, including an episode where George Lucas was stopped from going to film school, resulting in now Star Wars or Indiana Jones meaning two of the Legends lost their powers because they never saw the movie.
The season also firmly established the Legends of Tomorrow in the wider Arrowverse drawn from different corners of the DC Universe. The series brought in The Justice Society of Americaa more traditional and uniformed superhero team to contrast the Dysfunctional nature of the Legends.
The team was a vital part of the first “Invasion” mega-crossover, while the season’s villains were the Legion of Doom, made up of big bad guys from both Arrow And The flash, such as The Reverse Flash, Malcolm Merlyn, Dahmon Dark and former Legend of Tomorrow Captain Cold. Season two of Legends of tomorrow is when the series really found its voice and the series probably wouldn’t have continued if it wasn’t for this edit.