by Thom Yee

Legends of Tomorrow images courtesy of Warner Bros. Television Distribution

1×02: “Pilot (2)”

After the disastrous (but probably fated to happen) events of the previous episode in which our heroes travelled back to the ‘70s, get two of their own teammate’s’ grownup child killed, and then find out they’re less legends but losers, we now find ourselves with a group that’s somewhat more disillusioned with their series’ initial premise and now very distrustful of Rip Hunter, the time master/mastermind that brought them together. Following clues left behind in the wake of their misadventures, the group sets off on the trail of Vandal Savage without Rip’s supervision, but when the Atom accidentally leaves a piece of his supersuit behind in the hands of terrorists, they end up ruining their own present and have to undo their latest mistake before leaving 1975. Continue reading →

Why I’m Watching… Legends of Tomorrow

by Thom Yee

When you break superheroes down to their base concepts, the one thing that probably draws us all to them is their superpowers. For all of its apparent faults, my favourite moment in Avengers:  Age of Ultron is when all of the Vision, the Thor, and Iron Man combine their individual energy blasts to take down Ultron. It’s one of those glorious, everyone-gang-up-on-the impossible-threat moments (à la George Perez) that really made me love that movie, but like any other story, a good superhero story needs at least a little more complexity than “People! With powers!” On television, though, most shows have had a problem even getting that first part right. Continue reading →