I think at this point it's safe to say that DC's Legends of Tomorrow is a hit for the CW. It's not surprising given that the show features fan-favorite characters from the Flash and Arrow and is produced by the same guys. True, the first couple of episodes might have suffered a bit from too much exposition but that's to be expected with a new show. So far we've seen a dystopian future ruled by Vandal Savage, the present day, and 1975. This week's episode will go to the 1980s. It's also been confirmed that we will see Star City in 2046 with a bad ass, one armed, goateed Oliver Queen and the Old West featuring Jonah Hex.
Here's Old Man Oliver doing his best Sean Connery impression
Personally, I think the crazy future stories are much more interesting than going to the past (although the costume choices are awesome). This got me thinking, where else could the Legends end up? The "Old Man Oliver" cameo is going to be based on Oliver's appearance from The Dark Knight Returns. What other futures will the team see? Maybe not even futures, but maybe alternate timelines? I'm curious . . .
THE 31ST CENTURY AND THE LEGION OF SUPERHEROES
As of this writing, the most recent episode of the Flash gave us a brief hint of the Legion of Superheroes. In my personal opinion, I think those characters are better suited for Supergirl than Legends or the Flash but hey . . . what are you gonna do? No matter what network they appear on, it would be great to see these characters brought to life again. They were previously seen on Smallville (in an episode written by the great Geoff Johns, no less). However, there they got the "no tights, no flights" rule. They were not in costume, instead they were jackets hinting at their comic book outfits. It was clever and looked cool for Smallville but now that we're used to seeing superpowered people with crazy outfits, let's see them here!
As far as the actual episode goes, I'd like to think that Rip and his team would accidentally travel too far in the future and meet the Legion. It doesn't have to be the whole group, after all there are like 100 of them! But maybe a core group of 3-5 would be awesome to see. Plus, it would provide great banter for the characters seeing a group of heroes from all over the galaxy, each with their own personality quirks. And who wouldn't want to see Martin Stein try to out-think Brainiac 5?
THE FLASH'S "CORRECT" TIMELINE
One of the things established by the Flash's first season was that technically the characters are living in an alternate timeline. When the Reverse Flash killed Barry's mother, he changed history. Granted, history corrected itself (mostly) with Barry still becoming the Flash, but it happened because Thawne (disguised as Harrison Wells) made it so. Now, I love that aspect of the show but it always made me wonder, what was the other timeline like? We know Barry and Iris get married, Barry is the chief of police in Central City, and he is still partnered with Green Arrow and Hawkgirl. Also there was a Waynetech nod! Come on! . . .
Anyway, I think it would be really cool for the Legends to stumble into an alternate timeline where we see that future with Barry and his friends. Maybe in that timeline Ronnie is still alive as Firestorm (or not). Maybe Cisco is more active as Vibe. Maybe Harrison Wells is still alive and just a friendly scientist with whom the Flash consults with once in a while. After all, it was established that Wells was a good man with big dreams for S.T.A.R. Labs with his wife. It's something I've wondered about since day one of the Flash and I'd like to see it. Speaking of the Flash . . .
FLASHPOINT
All of season one of The Flash was leading us to think that it was going to end with the famous Flashpoint story from the comics coming to life. In hindsight, it's great that they didn't do that and instead gave us the Multiverse to explore in season 2. Granted, Flashpoint could still happen in a future season or maybe it will happen on Legends of Tomorrow. Maybe it won't happen exactly like it does in Flashpoint (considering that the Flash is not a main character). But something like that where history is altered by Barry and the Legends help him restore the timeline.
Flashpoint is one of my all time favorite comics. Most of the themes of the actual story were covered in season one of the Flash but I think seeing an alternate reality where all the heroes are affected would be really awesome to see. Basically we see each one of the Legends turn out differently but only one of them remembers what the world is supposed to look like and it's up to that one hero to fix everything. Plus it's an excuse to get more Flash on TV and that can only be a good thing ;)
THE 25TH CENTURY - BOOSTER GOLD
Honestly, I'm quite surprised we have not yet seen Booster on Legends yet. Booster is probably DC's most famous time traveler. He's one of my favorite characters. Also, apparently he is Rip Hunter's father . . . What are the odds? I'm willing to bet that we will see Booster on the show sooner rather than later.
Booster is a great character. He was a pro athlete in the 25th century that started betting on his own games, deliberately throwing them to make some money. When he was found out, he was kicked out. He worked as a janitor in the Superman museum, stole a Legionnaire flight ring and the tools to make a superpowered costume. He traveled to our time and tried to make himself into the world's greatest hero. It didn't work out too well for him. The other heroes often see him as a joke or a sell out. He's always trying to make a lot of money. Underneath it all, he does have a good heart and does step up when needed. However, it usually takes a minute for him to get going.
Like the Legion, Booster was brought to life in a Geoff Johns penned episode of Smallville. It was one of my favorite episodes. They perfectly captured Booster's cockiness and arrogance. Basically, he was Ron Burgundy. The actor that played him nailed it! I was always hoping they would cast him in the Booster Gold TV show that was rumored a few years ago. Oh well. Maybe now he'll get his shot with the Legends of Tomorrow.
FUTURES END - OMAC
Ok so it's HIGHLY unlikely that we will ever see Batman Beyond on Legends of Tomorrow. BUT! I'm willing to bet that OMAC is a concept that will rear its ugly head sooner or later. OMAC is an extension of Brother Eye. Brother Eye was created by Batman to monitor the superhuman population on Earth. However, as is usually the case with artificial intelligence, Eye turns against Batman and attempts to kill all the metahumans on the planet. It was a little different with Futures End where Brother Eye turned all the superheroes into cyborg slaves. Either way, or some combination of the two, would be perfect for the Legends to face. OMAC has already been established as something that Queen Consolidated was working on before being bought out by Palmer Tech. Why not expand on that? Granted, if this storyline does make it on Legends it will probably be a season 2, 3, etc arc. Either way, it would be great to see a Terminator type story unfold on the DC CW-verse.
Well . . . those are my ideas on where I want to see the Legends go to. The nice thing about the DC universe is that it's actually a multiverse meaning they could go anywhere. True this year they are stuck just doing the time travel thing, but hopefully next year, or even later this year, we'll see them branch out and go anywhere the writers' imaginations can take them!
Till Next Time!
JJ - the Comic Junkie!
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