Of the four current series in the Arrowverse, Legends of Tomorrow has always been the outsider. Arrow is the serious one, The Flash is the most fun, Supergirl is the nicest, and Legends … well, Legends has always been the goofy show.
It makes sense; the original team lineup was people that Rip Hunter had determined would have no impact on the timeline if they died. They’re a team of misfits, and they do things differently. What this means for viewers is that the Legends are most likely to do some straight-up wacky stuff, like in last season’s finale when they defeated a time demon by manifesting a huge, speaking plush toy.
So it’s not surprising that this year’s finale, “Hey, World!” was full of shenanigans. Here are some of the highlights.
The Trinity ‘Cameo’
The Legends didn’t participate in this year’s “Elseworlds” mashup with the rest of the Arrowverse, but that didn’t stop the heroes from those shows stopping by for “Hey, World!” Well, kind of. Their costumes showed up.
To build publicity for their monster theme park, Sarah, Nate, and Garry shoot a promo dressed up as Supergirl, Green Arrow, and The Flash (respectively). That’s already pretty silly, but Sarah’s overly bubbly “Supergirl voice” and Nate’s Oliver Queen impression complete the joke. Sarah even says she asks the real heroes to help them out, but they refused, and Nate says it’s probably because they didn’t do the crossover.
The Return of Vandal Savage
Season 1’s immortal villain, Vandal Savage, planned to take over the world by killing Hawkman and Hawkgirl every time they reincarnated and then drinking their blood to make himself more powerful. This is the exact opposite of the Legends’ whole goofy vibe, so he had to go.
But he returned in the finale, which had Nora and Constantine descending to hell to rescue Ray’s soul. They found it in a torture room with Savage, but because Ray is so wholesome and nice, he’d already won over the former villain and convinced him not to torture him for eternity. Instead, they’re playing Big Block Jenga and generally being besties.
Savage wasn’t the most interesting or charismatic villain the Legends have ever faced, so seeing him at peace with everyone in the afterlife was a welcome change. It was also hilarious.
Mick Rory’s Offscreen Heist
The villains’ plan in “Hey, World!” is to use magical creatures to create so much fear energy that they can open a portal directly to hell. The Legends think the best way to stop this is to build a theme park featuring monsters to show people that they aren’t that bad. That is, itself, ridiculous.
The problem is that theme parks take years to build, and they need Magical Jurassic Park immediately. So they plan to conjure it into being using a magical book locked up at the Time Bureau.
This would normally set off a fun heist subplot, but just when they’re starting to hatch it, Rory comes in the room with the news that he’s already used his considerable criminal skills to steal the book. He was going to use it for less than savory reasons, but he loans it to his partners so they can save the planet and all the souls on it or whatever.
The Monitor Enjoying the Show
All three other Arrowverse finales have included an appearance from the Monitor, who is the omnipotent personification of the multiverse. He’s been going around setting up next year’s five-series crossover (which will include newcomer Batwoman), “Crisis on Infinite Earths.”
His role has been pretty gloomy so far, but that doesn’t quite play for a Legends episode. This time, he doesn’t interact with the team at all. Instead, he shows up at the premiere of the superhero/magical creatures live show at Heyworld and stands in the corner, shaking his head disapprovingly.
That is, of course, until secondary villain Tabitha shows up to get on the Game of Thrones bandwagon and terrify everyone with a huge dragon. The view cuts back to the Monitor, who has apparently used his infinite cosmic power to conjure up a bag of popcorn. He may have also just bought it from a vendor, but we didn’t see that. Either way, it’s a pretty goofy scenario for a character who is the actual multiverse.
