DC's Legends Of Tomorrow Season 2: 6 Ups And 4 Downs From 'Out Of Time'
Ups...
6. Using
Oliver As An ‘In’
The CW
Using Stephen Amell’s Oliver Queen as an ‘in’
for the audience made perfect sense here, and it was something that was
fantastically handled by the minds behind the show.
Ollie is a familiar face to any even
slightly well-versed in The CW’s DC output, meaning he instantly brought a
sense of familiarity to proceedings. Added to that, he served as the perfect
way to have Mick Rory explain the Legends’ fate whilst simultaneously
introducing a new character in the form of Nate Heywood. Sure, we could’ve
easily had Heywood track down Rory on his own then have Heat Wave explain
things to him, but bringing the Green Arrow into the mix is something that just
makes sense for a multitude of reasons.
To date, Arrow’s fifth season has hit it
out of the park with its first two episodes, and it appears that the Emerald Archer
has his edge back once more. Using him here was a no-brainer, and Ollie served as
the perfect way to get us up to speed with what’s happened to Rip Hunter’s
Legends team.
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