Legends Of Tomorrow Season 3 Episodes 1-5 Reviews: They're Back To Screw Up (Err, I Mean Save) History

When season 2 ended, the Legends had successfully defeated Ecobar and the reverse Flashes. They returned Merlin, Darhk and Snart to their correct times. Rip, having passed the WaveRider torch to Sarah, seemed to be gone for good. Amaya chose to stay on the ship with Nate. Back in LA in 2017, things have gone awry. Dinosaurs are roaming the streets. Uh oh.

In the season 3 premiere a few puzzling changes have occurred. I thought Rip was gone for good. Nope, he's back but with the Time Bureau now. That's a later version of the Time Masters. And the Time Bureau REALLY hates the Legends. Amaya is initially MIA. But she's a series regular so we know she'll be back. All the ruckus last year about seriously breaking time is quickly fixed.

Oh well, it was fun seeing the gang in their everyday jobs. Sara really doesnt like working at Sinks, Showers & Stuff. Off to the next adventure-- putting Julius Ceasar back where he belongs. Next, the Legends catch up with PT Barnum's circus in the 1890s. He has a Saber Toothed Tiger (which sounds easier to capture than it is). Amaya rejoins the team. They battle some sort of totem bearing liquid assassin named Kuasa. More on her later.

The team picks up a chick from 2042. Her name is Zari and her powers are, like Amaya's, generated from a amulet. She is running from ARGUS (which is tracking down all meta humans). Is Zari supposed to be Isis? I wasnt sure but when she later donned a costume, it looked like this. Looks like Isis to me.

Jax and Stein continue to have an interesting relationship. Jackson wants to break up FireStorm and tries to sever their psychic link. Stein wants nothing more than to return to the past to see his new grandbaby be born. We know IRL Victor Gaber is leaving the show to head back to Broadway. I'm glad they're giving him some good material before he goes.

The crew heads back to the 1980s to keep a young Ray from being killed. He's found a baby Dominator (nicknamed Gumball). Mama Dominator is none too happy that her child is missing. Luckily the baby is returned in the nick of time. All the Legends go trick or treating with Young Ray to keep him from being bullied. We also got a great ET throwback with Young Ray, Gumball, and Zari riding bikes through the sky.

In Victorian England the Legends again meet up with Rip. He's after a time traveling vampire named Mallus (who is an old adversary). I was hoping to see a real vampire. Instead, we get Damien Darhk who is being resurrected once again. I'm kinda tired of that guy. But his daughter Eleanor is interesting. She channels Mallus and gets all red eyed.

Putting Helen of Troy in old Hollywood was an interesting spin. The men go crazy and fight over her. The women are like whatever! Of course Damien shows up as a Hollywood agent and has daughter Eleanor and Kuasa in tow. Darhk tells Sara that Mallus wants all the anachronism chaos. I have no idea why. I guess he's going to be a Big Bad this season?

Amaya and Kuasa have a good fight aboard the ship. Kuasa turns out to be Amaya's granddaughter. So the water witch cannot kill Amaya without killing herself. Will Kuasa end up joining the Legends at some point?

I'd like to point out a plot hole in "Helen Hunt" though. We've seen Sara hit on lots of women previously. While all the men tried to kill each other over Helen, Sara never batted an eyelash. Strange that this was not even referenced.

After Helen pleads with Zari not to take her back to Troy, Helen is deposited in the past on the Island of Themyscira (where no men are allowed). Guess who else lives there? Yep, you're right. It's Wonder Woman's home too. Great tie in!

Grade: 4 1/2 Monsters (out of 5). Even with it's flaws, "Legends" continues to be a hoot. I love the time traveling, team interactions and zany one liners. Highlights of the season thus far include: Nate kissing a Dominator which he thought was Nate's mom. New character Zari comforting a young Ray. Sara working at "Sinks, Showers & Such". Baddie Eleanor should be a lot of fun (if given time to shine).