While I admit those negatives stick out to me, I am still really enjoying the show. It’s effectively one giant crossover, which is a good thing. That said, I don’t know if the current format can support a second season, as I have to assume Vandal Savage will be defeated in the season finale, but I am definitely excited that it was renewed. I feel that this is a show that could lend itself largely to being more of an anthology, with characters coming and going as the story dictates. I would like to see them use the opportunity that time travel provides and bring Conner Hawke onto the team. This show could be a great way to introduce even more characters. A couple off the top of my head would be Booster Gold (Rip’s father) and the Legion of Superheroes (whom may be showing up elsewhere, but would fit in well with ‘Legends’). Perhaps something similar to the pre-New 52 comic series ‘Booster Gold’ where he traveled the time stream with Rip Hunter fixing various time anomalies.
If they wanted to move away from time travel and work towards a story that is smaller in scope, I would enjoy a more traditional team series set in the present day. They could add in characters like Vixen or Arsenal to mix it up (though I’m hoping that at least the bulk of the current cast is still around). After his awesome appearance earlier this year on ‘Arrow,’ I would love to see Matt Ryan as John Constantine brought in.
In the short term, for the remainder of the first season, I would like to see the team practice and train together to improve their effectiveness. That’s especially true of Kendra whom still seems like she hasn’t regained all of her past lives’ experience. Also, Rip needs to either improve as a leader or step aside, at least when in the field. Ray may seem the obvious choice for a field leader but I think Captain Cold would actually be well suited to the part, provided the others could handle following him.
What do you think? What have you liked? Where is the show needing improvement?
