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T10 WHATS UP! December 16 - 22, 2018 The ever-growing Legends team is primarily comprised of Ray Palmer/Atom (Brandon Routh, "Chuck"); Sara Lance/ White Canary (Caity Lotz, "Mad Men"); Martin Stein (Victor Garber, "Alias") and Jefferson "Jax" Jackson (Franz Drameh, "Edge of Tomorrow," 2014), who make up Firestorm; Kendra Saunders/Hawkgirl (Ciara Renée, "Master of None"); Carter Hall/Hawkman (Falk Hentschel, "The Alien- ist"); Leonard Snart/Captain Cold (Wentworth Miller, "Pris- on Break"); and Mick Rory/ Heat Wave (Dominic Purcell, "Prison Break"). Over the course of three sea- sons, the Legends have fought many battles against Vandal Savage (Casper Crump, "The Legend of Tarzan," 2016), Damien Darhk (Neal Mc- Donough, "Desperate House- wives") and other dastardly foes, but it seems that they have finally met their match. Last season ended on a tri- umphant note as the team cel- ebrated the defeat of the de- mon Mallus, but unfortunately things aren't as easy as they'd hoped. By defeating the sea- son's big bad, the team created more problems. Bigger prob- lems. The barrier between worlds has softened and magi- cal creatures are penetrating our heroes' world like never before. This season, the team, along with John Constantine (Matt Ryan, "Constantine"), must contend with magical crea- tures from myths, fairy tales and legends. These "fugitives," as our heroes refer to them, are extremely dangerous and have only death and destruction on their minds. Will our heroes be able to fend off these mon- sters? And how will the disin- tegrating barrier between worlds impact the rest of the Arrowverse? Only time will tell, but what is certain is that it will be a wild ride. Due in large part to the mas- sive success of the Marvel films, we live in a time of shared universes. Nowadays, everything from "John Wick" (2014) to "The Conjuring" (2013) is trying to get in on the action by creating series des- tined to spawn spinoffs, se- quels, prequels and even the rare sidequel. Most of these cinematic universes have failed to take off (see the Dark Universe) or have been under- whelming both critically and commercially, but the Arrow- verse and "DC's Legends of Tomorrow" have succeeded where most have failed. This success can be attributed to in- teresting characters, compel- ling plots and solid villains, among many other factors. Over the years, DC has earned a reputation for its dark, grim and ultra-serious films such as the recent blockbusters "Man of Steel" (2013) and "Batman v Super- man: Dawn of Justice" (2016). Yet the company has taken a completely different ap- proach for its television prop- erties. Unlike Ben Affleck's brooding (and extremely vio- lent) Batman, the heroes seen in the Arrowverse, and espe- cially in "DC's Legends of To- morrow," are fun, quippy, flashy and absolutely over the top. Week after week, the time- traveling misfits visit new and fascinating places like Victori- an London and 17th-century feudal Japan where they take on often ridiculous villains. The way Firestorm and the gang defeat these villains is equally ridiculous. Case in point: last season ended with an epic battle between a stuffed toy (think of a Tickle Me Elmo) and a dragon de- mon. In short, the series is a unique breath of fresh air that does not take itself too seri- ously. On Monday, Dec. 17, recover from the stunning events of the "Elseworlds" crossover and reacquaint yourself with "DC's Legends of Tomorrow" as they take on magical crea- tures from myths, fairy tales and legends on CW. Caity Lotz as seen in "DC's Legends of Tomorrow" continued from page T2 The battle rages on: Travel through time with 'DC's Legends of Tomorrow' TV FEATURE