Legends of Tomorrow season 3

Legends of Tomorrow
Season 3
Starring	Victor Garber Brandon Routh Caity Lotz Franz Drameh Maisie Richardson-Sellers Amy Pemberton Nick Zano Dominic Purcell
Release
Original network	The CW
Original release	October 10, 2017 (2017-10-10) – April 9, 2018 (2018-04-09)
Season chronology

The third season American television series Legends of Tomorrow follows a team of time travellers known as the "Legends". It is set in the Arrowverse, sharing continuity with the other television series of the universe, and is a spin-off of Arrow and The Flash. The season is produced by Berlanti Productions, Warner Bros. Television, and DC Entertainment, with Phil Klemmer serving as showrunner.

The season was ordered in January 2017, and production began that July. Principal cast members Victor Garber, Brandon Routh, Caity Lotz, Amy Pemberton, Maisie Richardson-Sellers, Nick Zano and Dominic Purcell return from previous seasons, and are joined by Tala Ashe and Keiynan Lonsdale. The third season began airing on October 10, 2017, on The CW, and concluded on April 9, 2018.

Premise

After defeating the Legion of Doom, the Legends face a new threat created by their own actions: by revisiting a moment in time that they had already participated in, they fractured the timeline and created anachronisms – a scattering of people, animals, and objects all across time. The Legends must to return these anachronisms to their original timelines before the time stream collapses. Before they can do so, Rip Hunter and his newly established Time Bureau call their methods into question. With the Bureau effectively the new sheriffs in town, the Legends disband, until Mick Rory discovers an anachronism while vacationing in Aruba. Seeing this as an opportunity to continue their time travelling heroics, Sara Lance re-establishes the Legends. Once reunited, the Legends challenge the Bureau's authority over the timeline and insist that, however messy their methods may be, some problems are beyond the Bureau's capabilities, and can only be fixed by Legends.

Episodes

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Prod. code	U.S. viewers (millions)
34	1	"Aruba-Con"	Rob Seidenglanz	Phil Klemmer & Marc Guggenheim	October 10, 2017 (2017-10-10)	T13.20601	1.71
In the altered Los Angeles, the Legends encounter Rip, who reveals that he has created the "Time Bureau" to replace the Time Masters' Council. Bureau agents fix the "anachronisms" and Rip disbands the Legends. Six months later, the Legends are living normal lives, nostalgic for their previous adventures. In Aruba, Mick captures Julius Caesar and informs Sara, who takes Ray and Nate on a quest to prove their worth to the Bureau. After delivering the wrong man and being dismissed by Rip, the Legends, joined by Jax and a reluctant Stein, steal the Waverider and capture the real Caesar. When Rip demands they deliver Caesar to the Bureau and let the Bureau fix the anachronism, the Legends choose to return Caesar to 49 BC themselves. During the return, Caesar steals Nate's history book and uses this knowledge to conquer the world. The Bureau arrives and seizes control of the operation. During an excursion to retrieve the book, Agent Sharpe is captured, forcing Rip to allow the Legends to fix the anachronism. Later, Rip tells Sharpe that the Legends could be useful in neutralizing "Mallus." In 1942 Zambesi, Amaya, with significantly improved powers, attacks a group of poachers.
35	2	"Freakshow"	Kevin Tancharoen	Keto Shimizu & Grainne Godfree	October 17, 2017 (2017-10-17)	T13.20602	1.58
Six months ago, Amaya learnt of Mari's vigilantism and suddenly left Nate. In the present, the Legends head to a petty anachronism in 1870 Wisconsin, when they come across a circus fronted by P.T. Barnum, who has captured an extinct sabertooth tiger. Ray's shrinking device malfunctions, leading to the enlargement and escape of the sabertooth. Sara visits Amaya and convinces her to return, much to Nate's displeasure. While Nate, Ray, and Jax visit an inn, Amaya and Sara shrink and capture the sabertooth. Intoxicated due to his depression over his relationship with Amaya, Nate tells Barnum about their powers. Intending to use them for his shows, Barnum captures Ray and Jax while Nate informs the Legends. Amaya tells him that she had to leave 2017 in order to preserve Mari's existence. While Sara engages with Sharpe on the Waverider, the Legends attack the show and rescue their teammates, removing the anachronism. Nate reconciles with Amaya, who tells the Legends that she has begun to lose control of her animal powers, resulting in psychopathic behavior. Sara tells the Legends about the Mallus threat, which they do not take seriously considering their previous accomplishments. A follower of Mallus summons Kuasa, Mari's sister.
36	3	"Zari"	Mairzee Almas	James Eagan & Ray Utarnachitt	October 24, 2017 (2017-10-24)	T13.20603	1.43
In Seattle, 2042, Time Bureau Agent Gary discovers hydrokinetic assassin Kuasa pursuing Zari, a hacktivist, and sends a distress signal. The Legends receive it and find Seattle under martial law imposed by A.R.G.U.S., which is hunting down metahumans. They find Zari, who demands help in rescuing her brother from prison in exchange for finding Kuasa. Amaya is uncertain about her powers, so Stein and Nate seek a solution, with Nate synthesizing a Zambesi hallucinogen. She uses it to have a vision with an ancestor, who advises her to trust the increasing strength. While Jax initiates an unplanned prison break, Zari retrieves her brother's amulet, admitting his murder by A.R.G.U.S., and ditches the team. Ray pursues her to a campsite where her family was to rendezvous. Kuasa attacks the duo while Sharpe pursues the Waverider in the timestream. The Legends arrive and Amaya, now in control of her powers, defeats Kuasa, who vanishes using a mystical item and implies she is a descendant of hers. Sharpe warns Sara that, if the Legends are arrested, they would be banished to the "dawn of time." Amaya decides to stay and recruits Zari to the team. In 1988, a young Ray encounters an unknown creature.
37	4	"Phone Home"	Kevin Mock	Matthew Maala	October 31, 2017 (2017-10-31)	T13.20604	1.38
Ray suddenly disappears from the Waverider and Gideon reveals that he died around Halloween of 1988. The Legends travel to 1988, when Ray reappears and finds his younger self has adopted a baby Dominator. Eventually, government agents take the baby Dominator, leading Ray, young Ray, and Zari to break in and rescue it while Sara, Nate, and Amaya discover the Dominator's mother has returned to retrieve her child. The baby uses mind control to distract the agents and the Legends get it back to its mother, who leaves in peace. When young Ray gets picked on by bullies on Halloween, the Legends show up and defend him. Meanwhile, Jax and Mick learn that Stein is anxious to be present for the birth of his grandchild and help him with it, "borrowing" the Waverider. Later, Jax asks Ray to help him figure out a way to split Firestorm so that Stein may have a normal life.
38	5	"Return of the Mack"	Alexandra La Roche	Grainne Godfree & Morgan Faust	November 7, 2017 (2017-11-07)	T13.20605	1.52
Nate discovers a pattern to the anachronisms, with two "outliers": Kuasa's attack and a suspected vampire attack in Victorian London. The Legends arrive and meet up with Rip, who is investigating a conspiracy involving Mallus, an ancient archenemy of the Time Masters; he believes that the outlying anachronisms are examples of Mallus' work. They discover Darhk's body – which apparently fell through a temporal rift into this time period – and Zari encounters a follower of Mallus, Madame Eleanor, who steals her amulet while working with a Victorian occult society that includes Stein's ancestor, Sir Henry Stein, among its members. Rip traps the Legends aboard the Waverider to protect them before attending Darhk's resurrection, which Eleanor achieves using the amulet. The Legends arrive and engage Darhk and Eleanor, but they escape. Sara reports Rip to the Bureau and they promptly arrest him in exchange for re-legitimizing the Legends. Rip warns Sara about Mallus' importance. Meanwhile, Jax has Ray attempt to sever his psychic connection with Stein as a precursor to breaking their physical link as Firestorm, but suffers a side effect of short-term memory loss. Stein finds out and eventually decides to help them.
39	6	"Helen Hunt"	David Geddes	Keto Shimizu & Ubah Mohamed	November 14, 2017 (2017-11-14)	T13.20606	1.53
Martin, Jax and Ray attempt to transfer Firestorm to Jax. It fails and causes a body swap. The Legends track an anachronism to 1937 Hollywood, revealed to be Helen of Troy. While attempting to extract Helen at a party, the team encounter Darhk, Eleanor, and Kuasa. Darhk tells Sara that he will spare the Legends' lives if they cease time travel. Meanwhile, Stein meets Hedy Lamarr and the other male Legends start a fight over Helen. The female Legends privately confront Helen. She refuses to return to Troy, citing the misery of men dying over her. The female Legends eventually obtain Helen. The Waverider breaks down. Lamarr's switch from actress to operator means she no longer invents FHSS. To fix this, Stein goes to Lamarr's workplace which results in a confrontation with Darhk. Amaya and Zari guard the Waverider while the remaining Legends assist Stein. Sara duels Dahrk while the remaining Legends are beaten by Eleanor. Lamarr tells Jax and Stein to merge which will allow them to return to their bodies. Firestorm defeats Darhk and Eleanor. On the ship, Amaya and Helen defeat Kuasa. The three retreat. A sympathetic Zari takes Helen to Themyscira instead of Troy.
40	7	"Welcome to the Jungle"	Mairzee Almas	Ray Utarnachitt & Tyron B. Carter	November 21, 2017 (2017-11-21)	T13.20607	1.49
With Sara still in a coma, the Legends choose to investigate creature attacks during the Vietnam War. Zari, Ray, and Amaya, posing as journalists, meet a woman who will show them the creature; revealed to be a time displaced Gorilla Grodd. Meanwhile, Nate and Mick are captured by a squad led by Mick's father, Dick Rory. On the Waverider, Stein discusses how to separate Firestorm with Isaac Newton. Jax walks in on their discussion and learns that Firestorm can be separated, but it would depower Jax. The anachronism increases in intensity, revealing Grodd's plan to wipe out humanity by killing President Johnson and starting World War III. Jax, inspired by a powerless Sara's abilities, saves Johnson from a minefield. After failing to capture Grodd, Amaya uses her powers to negotiate with him, but is thwarted when Dick's squad attacks. Grodd decides to steal the Waverider and wipe humanity from the timeline. His attempt fails and seemingly falls to his death. Back at Grodd's compound, Mick stops his father from massacring Grodd's prisoners and comes to peace with his relationship with his father. The team returns to the ship as Sara emerges from her coma. In 2017, Grodd is approached by Darhk.
41	8	"Crisis on Earth-X, Part 4"	Gregory Smith	Story by : Marc Guggenheim & Andrew Kreisberg Teleplay by : Phil Klemmer & Keto Shimizu	November 28, 2017 (2017-11-28)	T13.20608	2.80
On Earth-X, Stein activates the temporal gateway's portal before succumbing to his injuries. Jax bonds with Stein to get him through the portal, along with Barry, Oliver, Sara, Alex, Ray Terrill, and Leo Snart (Leonard Snart's Earth-X doppelgänger). Members of all the teams face off against Earth-X Metallo, while Felicity and Kara are cornered by Dark Arrow before Oliver saves them. Jax is also affected by Stein's wounds; Stein severs their links and dies. Dark Arrow attempts to leverage the heroes for Kara, but Oliver refuses and the team battles Dark Arrow's forces. Caitlin, Amaya, and Zari infiltrate the Nazis' timeship Wellenreiter to disable its shields so that Harry and Cisco can destroy it with the Waverider. Barry defeats Thawne but allows him to escape, resuming their feud. Supergirl battles Overgirl, flying her into space to detonate when she goes nuclear. Oliver fights and kills Dark Arrow. Ray returns to Earth-X, but Snart chooses to stay for the meantime and joins the Legends, and the team holds a funeral for Stein. The Legends, Kara, and Alex depart back to their own lives. Barry and Iris are officially married by John Diggle, who also marries Oliver and Felicity. Template:Arrowverse summary
42	9	"Beebo the God of War"	Kevin Mock	Grainne Godfree & James Eagan	December 5, 2017 (2017-12-05)	T13.20609	1.61
The team searches down another anachronism, which turns out to be a young Martin Stein, displaced in the time of Vikings. Martin buying a Beebo cuddly toy as a Hanukkah present for his daughter when he was displaced, causing the Vikings to believe that the Beebo is the God of War. Damien Darhk shows up, worrying Sara, but the team eventually manages to set time right again. Despite Jax's attempts to tell young Stein of his future self's death, Stein already deduced it based on his counterpart's absence. Stein, not wanting to cheat death and aware that he has a wonderful future, decides not to learn the details of his impending death, accepts his fate and to spend the years he has left dedicated to his loved ones. With the present Stein dead and his Firestorm powers gone, Jax chooses to leave the team, but is surprised by them and joins everyone for Christmas. Sara and Jax part on good terms and Jax departs for pastures new. On returning to the Waverider, Sara is greeted by John Constantine who claims he needs her and her team's help with a demon who knows her name and is controlling a little girl.
43	10	"Daddy Darhkest"	Dermott Downs	Keto Shimizu & Matthew Maala	February 12, 2018 (2018-02-12)	T13.20610	1.51
John Constantine explains to the Legends about the demon, which Sara reveals to him is Mallus. While John insists they leave it to him, Sara proclaims that they are coming as well. The little girl is Damien Darhk's daughter Nora, and is being held in an insane asylum in 2017 and while they try and help Nora she is possessed by Mallus and sends the trio of Sara, John and Leo to 1969. While possessed by Mallus, Nora is revealed to have extraordinary abilities, prompting Sara to once again enter Mallus' realm to rescue Nora while trapped in 1969 and they try to recreate the symbol that Mallus created that sent them through time to successfully return home. Nora is promptly reclaimed by Damien Darhk, claiming she will soon be used for his full resurrection. With the demon dealt with, Constantine departs from the Waverider, thanking Sara for her help. Leonard also departs, thanking Mick for the adventure. Sara calls up Ava to compare notes, only to be told by Ava that Rip Hunter has escaped from the Time Bureau. Throughout this episode, Amaya tries to talk with Kuasa, but when Nate intervenes, a fight breaks out, which ends in her escape.
44	11	"Here I Go Again"	Ben Bray	Ray Utarnachitt & Morgan Faust	February 19, 2018 (2018-02-19)	T13.20611	1.40
A mission goes wrong, causing the crew to yell at each other. Zari attempts to repair the ship, but gets covered in goo and seemingly activates a program that blows up the Waverider, before seemingly re-experiencing events from earlier that day. The day seemingly keeps repeating, with Zari experiencing the same events over and over, learning mysterious secrets about the team, such as Mick's writing ability. Eventually, the team discover Time Agent Gary on board, who has been causing the repetitions. Mick destroys Gary's device, but Gary tells them the repeats were the only thing saving them from death. When the ship is next set to explode, Zari seals herself in the study and uses her powers to try and contain the blast. She reappears in an empty Waverider, where she encounters Gideon's human form, who reassures her that she's in the med bay and alive. She tells Zari that she transported her into her program to show her she can't save 2042 without the Legends. Zari admits to Sara that she was researching historical loop holes to see if she could save her brother, which Sara reassures her might be possible. In Yunnan Province, China, the recently escaped Rip Hunter tracks down Wally West.
45	12	"The Curse of the Earth Totem"	Chris Tammaro	Grainne Godfree & Ubah Mohamed	February 26, 2018 (2018-02-26)	T13.20612	1.51
The team reviews the list of totems and decides to find the Fire Totem first; however, Damien Darhk retrieves it first, making it a tie where each side has two totems. Sara goes on a date with Ava. While she is away, the team takes the Waverider to 1700s Bahamas, landing in the Bermuda Triangle. There they encounter a pirate crew, led by Edward Teach, which includes Darhk, who steals Amaya's totem. After learning of the team's trouble, Sara abandons her date with Ava to help them. The Waverider is attacked by cannonballs and boarded by Blackbeard and his crew, though Ava comes to help Sara fight them off. Most of the team escapes; however, Ray wracked with guilt, returns in hopes of making up a wrong he did towards Nora Darhk, in exchange for Amaya's totem. Ray is captured by the Darhks. Wally helps Rip neutralize a Time Agent, and gets Rip's trench coat back from the Time Bureau. The two get drunk and sing karaoke in 1992. Rip tells Wally that maybe it's time he went out to seek adventure.
46	13	"No Country for Old Dads"	Viet Nguyen	Keto Shimizu & James Eagan	March 5, 2018 (2018-03-05)	T13.20613	1.19
Damien instructs Nora and a hostage Ray to travel to 1962 Berlin to retrieve information about cold fusion, which can be used to fix the Fire Totem. Rip brings Wally to the Legends, and they try to work out their next move. Nora corrupts Amaya's totem, and the Legends learn that the Darhks are creating anachronisms to weaken Mallus' cage to eventually free him into the world. Damien saves Nora from his younger self, and she gains control over the totem. When cornered by Nora, Ray blasts a hole in the Berlin Wall, causing another anachronism, allowing the Legends to locate him. Wally rescues Ray and takes the Fire Totem. Director Bennett is murdered by Grodd, making Ava the senior officer at the Time Bureau, allowing Rip to return to work. Wally intends to go with Rip and Ava, but Sara convinces him to stay with the Legends, which Rip congratulates him on. Before leaving, Rip instructs Gideon to delete Ava's file, claiming Sara must never know Ava's secret. Mallus gains control over Nora behind Damien's back.
47	14	"Amazing Grace"	David Geddes	Matthew Maala & Tyron B. Carter	March 12, 2018 (2018-03-12)	T13.20614	1.26
Wally moves into the Waverider, and proceeds to annoy everyone with his superspeed. The team soon discover differences aboard the ship, such as Nate's hair, Mick's rat's name and Zari's game. Tracking the anachronism, they find that mass panic was caused in Memphis in 1954, during a performance by Elvis Presley. Once there, they discover that Presley's guitar contains the final totem, the Death Totem. Things start to go wrong, when Presley admits he might be considering quitting music after the death of his brother. The team bring the guitar back to the Waverider, but start seeing a ghostly presence. Eventually, they are able to secure the Death Totem, and convince Elvis to continue pursuing music. Amaya plays Nate some music from Zambesi. The sealed box containing the Death Totem seems to shake.
48	15	"Necromancing the Stone"	April Mullen	Grainne Godfree & Morgan Faust	March 19, 2018 (2018-03-19)	T13.20615	1.25
Sara is enticed to open the box and wear the Death Totem, her body once again falling under the control of Mallus, while her mind is trapped in his realm, with a vision of Nora. The team try to fight her off, but her new mystical abilities prove difficult to contain. Upon learning of Sara's situation, Ava and Gary track down John Constantine to try and help. Meanwhile, one by one the legends try to stop Sara, but are each taken out, leaving Nate, Amaya, and Rory to stop her. While in Mallus’ domain, Sara sees visions of what made her the woman she is at the same time as Nora tries to convince her to join Mallus. Nate tries to get to the Earth Totem to use it, but is confronted by Sara, and defeated. Learning that Sara is using the Death Totem, John attempts to enter Mallus' realm, but Mallus blocks him. Mallus tries to trick John into sacrificing Sara to save the little girl Astra, but John sees through the ruse. Amaya convinces Mick to wield the Fire Totem, which is enough to stun Sara, allowing Constantine and Ava to release her from Mallus' control. Fearing that she might hurt Ava, Sara breaks up with her in order to protect her.
49	16	"I, Ava"	Dean Choe	Ray Utarnachitt & Daphne Miles	March 26, 2018 (2018-03-26)	T13.20616	1.28
Sara contemplates leaving the team after her breakup with Ava, only to find out from Gary that Ava hasn't been to work in a few days. Sara, Ray and Gary travel to Ava's home, only to find that Ava's parents are actors, paid to play a constant role. The three travel to 2213, where they find Ava is actually a clone mass produced by a conglomerate. The three are apprehended by multiple Ava clones, but are saved by the original Ava. Zari teaches Mick to use the Fire Totem. Amaya, with a temporary truce with Kuasa, manages to reclaim her totem, but Nate is captured and "tortured" by Damien Darhk. However, it is revealed that Darhk misses how his little girl used to be before Mallus. He is later caught by his daughter faking the torture. Amaya, Wally and Kuasa rescue Nate and confront Nora, but Nora rips the Water Totem out of Kuasa, killing her. Driven by grief and guilt, Amaya goes back to 1992 Zambesi to change her family's fate. Ava and Sara realize Rip deleted Ava's file from the Bureau and decide to find out why.
50	17	"Guest Starring John Noble"	Ralph Hemecker	Keto Shimizu & James Eagan	April 2, 2018 (2018-04-02)	T13.20617	1.23
The Legends stop Gorilla Grodd from killing future president Barack Obama in the 1980s, preventing another anachronism and further delaying Mallus's release. Damien realizes that Nora will be killed when Mallus is released from his prison, causing him to temporarily ally himself with the Legends. By getting actor John Noble to impersonate the voice of Mallus, the team tricks Nora onto the Waverider and contains her. Ava asks Rip if he knew that she was a clone; Rip reveals that she is the 12th Ava clone he has recruited, because she is such a talented agent. Amaya returns to 1992 Zambesi to change history and secure her family's future. Nate, rather than try to convince her to return, elects to help her instead. Sara decides to allow this to happen, causing the final anachronism that will free Mallus, having concluded that the only way to stop the demon is to release him. She gives Damien the Death Totem, while the rest of the team chooses to wield their own individual totems. Damien realizes that Nora is still alive within Mallus and releases Grodd to destroy Zambesi, preventing Mallus' release. Nate subdues Grodd with the Earth Totem. Mallus breaks free from his prison, revealing his frightening true form.
51	18	"The Good, the Bad, and the Cuddly"	Dermott Downs	Marc Guggenheim & Phil Klemmer	April 9, 2018 (2018-04-09)	T13.20618	1.41
Mallus demands the Legends hand over the six totems. Rip sacrifices himself to allow the team to get away, fleeing to the town of Salvation in the Old West. An army of Romans, Vikings, and pirates soon arrives, threatening to destroy the town unless the Legends surrender the totems. Ray and Damien travel to when Mallus was released from Nora; Damien frees Nora from Mallus' hold, causing Mallus to possess and kill Damien in order to be released. Back in the Old West, the Legends ally with Jonah Hex, along with Helen of Troy, Jax, Nora, and an alternate Kuasa. The team saves the town from the army. Mallus arrives for the totems; Sara, Mick, Amaya, Nate, Zari, and Wally combine the totems' energies to create the ultimate warrior: an enlarged Beebo. Beebo battles and kills Mallus. In the aftermath, Nora is arrested by the Time Bureau, but Ray gives her the Time Stone so that she can escape. Amaya returns to Zambesi in order to live her life, but chooses not to wipe her memories. The Legends' vacation in 2018 Aruba is interrupted when John Constantine arrives, revealing that Mallus was not the only demon that was released.

Cast

Main article: List of Legends of Tomorrow characters

Main

• Victor Garber as Martin Stein / Firestorm and Henry Stein
• Brandon Routh as Ray Palmer / Atom
• Caity Lotz as Sara Lance / White Canary
• Franz Drameh as Jefferson Jackson / Firestorm
• Maisie Richardson-Sellers as Amaya Jiwe / Vixen
• Amy Pemberton as Gideon
• Tala Ashe as Zari Tomaz
• Keiynan Lonsdale as Wally West / Kid Flash
• Nick Zano as Nate Heywood / Steel
• Dominic Purcell as Mick Rory / Heat Wave

Recurring

• Arthur Darvill as Rip Hunter
• Jes Macallan as Ava Sharpe
• Hiro Kanagawa as Wilbur Bennett
• Adam Tsekhman as Gary Green
• Christina Brucato as Lily Stein
• Tracy Ifeachor as Kuasa
• Courtney Ford as Nora Darhk
• John Noble as Mallus (voice)
  • Noble also plays himself in a cameo
• Neal McDonough as Damien Darhk
• David Sobolov as Grodd (voice)
• Matt Ryan as John Constantine

Guest

• Simon Merrells as Julius Caesar
• Billy Zane as P. T. Barnum
• Susie Abromeit as Sandy Palmer
• Bar Paly as Helen of Troy
• Andy Thompson as Cecil B. DeMille
• Celia Massingham as Hedy Lamarr
• Evan Jones as Dick Rory
• Lawrence Green as Isaac Newton
• Peter Hall as Lyndon B. Johnson
• Stephen Amell as Oliver Queen / Green Arrow and Dark Arrow
• Grant Gustin as Barry Allen / Flash
• Tom Cavanagh as Eobard Thawne and Harrison Wells
• Melissa Benoist as Kara Danvers / Supergirl and Overgirl
• Chyler Leigh as Alex Danvers
• Susanna Thompson voices the Wellenreiter's A.I. System
• David Ramsey as John Diggle
• Graeme McComb as Martin Stein (young)
• Thor Knai as Leif Erikson
• Katia Winter as Freydís Eiríksdóttir
• Benjamin Diskin voices Beebo
• Jonathan Cake as Blackbeard
• Violett Beane as Jesse Wells / Jesse Quick
• Matthew MacCaull as Henry Heywood / Commander Steel
• Luke Bilyk as Elvis Presley
• Geoffrey Blake as Lucious Presley
• Lovell Adams-Gray as Barack Obama
• Johnathon Schaech as Jonah Hex

Production

Development

In January 2017, Legends of Tomorrow was renewed by The CW for a third season. Showrunner Phil Klemmer said the season would be "more in the world of the occult and monsters", unlike the first two seasons which were more science-focused.

Casting

Returning series regulars from the previous season include Victor Garber, Brandon Routh, Caity Lotz, Franz Drameh, Maisie Richardson-Sellers, Amy Pemberton, Nick Zano and Dominic Purcell as Martin Stein, Ray Palmer, Sara Lance, Jefferson Jackson, Amaya Jiwe, Gideon, Nate Heywood and Mick Rory respectively. They were joined by Tala Ashe and Keiynan Lonsdale playing Zari Tomaz and Wally West, respectively. Garber also portrayed Martin Stein's ancestor Henry Stein in the episode "Return of the Mack". Legends of Tomorrow co-creator Marc Guggenheim explained that, part of the motivation for adding a Muslim superhero (Zari) to the series was the "political climate" in the US after the 2016 elections. Pemberton physically portrayed Gideon in the episode "Here I Go Again", unlike most episodes where she only voiced the character. This was the final season to feature Garber and Drameh as regulars; both left midway through the season, with the latter returning only for the season finale. It also remains Lonsdale's only season as a regular as he departed after the season finale, citing his desire to seek other acting opportunities.

Arthur Darvill, who played Rip Hunter as a main cast member in the first two seasons, was demoted to a recurring cast member for the third season. Numerous actors returned in their roles from other Arrowvverse series in recurring capacity, such as Neal McDonough as Damien Darhk, David Sobolov as the voice of Grodd, Christina Brucato as Lily Stein, and Matt Ryan as John Constantine. Tracy Ifeachor was cast as Jiwe's granddaughter Kuasa, replacing Anika Noni Rose who voiced the character in the animated web series Vixen, and Courtney Ford was cast as Darhk's daughter Nora, previously played by Tuesday Hoffman on Arrow. John Noble voiced Mallus, the season's main antagonist, but the character's true form is not revealed until the season's penultimate episode "Guest Starring John Noble", where Noble also portrayed himself in a guest appearance. Jes Macallan, Adam Tsekhman and Hiro Kanagawa recurred as the Time Bureau agents Ava Sharpe, Gary Green and Wilbur Bennett, respectively.

Filming

Filming for the season began in July 2017, and ended in February 2018. Sellers called her experience playing an 80-year-old version of Amaya Jiwe "horrible" because of the practical elements that were involved in creating the character's look, particularly the makeup. She recalled, "I was sent to a full head cast [...] I was covered in plaster from my shoulders up with just two breathing holes for two hours. They then created a whole new face and neck for me that was glued on and spray painted over the course of four hours. The end result was freakishly convincing."

Arrowverse tie-ins

In May 2017, The CW president Mark Pedowitz officially announced plans for a four-show Arrowverse crossover event, crossing over episodes of the television series Supergirl, The Flash, Legends of Tomorrow, and Arrow. The crossover, Crisis on Earth-X, began with Supergirl and a special airing of Arrow on November 27, 2017, and concluded on The Flash and Legends of Tomorrow on November 28.

Release

Broadcast

The third season began airing on October 10, 2017 on The CW in the United States, and concluded on April 9, 2018.

Home media

The season was made available for streaming on Netflix in late April 2018, soon after the season finale aired.

Reception

Ratings

Viewership and ratings per episode of Legends of Tomorrow season 3

No.	Title	Air date	Rating/share (18–49)	Viewers (millions)	DVR (18–49)	DVR viewers (millions)	Total (18–49)	Total viewers (millions)
1	"Aruba-Con"	October 10, 2017	0.6/3	1.71	0.4	1.14	1.0	2.85
2	"Freakshow"	October 17, 2017	0.5/2	1.58	0.4	0.97	0.9	2.55
3	"Zari"	October 24, 2017	0.5/2	1.43	0.4	0.95	0.9	2.38
4	"Phone Home"	October 31, 2017	0.4/2	1.38	0.5	1.04	0.9	2.42
5	"Return of the Mack"	November 7, 2017	0.5/2	1.52	0.4	1.02	0.9	2.54
6	"Helen Hunt"	November 14, 2017	0.5/2	1.53	0.5	1.06	1.0	2.59
7	"Welcome to the Jungle"	November 21, 2017	0.5/2	1.49	0.4	1.08	0.9	2.57
8	"Crisis on Earth-X, Part 4"	November 28, 2017	0.9/4	2.80	0.8	1.82	1.7	4.62
9	"Beebo the God of War"	December 5, 2017	0.6/2	1.61	—	0.99	—	2.61
10	"Daddy Darhkest"	February 12, 2018	0.5/2	1.51	—	—	—	—
11	"Here I Go Again"	February 19, 2018	0.4/2	1.40	—	—	—	—
12	"The Curse of the Earth Totem"	February 26, 2018	0.4/2	1.51	—	—	—	—
13	"No Country for Old Dads"	March 5, 2018	0.4/2	1.19	—	0.86	—	2.05
14	"Amazing Grace"	March 12, 2018	0.4/2	1.26	0.3	0.78	0.7	2.03
15	"Necromancing the Stone"	March 19, 2018	0.4/2	1.25	0.3	0.85	0.7	2.10
16	"I, Ava"	March 26, 2018	0.4/2	1.28	—	0.77	—	2.04
17	"Guest Starring John Noble"	April 2, 2018	0.4/2	1.23	0.3	0.80	0.7	2.04
18	"The Good, the Bad, and the Cuddly"	April 9, 2018	0.4/2	1.41	0.3	0.74	0.7	2.16

Critical reception

The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 100% approval rating with an average rating of 8.27/10 based on 13 reviews. The website's consensus reads, "DC's Legends of Tomorrow lightens up the tone in its third season while spotlighting adventurous plots and a distinct sense of humor." Jesse Schedeen of IGN said, "while Season 3 reached some impressive highs, it also gave us some of the weakest installments of the series. Season 3 ultimately suffered from its inability to create a conflict worthy of this cast of misfit heroes, and that casts a shadow that will linger when the series returns for Season 4." Vox writer Sara Ghaleb wrote, "The goofiest corner of The CW’s Arrowverse became its best self in season three".

References

General references

• "Shows A-Z – DC's Legends of Tomorrow on cw". The Futon Critic. Retrieved July 15, 2018.

External links

• Official website
• Legends of Tomorrow at IMDb