Warning: Full spoilers for the episode below.
“The Magnificent Eight” was easily my most anticipated episode of Legends of Tomorrow this season, both because I’m eager to see a live-action version of Jonah Hex that actually does justice to the source material and because it allowed the show the opportunity to basically play Back to the Future III for an hour. This episode didn’t disappoint on either front. It’s pretty clear by now that Legends of Tomorrow is at its best when it focuses less on its ongoing conflicts and more on letting the characters run wild in each new time period.
“The Magnificent Eight” was much like “Star City 2046” in that regard. The team traveled back to the Wild West not in pursuit of Vandal Savage, but in order to regroup and hide out from the Time Masters for a while. That would have made for a rather dull new adventure if everyone heeded Rip’s advice and remained on board the Waverider. Thankfully, they didn’t, and we got to see Ray Palmer live out his dreams of being a frontier sheriff and learn a little about the shared history between Rip and Jonah Hex (played by That Thing You Do’s Jonathan Schaech).
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“The Magnificent Eight” was easily my most anticipated episode of Legends of Tomorrow this season, both because I’m eager to see a live-action version of Jonah Hex that actually does justice to the source material and because it allowed the show the opportunity to basically play Back to the Future III for an hour. This episode didn’t disappoint on either front. It’s pretty clear by now that Legends of Tomorrow is at its best when it focuses less on its ongoing conflicts and more on letting the characters run wild in each new time period.
“The Magnificent Eight” was much like “Star City 2046” in that regard. The team traveled back to the Wild West not in pursuit of Vandal Savage, but in order to regroup and hide out from the Time Masters for a while. That would have made for a rather dull new adventure if everyone heeded Rip’s advice and remained on board the Waverider. Thankfully, they didn’t, and we got to see Ray Palmer live out his dreams of being a frontier sheriff and learn a little about the shared history between Rip and Jonah Hex (played by That Thing You Do’s Jonathan Schaech).
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