A couple notes to start off - Vixen is an unusual addition to The CW's lineup of superhero shows not just because it's animated, but because it's being aired digitally via CW Seed. Because each weekly installment of the web series is a scant five minutes long (there are six installments total), we won't be doing individual "episode" reviews. For now, I'll be offering my initial, spoiler-free impressions based on the first four episodes made available to press and following up with an official review when The CW makes the final two episodes available.
Vixen and the upcoming Legends of Tomorrow are the next wave in The CW's growing DC Universe, building on the foundation laid by Arrow and The Flash in recent years. The idea is that no longer are metahumans simply the result of super-soldier experiments or the STAR Labs particle accelerator explosion. They're appearing more frequently and spontaneously. That's where Vixen comes in, as it explores Mari McCabe's quest to learn about her family's mysterious past and the apparently mystical totem necklace that serves as her only link to that family.
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Vixen and the upcoming Legends of Tomorrow are the next wave in The CW's growing DC Universe, building on the foundation laid by Arrow and The Flash in recent years. The idea is that no longer are metahumans simply the result of super-soldier experiments or the STAR Labs particle accelerator explosion. They're appearing more frequently and spontaneously. That's where Vixen comes in, as it explores Mari McCabe's quest to learn about her family's mysterious past and the apparently mystical totem necklace that serves as her only link to that family.
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