I am way behind on my Legends of Tomorrow viewing–as in, I have a whole season’s worth of shows to catch up on–so I cannot comment on how much this trailer does or does not reflect recent events in the show. What I can say is that watching the Legends of Tomorrow Season Six trailer reminds me of why I got hooked on this strange show and why I need to sit down and do some serious binge watching this weekend to catch up. They never handle anything “logically and rationally.” The world is probably “screwed anyway”–but that isn’t going to stop them from trying.
Narrated in Heat Wave’s (Domenic Purcell) gravelly voice, the trailer covers not just aliens but time travelling aliens. There’s a lot of screaming, some hamburgers and…an animated sequence with a Disney princess dress. The trailer captures the show’s appealing blend of tension and lunacy, it’s ability to tell stories with real emotional stakes while also saving the world with giant robots and oversized stuffed toys.
The show returns on May 2, and I will definitely be watching. Will you? I, for one, am glad to see Heat Wave is still on the ship. Anyone you want to see return for another season or so?
The official description:
A MISSING CAPTAIN – After a night of celebrating their beating the Fates, the Legends quickly discover that Sara (Caity Lotz) is missing. Trying to keep it together, the Legends are shocked to discover that she was taken by Aliens. Ava (Jes Macallan) sends Rory (Dominic Purcell) and Behrad (Shayan Sobhian) to follow a lead on who can possibly help them find Sara, while Constantine (Matt Ryan) tries to work his magic. Meanwhile, Sara does all she can to try to escape, which includes releasing Aliens into the timeline, but is shocked to learn who one of her kidnappers turns out to be

