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One thing that plagued the Arrowverse throughout its entirety was the dip in quality in most of its entries, especially in the latter seasons. This problem was apparent in its biggest attractions,Arrow,The Flash, andSupergirl, which despite starting out on a high note and growing to immense popularity, lost their spark during the latter half of their run.
But it was quite the opposite forLegends of Tomorrow, which often gets overlooked when it comes to CW DC shows, and interestingly, the show was originally planned to be just an Atom spin-off.
Arrowverse Initially IntendedLegends of Tomorrowto Be an Atom Spin-off
UnlikeNoah Centineo‘s Atom inBlack Adam, which barely gets any spotlight,Brandon Routh‘s Atom garnered immense popularity following his recurring appearances inArrowback in 2014. This prompted CW to consider aspin-offwith Ray Palmer’s Atom at its center, which would’ve stood on its own likeArrowandThe Flash. But as they delved deeper into the project, the Atom spin-off eventually developed into a team-up show with a bit ofStar Trekelements.
Although the show opened to underwhelming reviews at first and never reached the popularity of its predecessors, the show did succeed in maintaining a steady flow of quality in its latter seasons. So it makes it more tragic that the show never received adefinitive endinglikeArrowandThe Flash, as the season 7 finale wasn’tmeant to be a series ender.
Brandon Routh Was Shocked After Learning About His Character’s Ending
Despite starting off as an Atom spin-off, the actor and his wife Courtney Ford, who played Nora in the show, were let go of fromLegends of Tomorrowafter season 5.
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This was reasonably shocking for theSuperman Returnsstar, as he revealed showrunner Phil Klemmer decided to wrap up their story arcs without consulting them beforehand.
He toldTV Insider:
Neither of us decided to go. It was [showrunner] Phil Klemmer who decided that it was time for us to go. Yeah. Before the season started, got a phone call that that was the situation… [It] was a shock to us, because I always had open conversations with the producers about the whole experience. This was sprung upon me without communication. So that was a challenging thing.
In hindsight, it’s reasonable to say that both Routh and the show deserved better. But on the bright side, the actor did get to don the Superman suit again during theCrisis on Infinite Earthsevent.
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Legends of Tomorrowis available to stream on Apple TV.
Santanu Roy
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Santanu Roy is a Senior Entertainment Writer at FandomWire, majorly focusing on movies, with over 2,000 articles under his belt. He has been pursuing a degree in Animation and possesses a deep love for the medium of animation. Having spent the better part of the last two years pumping out articles for FW, Santanu excels at covering movie analysis and news surrounding Pixar, DCU, DreamWorks, and Batman’s cinematic legacy.With psychological thrillers and intimate slice-of-life dramas ranking among his favorite genres, Santanu is a big admirer of Luca Guadagnino, Shane Black, Park Chan-wook, and Brad Bird.
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