Beebo the God of War

Beebo the God of War is the ninth episode of the third season and forty second overall of the American science fiction television series Legends of Tomorrow, revolving around the eponymous team of superheroes and their time traveling adventures. The episode is set in the Arrowverse, sharing continuity with the other television series of the universe. The episode was written by Grainne Godfree and James Eagan. It was directed by Kevin Mock. It serves as the mid season finale for the third season of Legends of Tomorrow.

"Beebo the God of War"
Legends of Tomorrow episode
Episode no.Season 3
Episode 9
Directed byKevin Mock
Written by
Production codeT13.20609
Original air dateDecember 5, 2017 (2017-12-05)
Guest appearances

Caity Lotz stars in this episode as Sara Lance alongside Brandon Routh, Franz Drameh, Maisie Richardson-Sellers, Amy Louise Pemberton, Tala Ashe, Nick Zano, and Dominic Purcell. The episode guest stars Neal McDonough as Damien Darhk, Wentworth Miller as Leo Snart, John Noble as Mallus, and Ben Diskin as the titular Beebo.

Plot

After the death of Martin Stein in the previous episode this episode opens on a previous version of him buying a Beebo doll for his daughter. The store then runs out of dolls. That is until the location of a final one. Stein grabs it and runs but is chased by a crowd of upset people. The episode then cuts to Leo Snart [lower-alpha 1] providing therapy to the grieving Legends.

The therapy is cut short when the legends are alerted of an anachronism causing the vikings to conquer America. They then find that the young version of Martin Stein has been transported the Vikings where he is found by Leif Erikson. This leads them to conclude that Stein and the Beebo doll is the cause of the anachronism. Meanwhile the viking see Beebo as a god.

The legends bring Stein onto the Waverider. Stein notices that his future self is missing, this leads Jax to attempt to inform him of his upcoming death but is stopped by Nate. Sara revives a call from Time Bureau director Ava Sharpe. Sara decides to ask Ava to help them fix the anachronism, to which Ava accepts.

The Legends party with the vikings and after Mick Rory tries to steal mead from Beebo's alter of offering the vikings attempt to burn him. Leo Snart puts out the fire. This allows the vikings to find Nate and Zari stealing Beebo. After they attack them and Beebo is thrown into the air where he is melted by Mick. The vikings proclaim Beebo a false god and prepare to leave Vinland. That is until Damien and Nora Darhk arrive and claim that Damien is Odin. The Legends then flee to the Waverider. Ava contacts the Time Bureau and they order her to return.

The Legends work out a plan to attack Darhk where they are successful in overcoming him. Although when he tries to flee Sara is temporally sent to the Spirit World.

After Jax's attempt to save Stein's life turns out to be unsuccessful as young Stein destroys the note which contains the details of his death. He helps Jax come to terms with his death. The episode concluded with Jax informing Sara of his decision to leave the Legends. Immediately after this scene Sara finds John Constantine on the Waverider who asks for their assistance.

Production

Development and filming

Filming for the episode began on October 19, 2017,[1] and concluded later that month. A trailer for the episode was released to YouTube on November 29, 2017.[2]

Writing

The episode's title is a reference to its basis in Norse mythology. With Norse Myth's being polytheistic they have a war god being Tyr. However for the sake of the title, Tyr has been replaced with Beebo.

Casting

Main cast members Caity Lotz, Tala Ashe, Nick Zano, Brandon Routh, Franz Drameh, Amy Louise Pemberton, Dominic Purcell, Maisie Richardson-Sellers appear as Sara Lance / White Canary, Zari Tomaz, Nate Heywood / Steel, Ray Palmer / The Atom, Jefferson Jackson / Fire Storm, Gideon, Mick Rory, and Amaya Jiwe[3]. The guest cast includes Jes Macallan as Ava Sharpe, Matt Ryan as John Constantine[4], Neal McDonough as Damien Darhk[3], Wentworth Miller as Leo Snart,[5] Graeme McComb as Martin Stein, John Noble as Mallus[6] and Ben Diskin as the titular Beebo.[7]

Release

Broadcast

"Beebo the God of War" was first aired in the United States on The CW on December 5, 2017. It was viewed by 1.61 million viewers, including a 0.6/2 share among adults 19–49.[8]

Home Video

On September 25, 2018, the episode was released on both DVD and Blu-ray as a part of the Legends of Tomorrow season two box set. It has not been released as an physical individual disc. However it is available on Amazon Prime Video for $1.99.[9]

Critical reception

Critics generally reacted positively towards the episode. Jesse Schedeen of IGN said "Legends of Tomorrow ends a terrific year with one of its most hilarious and heartfelt episodes ever" and rated it a 9.8 of ten.[10] The A.V. Club's Oliver Sava gave it a rating of an A-.[11]

Notes
  1. not to be confused with the former legends member Leonard Snart

References
  1. Guggenheim, Marc (October 19, 2017). "Legends of Tomorrow Ep. 309 is in production. @godfreestories #beebo pic.twitter.com/fGkSREJBE8". Twitter.com. Retrieved April 21, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. DC's Legends of Tomorrow 3x09 Sneak Peek "Beebo the God of War" (HD) Mid-Season Finale, retrieved April 29, 2023
  3. "Beebo the God of War - DC's Legends of Tomorrow". www.cbsnews.com. December 1, 2017. Retrieved May 19, 2023.
  4. "'Legends of Tomorrow': Major Arrowverse Character Returns in "Beebo The God of War"". DC. Retrieved May 19, 2023.
  5. Dandeneau, Jim (December 6, 2017). "Legends of Tomorrow Season 3 Episode 9 Review: Beebo the God of War". Den of Geek. Retrieved May 19, 2023.
  6. Mancuso, Vinnie (April 1, 2019). "Legends of Tomorrow Season 4 Poster Dives Into the Beeboverse". Collider. Retrieved May 19, 2023.
  7. "Beebo Saves Christmas Star Ben Diskin Talks Building a Character From "A Smile and a Catchphrase"". DC. Retrieved May 19, 2023.
  8. Porter, Rick (December 6, 2017). "'Chicago Med' adjusts up: Tuesday final ratings". tvbythenumbers.com. Archived from the original on January 28, 2023. Retrieved April 22, 2023.
  9. "Amazon.com: DC's Legends of Tomorrow: The Complete Third Season : Victor Garber, Brandon Routh, Arthur Darvill, Caity Lotz, Franz Drameh, Maisie Richardson-Sellers, Tala Ashe, Matt Letscher, Nick Zano, Dominic Purcell, Rob Seidenglanz, Not Specified: Prime Video". www.amazon.com. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
  10. Schedeen, Jesse (December 6, 2017). "DC's Legends of Tomorrow: "Beebo the God of War" Review". IGN. Retrieved April 21, 2023.
  11. "Legends follows up a major death with toy-worshiping vikings". The A.V. Club d. December 6, 2017. Retrieved April 21, 2023.

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