Season Analysis

DC's Legends of Tomorrow

Season 7 Analysis

Season Woke Score

out of 10

Season Overview

In season seven, the Waverider gets blown up by a second Waverider…meaning the Legends are now trapped in 1925 Odessa, Texas! The only way to get home, and get payback on their mysterious new enemy, is to journey to New York City and find the forefather of time travel, Welsh inventor Dr. Gwyn Davies. Along the way, they pick up a familiar but shocking new teammate: a real-life, human Gideon, who’s knowledge of the timeline may be the key to solving all of the Legends’ problems.

Season Review

Season 7 of DC's Legends of Tomorrow transitions fully from a superhero show into a vehicle for intersectional activism. The plot, set largely in 1925, focuses heavily on highlighting historical prejudices through a modern political lens. Character arcs are defined by sexual orientation, race, and gender identity rather than traditional heroism or merit. The leadership of the team is exclusively female and queer, while the few remaining male characters are portrayed as either emotionally stunted, comic relief, or secondary to the 'girl boss' hierarchy. The season prioritizes lecturing the audience on systemic oppression over coherent science-fiction storytelling.

Categorical Breakdown

Identity Politics9/10

The narrative uses the 1925 setting to focus on systemic racism and segregation. Characters are frequently grouped and judged by their intersectional status. The primary white male antagonist is depicted as an incompetent narcissist, while the 'founding' of time travel is reframed as an achievement for marginalized groups.

Oikophobia8/10

The show treats American history and Western traditions with open hostility. The characters mock the values of the past and frame the American landscape of the 1920s as a fundamentally oppressive and irredeemable environment that must be overcome by modern progressive sensibilities.

Feminism9/10

The team is led by a female duo, and the narrative consistently reinforces their superiority over male counterparts. Male characters like Behrad and Gary are relegated to 'soft' roles or bumbling sidekicks. The concept of motherhood is decoupled from biological reality through a plot line involving alien-induced pregnancy.

LGBTQ+10/10

The central relationship of the show is a lesbian marriage, which serves as the emotional anchor for the season. The season also features an asexual main character and a gay male lead whose primary conflict involves his sexuality. Queer identity is the most emphasized trait of the ensemble cast.

Anti-Theism7/10

Religious belief is portrayed as a source of trauma and self-hatred. The character of Gwyn Davies is a man of faith, but his religion is depicted as a cage that prevents him from accepting his sexual identity, framing traditional morality as a psychological burden.