In season 4s penultimate episode,DCs Legends of Tomorrowexplores what happens when outcasts lose perspective.
Everybody has kept him at arms length.
The Waverider up until this point has taken anybody who didnt belong anywhere else.

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The Legends treatment of Gary raises the question of whether or not theyve changed.
However, in the past few seasons, theyve grown and saved the day many times.
In fact, now theyre even formally part of the Time Bureau.

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Weve had all of these successes and theyre no longer the rejects they were in the beginning.
That whimsical impulse blossomed in seasons 3 (Return of the Mack!Beebo!)
and 4 (Puppets of Tomorrow!
aBollywood musical number!).
There definitely is, whatever, art imitating life.
He continues: For us, it was totally surprising when everybody decided they loved Beebo.
You start building the armor and being like, If they dont like, they dont get it.
Theyre not sophisticated enough!
The deepest fear is that youd become complacent and rely on the same tricks.
Thats a long way of saying I think youre onto something by suggesting thats where our impulse comes from.
Of course, theres more to Monday nights episode than just a meta-textual story.
Elsewhere, Constantine (Matt Ryan), is given a tough choice on who to save from Hell.
DCs Legends ofTomorrow airs Mondays at 8 p.m. on The CW.
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