The CW’s newest superhero show Legends of Tomorrow is already a major hit. They took some beloved characters from The Flash and Arrow, threw in a time traveling space ship and it’s been a non stop thrill ride. Some people will argue that this show is single handedly going to be the death of superhero shows and it should just go away. Let me argue that there are at least 3 excellent reasons why you should be watching DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, and why it works.

The very first reason to watch Legends of Tomorrow is for the very diverse cast of characters. There is a hero for everyone on this rag tag team. My two personal favorite characters would be the hot and cold duo of Leonard Snart and Mick Rory. Let me just say that I do have a weak spot for the bad boys and these guys really fit that profile. Leonard Snart aka Captain Cold makes it pretty clear from the get go that he is nobody’s hero. Heatwave just wants to steal things and kill people, hardly hero material at all. Wentworth Miller plays Snart (Captain Cold) and Dominic Purcell plays his partner Mick Rory (Heatwave). They are wonderfully snarky and downright mean at times but their comedic relief really makes the show work. You might recognize these two actors from their prior team up on the Fox show Prison Break. They have quite a history working together and the chemistry they share on screen is a result of that. My favorite duo just recently broke up with Leonard having to remove a very volatile Mick from the equation. He put his best friend quite literally on ice but I am hoping that we will see a return from Heatwave in the near future. They can’t keep a good bad guy down for long.

Another very good reason to be watching Legends of Tomorrow is the time travel element of the show. With Rip Hunter and his time traveling ship the Waverider, the creative possibilities are nearly limitless. The team has already traveled to the groovy 70’s, the backwards thinking 50’s were a real eye opener for Sara, Kendra and Jax, and an upcoming episode has our group traveling to the wild west! The whole time travel element also helps cohesively blend this show with our other two favorite CW superhero shows Arrow and The Flash. The Waverider crash landed in 2046 where we got to see a much older version of Oliver Queen. Watching Legends of Tomorrow gives you a chance to learn more about our already existing characters and expand their world. There is no telling who we will get to see next, an old familiar face or somebody brand new. I keep coming back week after week to see when and where the episode will take our team of future Legends, and who they might encounter while there.

The third and most exciting reason to invest your time and watch Legends of Tomorrow is that the CW has already renewed it for a 2nd season. You can safely invest your time and yourself to this show and these characters because they are not going anywhere, anytime soon! Also announced was that the core cast will remain intact despite rumors of an all new team to take over for season 2. That’s not to say they don’t have any surprises up their sleeves for us. According to reports there will be only one new member joining the regular cast. This will be a beloved DC character with a mysterious agenda. He or She will show up to help our team defeat Vandal Savage on the April 14th season finale and carry us into season 2. There have been boundless rumors as to who this person could be. Fans would be thrilled to see Matt Ryan reprise his role as the deviant demon slayer John Constantine. When Marc Guggenheim was recently asked at Wonder Con about the possibility of Constantine joining Legends, his only reply was “I can not comment”. Jonah Hex will be making an appearance on an upcoming episode of Legends and seems to be an excellent candidate for joining the cast. Also worth mentioning is Booster Gold, fitting right in with the time travel theme of the show and being Rip Hunters father. Who would you like to see join the cast of Legends of Tomorrow?

Now I know I only promised you 3 reasons to watch Legends, but I have to throw one more out there real quick. The last and my most favorite reason to watch this show would be to silence the hecklers of this show, like my co worker at TMStash.com @Danger_Doran. He is not alone in his dislike for the show, but he is by far one of the loudest. He has even gone out of his way to make a lovely pie chart for me as to why he hates Legends of Tomorrow so much. If watching Legends of Tomorrow will continue to make it a success and will thus continue to irk nay-sayers like Danger Doran, then watch it we must.

I have given you ample reasons to tune in and watch DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, if you don’t already. The cast is vastly diverse, plus they have on screen chemistry. It doesn’t hurt that they are all very easy on the eyes as well. The time traveling premise of the show lends certain cohesiveness to the entire DCTV world. It is really a trip to see all the different time eras and places they travel to. Plus we have a whole second season to look forward to and with that some possible new characters. I can’t think of a reason not to be watching Legends, but if you need one just check out Danger’s pie chart.

*DC’s Legends of Tomorrow airs Thursdays nights at 8pm on the CW network.*