One of the good things aboutLegends of Tomorrowis that it’s structured to get a soft reboot with each new season, shaking up the legends and (hopefully) course-correcting with a better villain. It is definitely unfortunate to lose cast members likeWentworth Miller’s Captain Cold, who is moving into amore general rolewithin theArrow-verse, but it means allowing for new characters like Hourman (Patrick J. Adams) and theintroduction of the Justice Society.
Now, according toTV Insider, Mari McCabe a.k.a. Vixen will also be joining the Waverider team as a series regular onLegendsfor Season 2. However … she won’t be played byMegalyn E.K., who voices Vixen in the CW Seed animated series, and who appeared as the character in live-action form on this last season ofArrow.
That’s a huge disappointment, as I thought Vixen was one of the best additions to what was otherwise a sloppy and lackluster season ofArrow. But, E.K.’s schedule is preventing her from joining theLegendscast — she just wrapped on A&E’sDamien, and has joined the comedyStep Sisters, now filming in Atlanta.
It seems that the new Vixen, though, will be a past incarnation, and may have ties to present-day Mari (finally using those time-traveling powers for something smart, I see). That leaves the door open for E.K. to return to theArrow-verse if she’s able to. Also, she will continue voicing the character on theVixenanimated series.
So what do you guys think of the addition – is it better to get a different Vixen rather than no Vixen at all? And what other characters do you want to see inLegendsSeason 2? Plus, which characters are you glad to be rid of (cough hawks cough), and how do you think Vixen will fit in with the team?
