The Legends thwarted a plan to re-write reality itself, but to do so they had to break the cardinal rule of time travel: never travel to a time and place to which you've already time travelled. The fallout of this desperate gamble is that time itself has become fractured, with people and objects disappearing from their proper places and re-appearing elsewhere and 'elsewhen'.
The Legends resolve to tackles these 'anachronisms' but are quickly informed by an officious group known as the Time Bureau that their services/meddling are most definitely not required. Said Time Bureau is the creation of Rip Hunter, who hoped to a establish a much more controlled, less 'chainsaw'-like approach to mending the rifts in the continuum of time, and they are not interested in letting loose cannons like the Legends play in their time-pool. The Legends are retired, whether they want to be or not.
As you can imagine, given that the title of the show is not 'The Time Bureau', the Legends don't stay on the shelf very long. And it is just as well, since these anachronisms are not just a problem in and of themselves but are also instrumental in the plans of a caged Time Demon that intends to escape its prison and conquer ... well, all of history. The Legends will have to battle this demon's agents across the length and breadth of the time-line, making new friends and enemies along the way.
The first season of Legends of Tomorrow was the weakest Arrowverse show of 2015. Then it had a considerably stronger sophomore outing, and this third series is handily the best Arrowverse show of 2017. The writers have clued in to what makes the show click - snappy banter, quirky characters, and even quirkier situations - and they have committed to it wholeheartedly, with a fun-filled 18 episodes that culminate in a finale that manages be both epic and epically goofy, at the same time.
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