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The Best Episodes of DC's Legends of Tomorrow Season 2

Every episode of DC's Legends of Tomorrow Season 2 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of DC's Legends of Tomorrow Season 2!

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When heroes alone are not enough ... the world needs legends. Having seen the future, one he will desperately try to prevent from happening, time-traveling rogue Rip Hunter is tasked with assembling a disparate group

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    DC's Legends of Tomorrow Season 2 Episode 7 - Invasion! (IV)
    8.9/10(3637 votes)

    S2:E7

    After learning the Dominators’ plan for the world, the Legends must work together with The Flash, Supergirl and Green Arrow to kill them once and for all. Meanwhile, Stein figures out, with the help of others, how the team can terminate the Dominators, but is distracted by the aberration he realizes he created in 1987. The crossover starts on Supergirl S02E08 Medusa (I), The Flash S03E08 Invasion! (II) and Arrow S05E08 Invasion! (III).

    Director:Gregory Smith
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. DC's Legends of Tomorrow Season 2 Episode 17 - Aruba
    8.8/10(2537 votes)

    S2:E17

    When a massive timequake rocks the ship while the legends are preparing for their next destination, they must break a cardinal rule of time travel.

    Director:Rob Seidenglanz
    Writers:Marc Guggenheim, Phil Klemmer

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  3. DC's Legends of Tomorrow Season 2 Episode 16 - Doomworld
    8.7/10(2476 votes)

    S2:E16

    The Legion of Doom rewrites history after obtaining the Spear of Destiny, potentially changing the Legends forever.

    Director:Mairzee Almas
    Writers:Ray Utarnachitt, Sarah Hernandez

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  4. DC's Legends of Tomorrow Season 2 Episode 10 - The Legion of Doom
    8.5/10(2391 votes)

    S2:E10

    The Legends are determined to find and rescue Rip, but first must focus on locating the Spear of Destiny. Stein thinks he has the perfect person to help but knows involving her will be risky. Meanwhile, Malcom Merlyn and Damien Darhk realize that Thawne is pitting them against each other.

    Director:Eric Laneuville
    Writers:Phil Klemmer, Marc Guggenheim

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  5. DC's Legends of Tomorrow Season 2 Episode 1 - Out of Time
    8.2/10(2799 votes)

    S2:E1

    Dr. Nate Heywood, an unconventional historian, makes a shocking discovery. Nate then seeks out Oliver Queen for help to find the scattered Legends. Once reunited, they try to protect Albert Einstein from being kidnapped before the Nazis destroy New York City with a nuclear bomb. Meanwhile, Ray notices that Sara has a mission of her own, which leads them both to face her nemesis, Damien Darhk.

    Director:Dermott Downs
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. DC's Legends of Tomorrow Season 2 Episode 15 - Fellowship of the Spear
    8.2/10(2107 votes)

    S2:E15

    The Legends must devise a plan to retrieve the last remaining fragments of the Spear of Destiny from the Legion of Doom. They find themselves in France at the height of World War I faced with the knowledge that they must destroy the mystical object. They enlist the help of a soldier by the name of John Ronald Reuel Tolkien and find that the Spear is leading them into the heart of the war. Meanwhile, the team must all resist the temptation of the Spear, and the return of a former teammate.

    Director:Ben Hernandez Bray
    Writers:Keto Shimizu, Matthew Maala

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  7. DC's Legends of Tomorrow Season 2 Episode 2 - The Justice Society of America
    8.1/10(2513 votes)

    S2:E2

    The Legends travel to Nazi-occupied Paris and are surrounded by the Justice Society of America. They discover a time aberration that threatens the JSA, but the JSA doesn't want their help. Meanwhile, Nate tries to prove he should be part of the team.

    Director:Michael Grossman
    Writers:Chris Fedak, Sarah Nicole Jones

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  8. DC's Legends of Tomorrow Season 2 Episode 8 - The Chicago Way
    8.1/10(2275 votes)

    S2:E8

    When a new Time Aberration is discovered by the Legends, they find themselves headed to 1927 Chicago. The Legends quickly realize that they have been set up by Eobard Thawne, Damien Darhk and the newest member of the Legion of Doom, Malcolm Merlyn. While everyone is trying to help fix what they think is the mission, Jax encourages a reluctant Stein to share his secret with the other Legends. Stein is taken captive and Sara must make the tough choice of either stopping the Legion of Doom or saving Stein. Meanwhile, Rory gets an unexpected visitor and is not sure how to handle it.

    Director:Ralph Hemecker
    Writers:Ray Utarnachitt, Sarah Nicole Jones

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  9. DC's Legends of Tomorrow Season 2 Episode 9 - Raiders of the Lost Art
    8.1/10(2218 votes)

    S2:E9

    When Damien Darhk and Malcolm Merlyn try to capture Rip Hunter in 1967, they create an Aberration big enough to draw the attention of the Legends. However, when the team arrives they discover that Rip has no memories of his past due to “time drift” and is just a graduate film student. After trying to convince Rip of who he was, they discover that he possesses an incredibly powerful artifact known as the Spear of Destiny, which the Legion of Doom is after. Ray and Nate realize that the Aberration has also affected them personally making it difficult to help the team. Meanwhile, Rory asks Stein for help and makes him promise to keep it a secret from the team.

    Director:Dermott Downs
    Writers:Keto Shimizu, Chris Fedak

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  10. DC's Legends of Tomorrow Season 2 Episode 14 - Moonshot
    8.1/10(2049 votes)

    S2:E14

    When the Legends track Commander Steel to NASA Headquarters in 1970, they learn where Nate's grandfather hid the last fragment of the Spear of Destiny. The team notices a time aberration during the Apollo 13 mission and believes that the Legion of Doom might be involved. As the Legends journey into space to intercept Apollo 13, the Waverider suffers massive internal damage and Ray’s life is left in jeopardy when he is stranded on the moon. Meanwhile, tension grows between Rip and Sara as to who is the leader of the team.

    Director:Kevin Mock
    Writer:Grainne Godfree

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  11. DC's Legends of Tomorrow Season 2 Episode 3 - Shogun
    7.8/10(2448 votes)

    S2:E3

    Nate is shocked to learn he has powers and accidentally lands himself and Ray in Feudal Japan. Sara, Vixen and Rory agree to find Nate and help him master his powers so he can defend a Japanese village from the Shogun and an army of samurai warriors. Meanwhile, Jax and Stein stay back to help repair the ship and find a secret compartment but decide not to tell the rest of the team what they learn.

    Director:Kevin Tancharoen
    Writers:Phil Klemmer, Grainne Godfree

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  12. DC's Legends of Tomorrow Season 2 Episode 4 - Abominations
    7.8/10(2474 votes)

    S2:E4

    The Legends discover a time aberration in 1863 and must fight for survival during the Civil War with Confederate soldiers who have been turned into zombies. With the Civil War outcome hanging in the balance, Jax participates in a daring mission by going to a slave plantation with Amaya. Meanwhile, Sara begins to feel the burden of the decisions she has to make as the leader; and Ray struggles to find his purpose on the team.

    Director:Michael A. Allowitz
    Writers:Marc Guggenheim, Ray Utarnachitt

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  13. DC's Legends of Tomorrow Season 2 Episode 5 - Compromised
    7.8/10(2206 votes)

    S2:E5

    When the Legends trace a timequake to President Reagan’s White House, they are shocked to discover their old enemy Damien Darhk is now a Senior Adviser to Reagan. As the team works to uncover what Darhk has up his devious sleeve, Sara struggles with the choice of getting revenge or helping with the team’s larger mission. Thinking that the JSA members could be of help, Amaya and Nate break into the JSA and are surprised at what they find. Meanwhile, Stein tries to prevent his younger self from creating an even bigger time Abberation.

    Director:David Geddes
    Writers:Keto Shimizu, Grainne Godfree

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  14. DC's Legends of Tomorrow Season 2 Episode 13 - Land of the Lost
    7.8/10(2035 votes)

    S2:E13

    After capturing Rip, he forces the Waverider to crash, leaving the Legends stuck seventy million years in the past. Ray leads Amaya and Nate to recover a vital piece of the ship. In an effort to get the “good” Rip back, Rory suggests they enter Rip’s mind, but what Sara and Jax discover in his subconscious is not pleasant and they must fight evil versions of themselves. Meanwhile, Nate and Amaya continue to get closer, but it could cause serious ramifications.

    Director:Ralph Hemecker
    Writers:Keto Shimizu, Ray Utarnachitt

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  15. DC's Legends of Tomorrow Season 2 Episode 6 - Outlaw Country
    7.6/10(2161 votes)

    S2:E6

    The Legends are still reeling from the news that their time travel-nemesis is a speedster when they are alerted to an Aberration in the Old West. When the Legends arrive they find their old friend Jonah Hex in trouble with his arch-nemesis, Quentin Turnbull. The team soon discovers that they need to stop Turnbull and his gang from conquering the West and branding it his own lawless territory. To Hex’s surprise, Sara is in charge and dispatches the team. Rory is ecstatic to be in the Wild West, but Sara makes Amaya work with him to keep him on task, which is easier said than done. Meanwhile, Nate, Ray and Jax try to infiltrate Turnball’s gang, but find themselves in a shootout leaving Nate’s confidence shaken.

    Director:Cherie Nowlan
    Writers:Chris Fedak, Matthew Maala

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  16. DC's Legends of Tomorrow Season 2 Episode 11 - Turncoat
    7.6/10(2079 votes)

    S2:E11

    When The Legends find a new Time Aberration they learn they must travel to the winter of 1776 to protect George Washington and the American Revolutionary War. Unfortunately, things don’t go as planned, forcing Sara to send out Nate and Amaya to help. Meanwhile, Jax and Stein who are busy protecting the incapacitated Waverider from their new enemy, are forced to step into roles that they don’t think they are prepared for.

    Director:Alice Troughton
    Writers:Grainne Godfree, Matthew Maala

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  17. DC's Legends of Tomorrow Season 2 Episode 12 - Camelot/3000
    7.4/10(2105 votes)

    S2:E12

    The Legends continue their quest to hunt down the Spear of Destiny before the pieces fall into the hands of the Legion of Doom. The Legends discover that pieces of the Spear are each being guarded in different time periods by members of the JSA. Their first stop is the future where they find Dr. Mid-Nite which eventually leads them to the past and King Arthur’s Camelot, where Stargirl is protecting her piece of the Spear. In order to protect the Spear shard from the now-evil Rip Hunter, the Legends must join forces with the Knights of the Round Table.

    Director:Antonio Negret
    Writer:Anderson MacKenzie

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Season 2 Ratings Summary

"Invasion! (IV)" is the best rated episode of "DC's Legends of Tomorrow" season 2. It scored 8.9/10 based on 3637 votes. Directed by Gregory Smith and written by Unknown, it aired on 12/1/2016. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Aruba".