'DC's Legends of Tomorrow' episode preempted by State of the Union Address on CW affiliates and fans are livid
This article contains spoilers for 'DC's Legends of Tomorrow' Season 5 Episode 3 'Miss Me, Kiss Me, Love Me'.
'DC's Legends of Tomorrow' Season 5 dropped a killer episode on February 4 that featured the team taking a trip to the 1940s for a film noir spoof of epic proportions. It was a truly fun episode that also debuted the show's new title card and the new Zari Tomaz (Tala Ashe).
Unfortunately, not all the show's fans got to watch the new episode because of a number of The CW's affiliated stations choosing to air the State of the Union Address instead. Quite understandably, the incident has left a lot of fans annoyed and they've been taking to Twitter to voice their frustration.
"Ayo! @wpix @TheCW Where’s my promised #LegendsOfTomorrow episode??" a fan tweeted. "I swear I heard 'up next new Legends of Tomorrow' not 'up next State of The Union Address'."
Another fan wrote: "I am super annoyed that the State of the Union is on instead of a new episode of Legends of Tomorrow featuring Constantine. #LegendsOfTomorrow #guessillstreamitlater"
"Argh damnit!" yet another fan wrote. "State of the Union preempted #LegendsOfTomorrow 🤬🤬🤬 does anyone know if the ep will be on the app tomorrow?"
One fan tweeted: "Have to wait till tomorrow to watch because New Yorks #CW11 @wpix decided the State of the Union was more important."
"Just wanted to watch #legendsoftomorrow tonight but pix11 decided to air the state of the union instead," another fan wrote.
"Goddammit!" yet another fan tweeted, complaining that they were forced to watch President Donald Trump instead of the zany time-travelers they were looking forward to. "I'm all set to watch #LegendsOfTomorrow, but WPIX (the CW affiliate for NYC) is airing the State Of The Union instead! F*** that! I don't want to watch that crooked gasbag babbling on my TV! I want time-traveling superheroes!"
Those who couldn't watch the episode really missed out on a fun story, with the episode cramming in every film noir cliche it can and straddling the line between parody and homage, with a side plot bringing Zari back onto the show. Luckily for those fans, the episode will be released on The CW app on February 5, where they can stream it at their leisure.
'DC's Legends of Tomorrow' Season 5 airs new episodes every Tuesday exclusively on The CW.