The Atom (Brandon Routh), a significance-starved super-shrinker.
White Canary (Caity Lotz), a lost and broken assassin.
Firestorm, a nuclear-powered fusion of egghead (Victor Garber) and punk (Franz Drameh).
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Reincarnated lovers Hawkgirl (Ciara Renee) and Hawkman (Falk Hentschel).
One of the shows best ideas is the irony of the title.
According to the future theyre trying to change, theyre all inconsequential to history.
The ambition is hugeand maybe too big for its own good.
Panoramic, crowded scenes of superpowered fighting sum up the virtues and bugs of the first two hours.
Still, the charming cast and some poignant, surprising turns hooked me.
