DC’s Legends of Tomorrow quietly introduces TV’s first asexual superhero

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The CW has quietly introduced TV’s first asexual superhero in the latest episode of DC’s Legends of Tomorrow. So be warned: spoilers ahead.

In the season seven episode titled “The Fixed Point”, the Legends – a misfit group of heroes who try to protect the timeline – find themselves at an otherworldly bar that is popular with time travellers. Some of the Legends team up for a mission that left Zari Tomaz (Tala Ashe) and Esperanza “Spooner” Cruz (Lisseth Chavez) having to time to connect with each other.

In one scene, Zari and Spooner are sitting at a bar when Zari suggests they play “Smash, Marry, Kill” to pass the time. Zari named off several of the characters in the Legends, but Spooner awkwardly admitted she isn’t “into any of them”.

After a second round of the game, Zari outright asked Spooner what “type” of person she is attracted to.

“I don’t really get those types of feelings for anyone,” Spooner said.

She then joked that it might be “one of those things” that the “mushroom aliens”, which appeared in an earlier season of Legends of Tomorrow, “messed up about me”.

But Zari quickly assured Spooner that what she was describing is totally normal and even suggested that she might be asexual. Zari explained that asexual people have “little to no interest in sex” but many “still want to be in relationships”.

Honestly, it’s like a lightbulb went off in Spooner’s mind, and she smiled as she affirms that she is ace.

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“OMG, did you just come out to me?” Zari asked.

“I guess I just did,” Spooner responded.

Legends of Tomorrow fans were absolutely over the moon at the heartwarming scene, welcoming the asexual hero.

SPOONER CAME OUT AS ASEXUAL! #LegendsOfTomorrow pic.twitter.com/UnHYSIGelx

— ʟᴇɢᴇɴᴅs ᴏғ ᴀᴠᴀʟᴀɴᴄᴇ (@LgndsOfAvalance) January 27, 2022

spooner ❤#legendsoftomorrow pic.twitter.com/XGGkhHWqd9

— ḿиᴄти (@sweffee) January 27, 2022

no like that is explicit asexual rep spooner said they were ace they actually said it i'm losing my mind pic.twitter.com/vqgey5cP2S

— reynie SPOONER ACE CANON (@esperastra) January 27, 2022

 

spooner's reaction is the universal 'huh, i didn't realize that was even an option' reaction when queer people finally find the one term that just feels right https://t.co/SrAShvVkBA

— evil!dan (@DirectorSharpes) January 27, 2022

legends fully shattering the “don’t say the word” Thing tv has with queer identities by having spooner and zari say ace Three Times in that scene

— anna ❄️ (@karazreIs) January 27, 2022

I'm been dreaming about ace representation on legends for so long
I always thought that it will be Gideon but I'm so happy it's spooner#LegendsOfTomorrow pic.twitter.com/5STx9HmtHr

— evil!vicky