Strangers share the same dream on the creepy, cerebral Falling Water
Here’s what’s up in the world of TV for Thursday, October 13. All times are Eastern.
Top picks
Legends Of Tomorrow (The CW, 8 p.m.): Ahh, feel that? That’s the Arrowverse settling into place as the fourth and final Greg Berlanti superhero show makes its fall debut on The CW. With their premieres already out of the way, Arrow, The Flash, and The CW’s newly acquired Supergirl (which isn’t technically part of the Arrowverse, but whatever) are joined by Legends Of Tomorrow. The show’s second season kicks off when “unconventional historian” Dr. Nate Heywood (new cast member Nick Zano) makes a “shocking discovery” that requires the scattered Legends to reunite. Oh and, hey, Albert Einstein is here! And so is Arrow baddie Damien Darhk. Will those cameos help Legends Of Tomorrow improve upon its so-so first season? Oliver Sava is ready, willing, and able to find out.
Supernatural (The CW, 9 p.m.): Then The CW moves from a relatively new show to its biggest stalwart as Supernatural returns for a 12th season tonight. For those who don’t remember their ancient TV history, the show actually debuted in the final year of The WB’s existence and was one of the flagship series in The CW’s initial lineup. And while its former companions like Smallville and Veronica Mars have come and gone in the past 10 years, Supernatural is somehow immune to the ravages of time. Apparently there’s something about demon hunting and thinly veiled gay subtext that keeps a series young at heart. Tonight Sam fights for his life while Dean comes face-to-face with their mother.
Falling Water (USA, 10 p.m.): Heads up, conspiracy theorists: A few years ago TNT aired a postapocalyptic sci-fi series called Falling Skies and now USA is debuting its own supernatural series called Falling Water. We’ll chalk it up to coincidence for now, but if TBS launches Falling Fire it could very well be a sign of our impending doom and/or a fundamental laziness when it comes to thinking up TV show names. The trailers promise a show that’s equal parts spooky and thinky, which, coincidentally, is also how we’d describe Myles McNutt. He wasn’t totally blown away by the show’s pilot, which debuted as a sneak preview in September. But maybe Falling Water just needs some time to build before it starts making waves.
Premieres and finales
Grey’s Anatomy (ABC, 8 p.m.): Grey’s Anatomy is joining our roster of shows receiving our new discussion post format. Gwen Ihnat will post some stray observations after this episode airs, and then you can comment away on Karev’s possible redemption, Grey and Riggs’ possible romance, and Maggie’s definite awfulness on Grey’s this season.
Mascots (Netflix, 3 a.m.): Okay, so technically this is a movie and not a TV show. But we’d be remiss if we didn’t point you toward Christopher Guest’s latest mockumentary, which centers on a sports mascot competition, even though Ignatiy Vishnevetsky found it a disappointing effort.