"Beebo the God of War" is the ninth episode and mid-season finale of the third season of the American science-fiction television series Legends of Tomorrow.
In the episode, a younger version of Stein and a stuffed doll are sent to Vinland in the year 1000 CE, captured by Vikings, and rescued by the Legends.
They also learn the younger version of Stein has been transported to a Viking colony in Vinland in the year 1000 CE, where he is found by Leif Erikson.
Mick Rory tries to steal mead from an altar to Beebo, leading the Vikings to attempt to burn him alive, but Leo Snart rescues him.
The Legends attack and defeat Damien, but in the process Sara is briefly sent into an alternative dimension where she hears the voice of Mallus, the season's primary antagonist.
[6][7] During a panel at a fan convention in Vancouver, Canada, the show's cast said Beebo represents an attempt by the writers to introduce further chaos into the series' plot.
[10] The episode stars Franz Drameh as Jefferson Jackson / Fire Storm,[2][3] alongside main cast members Caity Lotz, Tala Ashe, Nick Zano, Brandon Routh, Amy Louise Pemberton (voice), Dominic Purcell, and Maisie Richardson-Sellers who appear as Sara Lance / White Canary, Zari Tomaz, Nate Heywood / Steel, Ray Palmer / The Atom, Gideon, Mick Rory / Heatwave, and Amaya Jiwe / Vixen, respectively.
[2] The guest cast includes Jes Macallan as Ava Sharpe,[16] Matt Ryan as John Constantine,[17] Courtney Ford as Nora Darhk, Neal McDonough as Damien Darhk,[4] Wentworth Miller as Leo Snart,[18][5] John Noble as the voice of Mallus,[16] Thor Knai as Leif Erikson, Katia Winter as Freydís Eiríksdóttir,[19] and Diskin as the voice of Beebo.
[16][20] Ryan reprises his role from the canceled NBC television series Constantine, which was retroactively added to the Arrowverse after he guest-starred in the Arrow season four episode "Haunted".
[31][32] "Beebo the God of War" was met with positive critical reviews, who praised the episode's humor and the sad ending.
He also stated the episode successfully blends comedic and serious moments, particularly the grief over Stein's death, and that it helps the "family dynamic" of the Legends.
[18] Writing for Entertainment Weekly, Shirley Li praised the episode for providing closure for Jax and Stein, describing it as a good example of the reason the time-travel genre works and saying it "accomplished something special".
[16] During the series, the character returned multiple times in different forms, such as a giant toy in "The Good, the Bad, and the Cuddly",[37][38] and a magical manifestation in "Crisis on Infinite Earths: Part Five" (2021).
[40][41] Beebo features on the cover of both the DVD and Blu-ray editions of the box set "Legends of Tomorrow: The Complete Series".
[7] "Beebo the God of War" includes tones of grief and sadness, which it pairs with a light-hearted and "goofy" vibe.
Entertainment Weekly's Shirley Li noted how the nature of the death is unique for the series because it occurred at the hands of an unnamed character who is almost immediately killed.
Without a named killer, there is nobody to blame or feel anger towards, unlike the deaths of Damien Dahrk and Reverse Flash.