"The Satanist's Apprentice" is the fifth episode of the sixth season of the American science fiction television series Legends of Tomorrow, revolving around the eponymous team of superheroes and their time travelling adventures.
Lotz stars as Sara Lance / White Canary, and is joined by principal cast members Tala Ashe, Jes Macallan, Olivia Swann, Shayan Sobhian, Lisseth Chavez, Nick Zano and Matt Ryan.
The episode follows two storylines; in one, Astra Logue apprentices under Aleister Crowley, leading to catastrophic consequences for the other Legends.
"The Satanist's Apprentice" was first aired in the United States on The CW on June 6, 2021, and was watched by 0.42 million viewers with a 0.1 share among adults aged 18 to 49.
Sara is betrayed by a deceitful Ava clone, inadvertently leading Bishop to her ship, who reveals that the pods collected its inhabitants' DNA.
[6] Main cast members Caity Lotz, Tala Ashe, Jes Macallan, Olivia Swann, Shayan Sobhian, Lisseth Chavez, Nick Zano and Matt Ryan appear as Sara Lance / White Canary, Zari Tarazi, Ava Sharpe, Astra Logue, Behrad Tarazi, Spooner Cruz, Nate Heywood / Steel and John Constantine.
[13] Writing for Screen Rant, Bruno Savill De Jong wrote, "This is the outlandish, anything-goes storytelling that Legends of Tomorrow revels in".
Club rated the episode A−, saying "the show's always-game cast manage to make the wildly disparate elements blend and fuse in a way that's both disorienting and incredibly satisfying".
[15] Michael Patterson of Bam Smack Pow gave the episode a B rating, saying, "Legends of Tomorrow's part-animated adventure may suffer from a somewhat predictable plot but the execution will still bring a smile to your face".