The Scrubs actor appeared as the time-traveling DC Comics hero Booster Gold.
Yes,Donald Faisonis playing exactly who you think he is onDC’s Legends of Tomorrow.
(The character made his live action debut in the finale ofSmallville, played byEric Martsolf).
The cast of Legends of Tomorrow.Bettina Strauss/The CW
Unfortunately, Booster betrays them not once, but twice.
First, he steals the Waverider.
WhileLegendshasn’t been renewed for another season, this ending left the squad in quite a quagmire.
The cast of Legends of Tomorrow.Bettina Strauss/The CW
With the arrival of a new character,Legendsalso had say goodbye to one of their own.
Should the show be renewed, the season 7 finale isNick Zano’s last as a series regular.
PHIL KLEMMER:Yeah, seems a lifetime ago that we did that.
‘Legends of Tomorrow’.The CW
And actually, that was the most difficult episode I’ve ever written.
So personally, I can’t believe that we actually would dare go back there again.
The multiple Legends thing, that almost broke my brain.
Arrowverse bossGreg Berlantihas reportedly beenworking on a Booster Gold movie for years.
How did the character wind up onLegends?
As you might expect, through the side door you’d least expect it [to].
Which ended up being Donald Faison!
He just hopped on a Zoom from… For whatever reason he was hiding in his wife’s closet.
I think it had good acoustics or he was trying to avoid something else in the house.
And you’re like, “This guy is the best.”
This guy loves the show, loves the world.
He just walked on set and immediately knew every single crew person’s name.
I started to get jealous [Laughs].
As it did in season 2, it was real snow, real rain, real sleet.
Look, the bodies were fake, but other than that, it was very much a battleground.
Why was Booster Gold on your mind to begin with?
Were you just looking for a DC character to bring in at the end of the season?
How did Booster end up fitting the needs of the story?
There’s that moment where Nick Zano in the 10th scene in the finale…
It really does feel there is a passing of the torch in that moment.
Nick Zano’s energy and Donald Faison’s energy, these are distinct performers and people.
We have the promise of a new character, a new dynamic, just new stories.
He’s leaving on the best possible terms.
Just to confirm: IfLegendsis renewed for another season, Nick won’t be returning as a series regular?
I mean, until he wants to and is ready to come back, for sure.
That door’s always open.
How did you decide that Nate leaving the team would also mean losing his powers?
And we’ve sort of played [with] the long shadow of his father, the great man.
When did you decide you want to end the season with Sara’s alien-powered pregnancy?
Jes was delivering something that we had never seen before.
Relationships, it’s constantly one person is pulling the other up.
There’s comedy to it, but there’s realness to it.
It makes me very excited for next season.
I can’t say too much about them just because I haven’t pitched the studio and internet.
And so yeah, God.
I don’t know, maybe next season we’ll take on capitalism.
This interview has been edited and condensed for length and clarity.
