Look, Legacies is exactly what you'd expect from a CW supernatural teen drama—moderately entertaining, occasionally creative, frequently melodramatic, and ultimately forgettable. It's The Vampire Diaries for a younger audience, with slightly lower stakes and a 'monster of the week' format that gets repetitive.

The show has moments of charm, particularly when it leans into the absurdity of its premise (a literal school for supernatural creatures), but it's often bogged down by typical CW limitations: budget constraints that make the magic look cheap, relationship drama that prioritizes angst over sense, and characters who make baffling decisions to service the plot.

For teens 14+ who are already fans of this universe, it's decent background viewing. But it's not breaking new ground, it's not particularly enriching, and honestly, there are better supernatural shows out there (The Umbrella Academy, Shadow and Bone, even Buffy if they can handle the dated effects). The Metacritic score of 59 tells you everything—it's firmly in 'meh' territory.

If your teen is begging to watch it because their friends are into it, it's not going to rot their brain, but don't expect it to inspire deep conversations or creative thinking. It's junk food TV—occasionally satisfying, mostly empty calories.