Phil Klemmer’s comments indicate that Legends of Tomorrow didn’t blow its whole leftover budget on unleashing Mallus in the penultimate episode.
The end of the previous episode showed that the Legends team behind-the-scenes was evidently holding back on some really remarkable effects for the final conflicts.
Mallus emerged from Nora looking more like a terrifying winged demon giant than anything even remotely silly.
If anything, the frequent campiness of Legends of Tomorrow is part of its charm.