Starling Tribune – Season 7 Edition – Training Day (A CW Network Arrow Television Show Fan Podcast) ST232

Episode:            “Star City 2040” [Season 7 Episode 16]

Air Date:           Monday, March 18th, 2019

Director:           James Bamford

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0051466/?ref_=tt_ov_dr

                        13x Arrow / 1x Supergirl

Writers: Beth Schwartz

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2584087/?ref_=ttfc_fc_wr4

                        Current Arrow Showrunner / 28x Arrow / 2x Legends

Oscar Balderrama

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                        18x Arrow

Promo: https://www.comicbookmovie.com/tv/dc/arrow/arrow-flash-forward-to-the-future-in-the-new-promo-for-season-7-episode-16-star-city-2040-a167088

Arrow

Episode # / Episode Title / Episode Air / Date  / Rating

01 Inmate 4587 15-Oct-18 1.43

02 The Longbow Hunters 22-Oct-18 1.18

03 Crossing Lines 29-Oct-18 1.15

04 Level Two 5-Nov-18 1.08

05 The Demon 12-Nov-18 1.26

06 Due Process 19-Nov-18 1.03

07 The Slabside Redemption 26-Nov-18 1.31

08 Unmasked 3-Dec-18 1.35

09 Elseworlds Part 2 10-Dec-18 2.06

10 My Name Is Emiko Queen 21-Jan-19 1.22

11 Past Sins 28-Jan-19 1.18

12 Emerald Archer 4-Feb-19 1.07

13 Star City Slayer 11-Feb-19 1.09

14 Brothers & Sisters 4-Mar-19 0.89

15 Training Day 11-Mar-19 1.02

16 Star City 2040 18-Mar-19 1.00

Legends Of Tomorrow

Episode # / Episode Title / Episode Air / Date  / Rating

01 The Virgin Gary 22-Oct-18 1.00

02 Witch Hunt 29-Oct-18 0.94

03 Dancing Queen 5-Nov-18 0.86

04 Wet Hot American Bummer 12-Nov-18 0.90

05 Tagumo Attacks 19-Nov-18 0.91

06 Tender Is The Nate 26-Nov-18 0.97

07 Hell No, Dolly! 3-Dec-18 0.93

08 Legends of To-Meow-Meow 10-Dec-18 1.10

Supergirl

Episode # / Episode Title / Episode Air / Date  / Rating

01 American Alien 14-Oct-18 1.52

02 Fallout 21-Oct-18 1.34

03 Man Of Steel 28-Oct-18 1.28

04 Ahimsa 4-Nov-18 1.23

05 Parasite Lost 11-Nov-18 1.16

06 Call To Action 18-Nov-18 1.13

07 Rather the Fallen Angel 25-Nov-18 1.15

08 Bunker Hill 2-Dec-18 1.26

09 Elseworlds Part 3 11-Dec-18 2.17

10 Suspicious Minds 20-Jan-19 1.04

11 Blood Memory 27-Jan-19 1.34

12 Menagerie 17-Feb-19 1.15

13 What’s So Funny About Truth, Justice, and the American Way 3-Mar-19 1.14

14 Stand and Deliver 10-Mar-19 1.05

15 O Brother, Where Art Thou 17-Mar-19 1.07

The Flash

Episode # / Episode Title / Episode Air / Date  / Rating

01 Nora 9-Oct-17 2.08

02 Blocked 16-Oct-18 1.69

03 The Death of Vibe 23-Oct-18 1.87

04 News Flash 30-Oct-18 1.75

05 All Doll’d Up 13-Nov-18 1.73

06 The Icicle Cometh 20-Nov-18 1.60

07 O Come, All Ye Thankful 27-Nov-18 1.79

08 What’s Past Is Prologue 4-Dec-18 1.78

09 Elseworlds Part 1 9-Dec-18 1.83

10 The Flash & The Furious 15-Jan-19 1.64

11 Seeing Red 22-Jan-19 1.88

12 Memorabilia 29-Jan-19 2.04

13 Goldfaced 5-Feb-19 1.89

14 Cause and 12-Feb-19 XS 1.71

15 King Shark vs. Gorilla Grodd 1.67

16 Failure Is An Orphan 12-Mar-19 1.55

17 Time Bomb 19-Mar-19 1.64

BLACK LIGHTNING

Episode # / Episode Title / Episode Air / Date  / Rating

01 The Book Of Consequences: Chapter One: Rise of the Green Light Babies 9-Oct-18 1.16

02 The Book Of Consequences: Chapter Two: Black Jesus Blues 16-Oct-18 1.02

03 The Book Of Consequences: Chapter Three: Master Lowry 23-Oct-18 1.18

04 The Book Of Consequences: Chapter Four: Translucent Freak 30-Oct-18 0.97

05 The Book Of Blood: Chapter One: Requiem 13-Nov-18 0.90

06 The Book Of Blood: Chapter Two: The Perdi 20-Nov-18 0.99

07 The Book Of Blood: Chapter Three: The Sange 27-Nov-18 1.06

08 The Book Of Rebellion: Chapter One: Exodus 4-Dec-18 0.96

09 The Book Of Rebellion: Chapter Two: Gift of the Magi 11-Dec-18 1.13

10 The Book Of Rebellion: Chapter Three: Angelitos Negros 21-Jan-19 0.86

11 The Book Of Secrets: Chapter One: Prodigal Son 28-Jan-19 0.93

12 The Book Of Secrets: Chapter Two: Just And Unjust 4-Feb-19 0.95

13 The Book of Secrets: Chapter Three: Pillar of Fire 11-Feb-19 0.94

14 The Book Of Secrets: Chapter Four: Original Sin 4-Mar-19 0.77

15 The Book Of The Apocalypse: Chapter One: The Alpha 11-Mar-19 0.75

16 The Book Of The Apocalypse: Chapter Two: The Omega 18-Mar-19 0.85

Part 1: The Plot, Themes and Characters

• What was the overall theme? What was the link to the episode’s name?
• • Star City 2040
  • Bomb plot against Star City (reverse of season 1)
  • 2040 – Entire episode in the future
• Fight scenes and stunts
• • Training Montage
  • • xxx
  • Fight at Felicity Cell
  • • xxx
  • Glades Party
  • • Dale’s guards
    • Single shot to destroy the cube
• Flashforward
• • Entire episode except the birth and training montage
• Oliver Queen / Green Arrow
• • With Felicity in childbirth in a home
  • Only scene (probably his shortest week of work on the entire series)
• Felicity Smoak / Overwatch
• • In childbirth to open the episode
  • Watching the training
  • Ages ~20 years
  • Smoak Tech via phone
  • Has secret room with super computer
  • “I told you not to come”
  • “Being a Hero means choosing other people’s safety above your own – even your family”
  • “Being a hero is my purpose”
  • Sublevel to the bombs with William
  • “Archer is active”
• Rene Ramirez / Wild Dog
• • Calls out Zoe
  • Star City Reformation Project
  • In bed with Galaxy One
  • SP: What the HELL happened to Rene?
  • Finds out there would be no evacuation
  • Broadcasts vigilante attack
• Laurel Lance / Black Siren
• •  
• Mia
• • Little girl training montage … with NYSSA!!!! … in same home
  • • Gets her own bow from Nyssa
  • Finds secret room by shooting an arrow into the mantle
  • • Finds out Felicity is still a vigilante
    • “I don’t even know who you are”
  • Leaves note and goes to Star City on life quest
  • • Gets tattoo
    • Finds fight club
  • Hand Stand pushups
  • Hatred against vigilantes
  • Saved by Connor Hawke at the identification point
  • Relationship Drama with Connor
  • Grabs Kevin’s DNA
  • guard took an arrow to the knee
  • “Calculator”
  • “Let’s Go save the city!”
  • Mother-Daughter bonding time
• Nyssa
• • Training montage with Nyssa
  • “You’re ready”
• William
• • Storms the Castle with Mia
  • Infiltrate  Galaxy One
  • Has a meeting with the Galaxy One rep
  • Harris Coprs
  • Backed by city of Emeralds Capital
  • Continues to the bomb sublevel
  • Hacks clothes
• Connor Hawke
• • Saves Mia
  • Knightwatch (good version of ARGUS)
  • Relationship Drama with Mia
  • “Great power comes great responsibility” – Great Stan Lee nod.
• Roy
• • Prioritize finding the bombs
  • Beats Anson
• Zoe
• • Finds out Dad is in bed with City bombers
• Dinah Drake / Black Canary
• • SCPD contact: Anson
  • Eden Corps – nuked cities, covered up Felicity’s death
  • • Galaxy One is their front
  • Hugs Felicity
• Kevin Dale
• • Galaxy One CEO and chief bad guy
  • suspects Rene
  • Shows off tech to take Archer Global
• John Diggle / Spartan
• • xxx
• Emiko Queen
• • xxx

ARROW NEWS:

1. The CW Reportedly Developing An Arrow Spinoff For Blackstar (Date: 13 March 2019)
   1. A source close to We Got This Covered is telling us that, yes, The CW are considering developing a spinoff for Blackstar. At this point, not much is known other than Katherine McNamara is expected to reprise her role as the Emerald Archer’s daughter and that the potential series will take place in a future Star City.
   2. https://wegotthiscovered.com/tv/cw-developing-spinoff-arrows-blackstar/

GENERAL DC News

1. ‘The Flash’ Changing Showrunners for Season 6 (Exclusive) (Date: 12 March 2019)
   1. Showrunner Todd Helbing will step down at the end of the current fifth season to focus on development for The Flash producers Warner Bros. TV. Eric Wallace, who has been with the Grant Gustin DC Comics drama as a co-executive producer since season four, will take over as showrunner starting with the previously announced sixth season.
   2. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/flash-changing-showrunners-season-6-1193971

NEXT EPISODE

Link to Promo: https://www.comicbookmovie.com/tv/dc/arrow/arrow-emiko-queen-has-a-dark-secret-in-the-new-promo-for-season-7-episode-17-inheritance-a167228 (Date:18 March 2019)

Episode: “Inheritance” [Season 7 Episode 17]

Air Date: Monday, March 25, 2019

Summary: After a trip to the future, next week’s episode of Arrow brings us back to the present as Oliver Queen begins to investigate his newfound sister Emiko, and what he finds is troubling to say the least…

Director: Patia Prouty

Writers: Sarah Tarkoff & Elizabeth Kim

IMDB link:  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7508744/?ref_=tt_ep_nx

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