Starling Tribune – Season 6 Edition – Doppelganger (A CW Network Arrow Television Show Fan Podcast) ST189

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Episode:            “Doppelgänger” [Season 6 Episode 15]

Air Date:           Thursday, March 8, 2018

Director:           Kristin Windell

                        http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0934663/?ref_=tt_ov_dr  

                        Editor: 16x Alias/13x Blindspot/33x Arrow | Director: 1x Blindspot/2x Arrow

Writers: Christos N. Gage (story by)

                        http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0300800/?ref_=ttfc_fc_wr5  

                        Daredevil (Staff Writer x13/Writer x1) | 1x Arrow

Ruth Fletcher (story by)

                        http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0282105/?ref_=ttfc_fc_wr7  

                        Daredevil (Staff Writer x13/Writer x1) | 1x Arrow

Speed Weed

                        http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2373535/?ref_=ttfc_fc_wr4  

                        7x Haven | 12x Arrow (written by) 1x Arrow (teleplay by)

Promo: http://comicbook.com/dc/2018/03/02/arrow-roy-harper-return-trailer/

Arrow

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

01 Fallout 12-Oct-17 1.52

02 Tribute 19-Oct-17 1.51

03 Next Of Kin 26-Oct-17 1.34

04 Reversal 2-Nov-17 1.33

05 Deathstroke Returns 9-Nov-17 1.29

06 Promises Kept 16-Nov-17 1.28

07 Thanksgiving 23-Nov-17 1.11

08 Crisis On Earth-X Part 2 27-Nov-17 2.54

09 Irreconcilable Differences 7-Dec-17 1.30

10 Divided 18-Jan-10 1.42

11 We Fall 25-Jan-18 1.39

12 All For Nothing 1-Feb-18 1.24

13 The Devil’s Greatest Trick 8-Feb-18 1.30

14 Collision Course 1-Mar-18 1.11

15 Doppelganger 8-Mar-18 1.28

Legends Of Tomorrow

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

01 Aruba-Con 10-Oct-17 1.71

02 Freakshow 17-Oct-17 1.58

03 Zuri 24-Oct-17 1.43

04 Phone Home 31-Oct-17 1.38

05 Return Of The Mack 7-Nov-17 1.52

06 Helen Hunt 14-Nov-17 1.53

07 Welcome To The Jungle 21-Nov-17 1.49

08 Crisis On Earth-X Part 4 28-Nov-17 2.80

09  Beebo The God Of War 5-Dec-17 1.61

10 Daddy Dahrkest 12-Feb-18 1.51

11 Here I Go Again 19-Feb-18 1.40

12 The Curse Of The Earth Totem 26-Feb-18 1.51

13 No Country For Old Dads 5-Mar-18 1.19

Supergirl

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

01 Girl Of Steel 9-Oct-17 1.87

02 Triggers 16-Oct-17 1.76

03 Far From The Tree 23-Oct-17 1.76

04 The Faithful 30-Oct-17 1.82

05 Damage 6-Nov-17 1.87

06 Midvale 13-Nov-17 1.89

07 Wake Up 20-Nov-17 1.92

08 Crisis On Earth-X Part 1 27-Nov-17 2.65

09 Reign 4-Dec-17 1.81

10 Legion Of Superheroes 15-Jan-18 2.17

11 Fort Rozz 22-Jan-18 2.07

12 For Good 29-Jan-18

13 Both Sides Now 5-Feb-18 2.12

THE FLASH

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

01 The Flash Reborn 10-Oct-17 2.84

02 Mixed Signals 17-Oct-17 2.54

03 Luck Be A Lady 24-Oct-17 2.62

04 Elongated Journey Into Night 31-Oct-17 1.99

05 Girls Night Out 7-Nov-17 2.38

06 When Harry Met Harry 14-Nov-17 2.46

07 Therefore I Am21-Nov-17 2.20

08 Crisis On Earth-X Part 3 28-Nov-17 2.82

09 Don’t Run 5-Dec-17 2.22

10 The Trail Of The Flash 16-Jan-18 2.51

11 The Elongated Knight Rises 23-Jan-18 2.12

12 Honey, I Shrunk Team Flash 30-Jan-18 2.60

13 True Colors 6-Feb-2018 2.28

14 Subject 9 27-Feb-18 2.12

15 Enter Flashtime 6-Mar-18 2.04

BLACK LIGHTNING

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

01 The Resurrection 16-Jan-18 2.31

02 Black Lightning 23-Jan-18 1.94

03 Lawanda: The Book Of Burial 30-Jan-18 2.21

04 Black Jesus 6-Feb-18 1.88

05 And Then The Devil Brought The Plague: The Book Of Green Light 13-Feb-18 1.81

06 Three Sevens: The Book Of Thunder 27-Feb-18 1.64

07 Equinox: The Book of Fate 6-Mar-18 1.46

Part 1: The Plot, Themes and Characters

• What was the overall theme? What was the link to the episode’s name?
  • Doppelgänger – an apparition or double of a living person
  • Black Siren claims to be Earth-1’s Laurel Lance
• Fight scenes and stunts
  • Rescue Roy – Attempt 1 – Hotel
    • Firework arrow as a distraction
    • Speedy zipline to hotel, crawls through vent
    • Roy being beaten; Overwatch gets badge numbers; cops go get Big Belly Burger
    • Thea kisses Roy; SWAT incoming
    • Thea determined to get Roy out, but he’s too hurt
    • Thea ready to do battle, arrow rope, Oliver pulled her out
  • Transport
    • Thea shoots van
    • Spartan, “don’t move”
    • Oliver shoots open van, Roy not there
  • Rescue Roy – Attempt 2 – Casino
    • Siren’s intel is correct (but her cooperation is part of Diaz’s plan)
    • Spartan – what’s a primary objective? Oliver – both
    • Arrow to two guys
    • Overwatch with plans and intel
    • Oliver blows door, dudes fire at door, but team comes in from behind
    • One of Diaz’s cops calls the actual cops
    • Oliver tries to capture Diaz. Diaz – “I love it when you visit me, Mr. Mayor. I love it even more when you leave.” Tells the henchmen to not kill Oliver
    • Bunch of guys with guns – Speedy charges in there, takes guys out, hand-to-hand – there’s her assassin training
    • Oliver shoots some arrows
    • Spartan – gun and punching, takes arrow out from one dude to stab another and shoots guys in shoulder (what type of bullets??)
    • Green Arrow – same stab guys with same arrow move
    • Green Arrow shoots right in chest – killing on the menu tonight?
    • Ollie decks Anatoly; Spartan covers, but had to leave
    • At van – Speedy takes out Diaz’s guy, gets Diaz in leg, Diaz knife, she smacks it away; Diaz and Speedy fight
    • Diaz arrow to Thea’s throat; Oliver tackles
    • Thea drives van away
    • Diaz – if Green Arrow stays, he will get arrested; Green Arrow can’t take Diaz in – Vigilante Law
  • Oliver Queen / Green Arrow
    • Lawyer: evidence is fruit of the poison tree, so case should be dismissed, but at the hearing, hear that Roy is a new witness
    • Agrees to police chief’s idea to auction stuff off
    • Tells Dinah and Quentin the truth about James’s death
    • Talks to Thea about leaving with Roy
    • Does he still want to be Green Arrow?
    • Because he rescued Roy, Green Arrow has more charges – obstruction of justice, witness tampering
  • Felicity Smoak / Overwatch
    • Smooches her hubby in the Arrowcave – talks to him about him doing the whole “blaming myself” routine
    • Doing her Overwatch thing
  • John Diggle / Spartan
    • Still wants to be Green Arrow – been two months
    • We need to be careful about getting Roy
    • Helmet has heat vision
  • Thea Queen / Speedy
    • Give me my suit
    • Knowing Roy was okay made her life easier; life has been crap since he’s been gone
    • Gets it on with Roy
    • Outside – the Heir of Ra’s Al Ghul has been found
  • Roy Harper / Arsenal
    • Been on the run for 3 years
    • Star City cops found him in St. Roche
    • Doesn’t break easy
    • Diaz knows about Speedy and threatens her
    • Injured, but rescued
  • Dinah Drake / Black Canary
    • Gets put on the “Is that really Laurel Lance?” case
    • Reluctantly works with Quentin to find out how many SCPD are working for Diaz – both believe in the badge
    • Questions doctor – DNA test being run; doctor did the autopsy, but, hey, we live in a world with someone who runs fast and all that stuff.
    • Wants to go on mission with Oliver, but he says no
  • Curtis tells Zoe about Rene
  • Quentin Lance
    • Has to play along being the happy father seeing his daughter
  • Laurel Lance / Black Siren
    • Doing her best to be Earth-1 Laurel; getting questioned about if she knows who the Green Arrow is; says Darhk faked her death
    • Money’s gone, but you still need to go with my plan
    • She could’ve killed everyone in the room, but still decides to work for Diaz
    • Playing both sides
    • Calls Quentin her father
    • (How about someone go dig up the grave?)
    • Says she’s on their side because she wants to be better
  • Ricardo Diaz / Richard Dragon
    • Fight guys to break them; trying to build a “family”
    • Upset Siren tried to take money and run
    • Gets Siren to do his dirty work
    • Finds Roy, beats him, trying to get Roy to testify against Oliver
    • I see all, I control all; been working on plan for months
    • How does he know who Team Arrow is?
  • Anatoly
    • Can’t go back to the Bratva
    • In it for the money and the revenge

NEXT EPISODE

Link to Promo: (Date: 24 Oct 2017) http://comicbook.com/dc/2017/10/25/legends-of-tomorrow-season-3-episode-4-phone-home-promo/

Episode: “Phone Home” [Season 3 Episode 4]

Air Date: Tuesday, October 31, 2017

Summary: The Legends go back to 1988 to save Ray when they realize he’ll die because of their breaking time.

Director: Kevin Mock

Writers: Matthew Maala

IMDB link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt6464530/?ref_=ttep_ep4

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