Starling Tribune – Season 7 Edition – Unmasked (A CW Network Arrow Television Show Fan Podcast) ST221

Episode:            “Unmasked” [Season 7 Episode 8]

Air Date:           Monday, December 3, 2018

Director:           Alexandra La Roche

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0190597/?ref_=tt_ov_dr

2x Arrow / 2x Legends / 1x Supergirl / 3x Flash / 2x Eureka

Writers: Oscar Balderrama

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2421455/?ref_=ttfc_fc_wr4

17x Arrow

Beth Schwartz

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2584087/?ref_=ttfc_fc_wr5

26x Arrow – current showrunner / 2x Legends

Promo: https://www.comicbookmovie.com/tv/dc/arrow/arrow-the-true-emerald-archer-is-back-in-action-in-the-new-promo-for-season-7-episode-8-unmasked-a164938

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

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

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

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

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

Part 1: The Plot, Themes and Characters

• What was the overall theme? What was the link to the episode’s name?
• • Oliver’s out being the Green Arrow without a mask
  • Find out who the new Green Arrow is
• Fight scenes and stunts
• • Blackstar’s fight
  • • Brutal fight with a guy; legs around the neck move
  • Party
  • • Arrow knocks out lights, kills guy
    • Rene thinks is not FGA
  • Meeting FGA
  • • FGA runs; Oliver parkours his way after FGA
    • Rope arrow
    • FGA has motorcycle
  • Attack on apartment
  • • Felicity’s security system didn’t go off
    • Fake FGA barges in, no mask
    • Curtains with lining
    • Oliver takes down dude
    • Felicity points gun and shoots
  • Fuller’s club
  • • Zipline arrow – Oliver
    • Hallway: takes out lights and camera; arrows to knees; fists and kicks
    • Oliver tosses guy out of Fuller’s office
    • Fuller has gun; Oliver shoots gun out of his hand
• Flashforward
• • Blackstar — don’t talk about possible parentage until feedback
  • Blackstar is a fighter; William gives her a lot of money
  • Worked with Felicity, not a fan of Dinah, not a vigilante
  • Blackstar says Dinah is why things are the way they are
  • Blackstar finds things for people; asking questions about Felicity won’t end well
  • Dinah does have a scar across her neck
  • Dinah talks William into not giving up looking into things
  • Mark of Four, Oliver came up with it before everything, 4 pillars of heroism: courage, compassion, selfiness, loyalty; others be there if one in trouble; symbol on bow
  • Dinah talks as though Oliver is gone
  • Dinah, William, and Zoe find plans to bomb Star City at Blackstar’s place
  • Zoe is welcomed in the Glades because Rene seems to be in a position of power
• Oliver Queen / Green Arrow
• • Adjusting to real life again
  • Max Fuller – Oliver slept with his wife; rich guy in a suit, so of course he’s the worst
  • Consultant for SCPD
  • Goes to Fuller and finds usb drives with cryptocurrency
  • Marriage problems?
  • Dinah and Rene talk him into letting him go in Fuller’s club to subdue situation
  • Meets Diggle in old bunker; FBI has suit; gets suit from Diggle
• Felicity Smoak / Overwatch
• • One year ago she barged into Barry and Iris’s wedding, so it’s their 1 year anniversary
  • The old Felicity is dead – I had to learn how to survive after you decided, on your own, to go to prison while Diaz was still loose
  • Thanks Laurel for getting Oliver out of prison
  • New security system
• John Diggle / Spartan
• • Painting is contact info; Lyla – all go to one account: Longbow Hunters
• Curtis Holt / Mr. Terrific
• Dinah Drake / Black Canary
• • FGA not guilty of murder; they were the alibi
  • The Mayor’s not a fan
  • Fake FGA is a copycat; catches him and figures out Muller is guilty
• Rene Ramirez / Wild Dog
• • Dinah suggests he run for office
  • Helps Oliver finding FGA
  • Says Dinah is doing good at SPCD
• Laurel Lance / Black Siren
• • Felicity’s ruthless
• Ricardo Diaz / Richard Dragon
• • Lyla and Diggle go to him for help without telling Oliver and Felicity
• Longbow Hunters
• • Tied to multiple criminal organizations – 9th circle???????
  • http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Ninth_Circle_(Prime_Earth)
• Fake Green Arrow (FGA)
• • “You have failed this city”
  • Has her version of The List
  • Gets credit for catching Diaz
  • Who’s the Fake Green Arrow (FGA)?
  • • Present-day Roy Harper
    • Roy Harper from the future
    • William from the future
    • Some random person
    • Future Zoe

• It’s EMIKO!!!!!!
• • Has an amazing workout routine

FEEDBACK:

Hey guys I love your show as always. There are a few thoughts I have and wanted to get your opinion on it as well.

I think Blackstar is actually Oliver And Felicity’s daughter. It makes sense, as she is super intelligent like Felicity and a great fighter like Oliver.

I wonder who is Emiko’s mother. My obvious thought is Ravager, considering her combat abilities and the history of Ravager and Robert, but I could be wrong. If that is the case, then why was Ravagers daughter never mentioned in season 2?

Thank you for your insight

David

NEXT EPISODE

Link to Promo: https://comicbook.com/dc/2018/11/13/arrowverse-crossover-2018-elseworlds-trailer-full-arrow-batwoman-supergirl-the-flash/ (Date: 04 Dec 2018)

Episode: “Elseworlds, Part 2” [Season 7 Episode 9]

Air Date: Monday, December 10, 2018

Summary: Still trapped in each other’s bodies, Oliver and Barry head to Gotham City with Supergirl to find out why their reality changed and cross paths with the mysterious Kate Kane.

Director: James Bamford

Writers: Marc Guggenheim (teleplay by) and Caroline Dries (story by)

IMDB link: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7508702/?ref_=tt_ep_nx   Join The Starling Tribune each week as we stream live on Thursday Evenings at 7:30 PM eastern or 6:30 PM Central at www.geeks.live. Join the fun chatroom and interact with the hosts live. Contact us: @StarlingTribune – starlingtribune@gmail.com – www.starlingtribune.com – www.facebook.com/starlingtribune – 612-888-CAVE or 612-888-2283.

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This podcast was recorded on Thursday December 6th, 2018.

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Starling Tribune – Season 7 Edition – The Slabside Redemption (A CW Network Arrow Television Show Fan Podcast) ST220

Episode:            “The Slabside Redemption” [Season 7 Episode 7]

Air Date:           Monday, November 26, 2018

Director:           James Bamford

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

12x Arrow / 1x Supergirl

Writers: Jill Blankenship

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6669558/?ref_=ttfc_fc_wr4

2x Arrow / 7x The Last Ship

Rebecca Bellotto

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3428799/?ref_=ttfc_fc_wr5

7x Arrow

Promo: https://www.comicbookmovie.com/tv/dc/arrow/arrow-its-time-to-riot-in-the-promo-photos-for-season-7-episode-7-the-slabside-redemption-a164837

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

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

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

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

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

Part 1: The Plot, Themes and Characters

• What was the overall theme? What was the link to the episode’s name?
  • Redemption for Oliver and Bronze Tiger – Ben Turner
    • Mainly for Turner
  • Stanley wants to “redeem” himself for Oliver
• Fight scenes and stunts
  • Battery + gum + wrapper + aerosol can = escape
    • Takes out guards
    • Up stairs, leaps across
    • Runs through hall, slides under door
  • Yard
    • Diaz speech; stabs and shoots guards
  • Hallway
    • Oliver takes out guards by coming out of the shadows
    • Brick and Samson – don’t work for Diaz, but taking his side
    • Samson and Brick fight Oliver; pepper spray; both of them get Oliver down
    • Turner comes in and saves Oliver; slides Oliver a blade
    • Oliver slices Samson; Turner takes on Brick
  • Prisoners released; attack guards
  • Cell Block
    • Oliver and Turner fight way up to save guards
    • Turner one level, Oliver the other
    • Oliver jump kick; Turner’s kicks
  • Stanley
    • Oliver tries to convince Stanley to be his sidekick and save others
    • Stanley wants only them to escape
    • Oliver kicks Stanley; gets free; locks Stanley in room
  • Mess Hall
    • Diaz has device to overload electrical systems
    • Oliver enters; Diaz decks him
    • Turner tosses down pillow case with soda; Oliver against inmates
    • Turner vs. Brick part 2; use rope around Brick to pull Oliver up
    • Turner vs. Samson; Samson kicked into fire, burns
    • Diaz overloads system; fire starts
    • Oliver and Turner leap down; save guards
    • Turner gives Oliver a blade; no half measures
  • Oliver vs. Diaz
    • Fire; prison almost empty
    • Diaz from behind; both have blades; big fight
    • Diaz knocks Oliver to lower level
    • Diaz stabs Oliver; kicks him and beats him
    • Oliver is thrown into his cell
    • Diaz starts talking about Felicity; Oliver doesn’t believe what Diaz says about Felicity
    • Oliver gets up; stabs Diaz; headbutts Diaz; locks Diaz in his cell
  • Oliver Queen / Green Arrow
    • Getting out in 6 hours
    • Goes to Turner; tells him that he knows he’s innocent and that he will talk to Lyla (Turner’s head and shoulders lit in scene)
    • Beats glass; tries to warn guards about Diaz; gets subdued
    • Tries to call out for help; Longbow Hunters jammed communications for Diaz (going away present)
    • Gives Turner book
    • Greeted by Diggle and Felicity
  • Ricardo Diaz / Richard Dragon
    • Brought in arrested; paid off guard; kills other guards; poses as a guard to release prisoners and cause chaos
    • Wants Oliver to suffer before he dies
    • Dead?
    • Will the Longbow Hunters return?
  • Stanley – Prison friend
    • Not working for Diaz – just a serial killer
    • Sedates Oliver to convince him to be friends
    • Sees what he does as doing what the Green Arrow does
    • Kills Brick; then escapes through the morgue
  • Ben Turner / Bronze Tiger
    • How did you get out of your cell?
    • Gets guards to safety
    • Tells Oliver that the old GA only saw world in black and white; this version of you sees grey; makes you better
    • Goes back to his cell

ARROW NEWS:

1. Stephen Amell Praises Stunt Team for Most Action-Packed ‘Arrow’ Episode Ever (Date: 27 Nov 2018)
   1. “Very proud of tonight’s episode,” Amell wrote. “It was a logistical quagmire because of the amount of stunt work involved. All departments had to be on their games and the producers had to have a ton of faith in us and in particular the stunt department. I hope it showed!”
   2. “[This week], they just turned the stunt department loose,” Amell said. “It was the shortest script that I’ve ever read because it had such little stage direction in it. It was basically Beth going to James Bamford and saying, ‘This is through line of what happens to Oliver from start to finish. Do what you can in the time that you have. Go.’ There’s some specific stuff like Stanley gets Oliver with a needle and Oliver’s tied up or whatever, but all that choreography, that was something that the stunt department I think really excelled in. We’re not going to get nominated for a stunt Emmy, because we don’t get nominated for a stunt Emmy. But we should get nominated for a stunt Emmy.”
   3. https://comicbook.com/2018/11/28/arrow-stephen-amell-praises-stunt-team-slabside-redemption/
2. DC Releases Extended Arrowverse Elseworlds Trailer (Date: 25 Nov 2018)
   1. The extended clip shows Stephen Amell’s Oliver Queen waking up under Barry Allen’s identity as The Flash with Iris West-Allen unaware of the changes to reality. As the hero regroups with Barry, under his identity as the Green Arrow, and Supergirl, they find a threat that endangers of all the DCTV Multiverse.
3. https://www.cbr.com/dc-releases-extended-arrowverse-elseworlds-trailer/

NEXT EPISODE

Link to Promo: https://www.comicbookmovie.com/tv/dc/arrow/arrow-the-true-emerald-archer-is-back-in-action-in-the-new-promo-for-season-7-episode-8-unmasked-a164938  (Date: 26 Nov 2018)

Episode: “Unmasked” [Season 7 Episode 8]

Air Date: Monday, December 3, 2018

Summary: Felicity stands by her recent decisions regarding her family. Meanwhile, Diggle and Lyla continue to look into the Dante painting that Curtis found.

Director: Alexandra La Roche

Writers: Oscar Balderrama & Beth Schwartz

IMDB link:  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7508732/?ref_=tt_ep_nx

Join The Starling Tribune each week as we stream live on Thursday Evenings at 7:30 PM eastern or 6:30 PM Central at www.geeks.live. Join the fun chatroom and interact with the hosts live. Contact us: @StarlingTribune – starlingtribune@gmail.com – www.starlingtribune.com – www.facebook.com/starlingtribune – 612-888-CAVE or 612-888-2283.

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This podcast was recorded on Thursday November 29th, 2018.

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Starling Tribune – Season 7 Edition – Due Process (A CW Network Arrow Television Show Fan Podcast) ST219

Episode:            “Due Process” [Season 7 Episode 6]

Air Date:           Monday, November 19, 2018

Director:           Kristin Windell

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0934663/?ref_=tt_ov_dr#director

3x Arrow / 1x Legends / 1x Blindspot

Writers: Sarah Tarkhoff

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3582666/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1

9x Arrow / 1x Witches of East End

Tonya Kong

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2279977/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1

2x Arrow / 1x Daredevil

Promo: https://www.comicbookmovie.com/tv/dc/arrow/arrow-laurel-comes-to-olivers-rescue-in-the-new-promo-for-season-7-episode-6-due-process-a164703

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

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

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

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

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

Part 1: The Plot, Themes and Characters

• What was the overall theme? What was the link to the episode’s name?
• • Laurel goes to court to help Oliver
  • Stanley isn’t given a chance to defend himself; automatically accused of murder of guard
• Fight scenes and stunts
• • SPCD, ARGUS, and Felicity w/Laurel and Rene find Anatoly; bomb
  • Anatoly
  • • Diggle goes in; beats up guys, shoots guys
  • Gas plant
  • • Bombs linked
    • Diggle vs. Diaz – sound off; gun vs. flamethrower
    • Longbow Hunters arrive
    • Dinah vs. Silencer
    • Sound back
    • Rene v Silencer
    • FGA shows up; fights Diaz; Diggle gets Diaz
    • Longbow Hunters leave
    • Bombs disarmed
• Flashforward
• • Dinah – Felicity murdered 2 weeks ago; went underground, called herself Calculator; William still wants to find her
  • • Scar on her throat. Did someone try and take out her voice?
  • William and Zoe act like old friends
  • The Mark of Four
  • Dinah – can we trust William?
  • Find Felicity’s liar; trap; granted access by Roy shooting balls to wall; money and plan to level Star City – fern in the lair!
  • What was Felicity up to?
  • William – at one time we all loved
  • Felicity contacted someone named Blackstar
• Oliver Queen / Green Arrow
• • New guards, new routines
  • Rude to Laurel; stay away from Felicity
  • Goes to Stanley – says he will investigate
  • Finds weapon in shower
  • Digs at Laurel for losing his case, but likes that she is getting abuse investigated
  • Suspects Stanley
• Felicity Smoak / Overwatch
• • Works w/Laurel and Rene to get Diaz
  • Begs Laurel to keep helping her
  • Wants Anatoly to help them; threatens him; this is new Felicity
  • Tells Anatoly what to so on op; lies about threat; cares more about data than Anatoly’s life
  • Anatoly – make decision, stick with it; tells Felicity to embrace demons; she reminds him of the Oliver he worked with in Russia
  • Gets Anatoly a new identity; Anatoly gives her a gun
  • Points gun at Diaz; has the guts to shoot because he made her this person; Diaz just smiles
• John Diggle / Spartan
• • Ground rules: no FGA, no one from another Earth
  • Goes in to help Anatoly
  • Not happy about Felicity’s new outlook
  • Call everyone – need their help to beat Diaz’s plan to blow plant
• Curtis Holt / Mr. Terrific
• • Everything’s better when we work together
• Dinah Drake / Black Canary
• • Stops Laurel from acting judge; says Laurel has a heart; believes Laurel has changed
• Rene Ramirez / Wild Dog
• • Spill the beans about taking Silencer
• Laurel Lance / Black Siren
• • Oliver accuses her of helping him for her own gain; blames her for Diaz being free
  • Goes to court; appeal denied
  • Can’t put person in one box; we all have good and bad inside of us
  • Talks Felicity out of shooting Diaz because she made a deal with Feds; Oliver for Diaz
• Ricardo Diaz / Richard Dragon
• • Tortures Anatoly; killed entire Bratva
  • Gets powerful weapon
  • Behind bars; FGA gets credit
• Longbow Hunters
• • Red Dart
  • Silencer
  • Kodiak – guy with shield
• Stanley – Prison friend
• • Accused of killing Dunbar
  • “I wouldn’t hurt anybody”
  • The Green Arrow will save me
  • Released from the hole; mentions Turner’s blade; how did he know?
• Prison Enemies
• • Derek Samson
  • Ben Turner / Bronze Tiger
  • • Says he didn’t kill guard; knife had his prints
  • Danny “Brick” Brickwell
  • • Fight club shutdown
• Fake Green Arrow (FGA)
• • “You have failed this city”
  • Has his version of The List
  • Gets credit for catching Diaz
  • Who’s the Fake Green Arrow (FGA)?
  • • Present-day Roy Harper
    • Roy Harper from the future
    • William from the future
    • Some random person
    • Chris has a new theory based on build of fga

ARROW NEWS:

1. Arrowverse: Supergirl Is Behind Bars in Latest Elseworlds Teaser (Date: 18 Nov 2018)
   1. This year’s Arrowverse crossover “Elseworlds’ is exactly three weeks away from its starting episode and The CW has released a new promo showing Supergirl in a precarious position. Imprisoned in a containment cell in an alternate version of The Flash’s S.T.A.R. Labs, Kara Danvers is confronted by her captor: A twisted incarnation of her adopted older sister Alex.
   2. Link: https://www.cbr.com/supergirl-behind-bars-elseworlds-teaser/
2. BATWOMAN Makes Her Grand Entrance In This Latest ELSEWORLDS Promo – “That’s Not Batman” (Date: 19 Nov 2018)
   1. Coming off a batch of Elseworlds promo stills, this latest teaser for the upcoming Arrowverse crossover event gives us our first official look at Ruby Rose in action as Kate Kane, a.k.a. Batwoman. It’s just a few teasing shots, but we do get to see Gotham City’s new Caped Crusader watching over her city, before seemingly dropping in on Green Arrow (Grant Gustin) and Vibe (Carlos Valdes) who are in the process of discussing the “myths” surrounding The Dark Knight. Yes, this promo also features our first official mention of Batman in The Arrowverse!
   2. https://www.comicbookmovie.com/tv/dc/batwoman/batwoman-makes-her-grand-entrance-in-this-latest-elseworlds-promo-thats-not-batman-a164839

NEXT EPISODE

Link to Promo: (Date: 19 Nov 2018) https://www.comicbookmovie.com/tv/dc/arrow/arrow-its-time-to-riot-in-the-promo-photos-for-season-7-episode-7-the-slabside-redemption-a164837

Episode: “The Slabside Redemption” [Season 7 Episode 7]

Air Date: Monday, November 26, 2018

Summary: Oliver makes a choice that will affect his entire life, as well as the lives of everyone he cares about.

Director: James Bamford

Writers: Jill Blankenship & Rebecca Bellotto

IMDB link: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7508606/?ref_=tt_ep_nx

Join The Starling Tribune each week as we stream live on Thursday Evenings at 7:30 PM eastern or 6:30 PM Central at www.geeks.live. Join the fun chatroom and interact with the hosts live. Contact us: @StarlingTribune – starlingtribune@gmail.com – www.starlingtribune.com – www.facebook.com/starlingtribune – 612-888-CAVE or 612-888-2283.

Starling Tribune is proud to be a member of the GonnaGeek network found at GonnaGeek.com. For more geeky podcast visit GonnaGeek.com.

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This podcast was recorded on Tuesday November 20th, 2018.

Thank you for listening and we hope you enjoyed the show!

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Starling Tribune – Season 7 Edition – The Demon (A CW Network Arrow Television Show Fan Podcast) ST218

Episode:            “The Demon” [Season 7 Episode 5]

Air Date:           Monday, November 12, 2018

Director:           Mark Bunting

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0120576/?ref_=tt_ov_dr

First Assistant Director turned director / 3x Arrow

Writers: Benjamin Raab

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1437177/?ref_=ttfc_fc_wr4

1x Arrow / 2x The Flash / 7x Warehouse 13

Deric A. Hughes

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1898703/?ref_=ttfc_fc_wr5

1x Arrow / 2x The Flash / 7x Warehouse 13

Promo: https://www.comicbookmovie.com/tv/dc/arrow/arrow-oliver-queen-fights-back-in-the-new-promo-for-season-7-episode-5-the-demon-a164568

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

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

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

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

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

Part 1: The Plot, Themes and Characters

• What was the overall theme? What was the link to the episode’s name?
  • Find out who The Demon is
• Fight scenes and stunts
  • Cell
    • Someone breaks in; they fight
    • Talia!!!!!!
  • Meeting with Byrd
    • Byrd decides to bomb the place, killing everyone, framing Curtis
    • Countdown – gun pops out of case, killing dudes
    • Curtis takes Byrd down and disarms the bomb
  • Escape
    • Oliver fights guard; Talia hits guard; Talia and Oliver fight in common area; get electrocuted
    • In room: Oliver chokes Parker; fights guards, breaks arms. Oliver gets info; Talia takes drill and removes bracelets, triggers alarm
    • Common area: Oliver has chains; Talia has sticks; inmates and guards fight; guard tries to electrocute, Oliver decks him
    • Hallway: Guards in riot gear; Oliver and Talia go to town and win
    • Morgue: only way out; Oliver stays because he’ll be a fugitive; Talia goes out the water; Oliver gives her time, takes care of a few, but gets beaten by guards
  • Oliver Queen / Green Arrow
    • Bracelet electifies
    • No visitation privileges
    • Confronts guy; guy pushes him; guy has to go to The Room; guy dies
    • Refuses Talia’s first offer to escape; I’m Inmate 4587
    • Doesn’t think Dr. Parker is on it; goes to Parker, who doesn’t want Oliver to get involved – he’s not supposed to be the hero anymore
    • Finally comes to his senses; wants to expose truth about Parker
    • I am Oliver Queen!
    • Hiding in shadows was never the answer
    • Gets back to Level 1
  • Talia
    • Ran afoul of an old foe in Gotham
    • Diaz’s drug allowed Talia to survive; traded help to get Oliver
    • Escape plan
    • Gets info to Felicity; kills Parker
  • Felicity Smoak / Overwatch
    • Silencer’s tracker working; then needs signal boost
    • On the hunt for Level 2 – gets help from Laurel and Dinah
    • Parker’s goal – make people docile; erase identity if needed
  • John Diggle / Spartan
    • Has to give Curtis a pep talk – Mr. Terrific is who you are
  • Curtis Holt / Mr. Terrific
    • Hesitant about going undercover – mission to get Bryd
    • 14 Phds, speaks 6 languages
    • Not happy has to do a second meeting
    • Finds out about painting
  • Dinah Drake / Black Canary
    • Has to give Felicity and Laurel access to physical files; needle in the haystack hunt
    • Tells Felicity to stop blaming herself
  • Laurel Lance / Black Siren
    • Tries legal ways to get Oliver out of Level 2
    • Empathy is a new thing
    • Perhaps we can appeal Oliver’s sentence
  • Ricardo Diaz / Richard Dragon
    • Has found Anatoly
  • Longbow Hunters
    • Silencer in Moscow
  • Stanley – Prison friend
    • Tells Felicity that Oliver is on Level 2
    • I’m Oliver’s sidekick

ARROW NEWS:

1. DC Unveils First Arrowverse Elseworlds Teaser Trailer (Date: 12 Nov 2018)
   1. The first trailer for the CW’s upcoming Elseworlds event has arrived, and things are a bit…weird. Like, “Oliver Queen as Barry Allen” weird. Complete with being married and kissing Iris West-Allen. Yeah, really. Oliver’s as confused as you are, which is to say, a lot.
   2. https://www.cbr.com/dc-unveils-first-arrowverse-elseworlds-teaser-trailer/
   3. Barry Allen is the Green Arrow in New Elseworlds Promo (Date: 13 Nov 2018)
   4. https://www.cbr.com/barry-allen-green-arrow-elseworlds-teaser/
   5. A new promo that premiered during this week’s episode of The Flash shows a very perplexed Barry fighting an unaware Diggle and coming to the startling realization that he’s the Green Arrow, complete with his repertoire of moves and combat prowess.
2. CW Midseason: Jane the Virgin to Wrap Run on Wednesdays, Roswell Lands on Tuesday, One Superhero on the Move (Date: 12 Nov 2018)
   1. TUESDAY, JANUARY 15 8 pm THE FLASH (Midseason Return) 9 pm ROSWELL, NEW MEXICO (Series Premiere) SUNDAY, JANUARY 20 8 pm SUPERGIRL (Midseason Return) 9 pm CHARMED (Midseason Return) MONDAY, JANUARY 21 8 pm ARROW (Midseason Return) 9 pm BLACK LIGHTNING (New Time Period Premiere)
   2. Legends of Tomorrow will take a break, resuming Season 4 in April.
   3. https://tvline.com/2018/11/12/jane-the-virgin-final-season-premiere-date-roswell-new-mexico-cw/

NEXT EPISODE

Link to Promo: (Date: 12 Nov 2018) https://www.comicbookmovie.com/tv/dc/arrow/arrow-laurel-comes-to-olivers-rescue-in-the-new-promo-for-season-7-episode-6-due-process-a164703

Episode: “Due Process” [Season 7 Episode 6]

Air Date: Monday, November 19, 2018

Summary: Slabside becomes even more dangerous after a guard is murdered and everyone is a suspect. Felicity enlists help from a surprising source in her pursuit of Diaz, and Laurel flexes her muscles as the District Attorney.

Director: Kristin Windell

Writers: Sarah Tarkhoff & Tonya Kong

IMDB link:https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7508628/?ref_=ttep_ep_cur

Join The Starling Tribune each week as we stream live on Thursday Evenings at 7:30 PM eastern or 6:30 PM Central at www.geeks.live. Join the fun chatroom and interact with the hosts live. Contact us: @StarlingTribune – starlingtribune@gmail.com – www.starlingtribune.com – www.facebook.com/starlingtribune – 612-888-CAVE or 612-888-2283.

Starling Tribune is proud to be a member of the GonnaGeek network found at GonnaGeek.com. For more geeky podcast visit GonnaGeek.com.

You can find us on iTunes under ”Starling Tribune.” We are very thankful for all of our positive iTunes reviews. You can find all our contact information here on the Network page of GonnaGeek.com Our complete archive is always available at www.starlingtribune.com

This podcast was recorded on Thursday November 15th, 2018.

Thank you for listening and we hope you enjoyed the show!

Audio Production by Stargate Pioneer of GonnaGeek.com.

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Starling Tribune – Season 7 Edition – Level Two (A CW Network Arrow Television Show Fan Podcast) ST216

Episode:            “Level Two” [Season 7 Episode 4]

Air Date:           Monday, November 5, 2018

Director:           Ben Hernandez Bray

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004554/?ref_=tt_ov_dr

3x Arrow / 2x Legends / 1x Supergirl / 1x Lucifer

Writers: Emilio Ortega Aldrich

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3598136/?ref_=ttfc_fc_wr4

13x Arrow

Tonya Kong

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2279977/?ref_=ttfc_fc_wr5

Story editor: 13x Daredevil, wrote 1 / Story editor 4x Arrow, wrote 1

Promo: https://www.comicbookmovie.com/tv/dc/arrow/arrow-oliver-queen-is-in-serious-trouble-in-the-new-promo-for-season-7-episode-4-level-two-a164415

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

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

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

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

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

Part 1: The Plot, Themes and Characters

• What was the overall theme? What was the link to the episode’s name?
  • Oliver is sent to Level 2 of the prison
• Fight scenes and stunts
  • Town Hall
    • Fire set; Zoe in danger
    • FGA bursts in and saves her; rope arrow
  • Lofts
    • Another fire; Rene goes
    • FGA there; tells about Jon Cortez
    • Dinah arrives; Rene helps FGA leave; FGA leaves by flip
    • Dinah arrests Rene
  • Future Star City
    • Dinah uses bo staff to take out cops
  • Movie Theater
    • FGA comes in; rope arrow
    • Rene fights guys
    • Fire starts
    • Dinah uses scream; knocked over, plays weak; gets guy; shoots
    • FGA knocks out guy; climbs wall to pipe; bends pipe to put out fire
    • FGA hurt; Rene helps FGA leave
  • Flashforward
    • William and Roy go to Star City, which has seen better days
    • Beeps lead them to destroyed Smoak Industries; William easily cracks Felicity’s code; caught by police in restricted area; rescued by Dinah
    • Former vigilantes killed on sight
    • Star City fell when the Glades rose; wall around Glades, police protect Glades
    • William – cube within cube; reveals map
    • Zoe is a vigilante! With the resistance; Rene wouldn’t be caught dead in Star City
    • Dinah – Felicity Smoak is dead; not Felicity Queen, not Overwatch
    • Is this Earth 2? Is this the road to Star City 2046? Is this the darkest timeline?
  • Oliver Queen / Green Arrow
    • Treated by Dr. Jarrett Parker, chief psychiatrist; Oliver a danger to himself and others
    • In room with buzzing and flashing lights
    • What is your name?
      • Round 1: Oliver Queen. Diaz tried to kill my family; I’m here to find Demon; says he will stop Diaz. I don’t need redemption
      • Round 2: Oliver knows it’s morning, doesn’t want to answer questions; drugged; Oliver flashes back to when Robert killed Hackett guy and himself to save Oliver (right my wrongs and survive); Doc – fathers provide legacy to sons, father put sins on Oliver
      • Round 3: Oliver drugged; still Oliver Queen; meditation; What about your son? Cycle of violence; Oliver – I’ve done everything for my son. Doc – mission tainted from start, let go of the past.
      • Round 4: Electrical stimulation to access memory; Doc – Oliver has very strong will; back to raft with father; switches to Oliver and William; Oliver tells William to live, then shoots himself.
      • Round 5: Evening. I’m inmate 4587
    • Felicity Smoak / Overwatch
      • Tempted to torture Silencer for information
      • Goes to Laurel for help with Silencer
      • New Felicity fights back; nothing left to lose
      • Ruse with Laurel; drops screwdriver; planted tracker in belt
    • John Diggle / Spartan
      • Called in by Rene to talk to Dinah
      • Sometimes law and vigilantes need to work together
      • Quentin was willing to work with anyone who could help
      • Finds info on Jon Cortez
    • Roy Harper / Arsenal
      • Not very forgiving
    • Curtis Holt / Mr. Terrific
      • Gives Zoe a Beebo!!!!!
    • Dinah Drake / Black Canary
      • Town Hall – people of Glades upset at SPCD; things better with vigilantes
      • Mayor Pollard tells her to catch FGA
      • Fires all over the Glades
      • Had to move on, be a different kind of hero for city
      • Has Rene work with her
      • Gives Zoe a canary pin
    • Rene Ramirez / Wild Dog
      • Tells Felicity torture is line not to cross; still has nightmares about when he tortured someone in military
      • Let me help, D
      • Zoe – only punks forget about community; tells Rene to do his thing
      • Calls Diggle
      • Knows about theater wanted to be bought
    • William Clayton
      • Inspired by Felicity to go into tech
    • Laurel Lance / Black Siren
      • Talks Felicity out of crossing the line
      • Being a DA for Quentin
      • Diaz taught her patience; use brain, Felicity
      • Her father and Ollie were murdered; got revenge, turned dark and couldn’t get back
      • Everyone knows Felicity on her Earth; she’s ruthless and has an empire
    • Longbow Hunters
      • Silencer – knows how to handle being a captive
    • Fake Green Arrow (FGA)
      • “You have failed this city”
      • Has version of The List
      • Disguises voice
      • Who’s the Fake Green Arrow (FGA)?
        • Present-day Roy Harper
        • Roy Harper from the future
        • William from the future
        • Some random person

ARROW NEWS:

1. Arrowverse Crossover Heads to Chicago For Gotham City Scenes (Date: 2 Nov 2018)
   1. Production has moved to Chicago, where the city will stand-in for Gotham City. The news came courtesy of producer and former Arrow showrunner Marc Guggenheim, who shared a couple of pictures from the “Elseworlds” set in Chicago. “If you can’t bring Wayne Enterprises to Vancouver, you bring Vancouver to Wayne Enterprises.” This move is noteworthy considering that, so far, all of the Arrowverse shows have been filming in Vancouver. With Chicago playing the role of Gotham City, it’s become clear that the iconic home of Batman will have an identity of its own on television, one that sets it apart from the likes of Star City, Central City and National City.
   2. https://www.cbr.com/arrowverse-crossover-chicago-gotham-city/
2. Stephen Amell Got the Perfect Gift From ‘The Flash’ Wardrobe Department After the “Elseworlds” Crossover (Date: 6 Nov 2018)
   1. In a photo shared to Twitter, Amell revealed that he was given a very special t-shirt poking a little bit of fun at the fact that the actor wore the Flash’s speedster suit for some of the crossover. As you can see in the photo, the shirt reads “My name is Stephen Amell and I have survived the tightest suit alive.” The sentiment is a clever play on the opening of each episode of The Flash in which Grant Gustin’s Barry Allen declares himself to be the fastest man alive.
   2. https://comicbook.com/dc/2018/11/06/elseworlds-crossover-stephen-amell-flash-gift/

NEXT EPISODE

Link to Promo: (Date: 5 Nov 2018) https://www.comicbookmovie.com/tv/dc/arrow/arrow-oliver-queen-fights-back-in-the-new-promo-for-season-7-episode-5-the-demon-a164568

Episode: “The Demon” [Season 7 Episode 5]

Air Date: Monday, November 12, 2018

Summary: Felicity learns something new about Oliver that shocks her. Meanwhile, Diggle asks Curtis to go undercover for ARGUS. Dinah works with an unlikely ally.

Director: Mark Bunting

Writers: Benjamin Raab & Deric A. Hughes

IMDB link: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7508746/?ref_=tt_ep_nx

Join The Starling Tribune each week as we stream live on Thursday Evenings at 7:30 PM eastern or 6:30 PM Central at www.geeks.live. Join the fun chatroom and interact with the hosts live. Contact us: @StarlingTribune – starlingtribune@gmail.com – www.starlingtribune.com – www.facebook.com/starlingtribune – 612-888-CAVE or 612-888-2283.

Starling Tribune is proud to be a member of the GonnaGeek network found at GonnaGeek.com. For more geeky podcast visit GonnaGeek.com.

You can find us on iTunes under ”Starling Tribune.” We are very thankful for all of our positive iTunes reviews. You can find all our contact information here on the Network page of GonnaGeek.com Our complete archive is always available at www.starlingtribune.com

This podcast was recorded on Thursday November 8th, 2018.

Thank you for listening and we hope you enjoyed the show!

Audio Production by Stargate Pioneer of GonnaGeek.com.

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Starling Tribune – Season 7 Edition – Level Two (A CW Network Arrow Television Show Fan Podcast) ST216

Episode:            “Level Two” [Season 7 Episode 4]

Air Date:           Monday, November 5, 2018

Director:           Ben Hernandez Bray

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004554/?ref_=tt_ov_dr

3x Arrow / 2x Legends / 1x Supergirl / 1x Lucifer

Writers: Emilio Ortega Aldrich

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3598136/?ref_=ttfc_fc_wr4

13x Arrow

Tonya Kong

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2279977/?ref_=ttfc_fc_wr5

Story editor: 13x Daredevil, wrote 1 / Story editor 4x Arrow, wrote 1

Promo: https://www.comicbookmovie.com/tv/dc/arrow/arrow-oliver-queen-is-in-serious-trouble-in-the-new-promo-for-season-7-episode-4-level-two-a164415

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

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

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

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

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

Part 1: The Plot, Themes and Characters

• What was the overall theme? What was the link to the episode’s name?
  • Oliver is sent to Level 2 of the prison
• Fight scenes and stunts
  • Town Hall
    • Fire set; Zoe in danger
    • FGA bursts in and saves her; rope arrow
  • Lofts
    • Another fire; Rene goes
    • FGA there; tells about Jon Cortez
    • Dinah arrives; Rene helps FGA leave; FGA leaves by flip
    • Dinah arrests Rene
  • Future Star City
    • Dinah uses bo staff to take out cops
  • Movie Theater
    • FGA comes in; rope arrow
    • Rene fights guys
    • Fire starts
    • Dinah uses scream; knocked over, plays weak; gets guy; shoots
    • FGA knocks out guy; climbs wall to pipe; bends pipe to put out fire
    • FGA hurt; Rene helps FGA leave
  • Flashforward
    • William and Roy go to Star City, which has seen better days
    • Beeps lead them to destroyed Smoak Industries; William easily cracks Felicity’s code; caught by police in restricted area; rescued by Dinah
    • Former vigilantes killed on sight
    • Star City fell when the Glades rose; wall around Glades, police protect Glades
    • William – cube within cube; reveals map
    • Zoe is a vigilante! With the resistance; Rene wouldn’t be caught dead in Star City
    • Dinah – Felicity Smoak is dead; not Felicity Queen, not Overwatch
    • Is this Earth 2? Is this the road to Star City 2046? Is this the darkest timeline?
  • Oliver Queen / Green Arrow
    • Treated by Dr. Jarrett Parker, chief psychiatrist; Oliver a danger to himself and others
    • In room with buzzing and flashing lights
    • What is your name?
      • Round 1: Oliver Queen. Diaz tried to kill my family; I’m here to find Demon; says he will stop Diaz. I don’t need redemption
      • Round 2: Oliver knows it’s morning, doesn’t want to answer questions; drugged; Oliver flashes back to when Robert killed Hackett guy and himself to save Oliver (right my wrongs and survive); Doc – fathers provide legacy to sons, father put sins on Oliver
      • Round 3: Oliver drugged; still Oliver Queen; meditation; What about your son? Cycle of violence; Oliver – I’ve done everything for my son. Doc – mission tainted from start, let go of the past.
      • Round 4: Electrical stimulation to access memory; Doc – Oliver has very strong will; back to raft with father; switches to Oliver and William; Oliver tells William to live, then shoots himself.
      • Round 5: Evening. I’m inmate 4587
    • Felicity Smoak / Overwatch
      • Tempted to torture Silencer for information
      • Goes to Laurel for help with Silencer
      • New Felicity fights back; nothing left to lose
      • Ruse with Laurel; drops screwdriver; planted tracker in belt
    • John Diggle / Spartan
      • Called in by Rene to talk to Dinah
      • Sometimes law and vigilantes need to work together
      • Quentin was willing to work with anyone who could help
      • Finds info on Jon Cortez
    • Roy Harper / Arsenal
      • Not very forgiving
    • Curtis Holt / Mr. Terrific
      • Gives Zoe a Beebo!!!!!
    • Dinah Drake / Black Canary
      • Town Hall – people of Glades upset at SPCD; things better with vigilantes
      • Mayor Pollard tells her to catch FGA
      • Fires all over the Glades
      • Had to move on, be a different kind of hero for city
      • Has Rene work with her
      • Gives Zoe a canary pin
    • Rene Ramirez / Wild Dog
      • Tells Felicity torture is line not to cross; still has nightmares about when he tortured someone in military
      • Let me help, D
      • Zoe – only punks forget about community; tells Rene to do his thing
      • Calls Diggle
      • Knows about theater wanted to be bought
    • William Clayton
      • Inspired by Felicity to go into tech
    • Laurel Lance / Black Siren
      • Talks Felicity out of crossing the line
      • Being a DA for Quentin
      • Diaz taught her patience; use brain, Felicity
      • Her father and Ollie were murdered; got revenge, turned dark and couldn’t get back
      • Everyone knows Felicity on her Earth; she’s ruthless and has an empire
    • Longbow Hunters
      • Silencer – knows how to handle being a captive
    • Fake Green Arrow (FGA)
      • “You have failed this city”
      • Has version of The List
      • Disguises voice
      • Who’s the Fake Green Arrow (FGA)?
        • Present-day Roy Harper
        • Roy Harper from the future
        • William from the future
        • Some random person

ARROW NEWS:

1. Arrowverse Crossover Heads to Chicago For Gotham City Scenes (Date: 2 Nov 2018)
   1. Production has moved to Chicago, where the city will stand-in for Gotham City. The news came courtesy of producer and former Arrow showrunner Marc Guggenheim, who shared a couple of pictures from the “Elseworlds” set in Chicago. “If you can’t bring Wayne Enterprises to Vancouver, you bring Vancouver to Wayne Enterprises.” This move is noteworthy considering that, so far, all of the Arrowverse shows have been filming in Vancouver. With Chicago playing the role of Gotham City, it’s become clear that the iconic home of Batman will have an identity of its own on television, one that sets it apart from the likes of Star City, Central City and National City.
   2. https://www.cbr.com/arrowverse-crossover-chicago-gotham-city/
2. Stephen Amell Got the Perfect Gift From ‘The Flash’ Wardrobe Department After the “Elseworlds” Crossover (Date: 6 Nov 2018)
   1. In a photo shared to Twitter, Amell revealed that he was given a very special t-shirt poking a little bit of fun at the fact that the actor wore the Flash’s speedster suit for some of the crossover. As you can see in the photo, the shirt reads “My name is Stephen Amell and I have survived the tightest suit alive.” The sentiment is a clever play on the opening of each episode of The Flash in which Grant Gustin’s Barry Allen declares himself to be the fastest man alive.
   2. https://comicbook.com/dc/2018/11/06/elseworlds-crossover-stephen-amell-flash-gift/

NEXT EPISODE

Link to Promo: (Date: 5 Nov 2018) https://www.comicbookmovie.com/tv/dc/arrow/arrow-oliver-queen-fights-back-in-the-new-promo-for-season-7-episode-5-the-demon-a164568

Episode: “The Demon” [Season 7 Episode 5]

Air Date: Monday, November 12, 2018

Summary: Felicity learns something new about Oliver that shocks her. Meanwhile, Diggle asks Curtis to go undercover for ARGUS. Dinah works with an unlikely ally.

Director: Mark Bunting

Writers: Benjamin Raab & Deric A. Hughes

IMDB link: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7508746/?ref_=tt_ep_nx

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Starling Tribune – Season 7 Edition – Crossing Lines (A CW Network Arrow Television Show Fan Podcast) ST216

Episode:            “Crossing Lines” [Season 7 Episode 3]

Air Date:           Monday, October 29, 2018

Director:           Gordon Verheul

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0894166/?ref_=ttfc_fc_dr1

5x Arrow / 2 x Andromeda

Writers: Onalee Hunter (teleplay)

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1370980/?ref_=ttfc_fc_wr4

1x Arrow / 7x Last Ship

Sarah Tarkoff (teleplay)

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3582666/?ref_=ttfc_fc_wr5

9x Arrow

Elizabeth Kim (story)

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8586805/?ref_=ttfc_fc_wr6

2x Arrow

Promo: https://www.comicbookmovie.com/tv/dc/arrow/arrow-oliver-fights-for-his-life-in-the-new-promo-for-season-7-episode-3-crossing-lines-a164282

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

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

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

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

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

Part 1: The Plot, Themes and Characters

• What was the overall theme? What was the link to the episode’s name?
  • Agent Watson went behind boss’s back
  • Lyla crossing lines for the greater good
  • Oliver attacks guards to get to Level 2
  • Felicity lies to Watson; has Silencer prisoner
  • Felicity, Dinah and Renee “officially” / “unofficially” cross their immunity deal lines
• Fight scenes and stunts
  • Cell
    • Big surprise – Oliver fell for Brick’s trap
    • Knife fight with Turner
    • Oliver uses book
    • Fist fight; one guy over railing
    • Oliver gets knife to Turner’s throat
    • Who thinks Stanley is the Demon? ~SP
  • CDC
    • Felicity puts footage on loop
    • Diaz, Red Dart, and Kodiak walk in; Silencer able to jam
    • Watson goes to room with Rene; Waston vs. Dart; Rene v. Kodiak
    • Dinah finds Silencer; they fight
    • Diaz fires gun
    • Everyone got away
    • (CDC isn’t that hard to get into. Rick Grimmes did it ~SP)
  • Prison fight
    • Oliver vs. Sampson
    • Oliver’s wound opens up
    • Oliver breaks Sampson’s arm
    • Leaps up to get Brick; holds knife to him
    • Oliver attacks guards
  • Oliver Queen / Green Arrow
    • Trying to find info on Diaz
    • Tries to use Turner to talk his way into Brick’s party, which is an underground fighting ring (such a trope)
    • Going to Level 2 (Is this like Agents Of Level Security Levels? ~SP)
  • Felicity Smoak / Overwatch
    • Bugged FBI
    • Sleeping on Rene’s couch – (what about the daughter? ~SP)
    • Has plan to catch Diaz in the CDC
    • Her idea to keep Silencer her own prisoner
  • John Diggle / Spartan
    • Daddy moment with JJ (Daddy moment or interrogation moment?)
    • Romance on the front line
    • Confronts Lyla; she heard about threat, so she’s going behind ARGUS, expects John to respect her vigilante act
    • We need to cross the line together, Lyla
  • Curtis Holt / Mr. Terrific
    • Helps Lyla and Diggle get into bank; painting near computer, hack away
    • Magic or magnets? ~SP
  • Agent Watson
    • Not getting resources to catch Diaz
    • Agrees to work with Felicity, Rene, and Dinah
    • Reassigned (We’ll see her again ~SP)
  • Ricardo Diaz / Richard Dragon
    • Broke into the CDC
    • Bones shattered when hit water
    • Uses what got from CDC to enhance his strength
  • Longbow Hunters
    • Red Dart
    • Silencer
    • Kodiak – guy with shield
  • Stanley – Prison friend
    • First rule of prison: trust no one … (including himself ~SP)
  • Prison Enemies
    • Derek Samson
      • Champion of fighting ring
    • Ben Turner / Bronze Tiger
      • Brings up time with Suicide Squad; saved Lyla’s life
    • Danny “Brick” Brickwell
      • Talk to The Demon for Diaz info
      • Arranges for all of the inmates to get out of cells
      • Demon on Level 2

ARROW NEWS:

1. Arrowverse crossover reveals first official look at The Monitor (Date: 30 Oct 2018)
   1. The Monitor has come to Arrowverse! EW is revealing the first official look at LaMonica Garrett’s multiversal observer Mar-Novu, who will be introduced in this year’s crossover “Elseworlds.” Check out the fiery character image.
   2. https://ew.com/tv/2018/10/30/arrowverse-crossover-first-look-the-monitor/

GENERAL DC NEWS

1. Jesse L. Martin is taking a medical leave of absence from The Flash (Date: 31 Oct 2018)
   1. Jesse L. Martin is stepping away from The Flash for a bit. EW has confirmed that the Broadway vet, who plays Detective Joe West, is taking a medical leave of absence from the Greg Berlanti-produced superhero drama. Martin suffered a back injury during the hiatus, which is why he has been seated in almost all of his scenes this season.
   2. (I thought he was just a tired new father. ~SP)
   3. https://ew.com/tv/2018/10/31/jesse-l-martin-medical-leave-of-absence-the-flash

NEXT EPISODE

Link to Promo: (Date: 29 Oct 2018) https://www.comicbookmovie.com/tv/dc/arrow/arrow-oliver-queen-is-in-serious-trouble-in-the-new-promo-for-season-7-episode-4-level-two-a164415

Episode: “Level Two” [Season 7 Episode 4]

Air Date: Monday, November 5, 2018

Summary: Oliver and Felicity each make drastic moves to find Diaz; the new Green Arrow swoops in when arsonists target Rene’s community center; Dinah faces pressure from the mayor to capture the vigilante.

Director: Ben Hernandez Bray

Writers: Emilio Ortega Aldrich & Tonya Kong

IMDB link: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7508730/?ref_=tt_ep_nx

Join The Starling Tribune each week as we stream live on Thursday Evenings at 7:30 PM eastern or 6:30 PM Central at www.geeks.live. Join the fun chatroom and interact with the hosts live. Contact us: @StarlingTribune – starlingtribune@gmail.com – www.starlingtribune.com – www.facebook.com/starlingtribune – 612-888-CAVE or 612-888-2283.

Starling Tribune is proud to be a member of the GonnaGeek network found at GonnaGeek.com. For more geeky podcast visit GonnaGeek.com.

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This podcast was recorded on Thursday November 1st, 2018.

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