Starling Tribune – Season 6 Edition – The Dragon (A CW Network Arrow Television Show Fan Podcast) ST194

The Official Arrow and Green Arrow Podcast of the Gonna Geek Network Covering DC Comics and CW Based DC Comic TV Shows

Episode:            “The Dragon” [Season 6 Episode 19]

Air Date:           Thursday, April 19, 2018

Director:           Gordon Verheul

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

                        4x Arrow | 2x Andromeda

Writers: Elizabeth Kim

                        https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8586805/?ref_=ttfc_fc_wr5  

                        2x Arrow | 4x Freedom Fighters: The Ray

Spiro Skentzos

                        https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0804057/?ref_=ttfc_fc_wr4  

                        3x Arrow | 3x Grimm

Promo: https://www.comicbookmovie.com/tv/dc/arrow/arrow-oliver-queen-is-on-his-own-in-the-new-promo-for-season-6-episode-19-the-dragon-a159594

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

16 The Thanatos Guild 29-Mar-18 1.12

17 Brothers In Arms 5-Apr-18 0.87

18 Fundamentals 12-Apr-18 1.06

19 The Dragon 19-Apr-18 0.96

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

14 Amazing Grace 12-Mar-18 1.26

15 Necromancing The Stone 19-Mar-18 1.25

16 I Ava 26-Mar-18 1.28

17 Guest Starring John Noble 2-Apr-18 1.23

18 The Good, The Bad and the Cuddle 9-Apr-18 1.41

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

14 Schott Through The Heart 16-Apr-18 1.91

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

16 Run, Iris, Run 13-Mar-18 2.09

17 Null and Annoyed 10-Apr-18 1.82

18 Lose Yourself 17-Apr-18 1.88

Black Lightning

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

01 The Resurrection 16-Jan-18 2.31

02 LaWanda: The Book of Hope 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

08 The Book Of Revelations 13-Mar-18 1.45

09 The Book Of Little Black Lies 20-Mar-18 1.55

10 Sins Of The Father 27-Mar-18 1.55

11 Black Jesus: The Book Of Crucifixion 3-Apr-18 1.50

12 The Resurrection and the Light: The Book of Pain 10-Apr-18 1.54

13 Shadow Of Death: The Book Of War 17-Apr-18 1.68

Part 1: The Plot, Themes and Characters

• What was the overall theme? What was the link to the episode’s name?
• • All about Ricardo Diaz
• Logo change – No arrow; just a dragon
• Ricardo Diaz / Richard Dragon
• • Flashback – orphanage
  • • 32 years ago
    • Bullied by kid; burns Diaz, burns photo of dad
  • Goal: to become part of The Quadrant
  • Bludhaven; Black Siren with him
  • Think long term; working on plan for 5 years
  • Asked for meeting politely with Cartier, who thinks Diaz is a thug
  • • Father sent Junior, who has Diaz fetch some guy to see if Diaz can play ball; when Diaz gets Baylor from FBI, jerk son tries to kill Diaz, who wore a vest
    • “I don’t react well to people who waste my time”
    • Getting Baylor: Black Siren screams and beats up some dudes; Diaz goes all John Wick
    • Lots of Wig fighting – SP
  • Cartier plans to use Diaz’s network to take over Star City
  • Diaz to Quadrant
  • • Diaz takes Junior; Siren scream, etc
    • Cartier never took deal to Quadrant
    • Uses Junior as bomb
    • Fights way to room; more screams (dude impaled by table leg), more John Wick
    • Woman in red played by Gina Ravera – gives Diaz time for pitch

• • • • According to Elizabeth Kim, “That’s the incredibly talented Gina Ravera!  She scared the crap out of me even during casting”
      • https://twitter.com/lizmkim/status/987147899766063104
    • Diaz – I control the chaos
    • Diaz shoots Cartier after he calls Diaz a “loser”
    • Woman invites Diaz to tell them more
  • “I had to fight for every scrap of food I ate as a kid”
  • “I’m no one’s servant now”
  • Really likes the sound of “crime lord”
  • Gets bully – Jesse
  • • Afraid of him for a long time; named fear Dragon, says he controls the dragon now
    • On roof, burns him
    • MICHELLE HAS A LOT TO SAY ABOUT THIS
  • Actors for Young Kirk Acevedo:
  • • Arrow (Dragon)
    • • Max Archibald
    • 12 Monkeys (Ramse):
    • • Nicholas Hamzea
      • Jordan James
• Laurel Lance / Black Siren
• • Wig
  • Diaz’s backup; running commentary
  • Killing lots of people
  • “I get up. I just don’t get stupid too”
  • Tells Diaz that he’s a king, so he can forget about Jesse
  • Says Diaz reminds him of Zolomon; hate consumed him
  • Not comfortable watching Diaz burn guy alive
• Oliver Queen / Green Arrow
• • Blows stuff up, shoots some arrows (nice work by stunt double and second unit team)
  • Promises to always come home
• Felicity Smoak / Overwatch
• • Apologizes for team thing. WHY? Not her fault
  • Works with Curtis
  • Freaks out because doesn’t know if Oliver is okay
• Curtis Holt / Mr. Terrific
• • Enjoys that Oliver is alone
• License Plate “Land Of Mist” https://www.reddit.com/r/arrow/comments/1xkgzf/wheres_starling_supposed_to_be_located/

ARROW NEWS:

1. ‘Arrow’: Beth Schwartz Named New Showrunner, Wendy Mericle Exits, Marc Guggenheim To Be Consultant On 2 Shows (Date: 17 April 2018)
   6. Arrow is undergoing a leadership change, with co-executive producer Beth Schwartz promoted to executive producer and sole showrunner for the upcoming seventh season. Current Arrow executive producer/co-showrunner Wendy Mericle is departing at the end of the current Season 6. Marc Guggenheim is taking a back seat on the two series he co-created and has been executive producing/co-showrunning, Arrow (alongside Mericle) and Legends of Tomorrow (alongside Phil Klemmer). He is transitioning to an executive consultant role on both shows. Current Legends co-showrunner Klemmer will become the sole showrunner in the upcoming fourth season.
   7. Beth Schwartz – https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2584087/?ref_=nv_sr_3
      1. Co-executive producer – 30 episodes, 2016 – 2017; co-producer – 23 episodes, 2015 – 2016
      2. Written by – 24 episodes, 2012 – 2018; executive story editor – 23 episodes, 2014 – 2015; story by – 2 episodes, 2015; teleplay by – 1 episode, 2017
   8. http://deadline.com/2018/04/arrow-beth-schwartz-new-showrunner-wendy-mericle-exits-marc-guggenheim-executive-consultant-arrow-legends-of-tomorrow-1202366373/

2. Outgoing ‘Arrow’ Co-Showrunner Wendy Mericle Inks ABC Studios Overall Deal (Date: 20 April 2018)
   1. Coming off a six-season stint on the CW’s Arrow, the last three as executive producer/co-showrunner, Wendy Mericle has signed an overall deal with ABC Studios.Under the multi-year pact, Mericle, a sought-after drama writer, will develop new projects for broadcast, cable, and streaming services. “Wendy is one of the most talented storytellers working in television and we’re thrilled to have her on the ABC Studios team,” said ABC Studios president Patrick Moran.
   2. http://deadline.com/2018/04/arrow-co-showrunner-wendy-mericle-abc-studios-overall-deal-1202372742/

1. Katie Cassidy Revisits Her Early Arrow Days (‘I Took Life So Seriously’), Ponders Redemption for ‘Evil’ Laurel (Date: 18 April 2018)
   1. During our recent visit to the Arrow set, TVLine sat with Cassidy to talk about the vexing guessing game “Evil” Laurel has been playing with “dad” Quentin, survey her alliance with Ricardo Diaz and ponder the idea of total redemption for that minx of a meta.
   2. http://tvline.com/2018/04/18/arrow-season-6-interview-katie-cassidy-laurel-earth-two-redemption/

NEXT EPISODE

Link to Promo: (Date: 19 April 2018) https://www.comicbookmovie.com/tv/dc/arrow/arrow-oliver-queen-takes-on-the-dragon-in-the-new-promo-for-season-6-episode-20-shifting-allegiances-a159803

Episode: “Shifting Allegiances” [Season 6 Episode 20]

Air Date: Thursday, April 26, 2018

Summary: Oliver turns to an old friend to help battle Diaz. Meanwhile, Rene is out of the hospital but has a hard time re-adjusting to life as Wild Dog. Also, Lance discovers something shocking about Black Siren.

Director: Alexandra La Roche

Writers: Wendy Mericle and Rebecca Bellotto

IMDB link: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6493696/?ref_=ttep_ep20

Join The Starling Tribune each week as we stream live on Sunday Evenings at 6:00 PM eastern or 5:00 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 Sunday April 22nd, 2018.

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

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Starling Tribune – Season 6 Edition – Fundamentals (A CW Network Arrow Television Show Fan Podcast) ST193

The Official Arrow and Green Arrow Podcast of the Gonna Geek Network Covering DC Comics and CW Based DC Comic TV Shows

Episode:            “Fundamentals” [Season 6 Episode 18]

Air Date:           Thursday, April 12, 2018

Director:           Ben Hernandez Bray

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

                        2x Arrow | 2x Legends | 1x Supergirl | 1x Lucifer

Writers: Speed Weed

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

                        13x Arrow | 7x Haven

Emilio Ortega Aldrich

                        http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3598136/?ref_=ttfc_fc_wr5  

                        12x Arrow | 4x Freedom Fighters: The Ray

Promo: https://www.comicbookmovie.com/tv/dc/arrow/arrow-oliver-queen-goes-solo-in-the-new-promo-for-season-6-episode-18-fundamentals-a159360

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

16 The Thanatos Guild 29-Mar-18 1.12

17 Brothers In Arms 5-Apr-18 0.87

18 Fundamentals 12-Apr-18 1.06

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

14 Amazing Grace 12-Mar-18 1.26

15 Necromancing The Stone 19-Mar-18 1.25

16 I Ava 26-Mar-18 1.28

17 Guest Starring John Noble 2-Apr-18 1.23

18 The Good, The Bad and the Cuddle 9-Apr-18 1.41

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

16 Run, Iris, Run 13-Mar-18 2.09

17 Null and Annoyed 10-Apr-18 1.82

Black Lightning

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

01 The Resurrection 16-Jan-18 2.31

02 LaWanda: The Book of Hope 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

08 The Book Of Revelations 13-Mar-18 1.45

09 The Book Of Little Black Lies 20-Mar-18 1.55

10 Sins Of The Father 27-Mar-18 1.55

11 Black Jesus: The Book Of Crucifixion 3-Apr-18 1.50

12 The Resurrection and the Light: The Book of Pain 10-Apr-18 1.54

Part 1: The Plot, Themes and Characters

• What was the overall theme? What was the link to the episode’s name?
• • People question if Mayor Queen is fundamentally sane
  • Oliver insists on going back to basics
• Fight in police station
• • Oliver against cops; lots of arrows and kicking
• “10 hours earlier”
• Before Vertigo:
• • Oliver and Felicity in Arrowcave / Felicity tries to make Oliver and Diggle make up
  • Mayor Office: Meeting with Kullens; impeachment hearing later in the afternoon; Kullens – how could a second rate drug dealer who got out on a technicality be running Star City?
  • Kullens shakes Oliver’s hand – this is how the vertigo is delivered
• Apartment – Oliver just dosed
• • Oliver upset Felicity not doing her job; knocks over thing
  • Felicity says get out; she will take care of William
• Arrowcave – Vertigo kicks in – Hallucinations start
• • NOT REAL – Oliver sees Felicity; she says that she wants to take some space; showed William true face
  • REAL – Quentin comes by: You don’t look too good  
  • • Sleep on the couch, everything will be find
    • When you change, the relationships with others change
    • Maybe FBI agent can help
  • NOT REAL – Chase appears in the Arrowcave
  • • Scar from bullet wound on temple
    • Shoots Oliver; fight
    • Oliver gets Chase into a hold; Chase – you have to kill me
    • Oliver does the classic neck breaking move
    • Chase not dead: I’m in your head
  • Oliver realizes he’s hallucinating; does blood test
  • NOT REAL – Still in Arrowcave – Chase still with him
  • • Chase likes Diaz, don’t hurt people Ollie loves, get them to hate him; everything touch dies
    • Oliver talks to Chase; you’re a better Oliver Queen, but now you’re a awful hero
    • Your worst fear is yourself
• Oliver tells Quentin he is dosed with vertigo
• NOT REAL – Queen Mansion
• • Laurel there; Adrian there
  • Right before Oliver left on the Gambit
• NOT REAL – Hospital – Oliver dressed as Green Arrow
• • Laurel – I don’t want to die; Adrian: why did you let her become the Black Canary?
  • Switches to Rene as Wild Dog; Oliver – I gave you a chance; Rene: you didn’t visit me
  • Dinah and Curtis in uniform
• NOT REAL – Apartment
• • Raisa attacked by man with dragon tattoo
  • Diaz appears; Diaz stabs Oliver
  • Waste of time just to kill Oliver; more dangerous as a martyr
• Oliver wakes up in Arrowcave – Calls Lance to try to get meeting delayed
• NOT REAL – The Arrowcave
• • The Hood appears – You have failed this city
  • We were not supposed to have a team; no Green Arrow; just the mission
• Hearing – Oliver over an hour late – Mix of real and not real
• • FBI agent a bust
  • Oliver presents evidence; says he got it from the Green Arrow
  • (Oliver sees Adrian in a suit at end of table)
  • Kullens – we got you on a lot of things
  • (Adrian now over Oliver’s shoulder)
• Office – Mix of real and not real
• • Quentin tries to cover for Oliver; tells him to go back to Arrowcave
  • Adrian: you don’t do well in hiring DAs; I’m you, Oliver; Adrian convinces Oliver that to be a hero, he has to take on Diaz
• Apartment –
• • William got second place
  • Felicity realizes that Oliver is not in the bunker
  • Quentin fills Felicity in; Felicity realizes Oliver is going after Diaz
  • William gives Felicity sensible shoes
• Police Station – when episode started
• • Oliver in Hood gear
  • Quentin tries to stop him; Oliver hits him
  • Felicity goes to police station; follows trail of bodies
  • Oliver in front of door; Felicity talks him down – “I’m glue”
  • Trap – Diaz is on other side of door surrounded by cops
  • Adrian comes back; Felicity touches Oliver’s chest – Oliver snaps out of it
  • Diaz – has team go after him
  • Oliver and Felicity escape
• Arrowcave
• • Felicity gives Oliver her hangover cure
  • Felicity: cameras shut down; “went after my man”
  • Oliver – vertigo gave me some clarity; I’m spread too thin; I need to get back to basics; I need to do mission alone
  • Oliver is impeached; Oliver tells Quentin to focus on being mayor
• Home
• • Oliver: I need to have a single-minded focus to stop Diaz; I have to separate these two worlds
  • Oliver apologizes to William
• Police station
• • Diaz out in open; Black Siren comes in
  • Diaz will dismantle Oliver; better alive than a martyr
  • Star City is open for business
• End of episode
• Felicity Smoak / Overwatch
• • Tries to force Oliver and Diggle to kiss and make up
  • Figures out Diaz monitors police station
  • Gets info about Diaz financial stuff; evidence from Green Arrow
  • Goes to police station because her man was in trouble
• John Diggle / Spartan
• • I got a job
• Quentin Lance
• • I’ve been here since the beginning; you’ve grown and changed over six years; stay the course
  • Mayor!
• William Clayton
• • Science fair

ARROW NEWS:

1. The CW Renews 10 Series: ‘Riverdale’, All 5 DC Shows, ‘Supernatural’, ‘Dynasty’, ‘Jane the Virgin’ & ‘Crazy Ex-Girlfriend’ (Date: 02 April 2018)
   1. The CW again has given an early renewal to the bulk of its lineup, picking up all returning series on its fall schedule for the 2018-19 season as well as freshmen Dynasty and Black Lightning. The list includes all five DC superhero series, The Flash (Season 5), Arrow (Season 7), Supergirl (Season 4) and Legends of Tomorrow (Season 4), joined by newcomer Black Lighting (Season 2) as well as the venerable Supernatural, picked up for a 14th (!) season, sophomore success Riverdale (Season 3) and  comedies Jane the Virgin (Season 5) and Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (Season 4) for what could be the praised duo’s final seasons.
   2. http://deadline.com/2018/04/the-cw-renewal-10-series-riverdale-all-5-dc-shows-supernatural-dynasty-jane-the-virgin-crazy-ex-girlfriend-1202356900/

GENERAL DC NEWS:

1. The CW Confirms Supergirl Season Finale Date (Date: 10 April 2018)
   18. Supergirl’s Season 3 finale will be on Monday, June 18.
   19. https://www.cbr.com/supergirl-season-3-finale-date/

2. Chris Legends of Tomorrow boss addresses returns of Amaya, Rip, and more (Date: 13 April 2018)
   1. “Yes, Maisie will absolutely be back,” executive producer Marc Guggenheim told EW. “We just felt like we owed it to the character to complete this arc, complete this story loop that we got her in. Once we took her off of her path in 1942, it was always incumbent upon us to return her to that path. That was something that hung over us as writers, and hung over the character… I’m looking forward to a different storyline for Amaya next year.”
   2. http://ew.com/tv/2018/04/13/legends-of-tomorrow-season-4-spoilers/

NEXT EPISODE

Link to Promo: (Date: 12 April 2018) https://www.comicbookmovie.com/tv/dc/arrow/arrow-oliver-queen-is-on-his-own-in-the-new-promo-for-season-6-episode-19-the-dragon-a159594

Episode: “The Dragon” [Season 6 Episode 19]

Air Date: Thursday, April 19, 2018

Summary: Looking to expand his empire, Diaz and Laurel meet with The Quadrant, a coalition of mafia families who run national organized crime. Meanwhile, after Oliver’s  recent decision, Felicity and Curtis double their efforts on building Helix Dynamics..

Director: Gordon Verheul

Writers: Spiro Skentzos & Elizabeth Kim

IMDB link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt6493694/?ref_=ttep_ep_cur

Join The Starling Tribune each week as we stream live on Sunday Evenings at 6:00 PM eastern or 5:00 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 Sunday April 15th, 2018.

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

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Starling Tribune – Season 6 Edition – Brothers In Arms (A CW Network Arrow Television Show Fan Podcast) ST191

The Official Arrow and Green Arrow Podcast of the Gonna Geek Network Covering DC Comics and CW Based DC Comic TV Shows

Episode:            “Brothers in Arms” [Season 6 Episode 17]

Air Date:           Thursday, April 5, 2018

Director:           Mark Bunting

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

                        2x Arrow | First Assistant Director 55x Arrow

Writers: Sarah Tarkoff

                        http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3582666/?ref_=ttfc_fc_wr4

                        9x Arrow  

Jeane Wong

                        http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2777027/?ref_=ttfc_fc_wr5  

                        1x Arrow | Script Coordinator 36x Arrow

Promo: http://comicbook.com/dc/2018/03/30/arrow-season-6-episode-17-brothers-in-arms-promo/

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

16 The Thanatos Guild 29-Mar-18 1.12

17 Brothers In Arms 5-Apr-18 0.87

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

14 Amazing Grace 12-Mar-18 1.26

15 Necromancing The Stone 19-Mar-18 1.25

16 I Ava 26-Mar-18 1.28

17 Guest Starring John Noble 2-Apr-18 1.23

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 LaWanda: The Book of Hope 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

08 The Book Of Revelations 13-Mar-18 1.45

09 The Book Of Little Black Lies 20-Mar-18 1.55

10 Sins Of The Father 27-Mar-18 1.55

11 Black Jesus: The Book Of Crucifixion 3-Apr-18 1.50

Part 1: The Plot, Themes and Characters

• What was the overall theme? What was the link to the episode’s name?
• • Song by Dire Straits (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wu4oy1IRTh8); some of the lyrics apply – Song from album of the same name
  • Oliver and Diggle are supposed to be brothers; brothers do fight
  • Soldiers fighting in war are called “Brothers in Arms”
• Fight scenes and stunts
• • Arresting Anatoly
  • • Spartan and Arrow provide backup for Dinah
    • Van hits guys
    • Spartan punches; Arrow does his thing
  • Katz’s Place
  • • Katz is a shipper of vertigo
    • Spartan and Green Arrow charge in; GA winder, Spartan door
    • Spartan fires tranquilizers from gun
    • Spartan gets tough; GA wants him to stand down
    • Katz ready to talk, girlfriend shoots Katz because loyalty to Diaz
  • Fight in Arrowcave
  • • Oliver and Diggle clash over leadership style
    • Diggle wants to be listened to; play wasn’t backed
    • Diggle: Diaz took over city under your watch; Green Arrow supposed to be about saving city, not ourselves; you push everyone away; putting NTA under surveillance, Laurel & money, saving Vigilante – all bad calls; you leave a trail of dead bodies; your bad decisions got son’s momma killed (low blow)
    • Oliver: Hey, Diggle, you were next to me; you bought drugs from Diaz, helping him get money; Diaz got to power while you were GA; you were using drugs while being GA; Rene got shot because you lied to team; my trail of dead bodies doesn’t include my own brother (Oliver’s answer to Diggle’s low blow)
    • Destroy monitors, glass case, lots of punches
    • Felicity has to break it up – pull your heads out of your asses
  • Attack on safe house
  • • One of cops turns on others; Diaz attacks
    • Cop shoots Curtis; he has gear under clothes
    • T-spheres
    • Gun fight (tables don’t stop bullets)
    • Dinah has to make an opening on the east side of the building using cry
  • Attack on Vertigo warehouse
  • • $20 million in drugs
    • Diggle – you’re the QB, Oliver
    • Arrow to electrical box, explosions, arrow that disperses mini bombs
    • Fight guys – Spartan using regular bullets now? Rubber bullets?
    • Set explosives – place go boom
• Oliver Queen / Green Arrow
• • As Mayor, authorizes arrest of Anatoly
  • Bickers with Dinah
  • Being the Green Arrow completes me
  • Tries to get DA (kid has cancer; says he knows Oliver is GA) and Captain (Diaz threatened family) on his side; instead of trying to get them to be double agents, he fires them
  • DA – Diaz has beaten you, you just don’t know it
  • All good cops fired; will be accused of obstruction of justice by firing DA and Captain
• Felicity Smoak / Overwatch
• • Background checks
  • Finding Diaz’s vertigo stash
  • Tells Oliver to talk to Diggle
  • I’m going to work while you two act like babies
• John Diggle / Spartan
• • Lyla tells him that he saves many lives as Spartan
  • Questions Oliver’s leadership style
  • Has to confess to Lyla about breaking in to office
  • I’ve followed chain of command even at times when I knew you were wrong; you’re a bad leader because you are so split, Oliver
  • Goes to work with Lyla at Argus – to find best version of himself
• Curtis Holt / Mr. Terrific
• • Goes with Dinah as tech support
  • Has Terrific gear under clothes
  • Boyfriend stays with him; clean cops fired, so maybe vigilantes okay
• Dinah Drake / Black Canary
• • Gets a group of clean cops to arrest Anatoly
  • Finds safe house for clean cops
  • Fired along with all of the other clean cops
• Quentin Lance
• • Encourages Black Siren to do some reading and get a job
• Laurel Lance / Black Siren
• • Been on the couch; healed
  • Does some reading and gives Diaz legal ideas – DA gets fired and claims Oliver did so because of charges, so Oliver should be impeached
  • In bed with Diaz, but doesn’t want Lance hurt
• Ricardo Diaz / Richard Dragon
• • Vertigo operation gets blown up
  • Has police chief fire all clean cops; has the run of the city – “We are the law”
• Anatoly
• • Gets arrested; tells Oliver Diaz has people at all levels; released
  • Kills cop who arrested him – didn’t want to get his suit dirty
• Leaving the team trope
• • https://www.reddit.com/r/arrow/comments/8aj3eu/spoilers_every_time_someone_has_left_team_arrow/?st=JGFTVBQU&sh=cea8e62b

ARROW NEWS:

1. The CW Renews 10 Series: ‘Riverdale’, All 5 DC Shows, ‘Supernatural’, ‘Dynasty’, ‘Jane the Virgin’ & ‘Crazy Ex-Girlfriend’ (Date: 02 April 2018)
   1. The CW again has given an early renewal to the bulk of its lineup, picking up all returning series on its fall schedule for the 2018-19 season as well as freshmen Dynasty and Black Lightning. The list includes all five DC superhero series, The Flash (Season 5), Arrow (Season 7), Supergirl (Season 4) and Legends of Tomorrow (Season 4), joined by newcomer Black Lighting (Season 2) as well as the venerable Supernatural, picked up for a 14th (!) season, sophomore success Riverdale (Season 3) and  comedies Jane the Virgin (Season 5) and Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (Season 4) for what could be the praised duo’s final seasons.
   2. http://deadline.com/2018/04/the-cw-renewal-10-series-riverdale-all-5-dc-shows-supernatural-dynasty-jane-the-virgin-crazy-ex-girlfriend-1202356900/
2. Spoiler Room: Scoop on The Originals, New Girl, NCIS: LA and more (Date: 05 April 2018)
   1. As Oliver continues to alienate everyone who loves him, expect to see more of the same in the season-ender — though it may not end the way you’d expect. “It’s a very unusual kind of finale,” EP Marc Guggenheim says. “It definitely has a cliffhanger, but not a traditional cliffhanger. Last year’s finale was a traditional cliffhanger. It was very much an ‘Oh my God, what’s going to happen?’ This is a different kind of cliffhanger. I would say it’s somewhere on the spectrum of the cliffhanger of season 1, which was like, ‘How is Oliver gonna go forward?’ and the cliffhanger of season 5, which was more of a traditional cliffhanger. This, I think, falls somewhere in the middle. We have a few surprises up our sleeves. There’s a couple of twists, there’s a couple of things that we’re doing that are not only very unexpected, but also unprecedented not just for Arrow, but for the other DC superhero shows as well.”
   2. http://ew.com/tv/2018/04/05/spoiler-room-originals-new-girl-ncisla/

GENERAL DC NEWS:

1. Legends of Tomorrow promotes Jes Macallan to series regular for season 4 (Date: 03 April 2018)
   1. Following the news that DC’s Legends of Tomorrow has been renewed for a fourth season, EW can exclusively reveal that Jes Macallan has been promoted to series regular. The actress joined the show at the top of season 3 as Time Bureau agent Ava Sharpe, who recently ascended to the head of the agency. The character, who became a love interest for Sara (Caity Lotz), was revealed to be a clone.
   2. http://ew.com/tv/2018/04/03/legends-of-tomorrow-jes-macallan-series-regular-season-4/

NEXT EPISODE

Link to Promo: (Date: 05 April 2018) https://www.comicbookmovie.com/tv/dc/arrow/arrow-oliver-queen-goes-solo-in-the-new-promo-for-season-6-episode-18-fundamentals-a159360

Episode: “Fundamentals” [Season 6 Episode 18]

Air Date: Thursday, April 12, 2018

Summary: In his darkest place yet, Oliver wonders if he has failed at everything; Oliver lashes out at Felicity and William; a surprising visit from an old friend has Oliver questioning his next move.

Director: Ben Hernandez Bray

Writers: Speed Weed and Emilio Ortega Aldrich

IMDB link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt6493690/?ref_=tt_eps_cu_n

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