Starling Tribune – Season 5.5 Edition – Legends Of Tomorrow Compromised (A CW Network Arrow Television Show Fan Podcast) #147

The Official Arrow Podcast of the Gonna Geek Network

Episode:            “Compromised” [Season 2  Episode 5]

Air Date:           Thursday, November 10, 2016

Director:      David Geddes

                   http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0311454/?ref_=tt_ov_dr

                   2x Legends

Writers:       Keto Shimizu

                   http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2582956/?ref_=ttfc_fc_wr5

4x Legends | 11x Arrow | 1x Flash | 7x The Cape

Grainne Godfree

                   http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3113826/?ref_=ttfc_fc_wr6

6x Legends | 6x Flash | 4x The Tomorrow People

Promo:https://www.comicbookmovie.com/tv/dc/legends_of_tomorrow/new-extended-promo-for-legends-of-tomorrow-season-2-episode-5-compromised-a146519  

Weekly Ratings

Arrow

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

01 Legacy 5-Oct-16 1.89

02 The Recruits 12-Oct-16 1.94

03 A Matter Of Trust 19-Oct-16 1.79

04 Penance 26-Oct-16 1.87

05 Human Target 2-Nov-16 1.61

06 So It Begins 9-Nov-16 1.95

07 Vigilante 16-Nov-16 1.86

08 Invasion 30-Nov-16 3.55

09 What We Leave Behind 7-Dec-16 1.94

10 Who Are You 25-Jan-17 1.68

11 Second Chances 1-Feb-17 1.91

12 Bratva 8-Feb-17 1.61

13 Spectre Of The Gun 15-Feb-17 1.66

14 The Sin-Eater 22-Feb-17 1.54

15 Fighting Fire with Fire 1-Mar-17 1.60

16 Checkmate 15-Mar-17 1.53

17 Kapiushon 22-Mar-17 1.38

18 Disbanded 29-Mar-17 1.55

19 Dangerous Liaisons 26-Apr-17

20 Underneath 3-May-17

21 Honor Thy Fathers 10-May-17

22 Missing 17-May-17

23 TBD 24-May-17

Legends Of Tomorrow

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

01 Out Of Time 13-Oct-2016 3.01

02 Justice Society of America 20-Oct-2016 2.83

03 Shogun 27-Oct-2016 2.71

04 Abominations 3-Nov-2016 1.75

05 Compromised 10-Nov-2016 1.77

06 Outlaw Country 17-Nov-2016 1.85

07 Invasion 1-Dec-2016 3.39

08 The Chicago Way 8-Dec-2016 2.00

09 Raiders Of The Lost Art 24-Jan-2016 1.74

10 The Legion Of Doom 31-Jan-2017 1.78

11 Turncoat 7-Feb-17 1.89

12 Camelot/3000 21-Feb-17 1.64

13 Land Of The Lost 7-Mar-17 1.54

14 Moonshoot 14-Mar-17 1.34

15 Fellowship of the Spear 21-Mar-17 1.72

16 Doomworld 28-Mar-17 1.59

17 Aruba 4-Apr-17 1.52

Supergirl

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

01 The Adventures of Supergirl 10-Oct-16 3.06

02 The Last Children of Krypton 17-Oct-16 2.66

03 Welcome to Earth 24-Oct-16 2.65

04 Survivors 31-Oct-16 2.22

05 Crossfire 7-Nov-16 2.47

06 Changing 14-Nov-16 2.35

07 The Darkest Place 21-Nov-16 2.61

08 Medusa 28-Nov-16 3.53

09 Supergirl Lives 23-Jan-17 2.65

10 We Can Be Heroes 30-Jan-17 2.35

11 The Martian Chronicles 6-Feb-17 2.4

12 Luthors 13-Feb-17 2.52

13 Mr. & Mrs. Mxyzptlk 20-Feb-17 2.24

14 Homecoming 27-Feb-17 2.17

15 Exodus 6-Mar-17 2.16

16 Star-Crossed 20-Mar-17 2.07

17 Distant Sun 27-Mar-17 2.21

18 Ace Reporter 24-Apr-17

THE FLASH

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

01 Flashpoint 4-Oct-16 3.17

02 Paradox 11-Oct-16 2.80

03 Magenta 18-Oct-16 2.67

04 The New Rogues 25-Oct-16 2.80

05 Monster 1-Nov-16 2.77

06 Shade 15-Nov-16 3.01

07 Killer Frost 22-Nov-16 2.95

08 Invasion! 29-Nov-16 4.15

09 The Present 6-Dec-16 3.14

10 Borrowing Problems From The Future 24-Jan-17 2.68

11 Dead Or Alive 31-Jan-17 3.06

12 Untouchable 7-Feb-17 2.94

13 Attack on Gorilla City 21-Feb-17 2.78

14 Attack On Central City 28-Feb-17 2.87

15 The Wrath of Savitar 7-Mar-17 2.52

16 Into The Speed Force 14-Mar-17 2.39

17 Duet 21-Mar-17 2.71

18 Abra Kadabra 28-Mar-17 2.39

19 The Once And Future Flash 25-Apr-17

• What was the overall theme for this episode / What was the link to the ep. name
  • Sara’s tempted to kill Darhk, which would compromise time
  • Darhk infiltrated the Reagan administration, compromising US history
• Fight scenes & Stunts: Share your thoughts
  • DEA bust in Miami –
    • Thawne swoops in and kills everyone before Darhk can get off a shot
  • Worst White House infiltration of all time
    • Sara pulls knife, spotted
    • Firestorm stops bullets
    • Rory and Ray cross the streams; things go boom!
  • White House fight – best slow walk to “Danger Zone” ever
    • Obsidian, Firestorm, Vixen, Steel, and Sara vs. Russians and Darhk’s men
    • Sara takes down the tall henchman
    • Sara spares Darhk
• Time Travel: Share your thoughts
  • 1987 Miami
    • Darhk in “Miami Vice” finest outfit – to him it’s been 45 years since he’s seen Thawne
    • Darhk becomes part of Reagan administration, causing a time quake
    • Young Stein’s career taken him to White House and not meetings; missing dinner on wife’s birthday; Older Stein lectures Young Stein about ignoring Clarissa
    • Sara spares Darhk’s life by telling him his future – doesn’t this violate the rules of time travel?
    • Darhk demands to work with Thawne and change his destiny; Thawne agrees
• Sara Lance / White Canary  
  • Still struggling with being Captain and her need for revenge against Darhk
  • Gets called out by Jax – not okay for him to correct history, but okay for her to do it
  • Her need for vengeance makes her slip up during first White House fight
• Ray Palmer / The Atom
  • Struggling with finding out who he is without the suit
  • Becomes Mick’s partner; tries to be cool, wears Snart’s jacket, wants to improve gun
  • Brings snacks to stakeout
  • Sciences his way to a solution to disarm the bomb
• Mick Rory / Heat Wave
  • Tries to make Ray his partner; gives Ray Snart’s cold gun
  • Realizes his mistake; tells Ray, “You’re Ray Palmer, you can science your way out of anything”
• Martin Stein / Firestorm
  • Supportive of Sara’s journey to accepting she is a worthy Captain
  • Surprised to see his younger self, especially when his younger self goes to Darhk
  • Gets injured when Young Stein stabbed
  • Lectures younger self about ignoring Clarissa
  • Dances with his wife
• Jefferson Jackson / Firestorm
  • Wants to make small changes to history; Stein tells him that even small changes could send ripples across time
• Nate Heywood / Steel
  • With Amaya to reach out to JSA
• Amaya Jiwe / Vixen
  • Thinks women and men are equal by the 1980s – we wish
  • Feels guilty that the JSA is no more and failed a mission in 1956
  • Was going to leave the JSA with Rex after the war
  • Asks Todd/Obsidian for help getting into the state dinner
• Rip Hunter
  • MIA
• Gideon
  • Maker of amazing 80s fashion
  • Healer of Young Stein
• Justice Society of America (JSA)
  • Rex Tyler/Hourman –
  • Obsidian – Shocked to see Amaya; helps team; not trusted to go on mission in 1956 because of misbelief that gay men could not be trusted; has a man to go home to in the present
  • Commander Steel –
  • Dr. Mid-Nite –
  • Stargirl –
• Legion of Doom
  • Damien Darhk
  • Drug deal for 1st century ax that belonged to Nero’s bodyguard
  • Recognizes Sara – Lazarus pit?
  • Lost item got from Russians – item was for Thawne
  • Demands to time travel with Thawne
• Eobard Thawne / Reverse-Flash
  • Wanted Darhk to get certain item
  • Agrees to bring Darhk into operation
  • Malcolm Merlyn

ARROW NEWS

1. Arrow Boss: Oliver/Felicity-Centric Episode Will Offer ‘Full-On Exploration’ of Why Season 4 Breakup Happened (Date: 03 April 2017)
   Amell first teased the “Olicity”-centric episode last month, tweeting that he was filming the “first episode EVER where the same actor shares every single one of my scenes with me. Going to be great.” He added, “And by my scenes I mean our scenes. By definition. Super cool episode.” Amell was referring to Season 5, Episode 20, which is titled “Underneath,” airs during May sweeps and will revisit, in depth, Felicity’s termination of their wedding engagement after learning that Oliver 1) had a son, 2) didn’t tell her, and 3) then didn’t include his bride-to-be in the decision to send young William and his mother away, to safety.
   Link:http://tvline.com/2017/04/03/arrow-season-5-olicity-episode-20-breakup-answers/       
2. American Ninja Warrior Announces Celeb Edition with Stephen Amell, Derek Hough (Date: 05 April 2017)
   American Nina Warrior announced its first ever celebrity edition Wednesday, and the cast is pretty nuts. Arrow’s Stephen Amell will trade in his salmon ladder for the floating steps and compete against Dancing with the Stars’ Derek Hough, Parenthood’s Erika Christensen, Today’s Natalie Morales, comedian Nikki Glaser, actress Mena Suvari, former Yankees player Nick Swisher, comedian Jeff Dye and Olympic decathlon and heptathon champion Ashton Eaton. The special episode will kick off the night on Thursday, May 25 at 8/7c on NBC.
   Link:http://www.tvguide.com/news/american-ninja-warrior-celeb-edition-stephen-amell-derek-hough/?ftag=TVG_Twitter   
3. Arrow: Dangerous Liaisons Synopsis Released (Date: 06 April 2017)
   The CW has released the official synopsis for “Dangerous Liaisons,” the next episode of Arrow season 5. Oliver (Stephen Amell), Team Arrow, ARGUS and the SCPD kick off a citywide manhunt for Adrian Chase (Josh Segurra).  Helix tells Felicity (Emily Bett Rickards) they have a way to find Chase but they will need something big, and illegal, from her in return.  Joel Novoa directed the episode written by Speed Weed & Elizabeth Kim.
   Link:http://comicbook.com/2017/04/06/arrow-dangerous-liaisons-synopsis-released/   

GENERAL DC TV NEWS

1. Legends of Tomorrow EP Klemmer Compares Season 3 To Game of Thrones (Date: 03 April 2017)
   Executive producer Phil Klemmer suggested that fans should get used to losses and that they’re committed to going the full Game of Thrones in season 3 so that fans never have the comfort of assuming that anyone is safe. “It’s always been a rule since the Hawkman death [in the pilot], Greg [Berlanti] said it before the show was even a show about how his mission was to make this not like network TV, that no one would be bulletproof, that it was more like the Ned Stark idea of anybody could lose their head at any time. As we’ve been roughly breaking out next season, we’re more committed to that than ever. Again, that’s a really bittersweet thing because we think the dynamic of the characters have is so special and wonderful, and at the same time, you don’t want the audience to become too comfortable on the show. It is supposed to be a wild ride. You need that real consequences and real bloodshed to counterbalance the fluffiness and the silliness of the show. Otherwise it would just float off into space.”
   Link:http://comicbook.com/2017/04/03/legends-of-tomorrow-showrunner-compares-season-3-to-game-of-thro/     
2. How The Supergirl Effects Team Brought Parasite To Life (Date: 04 April 2017)
   The CW has released this video showing the visual effects for the Parasite episode of Supergirl from earlier this season. The episode was called Changing, the sixth of the season, and featured scientist Rudy Jones becoming the classic DC villain. It also showed us both Mon-El and Guardian in action after Supergirl and J’onn J’onzz were drained by Parasite. There’s no dialogue in the video, but you can see from the different effects shots how many different layers are needed for some of what look like simple scenes and how much of the shots are practical compared to computer generated.
   Link:https://www.bleedingcool.com/2017/04/04/supergirl-effects-team-brought-parasite-life/   
3. TVLine Items: Legends Star’s Status, People’s Choice Moves to E! and More (Date: 06 April 2017)
   At least one of Legends of Tomorrow‘s season-ending mysteries has been solved.
   As the CW drama’s sophomore run came to a close this week, Rip Hunter (played by original cast member Arthur Darvill) quietly packed a bag and bid the Waverider and its new captain, Sara, adieu. That, however, does not mean viewers have seen the last of the Brit.
   “We’ve got plans for Rip for next year,” Legends showrunner Marc Guggenheim told Entertainment Weekly Radio on Thursday. “It’s just in a different capacity than him being a member of the team.” As for another burning Q — whether sister series such as Arrow and The Flash will reflect the weird reality on hand when the Legends crash-landed in 2017 Los Angeles — Guggenheim in a word said no. “We never want television to feel like a homework assignment,” where viewers of one #DCTV show must track all of them. “That said… there will be an explanation in Season 3 as to why you’re not seeing dinosaurs run through Central City.”
   Link:https://tvline.com/2017/04/06/legends-of-tomorrow-season-3-rip-hunter-returns/     
4. The Once And Future Flash Synopsis Released Online (Date: 06 April 2017)
   Barry (Grant Gustin) travels to the future to find out Savitar’s still unknown identity in the hopes of saving Iris (Candice Patton).  Upon his arrival in 2024, Barry encounters future versions of his Team Flash friends, who, following the death of Iris, have become very different people, profoundly impacted by their showdown with Savitar.  It will be up to Barry to infuse a sense of hope back into the team, as he proves to be hero his future friends have been waiting for. Meanwhile, back in 2017, the hunt for Killer Frost (Danielle Panabaker) continues.  Tom Cavanagh directed the episode written by Carina Adly MacKenzie.
   Link:http://comicbook.com/2017/04/06/the-once-and-future-flash-synopsis-released-online/   
5. iZombie’s Rahul Kohli Comes to Supergirl in “Ace Reporter” Synopsis (Date: 06 April 2017)
   Lena’s (guest star Katie McGarth) ex-boyfriend, Jack Spheer (guest star Rahul Kohli), comes to National City to unveil his big breakthrough in nano-technology, which has the potential to eradicate all diseases. Lena asks Kara to attend Jack’s conference with her for support. When Kara sees Snapper (guest Star Ian Gomez) in attendance she’s inspired to tap back into her reporter skills and questions Jack on his discovery, which ultimately leads to a bigger investigation that puts everyone in danger. Armen V. Kevorkian directed the episode written by Paula Yoo & Caitlin Parrish.
   Link:http://comicbook.com/2017/04/06/izombies-rahul-kohli-comes-to-supergirl-in-ace-reporter-synopsis/     
6. ABRA KADABRA Summoned for CW’s THE FLASH (Date: 06 March 2017)
   Actor David Dastmalchian has been cast as the villainous Abra Kadabra for the current season of the CW’s The Flash. In comic books, Abra Kadabra is a time-traveling villain and sometimes Rogue who uses his future technology to simulate magic powers in pursuit of criminal gain. As for Dastmalchian, the actor is a comic book TV and movie veteran, having appeared on Gotham, and in the films Ant-Man and The Dark Knight.
   Link:http://www.newsarama.com/33467-abra-kadabra-cast-for-flash.htmlNeil Kevin Smith Returning to Supergirl For Another Season 2 Episode (Date: 18 Jan 2017)
   Smith told ComicBook.com that he will return for a second episode this season — the as-yet-untitled seventeenth episode of the season. Smith said that midway through the episode “Supergirl Lives”, producers started feeling out his schedule. Ultimately, they offered him episode 17, which he described as “sweet,” saying that it was nice that producers liked the job he was doing enough to bring him back within the season.
   Link:http://comicbook.com/2017/01/18/kevin-smith-returning-to-supergirl-for-another-season-2-episode/?utm_source=Comicbook.com&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=170118_180220_Comicbook.com%20Daily%20Newsletter&utm_content=Link      

NEXT EPISODE

Promo for Next Week’s: Episode – “Outlaw Country” (Date: 10 Nov 2016)
Article:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6LbxC2B_dg  

Episode:   “Outlaw Country” [Season 2 Episode 6]

Air Date:        Thursday, November 17, 2016

Summary:      The Legends find Jonah Hex in trouble with his arch-nemesis Quentin Turnbull when they arrive in the Old West.

Director:         Cherie Nowlan

Writers:          Matthew Maala and Chris Fedak

IMDB:   http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5584106/?ref_=ttep_ep6  

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Starling Tribune – Season 5 Edition – Disbanded (A CW Network Arrow Television Show Fan Podcast) #146

The Official Arrow Podcast of the Gonna Geek Network

Episode:            “Disbanded” [Season 5 Episode 18]

Air Date:           Wednesday, March 29, 2017

Director:           JJ Makaro

            http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0538387/?ref_=tt_ov_dr

            1x Arrow | 3x Flash | Stunt Producer – 23x Arrow, 13x Legends, 13x Supergirl, 4x Flash

Writer:  Rebecca Bellotto

            http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3428799/?ref_=ttfc_fc_wr4

2x Arrow

Promo: http://www.cbr.com/arrow-disbanded-promo/

Weekly Ratings

Arrow

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

01 Legacy 5-Oct-16 1.89

02 The Recruits 12-Oct-16 1.94

03 A Matter Of Trust 19-Oct-16 1.79

04 Penance 26-Oct-16 1.87

05 Human Target 2-Nov-16 1.61

06 So It Begins 9-Nov-16 1.95

07 Vigilante 16-Nov-16 1.86

08 Invasion 30-Nov-16 3.55

09 What We Leave Behind 7-Dec-16 1.94

10 Who Are You 25-Jan-17 1.68

11 Second Chances 1-Feb-17 1.91

12 Bratva 8-Feb-17 1.61

13 Spectre Of The Gun 15-Feb-17 1.66

14 The Sin-Eater 22-Feb-17 1.54

15 Fighting Fire with Fire 1-Mar-17 1.60

16 Checkmate 15-Mar-17 1.53

17 Kapiushon 22-Mar-17 1.38

18 Disbanded 29-Mar-17 1.55

19 Dangerous Liaisons 26-Apr-17

20 Underneath 3-May-17

21 Honor Thy Fathers 10-May-17

22 Missing 17-May-17

23 TBD 24-May-17

Legends Of Tomorrow

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

01 Out Of Time 13-Oct-2016 3.01

02 Justice Society of America 20-Oct-2016 2.83

03 Shogun 27-Oct-2016 2.71

04 Abominations 3-Nov-2016 1.75

05 Compromised 10-Nov-2016 1.77

06 Outlaw Country 17-Nov-2016 1.85

07 Invasion 1-Dec-2016 3.39

08 The Chicago Way 8-Dec-2016 2.00

09 Raiders Of The Lost Art 24-Jan-2016 1.74

10 The Legion Of Doom 31-Jan-2017 1.78

11 Turncoat 7-Feb-17 1.89

12 Camelot/3000 21-Feb-17 1.64

13 Land Of The Lost 7-Mar-17 1.54

14 Moonshoot 14-Mar-17 1.34

15 Fellowship of the Spear 21-Mar-17 1.72

16 Doomworld 28-Mar-17 1.59

17 Aruba 4-Apr-17

Supergirl

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

01 The Adventures of Supergirl 10-Oct-16 3.06

02 The Last Children of Krypton 17-Oct-16 2.66

03 Welcome to Earth 24-Oct-16 2.65

04 Survivors 31-Oct-16 2.22

05 Crossfire 7-Nov-16 2.47

06 Changing 14-Nov-16 2.35

07 The Darkest Place 21-Nov-16 2.61

08 Medusa 28-Nov-16 3.53

09 Supergirl Lives 23-Jan-17 2.65

10 We Can Be Heroes 30-Jan-17 2.35

11 The Martian Chronicles 6-Feb-17 2.4

12 Luthors 13-Feb-17 2.52

13 Mr. & Mrs. Mxyzptlk 20-Feb-17 2.24

14 Homecoming 27-Feb-17 2.17

15 Exodus 6-Mar-17 2.16

16 Star-Crossed 20-Mar-17 2.07

17 Distant Sun 27-Mar-17 2.21

18 Ace Reporter 24-Apr-17

THE FLASH

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

01 Flashpoint 4-Oct-16 3.17

02 Paradox 11-Oct-16 2.80

03 Magenta 18-Oct-16 2.67

04 The New Rogues 25-Oct-16 2.80

05 Monster 1-Nov-16 2.77

06 Shade 15-Nov-16 3.01

07 Killer Frost 22-Nov-16 2.95

08 Invasion! 29-Nov-16 4.15

09 The Present 6-Dec-16 3.14

10 Borrowing Problems From The Future 24-Jan-17 2.68

11 Dead Or Alive 31-Jan-17 3.06

12 Untouchable 7-Feb-17 2.94

13 Attack on Gorilla City 21-Feb-17 2.78

14 Attack On Central City 28-Feb-17 2.87

15 The Wrath of Savitar 7-Mar-17 2.52

16 Into The Speed Force 14-Mar-17 2.39

17 Duet 21-Mar-17 2.71

18 Abra Kadabra 28-Mar-17

19 The Once And Future Flash 25-Apr-17

Part 1: The Plot, Themes and Characters

• What was the overall theme for this episode / What was the link to the ep. name
  • Oliver believed Prometheus and broke up the team
  • Diggle got through to Oliver, who decided to break his ties with the Bratva
• Fight scenes & Stunts: Share your thoughts
  • 1st Bratva – there to steal medicine; Dinah hand-to-hand; rest have guns
  • Attack on Chase
    • Crash; fire
    • Bratva has a lot of firepower
    • Dinah – Canary cry
    • Shoot out; Chase runs
    • Curtis tackles; uses T-sphere to hack device
  • Flashback
    • Oliver helps Bratva steal medicine to help people with TB
    • Oliver gets stabby with an arrow and breaks guy’s neck
  • 2nd Bratva
    • Hand-to-hand
    • Anatoly took hostages
      • Spartan, Dinah and Wild Dog to hostages
      • Headshots galore
    • Oliver has a gun (Wait, wasn’t there a gun control episode this season?!?)
      • Shoots alarm; both he and Anatoly have to run
• Flashbacks: Share your thoughts
  • Oliver plans to go back to island in 48 hours
  • Anatoly wants to send Oliver out with a bang
  • They steal medicine to help people
• Ollie:  
  • Prometheus is right – I’m broken; I’m beyond redemption; I ruin all who comes in contact with me
  • Tells team to stand down; it’s over
  • Killing Chase should be on my soul, not on anyone else
  • Brings in Bratva
  • The foundation of my crusade is based on a lie
  • After he listens to Diggle, gets the team back together to stop Bratva
  • Uses guns, not arrows
  • Feels he has to earn the Green Arrow mantle back
  • Gives team spots in the Arrowcave for their suits
• Diggle
  • The true hero of the episode
  • Won’t give up on Oliver
  • Leads team to stop Bratva and to stop Chase
  • Works to stop Ollie from making a mistake he cannot come back from
  • Dedicated five years to crusade; “I’m your brother”
  • Knows who Ollie really is
  • Not about saving Chase, about saving Ollie’s soul
  • Told by Oliver can get redemption by being Spartan; tells Oliver he can get redemption by being Green Arrow
  • Ask for help; don’t have to be alone
• Thea
  • Call me if things get too bad
• Felicity
  • Brushes off Diggle – hey, let Ollie use Bratva, whatever
  • Runs to Helix; Helix knows she is Overwatch and Curtis is Mr. Terrific
  • Learns Chase uses tech to masks face on camera
  • Helix has her and Curtis break into Kord
  • Uses sedative to put down security guard; also, no mask, no gloves, but great hair
  • Gets footage of Chase being Prometheus
• Quentin Lance
  • Provided excuse for Ollie’s absence – meditative retreat
  • Hates Chase
  • Support
• Curtis / Mr. Terrific
  • Uses T-spheres to hack Chase
  • Breaks into Helix by putting tracking nanites in Felicity’s pancakes
  • Breaks into Kord with Felicity (no mask, no gloves)
• Rene / Wild Dog
  • Banned from Mayor’s office because he threatened to pop Chase
• Dinah Drake / Black Canary
  • Canary cry
  • The new Diggle
  • Gets to take evidence that Chase is Prometheus to SCPD
• Artemis
  • Traitor
• Rory / Ragman
  • Walkabout
• D.A. Adrian Chase / Prometheus
  • Goes to Mayor’s office, gives Ollie knife, tells Ollie to kill him now because Ollie can’t do anything as Green Arrow, so have to kill him in public
  • Almost impressed Ollie tried something
  • Smug when has to be in protective custody
  • Knows when something is up when with marshalls
  • Throws pen into marshall’s eye; strangles other marshall; goes back to first marshall and stabs him repeatedly with pen
  • Drives away covered in blood to “It’s a Beautiful Morning” by The Rascals
  • What we know:
    • Real name – Simon Morrison; did his homework before finding Talia 2 years ago; working with Talia (Ollie killed her dad too)
• Susan Williams
  • Ollie tells her, “I can’t be with you. My apologies.”
• Bratva
  • Ollie calls Anatoly to Star City to kill Chase
  • Need payment – need certain medications; when mixed, makes powerful drug
  • Anatoly told Oliver before Ollie left that he was afraid of who he would turn into without Ollie there
  • Has to sell drugs for revenue
  • In past, wanted to restore Bratva to glory, to original purpose of helping people
  • Now, Anatoly needs to do what he has to in order to survive and keep position
  • Oliver is no longer Bratva; is considered to be enemy of all Bratva
• Who is Vigilante?
  • Not in episode
• Lingering Questions / Issues
  • Where does Ollie live?
  • Bertinelli mention – 4 times
  • Kord mentioned a lot lately

ARROW NEWS:

1. Spoiler Room: Scoop on Supergirl, Grey’s Anatomy, Blindspot, and more (Date: 24 March 2017)
   Arrow finale scoop! — As the season heads toward the ultimate showdown between Oliver and Chase, we’re going to be seeing a very different season finale this year. “We’re not going to destroy the city,” EP Marc Guggenheim teases. “We’re not even going to threaten the city. In fact, I can also tell you the finale doesn’t even take place in the city. Finally, the citizens of Star City can breathe easily in May.” Wherever the finale takes place, Guggenheim adds, “You can expect a good number of returning characters, characters you haven’t seen in a while, back in the episode.”
   Link:http://ew.com/tv/2017/03/24/spoiler-room-supergirl-greys-anatomy-blindspot/  
2. ARROW: CAPTAIN BOOMERANG ACTOR TEASES RETURN (Date: 25 March 2017)
   The classic DC Comics rogue, better known as Captain Boomerang, was introduced on the third season of “Arrow,” in the two-part crossover with “The Flash,” but hasn’t been shown since. However, actor Nick Tarabay suggests that could change soon. “Who really misses this guy?” the actor wrote in a tweet containing a photo of Boomerang. “Cause as you know….What goes around ALWAYS comes back around.” When Boomerang was last seen, he was incarcerated in the secret A.R.G.U.S. supermax prison on Lian Yu. How or when Boomerang might escape will have to remain mystery as of now.
   Link:http://www.cbr.com/arrow-captain-boomerang-return/  
3. Marc Guggenheim says ‘Arrow’s’ Vigilante is someone we already know (Date: 26 March 2017)
   Vigilante has made a bad habit of getting in Oliver’s (Stephen Amell) way — and the Green Arrow’s way for that matter — all year, but no matter how often he shows up, we’re no closer to unmasking him. According to executive producer Marc Guggenheim, that’s a mystery for Season 6. We know who it is, but we were kind of intrigued by the idea of having a mystery that led into the next season,” Guggenheim told us at Paleyfest 2017. “We were excited at the prospect of just letting this play out for a little while longer, and it gives us something cool to do in Season 6. “As a general rule, I’m not a fan of mystery characters who when you take off the mask the audience goes, ‘What a minute, I’ve never seen that person before in my life,’” Guggenheim jokes. “I’m probably not spoiling anything by saying whoever’s underneath the Vigilante mask, you’ve seen that person before.”
   Link:http://screenertv.com/television/arrow-marc-guggenheim-vigilantes-identity-someone-we-know/  
4. ARROW: KATIE CASSIDY WILL RETURN AS SERIES REGULAR FOR SEASON 6 (Date: 27 March 2017)
   Laurel Lance is back! Sort of. Though her character died in Season 4, longtime “Arrow” star Katie Cassidy will return, but with a twist: she will play Black Siren, Earth-2’s evil version of Laurel, as a series regular in Season 6. Additionally, Black Siren will feature in the last two episodes of Season 5. “One of the things that most excites us about ‘Arrow’ is that we go where the story takes us. Last year, the story took us to the tragic death of Laurel Lance. This year, our midseason finale reintroduced us to Laurel’s doppelgänger, Black Siren,” explained executive producer Marc Guggenheim in a statement. “We were so taken by Katie’s fearless interpretation of this character that we knew her story was not yet finished. We couldn’t be more thrilled to welcome Katie back to ‘Arrow’ as Black Siren, though as her appearances on ‘Arrow’ and ‘DC’s Legends of Tomorrow’ this season show, she never really left the family.”
   Link:http://www.cbr.com/arrow-katie-cassidy-series-regular-season-6-black-siren/  
5. Arrow: What’s really going on with Helix? (Date: 28 March 2017)
   “We are going to see somebody [else],” Mericle teases. “What’s interesting about it is he’s not actually at Helix right now, so there’s going to be a big episode where we find out who this person is, and Felicity is involved in helping him. It’s really messed up.” But Felicity’s dealings with Helix will also help her to better understand what Team Arrow — Oliver (Stephen Amell) in particular — have been facing over the last five seasons. “Felicity’s use of Pandora is very similar to Oliver and Diggle’s [David Ramsey] use of violence,” EP Marc Guggenheim says. “It’s the hacker equivalent. You’re using violence for a good means, but violence is not necessarily a good thing. So what’s the cost to Felicity in doing that? We don’t want to turn Felicity into a killer, but we wanted to explore how Felicity has been spending basically five years with Team Arrow now, and she’s been spending five years with people who solve problems by not just resorting to violence, but by resorting to means that are morally questionable. Felicity is going to start discovering what happens when you fight fire with fire — do you get burned?”
   Link:http://ew.com/tv/2017/03/28/arrow-felicity-helix-spoilers/  
6. Legends of Tomorrow boss, cast on that shocking Felicity twist (Date: 28 March 2017)
   Marc Guggenheim told EW, “It’s always nice when you can pull in a character from one of the other shows. We talked about a lot of different ideas, and I said, ‘Since this is an alternate reality and we’ll probably never have the opportunity to do so again, I think it would be fun if we did Felicity as a superhero,’ because I’ve said it before, I’ll say it again: I have zero intention of ever putting Felicity in a mask and costume on Arrow. There’s two lines in the sand that I’ve drawn for Arrow for myself,” Guggenheim says. “I can’t speak for Greg [Berlanti] or for Wendy [Mericle], but for as long as I’m involved with the show, the two things I never want to do is kill off Thea [Willa Holland] and put Felicity in a mask and a costume. Those, to me, are two lines that I just think are a bridge too far. Thea, because we’ve taken so many family members away from Oliver, and Felicity because when you put a character like that in a costume, I think it diminishes who that character is and it makes the idea of superheroics seem silly.”
   Link:http://ew.com/tv/2017/03/28/legends-tomorrow-felicity-superhero-death/  
7. Matt’s Inside Line: Scoop on Once, Lucifer, Scorpion, Arrow, Grimm, Suits, Mr. Robot, Chicago Med and More (Date: 30 March 2017)
   Any hint as to when Arrow’s Thea will return? — Willa Holland will be on hand for the final three of this season’s five remaining episodes. “Thea is the daughter of sociopaths, which is one of the biggest challenges any human being can really face,” notes co-showrunner Wendy Mericle, “so she’s going to grappling with that and trying to understand: What is this in her that makes her so kind of Moira-esque, and how is she going to manage it? Ultimately, she and Oliver are going to come to the same conclusion about how to do that, by the finale.”
   Link:http://tvline.com/2017/03/30/once-upon-a-time-season-6-spoilers-snow-charming-sleeping-curse/  

GENERAL DC TV NEWS

1. Lynda Carter Confirms That She Is Playing A Durlan on Supergirl (Date: 28 March 2017)
   The episode of Supergirl, titled “Distant Sun,” provided the audience with a much clearer look at the “true form” of President Olivia Marsdin, who had been revealed early this season as a shape-shifting alien. In the privacy of her own office Marsdin was able to transform completely into a quasi-reptilian alien form.
   Link:http://comicbook.com/2017/03/28/lynda-carter-confirms-that-she-is-playing-a-durlan-on-supergirl/  
2. Will The Thinker Be The Flash’s Season 4 Big Bad? (Date: 28 March 2017)
   When Abra Kadabra was talking to The Flash about his most dangerous foes, he rattled off a number of familiar names, including Zoom and Eobard Thawne…and one less-familiar one (at least to the TV audience): “DeVoe.” Longtime comic book readers would recognize that name: Clifford DeVoe is a longtime Flash and Titans villain better known as The Thinker. Created in 1943, The Thinker is one of The Flash’s earliest villains. Originally a foe to Jay Garrick, DeVoe battled three generations of Flashes before his death in The Flash #134 in 1998. After his death, though, his brain patterns were used to create an AI that went on to become an antihero.
   Link:http://comicbook.com/2017/03/29/will-the-thinker-be-the-flashs-season-4-big-bad-/   
3. LEGENDS OF TOMORROW: EXPECT NEW CHARACTERS IN SEASON 3 (Date: 28 March 2017)
   According to “Legends of Tomorrow” executive producer and showrunner Phil Klemmer, adding new characters is “for sure” again the plan for season three of the DC Comics-based series, which has already been ordered by The CW — although exactly which new faces will join the show may not yet be totally cemented. “We haven’t fully pitched it, but we’ve got great ideas, and hopefully the studio and network agree,” Klemmer told CBR. “But so much of the show is working well this year. You just want to play to your strengths, and keep having fun.”
   Link:http://www.cbr.com/legends-of-tomorrow-expect-new-characters-in-season-3/  
4. LEGENDS OF TOMORROW PLAN TO RESTORE REALITY IN SEASON FINALE PROMO (Date: 29 March 2017)
   The finale, “Aruba,”  will not air at its regular time, but will debut Tuesday, April 4th at 8:00 EST.
   Link:http://www.cbr.com/legends-of-tomorrow-season-finale-promo/  

FEEDBACK

Replies to post about Black Siren

Chris Campbell I like her as black siren a lot more than I ever did as laurel or canary lol
Adam Nelson Chris is going to love it. :p
Haley Malle #NoLaurelNoArrow

NEXT EPISODE

Promo for Next Week’s: Episode – “Compromised” (Date: 4 Nov 2016)
Article:https://www.comicbookmovie.com/tv/dc/legends_of_tomorrow/new-extended-promo-for-legends-of-tomorrow-season-2-episode-5-compromised-a146519  

Episode:   “Compromised” [Season 2 Episode 5]

Air Date:        Thursday, November 10, 2016

Summary:      The Legends trace a time quake to the White House during Ronald Reagan’s presidency and discover that Damien Darhk is a Senior Adviser.

Director:         David Geddes

Writers:          Keto Shimizu and Grainne Godfree

IMDB:            http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5584104/?ref_=ttep_ep5

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Starling Tribune – Season 5 Edition – Kapiushon (A CW Network Arrow Television Show Fan Podcast) #145

The Official Arrow Podcast of the Gonna Geek Network

Episode:            “Kapiushon” [Season 5 Episode 17]

Air Date:           Wednesday, March 22, 2017

Director:      Kevin Tancharoen

                   http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1160495/?ref_=tt_ov_dr

                   2x Arrow | 1x Iron Fist | 8x Agents of Shield | 1x Legends | 2x Flash | 1x Supergirl

Writers:       Brian Ford Sullivan

                   http://www.imdb.com/name/nm6893205/?ref_=ttfc_fc_wr4

11x Arrow | 7x Vixen

Emilio Ortega Aldrich

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

8x Arrow

Promo:https://www.comicbookmovie.com/tv/dc/arrow/arrow-oliver-reaches-his-breaking-point-in-this-new-extended-promo-for-season-5-episode-17-kapiushon-a149660  

Weekly Ratings

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

Arrow

01 Legacy 5-Oct-16 1.89

02 The Recruits 12-Oct-16 1.94

03 A Matter Of Trust 19-Oct-16 1.79

04 Penance 26-Oct-16 1.87

05 Human Target 2-Nov-16 1.61

06 So It Begins 9-Nov-16 1.95

07 Vigilante 16-Nov-16 1.86

08 Invasion 30-Nov-16 3.55

09 What We Leave Behind 7-Dec-16 1.94

10 Who Are You 25-Jan-17 1.68

11 Second Chances 1-Feb-17 1.91

12 Bratva 8-Feb-17 1.61

13 Spectre Of The Gun 15-Feb-17 1.66

14 The Sin-Eater 22-Feb-17 1.54

15 Fighting Fire with Fire 1-Mar-17 1.60

16 Checkmate 15-Mar-17 1.53

17 Kapiushon 22-Mar-17 1.38

18 Disbanded 29-Mar-17

19 Dangerous Liaisons 26-Apr-17

20 Underneath 3-May-17

21 Honor Thy Fathers 10-May-17

Legends Of Tomorrow

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

01 Out Of Time 13-Oct-2016 3.01

02 Justice Society of America 20-Oct-2016 2.83

03 Shogun 27-Oct-2016 2.71

04 Abominations 3-Nov-2016 1.75

05 Compromised 10-Nov-2016 1.77

06 Outlaw Country 17-Nov-2016 1.85

07 Invasion 1-Dec-2016 3.39

08 The Chicago Way 8-Dec-2016 2.00

09 Raiders Of The Lost Art 24-Jan-2016 1.74

10 The Legion Of Doom 31-Jan-2017 1.78

11 Turncoat 7-Feb-17 1.89

12 Camelot/3000 21-Feb-17 1.64

13 Land Of The Lost 7-Mar-17 1.54

14 Moonshoot 14-Mar-17 1.34

15 Fellowship of the Spear 21-Mar-17 1.72

16 Doomworld 28-Mar-17

17 Aruba 4-Apr-17

Supergirl

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

01 The Adventures of Supergirl 10-Oct-16 3.06

02 The Last Children of Krypton 17-Oct-16 2.66

03 Welcome to Earth 24-Oct-16 2.65

04 Survivors 31-Oct-16 2.22

05 Crossfire 7-Nov-16 2.47

06 Changing 14-Nov-16 2.35

07 The Darkest Place 21-Nov-16 2.61

08 Medusa 28-Nov-16 3.53

09 Supergirl Lives 23-Jan-17 2.65

10 We Can Be Heroes 30-Jan-17 2.35

11 The Martian Chronicles 6-Feb-17 2.4

12 Luthors 13-Feb-17 2.52

13 Mr. & Mrs. Mxyzptlk 20-Feb-17 2.24

14 Homecoming 27-Feb-17 2.17

15 Exodus 6-Mar-17 2.16

16 Star-Crossed 20-Mar-17 2.07

17 Distant Sun 27-Mar-17 TBD

18 Ace Reporter 24-Apr-17

THE FLASH

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

01 Flashpoint 4-Oct-16 3.17

02 Paradox 11-Oct-16 2.80

03 Magenta 18-Oct-16 2.67

04 The New Rogues 25-Oct-16 2.80

05 Monster 1-Nov-16 2.77

06 Shade 15-Nov-16 3.01

07 Killer Frost 22-Nov-16 2.95

08 Invasion! 29-Nov-16 4.15

09 The Present 6-Dec-16 3.14

10 Borrowing Problems From The Future 24-Jan-17 2.68

11 Dead Or Alive 31-Jan-17 3.06

12 Untouchable 7-Feb-17 2.94

13 Attack on Gorilla City 21-Feb-17 2.78

14 Attack On Central City 28-Feb-17 2.87

15 The Wrath of Savitar 7-Mar-17 2.52

16 Into The Speed Force 14-Mar-17 2.39

17 Duet 21-Mar-17 2.71

18 Abra Kadabra 28-Mar-17

19 The Once And Future Flash 25-Apr-17

Part 1: The Plot, Themes and Characters

• What was the overall theme for this episode / What was the link to the ep. name
  • Kapiushon – means Hood
    • Birth of “The Hood” – Ollie’s claim that giving the darkness a name will give him a way to live and to justify killing
• Fight scenes & Stunts: Share your thoughts
  • Moscow shipyard
    • Guns vs Ollie’s arrows (“I was keeping overwatch”)
  • Kovar vs Ollie
    • Brutal MMA style / Ollie shows off his training with Talia
    • Anatoly says Kovar will be brought to justice; Ollie kills him anyway
    • Guess Bratva is not good at taking a pulse – Kovar lives thanks to Merlyn
• Flashbacks: Share your thoughts
  • Most of episode takes place in flashback
  • Anatoly
    • Promoted to Pakhan
    • Gregor curses Ollie before he dies
    • Anatoly decides to go with Ollie’s plan of opposing Kovar
    • Warns Ollie that wearing a piece of cloth is no way to live; dividing oneself will feed the monster – cost Ollie his humanity
    • Wants Ollie to go back to America
    • Disgusted when he see Ollie tortured Kovar’s man; man gave info quickly, but Ollie continued for practice
  • Kovar
    • In business with Malcolm Merlyn!
    • Plans to use gas during party at his casino to kill a lot of Russian officials so he can take over the country
    • Viktor gives Anatoly to Kovar, but Kovar betrays Viktor
    • Has brutal fighting skills
    • Alive thanks to Merlyn
  • Galina – Kovar’s maid
    • Ollie kills her bodyguard during first meeting
      Second meeting – Ollie tells her a “monster” killed her children
    • Helps Ollie by giving him key; killed by Kovar for doing so
• Ollie:  
  • Gregor cursed Ollie before he died – has Ollie ruined the lives he’s been a part of?
  • Tortured Kovar’s man with skinning technique; practiced so he could become “something else”
  • Can withstand torture, but confused by what Prometheus wants
  • Confesses – “I kill because I like it”
  • Goes back home, says he’s done with “all of it”
• Diggle
  • Been looking for Ollie for 6 days
• Thea
  • Not in episode
• Felicity
  • Been looking for Ollie for 6 days
• Quentin Lance
  • Not in episode
• Curtis / Mr. Terrific
  • Been looking for Ollie for 6 days
• Rene / Wild Dog
  • Not in episode
• Dinah Drake / Black Canary
  • Not in episode
• Artemis
  • On Prometheus’s side
  • Faked being killed by Prometheus
  • Knew Ollie would break; happy about it
• Rory / Ragman
  • Not in episode
• D.A. Adrian Chase / Prometheus
  • Prometheus – questioned the gods, took power from the gods
  • Tortures Ollie – holds him under water, shoots arrows
  • Wants to him confess
  • Has gotten Artemis on his side
  • Breaks Ollie’s spirit – burns tattoo – lets him go
  • What we know:
    • Real name – Simon Morrison; did his homework before finding Talia 2 yrs ago; working with Talia (Ollie killed her dad too)
• Susan Williams
  • Not in episode
• Bratva
  • Anatoly becomes Pakhan after Gregor’s death because it falls to the one with seniority (how corporate)
  • Viktor not happy about situation; wants Anatoly to keep deal with Kovar
  • Viktor betrays Anatoly to Kovar; Kovar betrays Viktor
  • Ollie “kills” Kovar, made Captain
  • Anatoly knows Ollie plans to leave Russia; gives Ollie tattoo so all Bratva will know what type of man he is
• Who is Vigilante?
  • Known facts: Has own definition of justice; thinks Green Arrow doesn’t go far enough; changes source of ammo every week; has high-tech gear; moves fast; lost fight to Prometheus
    • Michelle’s List O’Suspects: (I’m keeping this active until the mask comes off)
      • Tommy Merlyn
      • Helena Bertinelli
      • Isabel Rochev
      • Mckenna Hall
      • Some guy from the Bratva
      • Some new character
• Lingering Questions / Issues
  • Where does Ollie live?
  • Bertinelli mention – 4 times

ARROW NEWS:

1. Spoiler Room: Scoop on Once Upon a Time, Arrow, Riverdale, and more (Date: 17 March 2017)
   Can you provide any Felicity scoop for Arrow? — Aligning with Helix, and therefore using even more unconventional methods than she does with Team Arrow, is certainly going to take Felicity to an interesting place — in particular, one in which she may come to understand her ex a bit better. “We’re starting to put her in Oliver’s footsteps a little bit,” EP Marc Guggenheim says. “She’s going to get a chance to experience things a little bit more from Oliver’s perspective. I think the reason they broke up was her difficulty to see things from Oliver’s perspective. They broke up fundamentally because she didn’t trust Oliver, and the reason she didn’t trust Oliver is she couldn’t understand why he made the decisions he made.”
   Link:http://ew.com/tv/2017/03/17/spoiler-room-once-upon-time-arrow-riverdale/  
2. Did Arrow’s Stephen Amell Tease The Return Of Deathstroke & The Island? (Date: 20 March 2017)
   Stephen Amell took to social media to hint the return of the Island. The actor posted a familiar photo with the caption, “Hello old friend.” The picture itself shows Slade Wilson’s Deathstroke mask placed upon a stake. The monument is one that was left on the island, and an arrow is shown sticking through the mask’s left eye slit.
   Link:http://comicbook.com/2017/03/20/arrow-stephen-amell-oliver-queen-deathstroke-island/  
3. The Bruce Springsteen Songs of Arrow — Including Season 5’s Penultimate Episode (Date: 22 March 2017)
   Revealed early to ComicBook.com, the title of the twenty-second episode of Arrow’s fifth season, which should begin shooting in the next couple of days, will be “Missing.”
   Link:http://comicbook.com/2017/03/18/the-bruce-springsteen-songs-of-arrow/  
4. Ask Ausiello: Spoilers on Grey’s, Bones, Arrow, Grimm, Once, Bates Motel, Hawaii Five-0, Walking Dead and More (Date: 22 March 2017)
   Question: Have any scoop on Arrow‘s Olicity to tease? — Though Oliver has bigger fish to fry for the foreseeable future, Stephen Amell had this to say about Oliver’s take on Felicity’s recent secret-keeping: “Look, he does trust her, but that doesn’t mean he has to agree with her.” That distinction will be put to the test in Episode 19, which is officially titled “Dangerous Liaisons” but “you could almost call it ‘Team Arrow vs. Team Felicity,’” Amell shared. Felicity and her Helix hackers and Oliver’s associates “are both after the same objective, but after it in different ways. And that pushes us into a real exploration of why Oliver and Felicity have been behaving the way that they’ve been behaving this year.”
   Link:http://tvline.com/2017/03/22/bones-series-finale-447-mystery-spoilers-season-12/

GENERAL DC TV NEWS

1. DC’s Legends of Tomorrow Heads to “Aruba” For Season Finale Synopsis (Date: 17 March 2017)
   The episode airs on April 4th, 2017. SEASON FINALE — As the Legends are about to take off for their next destination, a massive timequake rocks the ship. In order to try and fix what has happened, they are forced to break the one cardinal rule of time travel. But if they are able to destroy the spear, they will face the ultimate consequence.
   Link:http://comicbook.com/2017/03/18/legends-of-tomorrow-season-2-finale-synopsis-aruba/  
2. PALEYFEST: ARROW, FLASH, SUPERGIRL AND LEGENDS OF TOMORROW PANEL (Date: 18 March 2017)
   Cast and executive producers from all four of The CW’s DC Comics-based “Arrowverse” series — “Arrow,” “The Flash,” “Supergirl” and “DC’s Legends of Tomorrow” — united Saturday afternoon as part of the annual PaleyFest at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, for a panel discussion moderated by Kevin Smith and Q&A with fans.
   Link:http://www.cbr.com/arrow-flash-supergirl-legends-of-tomorrow-panel-paleyfest/   
3. THE FLASH Season 4 Won’t Feature Yet Another Speedster As The Show’s Big Bad (Date: 19 March 2017)
   “Next season we’re not going to have a speedster,” executive producer Andrew Kreisberg revealed when he was asked if yet another of those will be battling Barry when the show’s fourth season airs.
   Link:https://www.comicbookmovie.com/tv/dc/the_flash/the-flash-season-4-wont-feature-yet-another-speedster-as-the-shows-big-bad-a149732  
4. FLASH’S TOM CAVANAGH DIRECTING TIME TRAVEL EPISODE (Date: 21 March 2017)
   Tom Cavanagh has played three different main characters over the last three seasons of “The Flash,” and now he’s set to take on another new role as director. Cavanagh is officially directing episode 19 of this season, which is titled “The Once and Future Flash.” He previously directed three episodes of the hit comedy “Ed” back in the early 2000s.
   Link:http://www.cbr.com/flash-tom-cavanagh-directing/  
5. ‘Supergirl’: Katie McGrath Promoted To Series Regular For Season 3 (Date: 22 March 2017)
   Lena Luthor will be sticking around. Katie McGrath, who has recurred on Supergirl this season, has been made a regular for the upcoming Season 3, which was recently picked up by the CW. McGrath plays vixen Lena Luthor, the baby sister of Lex Luthor, who came to National City to get out from under the shadow of her notorious brother.
   Link:http://www.cbr.com/supergirl-lena-luthor-series-regular/  
6. LEGENDS OF TOMORROW’S LEGION OF DOOM HEADQUARTERS LOOKS MIGHTY FAMILIAR (Date: 22 March 2017)
   Meanwhile, at the Hall of Doom, “Legends of Tomorrow’s” Legion of Doom has used the Spear of Destiny to create their own reality — and that reality includes a big nod to the 1973 “Super Friends” cartoon from Hanna Barbera. On his Twitter, executive producer Marc Guggenheim unveiled the establishing shot for “Doomworld,” the penultimate episode of Season 2. The photo shows a structure not unlike STAR Labs; however, the building has a rounder shape with concave windows, making it look almost like a helmet… much like the Hall of Doom from “Super Friends.”
   Link:http://www.cbr.com/legends-of-tomorrow-legion-of-doom-headquarters/  
7. THE FLASH: New Stills From Season 3 Episode 18: “Abra Kadabra;” Plus SUPERGIRL “Duet” Soundtrack Released (Date: 22 March 2017)
   After last night’s musical spectacular, WatchTower Music, in collaboration with DC Entertainment, has released an official soundtrack album featuring music from the awesome two-part crossover between The CW’s two highest-rated programs: The Flash & Supergirl. All six tracks from “Duet” have been included along with a special guitar version of Grant Gustin’s “Runnin’ Home to You.”
   Link:https://www.comicbookmovie.com/tv/dc/the_flash/the-flash-new-stills-from-season-3-episode-18-abra-kadabra-plus-supergirl-duet-soundtrack-released-a149812  
8. FELICITY SMOAK IS A SUPERHERO IN NEW LEGENDS CONCEPT ART (Date: 23 March 2017)
   Executive producer Marc Guggenheim shared concept art of Felicity wearing a black mask and a purple cape. The twitter post did not say which character Emily Bett Rickards will be playing, but it did confirm she will be appearing in the upcoming “Legends of Tomorrow” episode “Doomworld.”
   Link:http://www.cbr.com/felicity-smoak-is-a-superhero-in-new-legends-concept-art/  

FEEDBACK

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Starling Tribune shared Entertainment Weekly’s post.March 18 at 7:18pm ·
            No speed villain for Flash next season? Yes, please!

Steven Carl Wait what? Why would they choose a villain without super speed?
            Starling Tribune Because they’ve done that each season. Remember, not every   viewer is a comic fan, so they have to mix things up to keep viewers.
            Steven Carl I was being silly. You can’t have effectively the same bad guy each season. New metas for the BBG .

Haley Malle What madness is this?!

NEXT EPISODE

Promo for Next Week’s: Episode – “Disbanded” (Date: 23 March 2017)
Article:http://www.cbr.com/arrow-disbanded-promo/  

Episode:   “Disbanded” [Season 5 Episode 18]

Air Date:        Wednesday, March 29, 2017

Summary:      Diggle and Felicity are shocked by Oliver’s decision to ask the Bratva for help in taking down Prometheus

Director:         JJ Makaro

Writer:           Rebecca Bellotto

IMDB:   http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5607516/?ref_=tt_ep_nx

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Starling Tribune – Season 5 Edition – Checkmate (A CW Network Arrow Television Show Fan Podcast) #144

The Official Arrow Podcast of the Gonna Geek Network

Episode:            “Checkmate” [Season 5 Episode 16]

Air Date:           Wednesday, March 15, 2017

Director:           Ken Shane

            http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0788048/?ref_=tt_ov_dr

            1x Arrow | 54x Arrow (first Assistant Director)

Writers: Beth Schwartz

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

21x Arrow | 2x Legends | Co-executive Producer – Arrow

Sarah Tarkoff

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

4x Arrow | 6x Vixen

Promo: https://www.comicbookmovie.com/tv/dc/arrow/arrow-oliver-seeks-the-truth-in-this-new-extended-promo-for-season-5-a149330   

Weekly Ratings

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

Arrow

01 Legacy 5-Oct-16 1.89

02 The Recruits 12-Oct-16 1.94

03 A Matter Of Trust 19-Oct-16 1.79

04 Penance 26-Oct-16 1.87

05 Human Target 2-Nov-16 1.61

06 So It Begins 9-Nov-16 1.95

07 Vigilante 16-Nov-16 1.86

08 Invasion 30-Nov-16 3.55

09 What We Leave Behind 7-Dec-16 1.94

10 Who Are You 25-Jan-17 1.68

11 Second Chances 1-Feb-17 1.91

12 Bratva 8-Feb-17 1.61

13 Spectre Of The Gun 15-Feb-17 1.66

14 The Sin-Eater 22-Feb-17 1.54

15 Fighting Fire with Fire 1-Mar-17 1.60

16 Checkmate 15-Mar-17 1.53

17 Kapot 22-Mar-17

18 Disbanded 29-Mar-17

19 Dangerous Liaisons TBD

20 Underneath TBD

21 Honor Thy Fathers TBD

Legends Of Tomorrow

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

01 Out Of Time 13-Oct-2016 3.01

02 Justice Society of America 20-Oct-2016 2.83

03 Shogun 27-Oct-2016 2.71

04 Abominations 3-Nov-2016 1.75

05 Compromised 10-Nov-2016 1.77

06 Outlaw Country 17-Nov-2016 1.85

07 Invasion 1-Dec-2016 3.39

08 The Chicago Way 8-Dec-2016 2.00

09 Raiders Of The Lost Art 24-Jan-2016 1.74

10 The Legion Of Doom 31-Jan-2017 1.78

11 Turncoat 7-Feb-17 1.89

12 Camelot/3000 21-Feb-17 1.64

13 Land Of The Lost 7-Mar-17 1.54

14 Moonshoot 14-Mar-17 1.34

15 Fellowship of the Spear 21-Mar-17

16 Doomworld 28-Mar-17

17 Aruba 4-Apr-17

Supergirl

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

01 The Adventures of Supergirl 10-Oct-16 3.06

02 The Last Children of Krypton 17-Oct-16 2.66

03 Welcome to Earth 24-Oct-16 2.65

04 Survivors 31-Oct-16 2.22

05 Crossfire 7-Nov-16 2.47

06 Changing 14-Nov-16 2.35

07 The Darkest Place 21-Nov-16 2.61

08 Medusa 28-Nov-16 3.53

09 Supergirl Lives 23-Jan-17 2.65

10 We Can Be Heroes 30-Jan-17 2.35

11 The Martian Chronicles 6-Feb-17 2.4

12 Luthors 13-Feb-17 2.52

13 Mr. & Mrs. Mxyzptlk 20-Feb-17 2.24

14 Homecoming 27-Feb-17 2.17

15 Exodus 6-Mar-17 2.16

16 Star-Crossed 20-Mar-17 TBD

17 Distant Sun 27-Mar-17 TBD

18 Ace Reporter TBD

THE FLASH

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

01 Flashpoint 4-Oct-16 3.17

02 Paradox 11-Oct-16 2.80

03 Magenta 18-Oct-16 2.67

04 The New Rogues 25-Oct-16 2.80

05 Monster 1-Nov-16 2.77

06 Shade 15-Nov-16 3.01

07 Killer Frost 22-Nov-16 2.95

08 Invasion! 29-Nov-16 4.15

09 The Present 6-Dec-16 3.14

10 Borrowing Problems From The Future 24-Jan-17 2.68

11 Dead Or Alive 31-Jan-17 3.06

12 Untouchable 7-Feb-17 2.94

13 Attack on Gorilla City 21-Feb-17 2.78

14 Attack On Central City 28-Feb-17 2.87

15 The Wrath of Savitar 7-Mar-17 2.52

16 Into The Speed Force 14-Mar-17 2.39

17 Duet 21-Mar-17 TBD

18 Abra Kadabra 28-Mar-17 TBD

19 The Once And Future Flash TBD

Part 1: The Plot, Themes and Characters

• What was the overall theme for this episode / What was the link to the ep. name
  • Prometheus has Ollie right where he wants him
    • Kill me, kill Susan
    • Arrest me, Ollie comes home in pieces
    • Don’t do your job,
• Fight scenes & Stunts: Share your thoughts
  • Ollie at Talia’s monastery
    • Takes out students with ease
  • Ollie against Gregor
    • Lots of guns
    • Cool slide on the ice
  • Ollie vs Prometheus
    • Brutal hand-to-hand
• Flashbacks: Share your thoughts
  • Ollie and Anatoly go after Gregor
    • Ollie becomes the Hood; Anatoly – why you playing Robin Hood?
    • Anatoly – you are who you are, you don’t need to name it; what are you doing with your voice? The woman who taught you this will be the source of your pain (nice foreshadowing)
    • After “Bratva,” no tension because we know what happens
• Ollie:  
  • Somehow finds Talia; why he didn’t figure out she was an al Ghul when he realized the door to her monetary said “demon” probably means he’s not thinking clearly
  • Business with Talia was finished 5 years ago; surprised at who she really is; upset she’s helping Prometheus because he killed her father
  • Prometheus says he’s “impotent” because Ollie can’t stop him
  • Throws tantrum in Arrowcave; does the whole “is having people in my life a weakness?” bit
  • Prometheus, after listing who has died because of Ollie, tells him that he is likely one more loss away from being completely broken
  • Like a good Skyrim adventurer, takes an arrow to the knee; shot by Talia
  • Taken prisoner by Prometheus and Talia – “make sure he suffers”
  • Finally realizes having friends is a strength
  • Mentions son
• Diggle
  • Gives Ollie a supportive speech – again – “Caring about people makes you human”
  • Brings Prometheus’s wife to building
• Thea
  • Walkabout
• Felicity
  • Helix has her hack a US drone – quid pro quo
  • Gets Curtis to help her with the hack
  • Ollie tells her that keeping secrets isn’t a good thing to do
  • Goes back to Helix to find Ollie, tells them she’ll do anything
  • Why didn’t she activate Ollie’s tracker in his suit?
• Quentin Lance
  • Support
• Curtis / Mr. Terrific
  • Upset Felicity tricked him to hack drone
  • Uses T-spheres – how does he control them?
• Rene / Wild Dog
  • Threatens Chase, which is a felony
  • How did he survive explosion in building?
• Dinah Drake / Black Canary
  • How did she survive the explosion in building?
  • Why couldn’t she use her cry to escape room?
• Artemis
  • Traitor – where is she?
• Rory / Ragman
  • Walkabout
• D.A. Adrian Chase / Prometheus
  • Adrian Chase is an alias – we called it! Real name – Simon Morrison
  • Mother left – she changed her name too
  • 10 steps ahead – knows what Ollie will do; knows Ollie can’t do anything to stop him
  • Smug and deliciously devious
  • When to Talia 2 years ago; had already done his homework on Ollie
  • Talia helped him because Ollie killed her father (Talia finally reveals she’s Ra’s al Ghul’s daughter)
  • Kills wife (called it when she showed up); “Adrian Chase” blames Green Arrow
  • Stabs Pike because Ollie gave him fileWants to help Ollie learn who he really is
  • What we know:
    • Claybourne’s son; knows about The List; has moves Ollie learned from Talia; learned about Flash & co and multiple universes
• Susan Williams
  • Rescued
• Bratva
  • Ollie killed Gregor
• Who is Vigilante?
  • Known facts: Has own definition of justice; thinks Green Arrow doesn’t go far enough; changes source of ammo every week; has high-tech gear; moves fast; lost fight to Prometheus
  • Michelle’s List O’Suspects: (I’m keeping this active until the mask comes off)
    • Tommy Merlyn
    • Helena Bertinelli
    • Isabel Rochev
    • Mckenna Hall
    • Some guy from the Bratva
    • Some new character
• Lingering Questions / Issues
  • Where does Ollie live?
    • Bertinelli mention – 4 times

ARROW NEWS:

1. CODY RHODES RETURNING TO ARROW AS DEREK SAMPSON (Date: 10 March 2017)
   Cody Runnels, AKA wrestling star Cody Rhodes — who once tussled against Stephen Amell in the ring at WWE SummerSlam when he was wrestling under the name Stardust — is returning to Arrow as the villainous Derek Sampson. Rhodes was introduced as Sampson back in Season 5’s third episode, “A Matter of Trust.” Rhodes will be back in episode 521, which will debut near the end of the season in late April or early May.
   Link:http://www.ign.com/articles/2017/03/10/cody-rhodes-returning-to-arrow-as-derek-sampson
2. Spoiler Room: Scoop on This Is Us, Legends of Tomorrow, Vampire Diaries, more (Date: 10 March 2017)
   Is Talia going to appear in present-day Star City on Arrow? —
   Yes, and soon! “We will see her in the present day,” EP Marc Guggenheim teases. “What she wants from Oliver in the past is very different from what she wants from him in the present.” And yes, Guggenheim did confirm that Oliver has very purposefully never heard her last name. “Oliver couldn’t have heard it, because if he had, when Ra’s talked about his daughter he’d be like, ‘Yeah, the other daughter, I met her back in Russia,’” the EP says. “We were very cognizant not to retcon anything. So yes, she is Talia al Ghul, but Oliver obviously doesn’t know that.”
   Link:http://ew.com/tv/2017/03/10/spoiler-room-this-is-us-legends-tomorrow-vampire-diaries/  
3. Arrow’s Colton Haynes Got Engaged, With Help From Cher (Date: 12 March 2017)
   Former Arrow and Teen Wolf star, Colton Haynes, and Jeff Leatham, who manages the floral designs at the Four Seasons Hotel in Beverly Hills, got engaged. The happy couple have been vacationing in Los Cabos, Mexico, and, Leatham made it extra special by proposing to Haynes on the beach at Las Ventanas al Paraiso. “I SAID YES!!!,” Haynes wrote on Instragram, including an image of the two kissing while celebratory fireworks exploded behind them.Leatham used his celebrity connections to get Cher — the 70-year-old singer, actress, and gay icon — to send a special message to his boyfriend.

GENERAL DC TV NEWS

1. Who Can Save Iris on ‘The Flash’? Candice Patton Has the BEST Answer (Date: 15 March 2017)
   Ever since Barry (Grant Gustin) slipped through time and saw god of speed Savitar slaughtering his true love, Iris (Candice Patton), The Flash has been all about changing the future to save her life. Honestly, it’s starting to look a little bleak…especially since the producers haven’t even clued Patton into what lies ahead for her character! “No, they didn’t tell me,” she confesses with a laugh. “I have no idea and it’s a little alarming. I think I know, but you never really know. I am just in the dark as the audience so it will be really interesting to see if Team Flash can pull it off. I’m hoping they can, because I need a job.”
   

Link:https://www.tvinsider.com/137598/iris-the-flash-candice-patton-interview/  

2. First Look At Captain Cold’s Return To Legends Of Tomorrow Is Kind Of Heartwrenching (Date: 15 March 2017)
   Wentworth Miller’s Leonard Snart has become one of the Arrow-verse’s most unexpectedly popular characters since his initial introduction on The Flash. He’s popped up here and there over the course of the last season in hallucinations or flashbacks, but next week’s episode will see him finally return in earnest. As the latest trailer indicates, it is a suitably tragic moment for his former comrades, because he bemusedly looks ready for a deadly fight.
   Link:http://www.cinemablend.com/television/1635770/first-look-at-captain-colds-return-to-legends-of-tomorrow-is-kind-of-heartwrenching   
3. The Flash: Dozens of New Photos For Duet, the Supergirl Musical Crossover (Date: 15 March 2017)
   Most of the newly-released photos show several sequences and scenes inside the dream world that Kara Danvers (Melissa Benoist) and Barry Allen (Grant Gustin) are placed in by the Music Meister (fellow Glee alum Darren Criss). The new photos also provide a better look at many of the supporting characters inside the dream, including Iris West (Candice Patton), Cisco Ramon (Carlos Valdes) and Arrow and Legends star Malcolm Merlyn (John Barrowman).
   Link:http://comicbook.com/dc/2017/03/16/the-flash-duet-supergirl-musical-crossover-photos/  
4. Crossover: Behind-the-Scenes of Kara & Barry’s Tap Dancing Duet! (Date: 15 March 2017)
   The Flash’s Grant Gustin and Supergirl herself, Melissa Benoist will be joined by their fellow former Glee co-star Darren Criss (and many more of your CW superhero favorites!) in an unprecedented musical crossover event – and only ET’s cameras were allowed behind the scenes to capture all the perfectly pitched action.
   Link:http://www.etonline.com/tv/213023_the_flash_supergirl_musical_crossover_duet_set_visit_grant_gustin_melissa_benoist/  

ARROW CAST & CREW NEWS

1. Arrow Star Talks About Talia al Ghul’s Ulterior Motives (Date: 15 March 2017)
   At the top of the article is a video interview of Comicbook.com with Lexa Doig. Link:http://comicbook.com/2017/03/15/arrow-star-talks-about-talia-al-ghuls-ulterior-motives/   
2. Chris INTERVIEW: ARROW’S PROMETHEUS ON HIS VENDETTA AGAINST OLIVER QUEEN (Date: 15 March 2017)
   “Arrow” recently revealed the identity of this season’s major villain, Prometheus, to be none other than Adrian Chase, aka Star City’s district attorney. Throughout the season, Prometheus/Chase’s attacks kept intensifying and becoming more and more personal. In his determination to destroy Oliver, Prometheus went so far as to kidnap Green Arrow’s girlfriend, Susan, determined to make Oliver suffer as much as he has. Ahead of the next stage of Prometheus’ master plan, CBR spoke with actor Josh Segarra about what he feels makes his bad guy tick, and his plans for Oliver Queen and Team Arrow.
   Link:http://www.cbr.com/interview-arrow-prometheus-josh-segarra/  
3. Is Arrow’s Talia Al Ghul Good Or Evil? Here’s What The Actress Says (Date: 14 March 2017)
   Arrow got a whole lot more badass in the flashbacks in Season 5 thanks to the introduction of none other than Talia al Ghul, who is best known as the daughter of Ra’s al Ghul in DC Comics. Arrow’s version of Talia stands on her own, however, and she doesn’t seem beholden to her father in the slightest. Lexa Doig plays Talia in the flashbacks, and she has brought layers of ambiguity to the character that has led many viewers to wonder if Talia is good or evil deep down. Doig recently spoke to CinemaBlend about her role on Arrow.
   Link:http://www.cinemablend.com/television/1635520/is-arrows-talia-al-ghul-good-or-evil-heres-what-the-actress-saysARROW EP WENDY MERICLE ADDRESSES PROMETHEUS’ IDENTITY & MOTIVATIONS (Date: 01 March 2017)
   In the wake of this stunning reveal, executive producer Wendy Mericle spoke to CBR and other reporters about what’s in store for Team Arrow now that Prometheus’ identity is out in the open. She addressed why she and the other showrunners made Chase Prometheus instead of Vigilante, why those chose now to make this reveal, what drives Chase to torture Oliver Queen and more. Why make Chase Prometheus instead of Vigilante? “I think one of the reasons we did that was because everyone would be thinking, “Of course he’s Vigilante!” Adrian Chase is Vigilante in the comic books, as you pointed out, and we thought it would be a really fun sort of twist to do what we’ve always done on the show, which is to take the comic book mythology and turn it on its head and see what kind of story we could mine from a surprise like that. It was also just something different for this season. We wanted to change up how we introduced the big bad and change up when we did it and how we did it. Hopefully, we succeeded in that this year.” She also said that Prometheus is going to mess with Lance as well.
   Link:http://www.cbr.com/arrow-wendy-mericle-promtheus-reveal-adrian-chase-josh-segarra-susan-williams-interview/    

GREEN ARROW COMICS & TOY NEWS

1. Green Arrow #19 –   (Date: 15 March 2017)
   * REUNION – The Return of Roy Harper Finale!
   * Orphaned as an infant and raised on a Navajo reservation, the superhero Arsenal returns to his adopted home to defend it from a violent militia hired by…Queen Industries?! Oliver Queen’s company has been up to no good since his supposed death, but Green Arrow is on the scene to make things right. Unfortunately for Ollie, he’s the last person his former sidekick wants to see.
   * Written by Benjamin Percy | Pencils & Inks by Mirka Andolfo & Eleonora Carlini | Colored by Arif Prianto
   Link:https://www.comixology.com/Green-Arrow-2016-19/digital-comic/469635?ref=bGlzdC92aWV3L2Rlc2t0b3AvZ3JpZExpc3QvbGlzdDE2MDA3  
2. TV Series ArtFX+ Arrow Statue Images From Kotobukiya   (Date: 09 Mar 2016)
   Kotobukiya Japan has released official images for the upcoming 1/10 scale Arrow TV Series Arrow ArtFX+ statue. The statue is based on actor Stephen Amell as he appears currently on the CW super hero drama. You can have the statue posed with just the bow at Oliver Queen’s side or switch out the arms so that Oliver is holding his bow with an arrow in front of him in a more action like pose. A display base will also be included. Look for it to be released in August 2017.
   Link:http://toynewsi.com/news.php?itemid=28485     

FEEDBACK

CWrecap‏ @CWrecap   Adrian Chase and Crowley are twins right now as they are both 10 steps ahead #Supernatural #Arrow

The Starling Tribune‏ @CWrecap Also Savitar #TheFlash

CWrecap‏ @CWrecap @StarlingTribune True Triplets!

David Taylor‏ @DT2ComicsChat  John Diggle. Helmet. That will never not be funny.
The Starling Tribune‏ @DT2ComicsChat It’s a helmet with lights. So we can see his face. Because that makes sense.

David Taylor‏
@DT2ComicsChat @StarlingTribune So much sense, I’d sure want THAT fashion accessory.

Consultant BlackAdam‏ @Starsaber_222 The ascent stage of the LEM had separate fuel tanks. Unless they were damaged, they shouldn’t have any problems making orbit.

The Starling Tribune‏ @Starsaber_222 Yeah. The writers played loose with the science

Consultant BlackAdam‏ @Starsaber_222 @StarlingTribune Over/under on how long @StargatePioneer will spend nitpicking the #rocketScience in this week’s #LegendsofTomorrow? My guess is 10 minutes when you do the episode about it.

The Starling Tribune‏
@Starsaber_222 @StargatePioneer I’m guessing 5 minutes. He’ll want to get right to it

NEXT EPISODE

Promo for Next Week’s: Episode – “Kapiushon” (Date: 15 March 2017)
Article:https://www.comicbookmovie.com/tv/dc/arrow/arrow-season-5-episode-17-promo-kapiushon-oliver-queen-is-promtheus-prisoner-a149656

Episode:   “Kapiushon” [Season 5 Episode 17] Капюшон Kapyushon

Air Date:        Wednesday, March 22, 2017

Summary:      Prometheus goes to extreme lengths to destroy Oliver. In flashbacks, Oliver’s violent tendencies come to a head in a confrontation with Anatoly.

Director:         Kevin Tancharoen

Writers:          Brian Ford Sullivan and Emilio Ortega Aldrich

IMDB:   http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5607512/?ref_=ttep_ep17

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Starling Tribune – Season 5.5 Edition – Legends Of Tomorrow Abominations (A CW Network Arrow Television Show Fan Podcast) #143

The Official Arrow Podcast of the Gonna Geek Network

Episode:            “Abominations” [Season 2 Episode 4]

Air Date:           Thursday, November 3, 2016

Director:           Michael Allowitz

            http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0021592/?ref_=tt_ov_dr

            1x Supergirl | 1x Legends of Tomorrow | 11x Vampire Diaries | 1x Flash | 3x The Originals

Writers: Marc Guggenheim

            http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0973233/?ref_=ttfc_fc_wr5

12x Arrow | 8x Legends | Executive Producer Arrow, Legends, Vixen

Ray Utarnachitt

            http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1234711/?ref_=ttfc_fc_wr6

6x Legends | 1x Flash | 4x Tomorrow People | 2x Person of Interest

Promo: https://www.comicbookmovie.com/tv/dc/legends_of_tomorrow/new-extended-promo-for-legends-of-tomorrow-season-2-a146358

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

Arrow

01 Legacy 5-Oct-16 1.89

02 The Recruits 12-Oct-16 1.94

03 A Matter Of Trust 19-Oct-16 1.79

04 Penance 26-Oct-16 1.87

05 Human Target 2-Nov-16 1.61

06 So It Begins 9-Nov-16 1.95

07 Vigilante 16-Nov-16 1.86

08 Invasion 30-Nov-16 3.55

09 What We Leave Behind 7-Dec-16 1.94

10 Who Are You 25-Jan-17 1.68

11 Second Chances 1-Feb-17 1.91

12 Bratva 8-Feb-17 1.61

13 Spectre Of The Gun 15-Feb-17 1.66

14 The Sin-Eater 22-Feb-17 1.54

15 Fighting Fire with Fire 1-Mar-17

16 Checkmate TBD

17 Kapot TBD

Legends Of Tomorrow

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

01 Out Of Time 13-Oct-2016 3.01

02 Justice Society of America 20-Oct-2016 2.83

03 Shogun 27-Oct-2016 2.71

04 Abominations 3-Nov-2016 1.75

05 Compromised 10-Nov-2016 1.77

06 Outlaw Country 17-Nov-2016 1.85

07 Invasion 1-Dec-2016 3.39

08 The Chicago Way 8-Dec-2016 2.00

09 Raiders Of The Lost Art 24-Jan-2016 1.74

10 The Legion Of Doom 31-Jan-2017 1.78

11 Turncoat 7-Feb-17 1.89

12 Camelot/3000 21-Feb-17 1.64

Supergirl

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

01 The Adventures of Supergirl 10-Oct-16 3.06

02 The Last Children of Krypton 17-Oct-16 2.66

03 Welcome to Earth 24-Oct-16 2.65

04 Survivors 31-Oct-16 2.22

05 Crossfire 7-Nov-16 2.47

06 Changing 14-Nov-16 2.35

07 The Darkest Place 21-Nov-16 2.61

08 Medusa 28-Nov-16 3.53

09 Supergirl Lives 23-Jan-17 2.65

10 We Can Be Heroes 30-Jan-17 2.35

11 The Martian Chronicles 6-Feb-17 2.4

12 Luthors 13-Feb-17 2.52

13 Mr. & Mrs. Mxyzptlk 20-Feb-17 2.24

THE FLASH

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

01 Flashpoint 4-Oct-16 3.17

02 Paradox 11-Oct-16 2.80

03 Magenta 18-Oct-16 2.67

04 The New Rogues 25-Oct-16 2.80

05 Monster 1-Nov-16 2.77

06 Shade 15-Nov-16 3.01

07 Killer Frost 22-Nov-16 2.95

08 Invasion! 29-Nov-16 4.15

09 The Present 6-Dec-16 3.14

10 Borrowing Problems From The Future 24-Jan-17 2.68

11 Dead Or Alive 31-Jan-17 3.06

12 Untouchable 7-Feb-17 2.94

13 Attack on Gorilla City 21-Feb-17 2.78

• What was the overall theme for this episode / What was the link to the ep. name
  • Abominations
    • The zombies
    • Slavery
  • Fight scenes & Stunts: Share your thoughts
    • First fight against zombie
      • Stein afraid
      • Rory bit
    • Union soldiers don’t have enough bullets
      • Sara’s plan: Nate lures zombies to pile of dynamite; blow up zombies; Nate steels out
    • Zombies attack plantation
      • Collins refuses to give Jax a gun; gets eaten
      • Jax tosses lantern, burning zombies
    • Time Travel: Share your thoughts
      • Time pirate steel TX-90 bioweapon
        • Lands; spreads disease; turns on temporal beacon
      • Legends answer time beacon
        • 1863 Mississippi – US Civil War
        • Have to stop zombies from giving the Confederates a victory in the war
        • Ulysses S. Grant – General of Union Army
        • 31st Pennsylvania Infantry (real regiment)
        • Battle of Champion Hill – The May 16, 1863 Battle of Champion Hill was the largest, bloodiest, and most significant action of Grant’s Vicksburg Campaign. 32,000 advancing Union soldiers met 23,000 Confederates in a fierce struggle for a vital crossroads roughly halfway between Vicksburg and Jackson, Mississippi. (http://www.civilwar.org/battlefields/champion-hill.html?referrer=https://www.google.com/)
        • Black dispatches – accurate

• Sara Lance / White Canary  
  • Getting used to being Captain
  • Throwing knives help her think
  • Convinces Grant she and Nate are not spies
  • Comes up with plan to beat zombies
  • Grant tells her that if you believe in your mission, then don’t regret making the tough decisions
• Ray Palmer / The Atom
  • Benched; no suit
  • Packs lunch for everyone; does a running commentary
  • Comes up with cure for zombies
  • First try didn’t work; figures out needs to put cure in a fire extinguisher
• Mick Rory / Heat Wave
  • Bit by zombie; turned
  • Gives Ray Snart’s cold gun; says Snart was the best outsider he knew; he’s looking for a partner
• Martin Stein / Firestorm
  • He and Jax are keeping future Barry’s message secret
  • Has an irrational fear of zombies
  • Has to overcome fear to cure Rory
• Jefferson Jackson / Firestorm
  • Tells Stein that he can handle being part of mission because he’s been black all his life
  • Tells Amaya that they can’t stop beating so they don’t mess with history
  • Agrees to take over mission by Henry Scott, who is to get plans of Confederate troop movement
  • Blows cover
  • Frees slaves
  • Tells Collins to give him a gun; Collins doesn’t; Jax watches Collins get eaten by a zombie
• Nate Heywood / Steel
  • Tells Sara that because of time period, he has to do the talking
  • Cover – Colonel Sanders, 31st Pennsylvania Infantry (real regiment)
  • Able to control power better
• Amaya Jiwe / Vixen
  • Not used to being part of a team that can change time with their actions
  • Slave woman recognizes her amulet because her mother was born in Zambezi / Zambesi
• Rip Hunter
  • MIA
• Gideon
  • Maker of period clothing
• Justice Society of America (JSA)
  • Rex Tyler/Hourman –
  • Obsidian –
  • Commander Steel –
  • Mid-Nite –
  • Stargirl –
• Legion of Doom
  • Damien Darhk
  • Eobard Thawne / Reverse-Flash

• • Malcolm Merlyn

ARROW NEWS

1. Spoiler Room: Scoop on Once Upon a Time, Arrow, Supergirl, and more  (Date: 03 March 2017)
   If Chase is Prometheus, then who is under that Vigilante mask on Arrow? —
   Alas, we won’t find out soon. “We know the answer to that,” executive producer Marc Guggenheim says. “You probably will not get the answer to that in season 5.”
   Link:http://ew.com/tv/2017/03/03/spoiler-room-once-upon-time-arrow-supergirl/       
2. Dolph Lundgren returning to Arrow and The Expendables franchise (Date: 07 March 2017)
   Soon you’ll be able to see a whole lot more of the Rocky IV action star, who tells EW that he has plans to return to both Arrow — on which he plays the villainous Konstantin Kovar — and The Expendables movie series. “I’m going back at the end of the season,” says Lundgren of Arrow. “I’m doing three more [episodes], trying to work it in somehow.” He adds, “I have a lot of fun, because my character talks quite a bit, which is nice, and he’s kind of comedic.”
   Link:http://ew.com/tv/2017/03/07/dolph-lundgren-arrow-expendables/   
3. ARROW: Oliver Queen Suits Up For The First Time In Photos From The Next Episode (Date: 08 March 2017)
   [This isn’t the next episode; this is for the March 22 episode] Prometheus’ secret identity has finally been revealed (or so it seems), so these images from the episode of Arrow – titled “Kapiushon” – put the focus on Oliver Queen’s time spent in Russia. With that comes the return of Dolph Lundgren, hence why the former playboy has decided to suit up here. This isn’t the first time we’ve seen “The Hood” in flashbacks, but it is the closest Oliver has come to being the Green Arrow in the show’s flashbacks. From here, it seems as if we should now expect to see his journey back to Star City begin as it looks like the vigilante is going to take the gangster down.
   Link:https://www.comicbookmovie.com/tv/dc/arrow/arrow-oliver-queen-suits-up-for-the-first-time-in-photos-from-the-a149494  

GENERAL DC TV NEWS

1. Supergirl: Teri Hatcher, Darren Criss Come to National City in “Star-Crossed” Synopsis (Date: 02 March 2017)
   The CW has released a synopsis for the upcoming sixteenth episode of Supergirl’s second season, titled ‘Star-Crossed,’ which will air on March 20th. The episode will serve as the opening chapter in the musical crossover between Supergirl and The Flash. A new villain (guest star Teri Hatcher) comes to National City, putting Supergirl (Melissa Benoist) on high alert. Meanwhile, Winn’s (Jeremy Jordan) girlfriend, Lyra (guest star Tamzin Merchant), gets Winn in trouble with the law. Maggie (guest star Floriana Lima) attempts to help Winn but old loyalties get in the way. The Music Meister (Darren Criss) attacks Supergirl.
   Link:http://comicbook.com/2017/03/03/supergirl-star-crossed-teri-hatcher-darren-criss-musical-crossov/
2. THE FLASH/SUPERGIRL MUSICAL CROSSOVER SYNOPSIS SETS UP A DANCING DREAMWORLD (Date: 03 March 2017)
   The first part of the musical crossover will take place on March 20, in the “Supergirl” episode titled “Star-Crossed.” The musical will continue on “The Flash” during “Duet,” which will air on March 21: DARREN CRISS (“GLEE”) GUEST STARS AS THE MUSIC MEISTER IN THE FLASH AND SUPERGIRL MUSICAL CROSSOVER – Barry (Grant Gustin) and team are surprised when Mon-El (guest star Chris Wood) and Hank Henshaw (guest star David Harewood) arrive on their Earth carrying a comatose Supergirl (guest star Melissa Benoist) who was whammied by the Music Meister (guest star Darren Criss). Unable to wake her up, they turn to Team Flash to save her. However, the Music Meister surprises The Flash and puts him in a similar coma, one that Team Flash can’t cure. Kara and Barry wake up without their powers in an alternate reality where life is like a musical and the only way to escape is by following the script, complete with singing and dancing, to the end. Dermott Downs directed the episode with story by Greg Berlanti & Andrew Kreisberg and teleplay by Aaron Helbing & Todd Helbing. Original airdate 3/21/2017.
   Link:http://www.cbr.com/the-flashsupergirl-musical-crossover-synopsis-sets-up-a-dancing-dreamworld/    
3. See Darren Criss as Music Meister in The Flash-Supergirl musical crossover first look (Date: 07 March 2017)
   During the upcoming Flash–Supergirl musical crossover, Darren Criss makes his debut as the DC Comics villain who causes his victims to break out into song — and EW has the first look.
   Link:http://ew.com/tv/2017/03/07/flash-supergirl-musical-crossover-darren-criss-photos/     
4. ABRA KADABRA Summoned for CW’s THE FLASH (Date: 06 March 2017)
   Actor David Dastmalchian has been cast as the villainous Abra Kadabra for the current season of the CW’s The Flash. In comic books, Abra Kadabra is a time-traveling villain and sometimes Rogue who uses his future technology to simulate magic powers in pursuit of criminal gain. As for Dastmalchian, the actor is a comic book TV and movie veteran, having appeared on Gotham, and in the films Ant-Man and The Dark Knight.
   Link:http://www.newsarama.com/33467-abra-kadabra-cast-for-flash.htmlNeil Kevin Smith Returning to Supergirl For Another Season 2 Episode (Date: 18 Jan 2017)
   Smith told ComicBook.com that he will return for a second episode this season — the as-yet-untitled seventeenth episode of the season. Smith said that midway through the episode “Supergirl Lives”, producers started feeling out his schedule. Ultimately, they offered him episode 17, which he described as “sweet,” saying that it was nice that producers liked the job he was doing enough to bring him back within the season.
   Link:http://comicbook.com/2017/01/18/kevin-smith-returning-to-supergirl-for-another-season-2-episode/?utm_source=Comicbook.com&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=170118_180220_Comicbook.com%20Daily%20Newsletter&utm_content=Link      

NEXT EPISODE

Promo for Next Week’s: Episode – “Checkmate” (Date: 02 March 2017)
Article:https://www.comicbookmovie.com/tv/dc/arrow/arrow-oliver-seeks-the-truth-in-this-new-extended-promo-for-season-5-a149330  

Episode:   “Checkmate” [Season 5 Episode 16]

Air Date:        Wednesday, March 15, 2017

Summary:      OLIVER SEEKS THE TRUTH – Oliver (Stephen Amell) gets closer to the truth about Prometheus. Meanwhile, Helix refuses to continue helping Felicity (Emily Bett Rickards) until she does a favor for them.

Director:         Ken Shane

Writers:          Beth Schwartz and Sarah Tarkoff

IMDB:   http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5607510/?ref_=tt_eps_cu_n  

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