Starling Tribune – Season 5.5 Edition – Legends Of Tomorrow Shogun (A CW Network Arrow Television Show Fan Podcast) #136

The Official Arrow Podcast of the Gonna Geek Network

Episode:            “Shogun” [Season 2  Episode 3]

Air Date:           Thursday, October 27, 2016

Director:      Kevin Tancharoen

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

                   8x Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D | 1x Legends | 1x Arrow | 2x The Flash | 1x Supergirl

Writers:       Phil Klemmer

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0459237/?ref_=ttfc_fc_wr5

7x Legends | 3x Forever | 12x Chuck

Grainne Godfree

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

6x Legends | 6x The Flash | 1x Arrow (teleplay)

Weekly Ratings

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

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

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

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

11 Second Chances TBD

12 Bratva TBD

13 Spectre Of The Gun TBD

14 The Sin-Easter TBD

• What was the overall theme for this episode / What was the link to the ep. name
  • Land in feudal Japan
  • Shogun is a hereditary commander-in-chief
• Fight scenes & Stunts: Share your thoughts
  • Shogun in Ray’s suit
    • Sara in sword fight w/2nd in command; Vixen helps
    • Shogun figures out how to work suit, have to flee
  • End fight
    • Sara and Vixen protect village
      • Sara takes out several men with just 2 swords
      • Vixen joins fight  – swords
      • Mick finally joins – in ninja outfit
      • Sara v. 2nd again – one pass – similiar to Seven
      • Samurai – but she uses a knife
    • Mick solo in forest – fights ninjas
    • Ray fights Shogun – sword v. Atom armor
      • Does some damage
      • Masako tries to fight
      • Finally Nate shows up
• Time Travel: Share your thoughts
  • Ray can follow you if you fall out of the Waverider
  • Sara tells Vixen that because they are up against another time traveler, they can’t just go back in time and save Rex
  • Team decides to protect village from Shogun
    • Masako doesn’t marry Shogun – he’s noted for killing wives
    • Nate interferes; Shogun won’t marry her because he’s an “asshat”
    • Nate says they can’t leave because of Shogun and Ray agrees because Shogun has his suit
    • Nate shares words from Master Yoda
    • Isn’t preventing the marriage changing history?
      • Or did they save it because Katana (Tatsu Yamashiro) married Maseo Yamashiro?
• Sara Lance / White Canary  
  • Coming into own as leader
  • Understands why Vixen attacked them
  • “I’m basically a ninja”
  • “League of Assassins, class of 09”
• Ray Palmer / The Atom
  • Tries to teach Nate how to use powers
  • Loses the suit — again
  • More about if he’s a hero w/o suit
  • Swallows magic babble pill to speak Japanese
  • Fights his way out of cell
  • Gets talk and armor from Ichiro; person is more important than the armor; armor dinged up, then did its job
  • Sacrifices suit to save day
• Mick Rory / Heat Wave
  • Excited to fight ninjas
  • Defends himself to Vixen; he’s risking his life for two morons because they would do the same for him
  • Finding Rex’s killer not his problem – look from Vixen – let’s kill the bastard
• Martin Stein / Firestorm
  • Has Gideon run a scan to double check Jax’s work
  • Encourages Jax to find room
  • Have to keep message a secret
• Jefferson Jackson / Firestorm
  • Discovers secret room on ship filled with weapons and message from future Barry
  • Fixes Waverider – Rip made sure he knew every inch of ship
• Nate Heywood / Steel
  • Nazi serum gives him powers
  • Decides to be Steel
  • Ray tries to teach him how to activate powers
  • Playing around crashes open Waverider, lands in Japan; speaks Japanese
  • White guy savior trope / falls for women getting married next day trope
  • Gets cocky; stands up to Shogun’s henchmen and gets stabbed
  • Finally performs when Masako is threatened
• Amaya Jiwe / Vixen
  • Rex’s final words leads her to stow away on Waverider
  • Takes down Stein, Ray, Sara, Jax; accuses Mick of killing Rex
  • Fights Mick, taken out by a steeled-out Nate
  • Not a fan of Mick
  • From village – totem one of 5 to protect people
  • Totem harnesses spirit of animals
  • Recruited by JSA
  • Gives Mick proof ninjas exists – says Mick acts like a meathead, but has heart of a man who can be a hero
• Rip Hunter
  • MIA
• Gideon
  • How come she didn’t tell team Vixen snuck on?
  • “We’re screwed”
  • Maker of clothes
  • “Captain Hunter always enjoyed this song” – Time is on my side
• Justice Society of America (JSA)
  • Rex Tyler/Hourman –
  • Obsidian –
  • Commander Steel –
  • Dr. Mid-Nite –
  • Stargirl –
• Legion of Doom
  • Damien Darhk
  • Eobard Thawne / Reverse-Flash
  • Malcolm Merlyn

CURRENT EPISODE DC EASTER EGGS & POP CULTURE REFERENCES

Season 02 Episode 03  “Shogun” (Date: 27 Oct 2016)
Article:http://comicbook.com/dc/2016/10/28/dcs-legends-of-tomorrow-easter-eggs-and-things-you-might-have-mi/

1. CITIZEN STEEL – In the comics, Nate Heywood has powers that up to this point had never been depicted onscreen. This time around, he got a version of the Steel powers — and, as in the comics, it comes from Nazis trying to take out the JSA who inadvertently provide him with abilities.
2. TO BE MARRIED TOMORROW – The idea that the beautiful girl he happens upon is set to be married tomorrow to the Shogun — loosely translated as “Royal Ugly Dude” — feels like the kind of thing that pops up from time to time in time-travel fiction…but Bill & Ted is the most obvious one for us.
3. LOST – “If I’ve learned one thing from Lost, it’s that you don’t go opening secret hatches.” This is one of a couple of not-so-subtle pop culture references this week. Typically those don’t make the “Easter eggs” lists, but we’re acknowledging more of them this year since last season we had lots of fans chiming in to let us know that we “missed” them in the comments. Obviously, that’s a reference to the long-running network drama LOST, one of the big mysteries of which revolved around a hatch into an underground chamber which, rather than providing the answers the characters hoped, only resulted in more questions.
4. 2056 – There are a few superheroes — notably The Flash and Green Lantern — who have spent time in the not-too-distant future quite a bit in their careers, but the year 2056 doesn’t come up specifically in the comics. Where it does come up is in Young Justice, the animated series in which Barry Allen’s grandson Bart (Impulse/Kid Flash/Flash) played a key role. In that version of the story, Bart comes from a future where The Reach has conquered Earth and travels back in time to join Young Justice, which in part could potentially help to alter that dark future.
5. MASTER YODA  – Of course, almost anyone would know that the reference to Ray Palmer’s “sensei” Yoda, who shared the wisdom “do or do not; there is no try,” is a nod to The Empire Strikes Back, in which the diminutive Jedi Master trained Luke Skywalker to harness the Force.
6. THE SOULTAKER – It’s established by the end of the episode that the young woman Nate wanted to help was pretty capable of defending herself under normal circumstances. She’s from the clan Yamashiro, which if you don’t recognize, you ought to. Not only did her descendant Tatsu Yamashiro and her husband Maseo recur throughout season 3 of Arrow, but Tatsu also appeared in this summer’s Suicide Squad movie in her costumed identity as Katana. That sword? It’s the Soultaker which, in the comics and in the Suicide Squad movie, absorbs the soul energy of the people killed with it.

ARROW NEWS

1. Marc Guggenheim reveals Ep 16 Title: Checkmate (Date: 19 Jan 2017)
   * The sixteenth episode of Arrow’s fifth season has gone into production, and  EP Marc Guggenheim has given some insight into what’s coming up with a peek at the episode’s title.
   * The episode is called “Checkmate,” which Guggenheim assures us that it does not refer to the spy agency formerly run by Maxwell Lord and Amanda Waller in the comics.
   Link:http://comicbook.com/2017/01/19/arrow-episode-16-title-revealed-by-executive-producer/  
2. ARROW SYNOPSIS TEASES PROPER INTRODUCTION FOR TALIA AL GHUL (Date: 14 Jan 2017)
   Titled “Second Chances,” the Feb. 1 episode will see Oliver Queen team up with Talia in flashbacks in an effort to defeat Russian government strongman Kovar. TALIA AL GHUL TAKES OLIVER UNDER HER WING — In his quest to take down Kovar, Oliver (Stephen Amell) gets help from a surprising source – Talia al Ghul (guest star Lexa Doig). However, when she reveals what she wants from him in exchange, Oliver isn’t sure he can accept her help.
   Link:http://www.cbr.com/arrow-synopsis-teases-proper-introduction-for-talia-al-ghul/    
3. Katrina Law On Whether ARROW Will Have A Nyssa And Talia Al Ghul Family Reunion (Date: 12 Jan 2017)
   Katrina Law’s Nyssa al Ghul has yet to make an appearance in season 5 of Arrow but her sister, Talia, is set to appear soon, played by Lexa Doig.  Does that mean Nyssa will be returning as well? Cinemablend recently caught up with Law to discuss her role in the Training Day TV adaptation from CBS but also asked about a possible Arrow guest spot. “There’s always talk. Whether or not those talks will ever come to fruition is another matter, but I would love to have a reunion with Talia. I just think having the two sisters either fight side by side together or fight with each other would be epic either way. And then if we could somehow do some sort of flashback with Ra’s al Ghul coming in as well… Let’s petition to make that happen.” But before you get your hopes up, Law cautioned that the shooting schedule for Training Day makes it difficult for her to get away to Vancouver, where Arrow films.
   Link:https://www.comicbookmovie.com/tv/dc/arrow/katrina-law-on-whether-arrow-will-have-a-nyssa-and-talia-al-ghul-a148121    
4. A New Female Vigilante Is Coming To Arrow (Date: 16 Jan 2017)
   Part of the synopsis for episode 11 states: “Meanwhile, Curtis (Echo Kellum), tells the team about a female vigilante, Tina Boland (Juliana Harkavy) he uncovered on-line who has been wreaking havoc all over the country.” Tina Boland… a vigilante with no code name. And the description of those who have seen her on the set is that she wears all black. Put that with the executive producer Wendy Mericle saying that Green Arrow needs Black Canary and the spoiler-ish trailer telling us that the Laurel Lance we’ve seen is the Earth-2 version… this is making people on-line question if Tina Boland will become the new Black Canary. Earth-1 Laurel asked Ollie to not let the Black Canary end with her. Only the Earth-2 Laurel solves the problem of the Canary Cry being natural, but having her go through a full redemption arc compared to bringing in a new character all together might make Tina the better choice. We know she ends up joining with Team Arrow against Prometheus… but will she do it in a familiar black outfit?
   Link:https://www.bleedingcool.com/2017/01/16/new-female-vigilante-coming-arrow/     
5. Arrow Will Have a Dolph Lundgren-Heavy Episode Set Mostly in the Russia Flashbacks This Season (Date: 17 Jan 2017)
   Action movie icon Dolph Lundgren will take center stage in an upcoming Arrow episode set almost entirely during the flashbacks later this season. Executive producer Marc Guggenheim told ComicBook.com that he and the writers were aware of the excitement fans have for both Lundgren and the Bratva flashbacks, as well as the additional social media attention on all things Russian just now, all of which makes the episode seem like a good way to fill in some backstory. “Russia is very much in the zeitgeist these days, and coming into the back half of the year, we’re doing a lot more with Russia,” Guggenheim told ComicBook.com. “We’re going to do a Russia-centric episode, a flashback-centric episode like we did in the first three years of the show. We’ll be doing that later on in the season and that will have Dolph Lundgren’s character, Konstantin Kovar, very much front and center.”
   Link:http://comicbook.com/2017/01/18/arrow-will-have-a-dolph-lundgren-heavy-episode-set-mostly-in-the/   
6. Arrow Season 5 Extended Trailer – ‘This Is Getting Good’ (Date: 18 Jan 2017)
   The CW has just debuted a new trailer ahead of next week’s new episode, and it focuses on the questions surrounding Laurel’s sudden reappearance. After Oliver sees her, he begins to wonder if what he’s seeing is real. The remaining issues surrounding Prometheus are still weighing heavy on Oliver and the team, and it sends him further into a state of disbelief. For anyone in that world, it’s a difficult time to understand what’s going on around you. In addition to the teasing of these complicated plot lines, the new trailer features a ton of action. In fact, we may be seeing some of the best action in the show’s five-year run.
   The trailer ends with Wild Dog saying what many fans are thinking following the intense footage, “This is getting good!”
   Link:http://comicbook.com/2017/01/18/arrow-season-5-extended-trailer-this-is-getting-good/
7. Arrow Episode 16 Title Revealed By Executive Producer (Date: 19 Jan 2017)
   The episode is called “Checkmate,” which Guggenheim assures does not refer to the spy agency formerly run by Maxwell Lord and Amanda Waller in the comics. Beth Schwartz and Sarah Tarkoff wrote the episode, which will be the directorial debut of Ken Shane, a veteran second unit director and assistant director who has not only worked on Arrow for years but also worked on Alien 3 and Tim Burton’s Batman.
   Link:http://comicbook.com/2017/01/19/arrow-episode-16-title-revealed-by-executive-producer/  
8. Title  (Date: xx month year)
   Summary
   Link:http://comicbook.com/2017/01/19/arrow-episode-16-title-revealed-by-executive-producer/    

GENERAL DC TV NEWS

1. KEVIN SMITH TEASES NEW ALIEN SPECIES IN SUPERGIRL (Date: 17 Jan 2017)
   A photo was posted to Smith’s Instagram page and shows him sandwiched in-between two menacing looking aliens. Those aliens, you might remember, were teased in the “Supergirl Lives” extended trailer that the CW released the other day. As it turns out, that alien species has a name, and they are Maaldorians. It seems like this particular alien species was created specifically for this episode, so it’s unknown what the aspects and abilities of them will be. Whatever powers they may possess, it seems like Supergirl can still take them down with no problem, as she punches one with no hesitation in the trailer.
   Link:http://www.cbr.com/kevin-smith-teases-new-alien-species-in-supergirl/  
2. Neil A FLASH ALUM TEASES UNEXPECTED RETURN (Date: 16 Jan 2017)
   When a television series frequently features time travel, alternate timelines and alternate universes, a character’s death doesn’t necessarily have the usual feeling of finality. Central City Police Detective Eddie Thawne after actor Rick Consett announced today that he’s coming back to The CW drama. How Eddie Thawne finds himself back in Star City remains to be seen. The show was recently renewed for a fourth season, and given the nature of the space-time continuum, the guest roles could keep coming for Cosnett.
   Link:http://www.cbr.com/a-flash-alum-teases-unexpected-return/   
3. Michelle SUPERGIRL TRAILER TEASES RETURN OF LIVEWIRE AND DOMINATORS (Date: 13 Jan 2017)
   Fortunately, a new trailer for The CW’s “Supergirl” marks the return of the heroine for the second half of Season Two with the Kevin Smith-directed “Supergirl Lives,” which sees Kara Danvers, played by Melissa Benoist, and Mon-El, portrayed by Chris Wood, traveling to another world to break up an alien slaver’s ring.The trailer also teases bigger events down the road. Long-running “Superman” villainess Livewire, played by Brit Morgan, will make her return, and it looks as if greater emphasis will be placed on Jimmy Olsen’s (Mechad Brooks) costume identity Guardian.
   Link:http://www.cbr.com/supergirl-trailer-teases-return-of-livewire-and-dominators/   
4. Chris Legends of Tomorrow star Wentworth Miller talks Captain Cold’s return (Date: 11 Jan 2017)
   After sacrificing himself in season 1 to destroy the Time Council and save the Legends, Snart (Wentworth Miller) is slated to join Reverse-Flash (Matt Letscher), Damien Darhk (Neal McDonough), and Malcolm Merlyn (John Barrowman) in the Legion of Doom — and not just as a vision in Mick’s (Dominic Purcell) head. How? Well, it is a time travel show, and it sounds like the Legion may be scooping up Snart from an earlier time. “My sense is that if Snart comes back into the storyline via his present day incarnation, then he’s a straight up villain,” Miller tells EW — the actor was on hand at the Television Critics Association’s press tour Wednesday to promote the return of Prison Break. “He hasn’t gone on that first season Legends of Tomorrow journey yet, so when we meet him again — quote unquote alive in 2017 — I imagine that he’s going to be much like when we first met him the first season on The Flash, which I’m looking forward to, because it means I get to arc to a completely different place.”
   Link:http://ew.com/tv/2017/01/11/legends-of-tomorrow-star-wentworth-miller-captain-cold-return/  
5. THE FLASH: THE FUTURE ISN’T WHAT IT USED TO BE IN EXTENDED TRAILER (Date: 17 Jan 2017)
   In this extended trailer for “Borrowing Problems from the Future,” the mid-season premiere, Barry and Cisco work backwards to prevent a future where Savitar kills Iris. HR Wells also toasts to Barry and Iris’ relationship, and the team assembles to outsmart Savitar once and for all.
   Link:http://www.cbr.com/the-flash-barry-cisco-head-back-to-the-future-in-extended-trailer/   
6. Michelle JUSTICE LEAGUE DARK: DEADMAN REACHES OUT TO BATMAN IN NEW CLIP (Date: 17 Jan 2017)
   Batman is in for a nasty surprise. In a new clip from “Justice League Dark,” Deadman reaches out for the Dark Knight’s help, but he may just cross a boundary or two in order to do so.
   The clip opens as Bruce Wayne prepares for a shave. As soon as he touches his razor to his face, though, an unseen entity creeps up behind him, and he appears to be completely oblivious to its presence. When he becomes aware of it, it startles him enough that he cuts his cheek, and the pain causes him to look away for a brief moment. When he looks back up, he finds a name scrawled in the fogged up mirror: Constantine.
   Link:http://www.cbr.com/justice-league-dark-deadman-reaches-out-to-batman-in-new-clip/?utm_source=CBR-TW&utm_medium=Social-Distribution&utm_campaign=CBR-TW&view=list    
7. Neil 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  

GREEN ARROW COMICS & TOY NEWS

1. DC COMICS RAISES PRICE FOR MONTHLY REBIRTH TITLES, ADDS DIGITAL CODES (Date: 17 Jan 2017)
   DC Comics will raise the prices of 15 of its monthly “Rebirth” series starting in April, with cover prices increasing from $2.99 to $3.99. Along with the price increase, DC will offer download codes for a matching digital copy in the affected comic books. Here’s the full-list of series which will see a price increase and/or added digital codes starting in April: “All Star Batman,” “Batgirl,” “Batgirl and the Birds of Prey,” “Batman Beyond,” “Batwoman,” “Blue Beetle,” “Cyborg,” “The Hellblazer,” “New Super-Man,” “Red Hood and the Outlaws,” “Super Sons,” “Supergirl,” “Superwoman,” “Teen Titans,” “Titans” and “Trinity.”
   Link:http://www.cbr.com/dc-comics-raises-price-for-monthly-rebirth-titles-adds-digital-codes/   
2. Green Arrow Issue #15 (Date: 18 Jan 2017)
   * “EMERALD OUTLAW” part four!
   * Green Arrow’s relationship with Seattle’s finest disintegrates when a new murder seems to implicate him beyond a shadow of a doubt. Now Ollie must find the real killer and prove his innocence while evading capture by the police and a dangerous new vigilante group!
   * Writer: Benjamin Percy | Pencils/Inks/Color: Juan E. Ferreyra | Letters: Nate Piekos Blambot
   Link:https://www.comixology.com/Green-Arrow-2016-15/digital-comic/441646?ref=c2l0ZS9hamF4U2xpZGVyL2Rlc2t0b3Avc2xpZGVyTGlzdC8xNTA3NQ
3. DC’s ‘Top Secret’ Free Comic Book Day Titles Revealed (Date: 18 Jan 2017)
   DC Comics have released detailed about its two “Top Secret” Free Comic Book Day titles to be offered on May 6 – a reprint of an issue of Greg Rucka and Nicola Scott’s Wonder Woman, and a 32-page excerpt from the upcoming OGN DC Super Hero Girls: Summer Olympus by Shea Fontana and Yancet Labat.
   Link:http://www.newsarama.com/32765-dc-s-top-secret-free-comic-book-day-tites-revealed.html     

NEXT EPISODE

Promo for Next Week’s Episode – “Who Are You” (Date: 25 Jan 2017)
Promo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9F9POjINTCQ   

Episode:   “Who Are You?” [Season 5 Episode 10]

Air Date:        Thursday, January 25, 2017

Summary:      Worried that Prometheus may be right about him being a killer, Oliver finds a ray of hope in the apparent return of Laurel. Felicity swears revenge against Prometheus for causing Malone’s death.

Director:         Gregory Smith

Writers:          Ben Sokolowski and Brian Ford Sullivan

IMDB:   http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5584160/?ref_=ttep_ep_cur

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Starling Tribune – Season 5.5 Edition – Legends Of Tomorrow Justice Society Of America (A CW Network Arrow Television Show Fan Podcast) #135

The Official Arrow Podcast of the Gonna Geek Network

Episode:            “Justice Society of America” [Season 2  Episode 2]

Air Date:           Thursday, October 20, 2016

Director:      Michael Grossman

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0343687/?ref_=tt_ov_dr  

                   1x Legends | 3x Star Trek: Enterprise | 2x The Originals | 2x Eureka | 5x Charmed

Writers:       Chris Fedak

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1776338/?ref_=ttfc_fc_wr8

5x Legends | 3x Forever | 17x Chuck

Sarah Nicole Jones

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm5099297/?ref_=ttfc_fc_wr6  

3x Legends | 3x Forever | 8x Longmire

Weekly Ratings

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

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

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

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

11 Second Chances TBD

12 Bratva TBD

13 Spectre Of The Gun TBD

14 The Sin-Easter TBD

Part 1: The Plot, Themes and Characters

• What was the overall theme for this episode / What was the link to the ep. name
  • We meet the JSA in this episode
• Fight scenes & Stunts: Share your thoughts
  • First fight – JSA against Legends (because, you know, teams have to fight when they first meet)
    • Vixen v. Sara – animals powers for the win
    • Obsidian turns off the lights
    • Steels knocks out his own grandson
    • Stargirl v Firestorm – staff for the win
    • Dr. Mid-nite – takes out Rory
    • JSA kicks Legends butt
  • Second fight – BAR FIGHT!!!!!
    • Started by Ray “Boy Scout” Palmer because he refused to salute Hitler after Stein stopped singing
    • Lots of punching; Vixen’s cover is blown; saved by JSA
  • Third fight – going after Super Nazi and amulet
    • Plan falls apart because Stein can’t strategize
    • Sara makes the call to retreat; Ray and Vixen left behind
  • Fourth fight – A plan finally comes together
    • Sara and Rory get Ray and Vixen – Sara beats Nazis in hallway
    • Ray uses microscope as a weapon; Vixen smashes chair to free self
    • Firestorm, Steel, Mid-Nite attack main Nazi group
    • Nate comes with motorcycle to save Steel – bombs
• Time Travel: Share your thoughts
  • 1942 –
    • JSA headquarters; Nate meets grandfather – Steel
    • Go to leave, Nate’s tags – grandpa’s tags – disappear
    • Go back to save JSA – Vixen: what if your arrival causes our deaths?
    • Use powers, impersonate a famous singer – no rules because no Rip?
• Sara Lance / White Canary  
  • Refuses leadership at beginning – has enough deaths on her conscience
  • Doesn’t want Nate on team
  • Shows leadership during fight
  • Stein calls her the beating heart of the team and says she should lead
• Ray Palmer / The Atom
  • Superpower is the suit – is he a superhero?
  • Impressed by JSA
  • Has a decent plan to get away from Nazis
  • Makes dose of super serum for self, gives it to Nate to save him – an act that Vixen says makes him a hero
• Mick Rory / Heat Wave
  • Tells JSA he’s just a criminal and outs Sara as an assassin
• Martin Stein / Firestorm
  • Rex assumes he’s the leader; likes it – “Captain Grey”
  • Get overwhelmed by command; can’t form plan on the spot
  • Impersonates a singer; good thing Garber can sing
  • Admits Sara is the better leader
• Jefferson Jackson / Firestorm
  • Firestorm gets to use powers all episode
  • Tells Stein that he’s probably not the best to lead
  • Angry that Stein orders team to leave Ray and Vixen behind
• Nate Heywood / Steel
  • Meets his grandpa – tags go missing
  • Wants to be more than a historian
  • Sara benches him because he’s a hemophiliac
  • Speaks 6 languages
  • Gets injured while saving grandpa – gets injected with serum
• Amaya Jiwe / Vixen
  • Focused; not impressed by Legends or their tech
  • Goes to Paris to scout for mission, gather intel; goes undercover
  • Questions Ray’s status as a hero and his plan
  • 5th degree black belt and has weapons training
  • Don’t call her “Animal Lady;” she’s Vixen in the field (this goes against story in Vixen SW Seed series – in that, Cisco names current version)
• Rip Hunter
  • MIA
• Gideon
  • Maker of clothes, healer of the wounded, displayer of the maps
• Justice Society of America (JSA)
  • Rex Tyler/Hourman – doesn’t remember Legends, so his time travel happens after this, but is killed by Thawne
  • Obsidian – creates darkness; knocked out during second fight
  • Commander Steel – an amazing shot; tells Nate that you don’t have to be a soldier to be a hero
  • Dr. Mid-Nite – can “see” even though he’s blind – sonar?
  • Stargirl – cool staff; gets knocked out during second fight
• Legion of Doom
  • Damien Darhk
  • Eobard Thawne / Reverse-Flash
    • After an amulet Hitler has so gives Nazis a super serum
    • Rex has tried to stop him before, so Thawne kills Rex
  • Malcolm Merlyn
     

CURRENT EPISODE DC EASTER EGGS & POP CULTURE REFERENCES

Season 02 Episode 02  “Justice Society of America” (Date: 20 Oct 2016)
Article:http://comicbook.com/dc/2016/10/21/dcs-legends-of-tomorrow-easter-eggs-and-other-things-you-may-hav/

1. THE JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA – The Justice Society of America is DC Comics’s first superhero team — both in the real world and in terms of publishing history. The Justice Society of America was conceived by editor Sheldon Mayer and writer Gardner Fox. The JSA first appeared in All Star Comics #3 (Winter 1940–1941).
2. VIXEN – Probably the most recognizable member of the JSA’s cast this time around was Vixen — at least for fans of the CWverse. In addition to having her own animated series, Vixen — an African-American woman who derives the power of animals from the Tantu Totem she wears around her neck — had a memorable guest appearance on Arrow last season. Of course, that’s all Mari. This woman? Mari’s grandmother, Amaya Jiwe, who passed the totem down through their family.
3. HOURMAN – Rex Tyler, also known as Hourman, is a Golden Age superhero and the first of a number of characters to use the Hourman name. Tyler has a number of superhuman abilities, like enhanced strength, reflexes, and healing — but only for an hour at a time. His abilities are given to him by Miraclo, a drug he designed himself. There is an Hourman legacy including Rex’s son Rick and an android from the 853rd Century programmed to act as a member of the Tyler family. The android, at a point in the past, presented Rex with an hourglass infused with tachyons — time in its most basic form — and that hourglass would become part of both his and Rick’s costumes. Said hourglass has been seen on board the Waverider on previous episodes of DC’s Legends of Tomorrow..
4. STARGIRL – Stargirl is Courtney Whitmore. In the TV series, she exists in 1942 — but in the original comics, she was created (and existed) in 1999, and was part of a “next generation” of Justice Society members who came up in the late ’90s and early 2000s. Courtney Whitmore was created by Geoff Johns and Lee Moder, and has a famous backstory: Johns named her after (and based her personality on) his sister Courtney, who died in the explosion of TWA Flight 800 in 1996.
5. COMMANDER STEEL – Commander Steel is Hank Heywood, Sr., the first in a line of DC heroes to use variations on the Steel moniker. A legend in the World War II era and a member of the All-Star Squadron and later the Justice Society of America, Heywood’s body had surgically-implanted mechanized steel devices that allowed his body to work on a superhuman level. Originally just “Steel,” he was promoted to Commander Steel by President Roosevelt in 1940 — so while this is his first appearance in live action, it’s timeline-accurate to call him Commander Steel by this point in his career since the story takes place in 1942.
6. DOCTOR MID-NITE – Doctor Mid-Nite is a name shared by a number of blind super-heroes and physicians with the ability to see in the darkness, using blackout bombs and martial arts to gain an advantage over criminals. Doctor Mid-Nite was created by Charles Reizenstein and Stan Aschmeier, first appearing in All-American Comics #25.
7. OBSIDIAN – Obsidian is the son of Golden Age Green Lantern Alan Scott, a founding member of the JSA in the comics. He and his sister Jade would go on to play an important role in the Justice Society’s sinoff groups the Young All-Stars and Infinity, Inc., as well as eventually joining the Justice Society itself. He was also briefly affiliated with the Justice League.
8. LEAVENWORTH – The United States Penitentiary, Leavenworth is a medium-security United States federal prison for male inmates in northeast Kansas. On Arrow, it was revealed that Leavenworth is where John Diggle is being held while awaiting his court martial.
9. KRIEGER – There are basically two figures who could have inspired Baron Krieger, even though there is no specific Baron Krieger in DC Comics. The first is Baron Blitzkrieg: Originally a World War II German army officer, the man who would be Baron Blitzkrieg was blinded when a concentration camp prisoner threw acid into his face. German scientists experimented on him, giving him injections of experimental drugs which would give him incredible powers for brief periods of time. The other possibility is Albrecht Krieger, who was basically Captain America, but for Nazis. A genetically-modified super-soldier, Krieger also had a mad scientist brother and a psychic  sister we might have to worry about if it’s him — and while the backstory feels a lot more like Blitzkrieg’s, Krieger has not only the name but the general look of this week’s threat.
10. MAX LORENZ – Max Lorenz was a famous singer, who lived in Germany around the time of World War II and is widely known as “Hitler’s favorite tenor.” Of course, it’s a handy thing that Legends of Tomorrow star Victor Garber has the pipes to make that scene convincing.
11. UBERMENSCH – It’s worth noting that there are several references to “Übermensch” in here, which is derived from Nietzsche in Thus Spake Zarathustra, one of the influences for Superman, which is more or less what the word translates to directly. The term can literally translate to “Overman,” which in the DC Comics universe is an alternate-universe version of Superman who lives on an Earth where the Nazis won World War II.REVERSE-FLASH – Eobard Thawne, the Reverse-Flash, may have something up his sleeve. At the end of The Flash’s Season 3 premiere earlier this month, he said that while his future was as it should be, Barry’s might not be. Barry then went home to discover a number of small anomalies that made his life and those of his friends worse. Now, we learn that “somebody” is outfitting the villains of history with future tech in order to push the world to a slightly worse place. Could Eobard Thawne have stepped right out of “Flashpoint” and into “Out of Time?” Either way, seeing him and Darhk together is enough to make seasoned Arrowverse fans quake in their boots even before they know the other members of Thawne’s little Legion of Doom.

ARROW NEWS

1. THE CW RENEWS ARROW, FLASH, SUPERGIRL AND LEGENDS OF TOMORROW (Date: 08 Jan 2017)
   Renewal will bring “Arrow” to Season Six, “The Flash” to Season Four, and “Supergirl” and “Legends of Tomorrow” each to Season Three. It will mark “Supergirl’s” second season on The CW, following its freshman outing on CBS.
   Link:http://www.cbr.com/the-cw-renews-arrow-flash-supergirl-and-legends-of-tomorrow/  
2. Laurel Lance’s Return Is Further Teased In Synopsis For ARROW Season 5, Episode 10 (Date: 06 Jan 2017)
   OLIVER WANTS JUSTICE; FELICITY WANTS REVENGE — Worried that Prometheus is right and he is truly a killer at heart, Oliver (Stephen Amell) looks for any ray of hope and finds it in what seems to be the miraculous return of Laurel Lance (guest star Katie Cassidy). However, Felicity (Emily Bett Rickards), still reeling from Detective Malone’s murder, is bent on revenge – she wants to stop Prometheus at any cost. While in prison, Diggle (David Ramsey) fights for his life. Gregory Smith directed the episode written by Ben Sokolowski & Brian Ford Sullivan.
   Link:https://www.comicbookmovie.com/tv/dc/arrow/laurel-lances-return-is-further-teased-in-synopsis-for-arrow-season-5-a147940   
3. ARROW: THE CALCULATOR IS NOT RETURNING – YET (Date: 09 Jan 2017)
   According to executive producer Marc Guggenheim, Donna and the Calculator won’t be back because the show is moving in a new direction. Guggenheim also teased that Felicity will a meet a few people in the back half of the season that are connected to her past. Additionally, he explained that Felicity’s new, darker direction can’t be blamed solely on Billy Malone’s death. Rather, her experiences over the course of the show will culminate in her new attitude. “Billy was the final straw,” he said. “It’s also the sum of the fact that Felicity has been living in this darker world for the last four-plus years now…. How has that affected her way of thinking about things?” He added that this will be directly addressed in Season 5 Episode 11.
   Link:http://www.cbr.com/arrow-the-calculator-is-not-returning-yet/   
4. ARROW: Greg Berlanti Teases More Appearances From Laurel Lance Across The CW (Date: 10 Jan 2017)
   While it hasn’t been confirmed 100%, it’s a pretty safe bet that this Laurel is the evil Black Siren from Earth 2, who was originally introduced in The Flash last year. While her motivations remain unknown, Arrow producer Greg Berlanti has teased the character’s involvement in more than just the events of Arrow’s fifth season. “We made a deal at the end of [season 4] to bring her back for a bunch of episodes. Katie is a part of the fabric of the show. Because the show, like a comic book, can move in different ways, and characters go and come, everybody that’s ever been a part of the key and core ensemble has always had a place at the table for our show. There’s the capacity for her to be [in all four shows]. At this moment, she’s in three of them.”
   Link:https://www.comicbookmovie.com/tv/dc/arrow/arrow-greg-berlanti-teases-more-appearances-from-laurel-lance-across-a148060    
5. ARROW EPS ADMIT IT’S HARD TO DO THE SHOW WITHOUT A BLACK CANARY (Date: 11 Jan 2017)
   Co-showrunner Wendy Mericle said, “Look, it’s hard to do a show about Green Arrow without having a Black Canary. I don’t know if it will happen this season or when, but… we are going to be true to origins in the DC universe, and she’s always going to be there.” So far on the show, three characters have carried the Canary name: Sara Lance, Laurel Lance and Evelyn Sharp.
   Link:http://www.cbr.com/arrow-eps-admit-its-hard-to-do-the-show-without-a-black-canary/  

GENERAL DC TV NEWS

1. The Mystery Surrounding Rip Hunter Is Revealed In New LEGENDS OF TOMORROW Synopsis (Date: 05 Jan 2017)
   LOST MEMORIES — When Damien Darhk (guest star Neal McDonough) and Malcolm Merlyn (guest star John Barrowman) try to capture Rip Hunter (Arthur Darvill) in 1967, they create an Aberration big enough to draw the attention of the Legends.  However, when the team arrives they discover that Rip has no memories of his past due to “time drift” and is just a graduate film student. After trying to convince Rip of who he was, they discover that he possesses an incredibly powerful artifact known as the Spear of Destiny, which the Legion of Doom is after. Ray (Bradon Routh) and Nate (Nick Zano) realize that the Aberration has also affected them personally making it difficult to help the team.  Meanwhile, Rory (Dominic Purcell) asks Stein (Victor Garber) for help and makes him promise to keep it a secret from the team. Caity Lotz, Franz Drameh and Maisie Richardson-Sellers also star. Dermott Downs directed the episode written by Keto Shimizu & Chris Fedak.
   Link: https://www.comicbookmovie.com/tv/dc/legends_of_tomorrow/the-mystery-surrounding-rip-hunter-is-revealed-in-new-a147939
2. NEW LEGENDS OF TOMORROW EPS WILL STAR A WHOLE DIFFERENT RIP HUNTER (Date: 10 Jan 2017)
   The back half of season two kicks off on Tuesday, January 24 after the show’s winter hiatus. That batch of episodes starts with an episode titled “Raiders of the Lost Art,” which guest stars a young George Lucas (or rather an actor named Matt Angel playing a young Lucas) and features the return of Rip Hunter (Arthur Darvill). But Rip won’t return the same as we previously knew him. Marc Guggenheim talked about the upcoming episodes and how the Spear of Destiny will impact the show. “The second half of the season is really paying off the Legion of Doom and what we now know is the MacGuffin of Season 2, the Spear of Destiny,” said Guggenheim. “Changing time is like painting with the biggest paintbrush possible; using the Spear of Destiny is like using a very, very fine-point technical pen.”
   Link: http://www.cbr.com/new-legends-of-tomorrow-eps-will-star-a-whole-different-rip-hunter/  
3. The Girl Of Steel Visits Another World In Synopsis For Kevin Smith’s Episode Of SUPERGIRL (Date: 05 Jan 2017)
   KEVIN SMITH DIRECTS; ROULETTE RETURNS — Kara (Melissa Benoist) is moved by the story of a missing woman named Izzy (guest star Harley Quinn Smith) and decides to investigate despite Snapper Carr’s (guest star Ian Gomez) order to leave it alone. Kara takes Mon-El (Chris Wood) with her to the last place Izzy was seen and the duo find themselves thrust through a portal to another planet, Slaver’s Moon, where the downtrodden are sold as slaves. The leader of the trafficking ring is none other than Roulette (guest star Dichen Lachman). To make matters worse, Slaver’s Moon has a red sun, which means Kara and Mon-El are stripped of their powers and stuck on the planet with no way home. Meanwhile, back on Earth, Alex (Chyler Leigh) blames herself for Kara’s disappearance, fearing she’s become too focused on her new relationship with Maggie (guest star Floriana Lima) and too complacent in watching out for her sister. Kevin Smith directed the episode with story by Andrew Kreisberg and teleplay by Eric Carrasco & Jess Kardos.
   Link: https://www.comicbookmovie.com/tv/dc/supergirl/the-girl-of-steel-visits-another-world-in-synopsis-for-kevin-a147937
4. Link to photos: SUPERGIRL TEAMS UP WITH KEVIN SMITH AGAINST ROULETTE IN NEW PHOTOS – 10 Jan 2017 – http://www.cbr.com/supergirl-teams-up-with-kevin-smith-against-roulette-in-new-photos/
5. Wally West Steps Up As Kid-Flash In Synopsis For THE FLASH Season 3, Episode 10 (Date: 05 Jan 2017)
   BARRY FIGHTS FOR IRIS — Barry (Grant Gustin) is tormented by his vision of the future where Iris (Candice Patton) is murdered by Savitar. When a criminal named Plunder (guest star Stephen Huszar) shows up in Central City, Barry recalls the villain’s presence in his vision of the future and fears that if he catches Plunder, it will cement Iris’ fate. Confused about Barry’s hesitation to stop Plunder, Wally (Keiynan Lonsdale) decides to step in as Kid Flash. Caitlin (Danielle Panabaker) offers Julian (Tom Felton) a job. Millicent Shelton directed the episode written by Grainne Godfree & David Kob.
   Link: https://www.comicbookmovie.com/tv/dc/the_flash/wally-west-steps-up-as-kid-flash-in-synopsis-for-the-flash-season-a147935  
6. SUPERGIRL / FLASH MUSICAL WILL HAVE ‘GREAT IMPACT’ ON BOTH SHOWS (Date: 09 Jan 2017)
   The upcoming musical crossover between “Supergirl” and “The Flash” isn’t just going to be a fun gimmick. According to executive producer Andrew Kreisberg, the two-part story will have lasting ramifications on both shows. According to Kreisberg. “When we get to the musical episodes, both Barry and Kara will find themselves at pivotal crossroads on their respective series, and the experience of going through the musical will have a great impact on both series moving forward.” Executive producer Greg Berlanti confirmed the villain will indeed be the Music Meister, who can control people through song. What’s more, the musical crossover will feature original songs and could include characters from any Earth or timeline in the “Arrow”-verse. No date has been announced for “The Flash”/”Supergirl” crossover.
   Link: http://www.cbr.com/supergirl-flash-musical-will-have-great-impact-on-both-shows/  
7. DC COMICS’ SOLOVAR ARRIVES IN FLASH’S TWO-PART GORILLA CITY STORY (Date: 09 Jan 2017)
   “The Flash” is taking a trip to Gorilla City in episodes 13 and 14 of season three. The series will also introduce a new telepathic gorilla straight from the comics, Solovar. Keith David will provide the voice of Solovar in the Gorilla Grodd-centric two-parter. David is a film and television veteran with a career spanning decades. Executive producer Andrew Kreisberg announced the return of Grodd and Gorilla City during a presentation at the TCAs. Kreisberg also revealed that the two-parter will span multiple Earths. “One of the episodes will take place in Gorilla City [on Earth-2], and one of them will take place on Earth-1.” In the comics, Solovar — a psychic gorilla like Grodd — is the leader of Gorilla City. Under his rule, Gorilla City became a technological wonder. Solovar’s involvement in “The Flash’s” Grodd/Gorilla City two-parter makes sense considering that Solovar is Grodd’s main rival (other than the Scarlet Speedster) in the comics.
   Link: http://www.cbr.com/dc-comics-solovar-arrives-in-flashs-two-part-gorilla-city-story/  
8. BLACK FLASH TO RETURN ON ‘MULTIPLE’ ARROWVERSE SERIES (Date: 08 Jan 2017)
   As expected, “The Flash” viewers haven’t seen the last of Hunter “Zoom” Zolomon. However, when the character returns, it may not only be on that CW drama — and he may not be portrayed by Teddy Sears. Transformed by time wraiths into Black Flash and then pulled into the Speed Force in “The Flash’s” Season Two finale, the villain will indeed race back into the Arrowverse.“I will say that you might be seeing him on multiple shows,” executive producer Andrew Kreisberg revealed at the Television Critics Association’s winter press tour. He didn’t say which shows those are, or when fans can expect Black Flash’s return. “[Black Flash] is a classic character. We have storylines on multiple shows that fit having him around,” he said. “There’s something so scary about him, something even scarier than when he was just the man, because now it’s now he is the Grim Reaper, he is the devil. How do you stop the devil? So it presents an interesting challenge for the heroes of the respective shows in which he appears.”
   Link: http://www.cbr.com/black-flash-to-return-on-multiple-arrowverse-series/   
9. ‘Constantine’ Back As Animated Series For CW Seed With Greg Berlanti Producing (Date: 08 Jan 2017)
   Constantine, which had a one-season run on NBC, will be back as an animated series for CW Seed. Five to six 10-minute episodes have been ordered. Matt Ryan, who starred in the live-action DC series, will voice the title character.
   Link: http://deadline.com/2017/01/constantine-back-animated-series-cw-seed-greg-berlanti-producing-matt-ryan-1201880788/  
10. SUPERGIRL CASTS PETER GADIOT AS MISTER MXYZPTLK (Date: 07 Jan 2017)
    A new photo from the set of the CW drama reveals that actor Peter Gadiot, who played Cyrus on ABC’s short-lived “Once Upon a Time in Wonderland,” has been cast as the classic Superman foe. However, we can see that the impish villain won’t look anything like he does in the DC Comics source material, where he’s traditionally depicted as an older, diminutive character. Created by writer Jerry Siegel and artist Ira Yarborough for 1944’s “Superman” #30, Mister Mxyzptlk is a mischievous imp from the fifth dimension who delights in tormenting the Man of Steel.
    Link: http://www.cbr.com/supergirl-casts-peter-gadiot-as-mister-mxyzptlk/   
11. THE CW HAS ‘NO PLANS’ FOR A SUPERMAN SERIES (Date: 08 Jan 2017)
    “Tyler did a great job,” The CW President Mark Pedowitz said. “There’s no plan to do a series. There are no plans at the moment for him to return [to ‘Supergirl’]. If they wish to have him return, we’d love to have him.”
    Link: http://www.cbr.com/the-cw-has-no-plans-for-a-superman-series/  
12. THE FLASH Will Weave Kid Flash, Killer Frost And Gypsy Story Arcs Into Remaining Season 3 Episodes (Date: 07 Jan 2017)
    Armed with that knowledge Barry and his allies will be frantically searching for ways to prepare for an inevitable second round with the God of Speed. As for the rest of Team Flash, the co-showrunner adds that Gypsy (played by the recently cast Jessica Camacho of Sleepy Hollow) will be playing an important adversarial role in Cisco’s budding superhero career, Caitlin will continue to wrestle with her Killer Frost alter ego and Wally West will continue to fly off the handle and cause trouble as Kid Flash.
    Link: https://www.comicbookmovie.com/tv/dc/the_flash/the-flash-will-weave-kid-flash-killer-frost-and-gypsy-story-arcs-a147976  
13. Robbie Amell to return as Ronnie Raymond (Date: 12 Jan 2017)
    * Robbie Amell is slated to reprise his role as Ronnie Raymond in an upcoming episode of The Flash, EW has learned exclusively.
    * Details on how Amell will appear — whether in a different timeline in which he’s still alive or we’re meeting a doppelgänger from another universe — are being kept under wraps, but he’ll appear in a winter episode.
    * Dead on Earth-1 (Saving Central City from the singularity). Dead on Earth-2 (as Deathstorm). Do we get to see him die as an Earth-3 Ronnie?
    Link:http://ew.com/tv/2017/01/12/flash-robbie-amell-season-3/ Supergirl: First pics of Lynda Carter on Supergirl  (Date: 19 Aug 2016)
    * Pics released by the ‘Just Jared’ Twitter Account
    * Lynda Carter looks great
    * Looks like she and Melissa Benoist are having a ton of fun working together
    Link: http://www.comicbookmovie.com/supergirl/first-look-at-former-wonder-woman-lynda-carter-on-the-set-of-supergirl-a144670

GREEN ARROW COMICS & TOY NEWS

1. DC REBIRTH TITLES AVAILABLE FOR FREE ON HOOPLA DIGITAL (Date: 10 Jan 2017)
   If you’ve got a library card at one of the 1,300 public library systems that works with hoopla digital, you can now read a number of DC’s Rebirth collected volumes for free. The available titles include “Green Arrow Volume 1: The Death and Life of Oliver Queen,” “DC Universe: Rebirth Deluxe Edition,” and “Superman Vol. 1: Son of Superman.” Hoopla digital partners with public libraries across North America to provide online and mobile access to movies, TV shows, music, eBooks, audiobooks, and comics. Patrons can borrow, stream, and download content with a valid library card.
   Link:http://www.cbr.com/dc-rebirth-titles-available-for-free-on-hoopla-digital/   
2. Justice League of America: Vixen Rebirth (2017) #1  (Date: 11 Jan 2017)
   *  Origin story!  She’s one of the country’s most successful businesswomen, an iconic fashion pioneer, a crusader for social justice and an incredibly powerful member of the Justice League of America. But Mari McCabe’s life wasn’t always this way. Follow her path to becoming the heroic Vixen in this crucial special!
   * Written by Jody Houser & Steve Orlando  |  Art by Jamal Campbell
   Link:https://www.comixology.com/Justice-League-of-America-Vixen-Rebirth-2017-1/digital-comic/441846?ref=bGlzdC92aWV3L2Rlc2t0b3AvZ3JpZExpc3QvbGlzdDE0OTE2

NEXT EPISODE

Episode:   “The Justice Society of America” [Season 1 Episode 2]

Air Date:        Thursday, October 20, 2016

Summary:      The Legends discover a time aberration that threatens the Justice Society of America, who are on a mission to intercept and seize a mysterious package in Nazi-occupied Paris.

Director:         Michael Grossman

Writers:          Chris Fedak and Sarah Nicole Jones

IMDB:   http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5584096/?ref_=ttep_ep2

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Starling Tribune – Season 5.5 Edition – Legends Of Tomorrow Out Of Time (A CW Network Arrow Television Show Fan Podcast)

The Official Arrow Podcast of the Gonna Geek Network

“Out of Time” [Season 2  Episode 1]

Air Date:           Thursday, October 13, 2016

Director:      Dermott Downs http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0236173/?ref_=tt_ov_dr

                   5x Legends | 3x Arrow | 6x The Flash | 3x Supergirl | 1x iZombie | 2x The Originals | 1x Gotham

Writers:       Marc Guggenheim (teleplay) http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0973233/?ref_=ttfc_fc_wr5

Executive Producer of Arrow and Legends | 12x Arrow | 7x Legends

Phil Klemmer (teleplay) http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0459237/?ref_=ttfc_fc_wr6

7x Legends | 3x Forever | 3x The Tomorrow People | 12x Chuck | 11x Veronica Mars

Greg Berlanti (story) http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0075528/?ref_=ttfc_fc_wr7

Mega Producer: Arrow, Flash, Legends, Supergirl, Riverdale

Chris Fedak (story) http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1776338/?ref_=ttfc_fc_wr8

5x Legends | 3x Forever | 17x Chuck

Weekly Ratings

Legends Of Tomorrow

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

01 Out Of Time 13-Oct-2016 3.01

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

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

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

11 Second Chances TBD

12 Bratva TBD

13 Spectre Of The Gun TBD

14 The Sin-Easter TBD

Part 1: The Plot, Themes and Characters

• What was the overall theme for this episode / What was the link to the ep. name
  • They are outside of time – being in the time stream
  • They have only so much time to save New York city before changes to history are set
• Fight scenes & Stunts: Share your thoughts
  • French chateau fight. Ninjas plus musketeers plus Legends
  • Fight on the Dock
    • Sarah v. Damien Darhk
    • Team was totally not coordinated
• Time Travel: Share your thoughts
  • 1637 – Have to save the future of France by making sure King and Queen conceive
    • Sara seduced by Queen
    • Mick, Stein, and Rip – Three Musketeers
    • End up using powers because others had laser guns
  • 1942 – New York – source of the Time Quake
    • Told by Rex not to go there
    • Go there to save NYC
    • Einstein, Nazis, great costumes, U-boat, Atomic bomb
    • Even the Legends are guilty of assuming only a man could have the knowledge to make the bomb
  • Time Scatter –
    • 70 mya – Ray in South Dakota w/Dino
    • 821 Tintangel, England – Stein and Jax wizards of a court
    • 1693 Salem – Sara accused of being a witch, happily corrupting women
• Sara Lance / White Canary
  • They don’t pull any punches right off the bat with Sarah’s sexuality, or with her physicality “Shut your mouth, Jax, or I’ll cut your eyes out and feed ’em to you.”
  • They make her desire for revenge on Damien Darhk a big part of the character right out of the gate as well.  Leads to the confrontation on the Waverider when Ray calls her out for trailing the Nazis.
• Ray Palmer / The Atom
  • Still the boy scout
  • Follows Sara when she says she’s going to see Grandpa in FBI
  • Is he just a guy in a suit?
• Mick Rory / Heat Wave
  • Found by Ollie and Heywood in statis
  • Injured during fight, why Rip put him in stasis; gets to pilot the Waverider to find team
  • Follows orders in France by not bringing gun, but breaks them by stealing
  • Einstein thinks he is the brains of the operation
• Martin Stein / Firestorm
  • Giddy to meet Einstein, but disappointed (Never meet your heroes)
• Jefferson Jackson / Firestorm
  • I really dig his knowledge of the ship
  • Foreshadows finding the hidden section of the ship later on.
• Nate Heywood / Steel
  • Goes to Ollie because he realizes Legends are in trouble
  • Time detective
• Amaya Jiwe / Vixen
• Rip Hunter
  • Seems like he spends a lot of the episode frustrated
  • I get what he was doing with Jax (reminded me of the Karate Kid a bit with wax on wax off), but was it necessary
  • Couldn’t he have told the crew about the time scatter earlier?
  • Rehearsed an emergency drill or something?
• Gideon
  • Without saying much except for “I’m here Captain” before the time scatter, Gideon seems really human.  Damn
• Justice Society of America (JSA)
  • Obsedian
  • Commander Steel
  • Dr. Mid-Nite
  • Stargirl
• Legion of Doom
  • Damien Darhk
    • Is the one who supplied the Nazis with uranium
    • Recognizes Sara’s fighting style
    • Germans want him to get another bomb, reveals his partner wants to move on
  • Eobard Thawne / Reverse-Flash
    • Revealed at end to be Darhk’s partner
  • Malcolm Merlyn
     

CURRENT EPISODE DC EASTER EGGS & POP CULTURE REFERENCES

Season 02 Episode 01  “Out of Time” (Date: 13 Oct 2016)
Article:http://comicbook.com/dc/2016/10/13/dcs-legends-of-tomorrow-things-you-might-have-missed-in-out-of-t/   

1. Out of Time – As has been the case a lot in the first couple of weeks of The CW’s TV season, the episode’s title — “Out of Time” — is a bit of a reference in and of itself. It’s likely been the name of a number of time travel-related stories — but most recently, it was the name of a story that ran through The Flash #30-35 (from the 2011 series) and featured, among other villains, The Reverse-Flash. The fact that the final moments of the episode incorporate the “surprise” appearance of Eobard Thawne, then, suggests this could have been a more-than-incidental use of the name.
2. OLIVER QUEEN – Oliver Queen, seen wearing a suit and not in his Green Arrow costume for the purposes of this season finale, is played by Stephen Amell. The star of Arrow, Oliver is generally considered the genesis point for The CW’s DC Universe (even though they obviously had Smallville and Birds of Prey long before Arrow came along). Amell’s Green Arrow appeared in the series premieres of both The Flash and DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, so this episode more or less continues a tradition.
3. NATE HEYWOOD – Nick Zano joins the cast as Nate Heywood — “Citizen Steel” — who in the comics inherits the powers and costume of his grandfather. He’s a troubled individual, suffering from both physical and emotional damage, in the comics — but as Zano told ComicBook.com at Comic Con International: San Diego, that’s not the direction they’re going with Heywood on TV.
4. THE THREE MUSKETEERS – Cardinal Richelieu, depicted as one of the villains of Alexandre Dumas’ The Three Musketeers, being included in this episode more or less cements the idea that they look like that on purpose — and explains why certain characters who were strategically important in the fight — like Jax, for instance — had to stay out of sight.
5. REX TYLER – Rex Tyler, the Golden Age Hourman and a veteran member of the Justice Society of America, is one of a number of DC heroes who would pass on his name and legacy numerous times over the decades to come in the comics. On TV, he made a single, brief appearance at the end of the season 1 finale of DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, and will show up again — with the rest of the Justice Society this time — in next week’s episode as well.
6. DAMIEN DARHK – Damien Darhk was the season four big bad on Arrow. Like Ra’s al Ghul, he’s a very old man who has been kept relatively young by the Lazarus Pit because of his position of power and authority first within the League of Assassins and later in H.I.V.E. Originally created as a villain in The Titans, Darhk’s control of H.I.V.E. made him an ideal choice when The CW decided to introduce a magical villain last year. He was nearly unbeatable until Oliver figured out how to manipulate Darhk’s energy to his own ends, and now he’s dead — except that as somebody who’s been not only alive, but rich and powerful for decades, he’s surprisingly easy for a time-traveling troublemaker to find and recruit.
7. ALBERT EINSTEIN – First of all, he’s appeared in DC Comics before. In an oversized issue Superman vs. Wonder Woman, Nazis went after Einstein in 1942. Ultimately, Wonder Woman rescues him but ends up finding out about the Manhattan Project. After becoming a person of interest for a while and throwing down with Superman a bit, she ends up teaming up with the Last Son of Krypton to track down and defeat Baron Blitzkrieg. Secondly, the thing with his wife is actually based in historical controversy.  Mileva Marić was a Serbian physicist and has long been rumored to have coauthored Einstein’s 1905 paper on relativity.
8. INSULTING RAY – Calling him a “boy scout” feels like a nod to Brandon Routh’s time as Superman, but the whole “what are you without that suit?” reeks of Marvel’s The Avengers. That’s a comic book movie reference twofer!
9. REVERSE-FLASH – Eobard Thawne, the Reverse-Flash, may have something up his sleeve. At the end of The Flash’s Season 3 premiere earlier this month, he said that while his future was as it should be, Barry’s might not be. Barry then went home to discover a number of small anomalies that made his life and those of his friends worse. Now, we learn that “somebody” is outfitting the villains of history with future tech in order to push the world to a slightly worse place. Could Eobard Thawne have stepped right out of “Flashpoint” and into “Out of Time?” Either way, seeing him and Darhk together is enough to make seasoned Arrowverse fans quake in their boots even before they know the other members of Thawne’s little Legion of Doom.

ARROW NEWS

1. New Arrow trailer reveals Laurel Lance twist (Date: 03 Jan 2017)
   Laurel is the Black Siren. Promo is from EW.com. Arrow returns Wednesday, Jan. 25 at 8 p.m. ET on The CW.
   Link:http://ew.com/tv/2017/01/03/arrow-laurel-lance-black-siren-video/  
2. Diggle is Making a new friend!  (Date: 04 Jan 2017)
   Wendy Mericle told TVLine: “Diggle emerges from jail with a much bigger drive, and not the same fatalism that he had earlier in the season. He’s going to come up against Colonel Walker and grow closer to Adrian Chase.” Guess having a good lawyer on his side in the form of the DA, as well as Vigilante, will help!
   Link:https://www.bleedingcool.com/2017/01/04/john-diggle-makes-new-friend-arrow-returns/
3. Talia to play a crucial role in the Prometheus arc!  (Date: 04 Jan 2017)
   * Speaking with TV Line, Mericle called the Prometheus mystery “a gift that keeps on giving for the rest of the season,” adding that it will be Ra’s al Ghul’s daughter, Talia al Ghul, who plays a “crucial part” in helping Oliver solve the Prometheus mystery.
   * Stargate SG-1 actress Lexa Doig was recently cast to play the DC TV version of Talia on Arrow
   Link:http://comicbook.com/2017/01/04/arrow-talia-al-ghul-prometheus-connection/  
4. com’s Five predictions for the second half of S.05  (Date: 05 Jan 2017)
   Guys, do we agree or disagree:
   1. Laurel will drive a lot of the story in the second half of the season
   2. The Prometheus story will heat up
   3. Talia will appear in the present (she’s only been in flashbacks so far)
   4. The Arrow v. Vigilante fight will boil over into city hall (in politics)
   5. Reforming and coming back to the Original Team Arrow is the endgame (Oliver, Felicity, Diggle)
   Link:http://comicbook.com/2017/01/05/arrow-five-predictions-for-remainder-of-season-5/

GENERAL DC TV NEWS

5. FIRST CLIP FROM KEVIN SMITH’S SUPERGIRL EP SHOWS CASUAL, QUIPPY TONE (Date: 27 Dec 2016)
   After directing an episode of season two of “The Flash,” Kevin Smith is returning to the CW to direct an episode of “Supergirl”. There’s one big development that’s revealed in the clip: Mon-El finally got a job! He’s working as a bartender, which makes a lot of sense given his party-boy Daxamite background. True to form though, he’s not great at fetching club soda for Kara, preferring to serve her something brown and boozy.
   Link:http://www.cbr.com/first-clip-from-kevin-smiths-supergirl-ep-shows-casual-quippy-tone/  
6. Tense Flash clip finds Barry and Wally at odds (Date: 27 Dec 2016)
   Wally, reveling in his newly rediscovered Kid Flash powers, appears to have gotten a little over eager during what was supposed to be a training session with Barry. Despite the fact that he saves the Flash’s life, Barry is none too happy with his protégé, and brings him to task for doing instead of observing and learning like he was supposed to.The clip also teases the introduction of another villain from the comics, with Wally bragging about how he put Plunder into Iron Heights. Plunder was previously shown in a season three episode in a news report, wearing an eye patch.   
   Link:http://www.cbr.com/tense-flash-clip-finds-barry-and-wally-at-odds/  
7. New Legends Of Tomorrow trailer Features Legion Of Doom (Date: xx month year)
   * The CW Television Network has just dropped a brand new trailer for the second-half of the second season of DC’s Legends of Tomorrow.
   * It begins with Nate and Ray mentioning for the first time that Eobard Thawne (Matt Letscher), Damien Darhk (Neal McDonough) and Malcolm Merlyn (John Barrowman) are member of the Legion of Doom — though White Canary doesn’t want to call them that.
   * We also learn, from a Sara-Jax exchange, that the Legion have Rip Hunter.
   * Lots of great action!
   Link:http://comicbook.com/2016/12/24/new-legends-of-tomorrow-trailer-features-legion-of-doom/  
8. Jeremy Jordan Talks Winn’s Evolution on Supergirl (Date: 02 Jan 2017)
   Jeremy Jordan discusses with Comicbook.com how Winn is developing from last season now that he is with the DEO instead of CatCo. “I think that Winn has become a foil for the audience in terms of how he’s giving us the fanboy reaction play by play, and that’s a really fun, exciting aspect of Winn to play,” Jordan said. “That’s ‘old Winn.’ That who Winn has always been at his core. At the same time, Winn is growing up and learning to guard himself and learning to protect his friends and he kind of becomes a little bit of the sage advice-giver this season, whether he’s giving advice to Alex or cautioning James to take it easy. I think he’s learned a lot from Cat and he’s learned a lot from his experience in the past year or so and it’s forced him to grow up a lot.”
   Link:http://comicbook.com/2017/01/02/jeremy-jordan-on-supergirl/  
9. Geoff Johns Will Return To Writing Comics In 2017, Teases Another New DCTV Show (Date: 01 Jan 2017)
   Geoff Johns’ top 5 DC events that he’s looking forward to in 2017 has revealed that DC’s Chief Creative Officer will be returning to comics and also that there’s a new DCTV show on the horizon. It seems pretty clear that Johns’ return to writing a DC comic will involve the Watchmen characters that were behind the Rebirth event. But will that be a new series exclusively focusing on those characters or are we looking at another crossover event? There’s still a lot of mystery surrounding Ozymandias and Doctor Manhattan’s role in Rebirth so the safe bet would be another event series continuing on from where Rebirth left off. As far as a new DCTV series is concerned, will it be airing on The CW, Fox, Syfy or some other network?  And with the large number of DC characters already appearing on the various shows, will it be another spinoff series?
   Link:https://www.comicbookmovie.com/comics/dc_comics/geoff-johns-will-return-to-writing-comics-in-2017-teases-another-a147819  
10. Cisco Ramon may be getting a love interest  (Date: 05 Jan 2017)
    * Gypsy is a character who teamed with Vibe, Vixen, and a handful of other heroes on the ’80s’ notorious “Justice League Detroit,” and she is expected to make her way to Central City soon…
    * Gypsy may be the one to help him really power through the challenges ahead while shedding some of the baggage of the last few months.
    * From a TVLine interview: “Cisco will find in the ‘badass’ Gypsy ‘a very strong adversary’ as well as ‘someone he can’t stop thinking about.’”
    Link:http://comicbook.com/2017/01/05/the-flash-will-gypsy-be-a-love-interest-for-cisco-/
11. The back half of Supergirl S.02 will explore the Kara/Mon-El relationship  (Date: 05 Jan 2017)
    * A recent clip from Kevin Smith’s latest Supergirl episode showed another ‘meet-cute’ moment between the two model-faced aliens,
    * According to executive producer Ali Adler, we’ll see that romantic sub-plot continue over the latter half of season 2.
    * As Adler told TV Line when laying out the mid-season 2 arcs, “We’ll explore more of that relationship… Kara still has to figure out how she feels about him.”
    * The fact that we now know Mon-El is hiding a possibly nefarious secret will also have to be addressed, with Adler acknowledging, “A lot of secrets have been brewing this season,” and that as season 2 gets into its latter half, “We’ll get definitive answers.”
    Link:http://comicbook.com/2017/01/05/supergirl-midseason-2-mon-el-romance-spoilers/  

GREEN ARROW COMICS & TOY NEWS

1. Green Arrow Issue #14 Dropped Today  (Date: 04 Jan 2017)
   * “EMERALD OUTLAW” part three!
   * Tension in Seattle reaches fever pitch when the media begins to question Green Arrow’s involvement in a series of murders committed by an archer with unmatched skills. If the police can’t catch this mysterious archer, can Green Arrow and Black Canary? Plus, the rogue police officer Ollie humiliated in a viral video returns to take the law into his own hands.
   * Writer Benjamin Percy | Art: Eleonora Carlini, Carlos Rodriguez, Gus Vasquez | Color: Hi-fi Letterer: Nate Piekos of Blambot(R)
   Link:https://www.comixology.com/Green-Arrow-2016-14/digital-comic/441641?ref=c2l0ZS9pbmRleC9jb20uY29taXhvbG9neS5kY2NvbWljczMvZGVza3RvcC9zbGlkZXJMaXN0LzE0ODEx
2. Green Arrow Trade Paperback #1  (Date: 05 Jan 2017)
   * Vol. 1: The Death and Life of Oliver Queen – BROKEN ARROW
   * writer BENJAMIN PERCY, illustrated by OTTO SCHMIDT and JUAN FERREYRA!
   * Collects GREEN ARROW: REBIRTH #1 and GREEN ARROW #1-5
   Link:https://www.comixology.com/Green-Arrow-2016-Vol-1-The-Death-and-Life-of-Oliver-Queen/digital-comic/439388?ref=Y29taWMvdmlldy9kZXNrdG9wL3NsaWRlckxpc3Qvc2VyaWVz

NEXT EPISODE

Episode:   “The Justice Society of America” [Season 1 Episode 2]

Air Date:        Thursday, October 20, 2016

Summary:      The Legends discover a time aberration that threatens the Justice Society of America, who are on a mission to intercept and seize a mysterious package in Nazi-occupied Paris.

Director:         Michael Grossman

Writers:          Chris Fedak and Sarah Nicole Jones

IMDB:   http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5584096/?ref_=ttep_ep2

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Starling Tribune – Special Edition – Supergirl Mid-Season 2 (A CW Network Arrow Television Show Fan Podcast)

The Official Arrow Podcast of the Gonna Geek Network

Episode:            “The Adventures of Supergirl” [Season 2 Episode 1]

            Air date: 10 Oct 2016

            Director: Glen Winter

Writers: Andrew Kreisberg (story & teleplay); Jessica Queller (teleplay); Greg Berlanti (story)
Supergirl and Clark team up to stop a new threat emerging in National City; Alex feels left out while Kara’s family stays in town; a pod comes crashing down to earth.

Recap: http://comicbook.com/dc/2016/10/10/supergirl-recap-the-adventures-of-supergirl/  

Episode:            “The Last Children of Krypton” [Season 2 Episode 2]

            Air date: 17 Oct 2016

            Director: Glen Winter

Writers: Robert Rovner and Caitlin Parrish
Supergirl is hurt by a kryptonite-powered villain sent by Cadmus to attack National City. Superman blames Hank since the kryptonite was stolen from the DEO. In the meantime, Kara’s first day at her new job doesn’t go as planned when she meets her new boss.

Recap: http://comicbook.com/dc/2016/10/18/supergirl-recap-with-spoilers-last-children-of-krypton/   

Episode:            “Welcome to Earth” [Season 2 Episode 3]

            Air date: 24 Oct 2016

            Director: Rachel Talalay

Writers: Jessica Queller and Derek Simon
Supergirl and the DEO are assigned to protect the President when an attack on her causes alien vs. human rights in National City to heat up. Alex investigates the case with Maggie Sawyer while Kara fears Mon-El may be responsible.

            Recap: http://nerdist.com/supergirl-recap-welcome-to-earth/

Episode:            “Survivors” [Season 2 Episode 4]

            Air date: 31 Oct 2016

            Director: James Bamford and James Marshall

Writers: Paula Yoo and Eric Carrasco
Supergirl tries to stop an alien fight club run by Roulette, while Hank gets to know M’Gann.

            Recap: http://nerdist.com/supergirl-recap-survivors/  

Episode:            “Crossfire” [Season 2 Episode 5]

            Air date: 7 Nov 2016

            Director: Glen Winter

            Writer: Gabriel Llanas and Anna Musky-Goldwyn

Supergirl faces a ruthless new gang that’s been given new alien technology by Cadmus.          
Recap: http://nerdist.com/supergirl-recap-crossfire/

Episode:            “Changing” [Season 2 Episode 6]

            Air date: 14 Nov 2016

            Director: Larry Teng

Writers: Greg Berlanti (story by); teleplay by Andrew Kreisberg and Caitlin Parrish
The Guardian arrives to lend a hand when an alien parasite drains Supergirl of her power. Mon-El contemplates his motives when he considers a new career. Alex faces a new reality.

            Recap: http://nerdist.com/supergirl-recap-changing/  

Episode:            “The Darkest Place” [Season 2 Episode 7]

            Air date: 21 Nov 2016

            Director: Glen Winter

            Writers: Robert Rovner and Paula Yoo

Supergirl comes face-to-face with Cyborg Superman when she attempts to save Mon-El from Cadmus.

Recap: http://comicbook.com/dc/2016/11/22/supergirl-recap-with-spoilers-the-darkest-place/  

Episode:            “Medusa” [Season 2 Episode 8]

            Air date: 28 Nov 2016

            Director: Stefan Pleszczynski

Writers: Jessica Queller and Derek Simon

As Eliza comes to National City for Thanksgiving, Kara turns to Lena for help when Cadmus unleashes a virus that instantly kills aliens, then is asked by Barry Allen and Cisco Ramon for help with an alien invasion on their Earth. And the Epic 4-part crossover starts!!
 http://comicbook.com/dc/2016/11/29/supergirl-recap-with-spoilers-medusa/  

Weekly Ratings

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

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

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

11 Second Chances TBD

12 Bratva TBD

13 Spectre Of The Gun TBD

14 The Sin-Easter TBD

Part 1: The Plot, Themes and Characters

• Overall impressions – General thoughts
  • Much better feel on the CW
    • Audience knows about superheroes, so can be more direct about being a show about an alien superhero
  • Danvers sisters are the best sisters
    • Realistic portrayal of sisters; they have ups and downs but come back together for sister night and ice cream
    • Maggie Sawyer introduced in episode 3
  • No Cat Grant in season 2 – miss her!
  • Lynda Carter is the president – episode 3 “Welcome to Earth”
  • Roulette – alien fight club – Episode 4
    • Episode 4, “Survivors”
    • Kara, Mon-El, J’onn – have to learn how to deal with loneliness
    • Roulette (Dichen Lachman) – what has Supergirl given them? Cage? Is released because has all the right friends
    • Reminded me a lot of the Justice-League Unlimited episode – great Roulette
• Fight scenes & Stunts: Share your thoughts
  • Episode 3 – Alien fight club
    • Martians fight
    • Maggie and Alex against alien
    • Supergirl vs. Draaga
  • Alex and Kara /Superman and J’onn team up against Metallos.
• Supergirl/Kara Danvers:  
  • Still trying to find balance between Kara and Supergirl
  • Decides to be a reporter – after shadowing Clark. Did it feel natural?
  • Ends romantic path with James
  • Having to face truth that parents had secrets (Project Medusa, ep. 3)
  • Faces prejudices against Daxamites; has to realize that Mon-El doesn’t want to be just like her
  • Has a habit of putting fists on hips; superhero pose
  • Uses Supergirl as a source
  • Helping Mon-El gives her a chance to help him like she was to help Clark
  • Introduces Mon-El to the world too quickly
  • Loves potstickers and pizza
• Alex Danvers
  • Has had to protect Kara since teenager
  • Put up with Clark, but hurt when Kara said she wanted to move; Clark not around while Kara grew up
  • Voice of reason for Kara
  • Beautiful coming out story
• J’onn J’onzz/Martian Manhunter/Hank Henshaw
  • Finally gives Clark the Kryptonite
  • Last son of Mars; he thinks he’s not the last when he meets
  • M’gann M’orzz at alien dive bar
  • Has to deal with rage from learning M’gann is a White Martian; almost turned into one, but quickly cured by Eliza in ep. 3
  • Has to deal with the real Hank Henshaw being alive as Cyborg Superman  
• James Olson
  • Made in charge of Catco
  • Dad gave life for country
  • Not enough – wants to be a hero ever since he met Superman; becomes Guardian (Good move? Lame? Really lame?)
  • Can just walk into DEO
  • Does he ever work?
• Winn Schott
  • Used to work with Kara and James at Catco
  • IT guru for the DEO now
  • Son of the Toyman
  • Builds James’s Guardian suit
  • No shame in fighting with knowledge
• Snapper Carr
  • Tough editor; Perry White wannabe
  • Does teach Kara some reporting tips
• Mon-El
  • From Daxam
  • Has a secret – who is after him
  • Likes to drink and likes the ladies
  • Trouble finding job and place
  • Mike Matthews – fake name
• Maggie Sawyer
  • Cop; part of the Science Division
  • Introduces Alex to alien dive bar
  • Alex’s girlfriend!
• M’gann
  • Pretends to be a Green Martian
  • Fought in alien fight club
  • Bartender in alien dive bar
  • White Martian; exposes self to save J’onn
• Lena Luthor
  • Renames Luthor Corp to L Corp in order to redeem Luthor name
  • Adopted
  • Helpful to Kara (gives address to Roulette’s club); sees Kara as a friend
  • Doesn’t have a good relationship with Mom
  • Turns on Mom (ep. 3); didn’t know about Cadmus
  • Is she going to take over Cadmus?
• Cadmus
  • Goal – rid Earth of all aliens; Make Earth Human Again
  • Lillian Luthor is the scientist at large
  • Jeremiah Danvers has been a prisoner? for 15 years
• Hank Henshaw/Cyborg Superman
  • Left for dead; resurrected by Cadmus
  • Has the strength of Superman; was able to get into Fortress with Kara’s blood
  • Still out there somewhere

GENERAL DC TV NEWS

1. Gal Gadot Comments On Wonder Woman’s U.N. Ambassador Controversy (Date: 19 December 2016)
   “There are so many horrible things that are going on in the world, and this is what you’re protesting, seriously?” Gadot said about the backlash during a recent chat with TIME. She continued, “When people argue that Wonder Woman should ‘cover up,’ I don’t quite get it. They say, ‘If she’s smart and strong, she can’t also be sexy.’ That’s not fair. Why can’t she be all of the above?” Of course, Gadot is not the only baffled by the controversy. Protestors demanded Wonder Woman be removed from her honorary position because some felt it was inappropriate to have a busty white woman carry the torch. However, fans from around the world are now rallying behind Wonder Woman and emphasizing that her beauty in no way negates her inspirational history. Already, there are dozens of online petitions running which ask the U.N. to reinstate Wonder Woman as an ambassador. Over on Change.org, Chloe Behrens has created a petition which asks for Wonder Woman to be reinstated as an ambassador.
   Link: http://comicbook.com/2016/12/19/gal-gadot-comments-on-wonder-womans-u-n-ambassador-controversy/  
2. The CW’s Justice League Assembles In Fan Video (Date: 18 Dec 2016)
   In about a year, Justice League will finally hit the big screen, but that doesn’t mean you can’t get already have a taste of what the superhero squad can do. Sure, fans have already been treated to animated features starring the Justice League, but one Youtube had made an ultimate edit for fanboys and fangirls everywhere. UltraSargent has gone above and beyond with his newly released fan-video “CW’s JUSTICE LEAGUE,” and it will have you begging Warner Bros. to speed up their theatrical release of DC Comics’ heralded team. “So, here it is. After around 2 months, it’s finally done. This is my way of telling a unique story about the formation of the CW’s very own, Justice League of America. There was a lot of pressure on me (that I put on myself) that this video be good, so I really hope you guys enjoy this,” UltraSargent wrote.
   Link:http://comicbook.com/2016/12/19/the-cws-justice-league-assembles-in-fan-video/  
3. Justice League Dark International Trailer Released (Date: 20 Dec 2016)
   Warner Bros. Animation has released the international trailer for the upcoming film, which moves the focus to the magical side of the DC Universe. When nightmares start taking over the populace, the League is tasked with finding someone who can help stop it, and his name is John Constantine.
   Link:http://comicbook.com/2016/12/20/justice-league-dark-international-trailer-released/  
4. Suicide Squad Is The Most Popular Movie Of 2016 On IMDB (Date: 19 Dec 2016)
   According to the website, Suicide Squad was the most popular movie of 2016 on IMDB. Here’s what the ranking had to say about the supervillain flick: “Anticipation was high for the first big-budget movie lead by supervillains. All the signs were good with a cast that included Will Smith as Deadshot, Jared Leto as the Joker and Margot Robbie as the baseball bat-wielding troublemaker Harley Quinn. Robbie stole the show and the film helped position her as IMDb’s top star of 2016. And while there were naysayers for the film, written and directed by David Ayer, Suicide Squad took more than $745 million at the worldwide box office and made it the most popular movie on IMDb in 2016.”
   Link:http://comicbook.com/2016/12/20/suicide-squad-is-the-most-popular-movie-of-2016-on-imdb/  
5. The Flash (Season 3) – Official (Date: 21 Dec 2016)
   Official promo for Flash season 3.5. Barry tells Iris the truth about the future and the team works on preventing that future.
   Link:http://comicbook.com/2016/12/21/video-the-flash-season-3-official-borrowing-problems-from-the-future-t/?utm_source=Comicbook.com&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=161221_142638_Comicbook.com%20Daily%20Newsletter&utm_content=Link  
6. Supergirl Lives… Under A Red Sun – First Trailer For Supergirl’s January Return (Date: 21 Dec 2016)
   The first trailer for Supergirl’s return this January shows us a lot of different things: Roulette returns, something happens to Winn Schott in the field, and Supergirl goes through a portal and ends up on a world with a red sun… not good for a Kryptonian.
    Kevin Smith seems to kick ass.  Also great animation for Guradian’s sheild
   Link:http://www.bleedingcool.com/2016/12/21/supergirl-lives-red-son-first-trailer-supergirls-january-return  

GREEN ARROW COMICS & TOY NEWS

1. Green Arrow Issue #13 – “EMERALD OUTLAW” part two
   Writer: Benjamin Percy Pencils Otto Schmidt Letters: Nate Piekos of Blambot
   Snow falls on Seattle as its mayoral race heats up with a rash of murders that implicate a deadly archer. As a city wonders what’s become of its Emerald Archer, Green Arrow and Black Canary race to rule out their prime suspect: Emiko Queen.
   Link:https://www.comixology.com/Green-Arrow-2016-13/digital-comic/431124?ref=c2VyaWVzL3ZpZXcvZGVza3RvcC9ncmlkTGlzdC9SZWNlbnRBZGRpdGlvbnM
2. Is Green Arrow Going Up Against the Dakota Access Pipeline In March? (Date: 19 Dec 2016)
   As part of an effort to reach the widest possible audience, The New 52 had downplayed Oliver Queen’s left-wing politics. When Rebirth came around, though, one of the things that Percy seemed to be saying was that being a political animal was so engrained in Oliver’s persona that removing it left the character missing something that hadn’t been replaced. On sale March 15, Green Arrow #19 sees the Emerald Archer and his former sidekick Arsenal going up against…well, it’s not exactly explained, but without larger context? It sounds a lot like the Dakota Access Pipeline project. Here’s the solicitation text: “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.”
   Link:http://comicbook.com/2016/12/19/is-green-arrow-going-up-against-the-dakota-access-pipeline-in-ma/  
3. DC’s REBIRTH Gets Its Own Trailer (Date: 20 DC 2016)
   Seven months into DC Comics’ “Rebirth” era, the publisher has released a trailer highlighting it as the start of “the next big epic.” The trailer, done to coincide with the release of the first collections from “Rebirth,” can be seen here:
   Link:http://www.newsarama.com/32451-dc-s-rebirth-gets-its-own-trailer.html
4. Wonder Woman writer and artist dropped by DC over ‘challenging relationship’ (Date: 20 Dec 2016)
   The critically acclaimed, Eisner-nominated comic series The Legend of Wonder Woman has been cancelled by DC Comics, because of what a spokesperson for DC called “a challenging relationship” with the husband and wife team behind the series. Since the cancellation was announced, fans have been wondering whether it was due to poor sales, or studio sexism towards Wonder Woman. However, the DC spokesperson told the Guardian that though “we loved the book and we were very excited to work on the collected volume”, the studio was concerned about Dillon’s public comments about other teams at DC on social media. In a series of now-deleted tweets, preserved online on Bleeding Cool, Dillon criticised the writing in another DC series, Wonder Woman: Earth One, and complained when DC approved future volumes of Earth One while he was waiting to hear about the future of his own series. “It is an unfortunate situation. We tried hard to make it work,” the DC spokesperson said.
   Link:https://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/dec/20/wonder-woman-writer-artist-ray-dillon-renae-de-liz-dropped-dc-relationship  

   http://www.blastr.com/2016-12-20/renae-de-liz-opens-about-why-dc-comics-cancelled-legend-wonder-woman  

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