Starling Tribune – Special Edition – The Flash Mid-Season 3 (A CW Network Arrow Television Show Fan Podcast)

The Official Arrow Podcast of the Gonna Geek Network

Episode:            “Flashpoint” [Season 3 Episode 1]

            Air date: 4 Oct 2016

            Director: Jesse Warn

Writers: Andrew Kreisberg (story & teleplay); Brooke Roberts (teleplay); Greg Berlanti (story)

            Recap:http://www.cbr.com/the-flash-recap-flashpoint-comes-with-consequences/

Episode:            “Paradox” [Season 3 Episode 2]

            Air date: 11 Oct 2016

            Director: Ralph Hemecker

            Writers: Aaron Helbing and Todd Helbing

            Recap:http://www.ew.com/recap/the-flash-season-3-episode-2

Episode:            “Magenta” [Season 3 Episode 3]

            Air date: 18 Oct 2016

            Director: Armen V. Kevorkian

            Writers: Judalina Neira and David Kob

            Recap:http://www.ew.com/recap/the-flash-season-3-episode-3

Episode:            “The New Rogues” [Season 3 Episode 4]

            Air date: 25 Oct 2016

            Director: Stefan Pleszczynski

            Writers: Benjamin Raab and Deric A. Hughes

            Recap:http://www.ew.com/recap/the-flash-season-3-episode-4

Episode:            “Monster” [Season 3 Episode 5]

            Air date: 1 Nov 2016

            Director: C. Kim Miles

            Writer: Zack Stentz

            Recap:http://collider.com/the-flash-recap-monster/

Episode:            “Shade” [Season 3 Episode 6]

            Air date: 15 Nov 2016

            Director: J.J. Makaro

            Writers: Emily Silver and David Kob

            Recap: http://comicbook.com/dc/2016/11/16/the-flash-recap-with-spoilers-shade-/

Episode:            “Killer Frost” [Season 3 Episode 7]

            Air date: 22 Nov 2016

            Director: Kevin Smith

            Writers: Andrew Kreisberg & Brooke Roberts (teleplay); Judalina Neira (story)

Recap:http://comicbook.com/dc/2016/11/22/the-flash-recap-with-spoilers-killer-frost/

Episode:            “Invasion!” [Season 3 Episode 8]

            Air date: 29 Nov 2016

            Director: Dermott Downs

Writers: Aaron Helbing & Todd Helbing (teleplay); Greg Berlanti & Andrew Kreisberg (story)

     Recap: http://comicbook.com/dc/2016/11/30/the-flashrecap-with-spoilers-invasion-/

Episode:            “The Present” [Season 3 Episode 9]

            Air date: 6 Dec 2016

            Director: Rachel Talalay

Writers: Lauren Certo (teleplay); Aaron Helbing & Todd Helbing (story)      Recap:http://comicbook.com/dc/2016/12/07/the-flash-recap-with-spoilers-the-present/

Weekly Ratings

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 What We Leave Behind 7-Dec-16 1.94

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 The Present 6-Dec-16 3.14

10 Who Are You TBD

11 Second Chances TBD

12 Bratva TBD

13 Spectre Of The Gun TBD

Part 1: The Plot, Themes and Characters

• Flashpoint
  • Barry spends 3 months in alt-reality
    • He’s a CSI, lives with parents, not a part of Iris’s life
    • Joe drinks a lot, bad at job, and not part of Barry’s life
    • Wally is Kid Flash
    • Cisco is rich; made Wally’s outfit; doesn’t want to be part of crime fighting team because he got a vibrating hand through his ribs
    • Caitlin is an eye doctor for kids
    • The Rival is a speedster that gives Wally a lot of trouble; Barry wants to help
    • Barry keeps Eobard Thawne in a cage; Eobard tells Barry that things will get bad
    • When Barry uses powers, the memories from old life start to disappear
    • Wally gets hurt; prompts Barry to go back
    • Eobard makes Barry tell him to kill his mother
    • Eobard knows Barry messed up timeline when they go back
    • First change – Iris and Joe don’t talk
    • Alchemy debuts
    • For all of the hype – lasts 1 episode
  • Fight scenes & Stunts: Share your thoughts

• Barry Allen:  
  • Selfish – goes back and saves Mom
  • Tries to go back again – gets schooled by OG Flash – Earth 3’s Jay Garrick
  • Raked over the coals by Cisco and Caitlin/Killer Frost about Flashpoint
  • Sees future – Savitar kills Iris; now tempted to be obsessed with changing future
  • Throws stone into Speed Force
  • Signs Iris’s name to lease without telling her first
• Iris West
  • Barry admits there is no Flash without her
  • When will she get the chance to be a kickass reporter?
  • Gives him a pep talk about he’s not a god and that he needs to be the leader
• Joe West
  • Has to repair things with Iris
  • Gets a girlfriend
  • Reluctant to let Wally train
• Cisco Ramon
  • Dante died in car accident because of Flashpoint
  • Angry at Barry because he wouldn’t go save Dante and then because Dante alive before Flashpoint
  • Due to Flashpoint has better gear and control over powers
  • Accidentally messes with timeline during Invasion; understands Barry more
  • Stone uses his memories of Dante to release Savitar; Caitlin talks him down
• Caitlin Snow
  • Gets powers due to Flashpoint
  • Mother tells her that if she uses power, she will lose control
  • Uses powers to question one of Alchemy’s goons; kidnaps Julian; wants Alchemy to take her powers
  • Uses Cisco’s cuffs to suppress powers
  • Makes it snow
• Wally West
  • Jealous/frustrated that Jesse got speed powers and not him
  • Wants to be a hero
  • Gets activated by Alchemy
  • Is really, really fast
  • Given a suit and made part of team at Christmas
• HR Wells
  • From Earth-19
  • Not a genius; is a writer, more of an idea person
  • Likes coffee and talking a lot
  • Trains Wally behind everyone’s back
• Julian
  • CSI that appears after Barry fixes Flashpoint
  • Can’t stand Barry
  • Blacks out when he’s Alchemy
  • Lets team hook his brain to box so they can talk to Savitar
  • Spent money finding stone; releases Savitar
  • Joins the Christmas party
  • Made Barry resign to protect Caitlin; after Alchemy reveal, tells Barry to come back
• Dr. Alchemy
  • Appears after Flashpoint
  • Gives people who had powers in Flashpoint back their powers
• Savitar
  • God of Speed
  • Only Barry, Jay, and Wally can see him
  • Prediction: one will fall, one will betray, one suffer fate worse than death
  • “I am the future, Flash” or “I am the Future Flash”
  • Barry’s future self trapped Savitar in eternity; the Rise of his Vengeance has begun
• Other Villains
  • Magenta
  • Mirror Master and the Top

ARROW NEWS:

1. Arrow Tragedy Will Push Felicity to a Darker, ‘Morally Questionable’ Place (Date: 11 Dec 2016)
   Wendy Mericle discussed Felicity with TVline.com. “One thing Felicity is not going to do, I can tell you for sure, is blame Oliver. She recognizes the manipulations that have led to this situation,” said Wendy Mericle, “Felicity has set her sights on Prometheus. This season we have said we’re going to take her to a darker place, and you’re seeing the genesis of the reason why, right here.”
   Link:http://tvline.com/2016/12/11/arrow-season-5-felicity-spoilers-billy-malone-death/  
2. ARROW, SUPERGIRL, FLASH Go Retro In BATMAN ’66 Style Animated Credits (Date: 12 Dec 2016)
   Fans have been pointing out similarities between Green Arrow and Batman since the 40s, when Ollie was parking his Arrowcar in his Arrowcave. Now, the Emerald Archer is following in the Dark Knight’s footsteps one more time, and he’s bringing the rest of CW’s DC-Verse with him in this Arrow credit sequence, animated in the style of the Batman ’66 TV credits by YouTube user Dave Jones.
   Link:http://www.newsarama.com/32339-arrow-supergirl-and-the-flash-go-retro-in-batman-66-style-animated-credits.html  
3. Stephen Amell Uses Batman Begins To Explain An Arrow Season 5 Plot Point (Date: 14 Dec 2016)
   The CW’s Arrow showrunner Wendy Mericle recently talked about the direction of the Susan Williams plot thread on Arrow, saying that the reporter hasn’t let up on trying to prove that Oliver Queen was living and operating out of Russia during the five years he was supposedly stranded on a deserted island. In trying to explain the story, series star Stephen Amell turned to a familiar superhero staple for audiences: Batman Begins. “Susan appears to be up to no good, but in reality, she’s just following a very interesting story,” Amell told reporters during a set visit back in November. “I mean, the mayor of the town where she’s a reporter was clearly not on an island for five consecutive years — which, by the way, I think it’s about time we did that. I always think back to the first Nolan Batman, where Ra’s al Ghul says to him ‘The world is too small a place for someone like Bruce Wayne to disappear.’ Even if [Oliver] wasn’t as famous — and he wasn’t — he did perish in a very famous incident in our story. I always thought when he was in Hong Kong that someone would stop him and be like, ‘Hey, you look like Oliver Queen!’ but it didn’t happen.”
   Link:http://comicbook.com/2016/12/14/stephen-amell-uses-batman-begins-to-explain-an-arrow-season-5-pl/  
4. Hollywood’s 50 Favorite Female Characters (Date: 09 Dec 2016)
   For THR’s latest intra-industry poll, the editors asked Hollywood professionals — actors, writers, directors and others — to take an online survey of their favorite fictional female characters. More than 1,800 participated — twice as many women as men — but the results proved there isn’t such a great divide between the sexes after all, at least when it comes to what types of females we enjoy watching on screens. #15 is Felicity Smoak – Felicity was supposed to be a minor character, but her chemistry with Oliver Queen made her a fan favorite. By season two of The CW’s adaptation of the DC comic, she was a regular player. “Felicity has developed over the course of the series,” says Rickards. “She’s from a regular world. She’s relatable, honest and grounded. But she’s not boring.”
   Link:http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/50-best-female-characters-entertainment-industry-survey-results-951483/item/felicity-smoak-arrow-50-favorite-female-characters-951539  

GENERAL DC TV NEWS

1. THE FLASH Set To Introduce Justice League Detroit Member Gypsy For The Second Half Of Season 3 (Date: 11 Dec 2016)
   The Flash will introduce another DC hero to lend Barry Allen and friends a hand for the remaining season 3 episodes. During a new installment of The CW’s Fan Feast, actor Carlos Valdes (Vibe) confirmed that Gypsy/Cindy Reynolds will be introduced at some point when the show returns in January. “There’s going to be a new visitor to our world named Gypsy,” said Valdes. “DC Comics fans will be familiar with Gypsy. She is going to be coming in our world and Vibe will definitely get to learn some new skills as part of getting to know her. So I’m excited to see how that plays out.” Based on Valdes’ comments, it’s safe to assume that they’ll be going with the New 52 incarnation of the character, who was a runaway from another dimension.
   Link:https://www.comicbookmovie.com/the_flash/the-flash-set-to-introduce-justice-league-detroit-member-gypsy-for-the-a147449  
2. ‘The Flash’ Casts ‘Sleepy Hollow’ Star Jessica Camacho to Play Gypsy (Exclusive) (Date: 14 Dec 2016)
   Gypsy is coming to “The Flash,” and she will be played by “Sleepy Hollow” actress Jessica Camacho, TheWrap has learned exclusively.
   Link:http://www.thewrap.com/the-flash-casts-jessica-camacho-to-play-gypsy/  
3. Protests end Wonder Woman’s fight for equality at United Nations (Date: 12 Dec 2016)
   A United Nations spokesman said the character’s role at the 193-member state organization would end on Friday despite plans for Wonder Woman to be used in an empowerment campaign for women and girls into 2017. The move came after the Oct. 21 appointment of the superhero to fight for gender equality sparked heavy criticism, with nearly 45,000 people signing an online petition asking U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to reconsider selection of the character. “Although the original creators may have intended Wonder Woman to represent a strong and independent ‘warrior’ woman with a feminist message, the reality is that the character’s current iteration is that of a large breasted, white woman of impossible proportions,” the petition read. Dozens of U.N. employees protested at the U.N. headquarters in New York City on the day of the appointment when Diane Nelson, president of DC Entertainment, said the Wonder Woman campaign would feature various initiatives “over the course of the next year.” The U.N. did not provide further details as to why the Wonder Woman campaign was ending this week but spokesman Jeffrey Brez said campaigns using fictional characters often lasted no longer than a few months.
   Link:http://www.reuters.com/article/us-united-nations-women-wonder-woman-idUSKBN1412N9?il=0

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Supergirl Mid-Season 2!

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Starling Tribune – Season 5 Edition – What We Leave Behind (A CW Network Arrow Television Show Fan Podcast)

The Official Arrow Podcast of the Gonna Geek Network

Episode:            “What We Leave Behind” [Season 5 Episode 9]

Air Date:           Wednesday, December 7, 2016

Director:      Antonio Negret

                   http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0624423/?ref_=tt_ov_dr

                   2x Legends of Tomorrow | 3x Arrow | 1x The Flash | 2x The 100

Writers:       Wendy Mericle

                   http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1355890/?ref_=ttfc_fc_wr4

Showrunner for Arrow | 19x Arrow

Beth Schwartz

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

19x Arrow | 2x Legends of Tomorrow | 1x Hart of Dixie

Promo: https://www.comicbookmovie.com/tv/dc/arrow/there-are-lots-of-big-reveals-in-arrow-season-5-episode-9-promo-what-a147195   

Weekly Ratings

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 TBD

11 Second Chances TBD

12 Bratva TBD

13 Spectre Of The Gun TBD

Part 1: The Plot, Themes and Characters

• What was the overall theme for this episode / What was the link to the ep. name
  • Actions from the past coming back to haunt you
    • Prometheus is the son of someone Ollie as The Hood killed
  • We have two legacies we leave behind – the good and the bad
• Fight scenes & Stunts: Share your thoughts
  • Prometheus attacks Curtis
    • Curtis gets some hits in. Not many
  • Prometheus and Ollie – round one
    • Prometheus has skills; does cool special flip (Ollie recognizes it; he learned it from a woman in Russia)
    • Wild Dog shoots weapon out of Prometheus’s hand, but Artemis shoots his guns
    • Prometheus disappears with Artemis
  • Prometheus and Ollie – round two
    • Action is cut with flashback from 4 years ago
    • Prometheus has dead bodies posed just like how Ollie killed them
      • Its super creepy and really helps to amp up the tension
      • Fight up escalator (flashback)
    • Prometheus able to escape; makes Billy Malone look and sound like him
      • Similar to the Joker’s hostages in The Dark Knight
• Flashbacks: Share your thoughts
  • 4 years ago – Ollie as The Hood
    • Killing people; The List
    • Diggle knows Ollie is The Hood
    • Ollie after Justin Claybourne, who manufactured weaponized TB in order to sell medicine for it
    • Diggle warns Ollie that his actions could have unintended consequences
    • Red pen! Felicity is awkward and cute when she helps Ollie find address (1852)
• Ollie:  
  • Has he learned after all this time?
  • Brings team to first fight w/Prometheus
  • Goes alone when find Prometheus again – why?
  • Being confronted with past makes him act like that again – he kills Prometheus instead of putting an arrow in his knee
  • Does he have to kill Prometheus?
  • Confesses to team the truth
  • First instinct is to push everyone away
  • The expression on his face when he sees HER in the Arrowcave
• Diggle
  • Active in flashback
  • Leads group hug at end when Ollie wants to push everyone away
  • Is called by Lyla to safe house
  • Is taken in by soldiers
• Thea
  • Feels as though the Dominators dream renewed her purpose
  • Tells Ollie that we leave good and bad legacies
  • Suits up as Speedy!
    • Is this a onetime thing after the reveal of Artemis’ betrayal?
• Felicity
  • Awkwardly introduces Billy to friends; suggest double date w/Ollie
  • Tells Billy not to investigate Prometheus; Billy does anyway because that’s his job
  • Billy sends her photo of baby – is looping her in on what he finds
  • Blames Prometheus for Billy’s death
• Quentin Lance
  • Not in episode
• Curtis
  • Has lied to husband Paul – doing a start up with Felicity
  • Tells hubby the truth – Paul gives ultimatum
  • Realizes being Mr. Terrific gives him purpose
  • Paul leaves b/c can’t see him go off every night and risk life
• Wild Dog
  • “I don’t like rules or listening”
  • Does the opposite Ollie instructs (maybe Ollie pulls an “opposite day” move)
  • Is he a father?
• Artemis
  • Gives Rene, Rory, and Diggle stockings with their code names
  • Says guys are her only family
  • Betrays Oliver because city needs protecting from him
• Ragman
  • Makes Flashpoint joke
  • Figures out how to sequence DNA
• D.A. Adrian Chase
  • Really wants Prometheus dealt with
  • Puts kill order on Prometheus
• Susan Williams
  • Ollie’s date to the Christmas party
  • Drinks Russian vodka
    • Russian writing on the bottle is centered on screen, is this a hint?
  • Tells Ollie shutting people out is not a good thing to do
  • Has sexytimes with Ollie
• Laurel
  • Is this due to Barry and Flashpoint?
  • Or maybe due to Legends of Tomorrow where Sara revealed Damian’s future so now he is travelling time to avert it.
• Bratva
  • Not in episode
• Prometheus
  • Leads? – A whole bunch
  • At least 30 years old
  • Justin Claybourne’s son – ????
    • Seems too easy if this is the case
  • Son not publicly known – mentioned in divorce papers
  • Has studied Oliver for four years
  • How does he(?) know that Ollie killed his father and studied fighting in Russia?
  • When did he(?) find out all of this about Ollie?
  • Is it Claybourne’s son? Could it be someone else who just knows about what Ollie has done when he was The Hood and was working off of The List?
  • Tied to The List
  • He sounds like Michael Dorn to Chris (reddit seems to agree)
  • Michelle’s List O’Suspects: (I’m keeping this active until the mask comes off)
    • Tommy Merlyn – Not likely now. In Ollie’s Dementor vision as someone proud of Ollie
    • New: Susan Williams – if the Claybourne son thing is a red herring; then it could be her; she is old enough, drinks Russian vodka, and has finally confirmed Ollie was in Russia. Maybe her real name isn’t SW
    • Robert Queen – too old? But is the author of The List. In Ollie’s Dementor vision as someone proud of Ollie.
    • New: It’s actually Claybourne’s son
    • Adrian Chase (but more likely to become Vigilante)
    • Billy Malone – dead
    • Helena Bertinelli (but I would rather see her as either Huntress or head of the Bertinelli family)
    • Isabel Rochev
    • Mckenna Hall
    • Shado – not Claybourne’s child and not really connected to The List
    • Slade Wilson – not tied to The List
    • Talia al Ghul (see this week’s news)
    • New: Quentin Lance (likely a red herring) (in rehab)
    • Roy – too young and in Ollie’s Dementor vision as someone proud of Ollie; also, not really tied to The List
    • Viktor (SP’s add) – too old
       

CURRENT EPISODE DC EASTER EGGS & POP CULTURE REFERENCES

Season Episode  “What We Leave Behind” (Date: 08 Dec 2016)
Article: http://comicbook.com/2016/12/08/arrow-easter-eggs-and-things-you-might-have-missed-in-the-season/     

1. JUDAS CONTRACT – A young, female team member who is recruited into Team Arrow and then seduced to the dark side and ends up becoming a sleeper agent for the villain is pretty much exactly the plot to the classic New Teen Titans storyline The Judas Contract.
2. OLIVER’S CHRISTMAS MOVIES – According to Stephen Amell’s recent Facebook Live video, he shares Oliver’s favorite Christmas movie (Die Hard) and the “Its true!” he delivered after saying so in the episode was actually a Stephen Amell-ism, not Oliver Queen’s.
   His second choice, It’s a Wonderful Life, is an interesting one considering…”I was very lucky to be able to rewatch that movie last week.”…which of course is not a thing that happened. He was  subjected to a kind of custom-made It’s a Wonderful Life, where the Dominators showed him a whole different timeline and how his life and the lives of those around him might be different if he had made different decisions.
3. BIG BELLY BURGER – The mention is because the to-go bag for the DC Universe’s favorite burger joint was the focus of a shot that hung on for a few seconds AND transitioned from the present day to the flashbacks. That’s a lot of camera time for a fast food container.
4. CLAYBOURNE – While Justin Claybourne’s name did in fact appear on The List, we never saw him dealt with in season 1 and all of the scenes here that were calling back to the first year of the series were entirely new material. This, of course, opens up the question of whether we might see some more such stories in flashbacks for future episodes…!
5. ALMOST EVERY WEDNESDAY – “People who are supposed to be dead turn out to be alive almost every Wednesday.” Weirdly enough never during the summer or between mid-December and late January, though.
6. THE HOOD – Oliver’s season 1 costume, the kill list, the sets, the mission, his arguments with Diggle…this is what it was like when he was The Hood and not Green Arrow.
7. THE RED PEN – The red pen is a nice callback to some of Felicity Smoak’s earliest appearances, and that makes it worth breaking out to talk separately about “IT Girl Felicity,” back when Oliver was still making up outlandish stories to get her help instead of just coming clean with her.
8. AK DESMOND PHARMACEUTICAL – It seems worth noting, since Dr. Alchemy is such a big part of The Flash this season, that A.K. Desmond Pharmaceutical could plausibly be considered a wink-and-a-nod reference to Albert Desmond, a chemist who would go on to become Dr. Alchemy in the comics. Unlikely, but possible!
9. MAKE THE CITY GREAT AGAIN – Obviously in his final moments, when Claybourne is trying to appeal to Oliver’s ideas about “saving the city,” he says that businesses like his can “make the city great again,” which in the context of the last years’ worth of public life feels suspiciously like a reference to Donald Trump’s “make America great again” campaign slogan.

ARROW NEWS:

1. ARROW FANS HAVE ALREADY SEEN SEASON 5’S FINAL SCENE — OR HAVE THEY? (Date: 05 Dec 2016)
   Now that “Arrow” has reached season five and has no plans of slowing down, the plan has changed slightly. As Guggenheim said, “Spoiler alert. That’s (Ollie’s rescue from Lian Yu) going to end up being the Season 5 finale.” Season five’s flashback story arc will still end by replaying the first moments of the series, but there’s now much more show to come after that moment in season six and beyond. But just because fans saw how season five will end five years ago doesn’t mean there aren’t surprises still ahead at the end of this season. Guggenheim added that the creators have “some incredibly clear plans for what we want to do in the Season 5 finale,” but that they always leave wiggle room for surprises and cliffhangers.
   Link:http://www.cbr.com/arrow-fans-have-already-seen-season-5s-final-scene-or-have-they/  
2. Arrow’s David Ramsey: “I Like The Idea Of Felicity Not Defining Herself Through Her Relationship With A Man” (Date: 04 Dec 2016)
   During the Arrow panel at the CCXP convention in Brazil, David Ramsey was asked to chime in on Olicity. “For me, I like the idea of Felicity not defining herself through her relationship with a man,” Ramsey told the crowd. “I like the idea that she can be her own person, and she can be strong and feminine, own the company, without pining over men — Oliver or any other man.”
   Link:http://comicbook.com/2016/12/05/arrows-david-ramsey-i-like-the-idea-of-felicity-not-defining-her/  
3. Stephen Amell Addresses The Big Twist In Arrow’s Midseason Finale (Date: 07 Dec 2016)
   In a Facebook video, Stephen Amell discussed the return of Laurel. Amell said that tonight’s script was the first in a long time that legitimately shocked him when he turned the page to that reveal. He also said that he was skeptical at first of the idea of bringing another character back from the dead, but that they’re now several episodes down the line in production and that he thinks the story that comes out of it is a good one.
   Link:http://comicbook.com/2016/12/08/stephen-amell-addresses-the-big-twist-in-arrows-midseason-finale/  

GENERAL DC TV NEWS

1. Four-Night DC Crossover Gives The CW Its Most-Watched Week In Six Years (Date: 06 Dec 2016)
   The four-night DC superhero crossover event is certainly paying off big for the CW, pulling in 2.3 million viewers for its most-watched week in six years. For the week of November 28, the CW was up 20% in total viewers versus the same week last year, up 15% in adults 18-49 (0.7 vs. 0.6) and up 16% in adults 18-34 (0.6 vs. 0.5), according to Nielsen stats. Supergirl had its most-watched (3.5M) episode of the season, and matched its season premiere ratings in both adults 18-34 (0.9/4) and adults 18-49 (1.1/4). The Flash saw its most-watched episode (4.15M) in almost two years (12/9/14) and its highest rated episode of the season. Arrow delivered the series’ most watched (3.55M) and highest-rated episode since last season’s crossover episode (12/2/15). And DC’s Legends of Tomorrow had its most-watched episode ever (3.39M) and its highest-rated episode ever in adults 18-34 (1.0/5).
   Link:http://deadline.com/2016/12/dc-crossover-the-cw-ratings-supergirl-arrow-the-flash-legends-of-tomorrow-the-flash-1201865656/   
2. MISTER MXYZPTLK TO MATERIALIZE ON SUPERGIRL (Date: 02 Dec 2016)
   com reports DC Comics supervillain Mister Mxyzptlk will bring his impish antics to the CW drama for two episodes in 2017.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. More fun-loving prankster than straightforward villain, Mxyzptlk’s fifth-dimensional technology appears as magic to three-dimensional beings; the limits of his powers are vast and unknown. Famously, he can only be stopped and returned to his home dimension by tricking him into saying his name backward (“Kltpzyxm”).  
   Link:http://www.cbr.com/mister-mxyzptlk-to-materialize-on-supergirl/   
3. How “Supergirl” And A Super-Duper Gay Comic Book Clerk Helped Save A Girl’s Life (Date: 04 Dec 2016)
   Mary, a “super-duper gay” employee at a comic book shop in Indiana, shared an encounter she had with a young woman. The girl said she was suicidal because she’s gay, and she didn’t realize gay women could be happy until she saw the Alex Danvers coming out arc on Supergirl. To help the girl out through the hiatus, the employees suggested  Batwoman: Elegy, Midnighter, and Gotham Central. The girl didn’t have money for all of the titles, so the employee bought them for her.
   Link:http://www.newnownext.com/supergirl-lesbian-sanvers/12/2016/  
4. Mark Hamill and John Wesley Shipp On the Biggest Surprises Reprising Their Roles on The Flash (Date: 06 Dec 2016)
   Interesting fact: Shipp starred in The Flash in 1990 and 1991, with Hamill as a recurring villain. While Hamill was filming Star Wars: The Force Awakens, a new TV version of The Flash was coming together. Three years later, against all odds, he and the producers have found a way for Hamill to make an appearance as James Jesse in each midseason finale so far.
   Link:http://comicbook.com/2016/12/07/mark-hamill-and-john-wesley-shipp-on-the-biggest-surprises-repri/  
5. Supergirl Showrunners wanted to play with Shippers (Date: 3 Dec 2016)
   Producer Andrew Kreisberg revealed after a screening (h/t EW) that multiple moments with Kara were ultimately cut from the three episodes, including Sara asking out the Girl of Steel (and perhaps foreshadowing a future with Alex):
   There was a little exchange between Sara [Caity Lotz] and Kara [Melissa Benoist] that I really liked — I don’t think we even filmed it — where Sara says, ‘Hey, do you want to get a drink when this is all over?’ And Kara says, ‘I think you wanna meet my sister.’ Just the idea of starting the Sara/Alex [Chyler Leigh] shippers going …
   Link:http://comicsalliance.com/supergirl-legends-crossover-deleted-scenes/
6. Fallout from the Superhero Crossover (Date: 3 Dec 2016)
   WILL SUPERGIRL VISIT EARTH-1 AGAIN? | Now that Kara has a way to communicate and travel across Earths, crossovers are certainly “easier” to execute, Kreisberg says. “The next time we do it, it means it doesn’t necessarily have to be because Oliver and Barry need Kara; it could be because Kara needs them.” However, the EP notes that nothing is in the works, seeing as how “we just barely survived this one. So we’re not too concerned with what we’re going to try to do next year. But it just gives us another way to come at a story.”
   DOES THE WORLD KNOW ETs EXIST? | A line was cut for time, in which the G-man known as “Glasses” says, “‘Cover up what? A dozen weather satellites falling out of orbit?’” Guggenheim explains: “People see the ships, but no one ever really saw the Dominators. The way we’re sort of playing it going forward is that Glasses is good at his job, and when he says he’s going to cover it up, he’s going to cover it up.” Adds Kreisberg: “There’s a mention of it in The Flash, that the threat of aliens brought out all the crazies. But we’re sort of Doctor Who-ing it.”
   Link:http://tvline.com/2016/12/01/legends-of-tomorrow-recap-season-2-episode-7-crossover-dominators-return/

GREEN ARROW COMICS & TOY NEWS

1. X-MEN: GOLD AND BLUE ROSTERS AND CREATIVE TEAMS REVEALED (Date: 28 Nov 2016)
   X-Men: Gold will be written by Marc Guggenheim with art by Ardian Syaf. The phase-shifting Kitty Pryde at long-last will become an X-Men team leader, whose squad includes Storm, Colossus, Nightcrawler, Old Man Logan, and Rachel Grey. “Kitty is the right person to bring the X-Men into the future, to herald in the next era of the X-Men,” Guggenheim told us in a phone interview. “We are post the war with the Inhumans. The X-Men are sort of at a crossroads. They’re at a point where they are trying to decide, is there a future for the X-Men? And Kitty is very much of the mindset that there is a future for the X-Men and it’s a bright future.”  Guggenheim is best known as co-showrunner and writer on The CW’s Arrow and Legends of Tomorrow and previously worked on the adjectiveless X-Men book in 2014 featuring an all-female cast of characters.
   Link:http://comicbook.com/2016/11/28/x-men-gold-and-blue-rosters-and-creative-teams-revealed/

NEXT EPISODE

Promo for Next Week: Episode – “Who Are You” (Date: xx month year)
Article:Link (comicbookmovie.com)

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

Air Date:        Wednesday, January 25, 2017

Summary:      According to the clip on the app: Diggle is back in jail, but this time he vows to face the charges. Oliver and the team are looking for the mother of Claybourne’s child. Also, they have to ease Laurel back into present-day life.

Director:         Gregory Smith

Writers:          Ben Sokolowski and Brian Ford Sullivan

IMDB:   http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5584160/?ref_=ttep_ep10

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

The Official Arrow Podcast of the Gonna Geek Network

Episode:            “Invasion!” [Season 5 Episode 8]

Air Date:           Wednesday, November 30, 2016

Director:      James “Bam Bam” Bamford

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

                   5x Arrow | 1x Supergirl

Writers:       Marc Guggenheim (teleplay)

                   http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0973233/?ref_=ttfc_fc_wr4

EP of Arrow | 11x Arrow (writer) | 7x Legends of Tomorrow

Wendy Mericle (teleplay)

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Showrunner of Arrow | 19x Arrow

Greg Berlanti (story by)

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EP of Arrow, The Flash, Legends of Tomorrow, and Supergirl | Story by: 19x Arrow, 10x Flash, 5x Supergirl, 4x Legends  

Promo: https://www.comicbookmovie.com/tv/dc/arrow/a-familiar-face-returns-in-arrow-season-5-episode-8-episode-100-promo-a147155  

Weekly Ratings

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

10 Who Are You TBD

11 Second Chances TBD

12 Bratva TBD

13 Spectre Of The Gun TBD

Part 1: The Plot, Themes and Characters

• What was the overall theme for this episode / What was the link to the ep. name
  • Part 2 of the Invasion! crossover
  • Ollie, Thea, Diggle, Sara and Ray captured by Dominators and are trapped in a shared hallucination
• Fight scenes & Stunts: Share your thoughts
  • BEST FIGHT EVER
    • Ollie v. Deathstroke
    • Sara v. Darhk
    • Thea v. Malcolm
    • Diggle v. Ghost (was it supposed to be Andy??)
    • Ray v. Mirakuru Soldier (That’s how his Fiancee died wasn’t it??)
    • Thea stab Malcolm, fires arrow at Sara, who catches arrow and stabs Darhk with it, Thea tosses Ollie bow, and Ollie shoots Deathstroke with arrow Malcolm hit him with at beginning of fight
  • Rene v. Cyberwoman (followed by Barry & Kara kinda beating her up in an unfair fight)
  • Flash and Supergirl team up on Cyberwoman
  • Diggle and Ollie v. “Deathstroke”
• Dominators
  • Saw a lot on ship
  • Chase escapees with a lot of ships
  • Took group to gather intel
  • Team rescued by Waverider
  • Have a weapon
  • On way to Earth
• Flashbacks: Share your thoughts
  • None
    • Well, we could consider that Episode 100 was one big flashback
• Ollie: 
  • Bat-checklist: Ollie is the tactician
  • Dream about if he didn’t go on Queen’s Gambit
  • Going to marry Laurel next day
  • First one to remember reality
  • Tempted to stay – wants to take QC job and elope with Laurel
  • Realizes he can’t stay – tearful goodbyes with parents
  • Thea wants to stay; didn’t become Arrow for the reward, did it because it was right; says bye to Thea 
  • After fight, tearful goodbye to Laurel
  • Before leaving dream, see loved ones; told many times in dream that parents would be proud, he’s a changed man, he’s grown up
  • Finds alien gun
• Diggle
  • The Hood – wore the outfit in season 1 
  • Starts to remember after Ollie visit (his Arrowcave has bad security too)
  • Figures out they need to go to Smoak Tech building to exit dream
• Thea
  • Dream: manages Verdant, happy
  • Wants to stay so she doesn’t lose family
  • Changes mind because the group is her family too 
• Felicity and the Nerd Army
  • Dream: engaged to Ray, Diggle’s sidekick
  • Part of the “Nerd Army” with Cisco and Curtis
  • Nerds try to hack alien tech, blows up first time
  • Is surprised group in space; uh, the Nerd Army should have looked there first – aliens and all that
  • Nerd Army contacts Waverider; Ray figures out why taken, recalls bit of Dominator dialogue, Gideon translates
• Quentin Lance
  • Dream: happy Dad
• Curtis
  • Part of the Nerd Army
  • Quotes movies – Cisco not impressed; 3PO processor – Star Wars reference
  • Disappointed Dominators are space monsters
  • Fawns over Flash / happy he got a Flash ride
  • Fawns over Supergirl
  • Happy to be hacking alien tech
• Wild Dog
  • He can do the salmon ladder! Shirtless!
  • Doesn’t like metahumans or aliens – they have powers of gods, but think they can dress up and do good
  • Doesn’t get a ride from Flash
  • Fights with Cyberwoman, then Flash and Supergirl save him, changes tune
  • Realizes Ollie would have decked him if he spoke to Ollie like he spoke to Supergirl and Flash
• Artemis
  • Absent
• Ragman
  • Thinks all is a divine plan
  • Recognizes that the Dominator language is based on Hebrew / Old Testament language – how convenient
  • Is honored to meet Flash and Supergirl
• D.A. Adrian Chase
  • Absent
• Susan Williams
  • Absent
• Bratva
  • Absent – unless Russian lady who worked for Queens is a secret member
• Prometheus
  • Leads? – None this week
  • Michelle’s List O’Suspects: (Being bold by eliminating some this week due to developments)
    • Tommy Merlyn
    • Robert Queen
    • Adrian Chase (but more likely to become Vigilante)
    • Billy Malone (he “heard on the street” that Prometheus was a threat to the Arrow; very eager to learn where Green Arrow lives)
    • Helena Bertinelli (but I would rather see her as either Huntress or head of the Bertinelli family)
    • Isabel Rochev
    • Mckenna Hall
    • Shado
    • Slade Wilson (being Deathstroke right away could give his plan away)
    • Talia al Ghul (see this week’s news)
    • New: Quentin Lance (likely a red herring) (in rehab)
    • Roy (he’s been mentioned, he’s had access to arrows, and he might have seen The List) 
    • Viktor (SP’s add; he did see the list – shown in the season premiere) 
• SUPERGIRL: “Medusa”
  • Stefan Pleszczynski – director; writers: Jessica Queller and Derek Simon
  • Imdb link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5957644/?ref_=ttep_ep8
    Recap: http://www.cbr.com/supergirl-recap-luthors-henshaws-space-time-continuum/
  • Thanksgiving episode
  • Medusa virus developed by Kara’s father designed virus to kill all non-Kryptonians; altered by Cadmus to kill all aliens
  • Alex and Maggie finally kiss
  • Portal appears 3 times; Barry and Cisco come through the last one into Kara’s apartment
  • Barry says Cisco is his friend, but Cisco says they’re coworkers
• THE FLASH: “Invasion!”
  • Dermott Downs – director; story by Greg Berlanti and Andrew Kreisberg; teleplay by Aaron Helbing and Todd Helbing
  • Imdb link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5584134/?ref_=tt_eps_cu_n
  • Recap:http://comicbook.com/dc/2016/11/30/the-flashrecap-with-spoilers-invasion-/
  • Barry got scolded by entire team about messing with the timeline
  • Message from future: Hey younger Barry, you messed up the future too, you selfish dumb dumb
  • Supergirl meets team
  • Train against Supergirl
  • Dominators mind control
  • Heroes fight each other. Yes, it’s cool, but we’ve seen this trope too many times
  • Barry angers Supergirl to get her to destroy machine
  • Ollie’s speech to Barry
• LEGENDS OF TOMORROW: “Invasion!”
  • Gregory Smith – director; story by Greg Berlanti; teleplay by Phil Klemmer and Marc Guggenheim
  • Imdb link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5584108/?ref_=ttep_ep_cur
  • Recap: http://comicbook.com/2016/12/02/legends-of-tomorrow-recap-with-spoilers-invasion-/
  • THOUGHTS
    • Best part of the crossover?
    • Earth’s Mightiest Heros – My earth could use a Supergirl. Mine could use an oliver queen
    • Stein’s kid.  New recurring character.
    • Diggle with the best piece of advice “It’s like I keep telling this guy, you have to forgive yourself”
    • Cisco’s device to communicate and cross over
    • You look like the star spangled idiot
    • She’s Hot? Yup.
    • Barry and Ollie drinking.  Great friendship.  Damn.
    • Not a lot of Dominators. Not a lot of Supergirl. Why was she even there?
• INVASION! – DC comic book series – skip so we can push ahead. Dedicated show in the future
  • Three-part comic book series published from late 1988 to early 1989
  • Writers: Keith Giffen and Bill Mantlo; pencillers: Todd McFarlane and Bart Sears; inkers: P. Craig Russell, Al Gordon, and Dick Giordano; colorist: Carl Gafford
  • Plot: the alien race the Dominators form an alliance and attack Earth with the goal of ridding Earth of all of its metahumans and superpowered people
  • Invasion stopped, but a young Dominator develops a Gene Bomb, which causes all meta-humans to lose control of their powers
  • A group led by Martian Manhunter finds a cure
    Comparison to TV adaptation:
    • There is no way the TV version can be as grand because the TV universe doesn’t have as many metahumans and supers as the comic
    • Started with aliens in comic, so know their motivation, but it took a long time to learn their motivation in the adaptation 

CURRENT EPISODE DC EASTER EGGS & POP CULTURE REFERENCES

Season 5 Episode 8 “Invasion!” (Date: 01 Dec 2016)
Article: http://comicbook.com/dc/2016/12/01/arrow-easter-eggs-and-things-you-might-have-missed-in-invasion-/   

1. Running – Stephen Amell said, “The hundredth episode of Arrow begins in a very appropriate way: it begins with Oliver running. We’ve had him running into the premiere almost every year, we didn’t have him running in this year, but we have him running in the hundredth episode.”
2. Dinah Laurel Lance – Full-naming your fiancee while doing cutesy talk isn’t entirely unheard-of, but here it’s a nice little reminder that, yes, Laurel is actually Dinah Lance from the comics, the longtime Justice League and Birds of Prey member known as the Black Canary. Laurel’s necklace is the Black Canary logo from the comics
3. Oliver and Company – The reference, in case you missed it the first hundred times we used it or when Cisco explained it this week, is to a Disney animated film from the ’80s. It was a musical comedy about a group of streetwise dogs who take in a small, orange cat, in which the soundtrack was primarily driven by Billy Joel, whose biggest fan is probably Arrow EP Marc Guggenheim. Per Guggenheim, he made the Oliver and Company joke in the script, but it was actor Carlos Valdes who added the Billy Joel nod.
4. The Hozen – In the pilot, Oliver gave Thea a Hōzen (宝箭) — an arrowhead-shaped stone he found around the neck of a dead Japanese soldier on Lian Yu. In the pilot, he told her — as she tells him this week — that in Japanese Buddhism, the hōzen symbolizes reconnecting.
5. Palmer’s Buyout Offer – The Palmer Technologies buyout of Queen Consolidated came in season 3 of the TV show, but apparently here, Palmer was hovering around Queen as soon as he heard Robert Queen was thinking of stepping down.
6. Van Horn Industries – Van Horn Industries is the name of a company owned by the family of Andrew Van Horn, a superhero known as Gunfire. Gunfire was created during the Bloodlines attack, a ’90s attempt to create a bunch of new superheroes by giving them a common starting point: an alien invasion where some of the victims of parasitic, cannibalistic aliens survived and gained powers.
7. Hood Sketch – Along with Diggle under the hood, we get a look at the original Hood sketch and newspaper clippings that made up part of the Starling City Police Department’s Rip Hunter-style chalkboard looking for the Arrow in season 1.
8. MY NAME IS OLIVER QUEEN – When Oliver starts to introduce himself, he goes with “My name is Oliver Queen,” just like he does in the voice over at the start of nearly every episode. Felicity hilariously cuts him off with “everyone knows who you are.” Which serves the story — he’s a famous, wealthy socialite — and the meta-text of the episode.
9. CHICAGO MED – That roundabout thing about how Tommy is a doctor in Chicago now, and he just couldn’t break away from his long shifts to come visit for the wedding? That’s a whole lot of meta, talking about actor Colin Donnell, who played Tommy in season 1 and has periodically come back in flashbacks and other such stories. Donnell couldn’t come for the hundredth episode because he’s now a regular on Chicago Med, which is in production and couldn’t spare him.
10. THE PATH NOT TAKEN – This story seem familiar? Like last year’s Supergirl episode “For the Girl Who Has Everything,” or the “Flashpoint” episode of The Flash? What about “Perchance to Dream” from Batman: The Animated Series?
11. THE FERN – It came back! Was seen when Ollie enters Diggle’s Arrowcave

ARROW NEWS:

1. Heroes & Villains Fan Fest: Arrow Cast Panel Recap (Date: 19 Nov 2016)
   Highlights from the Arrow panel include: David Ramsey thankful he has a new helmet, Willa Holland misses wearing the Speedy outfit, and John Jr. is suppose to tie into the Conner Hawke storyline.
   Link:http://comicbook.com/2016/11/19/heroes-villains-fan-fest-arrows-stephen-amell-panel-recap/   
2. Arrow’s Stephen Amell Wants To Play A Villain (Date: 22 Nov 2016)
   com had the chance to hear Amell speak in Atlanta at Heroes & Villains Fan Fest, and it was there that the actor shared his nefarious dreams. “Having lived in the hero’s shoes for a moment, I would say I’d like to play a…famous and memorable villain,” he said, “in the vein of Hans Gruber or Hannibal Lector.”
   Link:http://comicbook.com/2016/11/22/arrows-stephen-amell-wants-to-play-a-villain-2/  
3. STEPHEN AMELL HAS BEEN IN CONTACT WITH AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR (Date: 26 Nov 2016)
   “They’ve reached out to me to do ‘American Ninja Warrior,’” he said at a Heroes & Villains Fan Fest convention panel, according to ComicBook.com. “We’ll see. One of the things that I’m learning now as someone that has a big responsibility at the head of a television show and has some business interests and is a husband and a father– priorities not being in that order — I don’t want to stretch myself too thin, and I wouldn’t want to do something if I couldn’t put my heart and soul into it.”
   Link:http://www.cbr.com/stephen-amell-has-been-in-contact-with-american-ninja-warrior/?utm_source=CBR-TW&utm_medium=Social-Distribution&utm_campaign=CBR-TW&view=list  
4. ARROW & PROMETHEUS HAVE AN EXPLOSIVE CONFRONTATION IN NEW PHOTOS (Date: 23 Nov 2016)
   Team “Arrow” is in deep trouble. In “What We Leave Behind,” the episode following the “Invasion!” crossover, Oliver discovers that Prometheus knows his and his fellow vigilantes’ secret identities. What follows is an explosive confrontation between Green Arrow and his mysterious foe. The photos below show Green Arrow and Prometheus coming to blows, but Oliver is not alone. He has a little help from Spartan and Wild Dog, and it looks like they’re going to fight fire with fire.
   Link:http://www.cbr.com/arrow-prometheus-have-an-explosive-confrontation-in-new-photos/?utm_source=CBR-TW&utm_medium=Social-Distribution&utm_campaign=CBR-TW&view=list  
5. Arrow Boss Marc Guggenheim Reflects on 100 Episodes, Favorite Moments — Plus, What’s Still on His ‘To-Do’ List? (Date: 29 Nov 2016)
   In the photo gallery above right, Marc Guggenheim shares favorite memories and musings from the past 100 episodes — Which casting was a “happy accident”? What stunt still wows him? Did “Olicity” happen too soon? — as well as offers some behind-the-scenes secrets.
   Link:http://tvline.com/2016/11/29/arrow-episode-100-marc-guggenheim-favorite-moments-casting-olicity/  
6. Arrow boss previews Matrix-esque 100th episode (Date: 29 Nov 2016)
   EW interviewed Marc Guggenheim about Arrow’s 100th episode and the series so far. Guggenheim admits to having some regrets: “The truth is, I don’t think I’ve ever been involved with an hour of television on any show where there hasn’t been something I wanted to take back,” he says. “Doing 23 episodes a year, you’re just constantly running, so nothing ever turns out exactly the way you want it to. In other words, my list of regrets is actually incredibly long; it’s 100 episodes long. I’d say probably my biggest regret is I wish we had allowed the Oliver-Felicity storyline in season 4 to unfold at a more natural pace. We had set these tentpoles at the beginning of the season, and we were a bit too rigorous on how we hit them. That was a case where the planning overtook the storytelling. We didn’t do things as naturally and as elegantly as we should have.”
   Link:http://www.ew.com/article/2016/11/29/arrow-100-episode-spoilers  
7. ‘Arrow’ EP Marc Guggenheim On Tonight’s 100th Episode, CW’s Mega-Crossover & What’s Next (Date: 30 Nov 2016)
   Reflecting on Arrow’s future and past, as well as the labyrinth and rewards of the multi-show saga, Guggenheim spoke with Deadline about how “Invasion” came together as a crossover and a stand-alone episode of the Vancouver-filmed show. The EP, who developed the show with Greg Berlanti and Andrew Kreisberg, also hinted at where things could go next for the archer and his team as Arrow heads towards next week’s Season 5 winter finale, who we may see more of from the show’s past, and what the next crossover could be like.
   Link:http://deadline.com/2016/11/arrow-100-episodes-invasion-cw-crossover-marc-guggenheim-1201862283/  
8. Arrow Hits Season High Ratings During 100th Episode (Date: 01 Dec 2016)
   In a report by Deadline, the site has confirmed Arrow hit a season-high rating last night of 1.3/5. The episode drew in 86% more viewers ages 18-49 than it did on November 16. The episode was a tenth down from last year’s superhero crossover special, but its viewership was still impressive. More than 3.52 million people watched the episode.
   Link:http://comicbook.com/2016/12/01/arrow-hits-season-high-ratings-during-100th-episode/

GENERAL DC TV NEWS

1. SUPERGIRL’S BRENDA STRONG ON UNLEASHING LILLIAN LUTHOR’S WRATH (Date: 22 Nov 2016)
   com interviewed Brenda Strong who currently plays Lillian Luthor, Lex’s mother, on Supergirl. In the interview, when asked about Lillian’s means justifying the end, she said, “That is such a great moral question. Everybody could ask themselves that and come up with a whole slew of different answers. It just goes back to the question of, when is it right to do the wrong thing? That opens up a whole can of worms about good and evil, black and white. Where’s the gray? Ultimately, she isn’t crazy, but she’s definitely committed to the end. It does justify the means for her. Obviously, she’s been willing to sacrifice any kind of personal relationships with this single-minded focus. There are costs for this character to achieve her commitment.”

   Link:http://www.cbr.com/brenda-strong-talks-supergirl/  

2. SUPERGIRL: MEHCAD BROOKS COMPARES JAMES OLSEN’S GUARDIAN TO BATMAN (Date: 28 Nov 2016)
   During a recent set visit, Brooks told CBR and other reporters that James’ CatCo position has made him more like the Dark Knight. “I kind of liken it to Bruce Wayne, running an enterprise during the day and then at night putting on the sleek black suit and your costume,” he explained. “James in the DC Universe has seen examples of it before, right? He’s never had to do it himself. Yeah, I think he was ready for both of those responsibilities anyway, so now he’s handling it well, but at first not so much.” He also discusses the suit, why James is reluctant to tell Kara, and why he thinks Superman would approve.
   Link: http://www.cbr.com/supergirl-mehcad-brooks-compares-james-olsens-guardian-to-batman/   
3. DC TV Crossover Featurette Includes Revealing New Behind The Scenes Footage And Interviews (Date: 28 Nov 2016)
   It doesn’t reveal any major details we probably haven’t already heard, but the video still provides a fascinating insight into how this crossover became a reality, and it sounds like a logistical nightmare!
   Link:https://www.comicbookmovie.com/tv/dc/the_flash/dc-tv-crossover-featurette-includes-revealing-new-behind-the-a147129  
4. THE DOMINATORS SET FOR POST-CROSSOVER APPEARANCE ON SUPERGIRL (Date: 28 Nov 2016)
   The crossover between four of The CW’s DC Comics-based shows is now unfolding, but no matter the outcome, it’s been confirmed that the alien race at the center of the story will return — later this season on “Supergirl,” though it’s not yet known when or under what context. “This is not the last you’ve seen of The Dominators,” Andrew Kreisberg, an executive producer on “Supergirl,” “The Flash,” “Arrow” and “DC”s Legends of Tomorrow,” told a group of press including CBR during a Q&A Monday at The CW’s Burbank headquarters. “The Dominators will return on ‘Supergirl’ later this season.”
   Link:http://www.cbr.com/the-dominators-set-for-post-crossover-appearance-on-supergirl/?utm_source=CBR-TW&utm_medium=Social-Distribution&utm_campaign=CBR-TW&view=list  
5. Supergirl Ratings Soar As Crossover Begins (Date: 29 Nov 2016)
   The CW’s four-part “Heroes vs. Aliens” DC Comics television crossover event got off to a solid rating start with this week’s episode of Supergirl. The episode, titled “Medusa,” scored a solid 1.1 rating in the core 18-49 demographic, and was watched by 3.51 million viewers in total. That an uptick from last week’s episode of Supergirl that puts the ratings for “Medusa” on par with the second season premiere of Supergirl.
   Link:http://comicbook.com/2016/11/29/supergirl-ratings-soar-as-crossover-begins/  
6. THE FLASH: MARK HAMILL, JOHN WESLEY SHIPP RETURN IN NEW PHOTOS (Date: 29 Nov 2016)
   In “The Present,” next week’s episode of “The Flash,” Barry Allen will pay a little visit to Jay Garrick (John Wesley Shipp) — and that means crossing over into Earth-3. New photos from the episode reveal a first look at Jay’s world as well as Earth-3’s version of James Jesse (Mark Hamill), better known as the Trickster on Barry’s world.
   Link:http://www.cbr.com/the-flash-mark-hamill-john-wesley-shipp-return-in-new-photos/?utm_source=CBR-TW&utm_medium=Social-Distribution&utm_campaign=CBR-TW&view=list  
7. THE FLASH HITS SEASON-HIGH RATINGS THANKS TO ARROWVERSE CROSSOVER (Date: 30 Nov 2016)
   When the second installment of “Invasion!” arrived on “The Flash”, 4.09m viewers tuned in to see it, making it the show’s most-watched episode since Season 1’s “The Man in the Yellow Suit,” which aired on December 9, 2014. “Invasion!” achieved a 1.2/5 rating in the adults 18-34 demographic and a 1.5/5 in adults 18-49, something the show hasn’t done since last season.
   Link:http://www.cbr.com/the-flash-hits-season-high-ratings-thanks-to-arrowverse-crossover/  
8. Matt Ryan Has A Message For Constantine Fans (Date: 24 NOv 2016)
   Over the weekend, Ryan appeared at Heroes & Villains Fan Fest, alongside several actors from Arrow and The Flash. ComicBook.com had the chance to catch up with the actor regarding a potential future for his role as Constantine.”Never say never, right?” Ryan said. It was the best he could offer, not knowing whether or not fans should actually expect to see Constantine pop up on television again.He does, however, has a message for those fans.”I’d just like to say ‘Thank you fans for all the support you’ve given me from playing this character. It’s such an iconic role and to have you guys support me is just a fantastic thing so thank you very, very much.”
   Link:http://comicbook.com/2016/11/24/matt-ryan-has-a-message-for-constantine-fans/

GREEN ARROW COMICS & TOY NEWS

1. X-MEN: GOLD AND BLUE ROSTERS AND CREATIVE TEAMS REVEALED (Date: 28 Nov 2016)
   X-Men: Gold will be written by Marc Guggenheim with art by Ardian Syaf. The phase-shifting Kitty Pryde at long-last will become an X-Men team leader, whose squad includes Storm, Colossus, Nightcrawler, Old Man Logan, and Rachel Grey. “Kitty is the right person to bring the X-Men into the future, to herald in the next era of the X-Men,” Guggenheim told us in a phone interview. “We are post the war with the Inhumans. The X-Men are sort of at a crossroads. They’re at a point where they are trying to decide, is there a future for the X-Men? And Kitty is very much of the mindset that there is a future for the X-Men and it’s a bright future.”  Guggenheim is best known as co-showrunner and writer on The CW’s Arrow and Legends of Tomorrow and previously worked on the adjectiveless X-Men book in 2014 featuring an all-female cast of characters.
   Link:http://comicbook.com/2016/11/28/x-men-gold-and-blue-rosters-and-creative-teams-revealed/

NEXT EPISODE

Promo for Next Week’s: Episode – “What We Leave Behind” (Date: 17 Nov 2016)
Article:https://www.comicbookmovie.com/tv/dc/arrow/there-are-lots-of-big-reveals-in-arrow-season-5-episode-9-promo-what-a147195  

Episode:   “What We Leave Behind” [Season 5 Episode 9]

Air Date:        Wednesday, December 7, 2016

Summary:      PROMETHEUS MAKES A DEADLY MOVE AGAINST OLIVER AND THE TEAM — After Prometheus attacks Curtis (Echo Kellum), Oliver (Stephen Amell) realizes Prometheus knows all of Team Arrow’s secret identities and is planning to come for them one by one. Felicity (Emily Bett Rickards) and Detective Malone (guest star Tyler Ritter) discover a clue that links Prometheus to Oliver’s past.

Director:         Antonio Negret

Writers:          Wendy Mericle & Beth Schwartz

IMDB:   http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5584158/?ref_=ttep_ep9

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Starling Tribune – Season 5 Edition – Vigilante (A CW Network DCTV Arrow Television Show Fan Podcast)

The Official Arrow Podcast of the Gonna Geek Network

Episode:            “Vigilante” [Season 5  Episode 7]

Air Date:           Wednesday, Date November 16, 2016

Director:      Gordon Verheul

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

                   2x Arrow | 2x Andromeda | 33x  Arrow as Dir. Photography + 12 Smallville & 50 Andromeda

Writers:       Ben Sokolowski

                   http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2408940/?ref_=ttfc_fc_wr4

17x Arrow | 2x Flash

Emilio Ortega Aldrich

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

6x Arrow

Promo:https://www.comicbookmovie.com/tv/dc/arrow/new-extended-promo-for-arrow-season-5-episode-7-vigilante-a146669

Weekly Ratings

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

09 What We Leave Behind 7-Dec-16

10 Who Are You TBD

11 Second Chances TBD

Part 1: The Plot, Themes and Characters

• What was the overall theme for this episode / What was the link to the ep. name
  • Introducing the new baddie, Vigilante
    • Questioning what it means to be a hero/vigilante/villain/psycho
    • Is being a vigilante/hero doing the job?
• Fight scenes & Stunts: Share your thoughts
  • (Stealing from the Flashbacks) Fight with Kovar – Damn!!
    • Ivan Drago baby
  • Fight with the scary masked bank robbers
    • Ragman with the bullet shield
    • Diggle bringing the pain (transition to some diggle chat maybe re: training)
• Flashbacks: Share your thoughts
  • Dinner with Kovar
  • He is intrigued by Oliver
  • Taiana’s mother works for him; children went missing a year ago, so he helped her out
  • Made deal with Bratva
  • “Questioned” Ollie for a week
  • Fight with Ollie
     
• Ollie:  
  • Is he doing enough? As Mayor? As Green Arrow?
  • Been trying to be a hero for four years
  • Scolds recruits – you can’t be angry at me being the killer as The Hood and like Vigilante
  • Goes on a date with Susan Williams
• Diggle
  • Cabin fever – getting antsy because in Arrowcave or Hive
  • Missed JJ’s 2nd birthday
  • Works out a lot….probably missing something else too (wink, wink)
  • Bonding with Rene
• Thea
  • Helps Lance get the help he needs
  • Realizes that Prometheus knows who Ollie is
• Felicity
  • Uses “Mom” voice on team
  • In the field to help with “robbery”
• Quentin Lance
  • Resigns as Deputy Mayor
  • Tells Thea about cut and throwing star
  • Agrees to go to rehab
• Curtis
  • Tries to conquer the salmon ladder, but doesn’t
  • Makes odd jokes
  • Tells Ollie to call him “Mr. Terrific” in the field
• Wild Dog
  • Helps Diggle by arranging birthday party with son and Lyla
  • Still calls Felicity “Blondie,” but is becoming more of a team player
• Artemis
  • Practices archery
  • Knows what the fighting sticks are
  • Uses the fact that women can’t walk the streets without getting harassed to her advantage
  • Mole for Prometheus
• Ragman
  • One liners
  • Team lines up in formation behind him to protect from bullets
  • Helps Artemis question guy
• D.A. Adrian Chase
  • Tells robbery suspect that he’s “been to hell”
  • Knows where Dunn the bank robber is
  • Likely Vigilante
• Susan Williams
  • Knows a Russian journalist
  • Plays pool to win
  • Getting Ollie to like and trust her
  • Tells Ollie that he should do things the right way even if it takes time
• Bratva
  • Gregor made deal with Ollie
  • Likely using Ollie
  • Where’s Anatoly???
• Prometheus
  • OMG – that last scene! Knows Artemis
  • Michelle’s List O’Suspects: (Being bold by eliminating some this week due to developments)
    • Tommy Merlyn
    • Robert Queen
    • Adrian Chase (but more likely to become Vigilante)
    • Billy Malone (he “heard on the street” that Prometheus was a threat to the Arrow; very eager to learn where Green Arrow lives)
    • Helena Bertinelli (but I would rather see her as either Huntress or head of the Bertinelli family)
    • Isabel Rochev
    • Mckenna Hall
    • Shado
    • Slade Wilson (being Deathstroke right away could give his plan away)
    • Talia al Ghul (see this week’s news)
    • New: Quentin Lance (likely a red herring) (in rehab)
    • Roy (he’s been mentioned, he’s had access to arrows, and he might have seen The List)
    • Viktor (SP’s add; he did see the list – shown in the season premiere)

CURRENT EPISODE DC EASTER EGGS & POP CULTURE REFERENCES

Season 5 Episode 6  “So It Begins” (Date: 10 Nov 2016)
Article: http://comicbook.com/2016/11/10/arrow-easter-eggs-and-other-things-you-might-have-missed-in-so-i  

1. Vigilante – But we’ve done that at least once before — and we think twice, so at this point we think it’s pretty well-covered ground that Adrian Chase was in the comics a costumed antihero known as Vigilante before he eventually took his own life out of the remorse he felt for abandoning the rule of law he had sworn to uphold his entire adult life.
2. The Torah – “Is that from the Torah?” Oliver asks Rory before the Moby-Dick metaphor starts. That’s a not-so-subtle nod to Ragman’s Jewish heritage, which has been mentioned before. It’s worth a note that Rory and Felicity’s Jewish heritage makes the current incarnation of Team Arrow probably the most diverse groups of superheroes ever assembled on TV, with Oliver being the only non-ethnic male on the team. It’s happened without much in the way of the fanfare and attention these things usually get, so it seems worth at least a mention.
3. Channel 52 – Here, it’s Channel 52’s news story when Oliver is checking on Dunn.
4. McGuire’s ? – It’s not clear whether McGuire’s (which could also be Maguire’s or McGwire’s) bar is actually meant to be a reference, but if it is, it’s likely to Bridget McGuire, who was an art director on Arrow’s first two seasons.
5. ..IS THAT A ‘ROCKY IV’ REFERENCE? – Because it’s Dolph Lundgren playing a big Russian, we’re going to be looking for references to Rocky IV pretty much every week until we’re sure we’ve seen one. That said, wrapping his hands in gauze like you do before you put your boxing gloves on (yes, we know his hands were injured. Still!), and then having him unleash a hail of haymakers on Oliver carries a little bit of an Ivan Drago context to it, doesn’t it?
6. John Jr. – This is the first time we’ve seen John Diggle, Jr. actually appear onscreen! He’s a cute kid. He also, if you remember, used to be Sara Diggle (named for the then-dead-now-better Sara Lance) before Barry Allen traveled back in time and changed history in the “Flashpoint” event.
7. HUB CITY – “The Marshals are halfway to Hub City by now,” Lyla Michaels tells Diggle. Hub City, a fictional city in the DC Universe, is best known as the home to The Question, a self-taught urban shaman. While The Question didn’t appear when Oliver visited the city last year, mystic Esrin Fortuna seemed like she had a similar role (and since there was a female Question for a while, some fans on Twitter briefly wondered whether that could be what we were seeing unfold).
8. Moby Dick is a novel written by Herman Melville in 1851. The narrator is Ishmael, and he recounts his time on the whaling ship Pequod under the command of Captain Ahab. Ahab recklessly pursues the white whale, Moby Dick, noted for destroying whaling ships. Ahab’s wooden leg is a result of an encounter with Moby Dick.
9. SP’s add: Judge Balderama – Oscar Balderama. Show Writer (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2421455/?ref_=nv_sr_1)

ARROW NEWS:

1. Stephen Amell’s 3rd Annual F*ck Cancer Campaign (Date: 13 Nov 2016)
   From the website: “Hello friends! It’s time once again to represent a cause that has turned into something bigger than any of us could have imagined. Get a shirt! Get a hoodie! Finally… Fuck Cancer”. — Stephen 100% of the proceeds go towards F*CK Cancer. T-shirt, hoodie, sweatshirt among the items available. Campaign ends November 25th.
   Link:https://represent.com/amell/stephen-amell-3rd-annual-fuck-cancer-charity-campaign  
2. Stephen Amell attacked by Arrow fan (Date: 14 Nov 2016)
   Stephen Amell put up on his Facebook page: Dude came up to me yesterday… Head Butts me hard. Outta nowhere… Then says — “I want to fight the Green Arrow.” Paused, looked at him… shook his hand and said no thank you. Because I’m a father and a husband. Pretty manly if you ask me.
   Link:http://comicbook.com/2016/11/14/stephen-amell-attacked-by-arrow-fan/
3. People’s Choice Awards (Date: 15 Nov 2016)
   Stephen Amell is up for Favorite Social Media Celebrity and Arrow and The Flash have been nominated for Favorite Network SciFi/Fantasy Show. Voting ends Thursday, Dec. 15 at 11:59 PM, ET.  
   Link:http://blog.peopleschoice.com/2016/11/15/peoples-choice-awards-2017-full-list-of-nominees/  
4. NEW ARROWVERSE CROSSOVER PROMO OFFERS FIRST LOOK AT THE DOMINATORS (Date: 15 Nov 2016)
   In a new promo for the upcoming crossover between “Arrow,” “The Flash,” “DC’s Legends of Tomorrow” and “Supergirl,” the Dominators rear their ugly heads. The video reveals a few glimpses of the “Arrow”-verse’s latest threat: yellow, mind-controlling aliens with needle-like teeth and large red spots on their foreheads. Eagle eyes will spot a glimpse of Deathstroke.
   Link: http://www.cbr.com/new-arrowverse-crossover-promo-offers-first-look-at-the-dominators/
5. All in the Family (Date: 18 Nov 2016)
   Highlights from the article in Entertainment Weekly: The crossover story involves the Dominators, mind-controlling space invaders alarmed by Earth’s surging population of metahumans. 15 characters from the 4 shows will assemble in an aeronautics facility that’s part of STAR labs. This is when Barry Allen introduces Supergirl to the group. At first Diggle is not sure why Supergirl is special, but gets impressed when she hovers. Berlanti is not a fan of the shows being called the “Berlantiverse.” According to him, “There are just so many people that are also part of this. Plus, you never want anything named after you that people could be upset or angry about.” The creators like that the shows are steeped in genuine relationship drama and that they are about something. “These shows have to work on multiples levels,” says Berlanti, “You want them to be enjoyable. But if they’re not about something, why are you showing up to work every day and asking everybody to pour their heart and soul into a story if it’s only about the Flash fighting a villain of the week?” As for bumps in the road the shows have had? Berlanti says, “We certainly made errors along the way. But that’s been part of the fun, too.” Tidbits about each show after the crossover: Arrow – Prometheus should be unmasked soon. “Always in our midseason finales, we like to revisit the big bad,” hints Berlanti. The Flash – The annual Christmas episode is set to be tearful and will also flesh out villains Savitar and Dr. Alchemy. Legends: Captain Cold and Malcolm Merlyn join the Legion of Doom. Supergirl: A cliffhanger teases the introduction of a famous Superman-Supergirl baddie that has been referenced before.
   Link:link
6. All In The Family: Inside DC’s Ultimate Superhero Crossover (Date: 10 Nov 2016)
   See the stars of ‘Arrow,’ “The Flash,’ ‘DC’s Legends of Tomorrow,’ and ‘Supergirl’ get together. A slideshow of images from the EW article and stills from the crossover.
   Link:http://www.ew.com/gallery/dc-arrow-legends-tomorrow-supergirl-flash/2818074_brandon-routh-atom-stephen-amell-green-arrow-melissa-benoist-supergirl-grant-gustin-flash-and-caity?xid=entertainment-weekly_socialflow_twitter  
7. The First Big Story Details For the CW/DC Crossover Event Are Here (Date: 16 Nov 2016)
   Supergirl: After some Thanksgiving drama, the epic superhero crossover kicks off when Barry Allen  and Cisco Ramon seek Kara’s help with an alien invasion on their Earth. The Flash: When aliens called the Dominators attack Central City, Barry speeds over to Star City to ask the Green Arrow for help in stopping them. Realizing the battle against the Dominators is bigger than they thought, they track down the Legends of Tomorrow, and Barry and Cisco create a breach to bring back a secret weapon – Supergirl. Once all of the super friends are assembled, they come up with a plan to attack but a shocking secret related to Flashpoint is revealed and suddenly no one is sure who they can trust. Arrow: The 100th episode – Oliver  wakes up to a life where he never got on The Queen’s Gambit. Robert and Moira Queen are alive and well. Laurel is his loving fiancée and their wedding is imminent. Everything seems perfect, but Oliver starts to notice small imperfections that make him question this new reality. Meanwhile, Felicity and the recruits take on a new threat with help from The Flash and Supergirl. Legends: After learning the Dominators’ plan for the world, the Legends must work together with The Flash, Supergirl and Green Arrow to kill them once and for all. Meanwhile, Stein figures out, with the help of others, how the team can terminate the Dominators, but is distracted by the aberration he realizes he created in 1987.                       
   Link:http://io9.gizmodo.com/the-first-big-story-details-for-the-cw-dc-crossover-eve-1789063584
8. ‘Arrow’ Season 5: Dolph Lundgren On Konstantin Kovar Guest Arc (Date: 16 Nov 2016)
   Lundgren told AccessHollywood.com more about his new role, what convinced him to join the show and about meeting “Arrow’s” Stephen Amell while the series star was in what sounds like his flashback sequences wig. When asked if he was having fun doing the show, Lundgren replied, “Yes, it has been a blast. It’s fun to play this character. I think he was well-written and I have a lot of fun with it, and the fact that I don’t really know where it’s going is interesting because I have to keep the character alive sort of within myself over quite a long period of [time]. … I know it’s going to be six months for sure because I’m doing some stuff in February. So yeah, that’s interesting. And yeah, it’s sort of endearing to have this Kovar fellow be there almost every day in my life too, to be ready for the next shot. So I’m enjoying it. I’m sure the future will be even better.”
   Link:https://www.accesshollywood.com/articles/arrow-season-5-dolph-lundgren-konstantin-kovar-guest-arc/
   Link2:http://ca.ign.com/articles/2016/11/15/arrow-dolph-lundgren-on-how-konstantin-kovar-compares-to-ivan-drago  

GENERAL DC TV NEWS

1. CW sets Riverdale premiere date; Supernatural, Legends of Tomorrow moving timeslots (Date: 16 Nov 2016)
   DC’s Legends of Tomorrow will move to Tuesdays at 9 p.m. ET starting Jan. 24. Legends of Tomorrow airs its season finale on March 28.
   Link:http://www.ew.com/article/2016/11/16/cw-midseason-2017-premiere-dates  
2. The Flash in Vancouver’s Victory Square with Iris West & big bad Savitar? (Date: 10 Nov 2016)
   Is that the god of motion Savitar in the motion capture suit? The Flash season 3’s Big Bad. Seen was the latest of a sequence with the Flash, Iris West and a mo-cap actor believed to be season Big Bad Savitar in the southwest corner of the park. The mo-cap actor is big next to the Flash.
   Link:http://hollywoodnorth.buzz/2016/11/the-flash-in-vancouvers-victory-square-with-iris-west-big-bad-savitar.html
3. Savitar: The Flash’s newest speedster, explained (Date: 14 Nov 2016)
   The series is bringing in the villainous Savitar for the current third season. Savitar was brought into the “Flash” comics way back in 1995’s “The Flash” (Vol. 2) #108 by writer Mark Waid and artist Oscar Jimenez. Savitar has the ability to transfer speed from one being to another. Thus, he’s able to power an entire army of ninjas with energy from the Speed Force, using them to steal speed from existing speedsters. We soon learn that Savitar is a self-proclaimed god who formed a Speed Force-obsessed cult for himself, developing a messiah complex along the way. Savitar got his powers amidst the Cold War as a fighter pilot that accidentally broke the sound barrier.
   Link:http://www.cbr.com/savitar-the-flashs-newest-speedster-explained/   
4. Justice League Dark Trailer Released (Date: 15 Nov 2016)
   The trailer is just under two minutes, but it packs in plenty of action. The footage shows the Justice League scrambling to end a global phenomena being caused by dark magic. When it comes to casting, Justice League Dark nabbed several big names from the DC Animated Universe. Jason O’Mara will voice Batman while Matt Ryan will play Constantine. Zatanna will be voiced by Camilla Luddington, Deadman by Nicholas Turturro, and Etrigan by Ray Chase. Rosario Dawson will play Wonder Woman, and Superman will be voiced by Jerry O’Connell. Justice League Dark is expected to hit DVD, Blu-ray, and Digital HD in early 2017.
   Link:http://comicbook.com/2016/11/15/justice-league-dark-trailer-released-will-be-r-rated/
5. IS DC’S KOBRA DEBUTING IN THE CW’S SUPERHERO CROSSOVER? (Date: 15 Nov 2016)
   In addition to the arrival of the pointy-eared antagonists, the teaser also included the first look at Citizen Steel’s helmet, the return of Deathstroke — and the first glimpse of a new, intimidating logo we haven’t seen before. Now, the question arises: who’s icon is that? In a recent report, it was revealed that the CW version of the Dominators utilize a form of mind control, a departure from their comic book counterparts. The logo seen in the trailer has us thinking, perhaps there’s another, longer-lasting reason the alien invaders will be employing this technique in their battle for Earth. In the comics, the Kobra Cult is a terrorist organization dedicated to controlling the world. In short, exactly the sort of group the Arrowverse loves to introduce as foils to its heroes, and one whose debut during a crossover of this magnitude could lay the seeds for multiple storylines across future seasons for every DC/CW show.
   Link:http://www.cbr.com/is-dcs-kobra-debuting-in-the-cws-superhero-crossover/  

GREEN ARROW COMICS & TOY NEWS

1. Green Arrow #11 – Murder on the Empire Express Pt.2 (Date: 16 Nov 2016)
   * There’s no business like the war business, and business is booming-or it will be once the world learns of the brutal assassination of one of its most critical leaders at the hands of…Green Arrow?! [OK, actually Eddie Fryers] Trapped with a killer hundreds of feet below the ocean, Oliver, Black Canary and John Diggle must solve a murder before his undersea voyage ends-and with it, peace in our time.
   * Written by Benjamin Percy, Pencils, Inks and Colours by Juan E. Ferreyra

NEXT EPISODE

Promo for Next Week: Episode – “Invasion!” (Date: 16 Nov 2016)
Article:https://www.comicbookmovie.com/tv/dc/arrow/the-dctv-crossover-continues-with-a-twist-in-new-plot-synopsis-for-a146841

Episode:   “Invasion!” [Season 5  Episode 8]

Air Date:        Wednesday, November 30, 2016

Summary:      ARROW CELEBRATES 100 EPISODES; THE EPIC SUPERHERO CROSSOVER CONTINUES — Oliver (Stephen Amell) wakes up to a life where he never got on The Queen’s Gambit. Robert (guest star Jamey Sheridan) and Moira Queen (guest star Susanna Thompson) are alive and well. Laurel (guest star Katie Cassidy) is his loving fiancée and their wedding is imminent. Everything seems perfect, but Oliver starts to notice small imperfections that make him question this new reality. Meanwhile, Felicity (Emily Bett Rickards) and the recruits take on a new threat with help from The Flash (guest star Grant Gustin) and Supergirl (guest star Melissa Benoist). James Bamford directed the episode with story by Greg Berlanti and written by Marc Guggenheim & Wendy Mericle (#508). Original airdate 11/30/2016.

Director:         James Bamford

Writers:          Marc Guggenheim, Wendy Mericle, Greg Berlanti (story by)

IMDB:   http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5584154/?ref_=ttfc_fc_tt

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