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

The Official Arrow Podcast of the Gonna Geek Network

Episode:            “Checkmate” [Season 5 Episode 16]

Air Date:           Wednesday, March 15, 2017

Director:           Ken Shane

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

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

Writers: Beth Schwartz

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

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

Sarah Tarkoff

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

4x Arrow | 6x Vixen

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

Weekly Ratings

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

Arrow

01 Legacy 5-Oct-16 1.89

02 The Recruits 12-Oct-16 1.94

03 A Matter Of Trust 19-Oct-16 1.79

04 Penance 26-Oct-16 1.87

05 Human Target 2-Nov-16 1.61

06 So It Begins 9-Nov-16 1.95

07 Vigilante 16-Nov-16 1.86

08 Invasion 30-Nov-16 3.55

09 What We Leave Behind 7-Dec-16 1.94

10 Who Are You 25-Jan-17 1.68

11 Second Chances 1-Feb-17 1.91

12 Bratva 8-Feb-17 1.61

13 Spectre Of The Gun 15-Feb-17 1.66

14 The Sin-Eater 22-Feb-17 1.54

15 Fighting Fire with Fire 1-Mar-17 1.60

16 Checkmate 15-Mar-17 1.53

17 Kapot 22-Mar-17

18 Disbanded 29-Mar-17

19 Dangerous Liaisons TBD

20 Underneath TBD

21 Honor Thy Fathers TBD

Legends Of Tomorrow

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

01 Out Of Time 13-Oct-2016 3.01

02 Justice Society of America 20-Oct-2016 2.83

03 Shogun 27-Oct-2016 2.71

04 Abominations 3-Nov-2016 1.75

05 Compromised 10-Nov-2016 1.77

06 Outlaw Country 17-Nov-2016 1.85

07 Invasion 1-Dec-2016 3.39

08 The Chicago Way 8-Dec-2016 2.00

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

10 The Legion Of Doom 31-Jan-2017 1.78

11 Turncoat 7-Feb-17 1.89

12 Camelot/3000 21-Feb-17 1.64

13 Land Of The Lost 7-Mar-17 1.54

14 Moonshoot 14-Mar-17 1.34

15 Fellowship of the Spear 21-Mar-17

16 Doomworld 28-Mar-17

17 Aruba 4-Apr-17

Supergirl

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

01 The Adventures of Supergirl 10-Oct-16 3.06

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

03 Welcome to Earth 24-Oct-16 2.65

04 Survivors 31-Oct-16 2.22

05 Crossfire 7-Nov-16 2.47

06 Changing 14-Nov-16 2.35

07 The Darkest Place 21-Nov-16 2.61

08 Medusa 28-Nov-16 3.53

09 Supergirl Lives 23-Jan-17 2.65

10 We Can Be Heroes 30-Jan-17 2.35

11 The Martian Chronicles 6-Feb-17 2.4

12 Luthors 13-Feb-17 2.52

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

14 Homecoming 27-Feb-17 2.17

15 Exodus 6-Mar-17 2.16

16 Star-Crossed 20-Mar-17 TBD

17 Distant Sun 27-Mar-17 TBD

18 Ace Reporter TBD

THE FLASH

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

01 Flashpoint 4-Oct-16 3.17

02 Paradox 11-Oct-16 2.80

03 Magenta 18-Oct-16 2.67

04 The New Rogues 25-Oct-16 2.80

05 Monster 1-Nov-16 2.77

06 Shade 15-Nov-16 3.01

07 Killer Frost 22-Nov-16 2.95

08 Invasion! 29-Nov-16 4.15

09 The Present 6-Dec-16 3.14

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

11 Dead Or Alive 31-Jan-17 3.06

12 Untouchable 7-Feb-17 2.94

13 Attack on Gorilla City 21-Feb-17 2.78

14 Attack On Central City 28-Feb-17 2.87

15 The Wrath of Savitar 7-Mar-17 2.52

16 Into The Speed Force 14-Mar-17 2.39

17 Duet 21-Mar-17 TBD

18 Abra Kadabra 28-Mar-17 TBD

19 The Once And Future Flash TBD

Part 1: The Plot, Themes and Characters

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

ARROW NEWS:

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

GENERAL DC TV NEWS

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

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

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

ARROW CAST & CREW NEWS

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

GREEN ARROW COMICS & TOY NEWS

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

FEEDBACK

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

The Starling Tribune‏ @CWrecap Also Savitar #TheFlash

CWrecap‏ @CWrecap @StarlingTribune True Triplets!

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

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

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

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

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

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

NEXT EPISODE

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

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

Air Date:        Wednesday, March 22, 2017

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

Director:         Kevin Tancharoen

Writers:          Brian Ford Sullivan and Emilio Ortega Aldrich

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

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

The Official Arrow Podcast of the Gonna Geek Network

Episode:            “Abominations” [Season 2 Episode 4]

Air Date:           Thursday, November 3, 2016

Director:           Michael Allowitz

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

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

Writers: Marc Guggenheim

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

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

Ray Utarnachitt

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

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

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

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

Arrow

01 Legacy 5-Oct-16 1.89

02 The Recruits 12-Oct-16 1.94

03 A Matter Of Trust 19-Oct-16 1.79

04 Penance 26-Oct-16 1.87

05 Human Target 2-Nov-16 1.61

06 So It Begins 9-Nov-16 1.95

07 Vigilante 16-Nov-16 1.86

08 Invasion 30-Nov-16 3.55

09 What We Leave Behind 7-Dec-16 1.94

10 Who Are You 25-Jan-17 1.68

11 Second Chances 1-Feb-17 1.91

12 Bratva 8-Feb-17 1.61

13 Spectre Of The Gun 15-Feb-17 1.66

14 The Sin-Eater 22-Feb-17 1.54

15 Fighting Fire with Fire 1-Mar-17

16 Checkmate TBD

17 Kapot TBD

Legends Of Tomorrow

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

01 Out Of Time 13-Oct-2016 3.01

02 Justice Society of America 20-Oct-2016 2.83

03 Shogun 27-Oct-2016 2.71

04 Abominations 3-Nov-2016 1.75

05 Compromised 10-Nov-2016 1.77

06 Outlaw Country 17-Nov-2016 1.85

07 Invasion 1-Dec-2016 3.39

08 The Chicago Way 8-Dec-2016 2.00

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

10 The Legion Of Doom 31-Jan-2017 1.78

11 Turncoat 7-Feb-17 1.89

12 Camelot/3000 21-Feb-17 1.64

Supergirl

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

01 The Adventures of Supergirl 10-Oct-16 3.06

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

03 Welcome to Earth 24-Oct-16 2.65

04 Survivors 31-Oct-16 2.22

05 Crossfire 7-Nov-16 2.47

06 Changing 14-Nov-16 2.35

07 The Darkest Place 21-Nov-16 2.61

08 Medusa 28-Nov-16 3.53

09 Supergirl Lives 23-Jan-17 2.65

10 We Can Be Heroes 30-Jan-17 2.35

11 The Martian Chronicles 6-Feb-17 2.4

12 Luthors 13-Feb-17 2.52

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

THE FLASH

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

01 Flashpoint 4-Oct-16 3.17

02 Paradox 11-Oct-16 2.80

03 Magenta 18-Oct-16 2.67

04 The New Rogues 25-Oct-16 2.80

05 Monster 1-Nov-16 2.77

06 Shade 15-Nov-16 3.01

07 Killer Frost 22-Nov-16 2.95

08 Invasion! 29-Nov-16 4.15

09 The Present 6-Dec-16 3.14

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

11 Dead Or Alive 31-Jan-17 3.06

12 Untouchable 7-Feb-17 2.94

13 Attack on Gorilla City 21-Feb-17 2.78

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

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

• • Malcolm Merlyn

ARROW NEWS

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

GENERAL DC TV NEWS

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

NEXT EPISODE

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

Episode:   “Checkmate” [Season 5 Episode 16]

Air Date:        Wednesday, March 15, 2017

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

Director:         Ken Shane

Writers:          Beth Schwartz and Sarah Tarkoff

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

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Starling Tribune – Season 5 Edition – Fighting Fire with Fire (A CW Network Arrow Television Show Fan Podcast) #142

The Official Arrow Podcast of the Gonna Geek Network

Episode:            “Fighting Fire with Fire” [Season 5 Episode 15]

Air Date:           Wednesday, March 1, 2017

Director:           Michael Schultz

            http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0776317/?ref_=tt_ov_dr

            8x Arrow | 1x Once Upon a Time | 3x Chuck | 2x Charmed

Writers: Speed Weed

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

7x Arrow | 7x Haven | 36x Arrow (co-executive producer)

Ben Sokolowski

            http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2408940/?ref_=ttfc_fc_wr5

18x Arrow | 2x Flash | 23x Arrow (producer)

Promo:http://comicbook.com/dc/2017/02/23/arrow-fighting-fire-with-fire-photos-trailer/  

Weekly Ratings

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

Arrow

01 Legacy 5-Oct-16 1.89

02 The Recruits 12-Oct-16 1.94

03 A Matter Of Trust 19-Oct-16 1.79

04 Penance 26-Oct-16 1.87

05 Human Target 2-Nov-16 1.61

06 So It Begins 9-Nov-16 1.95

07 Vigilante 16-Nov-16 1.86

08 Invasion 30-Nov-16 3.55

09 What We Leave Behind 7-Dec-16 1.94

10 Who Are You 25-Jan-17 1.68

11 Second Chances 1-Feb-17 1.91

12 Bratva 8-Feb-17 1.61

13 Spectre Of The Gun 15-Feb-17 1.66

14 The Sin-Eater 22-Feb-17 1.54

15 Fighting Fire with Fire 1-Mar-17 1.60

16 Checkmate 15-Mar-17

17 Kapot 22-Mar-17

18 Disbanded TBD

19 Dangerous Liaisons TBD

Legends Of Tomorrow

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

01 Out Of Time 13-Oct-2016 3.01

02 Justice Society of America 20-Oct-2016 2.83

03 Shogun 27-Oct-2016 2.71

04 Abominations 3-Nov-2016 1.75

05 Compromised 10-Nov-2016 1.77

06 Outlaw Country 17-Nov-2016 1.85

07 Invasion 1-Dec-2016 3.39

08 The Chicago Way 8-Dec-2016 2.00

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

10 The Legion Of Doom 31-Jan-2017 1.78

11 Turncoat 7-Feb-17 1.89

12 Camelot/3000 21-Feb-17 1.64

13 Land Of The Lost 7-Mar-17 TBD

14 Moonshoot 14-Mar-17

15 Fellowship of the Spear 21-Mar-17

16 Doomworld 28-Mar-17

17 Aruba 4-Apr-17

Supergirl

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

01 The Adventures of Supergirl 10-Oct-16 3.06

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

03 Welcome to Earth 24-Oct-16 2.65

04 Survivors 31-Oct-16 2.22

05 Crossfire 7-Nov-16 2.47

06 Changing 14-Nov-16 2.35

07 The Darkest Place 21-Nov-16 2.61

08 Medusa 28-Nov-16 3.53

09 Supergirl Lives 23-Jan-17 2.65

10 We Can Be Heroes 30-Jan-17 2.35

11 The Martian Chronicles 6-Feb-17 2.4

12 Luthors 13-Feb-17 2.52

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

14 Homecoming 27-Feb-17 2.17

15 Exodus 6-Mar-17 TBD

16 Star-Crossed 20-Mar-17 TBD

THE FLASH

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

01 Flashpoint 4-Oct-16 3.17

02 Paradox 11-Oct-16 2.80

03 Magenta 18-Oct-16 2.67

04 The New Rogues 25-Oct-16 2.80

05 Monster 1-Nov-16 2.77

06 Shade 15-Nov-16 3.01

07 Killer Frost 22-Nov-16 2.95

08 Invasion! 29-Nov-16 4.15

09 The Present 6-Dec-16 3.14

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

11 Dead Or Alive 31-Jan-17 3.06

12 Untouchable 7-Feb-17 2.94

13 Attack on Gorilla City 21-Feb-17 2.78

14 The Wrath of Savitar 7-Mar-17 TBD

15 Into The Speed Force 14-Mar-17 TBD

16 Duet 21-Mar-17 TBD

Part 1: The Plot, Themes and Characters

• What was the overall theme for this episode / What was the link to the ep. name
  • Diggle said – fight fire with fire, likely to get burned
    • Thea tempted to blackmail guy and manufacture blame on Malone
    • Felicity using Pandora for shady reasons – tool or weapon?
• Fight scenes & Stunts: Share your thoughts
  • Vigilante attacks limo
    • Black Canary uses cry
    • Thea tackles him
    • Lots of bullets
  • Prometheus v. Vigilante
    • Knew they were separate people
    • Prometheus – the Mayor is his
    • Vigilante and Prometheus fight hand-to-hand; Prometheus pushes Vigilante off roof
  • Team stops Vigilante from assassinating Ollie
    • Diggle, Curtis, and Rene
    • Curtis has his T-spheres
    • Diggle gets shot; saved by Cisco Kevlar suit
• Flashbacks: Share your thoughts
  • Anatoly judged by members of Bratva
    • Victor allows the judging
    • Anatoly called for this; gave time for Ollie to break into Kovar’s and get a computer proving Gregor’s greedy
• Ollie:  
  • Almost impeached; resists using blackmail, ruining Malone’s memory, and throwing Adrian under the bus
  • Can’t testify on own behalf; holds a press conference; throws Green Arrow under the bus
  • Is he right? Has Green Arrow failed Star City? Is Green Arrow doing more harm now?
  • Makes up with Susan
  • Fights going to the hospital after being in car crash
  • Proud of how far team has come in five months
• Diggle
  • Drops words of wisdom
  • Felicity’s superpower is her empathy
• Thea
  • Wants to save Ollie’s job
  • Tempted to use blackmail and to frame Billy Malone
  • Decides to walk away – needs to fix self; she feels broken
  • Will never ride with Ollie in a limo again – hope this is not foreshadowing
• Felicity
  • Still going through data from Prometheus’s mother
  • Hacks for Thea
  • Fixes issue with Susan
  • Others have used darkness to fight darker darkness, why not her?
  • Decides she wants her own team; agrees to join Helix
• Quentin Lance
  • Supporting player
• Curtis
  • FINALLY MAKES HIS T-SPHERES!!!!!!
  • They’re not balls
  • Paul filing for divorce
• Wild Dog
  • Keeps calling Curtis’s spheres balls
  • Gets to fire some guns
• Dinah Drake / Black Canary
  • Part of the Mayor’s detail
  • Uses cry against Vigilante
  • Gets piece of Vigilante’s mask
• Artemis
  • Traitor
• Ragman
  • On walkabout
• D.A. Adrian Chase
  • Volunteers to take the blame for situation and resign
  • Really has worked to become Ollie’s friend
  • During fight with Vigilante and Prometheus
    • IS REVEALED TO BE PROMETHEUS
    • How did we do?
      • Michelle said Vigilante and Prometheus were different people
      • Adrian Chase was on the list — Chris suggested him. Go, Chris!
      • He’s the right age
      • Let’s hope he’s doing this because he’s Claybourne’s son and not because Ollie took his girl that one time
      • Explains how he got Ollie’s arrows, faked the ME report, and leaked the information
      • He’s been on the inside. Did he really need Artemis? Has he kept Artemis alive?
      • Are we to expect that he got info about Flash & co from Artemis? Even about how to break into Star Labs? Really?
      • How does one spend four years becoming Prometheus and earn a law degree? Is he the real Adrian Chase? Did he spend all this time learning everything and take Adrian’s identity so he could be the DA? But how could he have faked previous experience? Yes, Star City is desperate for qualified people, but the city would have done a check for the new DA
• Susan Williams
  • Started a blog
  • Gets job back
  • Agrees to keep Ollie’s secret
  • Gets kidnapped by Adrian
• Vigilante
  • Who is Vigilante?
    • Fighting corruption “his” way (could be a lady)
    • Buys ammo from different people every week
    • People on street more afraid of Vigilante than Diggle and Rene
    • Has high tech gear
    • Moves fast
• Prometheus
  • New developments:
    • Is Adrian Chase
  • Known facts:
    • 30 years old?
    • Ollie’s past and that he is Arrow; knows about The List
    • How to fight like Ollie; studied with person Ollie did while in Russia
    • Has a tolerance to Diazepam (Valium); can shake off getting sedated
    • Where and how to get Ollie’s old arrows to make his own
    • Team Flash – how they keep metas at Star Labs; Black Siren
    • Sara, the Legends, the Waverider, time travel, and parallel worlds
    • Faked Lyla’s voice to lure Diggle
    • Claybourne’s mistress is Amanda Westfield and lives in Opal City
    • Has access to ME’s original report; mails it – letter has stamp of Opal City (so he took it to his home town and mailed it? So is he chilling out in Opal City before resuming destroying Ollie?)
    • Amanda refuses to give up son’s name; hasn’t seen son in four years; says son’s father killed by monster
    • Leaks evidence of Ollie’s coverup of Malone’s murder to press
    • Bribing people? Works in police department? Works with ME?
  • Michelle’s List O’Suspects: (I’m keeping this active until the mask comes off) – Can parts of this list be used for Vigilante?
    • Tommy Merlyn
    • Susan Williams (investigating Ollie)
    • Robert Queen – too old?
    • Claybourne’s son
    • Adrian Chase (but more likely to become Vigilante)
    • Helena Bertinelli
    • Isabel Rochev
    • Mckenna Hall
    • Shado
    • Talia al Ghul
    • Roy – too young?
    • Some guy from the Bratva
    • Some new character
• Lingering Questions / Issues
  • Where does Ollie live?
  • Bertinelli mention – 4 times

ARROW NEWS:

1. Spoiler Room: Scoop on Arrow, Agents of SHIELD, Blacklist, more (Date: 24 Feb 2017)
   When asked about Ollie going back to the island, Marc Guggenheim said, “I can tease that it will either be by boat or plane. I can also tease he won’t be going back alone.”
   Link:http://ew.com/tv/2017/02/24/spoiler-room-arrow-shield-blacklist/  
2. Arrow’s Stephen Amell addresses idea of Dinah-Oliver romance (Date: 28 Feb 2017)
   After the shocking death of Laurel Lance (Katie Cassidy), some fans of the comics were disheartened by the fact that Oliver (Stephen Amell) would not end up with the Black Canary — in the comics, Oliver married Dinah Laurel Lance, the character portrayed by Cassidy on Arrow. That all changed when Juliana Harkavy was added to the cast as Dinah Drake, otherwise known in the comics as the first Black Canary. However, that doesn’t necessarily mean there will be a Green Arrow-Black Canary romance, especially considering the show has never been beholden to the comics. “The idea that Oliver would end up with the Black Canary being Katie Cassidy or any new iteration thereof? To me, it could happen, it could not, but it’s certainly not destined to happen or predesigned to happen,” Amell tells EW.
   Link:http://ew.com/tv/2017/02/28/arrow-oliver-dinah-romance-stephen-amell/    

GENERAL DC TV NEWS

1. SUPERGIRL: ‘THERE’S A PLAN’ FOR DEAN CAIN AND TERI HATCHER TO SHARE A SCENE (Date: 24 Feb 2017)
   Dean Cain’s character, Jeremiah Danvers, has returned to “Supergirl”. Teri Hatcher has already been confirmed to debut later this season in an as-yet unspecified villain role.It doesn’t take much to connect those dots, and arise at the natural question: Will “Supergirl” feature an on-screen reunion between Cain and Hatcher, who starred in “Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman” from 1993 to 1997?  “We’d love to,” “Supergirl” executive producer Andrew Kreisberg said of a Cain/Hatcher scene on “Supergirl.” “There’s a plan — if we can execute the plan.”  
   Link:http://www.cbr.com/supergirl-dean-cain-teri-hatcher-lois-and-clark-reunion/  
2. EP HOPES FOR ‘TRUE FOUR-WAY’ ARROWVERSE CROSSOVER (Date: 24 Feb 2017)
   For the next full-scale Arrowverse crossover — which is tradition holds, will likely be in the fall — the creative forces behind the show are hoping to fully involve all four series, according to Andrew Kreisberg, an executive producer on each one of the shows. With the early renewals, Kreisberg explained, the shows can take advantage of pre-planned off-days in production to accommodate the cast members who are appearing on multiple shows in a short time, something that was particularly difficult last year with “Supergirl,” since series lead Melissa Benoist appeared in both a normal episode of her show, and then as a guest on “The Flash,” ‘Arrow’ and ‘Legends.’ ‘Supergirl’ was the show we needed to shut down the most, and it was the one we didn’t have any opportunity to,” Kreisberg said. “So now that we’ve gotten the early pick up and we’ve started designing the seasons, we’re building in those dark days — and actually more dark days on ‘Supergirl’ than the other shows — to make it a little easier.”
   Link:http://www.cbr.com/andrew-kreisberg-hopes-four-way-arrowverse-crossover-supergirl-flash-arrow-legends/   
3. ‘Black Lightning’ Finds Its Lead: Cress Williams Cast As Jefferson In the CW Pilot (Date: 24 Feb 2017)
   Hart of Dixie alum Cress Williams is back at the CW as the title character in Black Lightning, the network’s DC drama pilot from Greg Berlanti, king of the CW’s DC universe, and the Being Mary Jane duo of Mara Brock Akil and Salim Akil.
   Link:http://deadline.com/2017/02/black-lightning-cress-williams-cast-jefferson-cw-pilot-1201971415/   
4. ‘Black Lightning’: Nafessa Williams & China Anne McClain To Star As Jefferson’s Daughters In the CW Pilot (Date: 02 March 2017)
   Nafessa Williams (Code Black) and China Anne McClain (House of Payne) have landed leads opposite Cress Williams in Black Lightning, the CW’s DC drama pilot.McCain plays Jefferson’s younger daughter, the teenage Jennifer Piere, an independent, outspoken scholar-athlete with a wild streak of her own. Williams is Anissa Pierce — passionate and quick-witted, Jefferson’s twenty-something daughter balances the demands of medical school with her job teaching part-time at her father’s school. In the DC comics, Anissa and Jennifer follow in their father’s footsteps and become superheroes, taking on the names of Thunder and Lightning, respectively.  
   Link:http://deadline.com/2017/03/black-lightning-daughters-cast-nafessa-williams-china-anne-mcclain-cw-pilot-1202034638/  
5. Supergirl Producer Talks Earth-38 Arrowverse Dopplegangers (Date: 27 Feb 2017)
   Supergirl’s setting on an alternate Earth (Earth 38 to be specific) already placed it within the DC TV Multiverse – yet we haven’t run into dopplegangers of DC TV characters from Earth’s 1 and 2. That’s something of interesting flaw in continuity, so will it be something that Supergirl will address? According to executive producer Andrew Kriesberg: it won’t be. According to Kriesberg, “the problem with that is if we do that once, we’re going to open the floodgates of insanity.” According to Kriesberg, it would take “a really good story” for Supergirl to get alternate versions of Barry or Oliver on the show; or conversly, an alternate version of Kara on Earth 1. In short: it would have to be an event.
   Link:http://comicbook.com/2017/02/27/supergirl-earth-38-dopplegangers-flash-arrow-legends/  
6. IRIS WEST WILL HAVE A KEY ROLE IN FLASH/SUPERGIRL MUSICAL EPISODE (Date: 01 March 2017)
   Co-showrunner Aaron Helbing revealed that Iris West (Candice Patton) will have a big part to play in the adventure. “She plays a pretty key role in the musical episode. The story really centers around Iris,” said Helbing. “Aside from Barry and Kara, Iris plays a huge role in the musical.” The episode will also feature songs from “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend’s” Rachel Bloom and the “La La Land” songwriting duo of Benj Pasek and Justin Paul.
   Link:http://www.cbr.com/iris-west-flash-supergirl-musical-episode/  
7. Supergirl taps iZombie star as potential DC villain (Date: 01 March 2017)
   Rahul Kohli, who plays medical examiner Dr. Ravi Chakrabarti on The CW zombie series, will play Jack Spheer, a charismatic tech genius who has spent decades working on a medical innovation that will eradicate major illnesses and change the face of the world – if it works. In the comics, Spheer’s invention mutated him into the villain known as Biomax, who had the power of mind control. It’s unclear whether his character on the show will follow the same path. Kohli will appear in episode 18, titled “Ace Reporter,” which executive producer Andrew Kreisberg recently revealed will heavily feature Kara’s journalism side.
   Link:http://ew.com/tv/2017/03/01/supergirl-rahul-kohli-izombie/  

ARROW CAST & CREW NEWS

1. ARROW’S LEXA DOIG EXPLAINS WHAT MAKES TALIA AL GHUL A TRUE BADASS (Date: 01 March 2017)
   A lethal assassin in her own right, in DC Comics’ lore, Talia has been an ally, a lover and an enemy to Batman. As there is no Batman in the Arrowvrse, this Talia instead finds herself involved with Green arrow. This season, it’s been revealed that she was the one who rescued Oliver from Ishmael Gregor and then proceeded to push him into fulfilling his destiny. Talia has trained Oliver, but she’s also an al Ghul. Can she be trusted? Does the apple fall far from the psychotic family tree? Doig recently spoke with CBR about making Talia a badass, mentoring Oliver, her possible connections to Prometheus and the inevitable showdown with Nyssa.
   Link:http://www.cbr.com/interview-arrow-lexa-doig-talia-al-ghul/  
2. ARROW’S PROMETHEUS SPEAKS OUT ABOUT HIS STUNNING IDENTITY REVEAL (Date: 01 March 2017)
   Speaking to CBR and other reporters, Segarra opened up about his role as Prometheus and how he balanced Adrian Chase’s two very different identities. He also shared some stories about how and when he learned about the big twist, as well as why he studied up on Vigilante before arriving in Vancouver to start filming Season 5. “I’m telling them, ‘Oh, I’m playing this guy… I don’t really know too much about him, but who knows? It’ll be fun, right?’ And then they announced Adrian Chase: Vigilante. And I’m like, ‘Oh my gosh, I’m playing Vigilante!’
   So now, I get to Vancouver, I think I’m playing this guy Vigilante. That’s who everybody thought, right? So I start reading ‘Vigilante’ comics and reading about Chase and reading about the history of these guys. Then I get to work and I’m talking to Marc. I’m like, ‘Marc, man, I’m really doing my research. I’m really being studious about this Vigilante guy.’ And he’s like, ‘What do you mean?’ And I’m like, ‘Oh, dude, you announced it finally! I’m going to be a great Adrian Chase: Vigilante!’ And he says, ‘That’s not who you’re playing.’ ‘What?!’ He’s like, ‘Yeah, you’re playing this guy.’ And that’s when they took me out on the city and they told me everything. So, to put it this way, me and my wife and my doggie, we moved over to Vancouver thinking one thing and it was revealed once I got here who I was actually playing. That whole journey began at that moment. I feel I’ll always look back and laugh at this.”
   Link:http://www.cbr.com/arrow-prometheus-josh-segarra-adrian-chase-fighting-fire-with-fire-susan-williams-oliver-queen-artemis-interview/  
3. ARROW EP WENDY MERICLE ADDRESSES PROMETHEUS’ IDENTITY & MOTIVATIONS (Date: 01 March 2017)
   In the wake of this stunning reveal, executive producer Wendy Mericle spoke to CBR and other reporters about what’s in store for Team Arrow now that Prometheus’ identity is out in the open. She addressed why she and the other showrunners made Chase Prometheus instead of Vigilante, why those chose now to make this reveal, what drives Chase to torture Oliver Queen and more. Why make Chase Prometheus instead of Vigilante? “I think one of the reasons we did that was because everyone would be thinking, “Of course he’s Vigilante!” Adrian Chase is Vigilante in the comic books, as you pointed out, and we thought it would be a really fun sort of twist to do what we’ve always done on the show, which is to take the comic book mythology and turn it on its head and see what kind of story we could mine from a surprise like that. It was also just something different for this season. We wanted to change up how we introduced the big bad and change up when we did it and how we did it. Hopefully, we succeeded in that this year.” She also said that Prometheus is going to mess with Lance as well.
   Link:http://www.cbr.com/arrow-wendy-mericle-promtheus-reveal-adrian-chase-josh-segarra-susan-williams-interview/    

GREEN ARROW COMICS & TOY NEWS

1. FUNKO UNVEILS WONDER WOMAN MOVIE TOY LINE (Date: 17 Feb 2017)
   While the average Funko comic character is brightly colored, this version of Wonder Woman is tinted sepia; with the Pop! and Rock Candy figures, you feel as if you’re looking at her through a photo filter. That certainly appears to match the aesthetic of director Patty Jenkins’ film. Also notable is Diana’s weapons of choice: Although her famed Lasso of Truth is slung on her belt, she wields a sword and shield, emphasizing her role as a warrior. In addition to the Amazon Princess, there will also be Pop! figures of Steve Trevor and Queen Hippolyta.
   Link:http://www.cbr.com/funko-wonder-woman-movie-toys/     

FEEDBACK

The Starling Tribune‏ @StarlingTribune  Mar 1 – Vigilante is NOT Prometheus! Called it!
Roy Phillips‏ @MadbanditRoy –   @StarlingTribune But if Adrian’s Prometheus, who’s Vigilante? #Arrow
kayrennnnn‏ @smolsivanarmy  –  @MadbanditRoy @StarlingTribune maybe Susan?
Roy Phillips‏ @MadbanditRoy –  @smolsivanarmy @StarlingTribune It would make sense, but why expose Ollie?
The Starling Tribune‏ @StarlingTribune –   @MadbanditRoy @smolsivanarmy We never got to find out what Susan planned to do w/info.
Roy Phillips‏ @MadbanditRoy –  @StarlingTribune @smolsivanarmy True. I’m just wondering what’s Vigilante’s motivation, and I think Adrian’s not the “real Adrian”.
kayrennnnn‏ @smolsivanarmy – @MadbanditRoy @StarlingTribune yeah, it seems like there is something up with how he acts, mind control maybe

NEXT EPISODE

Promo for Next Week’s Episode – Legends of Tomorrow “Abominations” (Date: 27 Oct 2016)
Article:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQIYvf1E2x0  

Episode:   “Abominations” [Season 2 Episode 4]

Air Date:        Thursday, November 3, 2016

Summary:      The Legends find themselves fighting for survival against Confederate zombies in the Civil War.

Director:         Michael Allowitz

Writers:          Marc Guggenheim and Ray Utarnachitt

IMDB:   http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5584102/?ref_=ttep_ep4

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Starling Tribune – Season 5 Edition – The Sin-Eater (A CW Network Arrow Television Show Fan Podcast) #141

The Official Arrow Podcast of the Gonna Geek Network

Episode:            “The Sin-Eater” [Season 5 Episode 14]

Air Date:           Wednesday, February 22, 2017

Director:           Mary Lambert

            http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005116/?ref_=tt_ov_dr

            1x Arrow | 1x The Blacklist | Mega Python vs. Gatoroid | Pet Sematary

Writers: Barbara Bloom

            http://www.imdb.com/name/nm5104523/?ref_=ttfc_fc_wr4

1x Arrow

Jenny Lynn

            http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0528709/?ref_=ttfc_fc_wr5

2x Arrow | 2x Privileged | Chinese translator on 13 episodes of Firefly

Promo: http://comicbook.com/dc/2017/02/17/arrow-black-canary-dinah-drake-first/

Weekly Ratings

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

Arrow

01 Legacy 5-Oct-16 1.89

02 The Recruits 12-Oct-16 1.94

03 A Matter Of Trust 19-Oct-16 1.79

04 Penance 26-Oct-16 1.87

05 Human Target 2-Nov-16 1.61

06 So It Begins 9-Nov-16 1.95

07 Vigilante 16-Nov-16 1.86

08 Invasion 30-Nov-16 3.55

09 What We Leave Behind 7-Dec-16 1.94

10 Who Are You 25-Jan-17 1.68

11 Second Chances 1-Feb-17 1.91

12 Bratva 8-Feb-17 1.61

13 Spectre Of The Gun 15-Feb-17 1.66

14 The Sin-Eater 22-Feb-17 1.54

15 Fighting Fire with Fire 1-Mar-17

16 Checkmate TBD

17 Kapot TBD

Legends Of Tomorrow

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

01 Out Of Time 13-Oct-2016 3.01

02 Justice Society of America 20-Oct-2016 2.83

03 Shogun 27-Oct-2016 2.71

04 Abominations 3-Nov-2016 1.75

05 Compromised 10-Nov-2016 1.77

06 Outlaw Country 17-Nov-2016 1.85

07 Invasion 1-Dec-2016 3.39

08 The Chicago Way 8-Dec-2016 2.00

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

10 The Legion Of Doom 31-Jan-2017 1.78

11 Turncoat 7-Feb-17 1.89

12 Camelot/3000 21-Feb-17 1.64

Supergirl

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

01 The Adventures of Supergirl 10-Oct-16 3.06

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

03 Welcome to Earth 24-Oct-16 2.65

04 Survivors 31-Oct-16 2.22

05 Crossfire 7-Nov-16 2.47

06 Changing 14-Nov-16 2.35

07 The Darkest Place 21-Nov-16 2.61

08 Medusa 28-Nov-16 3.53

09 Supergirl Lives 23-Jan-17 2.65

10 We Can Be Heroes 30-Jan-17 2.35

11 The Martian Chronicles 6-Feb-17 2.4

12 Luthors 13-Feb-17 2.52

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

THE FLASH

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

01 Flashpoint 4-Oct-16 3.17

02 Paradox 11-Oct-16 2.80

03 Magenta 18-Oct-16 2.67

04 The New Rogues 25-Oct-16 2.80

05 Monster 1-Nov-16 2.77

06 Shade 15-Nov-16 3.01

07 Killer Frost 22-Nov-16 2.95

08 Invasion! 29-Nov-16 4.15

09 The Present 6-Dec-16 3.14

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

11 Dead Or Alive 31-Jan-17 3.06

12 Untouchable 7-Feb-17 2.94

13 Attack on Gorilla City 21-Feb-17 2.78

Part 1: The Plot, Themes and Characters

• What was the overall theme for this episode / What was the link to the ep. name
  • Anatoly called Ollie a “sin-eater” – someone who takes another’s sins as their own
    • Lance feels responsible for Warner turning bad
    • Thea commits sin of helping Ollie by destroying Susan
    • Ollie has to face the sin of killing Malone
• Fight scenes & Stunts: Share your thoughts
  • Green Arrow after Trio of Badass Ladies (ToBL)
    • Lance after Warner (has guns)
    • GA against Cupid (not a good hand-to-hand fighter) and China White (a good hand-to-hand fighter); ACU lets ToBL get away to arrest GA, who flash bangs out
  • ToBL against Bertinelli thugs – guy rude to Cupid, China White slits throat (“Thank you for that” “Anything for a friend”), fight
    Finale at Oak Hill Cemetery
    • ToBL get money, knocked down by Canary Cry
    • Cupid tries to flee; stopped by Diggle
    • Black Canary v. China White (bo staff and cry)
    • Terrific double teamed by Warner and Cupid
    • Green Arrow deals with hired henchmen
    • ACU comes and lets Green Arrow go
    • Lots of bullets. Very little actual damage
  • Flashbacks: Share your thoughts
    • Ollie and Anatoly at the hospital
      • Ollie plans to take down Gregor
      • Gregor shows up at hospital
      • Ollie and Anatoly get trapped
      • Suspense ruined by previous scenes with Anatoly alive
  • Ollie:  
    • Tries to convince Claybourne’s mistress to give him son’s name
    • Playfully dismisses Susan’s question about him being Green Arrow
    • Mentions under breath that all of his distractions will get him impeached (early scene with Lance)
    • Tells Captain Pike to not go after GA – 1st time: you know, because
    • Asks Captain Pike to give Green Arrow a chance – he knows the Green Arrow, he feels guilty about killing Malone, and he’s a hero
    • Feeling guilty over killing Billy Malone; flees ACU
    • Upset at Thea – she made a choice to destroy Susan, not a mistake; this is something Momma Moira would do; time for a heart-to-heart talk (off-screen)
    • Decides to go after ToBL as GA; stop them from using Church’s money to start their own criminal empire
  • Diggle
    • Ollie’s backup at Westfield home (is this the same house from The Flash?)
    • Support during fights
  • Thea
    • Doesn’t like that Susan can out Ollie as the Green Arrow
    • Has Felicity hack Susan’s laptop; plants false evidence that paints Susan as a plagiarizer – without telling Ollie
    • Ollie’s assistant is her informant
  • Felicity
    • Ms. Hacker McHackerton
    • Gets a lot of info from Ollie’s visit to Westfield; needs time to go through it
    • Hacks Susan’s laptop
    • Gives Dinah Dinah’s mask
  • Quentin Lance
    • Wants to arrest people, forgetting he’s Deputy Mayor
    • Gets time in the field
    • Gives Ollie and Dinah the okay for Dinah to be Black Canary
    • Feels guilty after Warner tells him she’s turning back to crime after learning he worked with Darhk
    • Gives Ollie a pep talk – need to let nothing stop him from doing job as Green Arrow
  • Curtis
    • Improved his jacket with Kevlar
    • Lets Wild Dog knock out guy because it would hurt his wrist
    • Mom doesn’t like him being gay
  • Wild Dog
    • Support
    • Recognizes Cupid – probably because she arrested him
  • Dinah Drake / Black Canary
    • Sworn in as cop – that was fast, guess SCPD is low on recruits
    • Gets okay from Lance – he tells her that Laurel wanted someone to carry on the work
    • Uses cry during fight
  • Artemis
    • Traitor
  • Ragman
    • Out there somewhere
  • D.A. Adrian Chase
    • Doesn’t like it that ACU is after Green Arrow
    • Doesn’t like it that Captain Pike gets original ME report
    • Doesn’t like it that Ollie is getting impeached; he could be in trouble too because helped with coverup
  • Susan Williams
    • Asks Ollie if he is the Green Arrow
    • Accuses Ollie of getting her fired
    • Tells Ollie the evidence she has – tattoo, photos
    • Has the lamest of all passwords – 1234 – what decent journalist gets hacked so easily?
  • Bratva
    • The bath house is Gregor’s territory
    • Anatoly is a Captain
    • Gregor has an awful haircut
  • Prometheus
    • New developments:
      • Claybourne’s mistress is Amanda Westfield and lives in Opal City
      • Has access to ME’s original report; mails it – letter has stamp of Opal City (so he took it to his home town and mailed it? So is he chilling out in Opal City before resuming destroying Ollie?)
      • Amanda refuses to give up son’s name; hasn’t seen son in four years; says son’s father killed by monster
      • Leaks evidence of Ollie’s coverup of Malone’s murder to press
      • Bribing people? Works in police department? Works with ME?
    • Known facts:
      • 30 years old?
      • Ollie’s past and that he is Arrow; knows about The List
      • How to fight like Ollie; studied with person Ollie did while in Russia
      • Has a tolerance to Diazepam (Valium); can shake off getting sedated
      • Where and how to get Ollie’s old arrows to make his own
      • Team Flash – how they keep metas at Star Labs; Black Siren
      • Sara, the Legends, the Waverider, time travel, and parallel worlds
      • Faked Lyla’s voice to lure Diggle
    • Michelle’s List O’Suspects: (I’m keeping this active until the mask comes off)
      • Tommy Merlyn
      • Susan Williams (investigating Ollie)
      • Robert Queen – too old?
      • Claybourne’s son
      • Adrian Chase (but more likely to become Vigilante)
      • Helena Bertinelli
      • Isabel Rochev
      • Mckenna Hall
      • Shado
      • Talia al Ghul
      • Roy – too young?
      • Some guy from the Bratva
      • Some new character
  • Lingering Questions / Issues
    • Where does Ollie live?
    • Bertinelli mentioned again – this better pay off

ARROW NEWS:

1. Arrow Episode 18 Gets A Title And Starts Production (Date: 18 Feb 2017)
   Executive producer Marc Guggenheim shared the cover page of the episode 18 script on Twitter, stating that it has started production. “Disbanded” is written by Rebecca Bellotto and directed by J.J. Makaro. The team has been in flux all season, with Diggle being out for certain periods of time, Artemis betraying the team, and the loss of Ragman. Curtis and Wild Dog have managed to stick around, though, and the team seems poised to finally get a new Black Canary full time. It would be unfortunate for Olliver’s ragtag group to dissolve so quickly, but that definitely might be the case.
   Link:http://comicbook.com/2017/02/18/arrow-episode-18-gets-a-title-and-starts-production/    

GENERAL DC TV NEWS

1. Huge Developments Revealed In Descriptions For SUPERGIRL, THE FLASH, And LEGENDS OF TOMORROW (Date: 16 Feb 2017)
   The week beginning March 6th promises to be very excited for DC TV fans, with big developments coming in Supergirl, The Flash, and Legends of Tomorrow. Supergirl – “Exodus” – As Alex searches for Jeremiah (guest star Dean Cain) and Kara investigates a series of alien kidnappings, the sisters realize they must break the rules to foil a new Cadmus plot. The Flash – “The Wrath Of Savitar”– While training with Barry, Wally starts to have visions of Savitar, which he hides from the team. A dangerous secret threatens Barry and Iris’ happiness. Legends Of Tomorrow – “Land Of The Lost”— After capturing Rip , he forces the Waverider to crash, leaving the Legends stuck seventy million years in the past. Ray leads Amaya and Nate to recover a vital piece of the ship. In an effort to get the “good” Rip back, Rory suggests they enter Rip’s mind, but what Sara and Jax discover in his subconscious is not pleasant and they must fight evil versions of themselves.
   Link:https://www.comicbookmovie.com/tv/dc/supergirl/huge-developments-revealed-in-descriptions-for-supergirl-the-a149016  
2. SUPERGIRL SET PICS CONFIRM KEVIN SMITH, LYNDA CARTER’S RETURN (Date: 21 Feb 2017)
   In one Instagram post, Kevin Smith holds up a hockey jersey emblazoned with a Superman ‘S,’ and a trademark goofy look on his face. The post raves about Daxamite technology, so it looks like Smith’s episode will be resolving the ongoing mystery of Mon-El and the aliens who would see him captured. The other post has Smith teaming up with none other than Wonder Woman herself, Lynda Carter! This season has seen Carter taking up none other than the mantle of President of the United States, and the seal on the wall behind the two of them confirms that she is returning to reprise the role.
   Link:http://www.cbr.com/supergirl-kevin-smith-lynda-carter/   
3. LEGENDS OF TOMORROW SEASON FINALE TO FEATURE JRR TOLKIEN (Date: 21 Feb 2017)
   According to a cast list for the upcoming season two finale, the show will soon include J.R.R. Tolkien. Executive producer Marc Guggenheim shared a cast list for the season finale episode, titled “Aruba,” on Twitter. The cast list includes all the usual suspects, like the “Legends” team and the members of the Legion of Doom. It also includes a surprise guest star: J.R.R. Tolkien, played by Jack Turner (Freeform’s “Stitchers”). Since we haven’t seen a synopsis for “Aruba” just yet, we don’t actually know if this is the J.R.R. Tolkien or just another person with that incredibly specific and unique name. The cast list also includes a few other surprise names. Wentworth Miller and Katie Cassidy will reprise their roles as Leonard Snart and Laurel Lance, respectively.
   Link:http://www.cbr.com/legends-of-tomorrow-jrr-tolkien/  
4. FLASH SET PICS TEASE MYSTERY CHARACTER’S ARRIVAL, KEVIN SMITH’S RETURN (Date: 20 Feb 2017)
   It’s worth pointing out that Kevin Smith was seen in the area of filming as well, leading some to speculate that the director is stepping behind the camera one more time.
   Link:http://www.cbr.com/flash-set-pics-kevin-smith/  
5. KEVIN SMITH REVEALS SUPERGIRL DAXAMITE THRONE ROOM (Date: 23 Feb 2017)
   Kevin Smith has taken his place beside The CW’s “Supergirl” writers Anna Musky-Goldwyn and Gabe Llanas in a Daxamite throne room. Smith revealed the throne room, part of the set for the upcoming “Supergirl” episode he is directing, to the world via a post on Instagram.
   Link:http://www.cbr.com/kevin-smith-reveals-supergirl-daxamite-throne-room/  
6. It’s A Big Family Reunion In These New Promotional Stills From SUPERGIRL Season 2 Episode 14: “Homecoming” (Date: 23 Feb 2017)
   Get ready for a big family reunion on Supergirl as both Dean Cain & Helen Slater reprise their roles as Jeremiah & Eliza Danvers. Come check out nineteen new photos from next week’s episode. “Homecoming” – DEAN CAIN RETURNS – When Jeremiah Danvers (guest star Dean Cain) is rescued from Cadmus, Alex (Chyler Leigh) and Kara (Melissa Benoist) are thrilled to have their father back. The Danvers arrange a family dinner to celebrate but things go awry when a suspicious Mon-El (Chris Wood) starts to question Jeremiah about his sudden return. Larry Teng directed the episode written by Caitlin Parrish & Derek Simon (#214). Original airdate 2/27/2017.
   Link:https://www.comicbookmovie.com/tv/dc/supergirl/its-a-big-family-reunion-in-these-new-promotional-stills-from-a149175  
7. Vixen: The Movie — Combining Two Seasons of the CW Seed Series — Is Coming (Date: 23 Feb 2017)
   Vixen: The Movie combines the first two seasons of the CW Seed digital series into a single uniform story and includes 15 minutes of all-new content. The special features include a brand new featurette as well as a pair of Justice League Unlimited episodes that feature Mari “Vixen” McCabe and have been curated by DC animation legend Bruce Timm. Vixen: The Movie, arrives on Digital HD on May 8, 2017, and on Blu-ray (including Digital HD copy) and DVD on May 23, 2017. Vixen: The Movie is priced to own at $19.98 SRP for the Blu-rayTM and $18.94 SRP for the DVD.
   Link:http://comicbook.com/2017/02/23/vixen-the-movie–combining-two-seasons-of-the-cw-seed-series–is/  
8. THE FLASH REVEALS ANOTHER DC HERO’S TV DEBUT WITH NEW PHOTO (Date: 23 Feb 2017)
   The CW’s “The Flash” has found its Accelerated Man in Sean Poague. Poague’s Accelerated Man will debut on February 28 in the episode “Attack on Central City.” A new photo from the episode reveals the comic-accurate look of Poague’s Accelerated Man, who is a Speed Force Conduit and Earth-19’s version of the Flash. In the comics, Earth-19 is ruled by the 21st Century’s King George and has only just begun enjoying “electric technology.” As a Speed Force conduit in this strange dimension, Accelerated Man enjoys a massively increased heal rate, increased perception, the ability to phase through solid objects and, of course, super speed — basically, he’s the Flash.
   Link:http://www.cbr.com/the-flash-accelerated-man-earth-19-speedster-speed-force-attack-on-central-city-photo/    

ARROW CAST & CREW NEWS

1. Arrow: Stephen Amell reflects on Oliver’s legacy, teases potential tragedy (Date: 21 Feb 2017)
   As Prometheus plans his endgame, so does Arrow — at least in terms of the original five-year plan for the series. (Don’t worry, Arrow has already been renewed for season 6.) EW hit the set of the Vancouver-based series to get Amell’s take on Oliver’s current predicaments as the show builds toward its big season 5 finale.
   Link:http://ew.com/tv/2017/02/21/arrow-stephen-amell-spoilers/    

GREEN ARROW COMICS & TOY NEWS

2. FUNKO UNVEILS WONDER WOMAN MOVIE TOY LINE (Date: 17 Feb 2017)
   While the average Funko comic character is brightly colored, this version of Wonder Woman is tinted sepia; with the Pop! and Rock Candy figures, you feel as if you’re looking at her through a photo filter. That certainly appears to match the aesthetic of director Patty Jenkins’ film. Also notable is Diana’s weapons of choice: Although her famed Lasso of Truth is slung on her belt, she wields a sword and shield, emphasizing her role as a warrior. In addition to the Amazon Princess, there will also be Pop! figures of Steve Trevor and Queen Hippolyta.
   Link:http://www.cbr.com/funko-wonder-woman-movie-toys/     

FEEDBACK

http://www.cinemablend.com/television/Arrow-Season-3-Why-Huntress-Won-t-Returning-70083.html

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NEXT EPISODE

Promo for Next Week: Episode – “Fighting Fire with Fire” (Date: 22 Feb 2017)
Article:https://www.comicbookmovie.com/tv/dc/arrow/arrow-season-5-episode-15-promo-fighting-fire-with-fire-a149163  

Episode:   “Fighting Fire with Fire” [Season 5 Episode 15]

Air Date:        Wednesday, March 1, 2017

Summary:      VIGILANTE ATTACKS MAYOR QUEEN — Oliver (Stephen Amell) faces his biggest challenge yet as mayor. Felicity (Emily Bett Rickards) continues down her dark path with Helix. After Vigilante attacks Oliver while he’s acting as the mayor, Diggle (David Ramsey) leads the team in a mission to stop Vigilante once and for all.

Director:         Michael Schultz

Writers:          Speed Weed and Ben Sokolowski

IMDB:   http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5607508/?ref_=ttep_ep15

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