![]() It’s worth pointing out here that Curtis, Thea, and Merlyn could have been incredibly valuable assets in said battle, but who am I to question Ol’Ollie Queen? After saving a portion of the hostages from Evelyn Sharpe and Talia al Ghul, Green Arrow makes the decision to send them away with Malcolm Merlyn so that he can focus on the battle. Speaking of fully realized characters, it’s time to take a moment of silence for the episode’s potential casualty (aside from that big cliffhanger, of course. If only there was a way to have Diggle, Wild Dog and Curtis in their getups as well, I’d be fully happy. It was refreshing to see everyone’s fully-realized personas in action. Too often shows like Arrow and even The Flash bend over backwards to not show fully costumed characters duking it out. This episode was riddled with returning guest stars and high-concept characters. Digger Harkness, a fellow inmate on Lian Yu. Also joining the fray was Captain Boomerang, A.K.A. That’s right, as teased at the end of last week’s episode, Slade Wilson is back in action, but can he be trusted? It turns out, yes, but the episode really milked that mystery for all that it was worth. It was subtle, beautiful and Amell really rose to the occasion.įive years later, the hero finds himself back on Lian Yu, with no mother but an ally responsible for killing her. All-in-all, there wasn’t much to write home about, except for Stephen Amell’s best acting moment on the show to date – calling his mom to let her know that he’s alive, his father isn’t and that he’s coming home. Although his nemesis, Konstantin Kovar, thought he’d convinced the hero to kill himself, the final flashbacks consisted mostly of Oliver killing all his men and ultimately throwing down with him before snapping his neck. To recap, Oliver was captured on the island two days before he’d arranged a rescue for himself. Even in its final whimper, which took us back to the very first shots of the series but gave them a completely different context, it felt a little stretched and perfunctory. It will be strange to see what happens to the format of the series next year now that its gimmick of showing fans what happened during the five years that Oliver was allegedly stranded on the island, but odds are good it won’t be missed. But for many fans, Easter eggs like this Elseworlds version of Lian Yu where Oliver Queen was stranded with Batman, will be fun enough substitution.Before we get into the nitty-gritty of the battle on Lian Yu or the ultimate Arrow cliffhanger, let’s acknowledge for one final time the shoehorned existence of the flashbacks. The trick in all this, of course, is that none of these references require an actual Batman costumed appearance - something it still seems like the Arrowverse is incapable of giving us. The Arrowverse crossover will feature Batman: The Animated Series icon Kevin Conroy, and the world and supporting characters of Tim Burton's Batman (1989) will also make an appearance. Meanwhile, "Crisis" will be giving us more Batman than we can handle. Kate dons a Batman costue in the show before eventually stepping out with her own Batwoman look, and there's no sign Batman will actually appear on the show. Rose's Kate Kane is Bruce Wayne's cousin in the show, but Bruce Wayne / Batman has been missing from Gotham City for three years at the time the show begins. ![]() That practice got taken to new levels of frustration with the introduction of Ruby Rose's Batwoman during the Arrowverse "Elseworlds" crossover last year. The voice of The Monitor makes it clear: This "Crisis" event will indeed be taking us to some very strange new places.Īrrow and other Arrowverse shows have made an running gag of referencing Batman in the Arrowverse (over ten times - and counting), without actually delivering the Dark Knight himself. Clearly this is not the traditional timeline of Arrow that we know. To that latter point, it's clear that Arrow will waste no time playing on fan-service thrills related to the "Crisis" multiverse, as one key scene shows the iconic opening of Arrow's first episode given a major Batman twist!Īfter eight long seasons of waiting and some cruel teases, fans are getting their very first look at Batman's Arrowverse mask! Check it out in the video above, which recreates the opening of Arrow's series premiere sequence nearly shot-for-shot, albeit with an older Stephen Amell as Oliver Queen, and an arrow-impaled Batman mask on the island of Lian Yu, instead of the impaled Deathstroke mask. Indeed, Arrow season 8 will have to finish the story of Oliver Queen (Stephen Amell) launch the new Canaries spinoff that's coming to the Arrowverse and set the stage for the epic "Crisis on Infinite Earths" crossover that's happening. Arrow's Final Season premieres tonight - a season that will be pulling triple duty with its story arc.
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