Starling Tribune - Season 6 Edition – Crisis On Earth-X (A CW Network Arrow Television Show Fan Podcast) ST179

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The Official Arrow and Green Arrow Podcast of the Gonna Geek Network Covering DC Comics and CW Based DC Comic TV Shows

Title: Crisis on Earth-X 4-hour crossover event

Air Date: Monday and Tuesday, November 27 and 28, 2017

Directors: Part 1: Larry Teng (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1270350/?ref_=tt_ov_dr)

Part 2: James Bamford (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0051466/?ref_=tt_ov_dr)

Part 3: Dermott Downs (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0236173/?ref_=tt_ov_dr)

Part 4: Gregory Smith (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0808376/?ref_=tt_ov_dr)

Writers: Story by: Marc Guggenheimand Andrew Kreisberg (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0973233/?ref_=ttfc_fc_wr7) (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1132610/?ref_=ttfc_fc_wr8)

Part 1 teleplay: Robert Rovner and Jessica Queller (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0746362/ref_=ttfc_fc_wr6)

(http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0703182/?ref_=ttfc_fc_wr7)

Part 2 teleplay: Wendy Mericle and Ben Sokolowski (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1355890/?ref_=ttfc_fc_wr4) (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2408940/?ref_=ttfc_fc_wr5)

Part 3 teleplay: Todd Helbing (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1054609/?ref_=ttfc_fc_wr4)

Part 4 teleplay: Phil Klemmer and Keto Shimizu (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0459237/?ref_=ttfc_fc_wr5) (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2582956/?ref_=ttfc_fc_wr6)

Promo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUi0_0yijsE

Full recap of “Crisis on Earth-X” with spoilers (Date: 27 Nov and 28 Nov 2017)

Recap: http://variety.com/2017/tv/news/crisis-on-earth-x-arrowverse-crossover-parts-1-2-recap-arrow-flash-supergirl-legends-of-tomorrow-1202623865/ and http://variety.com/2017/tv/news/crisis-on-earth-x-crossover-arrow-flash-supergirl-legends-of-tomorrow-arrowverse-1202624915/

Arrow

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

01 Fallout 12-Oct-17 1.52

02 Tribute 19-Oct-17 1.51

03 Next Of Kin 26-Oct-17 1.34

04 Reversal 2-Nov-17 1.33

05 Deathstroke Returns 9-Nov-17 1.29

06 Promises Kept 16-Nov-17 1.28

07 Thanksgiving 23-Nov-17 1.11

08 Crisis On Earth-X Part 2 27-Nov-17 2.54

Legends Of Tomorrow

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

01 Aruba-Con 10-Oct-17 1.71

02 Freakshow 17-Oct-17 1.58

03 Zuri 24-Oct-17 1.43

04 Phone Home 31-Oct-17 1.38

05 Return Of The Mack 7-Nov-17 1.52

06 Helen Hunt 14-Nov-17 1.53

07 Welcome To The Jungle 21-Nov-17 1.49

08 Crisis On Earth-X Part 4 28-Nov-17 2.80

Supergirl

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

01 Girl Of Steel 9-Oct-17 1.87

02 Triggers 16-Oct-17 1.76

03 Far From The Tree 23-Oct-17 1.76

04 The Faithful 30-Oct-17 1.82

05 Damage 6-Nov-17 1.87

06 Midvale 13-Nov-17 1.89

07 Wake Up 20-Nov-17 1.92

08 Crisis On Earth-X Part 1 27-Nov-17 2.65

THE FLASH

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

01 The Flash Reborn 10-Oct-17 2.84

02 Mixed Signals 17-Oct-17 2.54

03 Luck Be A Lady 24-Oct-17 2.62

04 Elongated Journey Into Night 31-Oct-17 1.99

05 Girls Night Out 7-Nov-17 2.38

06 When Harry Met Harry 14-Nov-17 2.46

07 Therefore I Am21-Nov-17 2.20

08 Crisis On Earth-X Part 3 28-Nov-17 2.82

Part 1: The Plot, Themes and Characters

What was the overall theme? What was the link to the episode’s name?
Nazis from Earth-X invade
Earth-X is the 53rdEarth
People on Earth-X fighting for change, for freedom, for love
Characters
Oliver Queen and Felicity Smoak
Oliver breaking promise to William – being Green Arrow
Oliver asks Felicity to marry him at the rehearsal dinner
Felicity says no; she likes their life and doesn't want to change things
Oliver tries to reason with Prometheus X – Tommy Merlyn!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Dark Oliver is Führer on Earth-X; Ollie pretends to be him, but blows cover when he won't kill Earth-X Felicity
Felicity stands up to Dark Ollie; Ollie has Overgirl
Felicity feels guilty for turning Oliver down before he gets captured; changes stance, asks Ollie to marry her – no William, no prenup
WEDDING. GUESTS. EVER.
Barry Allen and Iris West
Have very inconsiderate friends – serious faux pas to not RSVP in a timely manner
Barry: I got the girl; has Kara sing proposal song; tears in eyes when sees Iris walk down aisle
Wedding interrupted by Nazis from Earth-X
Will they ever be rid of Thawne?
Oliver – cherish each other, always find each other
Barry – we should've eloped
Barry doesn't kill Thawne
Barry brings Diggle to Central City; Diggle vomits
Barry – sweetest vows ever, "You’re my home"
Iris – anything is possible with you by my side, Barry
Iris West and Felicity Smoak
Conversation about why Felicity doesn't want to marry Oliver
Work together to free those trapped in pipeline; Die Hard reference – go through the biggest air shafts ever
Beat up two Nazis
Felicity signals the rest of the Legends
Felicity shuts off power
Beat up more Nazis, try to save Kara
Felicity doesn't give in to Thawne until Kara tells her to
Work together to take down Nazi Waverider
Martin Stein and Jefferson Jackson
Cisco and Well perfect cure for Firestorm – both will no longer have powers
Martin happy to be able to go back home
Martin offers to make Jax The Spectacular Sticky Man
Jax upset – he sees Martin as the father he didn't have
Martin admits Jax is like a son to him
Kick some ass as Firestorm
Manuel override at platform; they have to split up to make the override thing work
Stein gets shot while going to turn on override, makes way to switch (Why aren't the others more active during this? More Snart, more Ollie?)
Gideon can't save Stein; Jax's bond with Stein keeping Stein alive
Stein knows he's dying, knows he's killing Jax; tells Jax to give him Firestorm cure; let me die, so you can live
Stein – you have your whole life ahead of you, let me go
Jax stays with Stein till the end; "I hope your life is long and full of love"
Jax has to tell Stein's family
"For the Professor"
Funeral
Sara Lance and Alex Danvers
Alex still not over Maggie, gets drunk with Sara
Alex and Sara have a one-night stand; Alex freaks out
Alex second guessing breaking up with Maggie; Sara tells her to trust her instincts
At church, rip dresses, fight Nazis, capture Prometheus X
Sara bi on every Earth
Sara talks Alex after going after Nazis alone; Sara tells Alex about losing Laural
Sara – you're on my team, Danvers
Kara and Alex
Both lamenting over being single
Alex – gain break-up weight; Kara – let's go to wedding
Kara – still thinks she's going to be alone
Alex works to convince General Winn and others to give them time to go back to their Earth to save Kara
Dark Ollie and Overgirl
Take advantage of Kara being on Earth 1 – no Superman to interfere
Overgirl needs a new heart – Kara's is to be the donor
Married
Overgirl dying from too much radiation; going to go supernova, Kara gets her in orbit
Dark Ollie killed by Oliver
Dark Ollie, Overgirl and Thawne
Thawne upset they attacked too soon
Thawne worried they will not follow plan – conquer Earth first, save Overgirl second
Thawne wears Wells's face for Barry – our Thawne
Infighting – Dark Oliver needs to be 10% less brooding
Need a prism
Nazi Waverider arrives
Thawne gets everyone to Nazi Waverider, which is voiced by Susanna Thompson
Snart and The Ray
The Ray in a concentration camp
Snart frees The Ray and the team
Snart and The Ray in love, but Snart hits on Sara; this Snart bi?
Snart always has a plan
Snart - I may be sentimental, but the Earth 1 heroes are willing to risk everything like I would for you – we need to help them
Convince General Winn to help heroes get home
Snart hugs Barry
Snart decides to stay on Earth 1
Cisco sends The Ray back to Earth-X
Highlight character: Mick Rory
Weddings are the worst
Only there for the free beer and food
Stein's daughter doesn't want him to roam the house naked; wears robe; drinks all the milk
Sits on bride's side because tried to kill the groom twice
Falls asleep during ceremony
Likes Killer Frost; tries to scare Caitlin
Uses flash thing to keep secret identities secret
Best wedding ever!
"You people have breaches, but no mustard" - always eating; gets German mustard from Caitlin
"I knew I could count on you, pretty. Did you bring beers?" - Getting rescued by Nate from pipeline
Seeing Snart - ghost is back
"I'm dead on Planet Nazi" Sick he died saving "pigs"
Funeral - "allergies"
Calls Sara "boss"
Asks Sara if she "hit that" when he sees her and Alex
Favorite fight or aspect of crossover
SP -
Opening fights montage was well done intro to the cross over
Arrow Episode Simultaneous Danville Shipping Depot & STAR Labs fight
Nice Arrow van that mowed down Ravager in the final fight
Girl at the wedding. Jessica Parker Kennedy as “Caterer”
Supergirl sings the wedding march
William Katt - Minister (Greatest American Hero)
Chris - The wedding fight is a great team up fight that gave everyone a chance to shine. JL should take notes.
Michelle – Girl Power
Caitlin Snow: helps with cure for Firestorm and treatment of Stein; Killer Frost important in fight, does her slide on ice during big fight; takes Amaya and Zari to Nazi Waverider & three kick Nazi butt
Iris/Felicity team up
Supergirl – ice breath, beats up Overgirl
Smart ladies
Alex with her gun and moves; Sara's skills - roundhouse kick to Nazi
What didn't like
SP-
Different episode feel for all four (different directors)
Lack of B team characters in own timeslots
Why did Citizen Cold Stay On Earth 1?
Weddings not on either Arrow or Flash "episode"/part.
Where did Nazi General Lantz go?
Aren’t Oliver and Nyssa still married?
Chris -
Wally got screwed over on his appearance. Disappears on Flash for part of the season and then gets to play babysitter for Joe the rest of the crossover. Booo. Send Wally to Legends!
Ollie not doing great on the whole parent thing. Back to being GA and gets married without even talking to his son about it first.
Michelle – Too close to home; some actually want an Earth-X today: Aryan perfection, getting rid of the weak, camps
Favorite geek references / call outs / Easter eggs
SP -
Man In The High Castle "Oliver In The high Castle" Iris<->Felicity
Terminator - When Metello blows up
Ghostbuster “There is no God” [Only Zuul] Dark Archer to Harry
The Great Escape (Steve McQueen bouncing ball in the hole) Harry in the Star Labs Prison
Die Hard "Let's Go McClaine" Iris<->Felicity
Chris -
Supergirl said the line! Anytime you get to channel Christopher Reeve is a winner in my book.
“You need to fly her up. Up! And away! Now!”
Michelle –
Supergirl beats up a Dominator ("These guys are so last year")
The Ray – he will have his own CW Seed animated show, voiced by the actor playing him
Supergirl to Overgirl - "General, would you care to step outside?" - direct quote from Superman 2
Any favorite quotes not mentioned yet?
SP -
“Oh man. I wish I could sleep fly” ~Felicity Part 1
“Ah, professor. Your...ahhhh...daughter insisted I not walk around your house naked so I found one of your dresses. You’re out of milk.” ~Mick Rory Part 1
“Are you here for the bride or the groom?” “Well considering I’ve tried to kill the groom a couple of times it’s probably best I ...ahhhh … sit on the bride’s side.” Mick Rory Part 1
“Best Wedding Ever!!!” Mick Rory Part 1
“Well, Good thing we have a metric ton of smart people in this building. … And Rory. Let’s get to work on finding our new friends from Earth X.” ~Barry Allen Part Two
“Ok. We’re all a little emotional. Here’s what I suggest. I will stop vibrating my hand. YOU stop breaking my wrist. And YOU be 10% less brooding.” Eobard Thawne, Part 2
“Well, punching Nazis! That was definitely as satisfying as I imagined it would be.” Alex, Part 2
“Just a quick reminder. Super speed. I don’t have it!” ~Oliver Part 2.
“Is that a Kryptonite Arrow? Why Do you have a Kryptonite Arrow?” ~Supergirl “In case an evil YOU ever showed up!” ~Oliver Part 2
“Well I once caught a deranged serial killer off his face cream. So….no joke.” ~Felicity Part 2
“Mustard. You people have breaches but no mustard?” ~Mick Rory Part 2
“I’m saving Nazi you for you.” ~Barry to Oliver Part 2
“I thought we were going to die” ~Iris “If I had a dime for every time I thought that I...I’d have $2.40. I really thought I’d have more than that.” ~Felicity Part 2
“Take that you Nazi mother...whoa!” ~Felicity Part 3
“Come with me if you want to live” ~Iris to Kara Part 3
“It is the strongs duty to protect the weak” ~Oliver to Smoak Part 3
“Good. That’ll give me time to talk to...myself.” ~Overgirl Part 3
“I hate Fire.” ~Leo Part 3
“Look, fingerless gloves….” ~Sara to General Schott Part 3
“It was Oliver In The High Castle” ~Felicity Part 2
“I died trying to save pigs? I’m gonna be sick” ~Mick Part 4
“You need to fly her up, up, up. And Away. Right now” ~Harry Part 4
“Who needs an Army when you’ve got Legends” Nate Part 4
“Oliver got the girl I got a life of adventure on a time-traveling spaceship.” ~Ray Part 4
“I just love a good pop culture reference in a moment of ‘Crisis’” ~Cisco Part 4
“Cut the chatter Red 2, Fly the ship.” ~Harry Part 4
Chris -
“His wife? Gross! … No offense.” - Kara about being married to Ollie in Earth X
“The only thing we know about each other is what we look like with clothes off. Beautiful, by the way.” - Sara about Alex
“You’re not my partner. You’re a gangbanger.” “I think you mean doppelgänger.” - Leo and Mick
Michelle -
"Why is it so bright here? Don't they have clouds on this Earth?" (Alex to Kara after one-night stand)
Oliver arrives last - "Just a quick reminder, super speed – I don't have it."
Rate the crossover
SP - F. My 8 year old nephew could have produced a better product.
Chris - Could be used to teach a lesson on how to cross over so many characters. I think they pulled off the team up better than Justice League because people were more invested in this than DCEU.
Michelle – Awesome; focused on core characters, only brought in others for big fight

NEXT EPISODE

Link to Promo: (Date: 29 Nov 2017)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7okT1lJ2TL4

Episode: “Irreconcilable Differences” [Season 6 Episode 9]

Air Date: Thursday, December 7 (mid-season finale)

Summary: Black Siren and Cayden James kidnap Quentin to get their hands on a weapon of mass destruction.

Director: Laura Belsey

Writers: Beth Schwartz and Sarah Tarkoff

IMDB link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt6493670/?ref_=tt_eps_cu_n

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