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Today on Giant-Size Heroes #28 (Heroes 331 Extended): On this week's Giant-Size Heroes Coy and Amy talk through what we learned from Kevin Feige's latest reflection on Marvel Studios and what we're finding on Disney+. We talk Joker setting profit records and place out bets on whether James Gunn is telling the truth when he gives out info about The Suicide Squad. Or does he want us to doubt him? How deep does this go?! Find out one thing Coy's already mourning about Arrow (Stephen Amell's social media for it), what makes this week's Indie Adaptation Watch, and get into how many, many comics almost made our top five this Wednesday! All this plus, at last, your questions!Heroes Giant-Size is a weekly deep-dive into the sweatiest comic book entertainment news hosted by Amy Dallen & Coy Jandreau, out every Thursday. Plus, check out #ColliderHeroes on Tuesdays here and on Youtube, where each week we welcome a guest to talk about the biggest news in the converging universes of comic books and comic book movies. Stay tuned for these and more, like interviews with comic creators, actors and directors.Follow Amy Dallen: https://twitter.com/enthusiamyFollow Coy Jandreau: https://twitter.com/CoyJandreauWatch Coy take your favorite celebs on a trip through the stacks on an all-new season of Comic Book Shopping: https://bit.ly/2spC8Nn#DC #Marvel #KevinFeige #DisneyPlus #TheSuicideSquad #Arrow #Comics #SquirrelGirl #FarSector #Superman #BatmansGrave #Vision #CrisisonInfiniteEarths #DavidFSandberg

Season 8 of The CW drama Arrow, the show that started the whole Arrowverse will be the final installment of the series as Green Arrow gears up for one final adventure. With the massive Crisis On Infinite Earths crossover, one of the biggest DC stories coming to screen happening, Arrow is going out with a […]

Season 8 of The CW drama Arrow, the show that started the whole Arrowverse will be the final installment of the series as Green Arrow gears up for one final adventure. With the massive Crisis On Infinite Earths crossover, one of the biggest DC stories coming to screen happening, Arrow is going out with a […] The post SDCC 2019 – Arrow Interview: Stephen Amell On Final Season & Crisis On Infinite Earths appeared first on DC TV Podcasts.

This week on Legends of the Panel, The long weekend is over and Mr. Chulak has carpet!.Everyone is back! It’s the week after the fourth of July, and with the long weekend past, that means new movies came out for the summer, including the long awaited and highly anticipated Spider-Man Far from Home.Okay lets be serious for a moment, until we saw Tom Holland as Spider-Man, the thought of another Spider-man Franchise was incredibly un-exhilarating. Toby McGuire and Andrew Garfield both left us with wanting better from the web-slinger, and for most of us we were disenchanted.Tom Holland makes Spider-Man work. With just the right level of snarky mixed with a bit of the bumbling teen, Tom Holland brings a more believable version of the wall-crawler. This along with the last cameo appearance by Stan Lee, and you have a film that really closes the door on the marvel Phase 3 universe.Another big topic on the show is the upcoming season of shows from CW Network, specifically the last season of Arrow (Stephen Amell has begun the string of twitter posts for the filming of the last season), More Flash, with or without re-casting and departures of characters, and Legends of Tomorrow continuing to knock it out of the park! Concerns over the resent purchase of Time Warner Entertainment by telecom conglomerate AT&T leads us to worry about the future of CW series though.At the end of the show KJ talked very briefly about our new sponsor Broadsword Magazine. Right now DM Dave is bringing Broadsword magazine to the masses. If you are a D&D player or GM and looking for side adventures for your campaign, this is the place to go! DM Dave continues to produce a ton of new 5e and OGL material that you can get every month by subscribing to Broadsword, or just buy one issue. Available in both physical and digital copy, just go to https://dmdave.com/broadsword-magazine-preorder-1/Thank you for downloading, subscribing, listening and supporting Legends of the Panel here on the Geek Culturecast network. We appreciate you taking the time to listen to each episode. For more information about the network go to www.geekculturecastnetwork.com, and look for Legends of the Panel on your podcast service for even more Mr. Chulak, KJ the Comic Guy and The Lady Archer, or for SciFi enthusiasts check out Warp My Tardis, another show here on the Geek Culturecast network.Follow us:Instagram @legendsofthepanel and @warpmytardisKJ the ComicGuy @kjweir1970 on instagramMr. Chulak @geekculturecast on instagramThe Lady Archer @whatthefraq on instagram

This week on Legends of the Panel, The long weekend is over and Mr. Chulak has carpet!.Everyone is back! It’s the week after the fourth of July, and with the long weekend past, that means new movies came out for the summer, including the long awaited and highly anticipated Spider-Man Far from Home.Okay lets be serious for a moment, until we saw Tom Holland as Spider-Man, the thought of another Spider-man Franchise was incredibly un-exhilarating. Toby McGuire and Andrew Garfield both left us with wanting better from the web-slinger, and for most of us we were disenchanted.Tom Holland makes Spider-Man work. With just the right level of snarky mixed with a bit of the bumbling teen, Tom Holland brings a more believable version of the wall-crawler. This along with the last cameo appearance by Stan Lee, and you have a film that really closes the door on the marvel Phase 3 universe.Another big topic on the show is the upcoming season of shows from CW Network, specifically the last season of Arrow (Stephen Amell has begun the string of twitter posts for the filming of the last season), More Flash, with or without re-casting and departures of characters, and Legends of Tomorrow continuing to knock it out of the park! Concerns over the resent purchase of Time Warner Entertainment by telecom conglomerate AT&T leads us to worry about the future of CW series though.At the end of the show KJ talked very briefly about our new sponsor Broadsword Magazine. Right now DM Dave is bringing Broadsword magazine to the masses. If you are a D&D player or GM and looking for side adventures for your campaign, this is the place to go! DM Dave continues to produce a ton of new 5e and OGL material that you can get every month by subscribing to Broadsword, or just buy one issue. Available in both physical and digital copy, just go to https://dmdave.com/broadsword-magazine-preorder-1/Thank you for downloading, subscribing, listening and supporting Legends of the Panel here on the Geek Culturecast network. We appreciate you taking the time to listen to each episode. For more information about the network go to www.geekculturecastnetwork.com, and look for Legends of the Panel on your podcast service for even more Mr. Chulak, KJ the Comic Guy and The Lady Archer, or for SciFi enthusiasts check out Warp My Tardis, another show here on the Geek Culturecast network.Follow us:Instagram @legendsofthepanel and @warpmytardisKJ the ComicGuy @kjweir1970 on instagramMr. Chulak @geekculturecast on instagramThe Lady Archer @whatthefraq on instagram

Starling Tribune - Season 5 Edition – Legacy (A CW Network Arrow Television Show Fan Podcast)   The Official Arrow Podcast of the Gonna Geek Network   Episode:            “Legacy” [Season 5  Episode 1] Air Date:           Wednesday, October 5th, 2016 Director:           James Bamford                         http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0051466/?ref_=tt_ov_dr                         The stunt coordinator turned director | 5x Arrow - last season's “Brotherhood” and “Code of Silence,” next week's “The Recruits” and is slated to direct episode 5.8                         Writers:             Greg Berlanti - story by and developed by credit                         http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0075528/?ref_=tt_ov_wr Executive producer of Arrow, The Flash, Legends of Tomorrow, and Supergirl (aka “The Berlantiverse)   Marc Guggenheim - story by and teleplay by credit                         http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0973233/?ref_=tt_ov_wr   Executive producer of Arrow, Legends of Tomorrow | 16x teleplay Arrow | 12x writer Arrow | 6x Legends of Tomorrow   Andrew Kreisberg - developed by credit                         http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1132610/?ref_=ttfc_fc_wr3    Arrow - 10x teleplay, 2x written | Flash - 5x teleplay, 3x written | 2x Legends of Tomorrow   Wendi Mericle - teleplay by credit                         http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1355890/?ref_=ttfc_fc_wr5    Executive producer - Arrow | 19x Arrow (writer)   Weekly Ratings   Episode 15: Rating of 1.89. This was down a bit from 2.19 for the season 4 finale and 2.67 for the season 4 premiere!   3 October 2016 Monday Supergirl (No Ep.) Premiere Oct 10th   4 October 2016 Tuesday Flash (Ep. 3.01) “Flashpoint” After preventing Eobard Thawne from killing Nora Allen, Barry returns with Eobard to the present and imprisons him in a cage that dampens his speed.   5 October 2016 Arrow (Ep. 5.01) "Legacy" Oliver is distracted from his new duties as mayor by continuing as Green Arrow alone, while his old team members have gone their separate ways   6 October 2016 Legends Of Tomorrow (No Ep.) Premiere Oct 13th   7 October 2016 No DC on CW!! No episode   Links for Other Shows Arrow: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Arrow_episodes#Season_5_.282016.29 Flash: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_The_Flash_episodes#Season_3_.282016.29 Supergirl: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Supergirl_episodes   Episode # / Episode Title / Episode Air / Date  / Rating 01 Legacy 5-Oct-16 1.89 02 The Recruits 5-Oct-16 03 A Matter Of Trust 5-Oct-16 04 Penance 5-Oct-16 05 Human Target TBA 06 So It Begins TBA 07 Vigilante TBA   Part 1: The Plot, Themes and Characters   What was the overall theme for this episode / What was the link to the ep. name It's a One Man Show i.e. very Ollie-centric Legacy tie to Green Arrow's legacy on the city and the legacy of the team continuing on (eventually) Flashbacks to eventually show Ollie become Bratva and man on island in pilot Laurel, Laurel, Laurel Fight scenes & Stunts: Share your thoughts Anarky has nothing on Ollie this time around Strange as he held his own with Thea last season Arrow through the wrists Fight Club! Ollie is brutal, the neck breaking move gets repeated Ollie fights with a chair Neck break repeated to keep his secret. No one goes to check on the mayor after this fight? Cops rumble with Church's goons Helicopter fight Did anyone else feel this cramped quarters fight felt very Bourne-like? Dark Archer Prometheus just owns the good guy cop Flashbacks: Share your thoughts Anatoly! Fight Club Ollie is a badass Ollie: He's got sleeves! And the voice modulator is gone to be replaced with the Bale growl Killing again and with no regret it seems Malcolm was right all along, that Green Arrow must do what's necessary or not be out there at all had Oliver killed Damien Darhk when he had the chance, Laurel would still be alive Only Thea calls him on this which is strange Mayor Handsome Cool new gadgets! Parachute arrow Diggle Return to the Army doesn't seem to be all he expected. Thinks it's a good idea to rebuild the team Thea Wants to be normal and really resists wearing the Speedy gear until she has no choice. Felicity Everything seems good for her now What is her job exactly? She keeps Ollie and Thea's loft? Curtis Ready to become a full fledged member of Team Arrow Laurel Her final words “Please don't let me be the last Canary. That way, a part of me will always be out there with you.” Her ghost hangs over everyone - take a drink anytime someone says her name this week - at least 12 mentions Quentin Back off the wagon, A drunk needs a reason to stay sober,” Lance notes, “and I'm fresh out, my friend.” Momma Smoak is in Heaven Finds his purpose in helping Ollie? What's the Flashpoint connection? CURRENT EPISODE DC EASTER EGGS & POP CULTURE REFERENCES   Article: http://comicbook.com/2016/10/05/arrow-easter-eggs-and-dc-comics-references-in-legacy (comicbook.com)   Captain Pike -  Is that a Star Trek reference? We really can't decide. Either way, per his nametag, that police captain talking to Thea in the opening scene appears to be "Captain Pike," the captain of the USS Enterprise immediately prior to James T. Kirk. Lonnie Machin - A recurring villain from season four of Arrow, Lonnie Machin (the first baddie Oliver fights in season five) is better known to DC Comics fans as the antihero Anarky. Wild Dog - the first new member of  Team Arrow version 2.0 was introduced to the audience, in the form of Wild Dog, a hockey mask-wearing, gun-toting vigilante who was inspired by -- and then shot in the kneecap by -- Green Arrow. The character first appeared in Wild Dog #1 in 1987, making him one of the first new superheroes created following Crisis on Infinite Earths. Created by Road to Perdition writer Max Allan Collins, "his super power is guns." Konstantin Kovar - Konstantin Kovar is the father of Leonid Kovar, better known as Red Star.  In the comics, Konstantin originally wasn't a villain, but a relatively benign figure: an archaeologist who unearthed a nasty bit of business that gave his son powers. But Red Star himself, a loyal communist in the Soviet era, was occasionally a problem for the other heroes before he turned his life around.  Eventually, he would become a bad guy in service of the Soviet Union -- something that might make him an interesting figure going forward in case Anatoly Knyazev's comic book destiny of becoming the cybernetically-enhanced "KGBeast" is to become part of Arrow's story. Tobias Church - Church's nickname is apparently Charon, the ferryman of Hades from Greek mythology. There is a Charon in DC Comics, although he shares basically nothing in common with this version. This is something that will be repeated again in the episode: choosing a historical/mythological meaning instead of a contemporary/comics one. Vigilante - "Mr. Ski Goggles," as Felicity calls him, is actually Vigilante, a DC Comics antihero created by Marv Wolfman and George Perez.  Perez provided the police sketch seen on Felicity's computer screen.  Created during Marv Wolfman's time on the New Teen Titans, Vigilante in the comics is a former New York district attorney who's set on the path of justice after hsi family is killed by the mob. The CW describes him similarly: Chase is "Star City's new district attorney and an ally of Mayor Oliver Queen (Stephen Amell), who aims to clean up the streets through the legal system." Hub City and Bludhaven - According to Detective Malone, before he made his way to Star City, apparently he haunted Hub City -- the home of The Question -- and Bludhaven, the home of Nightwing. Ross Paints - Is that a little bit of free advertising for comic book artist and painter Alex Ross on the side of the truck Tobias Church and his goons are driving to their crime spree? Bertinelli - Whoever the head of the Bertinelli crime family is now that Helena has killed her father, he makes an appearance here -- only to be immediately killed by Tobias Church's men.     ARROW NEWS:   Arrow Showrunner breaks down all those new S5 characters (Date: 05 Oct 2016) Executive producer and showrunner Wendy Mericle gave an in-depth look into some of season 5's new characters in an interview with CBR.com. Included in the interview are discussions about Ragman, Artemis, Wild Dog, and Mr. Terrific. Mericle drops hints about Vigilante and Prometheus. When asked about Katie Cassidy, Mericle says, “Nobody ever really dies on ‘Arrow.' She's going to be kind of across the shows, and we'll see her in the premiere, and we'll see her later in the season as well.”     Link:http://www.cbr.com/arrow-showrunner-breaks-down-all-those-new-s5-characters/   Did Arrow just hint at a Flashpoint connection? (Date: 05 Oct 2016) Producers have stated that Diggle will be impacted by Flashpoint. On the season premiere, Diggle said he has “the worst case of deja vu ever.” The article speculates that perhaps Diggle's wife and child could be erased. Link:http://comicbook.com/dc/2016/10/05/did-arrow-just-hint-at-a-flashpoint-connection-/   Arrow' Producer: How Oliver will juggle being mayor and Green Arrow in season 5 (Date: 05 Oct 2016) In an interview with Variety, Wendy Mericle discussed how poorly Ollie is as a mayor and Ollie's time with the Bratva, but she reveals a hint about Diggle - “And yeah, Flashpoint will have an impact on him, especially in respect to his family life.” Linkhttp://variety.com/2016/tv/news/arrow-season-5-premiere-teaser-spoilers-1201878902/ Arrow Season 5: Who is Wild Dog? (Date: 05 Oct 2016) com goes into the history of Wild Dog. Covering his first appearance in “Wild Dog #1” in 1987 to his Booster Gold run. Wild Dog was created by Max Allan Collins, who stated that Wild Dog's “super power is guns.” Wild Dog is star athlete Jack Wheeler, who had to become a mechanic after an injury. He became Wild Dog after the woman he loved was gun down. Link:http://comicbook.com/2016/10/05/arrow-season-5-who-is-wild-dog-/   Arrow Season 5 Premiere Ratings Released (Date: 6 Oct 2016) Last October, The CW's Arrow opened its fourth season with 2.67 million viewers; however, on Wednesday, only 1.9 million viewers tuned-in for the show's fifth season premiere, which is a drop of 29%, and it pulled in a paltry 0.7 rating in the key 18-49 demographic, which is a decline of 36 percent from a year ago. Link:http://comicbook.com/2016/10/06/arrow-season-5-premiere-ratings-released/ Arrow: Stephen Amell talks legacy, Russia, and why Prometheus is the right villain for season 5 (Date: 05  Oct 2016) In an interview with IGN, Stephen Amell discusses season 5. When asked about Prometheus, Stephen said, “ Prometheus is a villain that is a byproduct of Oliver Queen being Green Arrow. That's something that you get to do once you're five years into a show. In a lot of ways, I think the most success that we've had with a villain, in my mind, was with Manu Bennett as Deathstroke. One of the reasons is because we got to tell a really personal story. We got to tell the story, sort of the dueling time of their time on the island and then their time in the Starling City at the time. Because Prometheus is a villain of Oliver's creation, so to speak, I feel like it will bring in that personal element as well.” Link:http://www.ign.com/articles/2016/10/05/arrow-stephen-amell-talks-legacy-russia-and-why-prometheus-is-the-right-villain-for-season-5   Spartan's new helmet and a Diggle/Oliver-centric episode of Arrow is coming (Date: 02 Oct 2016) Bleeding Cool - Picture of Diggle in his new helmet. According to the article, the fourth episode will focus on Diggle and Ollie. Link:http://www.bleedingcool.com/2016/10/02/spartans-new-helmet-diggle-oliver-centric-episode-arrow-coming/   ARROW CAST & CREW INTERVIEWS   Arrow's Kellum on his gradual evolution into Mister Terrific (Date: 05 Oct 2016) In an interview with CBR. com, Echo Kellum discusses Curtis's evolution into Mr. Terrific. He talks about Curtis's background is different than the others - he isn't jaded and doesn't have a tragic past. He mentions that the show will explore Curtis's marriage and hints about how he, Cisco, and Felicity will interact during the crossover. Link:http://www.cbr.com/arrows-kellum-on-his-gradual-evolution-into-mister-terrific/ Chad L. Coleman talks playing a villain in “Arrow” (Date: 04 Oct 2016) Chad L. Coleman stopped by the KTLA Morning News to talk about his role in “Arrow.” “No more Mr. Nice Tyrese.” “Finally hired an ugly guy” Link:http://ktla.com/2016/10/04/chad-l-coleman-talks-playing-a-villain-in-arrow/ DC TV NEWS Meet your new Superman! Tyler Hoechlin talks taking flight and wearing tights on ‘Supergirl' (Date: 03 Oct 2016) In an interview with EW, Tyler discusses how he got the role, his influences, and working with the cast. Link:http://www.ew.com/article/2016/10/03/supergirl-superman-tyler-hoechlin-season-2?xid=entertainment-weekly_socialflow_twitter   The Flash boss previews seismic changes as a result of Flashpoint (Date: 03 Oct 2016) In an article with EW, Andrew Kreisberg discusses Flashpoint. The season will be more about the consequences of Flashpoint than the event itself. Andrew states, “That's one of the things that we're attempting to do is have the pitfalls of time travel be long-lasting and that some things can be fixed, and then some things are broken forever.” Link:http://www.ew.com/article/2016/10/03/flash-season-3-spoilers-flashpoint    Flash Honest Trailer (Date: 04 Oct 2016) Honest trailer by Screen Junkies is hilarious Link:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WvUXbzxxdo0  ARROW CAST & CREW NEWS NEXT EPISODE   Promo for Next Week: Article:https://www.comicbookmovie.com/dc_tv/arrow/the-emerald-archer-assembles-a-new-team-in-the-promo-for-arrow-season-a145727 Episode:   “The Recruits” [Season 5  Episode 2] Air Date:        Wednesday, October 12, 2016 Summary:      Oliver recruits Curtis, Wild Dog and Evelyn Sharp for his team, but his training methods prove to be too much for some to handle. In flashbacks, Oliver continues his initiation into the Bratva. Director:         James Bamford Writers:          Greg Berlanti, Marc Guggenheim, Andrew Kreisberg, Speed Weed, Beth Schwartz IMDB:            http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5584142/?ref_=ttfc_fc_tt   Join The Starling Tribune each week as we stream live on Thursday nights at 9:00 PM eastern or 8:00 PM Central at www.geeks.live. Join the fun chatroom and interact with the hosts live. Contact us: @StarlingTribune - starlingtribune@gmail.com - www.starlingtribune.com - www.facebook.com/starlingtribune - 612-888-CAVE or 612-888-2283.   Starling Tribune is proud to be a member of the GonnaGeek network found at GonnaGeek.com. For more geeky podcast visit GonnaGeek.com.   You can find us on iTunes under ''Starling Tribune." We are very thankful for all of our positive iTunes reviews. You can find all our contact information here on the Network page of GonnaGeek.com Our complete archive is always available at www.starlingtribune.com   This podcast was recorded October 6th, 2016.   Thank you for listening and we hope you enjoyed the show!   Audio Production by Stargate Pioneer of GonnaGeek.com.

Starling Tribune - Season 4.5 Special Edition – Legends Of Tomorrow Destiny (A CW Network Arrow Television Show Fan Podcast)   The Official Arrow Podcast of the Gonna Geek Network   Episode:            Season 1, Episode 15 of DC's Legends of Tomorrow -  “Destiny” Air Date:           May 12th, 2016 on the CW television network, and on CTV up there in Canada Transcript:         http://transcripts.foreverdreaming.org/viewtopic.php?f=557&t=27155    IMDB:               http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4952752/?ref_=tt_ep_nx   Director:           Olatunde Osunsanmi IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1069989/?ref_=ttfc_fc_dr1 Similar to last week, this week marks another directorial debut on the Berlantiverse, with Mr. Osun-sanmi joining the DC TV family on this episode.  He's no stranger to behind the camera or to genre TV though                         Berlantiverse: Nothing Other Director Credits: 1x Bates Motel | 2x Sleepy Hollow | 2x Minority Report | 6x Falling Skies | 1x The Last Ship and others                         Writers:             No ‘writing' credit -- This week marks another week with no formal writing credit. Instead, as we run up to the finale, the showrunners pretty much took the helm, and if you're a fan of the show or this podcast, you're no stranger to the names of the fine folks who got the creative credits this week                           Story By: Marc Guggenheim                         Teleplay By: Phil Klemmer and Chris Fedak                         Executive Story Editor: Ray Utarnachitt   Weekly Ratings   Episode 15: Rating of 1.89 - This was up from series low of 1.62 the preceding week!     Monday 9 May 2016 Supergirl No episode Season 1 ended April 18th   Tuesday 10 May 2016 The Flash (Ep 2.21) Rating: 3.52 “The Runaway Dinosaur” Kevin Smith directs this episode, where Barry enters the speedforce to face his past and emerge stronger and faster.   Wednesday 11 May 2016 Arrow (Ep. 4.21) Rating: 2.16 “Monument Point” Darhk begins taking over the world's nuclear stockpile, and Felicity redirects a nuke to the town of Monument Point.   Thursday 12 May 2016 Legends Legends (Ep 1.15) Rating: 1.89 “Destiny” The team has the final showdown with the Time Masters after the reveal of the Oculus. Rip's family dies, snart dies, time master leader dies. Penultimate season 1 episode.   Friday 13 May 2016 Constantine No episode Season 1 ended February 13th   Links for Other Shows Arrow: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Arrow_episodes#Season_4_.282015.E2.80.9316.29 Flash: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_The_Flash_episodes#Season_2_.282015.E2.80.9316.29 Supergirl: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supergirl_(TV_series)#Episodes   Episode # Episode Title Episode Air Date Rating 1 Pilot, Part 1 21-Jan-16 3.21 2 Pilot, Part 2 28-Jan-16 2.89 3 Blood Ties 4-Feb-16 2.32 4 White Knights 7-Feb-16 2.39 5 Fail-Safe 18-Feb-16 2.25 6 Star City 2046 25-Feb-16 2.47 7 Marooned 3-Mar-16 2.28 8 Night of the Hawk 10-Mar-16 2.01 9 Left Behind 31-Mar-16 1.97 10 Progeny 7-Apr-16 1.88 11 The Magnificent Eight 12-Apr-16 1.98 12 Last Refuge 21-Apr-16 1.78 13 Leviathan 28-Apr-16 1.86 14 River of Time 5-May-16 1.63 15 Destiny 12-May-16 1.89 16 Legendary 19-May-16 1.85   Part 1: The Plot, Themes, Fights & Time Travel Link to the title: How did the title “Destiny” tie to the episode Vandal Savage says it's his Destiny Time Master says it's not a trap… it's Destiny The whole oculus wellspring concept deals with a pre-determined and manipulated destiny Recurring theme: What was the recurring theme of in this episode Fate vs. free will - the struggle between the immutable nature of a predetermined future, and the ability to make choices It calls into question everything the team has done, and could continue to do once they have the knowledge of the oculus Fight scenes & stunts: Share your thoughts Fight/stunt 1 Spaceship firing on the vanishing point Not really a fight, but a cool effect Fight/stunt 2 Jumpship versus TimeMaster soldiers at the oculus wellspring Not much of a fight, but nice strafing effect. Fight/stunt 3 Battle in the oculus chamber.  Lots of firing, heat gun, cold gun etc. Time travel: Thoughts on the tropes and mechanics Nice flashback to start, back to the recruiting scene in 2016 Great to see the team back before all the messing with the timeline Jax - “Something called time travel - the team's in trouble”.  Very Bill and Ted showing up in his own past once he's left the room. (Marty! It's your kids!) This timetravel model, there is no free will - only free will at the vanishing point Nothing you can do to change time?   Part 2: The Characters Rip Hunter Rate on a scale of 1 (Capt. of the Titanic - Edward John Smith) to 10 (the best - Picard) Freaking out with “NO ONE CONTROLS ME” which breaks him. “You lot guard the entrance”. I'm sorry, but is “you lot” the official way to address the crew. Well, it's either that or walk the plank Argggg! Shrinks Ray to carry him. Vandal Savage “An appointment I have… with Destiny” kinda sounds like an exotic dancer Execution of Rip's family - still murders Miranda and Jonas Time Masters The Reveal of the oculus and the reveal of the master manipulation of the entire crew Ordered Savage to kill Rip's family to motivate him.  Super dick move. Guy doing the induction process kinda enjoys it. Love the time ships preparing to jump in the hangar, like the rebel fleet about to attack the death star or the Mass Effect Pelicans getting ready for a combat drop or the Space Marines about to assault the Alien Queen with Ripley The Atom - Ray Palmer Still cares for Kendra - freaked out when she was shot by the prison guards. Continues the theme of believing in the face of adversity Interesting bonding with Mick & how he survived not being turned into Chronos “All I wanted to do was make a difference.”  Keeps working even though that's how he dies. White Canary - Sara Lance And she's a badass pilot.  “Punch it Gideon” “Want to steal a kiss from me… you better be one hell of a thief”.  Dammit, I really wanted these two to get together. - then the final kiss just kills me. Hawkgirl - Kendra Saunders Kinda loses it when she realizes Savage is going to kill Rip's family.  That was the whole point of the mission… well, that and saving the earth from Savage's destruction and reign. They arguably failed at all of that and made it worse. No barista reference. Hawkman - Carter Hall In stasis - not in this episode Captain Cold - Leonard Snart I freakin' love Snart in the past Dammit - I want an entire show of just Sara and Snart “There are no strings on me”  Frickin beautiful line. He was a hero. Heatwave - Mick Rory Soliloquy when faced with becoming Chronos again - “I focused on vengeance. I focused on how much I hated all of you” “Oh yeah, that's good… break my arms” - Mick has the best lines “For a time master, you sure waste a lot of it” Executes the a**-hole time master “Get me out of this stupid robot suit” “If you tell the team I actually care, I'll shave your head” - focused on the team Firestorm - Professor Martin Stein Arrogant interaction with Jax in the past Nice speech to Jax about something having gone right on the mission re: Jefferson maturing and he being less of an asshat. Firestorm - Jefferson Jackson “It's the best decision I never made.” re: being roofied and going on the mission. Waverider/Gideon Calls on the ye olde fashioned phone - uploaded into the latency core. Love the firing effects on the vanishing point   EPISODE DC EASTER EGGS:   Season 1 Episode 15 “Destiny” (Date: 12 May 2016) Article:http://comicbook.com/dc/2016/05/13/legends-of-tomorrow-things-you-might-have-missed-in-destiny/ Thanagar: Legends of Tomorrow made Thanagarians - DC's alien hawkman species and home to Nth Metal with strong ties to Hawkgirl and Hawkman, this just became cannon for the DC TV Universe.  Lots of comic references and lore, and on the cartoon Justice League Unlimited Smugglers Hatch: Pretty obvious reference to Star Wars and the Millennium Falcon Time Sphere: When Jax heads back to 2016, we get a look at he and Martin working on the Time Sphere that was broken in the season finale of The Flash last year.  In the comics, the Time Sphere (also sometimes called a Time Bubble) was the primary means of time-travel used by Rip Hunter, Time Master...as well as Booster Gold, The Legion of Super-Heroes, and other characters. “I'll shave your head”: The threat Mick uses against Ray -- that he'll "shave your head" -- is presumably a nod to the fact that all season long, he's referred to Ray as "haircut.". “No strings on me”: Iconic Pinocchio line, used by Ultron in the second avengers movie Tabula Rasa: While "Tabula rasa" has a broader cultural meaning outside of DC Comics, meaning "blank slate," as explained by Ray…  it's worth noting that there are two major DC Comics uses of the phrase: one is a Batman story in which he is forced to work with Bane -- and the other is an organization in the Wildstorm universe whose actual name is Tabula Rasa. Who telephone reference   ARROW NEWS:   Arrow: Stephen Amell finally asks to compete on Ninja Warrior (Date: 03 Sep 2016) * At Salt Lake City Comic Con, he finally conceded, and sent out a tweet to the American Ninja Warrior asking to compete in 2017 * "Ok... It happened. The people of Salt Lake City and the great State of Utah pushed me over the edge," Amell posted today on his official Facebook page. "NBC American Ninja Warrior - in 2017, I would like to compete on your show." * The American Ninja Warrior Co-Host Matt Iseman tweeted back and said he's in! https://twitter.com/mattiseman/status/772228113950310400 Link:http://comicbook.com/2016/09/04/arrows-stephen-amell-wants-to-compete-on-american-ninja-warrior/ Arrow: Stephen Amell on whether Deathstroke is gone from Arrow (Date: 05 Sep 2016) * Part of his Salt Lake City Comic Con panel * Amell responded,  "That's actually something that people bring up on a regular basis…whether DC has told us you can't have or you must get rid of [this character]. *  That's not how that works. Diane Nelson and Geoff Johns – the people at Warner Bros. on the feature side, the people at Warner Bros. on the television side – are all in the business of making the best products for fans. Just because there may or may not be a Deathstroke in the DC Extended Universe doesn't mean Manu Bennett can't exist on our show." Link:http://www.comicbookmovie.com/dc_tv/arrow/stephen-amell-says-dceu-deathstroke-doesnt-nix-a-potential-manu-a144986 Arrow: Amell won't be upset if Ollie comes to the bigscreen (Date: 04 Sep 2016) * Part of his Salt Lake City Comic Con Panel * "I do not have a right to Oliver Queen. Someone played it played it before me. Someone voiced it before me. Somebody will play it after me. * I don't believe that there are plans for Oliver Queen in the DC Extended Universe, based off things that people have told me, but I would not be upset if that changed at all." Link:http://www.comicbookmovie.com/green_arrow/stephen-amell-shares-his-thoughts-on-green-arrow-being-recast-for-the-a144976 Arrow: Greg Berlanti says the CW Suicide Squad was an intentional ask by DC to test run a movie (Date: 07 Sep 2016) Question:  Does DC Comics president Geoff Johns come to you and say, “Hey, here's something we tried out in a comic. Let's try it here”?   Answer: “Sometimes, or he has other executives mention that to us. They said to us a year and a half before they started developing Suicide Squad, “Will you guys put [a version of] the Suicide Squad in your show? Because we want to have it as a film at some point.” Link:http://comicsalliance.com/arrow-suicide-squad-movie-greg-berlanti/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=facebook Full_Article:http://www.vulture.com/2016/08/dc-comics-greg-berlanti-c-v-r.html Arrow: Showrunner Wendy Mericle reitterates no return to Olicity (Date: 07 Sep 2016) * “[Oliver and Felicity] are both in crisis mode. Oliver's got two really big jobs, and [Felicity] is spinning out about Havenrock. Until they've gotten some clarity for themselves, there's not much room for the relationship side of things.” * Mericle says that Oliver is “very much the focus of the first nine [episodes], being the one thing that anchors and pulls everybody through.” * Felicity, meanwhile, is struggling with guilt over accidentally destroying Havenrock (note: wasn't it Monument Point?) with a nuclear bomb, which has her “doubled down in a bunker,” * Diggle is trying to figure out how he can get that sense of himself back, after killing his brother. Link: http://www.cbr.com/arrow-fans-shouldnt-hold-their-breaths-for-an-olicity-reunion/ Arrow: Katie Cassidy will be back on  on Arrow Sooner Than We Thought (Date: 6 Sep 2016) * Katie Cassidy will return to Arrow as Laurel during the Season 5 premiere this coming October. The actress took the stage at Salt Lake Comic-Con this weekend (via com) and revealed that she definitely will appear as Laurel Lance during the very first episode of the new season. Although she wouldn't (or couldn't) go into any further detail, the general consensus seems to be that this is when we will finally get to learn what they dying Laurel said to Oliver while lying in her Star City hospital bed Link:https://www.cinemablend.com/television/1552889/katie-cassidy-will-be-back-on-arrow-sooner-than-we-thought   DC TV NEWS   Legends: Stephen Amell appears in LoT Season 2 still shots (Date: 06 Sep 2016) * We'll see a lot of new and familiar faces in season two of Legends of Tomorrow, including Oliver Queen showing up, and it's pretty clear that his role will involve coming to blows with Heat Wave and teaming up with Nick Zano's Dr. Nate Heywood. * We also get a glimpse of Damien Darhk (Neal McDonough). Link:http://www.comicbookmovie.com/dc_tv/legends_of_tomorrow/arrows-stephen-amell-makes-surprise-appearance-in-first-a145020 Flash: Is Andrew Kriesberg hinting Barry may go bad in Season 3? (Date: 03 Sep 2016) * Comments made in an Entertainment Weekly interview regarding if Barry will still have his powers post-Flashpoint * “One of the themes is what does it mean to have power, what you do with that power, and is power ultimately corrupting?” he said. Link: http://www.cbr.com/could-barry-allen-break-bad-in-the-flash-season-3/ Flash: Carlos Valdes on Flashpoint, repercussions & relationships (Date: 06 Sep 2016) * “What the season mostly deals with is the repercussions of that alternate timeline being opened,” * “A  lot of fans are expressing concern over some of their favorite characters and relationships being gone and all this work we've done over the last two years being undone. ... I can assure fans that that is not the case.” * the new season will continue to explore Cisco's “ongoing evolution” as a metahuman, noting that “powers grow. That's what they do. Period.” Link:http://www.bleedingcool.com/2016/09/06/carlos-valdes-says-flash-season-four-will-deal-with-flashpoint-repercussions/ Flash: Carlos Valdes & Teddy Sears share a story at DragonCon (Date: 06 Sep 2016) * The actor who plays Cisco Ramon (Carlos Valdes) shared a story about a real life incident on the way to DragonCon… about how everyday heros can be some of the most impactful.  Worth a read. Link:http://www.blastr.com/2016-9-6/flashs-carlos-valdes-teddy-sears-stop-save-day-help-injured-woman Flash: Mirror Master is changing for the CW (Date: 08 Sep 2016) * There have been two different Mirror Masters in the comics * Ability to warp through mirrors has been technological, powered by a “gun” device * Showrunners have confirmed that Mirror Master will be a true Meta with powers Link: http://www.cbr.com/the-flashs-mirror-master-wont-carry-his-signature-gun/ Flash: Kevin Smith behind the scenes while filming Flash (Date: 07 Sep 2016) * From a recent episode of his new AMC series Geeking Out, Kevin Smith did some behind the scenes filming while he directed an episode of The Flash. * He talks with Grant Gustin about how the actor is more extroverted when in costume and talks with Candice Patton about playing the Earth 2 version of Iris West Link:http://www.bleedingcool.com/2016/09/07/kevin-smith-behind-the-scenes-on-the-set-of-the-flash/ Video: https://youtu.be/YRtmShOfaCQ Flash: New “Time Strikes Back” trailer drops for Flash (Date: 08 Sep 2016) * Pretty much a re-hash of the prior footage and re-cap of last season * New speech from Reverse-Flash: Reverse-Flash reveals to Barry the trouble he'll be in if he remains in the Flashpoint Timeline too long. Link:http://www.cbr.com/new-flash-trailer-proves-time-strikes-back-after-flashpoint/ Video: https://youtu.be/HJZH1H4G8TI Supergirl: Tyler Hoechlin comments on his portrayal of Superman (Date: 05 Sep 2016) * Interview in Entertainment Weekly * “It's Superman as I think he was intended to be,” said Hoechlin * Just an incredible symbol of hope to kids that they can do anything, that they can be good people, and that good people can triumph over evil. You don't have to be dark and brooding and always in this state of masculine toughness.” Link: http://www.cbr.com/hoechlin-calls-supergirls-superman-the-version-hes-intended-to-be/ Supergirl: Andrew Kreisberg addresses Superman (IGN interview) (Date: 07 Sep 2016) * The show will address how Superman is more “popular” in the Supergirl universe * Big emphasis on making sure Superman will not take away or diminish Supergirl Link:http://comicbook.com/2016/09/07/supergirl-will-deal-with-how-superman-is-more-popular/ Black Lightning: Greg Berlanti's new show Black Lightning picked up... (Date: 08 Sep 2016) * … by Fox * I have no words… * As we all believe this will be cancelled, we're not going to talk about this from here on in... Link:http://variety.com/2016/tv/news/black-lightning-fox-show-greg-berlanti-1201855055/ Constantine: Fans made Constantine on BluRay and DVD a thing! (Date: 06 Sep 2016) * The Warner Archive -- Warner Bros.'s print-on-demand service for DVDs and Blu-rays -- will release Constantine on Blu-ray soon, according to advertisements running on the back of this week's DC Comics. * So far, there's no sign of the show on the Warner Archive Store, but the ad which says "fantastic TV looks better on Blu-ray … also says "Constantine now on Blu-ray & DVD." Link:http://comicbook.com/2016/09/06/constantine-is-coming-to-blu-ray-from-the-warner-archive/ ARROW CAST & CREW NEWS   Katie Cassidy Interview at Salt Lake City Comic Con (Date: 05 Sep 2016) * Talks about how she found out about Laurel's death * Will be back in the first episode in flashback to disclose what she said * Confirms has a DC-TV wide contract like Wentworth Miller and John Barrowman Link:http://www.bleedingcool.com/2016/09/05/how-katie-cassidy-reacted-to-finding-out-about-laurel-lances-fate/ Video:https://youtu.be/JrXl1oB2jxg Stephen Amell & David Ramsey at Salt Lake City Comic Con (Date: 05 Sep 2016) * They cover a range of topics including their most emotional moment on the series, their favorite moment with John Barrowman (which they let slip that he hasn't been on the show in a while), and a great story about Diggle's reaction to seeing the Flash for the first time and just how he might react to seeing Supergirl. Link: http://www.bleedingcool.com/2016/09/05/how-john-diggle-might-react-to-supergirl/ Video: https://youtu.be/3O4hzI3kdtM   GREEN ARROW COMICS & TOY NEWS   Malcolm Merlyn, the Dark Archer, collected Graphic novel out (Date: 06 Sep 2016) * i09 had an interview with John Barrowman out as well * Collectes the DC direct to digital weekly comic, similar to arrow season 2.5 * John and Carole mention they would love to do a single Arrow episode in flashback solely on Malcolm Merlyn -- maybe a short mid-season miniseries?? Make it Happen DC!!! Link:http://io9.gizmodo.com/john-and-carole-barrowman-delve-into-the-mysteries-of-a-1786273071 Green Arrow (Rebirth) #6 came out this week (Date: 07 Sep 2016) * New arc: Sins of the Mother Part 1 * Story: Benjamin Percy | Art & Color: Stephen Byrne | Letters: Nate Piekos of BlamBot  Cover: W Scott Forbes | Variant Cover: Neal Adams & Josh Adams w/ Tim Shin * All about Emiko (Ollie only appears in Flashback), so it really shifts focus * The story is told in two parts, one in flashback when Emi was living with Ollie and taking out a different Clock King than we saw in the New 52 and in Deathstroke (My head hurts…). The second is dealing with the fallout from the final fight with the Ninth Circle. * First issue with Stephen Byrne taking the art over from Juan Ferreyra, and the art style is less realistic and more anime, which isn't really my style, but I can see it work with Emi and a Japanese setting for the current story. * Problem with a “dire” cliffhanger for Emi is that we know she's not in any danger, which made it a poor choice for a cliffhanger from a writing perspective Comixology:https://www.comixology.com/Green-Arrow-2016-6/digital-comic/397908?ref=bGlzdC92aWV3L2Rlc2t0b3AvZ3JpZExpc3QvbGlzdDEzMDI4 CBRU: http://comicbookroundup.com/comic-books/reviews/dc-comics/green-arrow-(2016)/6 * CBRU (Metacritic) aggregate Score is brought down by a couple fours, but other than that scored pretty-much 8's and 9's   NEXT EPISODE   Promo for Next Week: Legends Of Tomorrow Season 1 Finale - “Legendary” Article:http://www.comicbookmovie.com/dc_tv/legends_of_tomorrow/new-extended-promo-for-legends-of-tomorrow-season-1-a141630 Video: https://youtu.be/lrsVKX1nU0A IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5052438/?ref_=tt_ep_nx   Episode:                                       “Legendary” [Season 1 Episode 16] Air Date:                                      Thursday, May 19th, 2016 Summary:                                    After the numerous sacrifices the team has made since the beginning of this ride, Rip decides that it's time they each decide their own destiny and returns them to Central City a few months after they first left. Returned to their normal lives, each team member must individually decide if they are willing to sacrifice everything in order to save the world. Meanwhile, Sara visits with her father who delivers some heartbreaking news about her sister. Director:                                      Dermott Downs           http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0236173/?ref_=ttfc_fc_dr1 Writers:                                        No “writer” credit -- show runners are bringing it home Story by: Greg Berlanti                  and Chris Fedak Teleplay by: Phil Klemmer and Marc Guggenheim Exec. Story Editor: Ray Utarnachitt   Join The Starling Tribune each week as we stream live on Thursday nights at 9:00 PM eastern or 8:00 PM Central at www.geeks.live. Join the fun chatroom and interact with the hosts live. Contact us: @StarlingTribune - starlingtribune@gmail.com - www.starlingtribune.com - www.facebook.com/starlingtribune - 612-888-CAVE or 612-888-2283.   Starling Tribune is proud to be a member of the GonnaGeek network found at GonnaGeek.com. For more geeky podcast visit GonnaGeek.com.   You can find us on iTunes under ''Starling Tribune." We are very thankful for all of our positive iTunes reviews. You can find all our contact information here on the Network page of GonnaGeek.com Our complete archive is always available at www.starlingtribune.com   This podcast was recorded September 8th, 2016.   Thank you for listening and we hope you enjoyed the show!   Audio Production by Stargate Pioneer of GonnaGeek.com.  

WARNING: SPOILERS/NSFW - On this news episode, Dave and Jason discuss:New Batman v Superman Poster Asks #WHOWILLWIN |New Batman v Superman Trailer Shows Old Footage Plus Wonder Woman in a Plane and Calls it a NEW Trailer |New Batman v Superman TV Spots Try to Make Us Pick a Side |Zack Snyder Makes a Video to Announce New Twitter Emojis That Help Us Pick a Side |Lauren Cohen of The Walking Dead Announced as Martha Wayne! |Dr. Pepper Putting Out a Prequel Comic! What? |Zack Snyder Talks About Doomsday! And Lex Luthor! |Empire Magazine Shows us THAT DARKSEID IS COMING! |New SUICIDE SQUAD TRAILER # 2 |Leto's Joker Makes The Hair Stand Up on The Back of Your Neck! |New Suicide Squad Posters! |Wonder Woman Footage Released! |New Wonder Woman Pictures Released! |Flash Suit Seen!  Green Lanterns Spotted! |Kevin Smith Thinks The Multiverse is at Hand? |New Poster Reveals that the back half of Gotham season 2 will be called Wrath of the Villains |Gotham's Robin Lord Taylor says he acts with a bottle cap in his shoe |Laura Vandervort Confirms her Character Indego is Recurring on Supergirl |Robbie Amell Says He’ll be back on Flash as Deathstorm, and he drops a spoiler... |Stephen Amell wants more Deathstroke on Arrow |Colin Donnell wants to come back to “arrow” or “Legends” as a villain |new promo picture of megalyn Echikunwoke in suit for Arrow |Stephen Amell and John Barrowman Sing do you want to build a snowman |Tom Ellis Explains That Lucifer Not Trying To be Like Comic |Listener Feedback! 

WARNING: SPOILERS/NSFW - On this news episode, Dave and Jason discuss:New Batman v Superman Poster Asks #WHOWILLWIN |New Batman v Superman Trailer Shows Old Footage Plus Wonder Woman in a Plane and Calls it a NEW Trailer |New Batman v Superman TV Spots Try to Make Us Pick a Side |Zack Snyder Makes a Video to Announce New Twitter Emojis That Help Us Pick a Side |Lauren Cohen of The Walking Dead Announced as Martha Wayne! |Dr. Pepper Putting Out a Prequel Comic! What? |Zack Snyder Talks About Doomsday! And Lex Luthor! |Empire Magazine Shows us THAT DARKSEID IS COMING! |New SUICIDE SQUAD TRAILER # 2 |Leto's Joker Makes The Hair Stand Up on The Back of Your Neck! |New Suicide Squad Posters! |Wonder Woman Footage Released! |New Wonder Woman Pictures Released! |Flash Suit Seen!  Green Lanterns Spotted! |Kevin Smith Thinks The Multiverse is at Hand? |New Poster Reveals that the back half of Gotham season 2 will be called Wrath of the Villains |Gotham's Robin Lord Taylor says he acts with a bottle cap in his shoe |Laura Vandervort Confirms her Character Indego is Recurring on Supergirl |Robbie Amell Says He’ll be back on Flash as Deathstorm, and he drops a spoiler... |Stephen Amell wants more Deathstroke on Arrow |Colin Donnell wants to come back to “arrow” or “Legends” as a villain |new promo picture of megalyn Echikunwoke in suit for Arrow |Stephen Amell and John Barrowman Sing do you want to build a snowman |Tom Ellis Explains That Lucifer Not Trying To be Like Comic |Listener Feedback! 

DOUG JONES GUEST STARS AS DC COMICS’ VILLAIN DEATHBOLT — Lance (Paul Blackthorne) continues his mission to take down the Arrow (Stephen Amell) so Felicity (Emily Bett Rickards) orders Oliver to keep a low profile. However, when a meta-human named Jake Simmons (guest star Doug Jones), who kills people with blasts of energy and plasma, starts terrorizing Starling City, Oliver is forced to ask Ray (Brandon Routh) for help. The unlikely duo is forced to team up to save the city. Doug Aarniokoski directed the episode with story by Jake Coburn and teleplay by Ben Sokolowski & Brian Ford Sullivan (#319). Original airdate 4/15/2015.

DOUG JONES GUEST STARS AS DC COMICS’ VILLAIN DEATHBOLT — Lance (Paul Blackthorne) continues his mission to take down the Arrow (Stephen Amell) so Felicity (Emily Bett Rickards) orders Oliver to keep a low profile. However, when a meta-human named Jake Simmons (guest star Doug Jones), who kills people with blasts of energy and plasma, starts terrorizing Starling City, Oliver is forced to ask Ray (Brandon Routh) for help. The unlikely duo is forced to team up to save the city. Doug Aarniokoski directed the episode with story by Jake Coburn and teleplay by Ben Sokolowski & Brian Ford Sullivan (#319). Original airdate 4/15/2015.

COLIN DONNELL RETURNS AS TOMMY MERLYN IN A FLASHBACK; MATT WARD GUEST STARS AS SIMON LACROIX, AKA KOMODO — Lance (Paul Blackthorne) calls the Arrow (Stephen Amell) when another archer appears in town and starts skewering businessmen. Diggle (David Ramsey) uses A.R.G.U.S. to find the archer’s identity; he is a man named Simon Lacroix (guest star Matt Ward), who goes by the codename Komodo. However, the team hits a rough patch with the mission and gets help from a surprising source – Laurel (Katie Cassidy). Meanwhile, Oliver begins to worry that he hasn’t heard from Thea (Willa Holland), which forces Roy (Colton Haynes) to tell him the truth about why she left town. Ray Palmer (Brandon Routh) pursues Felicity (Emily Bett Rickards). In the flashback, Maseo (guest star Karl Yune) tells Oliver that Amanda Waller has ordered his first kill. As Oliver looks down the scope of the rifle, he sees the target is his best friend, Tommy (guest star Colin Donnell). Despite her promise to her sister, Laurel debates sharing a secret about Sara (Caity Lotz) with Lance. Wendey Stanzler directed the episode written by Jake Coburn & Keto Shimizu (#302).

COLIN DONNELL RETURNS AS TOMMY MERLYN IN A FLASHBACK; MATT WARD GUEST STARS AS SIMON LACROIX, AKA KOMODO — Lance (Paul Blackthorne) calls the Arrow (Stephen Amell) when another archer appears in town and starts skewering businessmen. Diggle (David Ramsey) uses A.R.G.U.S. to find the archer’s identity; he is a man named Simon Lacroix (guest star Matt Ward), who goes by the codename Komodo. However, the team hits a rough patch with the mission and gets help from a surprising source – Laurel (Katie Cassidy). Meanwhile, Oliver begins to worry that he hasn’t heard from Thea (Willa Holland), which forces Roy (Colton Haynes) to tell him the truth about why she left town. Ray Palmer (Brandon Routh) pursues Felicity (Emily Bett Rickards). In the flashback, Maseo (guest star Karl Yune) tells Oliver that Amanda Waller has ordered his first kill. As Oliver looks down the scope of the rifle, he sees the target is his best friend, Tommy (guest star Colin Donnell). Despite her promise to her sister, Laurel debates sharing a secret about Sara (Caity Lotz) with Lance. Wendey Stanzler directed the episode written by Jake Coburn & Keto Shimizu (#302).

Arrow Season 2 Episode 3 “Broken Dolls” – OFFICER LANCE’S PAST PUTS LAUREL IN DANGER — Lance (Paul Blackthorne) learns a criminal named Barton Mathis (guest star Michael Eklund), whom he put away years ago, broke out of prison during the quake and is back to torturing and murdering women. Felicity (Emily Bett Rickards) offers herself as bait so Arrow (Stephen Amell), Diggle (David Ramsey) and Lance can catch this villain, but the plan goes awry. Furious, Mathis kidnaps Laurel (Katie Cassidy) in retaliation and plans to murder her while Lance watches. Meanwhile, Thea (Willa Holland) and Oliver are stunned when District Attorney Adam Donner (guest star Dylan Bruce) seeks the death penalty for Moira (Susanna Thompson). Oliver asks Roy (Colton Haynes) to help him find the Canary (Caity Lotz).

DAVID ANDERS (“ONCE UPON A TIME,” “THE VAMPIRE DIARIES”) GUEST STARS — Cyrus Vanch (Anders), a nefarious criminal, is recently released from prison and intends to re-secure his position as leader of the underworld. His first step is to take down his biggest opponent in the city – Arrow (Stephen Amell). Meanwhile, Oliver shows Moira (Susanna Thompson) his father’s notebook and questions her about the names on the list. Thea (Willa Holland) is miserable as she starts her internship with Laurel (Katie Cassidy) at the legal aid office and Detective Lance (Paul Blackthorne) makes a deadly mistake that puts Laurel in the cross-hairs of Vanch. David Ramsey and Colin Donnell also star.