Podcast appearances and mentions of damien darhk

Neal McDonough joins KJ TODAY! It was a fun conversation about being good humans, playing the bad guy and getting to be a part of Captain America!   Watch it on Youtube or listen on Apple, Spotify and where you get your podcasts!   Subscribe for our live shows, book club and celebrity interviews: https://youtube.com/kjtoday   Multi-talented and award-winning actor Neal McDonough can be seen in a multitude of stellar productions in 2019. In addition to just wrapping his second season on "Project Blue Book", he also gave a lightning rod performance in Paramount Networks' "Yellowstone" opposite Kevin Costner.   He can also soon be seen in his second season of "Van Helsing" (as the Bride of Dracula), as well as the Netflix hit series, "Altered Carbon", as the Grand Creator of a New Universe. He also got the opportunity to reprise his role as Sean Cahill in the final season of the USA hit TV series, "Suits".   Next up is reprising his role as Damien Darhk on "Legends of Tomorrow".   In addition to starring in 6 top rated TV series this year, he is also starring (as the hero) and executive producing the new western feature film, "The Warrant'l   Not limited to TV and feature films, McDonough has also recently finished stage runs as Daddy Warbucks in "Annie" and "Willy Wonka" in Vancouver.   Other credits in his past also include "Band of Brothers", "Minority Report", "Captain America", "Justified", "Desperate Housewives", "Captain America", "Walking Tall" and more. More recently, he starred in the award-winning film, "Greater", "1922" for Stephen King and "Game Over Man" for Netflix.   But Neal's most prized accomplishment is his relationship with his wife Ruvé, their five children, and with God, as a devout Catholic.     #kjtoday #popculture ##peopletoknow #positivevibes

From East Germany in the Cold War to Memphis Tennessee for the rise of Rock & Roll, the Waverider is getting a workout this week.  Join us as we sing all about Season 3, episodes 13 and 14.   “No Country For Old Dads” – The Darhks have the Animal Totem and the pieces of the Fire Totem, but Nora cannot get Amaya's to work for her. They realize their prisoner, Ray, can reforge the Fire Totem. He needs power, like cold fusion power. Damien killed the inventor of cold fusion back in the 60's. Nora and Ray go undercover to rescue the inventor from the young version of Damien. But they run into problems. So it turns into a Damien verses Damien battle. Ray's counseling of Nora and Damien make changes for the better in their relationship. Nora is able to use the Totem to save her dad. Ray escapes thanks to Wally and a collaboration between the Time Bureau and the Legends. But the Darhks get away.   “Amazing Grace” – The team discover Rock & Roll has disappeared because of Elvis and the Death Totem. They go back in time to get the Death Totem but have to make sure Elvis continues his career. Things get complicated by Elvis' pastor uncle and the dead rising due to Elvis' song. The team works to mend fences with Elvis and his uncle and help Elvis wield the totem to send the dead back   Contact Information If you want to join in the discussion, you can submit feedback via email to TomorrowsLegendsPodcast@gmail.com. Please submit all feedback by 7:00 pm eastern on Thursday. You can also join the Facebook group at facebook.com/groups/tomorrowslegends. Answer all the questions and agree to the group rules to be accepted. You can follow us on Twitter @tomorowslegends.  You can support the show on our Patreon page! https://www.patreon.com/TomorrowsLegends You will get access to bonus content like advanced releases, extra questions answered, hang-out sessions, bonus episodes, and merchandise of course!

The Negative Forces transform Thawne into their new avatar. In the Negative Speed Force, they explain to Barry that this is their revenge for when he weakened them by removing Thawne's speed. Barry, Meena, Bart, and Nora fight Thawne in Central City, but he sends the latter three back in time. Meanwhile, Cecile rescues Bashir and transfers her powers to him which he uses to rescue the other Forces so they can aid Barry. Iris is saved by the Time Stone and Damien Darhk helps her resurrect herself. Jay Garrick reunites her with Barry. With help from the Forces, he reverses a powerful attack from Thawne back into him, removing him from the timeline. After the universe "resets", Iris is cured of her time sickness and the speedsters return to their native time. The BLOC is depowered and Meena loses her speed. The CRC malfunctions and Mark encounters someone claiming to be "a friend". Mona and Dillon's powers are restored while Cecile develops telekinesis. Tinya and Renee are reunited. Iris mentions that the NSF will find a new avatar and Barry states that he'll be ready. A blue crystal is shown at a laboratory in 2049.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

In this episode of the podcast, we welcome returning guest Adrienne Garofalo to talk about all things CW/Arrowverse. We get into why these shows work, what our favorite parts or characters are, and how what they are doing on these shows is not always perfect, but is true comic book storytelling. Warning: We go into spoilers for many of the CW/Arrowverse shows. Additionally, this was recorded before the Time Warner/ Discovery merger was finalized and since this recording, a few of the shows we talk about have been cancelled. 00:00 James introduces the show's topic and guest: The CW/Arrowverse and returning guest Adrienne Garofalo. We kick off with Adrienne telling us why she likes the shows in this universe. We talk about the expectations surrounding any show produced on this network with a big shoutout for how inclusive their productions tend to be and how willing they are to take chances. 6:45 Joe shares his reasons for liking the CW/Arrowverse shows. We talk about Damien Darhk and how it's possible that shorter seasons would have benefited these shows. 12:30 Chris brings up how he questioned whether Arrow was the best place to start a universe but it ends up paying off. Keeping the stakes low in the beginning allowed them to build a bigger universe and raise the stakes over time. 17:30 We have a discussion about the Crisis on Infinite Earths crossover. 22:00 Chris weighs in with his thoughts on the CW/Arrowverse, leading us to the topic of outgrowing being a completionist. 29:30 Joe jumps in with which shows he is enjoying, but with the caveat that they should tighten their storytelling, 33:10 Chris asks Adrienne what she thinks about the style of the story telling. We get into a discussion about how some of the stuff in the show can hit too close to home and not be the escapist entertainment we are necessarily seeking; when things are hard in the real world, we want our heroes to win. 44:15 Joe brings up Stargirl as a light, fun and heartwarming show that can serve as a break from the more real-world aspects of the other shows. 49:00 Adrienne talks about her love of Legends of Tomorrow, which leads to a larger conversation about the best parts of the CW/Arrowverse, focusing on Superman and Lois. 1:05:00 We close with our recommendations.

It's a crossover event so let's level up! Kat and Morgan from the Legends of Tomorrow podcast are joined by Rebecca Johnson from Supergirl Radio to talk about The Flash's Armageddon crossover event. What did we think of our first glimpse of a Legends-less Ray Palmer? Did we feel like the storyline with Damien Darhk and Nora was just retreading ground already covered on Legends? And do the Flash writers have a beef with Legends of Tomorrow? We ask (and sometimes even answer) all these questions and more as we talk about the 5-episode event on The Flash. We also discuss what we thought of Alex Danvers in the crossover, whether we know what's happening at all on The Flash, and do some Snap Judgements! Random segues include Riverdale and Fleetwood Mac. It's all the randomness you expect from the Legendary Ladies with the organization skills of Rebecca from Supergirl Radio! The perfect crossover! You can find the full video recording of the episode on the DCTV Podcasts YouTube channel here: https://youtube.com/watch?v=Myf_GXtk9b8… You can find Supergirl Radio on Twitter @SupergirlRadio and on Facebook@SupergirlRadio. You can also find them on the web on http://supergirlradio.com and anywhere podcasts can be listened to at Supergirl Radio. The Legends of Tomorrow Podcast is now on Patreon! Support Kat, Morgan, and Amy by subscribing and get exclusive access to after-show chats, extra episodes, and even a chance to be on the show! Find us: https://patreon.com/legendsoftomorrowpodcast… Want to show your support another way? Leave us a five-star review on iTunes and Podchaser, and subscribe to our podcast on all the platforms! Comments or suggestions? Email us at thelegendspodcast@gmail.com. Find our hosts online: Twitter: @Legends_Podcast Kat: @ComicUno (twitter) Morgan: @Mojotastic (twitter/instagram) Amy: @Amy.Hypnarowski (instagram)

Lance Laster and Kevonte Chilous discuss the big bad of Arrow's fourth season, Damien Darhk. They talk who his character is in the comics, comparisons to previous season-long villains, the logic of his plan, and more!BULLSEYE, OFF THE MARK, MISS, or FAILED THIS CITY?Lance: MISSKevonte: MISSArtwork by Tom Gehrke: https://tomsart.threadless.com/PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/alwaysmallvilleTWITTER: https://twitter.com/donotfailourpodFACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/alwaysmallvilleEMAIL: alwaysarow@gmail.com

Lance Laster and Kevonte Chilous discuss the big bad of Arrow's fourth season, Damien Darhk. They talk who his character is in the comics, comparisons to previous season-long villains, the logic of his plan, and more! BULLSEYE, OFF THE MARK, MISS, or FAILED THIS CITY?Lance: MISSKevonte: MISS United Federation of Podcasts is brought to you by listeners like you. Special thanks to these patrons on Patreon whose generous contributions help produce the podcast! David WillettJustin OserTim CooperCasey PettittChrissie De Clerck-SzilagyiMahendran RadhakrishnanJim McMahonVictor GamboaVera BibleTom Van ScotterGreg MolumbyKevin ScharfAlexander GatesVanessa VaughanPeter HongLori KickingerJim StoffelTom ElliotThad HaitAnn MarieJoe MignoneJosh Brewington You can become a patron here: https://www.patreon.com/ufpearth

Welcome back to Maid of Steel - post Supergirl!!  We're talking about The Flash!!  No, we haven't jumped shows or heroes, we're back to discuss the first five episodes of The Flash Season 8 - "Armageddon."  Why, you ask?  So glad you did!  Armageddon involves a kind of crossover event within the Arrowverse that includes many of our favorite heroes and villains.  Among those is our very own Alex Danvers / The Sentinel!  So, let's run down the plot summaries of the five episodes and summarize the Alex aspect of things, shall we?  Yes, we shall! Part 1: When a powerful alien threat arrives on Earth under mysterious circumstances, Barry, Iris and the rest of the team are pushed to their limits in a desperate battle to save the world. Part 2: Despero warns The Flash that great tragedies will lead to Armageddon; Barry doubles down on proving his innocence, but a devastating revelation pushes him to seek counsel from Black Lightning. Part 3: Barry meets Black Lightning at the Hall of Justice after things take a dire turn with Despero; Iris suspects something is off with Despero's vision of the future so she seeks help from a powerful ally. Part 4: Barry is shocked when Eobard Thawne returns in the most unexpected way, and with a tie to a loved one. Damien Darhk offers advice to Barry but there is a catch. An epic battle begins with The Reverse-Flash against The Flash and Team Flash. Part 5: Barry must decide whether to let his greatest enemy die, or save his life. As for Alex and The Sentinel, she is consulted when Team Flash interacts with Despero to find out anything the DEO knows about Despero's species, which is not much.  We then catch up with Alex at the celebration event on the impending nuptials of Eobard Thawne and Iris West.  When Barry Allen shows up on the scene (as Reverse Flash) everyone goes into battle mode, including the Sentinel.  Alex stays to hang with Team Flash to understand why Barry is here and what kind of trouble he might be trying to cause and takes it upon herself to try to navigate the potential relationship between two members of Team Flash, Allegra and Chester.  She is successful in bringing the two together with the help of the Paragon of Humanity - Ryan Choi.  And, that's about it.  When Eobard is discovered to have created a Reverse Flashpoint most of everything in Parts 2-4 of this event are...negated.  Gotta love the time shenanigans on The Flash!! Summary:  This Armageddon event was highly advertised with amazing visuals and the potential for some very cool crossovers but ultimately was uneven in its story telling and the heightened expectations fell short.  As we mention in the podcast, this is sooooooooooooooo much better than what The Flash Season 7 delivered so we'll see what the rest of the Season delivers beginning in March of 2022!

The Flash, season 8, episode 4. Armageddon continues as Barry discovers his greatest enemy is behind everything. It's Back to the Future meets Freaky Friday and Barry has to team up with Damien Darhk to take on Team Flash and fix the timeline. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/one-more/message

The Superhero Show Show #406The World Beyond the World BeyondIt's time to say goodbye to The Walking Dead: World Beyond on an all-new Superhero Show Show!With Cassie still repairing the Mir Space Station, Mike and Ryan are left alone to dissect the SERIES finale of Walking Dead: World Beyond! Now, most television watchers in the world have no idea this show exists, but can Mike and Ryan convince people they should at least watch this episode? Or is this series better left forgotten to time? Is the show able to wrap up the ambitious premise of following the first generation born in the post-apocalypse? Or will it be just another example of mediocre-minus storytelling? Tune in to find out!Plus, the Taste Buds return to X-Tazmania and review the fourth part of The Pheonix Saga! In the craziest story X-Men: The Animated Series ever told, the X-Men are in space, stuck in the middle of a giant war! Like a big space war, or war among the stars! A Stars War! If that wasn't enough, Jean still has this crazy disease known as the freaking Pheonix Force! Oh, and will one of our merry mutants meet a long-lost parent? A-PARENT-ly!Finally, the Friends discuss and review every other show that came out this week, including Fear the Walking Dead, The Flash, Riverdale, Hawkeye, Hit-Monkey, Young Justice: Phantoms, and Super Crooks! That's too much show!!!EPISODES DISCUSSED:FEAR THE WALKING DEAD #708Watch Fear the Walking Dead on AMC+Alicia enlists Morgan's help to search for a new home for her people, but Morgan soon learns the search is more complicated than he imagined.THE FLASH #804Watch The Flash on The CW"Armageddon, Part 4" - (8:00-9:00 p.m. ET) (Content Rating TBD) (HDTV)BARRY FACES OFF WITH EOBARD THAWNE - Barry (Grant Gustin) is shocked when Eobard Thawne (guest star Tom Cavanagh) returns in the most unexpected way, and with a tie to a loved one. Damien Darhk (guest star Neal McDonough) offers advice to Barry but there is a catch. An epic battle begins with Reverse Flash pitted against The Flash, Team Flash, Batwoman (guest star Javicia Leslie), Sentinel (guest star Chyler Leigh) and Ryan Choi (guest star Osric Chau). Chad Lowe directed the episode written by Lauren Barnett (#804). Original airdate 12/7/2021. Every episode of THE FLASH will be available to stream on The CW App and CWTV.com the day after broadcast for free and without a subscription, log-in or authentication required.HAWKEYE #104Watch Hawkeye on Disney PlusSecrets are revealed and hard truths emerge, culminating in a battle against two opposing forces.HIT-MONKEY #107Watch Hit-Monkey on HuluAfter battling their toughest foe yet, Monkey and Bryce's partnership finally comes apart at the seams.HIT-MONKEY #108Watch Hit-Monkey on HuluDitchSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/yourpopfilter)

CW The Flash  (season 8, episode 4) "Armageddon, Part 4" Barry is shocked when Eobard Thawne returns in the most unexpected way, and with a tie to a loved one. Damien Darhk offers advice to Barry but there is a catch. An epic battle begins with The Reverse-Flash against The Flash and Team Flash.   Scorecard 8/10     Feedback : blackgirlcouch@gmail.com (audio MP4 or written) Twitter: Black Girl_Couch   Tumblr: slowlandrogynousmiracle    

Lindsay Lohan is a one legged stripper and her dad is Damien Darhk from the Arrow. The story is out of order, the acting is awful, and the eople involved were blacklisted from Hollywood because of what a terrible failure this was. It won awards... For failing. I still don't know who "killed her". December's movie poll inquiry is up for donators of any tier! Head over to patreon.com/horrorsoup and vote for the "Worst Horror Movie" that we will discuss on the show! Gain access to bonus episodes (this month is Osmosis Jones), watch me watch trailers, watch movies with me, check out bonus Amityville & I'll Suck Your Blood content, vote on polls, and much more on patreon.com/horrorsoup Email movie suggestions to horrormovierequests@yahoo.com For business & other inquiries: horrorsoup@yahoo.com Instagram @horrorsoup (James @niteshiftvideo) Twitter: @horrorsoupsucks Letterboxd: @horrorsoupcaleb (James @niteshiftvideo) Music for Horror Soup has been done by Sonissam, Astroblk, and currently Ross Lee & The Mutant Members Only Club.

Thawne proves once again that he's a master manipulator of time. He didn't just change a few things in the timeline this time, but rather decided to completely take over Barry's life and basically become him. To top it all off, he fixed a mistake from the first time he tried to stop the Flash and made sure to kill Barry as a child. Thawne really won this time and if it wasn't for Damien Darhk having a soft spot for his daughter, Barry would have been screwed. Overall this episode was really good. There are a couple of things that didn't work (as well). First, once again the show leans super heavy on the "love being the key" theme. While it makes sense to continue to have that theme throughout this show, it felt out of place at times. We really didn't need the Chester/Allegra part with Alex playing therapist. It just felt forced and repetitive from what we were getting in other parts of the show. Also while it was nice to see Ryan Choi for the first time in the Atom costume, he really was just sitting there like we were supposed to already know his relationship with the rest of team Flash (and even his own personality). Again, none of these things take away from the overall episode but did stick out. It will be interesting seeing how all this concludes. While Barry was able to get the timeline back to normal (including Joe), now Thawne is pissed because he's the only one allowed to manipulate time. This could be the end of the Allen/Thawne conflict.  Kriss and Dpalm record the Mailbag at the end of every month. If you want to send in your own questions and thoughts, email us: Mailbag@MTRNetwork.Net   Like what you hear? Subscribe so you don't miss an episode!   Follow us on Twitter: @Dpalm66 @InsanityReport @TheMTRNetwork Our shirts are now on TeePublic:  https://teepublic.com/stores/mtr-network Want more podcast greatness? Sign up for a MTR Premium Account!

Thawne proves once again that he's a master manipulator of time. He didn't just change a few things in the timeline this time, but rather decided to completely take over Barry's life and basically become him. To top it all off, he fixed a mistake from the first time he tried to stop the Flash and made sure to kill Barry as a child. Thawne really won this time and if it wasn't for Damien Darhk having a soft spot for his daughter, Barry would have been screwed. Overall this episode was really good. There are a couple of things that didn't work (as well). First, once again the show leans super heavy on the "love being the key" theme. While it makes sense to continue to have that theme throughout this show, it felt out of place at times. We really didn't need the Chester/Allegra part with Alex playing therapist. It just felt forced and repetitive from what we were getting in other parts of the show. Also while it was nice to see Ryan Choi for the first time in the Atom costume, he really was just sitting there like we were supposed to already know his relationship with the rest of team Flash (and even his own personality). Again, none of these things take away from the overall episode but did stick out. It will be interesting seeing how all this concludes. While Barry was able to get the timeline back to normal (including Joe), now Thawne is pissed because he's the only one allowed to manipulate time. This could be the end of the Allen/Thawne conflict.  Kriss and Dpalm record the Mailbag at the end of every month. If you want to send in your own questions and thoughts, email us: Mailbag@MTRNetwork.Net   Like what you hear? Subscribe so you don't miss an episode!   Follow us on Twitter: @Dpalm66 @InsanityReport @TheMTRNetwork Our shirts are now on TeePublic:  https://teepublic.com/stores/mtr-network Want more podcast greatness? Sign up for a MTR Premium Account!

The LWG discuss Eobard Thawne's pettiness, the Reverse-Flashpoint changes to the timeline, Barry working with Damien Darhk, Iris and Ryan's friendship, and more. Time Stamps: News - 2:03The Flash - 4:17LWG nom/win - 54:36

Barry finds that the timeline changed and he is now the Reverse-Flash. Thawne reveals that he killed Joe and framed Barry for the attacks in Central City, then traveled back in time to kill Barry as a child and later became The Flash. At midnight, the Reverse-Flashpoint timeline will solidify and Barry will disappear. He partners with this timeline's Damien Darhk and plots revenge against Thawne, but Darhk ultimately learns Barry's true nature and helps Barry restore the original timeline upon learning that his daughter Nora Darhk is alive in it. Meanwhile, Iris is visited by Batwoman while she struggles to write her vows to Thawne. Alex helps Chester and Allegra admit their love for one another, and also convinces Choi to love again. The speed required for Barry to return to 2021 will cause Armageddon through extinction-level natural disasters, but he decides to follow through. Barry visits Iris to say goodbye and is intercepted by Thawne, but Iris lets Barry escape. Thawne chases him while Darhk holds off Frost, Chillblaine, Ryan Choi (as The Atom), and Sentinel. As Barry returns to 2021, Thawne's changes are undone and Barry tells Despero to check 2031 for himself. Thawne arrives in the 2021 Time Vault as the Reverse-Flash and activates Gideon to aid him.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

On this week's episode of The Flash Podcast, Andy, Tatiana, and Breeze went LIVE to cover part 4 of Armageddon on DC TV Podcasts' YouTube channel! Joined once again by special guest Vanessa Shark from Naomi Podcast, "Armageddon, Part 4" is literally Eobard Thawne's Reverse-Flashpoint as Barry, on ticking time, has to align with an unlikely partner in order to undo Eobard's vicious plans! In addition to that, the gang read listener feedback and emails about "Armageddon, Part 4." That and more on this week's episode of The Flash Podcast! THE FLASH “Armageddon, Part 4” — (8:00-9:00 p.m. ET) (Content Rating TBD) (HDTV) BARRY FACES OFF WITH EOBARD THAWNE – Barry (Grant Gustin) is shocked when Eobard Thawne (guest star Tom Cavanagh) returns in the most unexpected way, and with a tie to a loved one. Damien Darhk (guest star Neal McDonough) offers advice to Barry but there is a catch. An epic battle begins with Reverse Flash pitted against The Flash, Team Flash, Batwoman (guest star Javicia Leslie), Sentinel (guest star Chyler Leigh) and Ryan Choi (guest star Osric Chau). Chad Lowe directed the episode written by Lauren Barnett (#804). Original airdate 12/7/2021. Every episode of THE FLASH will be available to stream on The CW App and CWTV.com the day after broadcast for free and without a subscription, log-in or authentication required. Don't forget that The Flash Podcast will be LIVE next week to cover the FINAL installment of Armageddon so don't miss it! The Flash Podcast Armageddon Live Show - Part 5: https://youtu.be/nVubgMhuUEc Find The Flash Podcast on: Social Media: Facebook – @TheFlashPodcast – Instagram Subscribe: Apple Podcasts – Stitcher Radio – YouTube – DC TV Podcasts – Google Podcasts – iHeartRadio – Spotify – Amazon Music – Podchaser – TuneIn – Podcast Index Contact: TheFlashPodcast@gmail.com Support: TeePublic Store

Lance Laster and Kevonte Chilous discuss the live-action debut of Vixen in the Arrowverse, Taken. They talk her established history with Team Arrow, Damien Darhk's kidnapping of William, Felcity's reaction to finding out Oliver has a son (again), and her literally walking out on Oliver! BULLSEYE, OFF THE MARK, MISS, or FAILED THIS CITY?Lance: OFF THE MARKKevonte: OFF THE MARKArtwork by Tom Gehrke: https://tomsart.threadless.com/PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/alwaysmallvilleTWITTER: https://twitter.com/donotfailourpodFACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/alwaysmallvilleEMAIL: alwaysarow@gmail.com

Lance Laster and Kevonte Chilous discuss the live-action debut of Vixen in the Arrowverse, Taken. They talk her established history with Team Arrow, Damien Darhk's kidnapping of William, Felcity's reaction to finding out Oliver has a son (again), and her literally walking out on Oliver! BULLSEYE, OFF THE MARK, MISS, or FAILED THIS CITY?Lance: OFF THE MARKKevonte: OFF THE MARKUnited Federation of Podcasts is brought to you by listeners like you. Special thanks to these patrons on Patreon whose generous contributions help produce the podcast! Tim CooperDavid WillettJustin OserCasey PettittChrissie De Clerck-SzilagyiJim StoffelMahendran RadhakrishnanJim McMahonVictor GamboaVera BibleTom Van ScotterGreg MolumbyKevin ScharfAlexander GatesFit RogersTom ElliotThad HaitJoe MignoneAnn MarieJosh Brewington You can become a patron here: https://www.patreon.com/ufpearth

We are back to actually talking about some Marvel and DC television shows. First, our SNN Host Sarah Belmont spills Spiderman, Succession, and CWverse tea over this week's headlines. Then our SNN Producer Will Polk talks about Jason Todd on the Titans, Nick Fury, and Thunderbolt. We rant...we rave...we review...this is Scene N' Nerd. Timestamps 0:00 Welcoming and opening banter about appointment TV nights and Sarah recommending some K-drama. 4:30  CinemaCon talk as we recap the news of The Batman, Matrix 4, and the major film studios commitment to the theaters moving forward 8:20 Sarah's looking forward to the return of Succession and Billions. 9:00  We give our thoughts on the breaking news from The Flash season 8 crossover kickoff event with Batwoman, Black Lightning, The Atom, Sentinel, Mia Queen, Ryan Choi, Damien Darhk, and Eobard Thawne, and Despero. 14:03 Letitia Wright was injured on the Black Panther 2 set. 15:00  Spider-Man No Way Home trailer dropped. We give our thoughts on it, the leak, and more! 25:08  We give our thoughts on the third episode of What If?  34:20   The duo then has a difference of opinion on the latest episode of DC Titans.  46:08    We finish the episode with our recap and thoughts about episode 2 x 3 of DC Stargirl. 57:07    Outro Follow our crew on Twitter @SceneNNerd, friend us on Facebook, follow us on Instagram, bookmark our website at www.scenennerdpodcast.com.  But most importantly rate, follow, and comment on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Youtube, Google Podcasts, or wherever you get podcasts! #WhatIf #DCTitans #SpidermanNoWayHome #TheFlash #DCStargirl #Matrix4 #TheBatman #MarvelStudios #Sony #DCComics #MCU #CinemaCon #CWVerse #Arrowverse    

This week’s Legends Tomorrow gives us closure on Damien Darhk that we didn’t even know we needed. Neal McDonough was always good as Damien but he really shined when he was on Legends and this episode is no different. On top of that we got a (drunk?) Mr. Rogers parody and more puppets. Gotta love that.   Oh and it’s becoming more and more clear we’re getting that female Rogues team for The Flash. Our theory on a new Heatwave gains some traction. All we need now is Lisa Snart as the new Captain Cold and we’re going to be extremely happy. Kriss and Dpalm record the Mailbag at the end of every month. If you want to send in your own questions and thoughts, email us: Mailbag@MTRNetwork.Net   Like what you hear? Subscribe so you don't miss an episode!   Follow us on Twitter: @Dpalm66 @InsanityReport @TheMTRNetwork Our shirts are now on TeePublic:  https://teepublic.com/stores/mtr-network Want more podcast greatness? Sign up for a MTR Premium Account!

This week’s Legends Tomorrow gives us closure on Damien Darhk that we didn’t even know we needed. Neal McDonough was always good as Damien but he really shined when he was on Legends and this episode is no different. On top of that we got a (drunk?) Mr. Rogers parody and more puppets. Gotta love that.   Oh and it’s becoming more and more clear we’re getting that female Rogues team for The Flash. Our theory on a new Heatwave gains some traction. All we need now is Lisa Snart as the new Captain Cold and we’re going to be extremely happy. Kriss and Dpalm record the Mailbag at the end of every month. If you want to send in your own questions and thoughts, email us: Mailbag@MTRNetwork.Net   Like what you hear? Subscribe so you don't miss an episode!   Follow us on Twitter: @Dpalm66 @InsanityReport @TheMTRNetwork Our shirts are now on TeePublic:  https://teepublic.com/stores/mtr-network Want more podcast greatness? Sign up for a MTR Premium Account!

Starling Tribune - Season 6.5 Edition – Return Of The Mack (A CW Network Arrow Television Show Fan Podcast) ST199   The Official Arrow and Green Arrow Podcast of the Gonna Geek Network Covering DC Comics and CW Based DC Comic TV Shows   Episode:            “Return of the Mack” [Season 3 Episode 5] Air Date:           Tuesday, November 7, 2017   Director:           Alexandra La Roche                         http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0190597/?ref_=tt_ov_dr                           1x Arrow | 3x Flash | 1x Legends | 2x Eureka | 1x The Dead Zone   Writers: Grainne Godfree                         http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3113826/?ref_=ttfc_fc_wr5                           11x Legends | 6x Flash | 1x Arrow | 4x The Tomorrow People   Morgan Faust                         http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1158909/?ref_=ttfc_fc_wr6                           3x Legends Promo: https://www.comicbookmovie.com/tv/dc/legends_of_tomorrow/legends-of-tomorrow-its-vampire-hunting-season-in-new-promo-for-season-3-episode-5-return-of-the-mack-a154935   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 09 Irreconcilable Differences 7-Dec-17 1.30 10 Divided 18-Jan-10 1.42 11 We Fall 25-Jan-18 1.39 12 All For Nothing 1-Feb-18 1.24 13 The Devil's Greatest Trick 8-Feb-18 1.30 14 Collision Course 1-Mar-18 1.11 15 Doppelganger 8-Mar-18 1.28 16 The Thanatos Guild 29-Mar-18 1.12 17 Brothers In Arms 5-Apr-18 0.87 18 Fundamentals 12-Apr-18 1.06 19 The Dragon 19-Apr-18 0.96 20 Shifting Allegiances 26-Apr-18 0.87 21 Docket No. 11-19-41-73 3-May-18 1.10 22 The Ties that Bind 10-May-18 1.35 23 Life Sentence 17-May-18 1.35   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 09 Beebo The God Of War 5-Dec-17 1.61 10 Daddy Dahrkest 12-Feb-18 1.51 11 Here I Go Again 19-Feb-18 1.40 12 The Curse Of The Earth Totem 26-Feb-18 1.51 13 No Country For Old Dads 5-Mar-18 1.19 14 Amazing Grace 12-Mar-18 1.26 15 Necromancing The Stone 19-Mar-18 1.25 16 I Ava 26-Mar-18 1.28 17 Guest Starring John Noble 2-Apr-18 1.23 18 The Good, The Bad and the Cuddle 9-Apr-18 1.41   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 09 Reign 4-Dec-17 1.81 10 Legion Of Superheroes 15-Jan-18 2.17 11 Fort Rozz 22-Jan-18 2.07 12 For Good 29-Jan-18 13 Both Sides Now 5-Feb-18 2.12 14 Schott Through The Heart 16-Apr-18 1.91 15 In Search Of Lost Time 23-Apr-18 1.38 16 Of Two Minds 30-Apr-18 1.50 17 Trinity 7-May-18 1.60 18 Shelter From The Storm 14-May-18 1.53   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 09 Don't Run 5-Dec-17 2.22 10 The Trail Of The Flash 16-Jan-18 2.51 11 The Elongated Knight Rises 23-Jan-18 2.12 12 Honey, I Shrunk Team Flash 30-Jan-18 2.60 13 True Colors 6-Feb-2018 2.28 14 Subject 9 27-Feb-18 2.12 15 Enter Flashtime 6-Mar-18 2.04 16 Run, Iris, Run 13-Mar-18 2.09 17 Null and Annoyed 10-Apr-18 1.82 18 Lose Yourself 17-Apr-18 1.88 19 Fury Rogue 24-Apr-18 1.90 20 Therefore She Is 1-May-18 1.70 21 Harry and the Hendersons 8-May-18 1.74 22 Think Fast 15-May-18 1.93   BLACK LIGHTNING   Episode # / Episode Title / Episode Air / Date  / Rating 01 The Resurrection 16-Jan-18 2.31 02 Black Lightning 23-Jan-18 1.94 03 Lawanda: The Book Of Burial 30-Jan-18 2.21 04 Black Jesus 6-Feb-18 1.88 05 And Then The Devil Brought The Plague: The Book Of Green Light 13-Feb-18 1.81 06 Three Sevens: The Book Of Thunder 27-Feb-18 1.64 07 Equinox: The Book of Fate 6-Mar-18 1.46 08 The Book Of Revelations 13-Mar-18 1.45 09 The Book Of Little Black Lies 20-Mar-18 1.55 10 Sins Of The Father 27-Mar-18 1.55 11 Black Jesus: The Book Of Crucifixion 3-Apr-18 1.50 12 The Resurrection and the Light: The Book of Pain 10-Apr-18 1.54 13 Shadow Of Death: The Book Of War 17-Apr-18 1.68   Part 1: The Plot, Themes and Characters What was the overall theme? What was the link to the episode's name? Damien Darhk returns from the dead; he's the mack Rip returns to use the Legends for his own means; he's not the mack “Return of the Mack” - song by Mark Morrison - 1996 Lyrics: https://www.google.com/search?q=return+of+the+mack+lyrics&oq=return+of+the+mack+l&aqs=chrome.0.0j69i61l2j69i57j69i60j0.4853j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8 Official music video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uB1D9wWxd2w A mack is someone who is smooth and in charge (https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Mack) Time travel 1895 - London Fog, Sherlock Holmes, Victorian England, vampires, mysticism Rip there to investigate “vampire,” but really there to find Mallus Smartwatch plays during visit to autopsy; plays song Order of the Shrouded Compass - occult order Vampire actually a scientist with a two-pronged needle Stein's Great-Great-Grandfather - member of the cult; Stein with a stache Lunar eclipse - allows for the ceremony to resurrect Damien Darhk to happen Fight scenes and stunts Nate as bait Nate taken; Rip and Sara chase wagon, but Nate not there Hallway Rip and Sara play drunk, beat up guys Sara beats up “vampire” to rescue Nate and discovers Darhk's body Seance Amaya, Mick, and Zari fight because their cover is blown Mick uses platter Ceremony Time Agents barge in Eclipse happens, brings Darhk back Darhk has magic; kills agents with a drink in one hand; song plays Nora uses air totem; knocks Zari out Rip uses Time Freeze thing; tries to kill Darhk, but Darhk overcomes freeze, ready to kill Rip Legends barge in; Zari takes back totem Sara Lance / White Canary Agrees to investigate “vampire” in 1895 Doesn't trust Rip right away; only agrees to help him after make deal After discovers Darhk's body, tells Rip that they need to kill Darhk and wait to battle Mallus Tells Rip that if she was being irrational, she wouldn't have put Darhk back in timeline so he could kill her sister again To open Waverider, she fires missiles to blow open cargo door Turns in Rip to Time Bureau Rate her as Captain: Ray Palmer / The Atom Helping Jax separate from Stein - breaks psychic bond Examines smartwatch; contacts Curtis and learns about Darhk Mick Rory / Heat Wave Reading Dracula; always wanted to kill vampires Martin Stein / Firestorm Likes grapefruit Gets to play actor ancestor Sings lullaby to Ronnie Jefferson Jackson / Firestorm Memory loss because of Ray's treatment Gets to use his actual voice (Franz Drameh is from England) Nate Heywood / Steel Stays up all night and figures out anachronisms have a pattern, except for a couple of outliers Used as bait for “vampire” Amaya Jiwe / Vixen Trying to bond with Zari over totems Zari Hey, let's go back in time and save my brother; Stein and Sara try to teach her why that's a bad idea Learn she ran from Argus; feels guilty for leaving him behind “Madame Eleanor” allows her to speak to her dead brother Goes back to have another reading; hands over amulet Calls the amulet back to her Likes pancakes and playing video games Gideon “I think that's the last of Rip's secret commands” Does recognize Sara as Captain Rip Hunter   Has been obsessed with Mallus for 5 years Has gone rogue; Time Bureau has no idea what he is up to until he informs them of the mission Refuses to listen to Sara about killing Darhk before it's too late Says he needs Legends; agrees to get Bureau off Legends' back Uses secret command to lock team on Waverider - “Gentleman's Dreadnought” Refuses to see the error of his ways; the agents knew the dangers of the job; proved Mallus is real, so thinks everyone will be on his side Sara - you've gone rogue from every agency you've been a member of Shocked when arrested War is coming; you need to be prepared, Sara Time Bureau Time agents killed by Darhk Ava agrees to leave Legends alone in exchange for turning over Rip Legion of Doom: The Sequel Damien Darhk It's great to be back “Who stole my watch?” Slaughters Time Agents Nora Darhk Poses as Madame Eleanor to get to the top of the Order Uses the Order's mysticism to power ceremony to resurrect Daddy Mallus You can't handle seeing me in my true form Time Masters refuse to speak his name Speaks to Rip through Nora   ARROW NEWS:   Ask Ausiello: Spoilers on Arrow, Empire, Roseanne, Fear TWD, B99, Timeless, Grey's, Good Girls, Killing Eve and More (Date: 22 May 2018) In Season 7, Team Arrow will have to contend with an ambitious, young, anti-vigilante recruit at the SCPD. (If vigilantes were vampires, consider her your Buffy.) Another recurring role to be cast is that of a successful tech whiz who is gay, and who harbors a heartbreaking past. http://tvline.com/2018/05/22/empire-season-4-finale-deaths-dies-spoilers/ Stephen Amell Reveals Goatee Is Coming in 'Arrow' Season 7 (Date: 20 May 2018) Star Stephen Amell just confirmed that an iconic part of Green Arrow's look from the DC Comics universe will debut in Arrow Season Seven on The CW. Amell told a crowd at Motor City Comic Con that he will debut Oliver Queen's classic goatee in Arrow's upcoming season. Amell did caution that the goatee may not be sticking around forever, possibly signaling that it will be more of an Easter egg than a lasting redesign to the character. He also made it clear that Green Arrow's Robin Hood hat won't be making an appearance. “I can't promise that I'm going to keep [the goatee] forever,” he said. “I can definitely promise that I'm not going to wear the stupid hat.” http://comicbook.com/dc/2018/05/20/arrow-season-7-stephen-amell-goatee/ Stephen Amell Says Next Arrowverse Crossover is Awesome, Talks Batwoman Casting (Date: 31 May 2018) Batwoman is coming to the Arrowverse, and fans are already champing at the bit for news. Amell wasn't really able to say very much about a major event story coming up several months from now. "I know the entire story of the crossover," Amell told the audience. "It's awesome, and I can't talk about it at all. Comicbook.com was on hand during The CW's recent Upfronts presentation, where Arrow star Stephen Amell announced that Batwoman will be introduced in the upcoming Arrowverse crossover. While it's unclear exactly how Batwoman will factor into the story, it was hinted that Gotham City will make an appearance, finally introducing it officially into the Arrowverse after years of being teased, name-dropped, and joked about. http://comicbook.com/dc/2018/05/31/stephen-amell-says-next-arrowverse-crossover-is-awesome-talks-ba/ Arrow's Stephen Amell Reveals New Approach For Season 7 (Date: 25 May 2018) Arrow fans may still be talking about the crazy Season 6 finale, but Stephen Amell already has his eyes and mind set squarely on Season 7. The actor recently spoke about the upcoming season and teased the show will be taking a new approach to how it tells its stories in Season 7. “I think that it's going to be...we can't go bigger than we went last year, so we're going more specific. . . . We are gonna introduce a new storytelling technique that I'm really excited about. All that I can say.” Stephen Amell couldn't keep a smile from creeping up his face as he talked about the new technique Arrow will use to tell its stories in Season 7. The idea to switch up how the show tells its stories could be tied to new showrunner Beth Schwartz. We have to speculate it will be tied to Oliver's incarceration in some way. After all, Arrow could be jumping a lot between prison and Star City, assuming we're trusting Stephen Amell, who said fans shouldn't expect the Green Arrow to be making any jailbreak situations happen. https://www.cinemablend.com/television/2423591/arrows-stephen-amell-reveals-new-approach-for-season-7 GENERAL DC NEWS:   Chris 'Legends of Tomorrow' Season 4 Detailed Synopsis Teases Constantine & Magical Threats (Date: 17 May 2018) After defeating the demon Mallus by cuddling him to death with a giant stuffed animal named Beebo, the Legends are ready to ease off the gas. Sara (Caity Lotz) and her team join Ava Sharpe (Jes Macallan) and the Time Bureau to help clean up the last few remaining anachronisms. The job seems straightforward enough until Constantine (Matt Ryan) arrives to inform them that, in solving one major problem, they have created another, much larger one. When the Legends let time crumble in order to release and defeat Mallus, the barrier between worlds softened. History is now infected with “Fugitives” – magical creatures from myths, fairytales, and legends. Having been expelled throughout time by people like Constantine, these Fugitives are now returning to our world in droves and making a real mess of things. As the Time Bureau is distrustful of and ill-equipped to deal with magic, the Legends must team up with everyone's favorite demonologist to set history back on track. http://comicbook.com/dc/2018/05/17/legends-of-tomorrow-season-4-constantine-synopsis-the-cw/   NEXT EPISODE   Part 2: Promo for Next Week's Episode   200th Episode of the Starling Tribune!   Join The Starling Tribune each week as we stream live on Sunday Evenings at 6:00 PM eastern or 5:00 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. 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Goodbye, Rip. I’ll miss you.   Synopsis   We pick up right where we left the Legends last: Zambesi 1992. Mallus has just emerged in his true form and the Legends attempt to use the totems, individually, against him. Sara asks Rip for help and he uses a desperate gambit to save the team. He takes the time drive from the Waverider and shares an emotional goodbye with Gideon. While the Legends return to the Waverider, Rip confronts Mallus with the time drive and waits for it to destabilize, consuming them both.   Sara decides to return to Salvation 1874, a blind spot in the timeline, to hide from Mallus and form a plan. When they arrive, she leaves Ray on the Waverider with Damien Darhk, but not for long. Ray comes up with a wild plan to save Nora and after punching out Nate, he returns to the time they just left with Damien.   Nate returns to the library to tell Amaya about Ray and finds her about to take a trip to speak with her ancestors about defeating Mallus. Nate, feeling guilty, takes a large gulp of the psychedelic tea and joins her. They discover the totem bearers have to join their totems together to create a being of light to defeat the darkness of Mallus.   Just when the whiskey is beginning to give Sara a few ideas, an army of Romans, pirates and vikings waltz into the town of Salvation. So much for hiding. Mallus has sent Caesar, Blackbeard and Freydis to retrieve the totems from the Legends. The team regroups on the Waverider and Amaya shares what she has discovered from her ancestors: they have to create Voltron (essentially).   Reluctantly, Sara agrees to give it a try and the team heads outside to create Voltron. Unfortunately, with their minds linked the team cannot concentrate and create a monster instead of a savior. Mick smartly puts it out of its misery and Sara concludes they are not worthy to wield the totems. Ava picks the perfect time to arrive with reinforcements: Helen of Amazon, Jax and Kuasa.   And my how things have changed! Kuasa is a good person and shares the Spirit totem with Mari. Saving Zambesi has completely changed her path. Helen has been training on Themyscira and has some impressive fighting skills. Jax has been apart from the team for five years and now has a wife and child. Ava, in a lovely speech, explains to Sara that the Legends must wield the totems, they are simply there to back them up.   Ray picks the not so perfect time to walk into the saloon with Nora. When they returned to Zambesi, Damien shot Nora with the nanite gun and Mallus took his body instead of Nora’s. While Ray rushes Nora back to the Waverider to save her life, Mallus emerges from Damien’s body and history continues as we saw it unfold in the previous episode. Nora, now de-Mallused, has come to help the Legends defeat Mallus.   Sara gears up for battle with another great speech and pretends to surrender the totems to buy some time. The Legends get in position and begin an epic battle against pirates, Romans and vikings.They emerge victorious, momentarily, until all the “dead” start stirring. Mallus can reanimate the dead. Who knew.   Our reinforcements buy team Legends some time as they regroup and attempt to create a pure being of light. They succeed. A giant Beebo doll emerges and lumbers toward Mallus. Dumbfounded, the non-totem bearers follow Beebo to witness the final battle. Beebo explodes, victorious, in a heart-shaped puff of blue smoke. (So that happened.)   The finale episode proceeds to tie all the storylines up in a neat little bow. Kuasa takes the totems, Ava and Sara promise to see each other soon, Jax says goodbye, Jonah gives his hat to Zari, Ray gives Nora a time stone and Amaya says goodbye. She has finally accepted she must leave Nate and the Legends and return to 1942.   In the final scene, the Legends finally make it to Aruba. Unfortunately, their relaxation is interrupted by Gary and Constantine with a clue as to what next season might be about: demons. Extras   EW Recap of The Good, the Bad and the Cuddly Contact Information If you want to join in the discussion, you can submit feedback via email to tomorowslegends@gmail.com. Please submit all feedback by midnight eastern on Wednesdays following the show. You can also join the Facebook group at facebook.com/groups/tomorrowslegends. And you can follow us on twitter @tomorowslegends.  

Well, that’s it folks, Mallus is out of the time cage. Beebo help us all.   Synopsis   The team’s on double duty this week with Amaya attempting to rewrite history while Grodd attacks Barack Obama. The Legends make quick work of Grodd when Ray shrinks him down and puts him in a jar. Grodd’s failure keeps Mallus at bay, to Nora’s disappointment, but Damien realizes that once Mallus is freed, Nora will be gone. Worried, he reaches out to the Legends for help.   If only Wally and Nate’s task of convincing Amaya not to change history was as easy. She insists she will save her village and does not want Nate or Wally to interfere. Nate witnesses older Amaya start a totem ceremony to pass the Anansi totem to her daughter, Esi. Unfortunately, Esi is not up to the task and sends Kuasa with Baby Mari to explain to Amaya that she will not be coming. Delighted, 1942 Amaya now knows this is how she can save her people. But at what cost?   Back on the Waverider, Damien Darhk offers the water totem as a peace offering and tries to convince the Legends they need to work together to keep Mallus imprisoned and save his daughter. Sara seeks counsel from both Ava and Barry, and in the end, decides to accept Damien’s help. But how?   Well, as it so happens, Mick has discovered the Lord of the Rings films and Denethor sounds remarkably like Mallus. (Gee, I wonder why?) Ray heads off to New Zealand 1999 to convince John Noble to read some revised lines for the film. (This is crap, isn’t it?) Ray records the performance and tags along with Damien to convince Nora that Mallus is speaking to her. Playing along, Damien goes along with her suggestion to travel to the Waverider where she is trapped with Constantine’s spell. Angered, Mallus pushes Nora further into the spirit world and takes over her body.   Meanwhile in Zambesi, Amaya convinces her daughter to stand-up and accept her birthright. Her people need her to protect them. At the same time, Nate attempts to take the older Amaya’s totem, preventing her from passing it to Esi, and fails. Epically. After stumbling around, he tries to take the totem and it activates, waking Amaya who’s still got it. Before she kills him, he tries to make her remember him and realizes she must have wiped her memory when she left the Legends.   When Nate eventually sides with Amaya, Wally returns to the Waverider and explains to the team what is happening. Oddly enough, Sara concludes they should let Mallus out because it may be the only way to kill him once and for all. After all, they do have all six totems and Damien offers to wield Death so Sara doesn’t have to.   Everyone heads to Zambesi and waits for Esi to defeat the warlords. Only there is one not so teeny tiny (anymore) problem: Damien has brought Grodd along to prevent the Legends from rewriting history and letting Mallus out of the time cage. Can’t they understand? He just wants the village to die so he can save his daughter.   Nate uses the Earth totem and stops Grodd from destroying the village. Damien has released Nora from the spell circle and seconds later the time cage shatters, along with Nora’s body. Mallus emerges in his true form and disappears, leaving the Legends and Damien in dismay. Extras   EW Recap of Guest Starring John Noble Contact Information If you want to join in the discussion, you can submit feedback via email to tomorowslegends@gmail.com. Please submit all feedback by midnight eastern on Wednesdays following the show. You can also join the Facebook group at facebook.com/groups/tomorrowslegends. And you can follow us on twitter @tomorowslegends.  

After Ray is kidnapped by the Darhks, he has to team up with Nora to discover cold fusion (and avoid continued torture). Hilarity ensues as Nora and Ray get stranded in 1962 after confronting a younger, deadlier Damien and the elder Damien confronts himself to rescue them.   Synopsis   Wondering why all the dishes are still dirty, the Legends go about their morning not realizing Ray Palmer is no longer on the Waverider, until Gary plays a message from Ray. Apparently, Damien Darhk loves the Grateful Dead? Or not, he just wants to keep the Legends busy while he uses Ray to fix the fire totem.   They head to Upswipz so Ray has a lab and he reveals the only way to put the totem back together again is cold fusion, which doesn’t exist. Or does it? It seems Damien Darhk was hired to kill the scientist who invented cold fusion before anyone knew it even existed. Nora, eager to prove herself, convinces Damien to let her take Ray and recover the scientist. In true Dad fashion, Damien gives them a “curfew” and tells them to use “protection.” (Gross.)   In typical Legends fashion, Ray and Nora almost immediately break character. Unfortunately, the scientist calls out for help and shenanigans ensue. Hitman Darhk catches up with them and they jump onto a laundry truck to escape. They forge some papers and head for the border, but just as they are about to make it across, both Damien Darhks catch-up with them. Daddy Darhk, Nora, Ray and Dr. Vogel all escape, but Hitman Darhk follows them. He takes Nora prisoner after she argues with her father and storms off.   Daddy Darhk and Ray are having a heart-to-heart when the phone rings. Damien answers and hears a familiar voice. He offers an exchange: Nora for the scientist. Damien ties Ray up and rushes off to rescue his daughter. Unfortunately, Hitman Darhk gets the upper hand when he tosses Nora off the roof, forcing Daddy Darhk to wage a war on two fronts. Eventually, Hitman Darhk gets the upper hand and Nora, selflessly, tells her father to let her go and save himself. As she falls to her death, the Spirit totem activates and she flies up to save her father from himself.   Meanwhile, Ray escapes and joins the Darhks on the roof. He is too late to save Dr. Vogel, but he does manage to hang on to the doll concealing the secret of cold fusion. Nora confronts him and he shoots a hole in the Berlin wall to alert the Legends to his presence. Unfortunately, this anachronism is the straw that breaks the camel’s back and time begins to rip apart. Wally speeds to the roof to rescue Ray and acquire a souvenir from Damien.   In the closing scenes, Grodd returns to kills Director Bennett, Ray reveals he has the hots for Nora, and Rip issues an ominous, vague command to Gideon. Oh yeah, and Mallus is breaking free of his prison and taking over Nora’s body.   Extras   EW Recap of No Country for Old Dads Cupid Easter Egg at Upswipz Gotham City Jitters?   Contact Information If you want to join in the discussion, you can submit feedback via email to tomorowslegends@gmail.com. Please submit all feedback by midnight eastern on Wednesdays following the show. You can also join the Facebook group at facebook.com/groups/tomorrowslegends. And you can follow us on twitter @tomorowslegends.  

Yo ho ho, a pirate's life for me! Grab yer rum and hoist the Jolly Roger high, we’re on a quest for cursed treasure! Captain Jack Sparrow is off looking for more rum, so we’re tossing in with the Dread Pirate Jiwe to find buried treasure.   Synopsis   Ray, Amaya and Mick are debating where to find the five known totems and what the sixth totem might be. Ray tells them that the Fire totem is currently in Detroit 2018 and asks Sara if she’s ready to track it down. She declines, stating she has business in Star City (which is really a date with Ava), and tells the team to head to Detroit. Unfortunately, someone has already beaten them to it: Damien Darhk has the Fire totem.   Fortunately, Nate announces he knows where the Earth totem is. It seems Blackbeard has possession of it in the Bahamas 1717. Sara is still on her date, so the team decides to go to 1717 and retrieve the Earth totem before Sara and Ava have dessert. Unfortunately, absolutely nothing goes according to plan.   Mick spins a story about the Dread Pirate Jiwe, catching Blackbeard’s attention. Just as they are about to join forces, the British arrive on the scene with Admiral Damien Darhk. Taking the Legends by surprise, he steals Amaya’s Spirit totem, and now he has three. Blackbeard turns out to be a big coward and quickly gives up the location of the Earth totem. Damien Darhk heads off to take out the Waverider while Amaya, Mick and Blackbeard are marched out for execution.   In a stroke of bad luck, they have time jumped into the Bermuda Triangle and the Waverider’s systems are going haywire. Ray, Nate and Zari are forced to time jump back to 2018 after Damien Darhk begins attacking the Waverider. Meanwhile, Amaya is feeling powerless without her totem, but Mick Rory gives her a pep talk and she saves them all from execution. The whole situation seems to have spooked Blackbeard, so Amaya and Mick decide to recruit Blackbeard’s crew and take his ship to track down the Earth totem.   Back in 2018, the Waverider falls out of the sky, ending Sara’s date with Ava for good. Just as Ava sneaks away to talk to Gary, Sara leaves cash and ditches Ava to return to the Waverider. She learns that they are stranded in 2018 until Zari can fix the ship.   Prior to Gary catching up with Ava, Rip and Wally commiserate in a rather amusing series of events. Wally, feeling heartbroken and rejected by his former team, is meditating in China. Rip, after several drinks, convinces him to track down Gary, steal his time courier and phone, and finally, reunite Rip with his beloved duster coat. They decide to head to Tokyo 1992 for some Careless Whisper karaoke and bond some more.   Ava, after Gary brings her up to speed on Rip’s shenanigans, boards the Waverider to chew out Sara and find out what is happening with the Legends. Her and Sara argue, and Nate lifts her time courier while she is distracted. They head to 1717 with the nanite gun in hand to rescue Mick and Amaya, who have arrived at the site where Blackbeard buried the totem, and his dead girlfriend. He tells the story of the totem’s curse and how it completely overtook Annie, forcing Blackbeard to kill her and bury her with the totem.   While Amaya attempts to talk zombie Annie off the ledge, Damien Darhk snaps her neck and takes the totem for himself. A great sword fight ensues, ending with Nora/Mallus’s attempt to kill Amaya. Ray arrives in the nick of time and shoots Nora, ensuring her death for Amaya’s life. The time portal is still open and Blackbeard surprises Ava and Sara on the Waverider. They put him in his place with a cane and a flute, earning his respect in the end.   Everyone returns to their proper time and place, but Ray is wracked with guilt at what he has done to Nora. After a chat with Mick, he steals away on the jump ship with a cure for Nora. Darhk tosses him the Spirit totem for the cure, but Ray tries to reach out to Nora instead of taking it and running. She starts to drain his life force, but Daddy Darhkest talks her out of it. Ray is now their prisoner.   Extras   EW Recap of The Curse of the Earth Totem   Contact Information If you want to join in the discussion, you can submit feedback via email to tomorowslegends@gmail.com. Please submit all feedback by midnight eastern on Wednesdays following the show. You can also join the Facebook group at facebook.com/groups/tomorrowslegends. And you can follow us on twitter @tomorowslegends.  

SPOILER/NSFW - DC on SCREEN #467 - Legends of Tomorrow Mid-Season 3 Premiere | Review - Constantine joins the crew of the Waverider, and we're both thrilled with it!  The rest of the episode however...Today Dave and Jason review the mid-season premiere of Legends of Tomorrow, Daddy Darhkest!  We talk Norah, her terrible wig, Mick's first live football game in three years, Constantine's tryst with Sara, Leo's dynamic with Mick, and Amaya and Kuasa's family therapy session!  What did you think of this episode of Legends of Tomorrow?  Let us know! 

SPOILER/NSFW - DC on SCREEN #467 - Legends of Tomorrow Mid-Season 3 Premiere | Review - Constantine joins the crew of the Waverider, and we're both thrilled with it!  The rest of the episode however...Today Dave and Jason review the mid-season premiere of Legends of Tomorrow, Daddy Darhkest!  We talk Norah, her terrible wig, Mick's first live football game in three years, Constantine's tryst with Sara, Leo's dynamic with Mick, and Amaya and Kuasa's family therapy session!  What did you think of this episode of Legends of Tomorrow?  Let us know! 

  Synopsis   In a surprising cold open, young Martin Stein stands in line to buy a Beebo doll for his daughter Lily. Unfortunately, there is only one left and five year olds can’t wait until February! Young Martin channels his inner Oliver Queen and snags the last Beebo doll. As he is running from the crowd of “barbarians,” he instantly becomes this week’s anachronism when he is transported to Vinland and encounters real barbarians.   Leo, the Legends new resident therapist, has decided to hold grief counseling sessions with a Professor Stein puppet. Perhaps this was a bit in poor taste, and luckily for Jax, his session is interrupted by an anachronistic time quake. After Martin Stein showed up in Vinland with a Beebo doll, Leif Erikson conquered North America in 1000 AD.   The Legends head to 1000 AD on a recon mission and discover young Martin held captive. Jax frees him and they return to the Waverider to discover the anachronism has somehow gotten worse. While the team try to decide how to best retrieve the Beebo doll, Agent Sharpe decides to check-in and offer her condolences on the loss of Dr. Stein. It’s a Beebo Day miracle!   The Legends and Agent Sharpe do their best to blend in with the locals and find the Beebo doll. Mick finds it first, along with some booze, attracting the attention of Freydis. According to her, Beebo hungers for a blood sacrifice, so the plan is to burn Mick Rory alive. As everyone gathers around the pire, Leo prepares his cold gun and quenches the fire at the last minute. Nate and Amaya try to steal Beebo during the diversion and accidentally squeeze him. A battle ensues over Beebo and Rory ends it by burning the Beebo doll. Lightning strikes and Damien Darhk appears dressed as Odin. The Legends return to the temporal zone to form a plan just as Jax leaves to return Martin to his rightful place in time. Zari convinces Jax to look for a loophole, so he writes Martin a letter and instructs him not to open it until November 28, 2017. Unfortunately, Martin has seen Back to the Future.   With the Tim Bureau unwilling to help, the Legends come-up with a plan to stop Darhk and diffuse the anachronism. Just as Darhk is about to disappear, Sara tries to follow him and is transported directly to Mallus’ lair. Sharpe pulls her out to rejoin the team.   Jax learns Martin still dies in 2017 and travels back to 1992 to confront him. He explains to Jax (again) that he lived a life full of adventure and now Jax needs the chance to live his. After the two shake hands, he returns to the Waverider and breaks the news to Sara that he is returning to 2017. The Legends surprise him with a Christmas send-off and Sara returns him to Central City 2017.   She returns to the Waverider and finds John Constantine hiding in the shadows with an ominous message.   News   Legends Returns on February 12   Contact Information If you want to join in the discussion, you can submit feedback via email to tomorowslegends@gmail.com. Please submit all feedback by midnight eastern on Wednesdays following the show. You can also join the Facebook group at facebook.com/groups/tomorrowslegends. And you can follow us on twitter @tomorowslegends.  

Welcome to the jungle at the height of the Vietnam War. It’s time for Operation Toughlove which could change the course of history.   Synopsis   With their Captain sidelined by Eleanor Darhk, the team trains and tries to decide their next course of action. Stein delays telling Jax he cannot solve the Firestorm uncoupling problem and tries to wake Sara. He tells the Legends Sara has not woken up and they all decide she would want them to continue fixing anachronisms. Jax randomly picks Vietnam 1967, a level 8 anachronism.   Jax and Stein remain on the Waverider with Sara while the rest of the team heads into the jungle to assess the situation. Mick and Nate return to the “scene of the crime” and realize this anachronism is big and dangerous. As they try to leave, they run into Mick’s dad, of all people, who turns out to be a Green Beret. Mick reveals to Nate the reason he was dreading running into his old man: he let him burn in the fire he started when he was 13 years old.   Meanwhile, Amaya, Ray and Zari pose as journalists and investigate a camp where American soldiers have come to forget everything they’ve experienced. After questioning a local who has been eyeing the “journalists,” they are taken straight to the New God who turns out to be none other than Grodd. Our team has identified the anachronism, but with coms jammed, they have no way of communicating with the remainder of the Legends.   Amaya decides to take on Grodd with the Shrink Ray while Ray and Zari look for the communications tent. Grodd reveals he is trying to “bring peace” to humans by stopping the Vietnam War. However, he hides his true plans which turn out to be murdering President Johnson and starting World War III. Grodd and the locals capture the Legends in the camp and Amaya attempts to reach Grodd using her link to the animal spirit kingdom. Her plan backfires and Grodd discovers they are time travelers. He sets out in search of the Waverider.   Mick and his dad have a heart-to-heart, leading him to “join-up” and help his dad storm the encampment. Nate is knocked unconscious when he tries to call off the raid. The Rory’s rush in as Grodd rushes out and round up all the traitors in the camp, including all the Legends. Just as Papa Rory is about to open fire on all the people in the camp, Mick snaps back to reality and stops his father from making a decision that will forever change the course of both their lives.   While Jax is busy saving the President, Stein is left to defend the Waverider from Gorilla Grodd, with some assistance from Sir Isaac Newton. Stein shakes Grodd off the Waverider and he plummets into the napalm flames.   Or does he? While the Legends celebrate with pecan pie, Damien Darhk pulls Grodd out of Vietnam with a magic time travel stone and he lands in present day.   Contact Information If you want to join in the discussion, you can submit feedback via email to tomorowslegends@gmail.com. Please submit all feedback by midnight eastern on Wednesdays following the show. You can also join the Facebook group at facebook.com/groups/tomorrowslegends. And you can follow us on twitter @tomorowslegends.  

Join us for a completely "Riverdale"-free Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast!  That's right, by not talking about our favorite show for an ENTIRE episode, it frees up plenty of time for the four of us - and returning guest, the Mayor Jared Lowe - to share our thoughts on the impact of all these Hollywood scandals, a brand new "Star Wars" trilogy, more on "Stranger Things 2," all those other CW shows and the earth-shaking defection of Brian Michael Bendis from Marvel to DC Comics.  We catch up on an awful lot of news here, so stock up on the spicy pepitas!Length - 01:21:51Language - PG-13.  (Contains mild adult language.)-0:02:03 - MOVIE NEWSThe stunning trailer for "Black Panther," Rob Liefeld warns Fox not to sell to Disney, Deadpool guest-editing the holiday issue of Good Housekeeping, casting Drago's son for "Creed 2," Zachary Levi bulking up to play "Shazam," Universal's connected Dark Universe films go kaput and Kevin Spacey edited out of true-crime story "All the Money in the World" weeks before release.-0:21:55 - TV RECAPS & REVIEWSFirst look at new Doctor Who in costume, "The Deuce" and "Vice Principals" wrap up their seasons, "The Good Place" keeps surprising, "The Gifted" starts to drag, heartbreak for Alex on "Supergirl," Elongated Man stealing the show on "The Flash," Ollie passes the mantle on "Arrow," Damien Darhk returns to torment "DC's Legends of Tomorrow," "Walking Dead" muddled down by action scenes and "The Orville" continues to evolve.-0:38:56 - STAR WARS NEWSOur hopes for Rian Johnson's spin-off trilogy and a live-action Star Wars show coming to Disney streaming service?-0:46:27 - COMIC BOOK NEWSAfter 17 years at Marvel, Brian Michael Bendis signs an exclusive deal with DC, "Dark Nights: Metal" spin-offs delayed, Super Hero Girls' huge sales success could mean expanded young reader imprint and Captain America reboots for Marvel Legacy with issue #695.-1:06:03 - CROSSING THE STREAMSFurther thoughts about "Stranger Things 2," "Punisher" set to debut, Amazon Prime orders eight episodes of "The Boys," "New Warriors" fate still up in the air, Jordan Peele bringing "Twilight Zone" to CBS streaming, "The Magic Order" set to be first Netflix property from Mark Millar and "At Home with Amy Sedaris" shares our love of pepitas!

      Helen of Troy steals the limelight from brilliant inventor/actress Hedy Lamarr, inadvertently starting a war among the Hollywood studios. Who’s mad about who now?   Synopsis   Hollywoodland 1937. The Golden Age of the movie business. Helen of Troy dropping men left and right, and causing a war despite being in a different time and place. Back on the Waverider, Nate is in desperate need of a shower, but eventually discovers Helen as the anachronism. Unfortunately, not before Ray accidentally cause Jax and Dr. Stein to switch bodies. Must be Tuesday.   The Legends head out to a Hollywood gala, hoping to convince Helen to come quietly and return to her own time. The team did not predict that Helen would not want to leave her new home. She has no desire to return to a time where thousands are killed in her name. Sara follows her back to the party and runs right into her new agent: Damien Darhk.   Apparently, anachronisms are good for business! Whatever that means. Darhk offers the Legends a deal: they return to 2017 and he let’s them all live. What a guy. Too bad he’s probably lying. The Legends return to the Waverider, after Ray, Nate and Mick start a fist fight over, you guessed it, Helen.   After that incident, Sara returns to the field with Amaya and Zari to rescue Helen with their own version of a Trojan Horse (“Did he just say?”). This time they are able to convince her to leave after a studio war breaks right in front of her. They all return to the Waverider and find systems are failing one after another. Apparently Helen’s displacement of Hedy Lamarr has had far reaching consequences no one quite anticipated.  Hedy Lamarr     Stein as Jax returns to 1937 to set Hedy Lamarr on her rightful path. Unfortunately, they run straight into Darhk and his daughter/Mallus. Sara has anticipated this might happen and the Legends run into the field to save Stein as Jax. Sara convinces Darhk to duel, League of Assassins style, with no magic. Unfortunately, Eleanor does not have to play by the rules. Just when we think Sara might have the upper hand, Eleanor attacks with powers eerily similar to her father’s.   While Sara is slowly dying, Hedy Lamarr convinces Jax and Stein to merge, knowing Firestorm can contend with Eleanor/Mallus. We see Stein as the “man on fire” and he gives Eleanor a run for her money. They turn and run, disappearing somewhere in time.   Meanwhile, back on the Waverider, Kuasa confronts Amaya after she takes out Zari. They have an enlightening chat before Helen stabs Kuasa and she turns to water, disappearing. Everyone returns to the Waverider, although Sara is in a coma to heal, and Zari returns Helen to her own time, but not to Troy. She leaves her on Themyscira, home of the Amazon warriors, and not a man in sight.   News Arrowverse Crossover News Black Lightning Premiere Bumps Legends   Extras   Modern News on Quantum Entanglement Hollywood Star Hedy Lamarr Moonlights as Inventor Helen of Troy Greek Mythology Wonder Woman Easter Egg   Contact Information If you want to join in the discussion, you can submit feedback via email to tomorowslegends@gmail.com. Please submit all feedback by midnight eastern on Wednesdays following the show. You can also join the Facebook group at facebook.com/groups/tomorrowslegends. And you can follow us on twitter @tomorowslegends.  

Return of the Darhk… Come on… Return of the Darhk… Here I am! Not exactly a sparkly vampire, but hey, we’ll take it.   Synopsis   Rip has traveled to the time of Jack the Ripper for the sole purpose of doing his best Sherlock Holmes impression. Or just to chase an evil god who exists throughout time. Meanwhile, back on the Waverider, Nate pulled an all nighter to work out the pattern of the anachronism map. As it turns out, the map’s pattern is the golden ratio and forms a spiral pattern, except for two outliers: Seattle 2042 and London 1895.   The team travels back to Victorian London and interviews the coroner who performed the autopsy on their anachronistic corpse. He explains that the corpse fell from the sky and promptly stole his futuristic watch. He directs the Legends to a cemetery where he buried the corpse in an unmarked grave. Unfortunately, someone has beaten them there, twice! The Legends expect to find a very dead corpse and are surprised when a very alive Rip Hunter crawls out of the grave.   Against all odds (#sarcasm), Rip Hunter has gone rogue and decided to pursue his own personal crusade, an evil being named Mallus that even the Time Masters do not speak of. In return for the Legends’ help, he promises to get the Time Bureau off their backs. So they decide to use Pretty as bait and lure the vampire out of the Shadows. However, Rip and the team find a little more than they bargained for. Stein’s great-great-grandfather has teamed up with the “vampire” surgeon and a cult called The Shrouded Compass. As it turns out, they are trying to raise someone from the dead using a blood moon ritual.   While Sara and Rip rescue Nate and discover Damien Darhk, the mystic Eleanor has entranced Zari by channeling her dead brother. Unfortunately, this also blows their cover and a brawl ensues in the main parlour. Our team head back to the Waverider where Sara confronts Rip and they both accuse the other of losing perspective. Rip admits he was wrong and then activates the Gentleman’s Dreadnaught, sealing the Legends inside the ship. Unbeknownst to the team, Zari has already left to bargain with Eleanor.   Using Zari’s totem, Eleanor begins the ceremony to raise Darhk from the dead. Rip, however, has other plans. He demands to speak to Mallus through Eleanor and while they converse, the full blood moon magically raises Darhk from the dead, powers and all. Portals open and the Time Bureau agents arrive to help Rip, but they are powerless against Damien Darhk. They are slaughtered, and just before Rip meets his end, the Legends arrive to save Rip, but too late for the Time Bureau agents who are all dead.   After Rip’s betrayal, Sara has informed Agent Sharpe of his whereabouts. She turns up on the Waverider with Director Bennett to take Rip back home to face the tribunal. In exchange, the Waverider is free to roam the skies, fixing time.   Extras   Episode Air Dates and Titles through Mid-December Daddy Dearest meet Nora Darhk   Contact Information If you want to join in the discussion, you can submit feedback via email to tomorowslegends@gmail.com. Please submit all feedback by midnight eastern on Wednesdays following the show. You can also join the Facebook group at facebook.com/groups/tomorrowslegends. And you can follow us on twitter @tomorowslegends.  

Season 5.5 Edition – Legends Of Tomorrow Moonshot (A CW Network Arrow Television Show Fan Podcast) ST163   Episode:            “Moonshot” [Season 2 Episode 14] Air Date:           Tuesday, March 14, 2017 Director:           Kevin Mock                         http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0595136/?ref_=tt_ov_dr                         1x Legends | 1x Chuck | 14x America's Next Top Model   Writer:              Grainne Godfree                         http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3113826/?ref_=ttfc_fc_wr5                         7x Legends | 6x Flash | 1x Arrow | 4 Tomorrow People Promo: https://www.comicbookmovie.com/tv/dc/legends_of_tomorrow/legends-of-tomorrow-new-extended-promo-for-season-2-episode-14-moonshot-a149472   Arrow Episode # / Episode Title / Episode Air / Date  / Rating 01 Legacy 5-Oct-16 1.89 02 The Recruits 12-Oct-16 1.94 03 A Matter Of Trust 19-Oct-16 1.79 04 Penance 26-Oct-16 1.87 05 Human Target 2-Nov-16 1.61 06 So It Begins 9-Nov-16 1.95 07 Vigilante 16-Nov-16 1.86 08 Invasion 30-Nov-16 3.55 09 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 Kapiushon 22-Mar-17 1.38 18 Disbanded 29-Mar-17 1.55 19 Dangerous Liaisons 26-Apr-17 20 Underneath 3-May-17 21 Honor Thy Fathers 10-May-17 22 Missing 17-May-17 23 Lian Yu 24-May-17   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 1.72 16 Doomworld 28-Mar-17 1.59 17 Aruba 4-Apr-17 1.52   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 2.07 17 Distant Sun 27-Mar-17 2.21 18 Ace Reporter 24-Apr-17   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 2.71 18 Abra Kadabra 28-Mar-17 2.39 19 The Once And Future Flash 25-Apr-17 20 I Know Who You Are 2-May-17   What was the overall theme for this episode? What was the link to the episodes name? Last part of Spear with Steel and on the moon Fight scenes and stunts Ray fights with Thawne No gravity Punches Ray shoots, knocks Thawne into button Ray has to fly module Time travel 1965 - Manhattan Steel dropped off Rip and team shows up right after; Steel gone April 13, 1970 - Houston Apollo 13 Need to get Spear from moon Flight going smooth - not what happened Houston working on reestablishing contact with Apollo 13 How inaccurate is all of this, SP? Sara Lance / White Canary Leads brainstorming session to find Steel; figure out where he is without Rip In charge - plan: infiltrate NASA Waverider to space during Apollo's time behind moon Plan: Ray to Apollo 13 Plan: swing Waverider to protect command module; tells Rip she got idea from him with nuke I will go to cargo bay, I'm the captain Rate her as a Captain: Ray Palmer / The Atom To Apollo 13 Spotted by Thawne Lands on moon, well, crashes; suit damaged Gets to be on moon; stranded Makes video like Matt Damon's character in “The Martian” Mick Rory / Heat Wave Best intro ever Pose as British space scientist; nice glasses Joins Martin's sing-along Martin Stein / Firestorm Steel could be in NASA Pose as British space scientist Has to create a distraction - sings “Day-O” Calculates the trajectory for lunar module to reconnect with command module Has to work on plan to get Waverider fixed; can't calculate fast enough Jefferson Jackson / Firestorm Pose as British space scientist Has to prevent Apollo 13 from reestablishing contact, then reconnects Nate Heywood / Steel Happy to see Nate Wants to fix father After Amaya spills the beans, he tells her about her family Meets father Amaya Jiwe / Vixen Called Steel “The Chameleon” because speaks 7 languages and master in art of concealment Tells Nate he can't return Steel to timeline; might not be the same man Tells Steel he can't return home; explains time travel Has Gideon show her her future Rip Hunter Out of place; one step behind team Argues with Sara Eventually admits Sara is captain Thinks Sara is a better captain Gideon Oh dear Legion of Doom Eobard Thawne / Reverse-Flash Poses as astronaut Promises to play nice with Ray to fix lunar module Has missed working with fellow scientists Okay to reach higher, be greater Just wants to live Calculates degree of re-entry so Waverider doesn't burn to a crisp - 38 He invented Rip's speed weapons Commander Steel - Thought dead by wife and son Hank Tells Rip to give watch to son Was a fighter pilot Punches Rip Going to space with Nate Learns Rip's family died Wants to go back to family after mission Disappointed in Nate; mission comes first Clears air with Rip Fix contest so Hank would go to Houston; doesn't get to meet him Family thinks dead, so dies saving team   ARROW NEWS   Arrow: Season 6 Will Break Diggle, Physically & Emotionally (Date: 03 Aug 2017) Speaking with the press at Comic-Con International, David Ramsey confirmed that Diggle does, in fact, make it off the island alive, but he will be a profoundly broken man when he returns to Star City. Asked about Diggle's greatest challenge going into Season 6, Ramsey replied, “We have to break Diggle. I think Season 6 we'll see Diggle get broken in a way he hasn't been broken before. It already starts in [the first episode], and I think there's a certain amount of it that will continue throughout the season. I think it's an arc for Diggle that we haven't seen, even beyond his brother coming back to life and killing his evil brother and that leading to the death of the Canary.” Diggle's brokenness will — in part — come from the trauma of his island experience will “greatly affect the whole team.” Diggle is typically an open book — keeping both Team Arrow and Lyla informed about what's going on in his life. With these “monumental” physical and mental changes happening to him, it sounds like we're going to see a version of Diggle we have never seen before. http://www.cbr.com/diggle-broken-arrow-season-6/ ‘Arrow' Adds Sydelle Noel for Season 6 (EXCLUSIVE) (Date: 04 Aug 2017) The CW's first DC show, “Arrow,” has cast Sydelle Noel in a recurring role for its sixth season, Variety has learned exclusively. Noel will play Samanda Watson, an FBI agent who will be investigating Oliver Queen's connection to the Green Arrow. Noel was most recently seen on “GLOW” on Netflix, and she also has a role in Marvel's upcoming “Blank Panther” movie. http://variety.com/2017/tv/news/arrow-season-6-casting-sydelle-noel-exclusive-1202515492/ ‘Arrow' Producers Already Have Plans For Season 7 [TCA 2017] (Date: 03 Aug 2017) While previewing season six with the Television Critics Association after a panel for Legends, producer Marc Guggenheim, who also co-created and produces Arrow, said the Arrow writers already have ideas for season seven. “We've already started talking about ooh, we have a shape for season seven already,” Guggenheim said. “This is the earliest we've ever had an idea for a season that far ahead, but it's come out of our conversations about season six.” Beyond season seven, it may be time to begin thinking about giving Arrow a proper series finale. However, when that inevitable time comes, Guggenheim would not require long-term planning to deliver the ending he and co-creators Greg Berlanti and Andrew Kreisberg have planned. “I think we've always had an endpoint in mind,” Guggenheim said. “We've always known how we want to end the show. That end point doesn't require X number of seasons. If we had to, we could work towards it as long as we knew with enough leeway, we could work towards the moment we've been talking about since day one.” http://www.slashfilm.com/arrow-producers-already-have-plans-for-season-7-tca-2017/ CW Announces Fall Dates For DC Superhero Crossovers – TCA (Date: 02 Aug 2017) CW announced that the first night of this season's WBTV/DC superhero crossover will be Monday, Nov. 27 when Supergirl will be paired with Arrow. That day reps a one time move to Monday for the special occasion. The crossover concludes Nov. 28 with The Flash in DC's Legends of Tomorrow. Commenting on the crossovers going from four nights last season to two this fall, CW president Mark Pedowitz said, “Last year's (crossover) was the most successful week in CW history in terms of ratings and everything. We felt in this particular case we had Flash on Legends paired, so it was better to make it two two-hour movies – a miniseries – we thought this was the best way to go. We had a lot of conversations with producers and marketing people.” http://deadline.com/2017/08/the-flash-arrow-supergirl-dc-legends-of-tomorrow-dc-superhero-crossovers-1202140712/ GENERAL DC TV NEWS   DC'S LEGENDS OF TOMORROW: SEASON 3'S SUPERNATURAL VILLAIN RECRUITS GORILLA GRODD (Date: 02 Aug 2017) "At the head of whatever you want to call our evil organization, it's different. Last year it was three characters from the three different shows that form this alliance. This is a non-human entity," executive producer Phil Klemmer told IGN at the 2017 TV Critics' Association summer press tour. "This is a much more supernatural, spooky vibe this season. We're dealing more with magic. It's less real-world bad guys." Klemmer was keen to leave that character a secret, but he did promise you will hear the character's name in the Season 3 premiere. Unlike previous seasons which are more science or time-travel focused, Season 3 of Legends will "be more in the world of the occult and monsters." Following behind this leader as his acolytes are familiar characters like Damien Darhk, who will have been brought back to life after his death on Arrow, as well as Gorilla Grodd. This will be a post-Gorilla City Grodd. Klemmer confirms they're still actively campaigning for Matt Ryan's Constantine to appear on Legends of Tomorrow as well. http://www.ign.com/articles/2017/08/02/dcs-legends-of-tomorrow-season-3s-supernatural-villain-recruits-gorilla-grodd?abthid=598251bfd41dd1f256000030 The Flash Casts Iconic Justice League Member For Season 4 (Date 31 July 2017) The CW has cast Hartley Sawyer in the role of Ralph Dibny, who will play a recurring role in the upcoming, fourth season of The Flash. One of the Flash's most iconic allies, Ralph Dibny -- a.k.a. The Elongated Man — is a fast-talking private investigator with investigative skills that rival those of Batman. Upon discovering he has the power to stretch his body to any shape or form, Dibny uses his new abilities to help Team Flash solve one of Central City's greatest mysteries. http://comicbook.com/dc/2017/07/31/the-flash-casts-iconic-justice-league-member-for-season-4/?utm_source=Comicbook.com&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=170731_171252_Comicbook.com+Daily+Newsletter&utm_content=Link ‘DC's Legends Of Tomorrow': Jes Macallan To Recur In Season 3 (Date 01 Aug 2017) Mistresses alumna Jes Macallan has signed on for a recurring role in the third season of the CW's superhero drama DC's Legends of Tomorrow. Macallan will play Special Agent Ava Sharpe, a hard working agent for a secret branch of the Federal Government (the Time Bureau) dedicated to the regulation of time-travel and the protection of history. http://deadline.com/2017/08/dcs-legends-of-tomorrow-jes-macallan-recur-season-3-the-cw-mistresses-1202140467/ Spoiler Room: Scoop on Game of Thrones, The Flash, Supergirl, and more (Date: 03 Aug 2017) What do you have on Barry's return to The Flash? — Apparently, not everyone will be on board with how to go about getting Barry back. “I wish I could say that the team unanimously agrees that things are not the same when the season starts, but not everybody feels that way,” Carlos Valdes tells me. “Most of the energy on the team is toward getting Barry back, and Cisco may or may not have some things up his sleeve with regards with how to make that happen, but there is a member of the team that's not on board, and that ultimately makes the mission to get Barry back a lot more difficult. But the thing about Cisco is if he wants to get his friends back, he will do whatever it takes the get his friends back — and that's not just Barry.” With Floriana Lima not sticking around as a regular, is there any hope you can give for Sanvers on Supergirl? — Yes, Floriana Lima won't be a series regular next season, but the Supergirl bosses hope to keep her around as much as possible. So in the plus column, it really does sound like her character won't meet a grim fate. “Maggie is welcome to come back any time she's free,” EP Jessica Queller says. “We love Sanvers and we're very sad that Floriana is not available full time this season.” EP Robert Rovner adds: “We love this relationship we've created. With that, we're going to be telling a modern day love story that really honors their relationship that hopefully will resonate and I think will be very satisfying. Hopefully, she will come join us [again]. The door is always open for Floriana Lima.” http://ew.com/tv/2017/08/03/spoiler-room-game-thrones-flash-supergirl/ Legends of Tomorrow Casts Spartacus Actor as Julius Caesar (Date 05 Aug 2017) When the show resumes this fall, the Legends will travel from present day 2017 to Ancient Rome. When in Rome, the Legends will run into none other than the infamous Julius Caesar. CBR has confirmed that Julius Caesar will be played by actor Simon Merrells. Merrells previously starred on The CW's The Tomorrow People with The Flash's Robbie Amell. Marrells is also the sixth Spartacus actor to join the Arrowverse, which includes Manu Bennett, Todd Lasance, Liam McIntyre, Nick Tarabay, and Katrina Law. http://www.cbr.com/legends-of-tomorrow-simon-merrells-julius-caesar/ Supergirl Casts 24 Vet Carlos Bernard as Maggie's [Spoiler] in Season 3 (Date: 04 Aug 2017) 24 alum Carlos Bernard will guest-star during Season 3 of the CW series as Maggie Sawyer's father, TVLine has learned. http://tvline.com/2017/08/04/supergirl-casts-carlos-bernard-season-3-maggie-father-oscar/   NEXT EPISODE   Link to Promo: (Date: 15 March 2017) https://www.comicbookmovie.com/tv/dc/legends_of_tomorrow/legends-of-tomorrow-check-out-the-new-extended-promo-for-season-2-episode-15-fellowship-of-the-spear-a149633   Episode: “Fellowship of the Spear” [Season 2 Episode 14] Air Date: Tuesday, March 21, 2017 Summary: The Legends land in France during World War I and enlist the aid of J.R.R. Tolkien to retrieve the last pieces of the Spear of Destiny from the Legion of Doom. Director: Ben Bray Writers: Keto Shimizu and Matthew Maala IMDB link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt6231890/?ref_=tt_ep_nx   Join The Starling Tribune each week as we stream live on Sunday afternoons 6:00 PM eastern or 5:00 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. 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Season 5.5 Edition – Legends Of Tomorrow Land of the Lost (A CW Network Arrow Television Show Fan Podcast) ST162 Episode: “Land of the Lost” [Season 2 Episode 13] Air Date: Tuesday, March 7, 2017 Director: Ralph Hemecker http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0375973/?ref_=tt_ov_dr 25x Once Upon a Time | 2x Legends | 5x Flash | 1x Vampire Diaries | 1x X-Files Writers: Keto Shimizu http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2582956/?ref_=ttfc_fc_wr5 5x Legends | 11x Arrow | 1x Flash | 3x Being Human | 7x The Cape Ray Utarnachitt http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1234711/?ref_=ttfc_fc_wr6 6x Legends | 1x Flash | 4 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-episode-13-land-of-the-lost-a149141 Arrow Episode # / Episode Title / Episode Air / Date / Rating 01 Legacy 5-Oct-16 1.89 02 The Recruits 12-Oct-16 1.94 03 A Matter Of Trust 19-Oct-16 1.79 04 Penance 26-Oct-16 1.87 05 Human Target 2-Nov-16 1.61 06 So It Begins 9-Nov-16 1.95 07 Vigilante 16-Nov-16 1.86 08 Invasion 30-Nov-16 3.55 09 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 Kapiushon 22-Mar-17 1.38 18 Disbanded 29-Mar-17 1.55 19 Dangerous Liaisons 26-Apr-17 20 Underneath 3-May-17 21 Honor Thy Fathers 10-May-17 22 Missing 17-May-17 23 Lian Yu 24-May-17 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 1.72 16 Doomworld 28-Mar-17 1.59 17 Aruba 4-Apr-17 1.52 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 2.07 17 Distant Sun 27-Mar-17 2.21 18 Ace Reporter 24-Apr-17 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 2.71 18 Abra Kadabra 28-Mar-17 2.39 19 The Once And Future Flash 25-Apr-17 20 I Know Who You Are 2-May-17 • What was the overall theme for this episode? What was the link to the episodes name? o Cretaceous Period - time of Dinosaurs o Rip was lost in his own mind • Fight scenes and stunts o Sara-on-Sara fight  Equal match; Jaz shoots o Sara v. “Ray” and “Mick”  Hallway fight; bracelet destroyed o Jax v. Firestorm; Sara v. Sara  Sara kicks fake Sara's neck  Jax opens cargo door to get rid of Firestorm o Rip takes care of “evil” team • Time travel o Cretaceous Period - 69,997,983 million years ago  Crash  Ray's destination from Rip's time scatter  Ray's home for 6 months o 1970 - NASA  Apollo 13 - Thawne • Sara Lance / White Canary o Goes into Rip's head o Finds Gideon hot o Rate her as a Captain: • Ray Palmer / The Atom o A little happy to be back o Search for time delineator o Gertrude - Ray ate one of her eggs o Ray made team action figures o Warns Nate about Amaya's future • Mick Rory / Heat Wave o Reminds others that Time Masters entered his head o Beer o I had a partner too; treat Jax like a partner, Professor o Liked Evil Rip • Martin Stein / Firestorm o Operates cognitive intrusion o Push red button; electric shock o Faith in Jax • Jefferson Jackson / Firestorm o Shut down ship to reboot o Chief Engineer o Goes into Rip's head o Finds Gideon o Shocks Sara • Nate Heywood / Steel o Worried about grandfather o Could he end up with Amaya and be the father of her kids? • Amaya Jiwe / Vixen o Communes with all animals o Flirts with Nate o Becomes T-Rex and communes with Gertrude • Rip Hunter o Of course he has secret commands o Destroys medallion o Cognitive intrusion o Mind is his ship  Demons from past  Defense - Sara; “evil” versions of team  Rip in corner of brig  Has “powers”  Sara gets Rip going  Doesn't know who he is  Mind collapses when sees truth  Kisses Gideon  Back to old self o Who's captain? • Gideon o Has to obey Rip o Spaniel, broad, tricycle o Spectrum protocol - self destruct o See her in Rip's mind o Guided Rip o Remembers kiss • Legion of Doom o Eobard Thawne / Reverse-Flash o Damien Darhk o Malcolm Merlyn • Justice Society of America o Rex Tyler/Hourman - o Obsidian - o Commander Steel - Last piece of Spear with him o Dr. Mid-Nite - o Stargirl - GENERAL DC TV NEWS 1. Emmy-Winner Michael Emerson Boards Arrow for S6 (Date: 22 July 2017) a. Emmy Award-winner Michael Emerson has joined the cast of Arrow for the series' sixth season, as revealed at a panel for the DC Comics-based series at Comic-Con International in San Diego. The Lost alum will board the series in a recurring capacity; he will play a member of a villainous cabal. Additionally, it was confirmed David Nykl (who plays Oliver Queen's friend/mentor/nemesis, Anatoly Knyazev) will return to the series. b. http://www.cbr.com/michael-emerson-cast-arrow-season-6/ 2. Arrow Showrunner Addresses Olicity In Season 6 (Date: 24 July 2017) a. Executive producer Marc Guggenheim said during an interview at Comic Con International with Comicbook, “I'm going to give a very unsatisfying answer to the Olicity fans,which is that we sort of set Oliver and Felicity on a certain trajectory starting with 520, and you saw a little bit of it in 523. We're continuing it. I will say that the events of the finale did throw a little bit of a wrench into their slow rekindling of their relationship.” b. http://comicbook.com/2017/07/24/arrow-olicity-season-6/ 3. Spoiler Room: Scoop on Game of Thrones, Arrow, Westworld, and more (Date: 20 July 2017) a. Do you have any scoop on the new villain (or villains) on Arrow next season? — Here's a little teaser: “As usual, every season we want to try to up the stakes and do something different,” EP Wendy Mericle tells me. “This will be something we've never seen before. The villain will be hopefully as dynamic and as interesting as the ones we've had in the past. These people, or this person, won't just be somebody that's a thorn in Oliver's side, but it'll effect the whole team personally and very directly.” Could Cayden James and Helix be the culprits she speaks of? “You never know,” Mericle says. “They are still in the wind. We don't like to leave those threads dangling.” b. http://ew.com/tv/2017/07/20/spoiler-room-game-thrones-arrow-westworld/ 4. One Fan-Favorite Arrow Character Will Receive Flashbacks In Season 6 (Date: 26 July 2017) a. Marc Guggenheim has revealed that a fan-favorite character will receive flashbacks for the very first time in Season 6. In an appearance at San Diego Comic-Con, Guggenheim had this to say about Season 6, “You're gonna still see flashbacks. It won't be every episode and it won't be serialized. They'll be character specific and I'll give you one example... as you saw in the trailer Manu Bennett is back for the season premiere and he's also coming back for a special two-part episode in the first half of the season where we're really going to be focusing hard on his character, post everything he's experienced on the show and we intend to do a Slade Wilson flashback story.” b. http://www.cinemablend.com/television/1685200/one-fan-favorite-arrow-character-will-receive-flashbacks-in-season-6 5. ARROW Season 6 SDCC '17 Trailer Finds Oliver Queen In A Brand New Role (Date: 22 July 2017) a. The Arrow season 6 trailer reveals that Slade made it off Lian Yu before Prometheus' trap could blast him to smithereens. But what about Diggle, Felicity and the rest of Team Arrow? There's was no sign of any of the regulars Arrow fans have come to know and love over the course of five seasons. b. https://www.comicbookmovie.com/tv/dc/arrow/arrow-season-6-sdcc-17-trailer-finds-oliver-queen-in-a-brand-new-role-a152758 6. Arrow Showrunner Says Richard Dragon Will Be Grounded Crime Lord (Date: 25 July 2017) a. Richard Dragon, one of the last major Green Arrow villains yet to appear on Arrow, is coming in season six -- and he will be different from the series' other big bads, according to series executive producer Marc Guggenheim. "You know, what I really like about our interpretation of Richard is, he's very grounded," Guggenheim said. "He's not a flamboyant big bad, he doesn't wear a costume, he really is a crimelord sort of in the Tobias Church model. For Tobias we only really saw him for about five episodes, so we were excited about th prospect of doing a cool, gritty crime lord, but for a longer period of time. We've never really done that on the show before, so it's different." b. http://comicbook.com/2017/07/25/arrow-showrunner-says-richard-dragon-will-be-grounded-crime-lord/ GENERAL DC TV NEWS 1. Legends of Tomorrow: Sara's Season 3 Love Interest is a New Character (Date: 25 July 2017) a. Love is in the air for Waverider captain Sara Lance. When the character returns in Legends of Tomorrow Season 3, she will find herself embroiled in a new romance. On Twitter, executive producer Marc Guggenheim revealed that this romance will be with a new character. Guggenheim and fellow executive producer Phil Klemmer revealed that Sara will get a new love interest at Comic-Con International's Legends of Tomorrow panel. “It's definitely time for Sara to settle down, or at least have a relationship that's more than a roll in the hay. It's hard when you're travelling through time,” Klemmer announced. “It's definitely been a priority of ours to re-establish Sara's bisexuality in Season 3,” Guggenheim added. “It's a big, important thing for us this year.” b. http://www.cbr.com/legends-of-tomorrow-sara-love-interest-new-character/ 2. The Flash: Tom Felton not returning as series regular (Date 25 July 2017) a. At the close of season 3, Julian was still a member of Team Flash, but with Barry now trapped in the Speed Force, and the show jumping ahead at least six months, it appears that Julian has left the team. The character was missing from the new season 4 footage in the recently released trailer, which was shown at Comic-Con, an event the Harry Potter alum also didn't attend. As of yet, Felton has not booked a return to the show, but as with all actors in the Berlanti-verse, there's a chance we could see Felton again if it makes sense for the story and his scheduling permits it. b. http://ew.com/tv/2017/07/25/flash-tom-felton-not-returning-season-4/?utm_campaign=entertainmentweekly&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&xid=entertainment-weekly_socialflow_twitter 3. THE FLASH Season 4 Casts The Thinker; Danny Trejo And More Join As Key DC Comics Characters (Date 23 July 2017) a. Neil Sandilands (The 100) is set to take on the role of Clifford Devoe/The Thinker, a metahuman with a mega mind who embarks on a season-long battle with The Flash that pits the "fastest man alive" against the "fastest mind alive." Danny Trejo (Machete) is Breacher, a feared bounty hunter from Earth-19 and the imposing father of inter-dimensional bounty hunter Gypsy. His mission is to prevent any inter-dimensional traveller from threatening life on his planet — especially his daughter's. Kim Engelbrecht (Dominion) is The Mechanic, a highly intelligent engineer who designs devices for Devoe. As Devoe's right hand, she's the truest of true believers who'll stop at nothing to help him implement his plan to fix humanity. b. https://www.comicbookmovie.com/tv/dc/the_flash/the-flash-season-4-casts-the-thinker-danny-trejo-and-more-join-as-key-dc-comics-characters-a152752 4. The Flash Gets a New Suit in Season 4 Set Photo (Date 29 July 2017) a. Set photos captured by YVRShoots.com show Gustin on set during July 28th, wearing what appears to be a new Flash suit. This comes after Gustin shared a photo of part of the suit on Instagram, and spoke about his desire for a new costume during an interview with ComicBook.com at San Diego Comic-Con. Interestingly, the suit is appears to be almost identical to the suit worn by the 2024 version of Barry Allen, which was briefly seen in last season's 'The Once and Future Flash'. b. http://comicbook.com/2017/07/29/the-flash-season-4-new-suit-barry-allen-grant-gustin/ 5. SUPERGIRL Season 3 Trailer Released; Calista Flockhart Set To Recur & Four New Cast Additions Announced (Date 22 July 2017) a. The CW has confirmed that Calista Flockhart will return for Supergirl season three and it sounds like she'll be popping in a lot more frequently this time around as she's secured recurring status. She'll first appear in the season premiere on October 9. Additionally, Adrian Pasdar, Carl Lumbly, Yael Grobglas, and Emma Tremblay have all joined the cast. Pasdar will play Morgan Edge, a ruthless real estate developer who will find himself at odds with Lena Luthor. Lumbly will play J'onn's father M'yrnn J'onzz, a pacifist religious leader on Mars. Grobglas will play Psi, a psychic villain who uses people's minds against them. Tremblay will play Ruby, a smart kid who's fascination with Supergirl lands her in serious trouble. The official season three trailer gives us our first look at Odette Annable as Reign and Erica Durance as Alura Zor-El. b. https://www.comicbookmovie.com/tv/dc/supergirl/supergirl-season-3-trailer-released-calista-flockhart-set-to-recur-four-new-cast-additions-announced-a152739 6. LEGENDS OF TOMORROW Season 3 Trailer Released; Both Captain Cold & Damien Darhk Will Return (Date 22 July 2017) a. The CW announced today that both Wentworth Miller and Neal McDonough will reprise their roles as Captain Cold and Damien Darhk, respectively, on the upcoming third season of DC's Legends of Tomorrow. Miller will actually return in a recurring capacity, but he won't exactly be the Leonard Snart we came to know and love in seasons one and two. He'll instead be playing a brand new version of fan-favorite character, which should lead to some interesting interactions between him and Mick. During the panel, executive producer Phil Klemmer teased, “Mick Rory needs his pal, but unfortunately he's not going to get the version of his pal that he remembers.” Meanwhile, McDonough will be upped to a series regular and will also come with his own, more dangerous, changes. "We'll be meeting a new version of Damien Darhk, a little less silly, a little more formidable." Arthur Darvill will also be back as Rip Hunter, but in a recurring role, and it sounds like he'll be coming into conflict with his former teammates. “Last season, the Legends were the only game in town,” Klemmer said. “Now they're competing with the best and brightest. Rip Hunter has reconstituted what the Time Masters were, so the existential question for the Legends is where do we fit into this universe?” As for new additions, a new villain will arise in the form of Kuasa, Vixen's granddaughter. Tala Ashe will also join the Waverider crew as Zari Adrianna Tomaz, a Muslim-American woman from 2030. b. https://www.comicbookmovie.com/tv/dc/legends_of_tomorrow/legends-of-tomorrow-season-3-trailer-released-both-captain-cold-damien-darhk-will-return-a152743 7. Spoiler Room: Scoop on Supergirl, Once Upon a Time, Defenders, and more (Date 27 July 2017) a. Is there any chance Alura is actually still alive on Supergirl? — With Erica Durance joining the show in a recast of Alura, EW pressed new showrunners Jessica Queller and Robert Rovner for answers at Comic-Con. “Shrouded in mystery, those questions,” Queller said coyly. Rovner added: “We wanted to keep Alura's presence on the show because it really connects Kara to Krypton and her roots and what it meant to see her family and her planet destroyed. It's an emotional grounding that's always important.” However, there's a good chance Mon-El ended up in the Phantom Zone — you know, the same Kryptonian prison that Alura had a hand in sending criminals to, so what if she escaped the destruction of Krypton and ended up there herself? Another dodge from the EPs: “Where Mon-El is and how he comes back is the central mystery of our season,” Queller said. “But the theme of this season is what does it mean to be human? Kara is going to be especially grappling with that, and all of the characters are. The loss of her family and Krypton impacts that a lot. The mother-daughter relationship is something we still want to explore in whatever fashion.” b. http://ew.com/tv/2017/07/27/spoiler-room-supergirl-once-upon-time-defenders/ 8. THE FLASH Star Grant Gustin Says It's The Show's Goal To Adapt CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS (Date 25 July 2017) a. Speaking to ComicBook at San Diego Comic-Con this weekend, Grant Gustin confirmed that while it's still a long time from happening, it's been the goal to eventually adapt Crisis on Infinite Earths on the show . "We don't really talk about it on a yearly basis but it was mentioned early on and that's a goal. Obviously we'd have to go I think ten years to reach that, so there's a possibility for sure. It'll be fun to get there." The massive multiverse event saw the collapse of multiple parallel universes, along with the "death" of The Flash himself. The story has been hinted at since the pilot episode of the show, where the Reverse Flash views a newspaper headline from the future stating that The Flash has "vanished in a crisis". Showrunner Todd Helbing also spoke to CB about the upcoming season 4, which he promised will be "fun" again after the "doom and gloom" of season 3. "Last year, once we showed Iris die in the future, to keep up that doom and gloom, it becomes a burden, and not just on us writing-wise, on the show and it just sort of had this pall over the season that I think we didn't expect to be so heavy;” there is “a conscious effort of ours to really go back to everybody enjoyed being on this team and with each other, and make The Flash have fun again.” b. https://www.comicbookmovie.com/tv/dc/the_flash/the-flash-star-grant-gustin-says-its-the-shows-goal-to-adapt-crisis-on-infinite-earths-a152832 9. THE FLASH Is Reborn In The Official Comic-Con Trailer For The Upcoming Fourth Season (Date 22 July 2017) a. For the first time since the series' inception, a new character is taking on the voiceover and she doesn't sound quite like her usual hopeful self as the months without Barry have taken a serious toll on her. The new trailer also teases new villains, including a very interesting looking Samurai and a few returning faces. b. https://www.comicbookmovie.com/tv/dc/the_flash/the-flash-is-reborn-in-the-official-comic-con-trailer-for-the-upcoming-fourth-season-a152748 10. The Flash's Grant Gustin Says Speed Force Will Change Barry (Date 25 July 2017) a. “We're not necessarily going to see Barry's experience in the Speed Force. We'll see kind of the effects that the Speed Force has had on Barry, and he's been in there six months real-time,” Gustin started. “I suspect the Speed Force is kind of nonlinear with time, so Barry has experienced his entire life from star to end infinity times over since he's been in there. It's almost like a fresh start for me as an actor.” b. http://comicbook.com/2017/07/25/the-flash-speed-force-grant-gustin/ 11. Legends of Tomorrow Announces Tracy Ifeachor as S3 Villain (Date 26 July 2017) a. DC's Legends of Tomorrow will get mighty personal for Vixen in Season 3. During the show's panel at Comic-Con International in San Diego, Kuasa — the sister of Mari McCabe's Vixen — was announced as a villain for the upcoming season. Now, we can put a face to the name. Quantico star Tracy Ifeachor will play the character. Since Kuasa is Mari's sister, that also makes her the granddaughter of Amaya, who is slated to be a main character in Legends Season 3. At SDCC, executive producer Marc Guggenheim confirmed that the two will cross paths at some point this season, saying, “We're looking forward to the inevitable confrontation between Maisie [Richardson-Sellers]'s character and her granddaughter.” b. http://www.cbr.com/legends-of-tomorrow-kuasa-tracy-ifeachor/ 12. The Flash Season 4 Set Photos Show New Female Villain (Date 29 July 2017) a. YVRShoots.com recently shared pictures of The Flash's newest foe, who will reportedly appear the third episode of the season, entitled 'Luck Me a Lady.' In one set of photos, an actress is robbing a bank in a red dress, while other photos show the same actress running after a bus in a rather noteworthy casino outfit. Fans were quick to recognize the casino dealer outfit as that belonging to the DC Comics villain Becky Sharpe, a.k.a. Hazard. Hazard has appeared throughout the DC Comics mythos as a member of the Injustice Society, and was the granddaughter of the original Gambler. The antagonist is bestowed with psionic powers, which allow her to cause good or bad "accidents" to her foes. b. http://comicbook.com/2017/07/29/the-flash-set-photos-show-new-female-villain/ ARROW CAST AND CREW INTERVIEWS 1. Arrow: David Ramsey Says Diggle Will Lose Things In Season 6 (Date: 25 July 2017) a. While at San Diego Comic-Con 2017, Comicbook.com had a chance to sit down with Amell and Ramsey (and other Arrow cast members) to talk about the upcoming season, and according to Ramsey, the fallout of the Prometheus storyline will have major impact on Diggle - and not in a good way. b. http://comicbook.com/2017/07/25/arrow-season-6-diggle-david-ramsey 2. Candice Patton Is Hoping For A Wedding In The Flash Season 4 (Date: 25 July 2017) a. The cast of the Flash spoke with ComicBook.com about the new season during San Diego Comic-Con and were asked to tease some of the future developments with there characters. Check it out in the clip above! b. http://comicbook.com/2017/07/24/the-flash-wedding-iris-west-candice-patton-sdcc/ 3. Arrow Season 6 To Explore Black Siren's Backstory According To Katie Cassidy (Date: 29 July 2017) a. Black Siren is the Earth 2 version of Laurel Lance, and as Cassidy revealed to ComicBook.com's Russ Burlingame at San Diego Comic-Con, there will be more revealed about her history in the coming months. b. http://comicbook.com/2017/07/29/arrow-season-6-katie-cassidy-black-sirens-backstory/ 4. Arrow's Emily Bett Rickards And Echo Kellum Explain Sexy Threats (Date: 28 July 2017) a. During a Comic Con Interview with Arrow's leading lady Emily Bett Rickards, we were joined by series regular Echo Kellum, who brought out Rickards's playful side. Rather than trying to finish our interview with Rickards and pull one or both of them back on track, we went with the more entertaining option of egging them on, asking among other things: "Can you tell me more about 'sexy threats?'" b. http://comicbook.com/2017/07/28/arrows-emily-bett-rickards-and-echo-kellum-explain-sexy-threats/ NEXT EPISODE Link to Promo: (Date: 08 March 2017) https://www.comicbookmovie.com/tv/dc/legends_of_tomorrow/legends-of-tomorrow-new-extended-promo-for-season-2-episode-14-moonshot-a149472 Episode: “Moonshot” [Season 2 Episode 14] Air Date: Tuesday, March 14, 2017 Summary: The Legends learn where the last fragment of the Spear of Destiny is hidden when they track Commander Steel to NASA Headquarters in 1970. Director: Kevin Mock Writer: Grainne Godfree IMDB link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt6231884/?ref_=ttep_ep14 Join The Starling Tribune each week as we stream live on Sunday afternoons 6:00 PM eastern or 5:00 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 Sunday July 30th, 2017. Thank you for listening and we hope you enjoyed the show! Audio Production by Stargate Pioneer of GonnaGeek.com.  

This week on the Major Spoilers Podcast: Atomic Blonde: Cold City takes center stage, and we discuss what caught our attention at SDCC'17. Plus Batman/The Shadow #4, KFC #3, Sheena #0, and Travelers Season One. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron. It will help ensure The Major Spoilers Podcast continues far into the future! NEWS Ant Man + The Wasp taking shape http://majorspoilers.com/2017/07/22/movies-ant-man-wasp-casts-michelle-pfeiffer/ Captain Cold and Damien Darhk return to The Legends of Tomorrow http://majorspoilers.com/2017/07/23/television-captain-cold-damien-darhk-return-legends-tomorrow/ Star Trek Discovery Trailer http://majorspoilers.com/2017/07/22/television-star-trek-discovery-gets-brand-new-sdcc-trailer/ Frank Miller announces Superman: Year One http://majorspoilers.com/2017/07/23/sdcc17-frank-miller-announces-superman-year-one/ REVIEWS STEPHEN BATMAN/THE SHADOW #4 Writers: Steve Orlando, Scott Snyder Artist:Riley Rossmo Publisher: DC Comics Cover Price: $3.99 The Shadow must fight his way through Gotham City's worst rogues in order to stop the Joker and the Stag from carving out Batman's heart! But if he's freed, will Batman be able to save the villains from the wrath of the Shadow? [rating:4/5] MATTHEW KFC #3: ACROSS THE UNIVERSE Writer: Tony Bedard Artist: Tom Derenick, Trevor Scott, Sean Parsons, Hi-FI, and Carlos M. Mangual Publisher: DC Comics Cover Price: FREE The Colonel goes cosmic in a star-spanning quest to bring crunchy, spicy satisfaction to a hungry universe, only to face a “thieving varmint” who steals his space-bound Zinger chicken sandwiches. Who else but DC's Green Lantern can help the Colonel scan the universe to catch the thief?! KFC #3's creative team includes writer Tony Bedard, penciler Tom Derenick, inkers Trevor Scott and Sean Parsons, with a cover by Tom Grummett and Trevor Scott. [rating: 2.5/5] RODRIGO SHEENA #0 Writer: Marguerite Bennett, Christina Trujillo Artists: Moritat Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment Cover Price: $0.25 In this riveting relaunch, the guardian of the jungle, SHEENA, pursues a mysterious invader that has come to spy on the Amazon's most ancient secrets… Following the path of the trespasser, she encounters a forbidden ruin in which even more deadly dangers lie in wait — and begins an adventure that will take her beyond her wildest imaginings! [rating: 3/5] ASHLEY TRAVELLERS SEASON ONE created by : Brad Wright Thousands of special operatives, sent back in time from the future, are tasked with preventing the collapse of society. These operatives, known as "travelers", take over the body of a 21st century individual via a transfer of consciousness; to minimize impact on the timeline, it is performed moments before the person's recorded time of death. The transfer requires the exact location of the target; smart phones and GPS have made this possible only from the early 21st century onward. Prepared using social media and public records concerning their targets, small teams of travelers must maintain their hosts' pre-existing lives as cover while carrying out missions, dictated by their director in the future, aimed at saving the world from a series of catastrophic events. The Director communicates with travelers via pre-pubescent children used as messengers; unlike adults, any child can safely be taken over for a few minutes and then released from control. The show focuses on one team of five travelers, starting from their transfers of consciousness. As the series progresses, travelers affect the present and future in unanticipated ways. [rating: 3.5/5] MAJOR SPOILERS POLL OF THE WEEK http://majorspoilers.com/2017/07/18/major-spoilers-poll-week-summer-vacation/ DISCUSSION Atomic Blonde: Coldest City Writer: Antony Johnston Artist: Sam Hart Publisher: Oni Press November 1989. MI6 spy Lorraine Broughton was sent to Berlin to investigate the death of another agent, and the disappearance of a list revealing every spy working there. She found a powder keg of mistrust, assassinations and bad defections that ended with the murder of MI6's top officer, as the Berlin Wall was torn down. Now Lorraine has returned from the Cold War's coldest city, to tell her story. And nothing is what it seems. CLOSE Contact us at podcast@majorspoilers.com Call the Major Spoilers Hotline at (785) 727-1939. A big Thank You goes out to everyone who downloads, subscribes, listens, and supports this show. We really appreciate you taking the time to listen to our ramblings each week. Tell your friends! Closing music comes from Ookla the Mok.

This week on the Major Spoilers Podcast: Atomic Blonde: Cold City takes center stage, and we discuss what caught our attention at SDCC’17. Plus Batman/The Shadow #4, KFC #3, Sheena #0, and Travelers Season One. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron. It will help ensure The Major Spoilers Podcast continues far into the future! NEWS Ant Man + The Wasp taking shape http://majorspoilers.com/2017/07/22/movies-ant-man-wasp-casts-michelle-pfeiffer/ Captain Cold and Damien Darhk return to The Legends of Tomorrow http://majorspoilers.com/2017/07/23/television-captain-cold-damien-darhk-return-legends-tomorrow/ Star Trek Discovery Trailer http://majorspoilers.com/2017/07/22/television-star-trek-discovery-gets-brand-new-sdcc-trailer/ Frank Miller announces Superman: Year One http://majorspoilers.com/2017/07/23/sdcc17-frank-miller-announces-superman-year-one/ REVIEWS STEPHEN BATMAN/THE SHADOW #4 Writers: Steve Orlando, Scott Snyder Artist:Riley Rossmo Publisher: DC Comics Cover Price: $3.99 The Shadow must fight his way through Gotham City’s worst rogues in order to stop the Joker and the Stag from carving out Batman’s heart! But if he’s freed, will Batman be able to save the villains from the wrath of the Shadow? [rating:4/5] MATTHEW KFC #3: ACROSS THE UNIVERSE Writer: Tony Bedard Artist: Tom Derenick, Trevor Scott, Sean Parsons, Hi-FI, and Carlos M. Mangual Publisher: DC Comics Cover Price: FREE The Colonel goes cosmic in a star-spanning quest to bring crunchy, spicy satisfaction to a hungry universe, only to face a “thieving varmint” who steals his space-bound Zinger chicken sandwiches. Who else but DC’s Green Lantern can help the Colonel scan the universe to catch the thief?! KFC #3’s creative team includes writer Tony Bedard, penciler Tom Derenick, inkers Trevor Scott and Sean Parsons, with a cover by Tom Grummett and Trevor Scott. [rating: 2.5/5] RODRIGO SHEENA #0 Writer: Marguerite Bennett, Christina Trujillo Artists: Moritat Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment Cover Price: $0.25 In this riveting relaunch, the guardian of the jungle, SHEENA, pursues a mysterious invader that has come to spy on the Amazon’s most ancient secrets… Following the path of the trespasser, she encounters a forbidden ruin in which even more deadly dangers lie in wait — and begins an adventure that will take her beyond her wildest imaginings! [rating: 3/5] ASHLEY TRAVELLERS SEASON ONE created by : Brad Wright Thousands of special operatives, sent back in time from the future, are tasked with preventing the collapse of society. These operatives, known as "travelers", take over the body of a 21st century individual via a transfer of consciousness; to minimize impact on the timeline, it is performed moments before the person's recorded time of death. The transfer requires the exact location of the target; smart phones and GPS have made this possible only from the early 21st century onward. Prepared using social media and public records concerning their targets, small teams of travelers must maintain their hosts' pre-existing lives as cover while carrying out missions, dictated by their director in the future, aimed at saving the world from a series of catastrophic events. The Director communicates with travelers via pre-pubescent children used as messengers; unlike adults, any child can safely be taken over for a few minutes and then released from control. The show focuses on one team of five travelers, starting from their transfers of consciousness. As the series progresses, travelers affect the present and future in unanticipated ways. [rating: 3.5/5] MAJOR SPOILERS POLL OF THE WEEK http://majorspoilers.com/2017/07/18/major-spoilers-poll-week-summer-vacation/ DISCUSSION Atomic Blonde: Coldest City Writer: Antony Johnston Artist: Sam Hart Publisher: Oni Press November 1989. MI6 spy Lorraine Broughton was sent to Berlin to investigate the death of another agent, and the disappearance of a list revealing every spy working there. She found a powder keg of mistrust, assassinations and bad defections that ended with the murder of MI6's top officer, as the Berlin Wall was torn down. Now Lorraine has returned from the Cold War's coldest city, to tell her story. And nothing is what it seems. CLOSE Contact us at podcast@majorspoilers.com Call the Major Spoilers Hotline at (785) 727-1939. A big Thank You goes out to everyone who downloads, subscribes, listens, and supports this show. We really appreciate you taking the time to listen to our ramblings each week. Tell your friends! Closing music comes from Ookla the Mok.

Starling Tribune - Season 5 Edition – Disbanded (A CW Network Arrow Television Show Fan Podcast) #146   The Official Arrow Podcast of the Gonna Geek Network   Episode:            “Disbanded” [Season 5 Episode 18] Air Date:           Wednesday, March 29, 2017 Director:           JJ Makaro             http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0538387/?ref_=tt_ov_dr             1x Arrow | 3x Flash | Stunt Producer - 23x Arrow, 13x Legends, 13x Supergirl, 4x Flash             Writer:  Rebecca Bellotto             http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3428799/?ref_=ttfc_fc_wr4 2x Arrow   Promo: http://www.cbr.com/arrow-disbanded-promo/   Weekly Ratings   Arrow Episode # / Episode Title / Episode Air / Date  / Rating 01 Legacy 5-Oct-16 1.89 02 The Recruits 12-Oct-16 1.94 03 A Matter Of Trust 19-Oct-16 1.79 04 Penance 26-Oct-16 1.87 05 Human Target 2-Nov-16 1.61 06 So It Begins 9-Nov-16 1.95 07 Vigilante 16-Nov-16 1.86 08 Invasion 30-Nov-16 3.55 09 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 Kapiushon 22-Mar-17 1.38 18 Disbanded 29-Mar-17 1.55 19 Dangerous Liaisons 26-Apr-17 20 Underneath 3-May-17 21 Honor Thy Fathers 10-May-17 22 Missing 17-May-17 23 TBD 24-May-17   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 1.72 16 Doomworld 28-Mar-17 1.59 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 2.07 17 Distant Sun 27-Mar-17 2.21 18 Ace Reporter 24-Apr-17   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 2.71 18 Abra Kadabra 28-Mar-17 19 The Once And Future Flash 25-Apr-17   Part 1: The Plot, Themes and Characters What was the overall theme for this episode / What was the link to the ep. name Oliver believed Prometheus and broke up the team Diggle got through to Oliver, who decided to break his ties with the Bratva Fight scenes & Stunts: Share your thoughts 1st Bratva - there to steal medicine; Dinah hand-to-hand; rest have guns Attack on Chase Crash; fire Bratva has a lot of firepower Dinah - Canary cry Shoot out; Chase runs Curtis tackles; uses T-sphere to hack device Flashback Oliver helps Bratva steal medicine to help people with TB Oliver gets stabby with an arrow and breaks guy's neck 2nd Bratva Hand-to-hand Anatoly took hostages Spartan, Dinah and Wild Dog to hostages Headshots galore Oliver has a gun (Wait, wasn't there a gun control episode this season?!?) Shoots alarm; both he and Anatoly have to run Flashbacks: Share your thoughts Oliver plans to go back to island in 48 hours Anatoly wants to send Oliver out with a bang They steal medicine to help people Ollie:   Prometheus is right - I'm broken; I'm beyond redemption; I ruin all who comes in contact with me Tells team to stand down; it's over Killing Chase should be on my soul, not on anyone else Brings in Bratva The foundation of my crusade is based on a lie After he listens to Diggle, gets the team back together to stop Bratva Uses guns, not arrows Feels he has to earn the Green Arrow mantle back Gives team spots in the Arrowcave for their suits Diggle The true hero of the episode Won't give up on Oliver Leads team to stop Bratva and to stop Chase Works to stop Ollie from making a mistake he cannot come back from Dedicated five years to crusade; “I'm your brother” Knows who Ollie really is Not about saving Chase, about saving Ollie's soul Told by Oliver can get redemption by being Spartan; tells Oliver he can get redemption by being Green Arrow Ask for help; don't have to be alone Thea Call me if things get too bad Felicity Brushes off Diggle - hey, let Ollie use Bratva, whatever Runs to Helix; Helix knows she is Overwatch and Curtis is Mr. Terrific Learns Chase uses tech to masks face on camera Helix has her and Curtis break into Kord Uses sedative to put down security guard; also, no mask, no gloves, but great hair Gets footage of Chase being Prometheus Quentin Lance Provided excuse for Ollie's absence - meditative retreat Hates Chase Support Curtis / Mr. Terrific Uses T-spheres to hack Chase Breaks into Helix by putting tracking nanites in Felicity's pancakes Breaks into Kord with Felicity (no mask, no gloves) Rene / Wild Dog Banned from Mayor's office because he threatened to pop Chase Dinah Drake / Black Canary Canary cry The new Diggle Gets to take evidence that Chase is Prometheus to SCPD Artemis Traitor Rory / Ragman Walkabout D.A. Adrian Chase / Prometheus Goes to Mayor's office, gives Ollie knife, tells Ollie to kill him now because Ollie can't do anything as Green Arrow, so have to kill him in public Almost impressed Ollie tried something Smug when has to be in protective custody Knows when something is up when with marshalls Throws pen into marshall's eye; strangles other marshall; goes back to first marshall and stabs him repeatedly with pen Drives away covered in blood to “It's a Beautiful Morning” by The Rascals What we know: Real name - Simon Morrison; did his homework before finding Talia 2 years ago; working with Talia (Ollie killed her dad too) Susan Williams Ollie tells her, “I can't be with you. My apologies.” Bratva Ollie calls Anatoly to Star City to kill Chase Need payment - need certain medications; when mixed, makes powerful drug Anatoly told Oliver before Ollie left that he was afraid of who he would turn into without Ollie there Has to sell drugs for revenue In past, wanted to restore Bratva to glory, to original purpose of helping people Now, Anatoly needs to do what he has to in order to survive and keep position Oliver is no longer Bratva; is considered to be enemy of all Bratva Who is Vigilante? Not in episode Lingering Questions / Issues Where does Ollie live? Bertinelli mention - 4 times Kord mentioned a lot lately ARROW NEWS: Spoiler Room: Scoop on Supergirl, Grey's Anatomy, Blindspot, and more (Date: 24 March 2017) Arrow finale scoop! — As the season heads toward the ultimate showdown between Oliver and Chase, we're going to be seeing a very different season finale this year. “We're not going to destroy the city,” EP Marc Guggenheim teases. “We're not even going to threaten the city. In fact, I can also tell you the finale doesn't even take place in the city. Finally, the citizens of Star City can breathe easily in May.” Wherever the finale takes place, Guggenheim adds, “You can expect a good number of returning characters, characters you haven't seen in a while, back in the episode.” Link:http://ew.com/tv/2017/03/24/spoiler-room-supergirl-greys-anatomy-blindspot/   ARROW: CAPTAIN BOOMERANG ACTOR TEASES RETURN (Date: 25 March 2017) The classic DC Comics rogue, better known as Captain Boomerang, was introduced on the third season of “Arrow,” in the two-part crossover with “The Flash,” but hasn't been shown since. However, actor Nick Tarabay suggests that could change soon. “Who really misses this guy?” the actor wrote in a tweet containing a photo of Boomerang. “Cause as you know….What goes around ALWAYS comes back around.” When Boomerang was last seen, he was incarcerated in the secret A.R.G.U.S. supermax prison on Lian Yu. How or when Boomerang might escape will have to remain mystery as of now. Link:http://www.cbr.com/arrow-captain-boomerang-return/   Marc Guggenheim says ‘Arrow's' Vigilante is someone we already know (Date: 26 March 2017) Vigilante has made a bad habit of getting in Oliver's (Stephen Amell) way — and the Green Arrow's way for that matter — all year, but no matter how often he shows up, we're no closer to unmasking him. According to executive producer Marc Guggenheim, that's a mystery for Season 6. We know who it is, but we were kind of intrigued by the idea of having a mystery that led into the next season,” Guggenheim told us at Paleyfest 2017. “We were excited at the prospect of just letting this play out for a little while longer, and it gives us something cool to do in Season 6. “As a general rule, I'm not a fan of mystery characters who when you take off the mask the audience goes, ‘What a minute, I've never seen that person before in my life,'” Guggenheim jokes. “I'm probably not spoiling anything by saying whoever's underneath the Vigilante mask, you've seen that person before.” Link:http://screenertv.com/television/arrow-marc-guggenheim-vigilantes-identity-someone-we-know/   ARROW: KATIE CASSIDY WILL RETURN AS SERIES REGULAR FOR SEASON 6 (Date: 27 March 2017) Laurel Lance is back! Sort of. Though her character died in Season 4, longtime “Arrow” star Katie Cassidy will return, but with a twist: she will play Black Siren, Earth-2's evil version of Laurel, as a series regular in Season 6. Additionally, Black Siren will feature in the last two episodes of Season 5. “One of the things that most excites us about ‘Arrow' is that we go where the story takes us. Last year, the story took us to the tragic death of Laurel Lance. This year, our midseason finale reintroduced us to Laurel's doppelgänger, Black Siren,” explained executive producer Marc Guggenheim in a statement. “We were so taken by Katie's fearless interpretation of this character that we knew her story was not yet finished. We couldn't be more thrilled to welcome Katie back to ‘Arrow' as Black Siren, though as her appearances on ‘Arrow' and ‘DC's Legends of Tomorrow' this season show, she never really left the family.” Link:http://www.cbr.com/arrow-katie-cassidy-series-regular-season-6-black-siren/   Arrow: What's really going on with Helix? (Date: 28 March 2017) “We are going to see somebody [else],” Mericle teases. “What's interesting about it is he's not actually at Helix right now, so there's going to be a big episode where we find out who this person is, and Felicity is involved in helping him. It's really messed up.” But Felicity's dealings with Helix will also help her to better understand what Team Arrow — Oliver (Stephen Amell) in particular — have been facing over the last five seasons. “Felicity's use of Pandora is very similar to Oliver and Diggle's [David Ramsey] use of violence,” EP Marc Guggenheim says. “It's the hacker equivalent. You're using violence for a good means, but violence is not necessarily a good thing. So what's the cost to Felicity in doing that? We don't want to turn Felicity into a killer, but we wanted to explore how Felicity has been spending basically five years with Team Arrow now, and she's been spending five years with people who solve problems by not just resorting to violence, but by resorting to means that are morally questionable. Felicity is going to start discovering what happens when you fight fire with fire — do you get burned?” Link:http://ew.com/tv/2017/03/28/arrow-felicity-helix-spoilers/   Legends of Tomorrow boss, cast on that shocking Felicity twist (Date: 28 March 2017) Marc Guggenheim told EW, “It's always nice when you can pull in a character from one of the other shows. We talked about a lot of different ideas, and I said, ‘Since this is an alternate reality and we'll probably never have the opportunity to do so again, I think it would be fun if we did Felicity as a superhero,' because I've said it before, I'll say it again: I have zero intention of ever putting Felicity in a mask and costume on Arrow. There's two lines in the sand that I've drawn for Arrow for myself,” Guggenheim says. “I can't speak for Greg [Berlanti] or for Wendy [Mericle], but for as long as I'm involved with the show, the two things I never want to do is kill off Thea [Willa Holland] and put Felicity in a mask and a costume. Those, to me, are two lines that I just think are a bridge too far. Thea, because we've taken so many family members away from Oliver, and Felicity because when you put a character like that in a costume, I think it diminishes who that character is and it makes the idea of superheroics seem silly.” Link:http://ew.com/tv/2017/03/28/legends-tomorrow-felicity-superhero-death/   Matt's Inside Line: Scoop on Once, Lucifer, Scorpion, Arrow, Grimm, Suits, Mr. Robot, Chicago Med and More (Date: 30 March 2017) Any hint as to when Arrow's Thea will return? — Willa Holland will be on hand for the final three of this season's five remaining episodes. “Thea is the daughter of sociopaths, which is one of the biggest challenges any human being can really face,” notes co-showrunner Wendy Mericle, “so she's going to grappling with that and trying to understand: What is this in her that makes her so kind of Moira-esque, and how is she going to manage it? Ultimately, she and Oliver are going to come to the same conclusion about how to do that, by the finale.” Link:http://tvline.com/2017/03/30/once-upon-a-time-season-6-spoilers-snow-charming-sleeping-curse/   GENERAL DC TV NEWS Lynda Carter Confirms That She Is Playing A Durlan on Supergirl (Date: 28 March 2017) The episode of Supergirl, titled "Distant Sun," provided the audience with a much clearer look at the "true form" of President Olivia Marsdin, who had been revealed early this season as a shape-shifting alien. In the privacy of her own office Marsdin was able to transform completely into a quasi-reptilian alien form. Link:http://comicbook.com/2017/03/28/lynda-carter-confirms-that-she-is-playing-a-durlan-on-supergirl/   Will The Thinker Be The Flash's Season 4 Big Bad? (Date: 28 March 2017) When Abra Kadabra was talking to The Flash about his most dangerous foes, he rattled off a number of familiar names, including Zoom and Eobard Thawne...and one less-familiar one (at least to the TV audience): "DeVoe." Longtime comic book readers would recognize that name: Clifford DeVoe is a longtime Flash and Titans villain better known as The Thinker. Created in 1943, The Thinker is one of The Flash's earliest villains. Originally a foe to Jay Garrick, DeVoe battled three generations of Flashes before his death in The Flash #134 in 1998. After his death, though, his brain patterns were used to create an AI that went on to become an antihero. Link:http://comicbook.com/2017/03/29/will-the-thinker-be-the-flashs-season-4-big-bad-/    LEGENDS OF TOMORROW: EXPECT NEW CHARACTERS IN SEASON 3 (Date: 28 March 2017) According to “Legends of Tomorrow” executive producer and showrunner Phil Klemmer, adding new characters is “for sure” again the plan for season three of the DC Comics-based series, which has already been ordered by The CW — although exactly which new faces will join the show may not yet be totally cemented. “We haven't fully pitched it, but we've got great ideas, and hopefully the studio and network agree,” Klemmer told CBR. “But so much of the show is working well this year. You just want to play to your strengths, and keep having fun.” Link:http://www.cbr.com/legends-of-tomorrow-expect-new-characters-in-season-3/   LEGENDS OF TOMORROW PLAN TO RESTORE REALITY IN SEASON FINALE PROMO (Date: 29 March 2017) The finale, “Aruba,”  will not air at its regular time, but will debut Tuesday, April 4th at 8:00 EST. Link:http://www.cbr.com/legends-of-tomorrow-season-finale-promo/   FEEDBACK   Replies to post about Black Siren Chris Campbell I like her as black siren a lot more than I ever did as laurel or canary lol Adam Nelson Chris is going to love it. :p Haley Malle #NoLaurelNoArrow   NEXT EPISODE   Promo for Next Week's: Episode - “Compromised” (Date: 4 Nov 2016) Article:https://www.comicbookmovie.com/tv/dc/legends_of_tomorrow/new-extended-promo-for-legends-of-tomorrow-season-2-episode-5-compromised-a146519   Episode:   “Compromised” [Season 2 Episode 5] Air Date:        Thursday, November 10, 2016 Summary:      The Legends trace a time quake to the White House during Ronald Reagan's presidency and discover that Damien Darhk is a Senior Adviser. Director:         David Geddes Writers:          Keto Shimizu and Grainne Godfree IMDB:            http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5584104/?ref_=ttep_ep5   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. 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Starling Tribune - Season 5 Edition – Spectre Of The Gun (A CW Network Arrow Television Show Fan Podcast) #140   The Official Arrow Podcast of the Gonna Geek Network   Episode:            “Spectre of the Gun” [Season 5 Episode 13] Air Date:           Wednesday, February 15, 2017 Director:      Kristin Windell                    http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0934663/?ref_=ttfc_fc_dr1                    1x Arrow | editor: 38x Arrow, 10x Blindspot                    Writer:         Marc Guggenheim                    http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0973233/?ref_=ttfc_fc_wr4 Executive producer: Arrow, Legends of Tomorrow | writer: 12x Arrow | 7x Legends Promo: http://comicbook.com/dc/2017/02/09/arrow-season-5-episode-13-spectre-of-the-gun-photos-and-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 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   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   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   Part 1: The Plot, Themes and Characters   What was the overall theme for this episode / What was the link to the ep. name Debate about guns Fight scenes & Stunts: Share your thoughts Guns, guns, and more guns Flashbacks: Share your thoughts Rene's backstory Had a wife a daughter Kept gun in home in a safe; would take it to the Glades, but that broke the house rule Wife used drugs After going to game with daughter, wife's dealer has gun to her head, owes him money Rene talks his way to the safe, daughter spooks guy, Rene fires, guy falls, his gun goes off, killing wife Child in foster care; decides to become Wild Dog after seeing footage of Green Arrow killing Darhk Ollie:   Has to step up as Mayor “Thoughts and prayers” press conference fail Works with Councilwoman and Rene to draft gun ordinance Pulls a Batman move - hangs Bertinelli upside down and threatens Vigilante shows up and kills Bertinelli; Ollie calls him a criminal and a killer Are we adding to the cycle of violence? Diggle Roughs up lowlifes for intel Tells Dinah that wanting a normal life is good, to take small steps Thea Vomits a little at the thought of Ollie with Susan Williams Makes Ollie step up as Mayor Felicity Keeps on working while others debate around her Using Pandora to find Claybourne's mistress Talking about things doesn't help unless it has a purpose and meaning; debating is not enough Quentin Lance Cops want fewer people have guns Makes Ollie step up as Mayor Feels bad not realizing guy was the shooter before it began Curtis Guns need to regulated for safety reasons Need to talk about things in a healthy way to come up with solutions Finds out where Rene's daughter is Rene / Wild Dog Officially Lance's assistant If bad guys have guns, then I need guns too Guns are easy to buy, even if it is illegal for him to own one (this is true; a dishonorable discharge is considered to be a felony; https://www.guntrustlawyer.com/2010/09/dishonorable-discharge-and-nfa.html) Has given up on seeing daughter Dinah Drake / Black Canary Thinks it's okay for civilians to have guns for protection Not sure how to have a normal life after being on a mission of vengeance for three years Gets a studio apartment (with a garden!) and applies to SCPD Artemis Traitor Ragman Gone A. Adrian Chase Shot in shoulder during attack on City Hall Wants Ollie to use personal relationship with Susan to get her to back off about Malone Susan Williams Absent this week Bratva Absent this week Prometheus New developments: The search for Claybourne's mistress has been going on for 3 months; narrowed to Illinois; Felicity is impressed by her ability to hide 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? Third mention of Bertinelli - now head of family dead - will we see Helena?   ARROW NEWS:   Spoiler Room: Scoop on The Flash, Once Upon a Time, Supergirl, and more (Date: 10 Feb 2017) Will Oliver find out what's really going on with Felicity on Arrow soon? — Not for several episodes, but you may be surprised by his reaction. “He knows that she's into something, and he knows that she doesn't want to tell him about it, so he's dealing with that in his own way,” Stephen Amell tells me. “For Felicity, it's not something that she and Oliver discuss until they have what is actually an adult conversation about it in [a future episode].” Did you get any Flash scoop on Killer Frost? — When asked how Cisco would try to help Caitlin quell her Killer Frost tendencies, Carlos Valdes dropped a truth bomb: “Caitlin has some secrets of her own that are going to come to light and are going to change not just the dynamic of the team, but also her own feelings about her dynamic within the team,” he says. “It all comes to a head.” Make of that what you will. Link:http://ew.com/tv/2017/02/10/spoiler-room-flash-once-upon-time-arrow/    Vigilante Attacks Oliver Queen in "Fighting Fire With Fire" (Date: 10 Feb 2017) He's gone after Team Arrow before -- but always in the name of his own ultra-violent code of justice. So why is Vigilante trying to kill Mayor Oliver Queen? Fans will find out on March 1, when the DC antihero returns to menace city hall. Synopsis: 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. Link:http://comicbook.com/2017/02/11/vigilante-attacks-oliver-queen-in-fighting-fire-with-fire/   Arrow Showrunners On Why They Wanted To Do A Gun Violence Episode (Date: 12 Feb 2017) "Well, we went into season 5 wanting to do an episode about an issue," Guggenheim said during a screening of the episode. "I'm old, so what does this mean? It means that I grew up on St. Elsewhere and Picket Fences and LA Law. I grew up in a time where it was commonplace, like literally every week, for a one-hour drama to tackle the issues of the day. Somewhere along the line we got away from that -- like, the whole industry got away from that. And now you've got like Blackish and Carmichael Show, but as far as network dramas are concerned? Really not tackling current events, current issues. So we went into season 5 with the desire to. It's the fifth season; we've hopefully earned the freedom to, in 23 episodes of television, you can have 22 episodes of candy and one episode of vegetables. We sort of felt that gun violence felt like the right topic, because of its topicality but also because of the level of gun violence that's on Arrow. We could have done an episode on abortion, but that's not really where the show lives, so gun violence sort of felt like the right thing to tackle." Link:http://comicbook.com/2017/02/13/arrow-showrunners-on-why-they-wanted-to-do-a-gun-violence-episod/   Arrow Boss Explains Thea's Absence, Obstacle Facing Laurel's Next Return (Date: 14 Feb 2017) “Everyone's like, ‘Where's Thea? Where's Thea?' Willa's [contracted for] 14 out of 23 episodes this year,” Guggenheim revealed. “She's not in all 23. That's not her contract. We've had to write around that.” Contractual matters also may prove a hurdle in bringing Katie Cassidy back for another encore as one Laurel or another, even though Cassidy (as reported over the summer) entered the season with one of those #DCTV-wide deals that theoretically would allow her to pop up on Arrow or any of its many offspring. “We have an idea for how to see [Katie] again, but we haven't made a deal with her,” Guggenheim shared. “She's not a series regular anymore, so we have to make a contract with her, and she's got to be available. We haven't had those conversations. But… we know exactly what we do want to do. Link:http://tvline.com/2017/02/13/arrow-season-5-katie-cassidy-contract-status-willa-holland/   Will Arrow Bring Back Suicide Squad Characters? Here's What David Ramsey Says (Date: 13 Feb 2017) David Ramsey recently spoke with CinemaBlend about all things John Diggle, and he told me this about Digg's future with the Suicide Squad on Arrow: “I can say that we have all the elements. Part of what John Diggle brings to the team is his relationship with ARGUS through his wife Lyla. We're waiting to see how that plays itself out. Diggle was freed last week, and Oliver said to him 'You can go home and hug your wife and son.' So that's a real viable part of Diggle that we have always seen on camera, but it would be nice to see more because he's married to the leader of the Suicide Squad. What does that play out? How does that look? What are those conversations like? We have all the elements of it... I think we have the makings of it. ARGUS is a real viable part of our whole universe, of Legends, Flash, and Arrow. And Diggle just so happens to be married to the leader of ARGUS, so it's right there ready for the picking.” Link:http://www.cinemablend.com/television/1624570/will-arrow-bring-back-suicide-squad-characters-heres-what-david-ramsey-says   Arrow EPs Tease Thea's Role Going Forward in Season 5 (Date: 15 Feb 2017) "She's headed in a direction that's very similar to where her mother was before she was killed in Season 2. We're excited about it." revealed Wendy Mericle. "I'm actually really excited about her storyline because we're taking her to a place where she's been dealing with all of these issues the same way Oliver has, with her bloodlust and with her other elements of her past. And this season's going to find her in a similar place but for very different reasons. There's gonna be a great scene coming up between Oliver and Thea that's one of my favorites on the show." Link:http://comicbook.com/2017/02/16/arrow-thea-queen-willa-holland-season-five/   Arrow EP Teases Prometheus's Next Move (Date: 15 Feb 2017) According to one of the show's executive producers, however, that is all about to change with next week's episode, entitled 'The Sin-Eater'. Marc Guggenheim recently revealed that not only will the villain appear in the February 22nd episode, but his past actions will start to connect. Guggenheim wants fans to keep an eye out for the conclusion of the episode, as it will particularly reveal parts of the villain's motive. "The episode ends, I think, with sort of the next key move in Prometheus' grand plan." Link:http://comicbook.com/2017/02/16/arrow-marc-guggenheim-prometheus/   Arrow EP: Oliver Will Make Star City Better -- As Mayor (Date: 15 Feb 2017) "One of the things we went into season five with the mindset of is Oliver's mayor, so without it turning into The West Wing, how are we going to find ways to have Oliver be active as mayor, and to everyone's surprise, be a good mayor, end up being a good mayor," explained executive producer Marc Guggenheim during a screening of tonight's episode, "Spectre of the Gun." "And you'll start to see, actually – and this is true in next week's episode, in episode 14 – Thea's going to make a good case to Oliver, of all people, for all the things he's accomplished as mayor, and you start to see like, oh wait, in the first 13 episodes, he actually kind of did some stuff. And he's not done yet. Obviously, the season's not done yet. But we definitely went into the season with the goal of showing that Oliver is actually much better at this job than you might expect." Link:http://comicbook.com/2017/02/15/arrow-ep-oliver-will-make-star-city-better--as-mayor/   Arrow: Marc Guggenheim On What Makes Oliver Different From his Villains (Date: 15 Feb 2017) This season on Arrow, Ollie has been even more affected by that conundrum. He constantly finds himself toe-ing the line between what's right and wrong. According to Marc Guggenheim, Oliver is going to continue that struggle throughout this season. Not only will the rest of this season see Oliver explore that struggle, but the show will also explore what that means for Arrow's entire world. "One of the things we are doing in the back half of Season 5 is really getting underneath that and what that means, not just in terms of morality but in terms of psychology -- specifically Oliver's psychology. There's things about Oliver's killing that you have yet to learn." Link:http://comicbook.com/2017/02/16/arrow-marc-guggenheim-oliver-and-villains/   The New Black Canary Gets A Mask In These New Images From Next Week's ARROW (Date: 16 Feb 2017) With Laurel Lance unlikely to return at any point in the near future, Dinah Drake looks set to take over the Black Canary mantle in Arrow. However, The CW series is taking a slow burn approach to that, but she finally gets a mask in these new images. Link:https://www.comicbookmovie.com/tv/dc/arrow/the-new-black-canary-gets-a-mask-in-these-new-images-from-next-weeks-a149012   GENERAL DC TV NEWS THE FLASH SET PHOTOS HINT AT MUSICAL'S 1940s SETTING (Date: 11 Feb 2017) The latest photos from the British Columbia set of “The Flash” suggest the musical crossover with “Supergirl” may partly take place during the 1940s. Snapped on the streets of New Westminster, a city just southeast of Vancouver, the images reveal rows of 1940s-era automobiles, as well as actors Jesse L. Martin, Victor Garber and John Barrowman in period attire. According to Hollywood North.Buzz, the scenes were to involve car chases with gangsters, but no singing. Link:http://www.cbr.com/the-flash-set-photos-hint-at-musicals-1940s-setting/   The Flash: First Look at Grodd's Nemesis Solovar! (Date: 16 Feb 2017) The CW has now released a new batch of photos from "Attack on Gorilla City," including the first two images of Solovar. As you can see, Solovar — who is being voiced by Keith David (The Thing, Community) — is being depicted as a giant, white gorilla. That's a noticeable departure from his comic book counterpart, who looks like a regular gorilla but wears a fancy red cape. Created by writer John Broome and artist Carmine Infantino, Solovar made his first appearance in The Flash #106 alongside Gorilla Grodd and Pied Piper. Link:http://comicbook.com/2017/02/16/the-flash-first-look-at-grodds-nemesis-solovar-/    GREEN ARROW COMICS & TOY NEWS First Look At Mattel's WONDER WOMAN Toy Line Includes Diana, Steve Trevor, Queen Hippolyta And More (Date: 13 Feb 2017) Ahead of this month's Toy Fair Mattel (via EW) has debuted some pics of its upcoming Wonder Woman toyline. The Barbie-like action figures include Diana in various different outfits (and on a horse), as well as her mother Queen Hippolyta and Steve Trevor. Link:https://www.comicbookmovie.com/wonder_woman/first-look-at-mattels-wonder-woman-toy-line-includes-diana-steve-a148903   DC Rebirth: [SPOILER] Returns in Batman and the Flash's Watchmen Crossover Mystery (Date: 13 Feb 2017) A mysterious figure in Superman, a mysterious button in the Flash, a returning Wally West in Titans, and an imprisoned Legionnaire in Batman have all contributed clues to the overall mystery, but we've yet to see any answers. That's all set to change with a crossover between the Batman and Flash titles, with Tom King, Jason Fabok, Joshua Williamson, and Howard Porter all set to put the world's greatest detectives on a path to find out the significance of that blood-stained smiley face. The crossover begins April 19 in Batman #21. Link: http://comicbook.com/2017/02/13/dc-rebirth-spoiler-returns-in-batman-and-the-flashs-watchmen-mys/ DC Comics To Pay 50% Of Comic Store Ads Playing In Their Local Cinemas (Date: 15 Feb 2017) DC is working with media buyers National CineMedia (NCM) to help promote comics shops in their local cinemas. NCM will help stores tag their details onto a 15 or 30 second DC Universe: Rebirth ad and place it before appropriate movies playing. Stores can then submit expenses to DC Comics to get reimbursements of up to half their costs. Link:https://www.bleedingcool.com/2017/02/15/dc-comics-pay-50-comic-store-ads-playing-local-cinemas/   Green Arrow #17 (Preview) (Date: 14 Feb 2017) * Writer Benjamin Percy | Pencils, Inks, Colors Otto Schmidt | Cover: Juan E. Ferreyra * Out this week: “EMERALD OUTLAW” finale! The biggest GREEN ARROW epic since the start of the Rebirth era comes to a shattering conclusion when Oliver, Emiko and Black Canary unite against the deadly assassin terrorizing Seattle's most prominent citizens. But Malcolm Merlyn won't go down without a fight—even if it takes all of Seattle with him. Link:http://www.cbr.com/green-arrow-17-3/       FEEDBACK           NEXT EPISODE   Promo for Next Week's: Episode - “The Sin-Eater” (Date: 15 Feb 2017) Article:https://www.comicbookmovie.com/tv/dc/arrow/arrow-season-5-episode-14-promo-the-sin-eater-are-these-the-gotham-a148973   Episode:   “The Sin-Eater” [Season 5 Episode 14] Air Date:        Wednesday, February 22, 2017 Summary:      China White, Cupid and Liza Warner break out of Iron Heights and head to Star City for revenge. Oliver tries to bring in the newly formed girl gang but the ACU intervenes mid-fight. To his surprise, they are there to arrest the Green Arrow for the murder of Detective Malone. Meanwhile, Lance feels responsible for the prison break after Warner tells him she heard about him working with Damien Darhk. 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Starling Tribune - Season 5 Edition – Who Are You (A CW Network Arrow Television Show Fan Podcast) #138   The Official Arrow Podcast of the Gonna Geek Network   Episode:            “Second Chances” [Season 5 Episode 11] Air Date:           Wednesday, February 1, 2017 Director:      Mark Bunting                    http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0120576/?ref_=tt_ov_dr                    This is his first Directing job | 28x Arrow - First Assistant Director | 21x Smallville - Second Assistant Director                    Writers:       Sarah Tarkoff                    http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3582666/?ref_=ttfc_fc_wr4 4x Arrow | 6x Vixen   Speed Weed                    http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2373535/?ref_=ttfc_fc_wr5 7x Arrow | 7x Haven Promo: https://www.comicbookmovie.com/tv/dc/arrow/come-check-out-two-new-extended-promos-for-arrow-season-5-episode-11-a148471   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 13 Spectre Of The Gun 15-Feb-17 14 The Sin-Eater TBD 15 Fighting Fire with Fire TBD 16 Checkmate 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   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   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   Part 1: The Plot, Themes and Characters   What was the overall theme for this episode / What was the link to the ep. name The team is full of people seeking second chances and redemption: Ollie - can he be more than a vengeful monster? Felicity - can she be a hacktivist with a purpose again? Diggle - Free! Rene - finding purpose Rory - not seeking revenge Dinah Drake - starting path of redemption Fight scenes & Stunts: Share your thoughts Ollie taking on Russian bad guy Takes out guards John Wick style Rooftop fight Lots of gunfire Ollie shoots helicopter, goes for ride, takes guys out Ollie shoots helicopter, blowing it up Ollie then lectures Tina (Dinah) about not killing Sonus Flashbacks: Share your thoughts Talia! Knows Ollie's past She was Yao Fei's teacher; Ollie notes age, she says “family secret” Gets Ollie to take care of Russian bad guy; Ollie beats guy to death Helps create The Arrow - give the monster a name so he can be Oliver Queen while taking care of all the bad guys on The List Ollie:   Has to be convinced to find a new Black Canary Picks the meta who is on a mission of revenge and needs help coming back from the edge because that's what Team Arrow specializes in Tries to convince Tina to be part of team; reveals identity (AGAIN) in hopes she'll listen to him Diggle Tells Ollie to not look for Laurel's replacement, but for someone to hand the Black Canary mantle to Freed thanks to Felicity's hacking Thea Not in episode Felicity So happy hacking Chase's laptop and the NSA Ghost Fox Goddess - Felicity's dark, Goth days Meets hacktivist she inspired; given Pandora, a program that can do a lot Pandora - trap? Given to her by Helix Quentin Lance Still in rehab Curtis Tech guy in field Hacks cameras, figures out dampener will work on Sonus Finds Canary by looking up urban legends Wild Dog Loves triple patty burgers with cheese at Big Belly Burger Loves using his guns Developing relationship with Curtis Artemis Still being a traitor somewhere Ragman Brings Felicity Big Belly Burger and talks about fate and destiny Dinah Drake / Black Canary Undercover Central City cop known as Tina Bolland Got cry by particle accelerator accident Partner killed by Sonus - mission of revenge Sonus rise to power in Hub City because Church died, leaving a  power vacuum Doesn't want to be a part of the team Kills Sonus; realizes it's not enough, so becomes part of team D.A. Adrian Chase Learns about NSA case against Walker Gets Diggle freed Susan Williams Not in episode Bratva Kovar got girls from Russian bad guy Prometheus New developments: Faked Lyla's voice to trap Diggle and put him in prison 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 Michelle's List O'Suspects: (I'm keeping this active until the mask comes off) Tommy Merlyn Susan Williams 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 Lingering Questions / Issues Where does Ollie live? How are they paying for everything? We have an answer!   CURRENT EPISODE DC EASTER EGGS & POP CULTURE REFERENCES   Season Episode  “Second Chances” (Date: 01 Feb 2017) Article: http://comicbook.com/2017/02/02/arrow-easter-eggs-and-things-you-might-have-missed-in-second-cha/     HUB CITY - Hub City, a fictional city in the DC Universe, is best known as the home to The Question, a self-taught urban shaman. The last time we saw the city on Arrow was when Esrin Fortuna helped Oliver take on Damien Darhk...and of course, when Hub City started to show up in showrunner Marc Guggenheim's tweets this year, there was plenty of speculation that he was teasing The Question. Turns out, he was teasing the Black Canary! BIG BELLY BURGER - Big Belly Burger, a fictional fast-food restaurant in the DC Universe, is the fast food of choice for people who are in hiding, in jail, or otherwise cut off from the world on The Flash. Here, we saw Team Arrow hanging out there in Hub City while Felicity got it delivered to her in the Arrowcave during her side quest. FAMILY SECRET - When Talia refers to her agelessness as a "family secret," it's the kind of cutesy clue that Nyssa used to drop in her early appearances, where she didn't directly name-drop Ra's al Ghul or the Lazarus Pit, but made references that were pretty clear to people in the know. Back then, of course, we always wondered whether Ra's would ever make an appearance. Now, he's come and gone, and we know that this kind of vague dialogue is mostly to keep continuity tidy so that Oliver doesn't realize exactly who he's dealing with when Ra's and Nyssa come in later. THE FLASH & CAPTAIN SINGH - In what Marc Guggenheim tweeted was the quickest crossover Arrow has ever done with The Flash, we got to see Barry speed (in costume) into his boss's office to vouch for Green Arrow. What's nice to see is Captain Singh, Barry's boss, who hasn't been seen much this season. It felt a bit like last night, when the long-absent Miss Tessmacher from Supergirl had a quick cameo on The Flash. SONUS - Sean Sonus, alias Discord is a sonic villain who fights Green Arrow and Black Canary. He first appeared in Green Arrow and Black Canary #15, and was co-created by Arrow EP Andrew Kreisberg and artist Mike Norton. DINAH DRAKE - "Dinah Drake" is actually the name of the original/Earth-2 Black Canary, who existed in the comics before Dinah Lance did. ARROW NEWS:   New Arrow Episode Gets A Russian Title As It Begins Production (Date: 30 Jan 2017) Marc Guggenheim, the show's executive producer, shared a cover of the new episode's script, and let fans know that it was beginning production. Episode 17 will be titled 'Kapot', which is a Russian word meaning 'cowl' or 'hood'. Link:http://comicbook.com/2017/01/30/new-arrow-episode-gets-a-russian-title-as-it-begins-production/   ARROW SYNOPSIS TARGETS WILD DOG'S ORIGIN STORY (Date: 27 Jan 2017) Spectre of the Gun” — WILD DOG'S HISTORY IS REVEALED — A traumatic attack on City Hall triggers painful memories for Rene (Rick Gonzalez) about his family. Flashbacks reveal how Rene went from simple family man to a hero named Wild Dog. Meanwhile, Oliver (Stephen Amell) must deal with the perpetrator behind the attack and realizes the best way to do so is as Mayor Queen instead of the Green Arrow. Tensions run high in the Arrow bunker. Kristin Windell directed the episode written by Marc Guggenheim (#513). Original airdate 2/15/2017 Link:http://www.cbr.com/arrow-synopsis-targets-wild-dogs-origin-story/   Matt's Inside Line: Scoop on Bones, Arrow, The 100, Once, Elementary, Suits, Little Liars, NCIS: LA and More (Date: 31 Jan 2017) Have we seen the last of Evelyn/Artemis on Arrow? Actually, when TVLine last spoke to Wendy Mericle, the Arrow scribes were in the midst of hashing out a return scenario for Little Miss Benedict Arnold. “We have a really cool, exciting twist for how she's going to reappear,” the EP teased, noting: “The interesting thing about the choices Evelyn has made is that as much as she took the moral high ground when confronting Oliver, she has allied herself with someone who is even worse,” in Prometheus. “She's gone from the frying pan into the fire.” Link:http://tvline.com/2017/01/31/bones-final-season-spoilers-booth-gordon-wyatt/   Wayback Wednesday: Watch The First Ever Trailer For Arrow (Date: 01 Feb 2017) In honor of Wayback Wednesday - and a brand new episode of Arrow tonight - it's about time to take a look back at the first ever trailer for Arrow. This footage was seen in 2012, and it talked a lot about Oliver Queen's return to the real world, after he was thought to be dead. The trailer shows Oliver on the island, beard and all, as well as his assimilation back into society. Link:http://comicbook.com/2017/02/02/wayback-wednesday-watch-the-first-ever-trailer-for-arrow/   ARROW: TINA BOLAND'S REAL NAME WILL BE FAMILIAR TO DC COMICS FANS (Date: 01 Feb 207) “Tina Boland” is her undercover name; her real name is Dinah Drake. If that sounds familiar, that's because Dinah Drake is the name of the original Black Canary. Dinah debuted in 1947's “Flash Comics” #86 as Black Canary. Later, she married a man named Larry Lance and subsequently changed her name to Dinah Lance. Inspired by Dinah, her daughter Dinah Laurel Lance would go on to become a founding member of the Justice League. When the New 52 restarted DC Comics' continuity, the Black Canary legacy was retconned, and Dinah Drake was restored as the one and only Black Canary. This New 52 version of Dinah Drake was formerly married to Kurt Lance, but the two divorced. Link:http://www.cbr.com/arrow-tina-boland-black-canary-dinah-drake/   Arrow: What is Helix? (Date: 01 Feb 2017) Helix was a supervillain group led by Dr. Benjamin Love, aka Mr. Bones. The members were six mutated children who had been experimented on and then kidnapped by Love. They grew up to be a rather bizarre cast of characters, including Kritter (a human/dog hybrid) and Baby Boom (a young child who can cause explosions with her mind). It's safe to assume that any future appearances of Helix will certainly be way more grounded in reality - with any mention of the original characters probably being used as online screennames. This is similar to the inclusion of the secret organization Shadowspire in Arrow, which was given a much more realistic makeover. When recently discussing the dynamic between Felicity and Diggle going forward, Arrow executive-producer Wendy Mericle mentioned that the events in 'Second Chances' will play into the rest of the season. "Part of what kicks [Felicity] off down this darker path is she's going to find evidence to exonerate him -- and [Diggle's] going to have to deal with the fallout of the fact that Felicity is now going down a questionable path in part because of him." With that in mind, there's a very good chance that tonight's episode will not be the last time we hear of Helix on Arrow. Link:http://comicbook.com/2017/02/02/arrow-what-is-helix/    GENERAL DC TV NEWS SUPERGIRL & MARTIAN MANHUNTER UNITE ON ‘MARTIAN CHRONICLES' POSTER (Date: 29 Jan 2017) Unveiled by David Harewood, the teaser for “The Martian Chronicles” depicts the actor as Martian Manhunter alongside Melissa Benoist as the Girl of Steel, accompanied by the tagline, “Worlds Clash. Heroes Unite.” In the episode, a White Martian arrives in National City to capture M'gann and return her to Mars, where she's to be punished as a traitor. Unwilling to allow that to happen, Hank Henshaw and Supergirl bring M'gann to the Department of Extra-Normal Operations for protection, only for circumstances to turn from bad to worse. Link:http://www.cbr.com/supergirl-martian-manhunter-martian-chronicles-poster/   Arrow and Legends of Tomorrow boss on crossovers ahead (Date: 26 Jan 2017) “We're going to be seeing the Black Flash on Legends,” Guggenheim says, reminding fans that Thawne is a member of the Legion of Doom. “Lily Stein, who was introduced in Flash 308, makes an appearance next week. So there's a fair amount of Flash-ness going on in Legends. I wish I could say that we were so smart to take advantage of the new timeslot and do that, but we weren't that smart. We just had already sort of been doing that organically anyway when we found out about the new timeslot. I will say this: There's a love scene in episode 11 and we were in the editing room on it — it's a love scene, it gets a little steamy — and I was joking, ‘Let's take that 9 p.m. timeslot out for a spin.'” The article has the audio of the interview with Guggenheim. Link:http://ew.com/tv/2017/01/26/arrow-legends-tomorrow-crossovers/     Two Speedsters Are Better Than One On This Electrifying New Poster For THE FLASH (Date: 29 Jan 2017) While their partnership may have gotten off to a slightly rocky start in last week's midseason premiere, it sounds like Barry is finally ready to take Wally under his wing over the course of the next few episodes, which should result in a lot of high-speed fun. As for when we'll get to see the duo in action, it looks like episode twelve, titled "Untouchable," is a good bet as it'll feature a subplot with the Scarlet Speedster helping Kid Flash elevate his game to the next level. Check out the new "Lightning Strikes Twice" poster. Link:https://www.comicbookmovie.com/tv/dc/the_flash/two-speedsters-are-better-than-one-on-this-electrifying-new-a148532   The Flash: Robbie Amell teases his upcoming return (Date: 29 Jan 2017) Earlier this month, EW exclusively revealed that Robbie Amell is returning to The Flash for an upcoming episode. Details on his return are still scarce, but the actor gave EW a little tease of what to expect. “I was there last week,” he shared at Honda's “Hockey Goes Hollywood” event in Los Angeles. “I can tell you that my scenes are with Grant [Gustin] and Danielle [Panabaker]. And I may or may not be alive.” That last part is key, considering the last we saw of Ronnie, he died as a result of destroying the singularity that opened up the path to Earth-2, where that planet's Ronnie was a villain named Deathstorm. Being back on Flash is always a treat for Amell, who got to catch up with his TV wife and former superhero partner and have his first true Ronnie and Barry scene. Link:http://ew.com/tv/2017/01/29/the-flash-robbie-amell-return/   LEGENDS OF TOMORROW'S LETSCHER TEASES REVERSE FLASH'S PLAN, COLD'S RETURN (Date: 31 Jan 2017) Speaking to CBR, Letscher teased Reverse Flash's plan, and he promised that Thawne's motivation would be “a major reveal” in the next episode of “Legends of Tomorrow.” Letscher also discussed the Legion's dynamic, the upcoming return of Leonard “Captain Cold” Snart, Thawne's important “foreknowledge” of events and more. When asked about Captain Cold, he said, “He is going to be a full-fledged member of the Legion of Doom and be very valuable to them on multiple fronts. Eobard has done his homework in this regard, and he's recruited somebody who's fully on board with the Legion of Doom's mission and he also understands the complications that Captain Cold's relationship with the Legends… the psychological complications that inform Eobard and his plans.” Link:http://www.cbr.com/legends-of-tomorrow-matt-letscher-legion-of-doom-reverse-flash-captain-cold/   KEIYNAN LONSDALE TALKS WALLY'S TRANSFORMATION INTO KID FLASH (Date: 31 Jan 2017) Interview with CBR. When asked about Savitar, he said, “Savitar is the biggest threat that any of them have faced. Fortunately, Barry doesn't have to do this alone. He's always had Team Flash. Other people are getting powers. It's going to take everyone working together to stop him. Wally is super-crucial to that.” Also, he won't be singing in the musical episode. Link:http://www.cbr.com/interview-flash-keiynan-lonsdale-wally-west/?utm_source=CBR-TW&utm_medium=Social-Distribution&utm_campaign=CBR-TW&view=list   Rachel Bloom Wrote A Song For "The Flash" / "Supergirl" Musical Episode (Date: 31 Jan 2017) Crazy Ex-Girlfriend star and creator Rachel Bloom has co-written a song for The CW's upcoming musical crossover between The Flash and Supergirl, BuzzFeed News can exclusively reveal. She wrote “Super Friend,” which will be performed by Grant Gustin and Melissa Benoist. The episode will also feature an original song written by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul (La La Land, Dear Evan Hansen) called “Runnin' Home to You” that Gustin will perform. Link:https://www.buzzfeed.com/jarettwieselman/rachel-bloom-wrote-a-song-for-the-flash-supergirl-musical-ep?utm_term=.vh7bWKybMM#.mex1PKZ1jj   ‘Supergirl': Teri Hatcher Joins Season 2 In Mystery Role (Date: 31 Jan 2017) Teri Hatcher, who starred as Lois Lane in ABC's Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman, is returning to the DC Comics universe, joining the Season 2 cast of the CW's Supergirl in a recurring role. Details of her character aren't known, but it's described by the CW as “a mysterious new role that will become the new Big Bad of Season 2.” Executive Producer Andrew Kreisberg said of Hatcher's casting, “No offense to any of the wonderful actresses who have also played the part, but Teri Hatcher is my all time favorite Lois Lane. To have her come back to the SuperWorld in a completely different part is an unbelievable gift to me, Greg, and the fans.” Link:http://deadline.com/2017/01/supergirl-teri-hatcher-season-2-cast-recurring-1201898430/   ‘Black Lightning' Drama Eyes Move To the CW To Join Greg Berlanti Comic Lineup (Date: 02 Feb 2017) Deadline has learned that Black Lightning, the high-profile drama based on the DC character, which had a big production commitment at Fox, is on the move and likely to land at the CW. The project comes from Greg Berlanti, king of the CW's DC universe. Fox brass ultimately decided that the superhero show was not a good fit. The CW is home of Berlanti Prods.'s four DC/WBTV superhero series —  Supergirl, Arrow, The Flash and Legends of Tomorrow, which Berlanti also co-created. That makes the network a suitable home for Black Lightning, which would give the CW's DC universe its first major African American superhero. Black Lightning would be the only black superhero toplining his own broadcast series and the second currently on TV, joining Marvel's Luke Cage on Netflix. Link:http://deadline.com/2017/02/black-lightning-dc-comic-drama-move-the-cw-greg-berlanti-1201901139/   ARROW CAST & CREW INTERVIEWS THE FLASH'S CAMACHO CALLS GYPSY ‘AN ABSOLUTE FORCE,' TALKS EARTH-19 (Date: 31 Jan 2017) “Sleepy Hollow” star Jessica Camacho, who plays Gypsy, recently spoke with CBR about her role in this week's episode of Flash, including her character's dynamic with Cisco, the “sacred” laws of Earth-19, Gypsy's initial reaction to Team Flash and more. Link:http://www.cbr.com/the-flash-gypsy-jessica-camacho-cisco-ramon-vibe-earth-19/     FEEDBACK   Michelle calls it about Talia being the “Mommy” of The Arrow:               NEXT EPISODE   Promo for Next Week: Episode - “Bratva” (Date: 01 Feb 2017) Article:https://www.comicbookmovie.com/tv/dc/arrow/arrow-season-5-episode-12-promo-bratva-a-familiar-face-from-the-a148612   Episode:   “Bratva” [Season 5 Episode 12] Air Date:        Wednesday, February 8, 2017 Summary:      A mission takes Oliver (Stephen Amell), Felicity (Emily Bett Rickards) and team to Russia where they meet up with Oliver's old friend, Anatoly (guest star David Nykl). Meanwhile, fresh out of rehab, Lance (Paul Blackthorne) returns to the mayor's office ready to get back to work. However, when Susan (guest star Carly Pope) asks for an interview with Lance to discuss his addiction, he balks and it's up to Rene (guest star Rick Gonzalez) to help keep things on track. Director:         Ben Bray Writers:          Oscar Balderrama and Emilio Ortega Aldrich IMDB:   http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5607494/?ref_=ttep_ep12   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. 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Starling Tribune – Season 5.5 Edition – Legends Of Tomorrow Out Of Time (A CW Network Arrow Television Show Fan Podcast)   The Official Arrow Podcast of the Gonna Geek Network   “Out of Time” [Season 2  Episode 1] Air Date:           Thursday, October 13, 2016 Director:      Dermott Downs http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0236173/?ref_=tt_ov_dr                    5x Legends | 3x Arrow | 6x The Flash | 3x Supergirl | 1x iZombie | 2x The Originals | 1x Gotham                    Writers:       Marc Guggenheim (teleplay) http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0973233/?ref_=ttfc_fc_wr5 Executive Producer of Arrow and Legends | 12x Arrow | 7x Legends   Phil Klemmer (teleplay) http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0459237/?ref_=ttfc_fc_wr6 7x Legends | 3x Forever | 3x The Tomorrow People | 12x Chuck | 11x Veronica Mars   Greg Berlanti (story) http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0075528/?ref_=ttfc_fc_wr7 Mega Producer: Arrow, Flash, Legends, Supergirl, Riverdale   Chris Fedak (story) http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1776338/?ref_=ttfc_fc_wr8 5x Legends | 3x Forever | 17x Chuck Weekly Ratings   Legends Of Tomorrow Episode # / Episode Title / Episode Air / Date  / Rating 01 Out Of Time 13-Oct-2016 3.01   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   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   ARROW Episode # / Episode Title / Episode Air / Date  / Rating 01 Legacy 5-Oct-16 1.89 02 The Recruits 12-Oct-16 1.94 03 A Matter Of Trust 19-Oct-16 1.79 04 Penance 26-Oct-16 1.87 05 Human Target 2-Nov-16 1.61 06 So It Begins 9-Nov-16 1.95 07 Vigilante 16-Nov-16 1.86 08 Invasion! 30-Nov-16 3.55 09 What We Leave Behind 7-Dec-16 1.94 10 Who Are You 25-Jan-17 11 Second Chances TBD 12 Bratva TBD 13 Spectre Of The Gun TBD 14 The Sin-Easter TBD   Part 1: The Plot, Themes and Characters What was the overall theme for this episode / What was the link to the ep. name They are outside of time - being in the time stream They have only so much time to save New York city before changes to history are set Fight scenes & Stunts: Share your thoughts French chateau fight. Ninjas plus musketeers plus Legends Fight on the Dock Sarah v. Damien Darhk Team was totally not coordinated Time Travel: Share your thoughts 1637 - Have to save the future of France by making sure King and Queen conceive Sara seduced by Queen Mick, Stein, and Rip - Three Musketeers End up using powers because others had laser guns 1942 - New York - source of the Time Quake Told by Rex not to go there Go there to save NYC Einstein, Nazis, great costumes, U-boat, Atomic bomb Even the Legends are guilty of assuming only a man could have the knowledge to make the bomb Time Scatter - 70 mya - Ray in South Dakota w/Dino 821 Tintangel, England - Stein and Jax wizards of a court 1693 Salem - Sara accused of being a witch, happily corrupting women Sara Lance / White Canary They don't pull any punches right off the bat with Sarah's sexuality, or with her physicality “Shut your mouth, Jax, or I'll cut your eyes out and feed 'em to you.” They make her desire for revenge on Damien Darhk a big part of the character right out of the gate as well.  Leads to the confrontation on the Waverider when Ray calls her out for trailing the Nazis. Ray Palmer / The Atom Still the boy scout Follows Sara when she says she's going to see Grandpa in FBI Is he just a guy in a suit? Mick Rory / Heat Wave Found by Ollie and Heywood in statis Injured during fight, why Rip put him in stasis; gets to pilot the Waverider to find team Follows orders in France by not bringing gun, but breaks them by stealing Einstein thinks he is the brains of the operation Martin Stein / Firestorm Giddy to meet Einstein, but disappointed (Never meet your heroes) Jefferson Jackson / Firestorm I really dig his knowledge of the ship Foreshadows finding the hidden section of the ship later on. Nate Heywood / Steel Goes to Ollie because he realizes Legends are in trouble Time detective Amaya Jiwe / Vixen Rip Hunter Seems like he spends a lot of the episode frustrated I get what he was doing with Jax (reminded me of the Karate Kid a bit with wax on wax off), but was it necessary Couldn't he have told the crew about the time scatter earlier? Rehearsed an emergency drill or something? Gideon Without saying much except for “I'm here Captain” before the time scatter, Gideon seems really human.  Damn Justice Society of America (JSA) Obsedian Commander Steel Dr. Mid-Nite Stargirl Legion of Doom Damien Darhk Is the one who supplied the Nazis with uranium Recognizes Sara's fighting style Germans want him to get another bomb, reveals his partner wants to move on Eobard Thawne / Reverse-Flash Revealed at end to be Darhk's partner Malcolm Merlyn   CURRENT EPISODE DC EASTER EGGS & POP CULTURE REFERENCES   Season 02 Episode 01  “Out of Time” (Date: 13 Oct 2016) Article:http://comicbook.com/dc/2016/10/13/dcs-legends-of-tomorrow-things-you-might-have-missed-in-out-of-t/    Out of Time - As has been the case a lot in the first couple of weeks of The CW's TV season, the episode's title -- "Out of Time" -- is a bit of a reference in and of itself. It's likely been the name of a number of time travel-related stories -- but most recently, it was the name of a story that ran through The Flash #30-35 (from the 2011 series) and featured, among other villains, The Reverse-Flash. The fact that the final moments of the episode incorporate the "surprise" appearance of Eobard Thawne, then, suggests this could have been a more-than-incidental use of the name. OLIVER QUEEN - Oliver Queen, seen wearing a suit and not in his Green Arrow costume for the purposes of this season finale, is played by Stephen Amell. The star of Arrow, Oliver is generally considered the genesis point for The CW's DC Universe (even though they obviously had Smallville and Birds of Prey long before Arrow came along). Amell's Green Arrow appeared in the series premieres of both The Flash and DC's Legends of Tomorrow, so this episode more or less continues a tradition. NATE HEYWOOD - Nick Zano joins the cast as Nate Heywood -- "Citizen Steel" -- who in the comics inherits the powers and costume of his grandfather. He's a troubled individual, suffering from both physical and emotional damage, in the comics -- but as Zano told ComicBook.com at Comic Con International: San Diego, that's not the direction they're going with Heywood on TV. THE THREE MUSKETEERS - Cardinal Richelieu, depicted as one of the villains of Alexandre Dumas' The Three Musketeers, being included in this episode more or less cements the idea that they look like that on purpose -- and explains why certain characters who were strategically important in the fight -- like Jax, for instance -- had to stay out of sight. REX TYLER - Rex Tyler, the Golden Age Hourman and a veteran member of the Justice Society of America, is one of a number of DC heroes who would pass on his name and legacy numerous times over the decades to come in the comics. On TV, he made a single, brief appearance at the end of the season 1 finale of DC's Legends of Tomorrow, and will show up again -- with the rest of the Justice Society this time -- in next week's episode as well. DAMIEN DARHK - Damien Darhk was the season four big bad on Arrow. Like Ra's al Ghul, he's a very old man who has been kept relatively young by the Lazarus Pit because of his position of power and authority first within the League of Assassins and later in H.I.V.E. Originally created as a villain in The Titans, Darhk's control of H.I.V.E. made him an ideal choice when The CW decided to introduce a magical villain last year. He was nearly unbeatable until Oliver figured out how to manipulate Darhk's energy to his own ends, and now he's dead -- except that as somebody who's been not only alive, but rich and powerful for decades, he's surprisingly easy for a time-traveling troublemaker to find and recruit. ALBERT EINSTEIN - First of all, he's appeared in DC Comics before. In an oversized issue Superman vs. Wonder Woman, Nazis went after Einstein in 1942. Ultimately, Wonder Woman rescues him but ends up finding out about the Manhattan Project. After becoming a person of interest for a while and throwing down with Superman a bit, she ends up teaming up with the Last Son of Krypton to track down and defeat Baron Blitzkrieg. Secondly, the thing with his wife is actually based in historical controversy.  Mileva Marić was a Serbian physicist and has long been rumored to have coauthored Einstein's 1905 paper on relativity. INSULTING RAY - Calling him a "boy scout" feels like a nod to Brandon Routh's time as Superman, but the whole "what are you without that suit?" reeks of Marvel's The Avengers. That's a comic book movie reference twofer! REVERSE-FLASH - Eobard Thawne, the Reverse-Flash, may have something up his sleeve. At the end of The Flash's Season 3 premiere earlier this month, he said that while his future was as it should be, Barry's might not be. Barry then went home to discover a number of small anomalies that made his life and those of his friends worse. Now, we learn that "somebody" is outfitting the villains of history with future tech in order to push the world to a slightly worse place. Could Eobard Thawne have stepped right out of "Flashpoint" and into "Out of Time?" Either way, seeing him and Darhk together is enough to make seasoned Arrowverse fans quake in their boots even before they know the other members of Thawne's little Legion of Doom. ARROW NEWS New Arrow trailer reveals Laurel Lance twist (Date: 03 Jan 2017) Laurel is the Black Siren. Promo is from EW.com. Arrow returns Wednesday, Jan. 25 at 8 p.m. ET on The CW. Link:http://ew.com/tv/2017/01/03/arrow-laurel-lance-black-siren-video/   Diggle is Making a new friend!  (Date: 04 Jan 2017) Wendy Mericle told TVLine: “Diggle emerges from jail with a much bigger drive, and not the same fatalism that he had earlier in the season. He's going to come up against Colonel Walker and grow closer to Adrian Chase.” Guess having a good lawyer on his side in the form of the DA, as well as Vigilante, will help! Link:https://www.bleedingcool.com/2017/01/04/john-diggle-makes-new-friend-arrow-returns/ Talia to play a crucial role in the Prometheus arc!  (Date: 04 Jan 2017) * Speaking with TV Line, Mericle called the Prometheus mystery "a gift that keeps on giving for the rest of the season," adding that it will be Ra's al Ghul's daughter, Talia al Ghul, who plays a "crucial part" in helping Oliver solve the Prometheus mystery. * Stargate SG-1 actress Lexa Doig was recently cast to play the DC TV version of Talia on Arrow Link:http://comicbook.com/2017/01/04/arrow-talia-al-ghul-prometheus-connection/   com's Five predictions for the second half of S.05  (Date: 05 Jan 2017) Guys, do we agree or disagree: 1. Laurel will drive a lot of the story in the second half of the season 2. The Prometheus story will heat up 3. Talia will appear in the present (she's only been in flashbacks so far) 4. The Arrow v. Vigilante fight will boil over into city hall (in politics) 5. Reforming and coming back to the Original Team Arrow is the endgame (Oliver, Felicity, Diggle) Link:http://comicbook.com/2017/01/05/arrow-five-predictions-for-remainder-of-season-5/     GENERAL DC TV NEWS FIRST CLIP FROM KEVIN SMITH'S SUPERGIRL EP SHOWS CASUAL, QUIPPY TONE (Date: 27 Dec 2016) After directing an episode of season two of “The Flash,” Kevin Smith is returning to the CW to direct an episode of “Supergirl”. There's one big development that's revealed in the clip: Mon-El finally got a job! He's working as a bartender, which makes a lot of sense given his party-boy Daxamite background. True to form though, he's not great at fetching club soda for Kara, preferring to serve her something brown and boozy. Link:http://www.cbr.com/first-clip-from-kevin-smiths-supergirl-ep-shows-casual-quippy-tone/   Tense Flash clip finds Barry and Wally at odds (Date: 27 Dec 2016) Wally, reveling in his newly rediscovered Kid Flash powers, appears to have gotten a little over eager during what was supposed to be a training session with Barry. Despite the fact that he saves the Flash's life, Barry is none too happy with his protégé, and brings him to task for doing instead of observing and learning like he was supposed to.The clip also teases the introduction of another villain from the comics, with Wally bragging about how he put Plunder into Iron Heights. Plunder was previously shown in a season three episode in a news report, wearing an eye patch.    Link:http://www.cbr.com/tense-flash-clip-finds-barry-and-wally-at-odds/   New Legends Of Tomorrow trailer Features Legion Of Doom (Date: xx month year) * The CW Television Network has just dropped a brand new trailer for the second-half of the second season of DC's Legends of Tomorrow. * It begins with Nate and Ray mentioning for the first time that Eobard Thawne (Matt Letscher), Damien Darhk (Neal McDonough) and Malcolm Merlyn (John Barrowman) are member of the Legion of Doom — though White Canary doesn't want to call them that. * We also learn, from a Sara-Jax exchange, that the Legion have Rip Hunter. * Lots of great action! Link:http://comicbook.com/2016/12/24/new-legends-of-tomorrow-trailer-features-legion-of-doom/   Jeremy Jordan Talks Winn's Evolution on Supergirl (Date: 02 Jan 2017) Jeremy Jordan discusses with Comicbook.com how Winn is developing from last season now that he is with the DEO instead of CatCo. "I think that Winn has become a foil for the audience in terms of how he's giving us the fanboy reaction play by play, and that's a really fun, exciting aspect of Winn to play," Jordan said. "That's 'old Winn.' That who Winn has always been at his core. At the same time, Winn is growing up and learning to guard himself and learning to protect his friends and he kind of becomes a little bit of the sage advice-giver this season, whether he's giving advice to Alex or cautioning James to take it easy. I think he's learned a lot from Cat and he's learned a lot from his experience in the past year or so and it's forced him to grow up a lot." Link:http://comicbook.com/2017/01/02/jeremy-jordan-on-supergirl/   Geoff Johns Will Return To Writing Comics In 2017, Teases Another New DCTV Show (Date: 01 Jan 2017) Geoff Johns' top 5 DC events that he's looking forward to in 2017 has revealed that DC's Chief Creative Officer will be returning to comics and also that there's a new DCTV show on the horizon. It seems pretty clear that Johns' return to writing a DC comic will involve the Watchmen characters that were behind the Rebirth event. But will that be a new series exclusively focusing on those characters or are we looking at another crossover event? There's still a lot of mystery surrounding Ozymandias and Doctor Manhattan's role in Rebirth so the safe bet would be another event series continuing on from where Rebirth left off. As far as a new DCTV series is concerned, will it be airing on The CW, Fox, Syfy or some other network?  And with the large number of DC characters already appearing on the various shows, will it be another spinoff series? Link:https://www.comicbookmovie.com/comics/dc_comics/geoff-johns-will-return-to-writing-comics-in-2017-teases-another-a147819   Cisco Ramon may be getting a love interest  (Date: 05 Jan 2017) * Gypsy is a character who teamed with Vibe, Vixen, and a handful of other heroes on the '80s' notorious "Justice League Detroit," and she is expected to make her way to Central City soon… * Gypsy may be the one to help him really power through the challenges ahead while shedding some of the baggage of the last few months. * From a TVLine interview: “Cisco will find in the 'badass' Gypsy 'a very strong adversary' as well as 'someone he can't stop thinking about.'” Link:http://comicbook.com/2017/01/05/the-flash-will-gypsy-be-a-love-interest-for-cisco-/ The back half of Supergirl S.02 will explore the Kara/Mon-El relationship  (Date: 05 Jan 2017) * A recent clip from Kevin Smith's latest Supergirl episode showed another 'meet-cute' moment between the two model-faced aliens, * According to executive producer Ali Adler, we'll see that romantic sub-plot continue over the latter half of season 2. * As Adler told TV Line when laying out the mid-season 2 arcs, "We'll explore more of that relationship... Kara still has to figure out how she feels about him." * The fact that we now know Mon-El is hiding a possibly nefarious secret will also have to be addressed, with Adler acknowledging, "A lot of secrets have been brewing this season," and that as season 2 gets into its latter half, "We'll get definitive answers." Link:http://comicbook.com/2017/01/05/supergirl-midseason-2-mon-el-romance-spoilers/     GREEN ARROW COMICS & TOY NEWS Green Arrow Issue #14 Dropped Today  (Date: 04 Jan 2017) * “EMERALD OUTLAW” part three! * Tension in Seattle reaches fever pitch when the media begins to question Green Arrow's involvement in a series of murders committed by an archer with unmatched skills. If the police can't catch this mysterious archer, can Green Arrow and Black Canary? Plus, the rogue police officer Ollie humiliated in a viral video returns to take the law into his own hands. * Writer Benjamin Percy | Art: Eleonora Carlini, Carlos Rodriguez, Gus Vasquez | Color: Hi-fi Letterer: Nate Piekos of Blambot(R) Link:https://www.comixology.com/Green-Arrow-2016-14/digital-comic/441641?ref=c2l0ZS9pbmRleC9jb20uY29taXhvbG9neS5kY2NvbWljczMvZGVza3RvcC9zbGlkZXJMaXN0LzE0ODEx Green Arrow Trade Paperback #1  (Date: 05 Jan 2017) * Vol. 1: The Death and Life of Oliver Queen - BROKEN ARROW * writer BENJAMIN PERCY, illustrated by OTTO SCHMIDT and JUAN FERREYRA! * Collects GREEN ARROW: REBIRTH #1 and GREEN ARROW #1-5 Link:https://www.comixology.com/Green-Arrow-2016-Vol-1-The-Death-and-Life-of-Oliver-Queen/digital-comic/439388?ref=Y29taWMvdmlldy9kZXNrdG9wL3NsaWRlckxpc3Qvc2VyaWVz NEXT EPISODE   Episode:   “The Justice Society of America” [Season 1 Episode 2] Air Date:        Thursday, October 20, 2016 Summary:      The Legends discover a time aberration that threatens the Justice Society of America, who are on a mission to intercept and seize a mysterious package in Nazi-occupied Paris. Director:         Michael Grossman Writers:          Chris Fedak and Sarah Nicole Jones IMDB:   http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5584096/?ref_=ttep_ep2   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. 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Starling Tribune - Season 5 Edition – So It Begins (A CW Network Arrow Television Show Fan Podcast)   The Official Arrow Podcast of the Gonna Geek Network   Episode:            “So It Begins” [Season 5 Episode 6] Air Date:           Wednesday, November 9, 2016 Director:      John Behring                    http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0067090/?ref_=tt_ov_dr                    13x Arrow | 5x Grimm | 2x Gotham | 1 The Flash | 1x The 100 | 8x The Vampire Diaries                    Writers:       Wendy Mericle                    http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1355890/?ref_=ttfc_fc_wr4 19x Arrow | 1x Star Wars: The Clone Wars | 4x Eli Stone | 1x Smallville   Brian Ford Sullivan                    http://www.imdb.com/name/nm6893205/?ref_=ttfc_fc_wr5 10x Arrow | 7x Vixen     Promo: https://www.comicbookmovie.com/tv/dc/arrow/arrow-season-5-episode-6-promo-so-it-begins-prometheus-is-finally-a146489   Weekly Ratings   Episode # / Episode Title / Episode Air / Date  / Rating 01 Legacy 5-Oct-16 1.89 02 The Recruits 12-Oct-16 1.94 03 A Matter Of Trust 19-Oct-16 1.79 04 Penance 26-Oct-16 1.87 05 Human Target 2-Nov-16 1.61 06 So It Begins 9-Nov-16 1.95 07 Vigilante 16-Nov-16 08 Invasion 30-Nov-16 09 What We Leave Behind 7-Dec-16 10 Who Are You TBD 11 Second Chances TBD   Part 1: The Plot, Themes and Characters What was the overall theme for this episode / What was the link to the ep. name Prometheus “So it begins” in fire message Start of Green Arrow versus Prometheus Fight scenes & Stunts: Share your thoughts Artemis and Prometheus fight She does well; cuts him Arrows bounce off of Prometheus's outfit Bomb on subway - Parachute arrow! So no one else was on the train?!? Flashbacks: Share your thoughts Kovar - such a smooth way to intro a villain Wants to expand territory Eager to meet Oliver Kills Anatoly's man Ollie:   Susan Williams is not his GF Reluctant to share info with new recruits Talk with Diggle about moving forward - am I changing? Am I evolving? The list returns after a 4 year absence Diggle Puts recruits in line - he has a point about them not needing to know right away Tells Ollie that there is a difference between a good kill and a kill done in rage; Darhk was a good kill Thea Organizes concert Tells Lance she won't give up on him Felicity Develops algorithm to connect victims Tells Billy about working with Green Arrow; he takes it well Steals evidence from Billy to test weapon Quentin Lance Drunks know how to lie Lied about being sober Blacking out Had cut on arm and weapon in hand - Prometheus or being set up? Curtis Poorly timed jokes Helps Felicity with tech stuff Wild Dog Gets shot down by Thea Not surprised Ollie kept something from team Artemis Finally gets some character development Angry at Ollie for the kill list Ollie told her to not get revenge about parent's name because tarnish Canary legacy Turns off comms Because of attitude, saw the whole Prometheus thing coming Agrees to give Ollie chance to change Ragman Been drinking since age 11 Whole team trying to deal with Oliver keeping secrets and them being the last to know stuff Prometheus Likes to kill using a shuriken Has time to make anagrams from names off of Ollie's kill book Had access to book Has access to Ollie's arrows / evidence room (cop? DA? Paid someone to take arrows from evidence locker? Stalker who picked up arrows?) Surprised to see Green Arrow Quentin Lance??? Possible red herring??? Michelle's List O'Suspects: (Being bold by eliminating some this week because of access to The List) Tommy Merlyn Robert Queen Adrian Chase (but more likely to become Vigilante) Billy Malone (he “heard on the street” that Prometheus was a threat to the Arrow; very eager to learn where Green Arrow lives) Helena Bertinelli (but I would rather see her as either Huntress or head of the Bertinelli family) Isabel Rochev Mckenna Hall Shado Slade Wilson (being Deathstroke right away could give his plan away) Talia al Ghul (see this week's news) New: Quentin Lance (likely a red herring) New: Roy (he's been mentioned, he's had access to arrows, and he might have seen The List) Viktor (SP's add; he did see the list - shown in the season premiere) Bratva Anatoly has a boss Anatoly in war with Kovar Anatoly - vocational teacher; Bratva learn many trades D.A. Adrian Chase Doesn't mind a vigilante investigating a crime scene, possibly contaminating evidence CURRENT EPISODE DC EASTER EGGS & POP CULTURE REFERENCES   Season 5 Episode 6  “So It Begins” (Date: 10 Nov 2016) Article: http://comicbook.com/2016/11/10/arrow-easter-eggs-and-other-things-you-might-have-missed-in-so-i   So It Begins: As Felicity notes in the episode, the title (and also that little message in fire left for Oliver a la the Daredevil movie) is a line from Babylon 5. Specifically, it was spoken by Kosh in the episode "Chrysalis," and became an oft-repeated/referenced quote from the series. Michelle's addition: Kosh is the Vorlon Empire's Ambassador to Babylon 5. The line is said to Sinclair and refers to Delenn starting her transformation.   Aparo & Puckett: Tobias Church's stolen cell phone turned up in a warehouse on Aparo and Puckett -- two streets named after veteran DC Comics creators Jim Aparo and Kelley Puckett. Puckett is a writer best known for his work on the Batman family of titles; Among his most notable works are the co-creations of the Cassandra Cain Batgirl and Connor Hawke, the son of Oliver Queen. Aparo is one of the most recognizable Batman artists of his era; his last ongoing series assignment before he passed away was Green Arrow #81-100 in the '90s, during which time he and Puckett introduced Connor Hawke. Ishmael Gregor - David Meunier, known to TV fans for his role on FX's Justified, joined the cast of Arrow tonight as Ishmael Gregor. Gregor in the comics is a character who's been known to make a physical transformation into a demon, complete with magical powers, but considering remarks by the showrunners about a more grounded Season Five, it seems likely that his primary role will be as a human running the Russian mob. Worth mentioning - Konstantin Kovar appeared onscreen for the first time in this week's episode, played by Hollywood action legend Dolph Lundgren. Channel 52 makes yet another appearance. Callbacks to early seasons include Oliver's tennis ball-training session, the appearance of The List, and all those names on it. ARROW NEWS:   Arrow Ratings' (Date: 10 Nov 2016) 05 Oct 16 Legacy 1.87  --- 12 Oct 2016 The Recruits 1.94 --- 19 Oct 16 A Matter Of Trust 1.79 --- 26 Oct 16 Penance 1.87 --- 02 Nov 16 Human Target 1.61 --- 09 Nov 16 So It Begins 1.95 Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Arrow_episodes#Season_5_.282016.29 Arrow's Stephen Amell: ‘It's time for Oliver to have another relationship' (Date: 03 Nov 2016) In an interview with TVLine, he said,“I don't know if he's ready to move on, but it's time for Oliver to have another relationship. Earlier this year I was speaking with [showrunner] Wendy Mericle, and I was like, ‘Look, there's two things that we're no longer allowed to write about Oliver: We're no longer allowed to call him a billionaire, because … he lost his family fortune. And we're currently not allowed to say ‘playboy' — he's dated one woman since Season 2, and he had a fling with Isabel Rochev. That's it.' If you'd like him to be a playboy, then by all means, start writing him like one” Link:http://tvline.com/2016/11/03/arrow-season-5-spoilers-oliver-new-romance-stephen-amell/   15 things you need to know about “Arrow's” Talia al Ghul (Date: 08 Nov 2016) The article is a primer about Talia al Ghul. Includes a lot of spoilers because we don't know what direction the show is taking her. Link:http://www.cbr.com/15-things-you-need-to-know-about-arrows-talia-al-ghul/   Arrow: there's more to Anatoly Knyazev than meets the eye, says Nykl (Date: 09 Nov 2016) At the celebration for “Arrow's” 100th episode, David Nykl — who plays Knyazev — spoke to CBR about his character's evolution, whether or not Anatoly has ulterior motives and more. “Calling someone a bad character is always a misnomer, because no one's really bad; they're either misunderstood or they're just trying to do something and they're not going about it the right way. I really think he's just a simple sort of guy that has got caught up in deeper situations. There's more to him than meets the eye.” Link:http://www.cbr.com/arrow-theres-more-to-anatoly-knyazev-than-meets-the-eye-says-nykl/   Arrow: Amell calls Dolph Lundgren's character a ‘worthy adversary' (Date: 09 Nov 2016) On the way Dolph works on set, Stephen Amell said, “He's very thoughtful and contemplates his lines and he has been great so far, but it's a real change of pace. I do think it would have been a missed opportunity in the last year of these flashbacks to not have a really worthy adversary. We found that in Dolph, which is why he'll be around for a while. It's been a blast to work with him. It's been awesome.” Link:http://www.cbr.com/arrow-amell-calls-dolph-ludgrens-character-a-worthy-adversary/ Arrow's Josh Segarra reveals what excites him about playing Vigilante (Date: 09 Nov 2016) Next week's episode of Arrow, titled "Vigilante," will center on the character of Star City District Attorney Adrian Chase (played by actor Josh Segarra), and introduce his costumed alter ego, Vigilante. He told ComicBook.com during the Arrow 100th episode party that they were working hard not to disappoint anybody who read the comics and had expectations for the character. "The biggest question that I have for myself as an actor is 'why does this person become the person that they are?'" Segarra said. "So what's going to be hard is that in the middle of the season I get to introduce Vigilante. So now I'm getting to tell that backstory and we get to tell the biggest pieces and get to show him becoming who he is before episode 7." Link:http://comicbook.com/2016/11/09/arrows-josh-segarra-reveals-what-excites-him-about-playing-vigil/   Should Arrow end after season 5? Stephen Amell, EP Marc Guggenheim discuss (Date: 10 Nov 2016) The article examines why season 5 could be a natural ending, but Marc Guggenheim says, “No, I think we tend to look at season 5 as the end of a particular chapter.” Arrow doesn't seem to be in any danger of cancellation at present; while ratings are down from last season, it remains one of The CW's four most-watched programs. The show's longevity seems to surprise even the producers. The flashback storyline was always “a five-year deal,” says Guggenheim, and they intend to stick with that plan. “The show just turned out to be more successful than we anticipated.”  Also Stephen Amell discusses why season 4 disappointed him at times and how he likes the renewed focus of season 5. Link:http://www.ew.com/article/2016/11/10/arrow-ideal-ending-stephen-amell-marc-guggenheim   DC TV NEWS Legends of Tomorrow's Caity Lotz: Even if she wants to, Sara can't bring back Laurel (Date: 03 Nov 2016) Sara Lance can't kill Damien Darhk because of the consequences. In an interview with ComicBook.com she said, “The thing is, I can't kill him. If I kill him in 1942 or 1952, all of those years that he was supposed to do everything would be messed up; it's a big change to history. So I wouldn't be able to even kill him. I think she's struggling, now that she's captain, with this higher sense of purpose. It's not just all about her; she has to consider other people. You see what happens with Barry Allen when he changed the timeline. She's coming around and being like ‘I have to accept this,' but I still think there's something in her that is always going to want to change it and I don't know, if she had the opportunity, if she would pass it up. I think it's still a big area of conflict for her. And of course she misses her sister.” Link:http://comicbook.com/dc/2016/11/04/legends-of-tomorrows-caity-lotz-even-if-she-wants-to-sara-cant-b/    The responsibilities of time travelers when it comes to slavery (Date: 06 Nov 2016) The episode of DC's Legends of Tomorrow entitled Abominations had two things in mind when picking the title. Confederate zombies and slavery. Executive producer Marc Guggenheim talks about the responsibility of time travelers when it comes to the question of slavery and how the CW's time-traveling show differs from others on the air. Link:http://www.bleedingcool.com/2016/11/06/responsibilities-time-travelers-comes-slavery/    Spoiler Room: scoop on Quantico, The Flash, Elementary, and more (Date: 04 Nov 2016) The Flash - “The biggest fear for Caitlin and for Team Flash is how powerful they are and how much of an unknown they are,” Danielle Panabaker says of the Dominators. Legends - Snart will be back in the midseason finale, eventually aligning with Reverse-Flash, Damien Darhk and Malcolm Merlyn to form the Legion of Doom. Link:http://www.ew.com/article/2016/11/04/spoiler-room-quantico-flash-elementary   Cyborg Superman coming to CW's Supergirl (Date: 07 Nov 2016) Cyborg Superman is coming to CW's Supergirl. The character is named in the official description to November 21's episode, "The Darkest Place." "IT'S SUPERGIRL VS. CYBORG SUPERMAN — While Guardian (Mehcad Brooks) tries to clear his name after being accused of a murder committed by another vigilante, Supergirl (Melissa Benoist) heads out on a solo mission to rescue Mon-El (Chris Wood) who has been captured by CADMUS," reads the description. "While fighting to free Mon-El, Supergirl comes face to face with Cyborg Superman. Link:http://www.newsarama.com/31892-cyborg-superman-coming-to-cw-s-supergirl.html   Kevin Smith reveals the secrets of Supergirl's flight scenes  (Date: 08 Nov 2016) Up, up and away! In his latest Facebook video, director Kevin Smith took his fans behind the scenes of “Supergirl's” latest episode. Smith — who will direct the season's eleventh episode, “Supergirl Lives” — stands back and lets the production crew work their magic in the brief scene, which finds Melissa Benoist's Supergirl taking flight. Link:http://www.cbr.com/kevin-smith-reveals-the-secrets-of-supergirls-flight-scenes/   ‘DC's Legends of Tomorrow' gets order for 4 more episodes from the CW (Date: 09 Nov 2016) The CW has picked up four additional episodes of DC's Legends of Tomorrow, bringing the series' second season to 17 episodes.The time-travel series has been one of the stronger ratings performers for the CW with steady deliveries and strong time-shifted viewing, averaging 2.3 million viewers and a 0.9 Adults 18-49 rating (most current). It has improved the Thursday 8 PM time period by +35% in viewers and +13% in 18-49  vs. last fall when The Vampire Diaries aired there.   Link:http://deadline.com/2016/11/dcs-legends-of-tomorrow-order-4-more-episodes-the-cw-1201852103/   This week's cover: CW superheroes crossover revealed (Date: xx month year) The article is about Entertainment Weekly's issue about the upcoming DC crossover. With the article is a short video. The occasion of this massive team-up: filming a four-show crossover event, which begins in the final scene of the Nov. 28 episode of Supergirl and unfolds over the next three nights in episodes of The Flash, Arrow and Legends. Entertainment Weekly visited the set of the massive undertaking and brings you a report in our new issue, on sale this week. Link:http://www.ew.com/article/2016/11/09/flash-green-arrow-supergirl-cw-superheroes-crossover-cover   NEXT EPISODE   Promo for Next Week: Episode - “Vigilante” (Date: 09 Nov 2016) Article:https://www.comicbookmovie.com/tv/dc/arrow/arrow-season-5-episode-7-promo-vigilante-first-look-at-adrian-chase-a146666 Episode:   “Vigilante” [Season 5 Episode 7] Air Date:        Wednesday, November 16, 2016 Summary:      When the bodies of two criminals are dropped at SCPD, Oliver (Stephen Amell) realizes there is a new Vigilante in Star City. The team is split about whether they should stop someone who is helping keep the city safe. Diggle (David Ramsey) is frustrated with his new situation and Thea (Willa Holland) fights for Lance (Paul Blackthorne) who confesses a shocking secret. Meanwhile, in the flashbacks, Oliver finally sits down with Konstantin Kovar (guest star Dolph Lundgren). Director:         Gordon Verheul Writers:          Ben Sokolowski and Emilio Ortega Aldrich IMDB:   http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5584152/?ref_=ttep_ep7      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." 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Starling Tribune - Season 5 Edition – Penance (A CW Network Arrow Television Show Fan Podcast)   The Official Arrow Podcast of the Gonna Geek Network   Episode:          “Penance” [Season 5 Episode 4 ] Air D ate:      Wednesday, October 26, 2016 Director:     Dermott Downs                    http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0236173/?ref_=tt_ov_dr                    3x Arrow | 5x Legends of Tomorrow | 5x The Flash | 3x Supergirl | 1x iZombie | 2x The Originals | 1x Gotham                    Writers:      Brian Ford Sullivan                    http://www.imdb.com/name/nm6893205/?ref_=ttfc_fc_wr4 9x Arrow | 7x Vixen   Oscar Balderrama                    http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2421455/?ref_=ttfc_fc_wr5 8x Arrow | 1x Drop Dead Diva | 2x Eli Stone   Promo: http://comicbook.com/2016/10/19/arrow-season-5-episode-4-penance-sneak-preview/     Weekly Ratings   Episode # / Episode Title / Episode Air / Date  / Rating 01 Legacy 5-Oct-16 1.89 02 The Recruits 12-Oct-16 1.94 03 A Matter Of Trust 19-Oct-16 1.79 04 Penance 26-Oct-16 1.87 05 Human Target 2-Nov-16 06 So It Begins 9-Nov-16 07 Vigilante 16-Nov-16 08 Invasion 30-Nov-16 09 What We Leave Behind 7-Dec-16 10 Who Are You TBD   Part 1: The Plot, Themes and Characters What was the overall theme for this episode / What was the link to the ep. name Dig wants to pay his Penance Felicity paying penance for Havenrock Fight scenes & Stunts: Share your thoughts Prison escape is straight out of The Dark Knight (add it to the bat checklist) Flashbacks: Share your thoughts Ollie is Bratva now Got info on Kovar; killed guy Ollie:   Determined to make sure Diggle doesn't abandon family Team still needs a lot of work What do we think of his plan with Lyla to free Diggle? (a can of stuff that eats through anything but the can it's in) Diggle The bromance is back Ollie changes his mind real quick on escaping Thea Uses gout as Ollie's health excuse Definition of gout by WebMD: http://www.webmd.com/arthritis/tc/gout-topic-overview#1 Felicity Doesn't like plan to save Diggle Takes charge of team when Ollie leaves Has talk with Rory Allows team to take on Church after Rory comes back Tells team to leave Wild Dog behind (why couldn't Ragman, who can block bullets and blasts, not go in and save Wild Dog?) Says that her legacy is Havenrock; has to live with that mistake for the rest of her life (not really a mistake b/c Darhk's fault and stuff) Quentin Lance Scenes w/Thea - fatherly bonding Drives getaway van Been sober for a week Curtis Has good instincts - why would Church steal something you can buy? - cut off by Felicity Knife in back Is Mr. Terrific (but they need to get a better stunt double for him) Wild Dog He is the team punching bag, keeps taking beatings each week Ruins mission at top of episode; missed shots Artemis Gets her name and her bow Writers need to develop her character more Ragman Comes back to the team Felicity okays team into field after he comes back Has a legacy to live up to - his father and grandfather were both Rory and had the rags Makes Felicity promise that they will learn how to move forward and not get swallowed by guilt Tobias Church Organized, planner, sees the big picture Knows he's a villain and delights in it Vows to break Wild Dog Men are loyal Prometheus Not in episode List of suspects is long (Michelle's list is long) Bratva Bratva is family Anatoly must have a lot of trust with his men if his men are okay with him bringing an American into the family D.A. Adrian Chase Get a little dirty to clean up the filth All of the justice now comes from vigilantes CURRENT EPISODE DC EASTER EGGS & POP CULTURE REFERENCES   Season Episode  “Penance” (Date: 26 Oct 2016) Article: http://comicbook.com/2016/10/27/arrow-easter-eggs-and-other-things-you-might-have-missed-in-pena/    The Name Game - Artemis and Mr. Terrific got their names this week Kord Industries - Kord Industries, a fixture in seasons 2 and 3 but less common in 4 and so far in 5, is the name of the tech company owned and operated by Ted Kord. In the comics, Ted is one of three people who have gone by the name of Blue Beetle. A heroic legacy that started in 1940, Kord's version of the Blue Beetle was the most Green Arrow-like: an inventor and industrialist who didn't have any special powers but who did have a lot of tech, mostly Beetle-themed. It's rumored that he was supposed to be the character who eventually evolved into Ray Palmer, but DC had other plans for the character — widely believed to be the forthcoming Booster Gold movie. Tech Village - This not-quite-a-Best-Buy is the name of the store where Felicity Smoak worked at the beginning Arrow's third season. This may be the first time it's had an in-story reference in at least a full season that wasn't just a brief callback to "Felicity worked there once." It is also, due to Ray Palmer's attempts to recruit Felicity to work for him, a subsidiary of Palmer Tech. Palmer Tech - Of course, this is the company formerly owned by Ray Palmer, and then Felicity Smoak. Before that, it was Oliver's company, which he signed over to Ravager as part of Deathstroke's attack on Oliver and the city. It's unclear who owns it now — maybe it's just whichever stockholder has a plurality and nobody exciting at all — but after four years of the company being one of the most regularly-used sets on the show, this is the first time we've gone back this year. Amertek - Church took RPGs from Amertek? We weren't going to mention Amertek necessarily, since we just talked about it a couple of episodes ago, but it's definitely worth noting that in the comics, the company's most notorious weapon is a modified RPG colloquially called a Toastmaster, which was designed by John Henry Irons during his time working for Ametek. Cell 1138 - John's cell number is a nod to THX 1138, George Lucas's directorial debut. It's arguably better known among the average moviegoer for giving the first bit of its name to THX, Lucas's revolutionary sound system, but the film itself remains one of Lucas's best-reviewed works and a reminder that he did great work outside of just Star Wars and Indiana Jones. It's worth noting that at one point in the film, the title character THX and one of his fellow prisoners (SEN 5241) stage a jail break from a facility where most of the other inmates have no desire to leave — kind of like Diggle had no desire to leave at the start of the episode. Molecular Destabilizer - That spray, used to immediately and dramatically destabilize the molecules in anything it's sprayed on (how does it stay in the bottle?), feels like a nod to the universal solvent in the first arc of All-Star Squadron.In that story, a solvent designed by villain Dr. Zodiak was used to dissolve everything from walls to guns, and made the gimmick weapons used by a number of Justice Society of America members pretty useless. Callback - This one is kind of an odd mention, but it's interesting to note that Friedkin's comments to Oliver in jail -- "do you think you scare me more than him?" -- are echoed in the present day almost immediately by the man being interrogated by Adrian Chase. ARROW NEWS:   Marc Guggenheim reveals the title of Arrow's 100th episode (Date: 23 Oct 2016) While Arrow takes its hundredth episode to celebrate the four-plus seasons that have come before, it also has to balance the needs of a four-show crossover that will bring Supergirl into The Flash, Arrow, and DC's Legends of Tomorrow. Guggenheim said, "Arrow episode 508 is called 'Invasion!' with the exclamation point. And Legends of Tomorrow 207 is going to be 'Invasion!'. I'll leave it up to you to guess what The Flash is called." Link:http://comicbook.com/2016/10/23/marc-guggenheim-reveals-the-title-of-arrows-100th-episode/   Is Tommy Merlyn really Prometheus? (Date:23 Oct 2016) The article discusses the possibility that Tommy Merlyn could be Prometheus. Tommy could be alive due to Flashpoint or Malcolm using the Lazarus pit. Since producers like Marc Guggenheim has said “Oliver bears a measure of responsibility for the creation of Prometheus,” longtime viewers are convinced the villain is more so connected to Oliver as a person than as a vigilante. Link:http://comicbook.com/2016/10/24/arrow-is-tommy-merlyn-really-prometheus-/    Stephen Amell posts bloody Arrow selfie (Date: xx month year) “Arrow” lead Stephen Amell has posted a bloody selfie indicating that he shot quite a violent scene over the weekend. Amell is sporting long locks and facial hair, indicating that this beating he takes will occur during one of “Arrow's” trademark flashback sequences. Link:http://www.cbr.com/stephen-amell-posts-bloody-arrow-selfie/   David Ramsey reveals how Diggle will respond to Flashpoint changes (Date:24  Oct 2016) Flashpoint changed Diggle's family. How will Diggle handle the revelation? "Much more compassionately than you might think," Ramsey said. "Diggle can't miss anything he's never had and 'Flashpoint' changes history -- it changes his history directly -- so he never can really miss Baby Sara anymore, because he never had her, but he is concerned about Barry. Barry's actions were reckless, and with all that power, being reckless -- to someone as disciplined as Diggle -- comes as a shock." Link:http://comicbook.com/2016/10/24/david-ramsey-reveals-how-diggle-will-respond-to-flashpoint-chang/   Arrow season 5 episode 10 title revealed (Date: 25 Oct 2016) Marc Guggenheim has taken to Twitter and finally revealed the title for Season Five's tenth episode. The tenth episode of Season Five is called “Who Are You?” Guggenheim informed fans that the episode was now in production under director's Gregory Smith guidance. Link:http://comicbook.com/2016/10/26/arrow-season-5-episode-10-title-revealed/   Arrow: Wild Dog, Artemis, & more weigh in on their character's pasts (Date: 26 Oct 2016) Wild Dog. Artemis. Ragman. Aside from their involvement in Team “Arrow,” fans know virtually nothing about Oliver Queen's new recruits — but that's about to change. Though the three “Arrow” stars were unable to offer too many details, Joe Dinicol, Madison McLaughlin and Rick Gonzales teased some new information about where their characters came from, why they became vigilantes and what affects their dynamic within the team. Link:http://www.cbr.com/arrow-wild-dog-artemis-more-weigh-in-on-their-characters-pasts/   Stephen Amell reveals how Arrow's hundredth episode begins (Date: 26 Oct 2016) “The hundredth episode of Arrow begins in a very appropriate way: it begins with Oliver running," Amell revealed. "We've had him running into the premiere almost every year, we didn't have him running in this year, but we have him running in the hundredth episode." Link:http://comicbook.com/2016/10/26/stephen-amell-reveals-how-arrows-hundredth-episode-begins/   Arrow's Stephen Amell talks Casey Jones/Wild Dog comparisons (Date: 26 Oct 2016) Amell has a sense of humor about Wild Dog being in a hockey mask like Casey Jones. "One of the producers asked me, 'Do you think this is too on the nose?' I was like, 'No, becuase why are we doing this show if we're not going to have fun with something like that?'" Link:http://comicbook.com/2016/10/25/arrows-stephen-amell-talks-casey-jones-wild-dog-comparisons/   The comic book history of the Vigilante  (Date: 26 Oct 2016) The article focuses on the Adrian Chase story as that is the version currently popping up on Arrow. His origin was pretty straight forward. His role as a D.A. put him on someone's hit list and his family got killed because of it. By the second issue of the series, Chase was already questioning his choice of taking the law into his own hands. The character was a unique look into the side of vigilantism that doesn't normally get addressed in comics. We see the physical and legal ramifications and even some of the aspects of getting lost in the battle.   Link:http://www.bleedingcool.com/2016/10/26/comic-book-history-vigilante/   Arrow: Is Adrian Chase the Vigilante already? Actor Jose Segarra weighs in (Date: 26 Oct 2016) In the season 5 premiere of Arrow, Felicity Smoak showed Oliver Queen an image of somebody wearing ski goggles. Supposedly a police artist's sketch of an anonymous vigilante working in Star City, Team Arrow haven't mentioned him again since -- although longtime comic book readers recognized him. The image was that of Adrian Chase -- better known as Vigilante. So if tonight is Vigilante's genesis, what's the deal with that police sketch? We asked Josh Segarra, who plays Chase, to clarify. "That's what I think is going to be interesting, is what parts of the comic are we going to get to put on the show?" He responded when ComicBook.com asked him about the police sketch. "I know the answer to that but the audience don't. But that's what been great is that we're trying to keep it as much as we can in that world, but also keep it exciting because I don't want any plot twists to be a thing where people are expecting something and don't get them.So I'm hoping that we get the right pieces along the way. So now I'm getting to tell that backstory and we get to tell the biggest pieces and get to show him becoming who he is before episode 7." Link:http://comicbook.com/2016/10/27/arrow-is-adrian-chase-the-vigilante-already-actor-josh-segarra-w/   How Deadshot's Surprise Cameo Came to Be (Date: 20 Oct 2016) Marc Guggenheim was asked how the surprise came to be and it's actually a pretty simple story.  “It's always a case-by-case thing. In this case, it was really simple. I went to the writers' room, this was a pitch on the table, I shot an email off to [DC Comics CCO] Geoff Johns, I got a response back, and Deadshot's in the episode.” Link:https://www.cinemablend.com/television/1568149/how-arrows-surprise-suicide-squad-cameo-came-to-be People's Choice awards (Date: xx month year) Arrow, Flash, Supergirl, and Legends are on the list for best Sci-Fi/Fantasy show; Stephen Amell is up for Sci-Fi/Fantasy actor and social media star. You can choose up to five for each category. Can write in nominees. Starting November 15th, the voting process for the winners start. Link:http://www.peopleschoice.com/pca/     DC TV NEWS Flash, Supergirl join team Arrow in CW crossover pic (Date: 24 Oct 2016) A photo posted by “Arrow” actor Rick Gonzalez teased the team-up, which fans will see hit their TV sets in a month's time. The image shows “Arrow” characters Ragman (Joe Dinicol), Mister Terrific (Echo Kellum) and Wild Dog (Rick Gonzalez) standing alongside other series' leads the Flash (Grant Gustin) and Supergirl (Melissa Benoist) as well as director James Bamford. This year's crossover between CW's DC shows will begin in “Supergirl” on November 28 and continue through the week's DC shows, including “Flash” on November 29, “Arrow” on November 30 and “Legends of Tomorrow” on December 1. Link:http://www.cbr.com/flash-supergirl-join-team-arrow-in-cw-crossover-pic/   Meet the new Vixen..or is that the old Vixen.. (Date: 23 Oct 2016) With the second season of DC's Legends of Tomorrow we've been introduced to a second woman wearing the Vixen costume. Maisie Richardson-Sellers plays Amaya Jiwe the grandmother of Mari McCabe (Megalyn Echikunwoke). In the video below she talks about her character and how the sensibilities of the 1940's work into who she is. Link:http://www.bleedingcool.com/2016/10/23/meet-new-vixen-old-vixen/    15 times Supergirl empowered women (Date: 25 Oct 2016) Part of the show's appeal is that young fans can safely watch “Supergirl” without parents worrying about its content. Because “Supergirl” doesn't have bloody violence or sex scenes, pint-sized audiences can dig on the superhero genre, all the while watching a a female superhero who is worthy of their admiration.The show has a dreamy view of the world that encompasses diversity, fairness and empowerment. Let's take a look at 15 times “Supergirl” empowered women. Link:http://www.cbr.com/15-times-supergirl-empowered-women/   The Flash's Danielle Panabaker on the Invasion! Crossover, and why she's excited Caitlin is single  (Date: 25 Oct 2016) The Flash's Danielle Panabaker joined ComicBook.com to talk about how excited she was to get to be a part of the Arrow hundredth episode, which is part of said crossover. Also in the article is a video of ComicBook.com's interview with Rick Cosnett, who played Eddie Thawne on The Flash, During the interview, Rick hints that Eddie could return. Link:http://comicbook.com/2016/10/25/the-flashs-danielle-panabaker-on-the-invasion-crossover-and-why-/   Arrowverse will offer Damien Darhk a chance for redemption (Date: 27 Oct 2016) Damien Darhk may have died in the “Arrow” Season 4 finale, but that's not the end of his story. Neal McDonough — who plays the nefarious head of HIVE — has a recurring role on “DC's Legends of Tomorrow,” another series in The CW's “Arrow”-verse, and there he may just find himself on the side of the angels. Asked if there was any way Darhk could be redeemed, McDonough said, “Just had that conversation. Yes. There is one way that we can redeem him.” As to whether or not we'll see that sometime soon, he added, “At some point, you will.” Link:http://www.cbr.com/arrowverse-will-offer-damien-darhk-a-chance-for-redemption/   NEXT EPISODE   Promo for Next Week: Episode - “Human Target” (Date: 26 Oct 2016) Article:http://comicbook.com/2016/10/26/arrow-season-5-episode-5-human-target-sneak-preview/   Episode:   “Human Target” [Season 5 Episode 5] Air Date:       Wednesday, November 2, 2016 Summary:    When Tobias Church captures and tortures one of Oliver's new recruits, Oliver must turn to an old friend, Christopher Chance AKA the Human Target, for help. Meanwhile, Felicity's worlds collide when Detective Malone joins the ACU. Director:       Laura Belsey Writers:         Oscar Balderrama and Sarah Tarkoff IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5584148/?ref_=tt_ep_nx     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 Thursday October 27th, 2016.   Thank you for listening and we hope you enjoyed the show!   Audio Production by Stargate Pioneer of GonnaGeek.com.

Starling Tribune - Season 5 Edition – The Recruits (A CW Network Arrow Television Show Fan Podcast)   The Official Arrow Podcast of the Gonna Geek Network   Episode:               “The Recruits” [Season 5  Episode 2] Air Date:              Wednesday, October 12, 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,” last week's “Legacy” and is slated to direct episode 5.8                 Writers:                Speed Weed                 http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2373535/?ref_=ttfc_fc_wr4 5x Arrow | 7x Haven | 23x Arrow - co-executive producer   Beth Schwartz                 http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2584087/?ref_=ttfc_fc_wr5   18x Arrow | 2x Legends of Tomorrow | 23x Arrow - co-executive producer Promo: https://www.comicbookmovie.com/dc_tv/arrow/the-emerald-archer-assembles-a-new-team-in-the-promo-for-arrow-season-a145727   Weekly Ratings   Episode # / Episode Title / Episode Air / Date  / Rating 01 Legacy 5-Oct-16 1.89 02 The Recruits 5-Oct-16 1.94 03 A Matter Of Trust 5-Oct-16 04 Penance 5-Oct-16 05 Human Target 2-Nov-16 06 So It Begins TBA 07 Vigilante TBA 08 TBA TBA 09 What We Leave Behind TBA   Part 1: The Plot, Themes and Characters What was the overall theme for this episode / What was the link to the ep. name Ollie building team; Ollie becomes Bratva Fight scenes & Stunts: Share your thoughts RIng the bell fights are brutal, great choice for Bam Bam to direct Church v. Ollie - round 2 Flashbacks: Share your thoughts Brutal, just brutal Ollie: Protecting himself from being left again Actually does some work as Mayor “I have failed these recruits as a leader” Finally listens to Felicity for the right reasons Decides to form team Honor legacy of father Been 10 years for him - 5 for us Diggle Getting setup bad. Who will save him Finds peace being told what to do - chain of command Genesis day effect - illegal nuke tech tied to Genesis Day Moment in this week's episode of Flash revealed impact of Flashpoint on Diggle Thea Super competent as chief of staff Still not missing the hero life at all Gets through to Lance - offers him Deputy Mayor job (Michelle called it!) Felicity Gives Ollie the lectures he needs Lies to new BF - like Ollie had to do to her in season 1 Starts to feel guilty when she hears Ragman's story Lance Still drinking - late for security work at clinic event Offered job by Thea Interesting moments with Thea Curtis Tries the salmon ladder - not successful Gives Ollie the “we need to trust and respect you” speech Wild Dog Doesn't like code name Says Arrow won't be the boss of him Disobeys order to not engage - gets piece of rag; “evidence” Ragman After Amertek because their tech built nuke - Genesis Day Chooses to help Ollie over vengeance Decides to join Ollie after “Honor fathers” speech Tobias Church Has $100 million to buy weapons from Amertek Stops man from helping Amertek boss - to save him money Prometheus Gets the jump on Tobias Church - the Arrow is mine! Reveals name   CURRENT EPISODE DC EASTER EGGS & POP CULTURE REFERENCES   Season Episode  “The Recruits” (Date: 12  Oct 2016) Article: http://comicbook.com/2016/10/13/arrow-5-things-you-might-have-missed-in-the-recruits/    Return of the salmon ladder - Curtis is shown attempting the salmon ladder, and the salmon ladder is an actual thing and not created for the show Amertek -Even before they were the manufacturers of the Genesis Day missiles, Amertek were pretty sketchy characters. Amertek Industries is a weapons manufacturer, tech conglomerate and defense contractor arguably best known for their biggest gun (literally and figuratively), the "Toastmaster" BG-80. Designed by John Henry Irons, their brutality turned him off of weapons-making and he left Amertek to go into hiding, taking on the name Henry Johnson. The guns would later make their way into the hands of street gangs in Metropolis and Washington, DC. Seeing his weapons on the streets, coupled with the then-recent death of his idol Superman, led Irons to take on the armored superhero identity of Steel. Ragman - In the show, Ragman's family was killed when the missile hit Havenrock. In the comics, Ragman is a Gotham-based vigilante who wears the mystical Suit of Souls, from which his powers come. Created by Robert Kanigher and Joe Kubert, Ragman has a bit of a Ghost Rider thing going on, with the costume allowing him to take the souls of the guilty -- except that in the case of Ragman, he can summon their abilities later in battle. By being used in this way, the evil can actually earn redemption and passage to Heaven.   ARROW NEWS:   Supergirl and Arrow Boss Says Ollie and Kara won't get along (Date: 11 Oct 2016) As per Andrew Kreisberg regarding the crossover “Part of Oliver's [Stephen Amell] journey in those episodes is he's kind of hit his breaking point for things he's willing to accept. He's had Mirakuru soldiers, the Lazarus Pit, magic, and Damien Darhk, but flying aliens who can incinerate you with their eyes is one beyond the pale for him. He's keeping his distance, which is a very Oliver thing to do. Even Kara comments, ‘Does he not like me?' Barry's like, ‘No, that's kind of how he treats everybody.' Link: http://screencrush.com/supergirl-arrow-crossover-oliver-reaction/ Guillermo del Toro has an open invite to direct Arrow (Date: 8 Oct 2016) del Toro teamed up with Arrow executive producer Marc Guggenheim for Trollhunters, a new animated series.  Guggenheim was asked about NYCC if del Toro might appear to do an episode of Arrow.   "I'd be lying if I said I never broached the topic with him," Guggenheim says. "He's so busy and he is filming right now actually up in Toronto." "He's got a standing invitation," Guggenheim concludes.             Link: http://comicbook.com/2016/10/08/guillermo-del-toro-has-a-standing-invitation-to-arrow/ Arrow's Wild Dog to feature in DC/CW's Invasion crossover  (Date:11 Oct 2016) Rick Gonzales, who plays Wild Dog, tweeted out a picture of his mask with the Flash's mask. It was later confirmed that Wild Dog will be part of the crossover event. Link:http://www.cbr.com/arrows-wild-dog-to-feature-in-dccws-invasion-crossover/   DC TV NEWS Flash Hits a Series Low Rating (Date: 12 Oct 2016) The latest episode of The Flash, titled Paradox, hit a series low 1.0/4 in the rating share and drew in 2.75 million viewers overall. The season started off with a dip in ratings, as the premiere episode averaged a 1.2 in the demographic and drew in 3.1 million viewers, which was down from 3.6 million in its season 2 premier Link:http://comicbook.com/2016/10/12/the-flashs-paradox-episode-hits-a-series-low/ Supergirl premier rockets CW ratings to 8-year high  (Date: 11  Oct 2016) Supergirl premiere got 3 million viewers and a 1.1 18-49 demo rating. This episode is the most-watched Monday night show on the CW since a 2008 episode of “Gossip Girl.” On CBS, the season 1 finale drew in 6.1 million viewers and a 1.3 rating in the 18-49 demo Link:http://www.cbr.com/supergirl-premiere-rockets-cw-ratings-to-8-year-high/               Arrow Boss Teases Most Ambitious Crossover yet (Date: 13 Oct 2016) The arrival of the Dominators will force the Arrowverse's superheroes to team up for what Guggenheim calls their “most ambitious” crossover yet. “This year,” Guggenheim continues, “we're doing by far the most ambitious crossover we've ever done. It's basically a huge three-part story that also brings in Supergirl, so it's crossing over all four shows. It's telling one big epic movie of a story. It's not setting up any other spin-offs, it's just big, bombastic, huge action. There's also some really poignant character moments. There's a lot of plot lines, particularly I would say in Flash and Legends, that come to fruition in the crossover. It's by far the most ambitious thing we've ever attempted. I want to say it's by far one of the most ambitious things anyone in network television has ever attempted. It's completely insane.” Link:http://www.ew.com/article/2016/10/13/arrow-flash-supergirl-legends-crossover-spoilers   Supergirl will not Move into the Flarrow ‘verse (Date: 8 Oct 2016) Fans had speculated and hoped that a move to the CW might unify Supergirl with the Flarrow universe during the upcoming crossover.  Executive Producer Andrew Kreisberg explain how the jump will work saying "Not for her entire world, but Kara will be traveling from her dimension to our dimension, “our” being the world that The Flash, Arrow, and Legends lives in." Link: http://comicbook.com/2016/10/08/supergirl-will-not-be-moved-into-flash-arrow-and-legends-dimensi/ James Olson Becomes Guardian on Supergirl (Date: 12 Oct 2016) James Olsen (Mehcad Brooks) is about to make the move from faithful sidekick to kickass masked vigilante later this season on The CW'sSupergirl. Via Andrew Kresberg: “James has a pretty big turn coming up. These next few episodes are going to make him realize that being a photographer… is not enough for him, so he's going to go on a pretty exciting career trajectory that we're really pumped by. James is going to decide that he can no longer sit back and be a sidekick, so he's going to decide to become a vigilante and he's going to become Guardian — complete with the shield — which is going to cause a massive problem in his relationship with Kara [Melissa Benoist], because he has decided not to tell her. Now there's this new masked vigilante, and she has her own feelings about vigilantes, and it becomes a push and pull about who gets to decide who gets to be a hero? He's recruited Winn [Jeremy Jordan] to help him, Winn is his man in the van, so the two of them are doing this together. Winn and James together is comedy gold. Watching Winn, as he takes his job at the DEO, but then he's lying to everybody about how he's spending his nights, because he's going out with James, and how he walks in exhausted or walks in with a black eye and says he walked into a door, is the fun excitement of building these first 10 episodes.” Link: http://www.blastr.com/2016-10-12/james-olsen-become-dc-comics-vigilante-guardian-cws-supergirl Did Flashpoint create a future Legends of Tomorrow superhero? (Date: 13 Oct 2016) While Barry visited Felciity in this week's episode of The Flash, he learned that Diggle has a son now. Could this be the John Diggle, Jr. we met in the Legends episode called “Star City 2046”? Link:http://www.cbr.com/did-flashpoint-create-a-future-legends-of-tomorrow-superhero/   ARROW CAST & CREW INTERVIEWS From NYCC: Matt Ryan is Open To Returning as Constantine on Arrow (Date: 8  Oct 2016) DC was doing a panel for the upcoming Justice League Dark cartoon.  During the panel Matt Ryan was asked if he's be open to returning to Arrow.  Ryan said that this is the first time he's been free in awhile, but in this crazy ride of acting, he's learned to not rule anything out." He said that in terms of an Arrow return, he's open to it because: "I love the character." Link:http://comicbook.com/2016/10/09/nycc-matt-ryan-open-to-returning-as-constantine-on-arrow/ NEXT EPISODE   Promo for Next Week: Episode - “A Matter of Trust” (Date: 12  Oct 2016) Article:https://www.comicbookmovie.com/dc_tv/arrow/arrow-season-5-episode-3-promo-a-matter-of-trust-a145949   Episode:   “A Matter of Trust” [Season 5  Episode 3] Air Date:       Wednesday, October 19, 2016 Summary:    WRESTLING STAR CODY RHODES BRINGS THE SMACK DOWN TO STAR CITY —Now that Oliver (Stephen Amell) has his new team, they are ready to hit the streets but Oliver doesn't feel they are ready. Headstrong Wild Dog (guest star Rick Gonzalez) defies the Green Arrow's orders and sets out on his own after a new drug dealer, Derek Sampson (guest star Cody Rhodes), who is terrorizing Star City. Sampson proves more powerful than Wild Dog and it is up to the Green Arrow to go head to head with Sampson to save his teammate. Gregory Smith directed the episode written by Ben Sokolowski & Emilio Ortega Aldrich Director:       Gregory Smith Writers:         Ben Sokolowski and Emilio Ortega Aldrich IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5584144/?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. 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