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Arrowverse: January 2020: Crisis and Beyond

I did one of these before the first three parts of „Crisis on Infinite Earths“ and it seemed to go good, so I am doing a second one again. No speculations, no fake news, only facts: Stuff about ��Crisis on Infinite Earths Part 4&5“ and the future of the Arrowverse as a whole:

Beware Spoilers!

Crisis on Infinite Earths:

Part 4 and 5 - also known as Arrow Episode 8.8 und Legends of Tomorrow Episode 5.0 -will air on the 14th of January on the same night.

What will happen?

We’ve got the synopsis for Part 4 and a very much not-synopsis for Part 5. The paragons are stranded at the Vanishing Point, searching for a way out. The Flash vanishes, and Oliver, who has become something else, appears. From Part 3 and the promo-material we know that Oliver has become the Spectre. Jim Corrigan, as we learn in at least one of the latest promos, helps Oliver to take over the mantle. An older promo did also hint that we are going to see the Reverse-Flash after all in this crossover, and many fans think that he might be involved in the disappearance of the Flash. Promo-Matrial shows us that the Speed Force is very much intact, Eobard might have survived while hiding either in the Speed Force or the Negative Speed-Force. However until now there has been no official confirmation for the Reverse Flashs role in the crossover, he might not actually be in the crossover, but only appear to Barry when he is in the Speed Force. The promos hint that Barry disappears via Speed Force while Ryan Choi und presumably Lex Luthor work on a machine that should get all of them out of the Vanishing Point. Their will be at least one Speed Force sequence in Episode 4, in which a lot of the Arrowversecast could show up, even though none of them exists any more right now. However, given that this is the Arrow-Episode, it’s more likley that a lot of people from Arrow and Olivers past will show up during Olivers transformation to the Spectre. One of them could be Laurel Lance from Earth-1, who was confirmed to be in the crossover, quite a while ago. We will also learn the origin of the Monitor and the Anti-Monitor and our hereos will face the Anti-Monitor at the dawn of time.

The Battle at the Dawn of Time

Was filmed in a quarry and has the paragons fighting the Anti-Monitor and his shadow-demons. That scene has been in the trailers since Day 1. Remember that blueish graded scene? Well, it’s finally happening, however the grading seems to be gone. Or is it? Spectre-Oliver also is there. So maybe the grading is like Spectre-Vision or Spectre-Time? However they could have jossed it all together as well.

And then?

Presumable after that the Earths or at least some part of the Multiverse is back, because we haven seen Black Lightning, Frost, und Heatwave (it’s currently unknown if it’s Earth-1 Mick or the Crisis-Mick) in StarLabs. They are fighting Shadow Demons as well.

The Final Battle

Also there is a second battle against the Anti-Monitor, that involves not just the paragons, but also Dreamer, Alex Danvers, Superman, Ray Palmer, Wild Dog and Dinah Drake – as well als Heatwave and Frost – so yeah, our cast is back. This ist he final battle and will occur during Episode 5. We don’t know much more about it, expect that Shadow Demons are there as well.

Superpowers and Time Travel

It has been sayed several times, that Sara will gain superpowers and that this storyline will spin out of the crossover. In the promos we also see Lex Luthor firering some kind of energy blast. While this could be technology based, mabye the paragons (all of them) get some special powers in order do defeat the Anti-Monitor? Or maybe it’s just some of them. One seems to be Sara.

As for the time travel aspect. Strange things are going on in the promo-material. For one: There was this picture with Kara and Oliver in their old uniforms, which could not have been a flashback because Kara has her current hair (and they did use a wig before this Season while doing a Season 2 flashback, so it seems unlikley that they would forget putting one on her during the crossover!). This could be a vision of some kind though. Then there is the Young Monitor shown interacting somewhat with some of our heroes. Again could be visions, but in one of these sequences Kara is doing something very strange behind him, which has been interepreted as slowing down or reversing time. Also Wild Dog seems to be back in his armored uniform, which he ditched after Season 6. But given whom they are fighting, this would just be the smart move.

There are other strange things going on as well. A scenes shows Sara bursting in a pinkish bedroom fighting Shadow Demons. Also we got one shot of Barry in civilan clothes and more then one shot of Sara in Outfits Pasts, that look kind of familiar, as in from the past so… again all of this could be some sort of vision. Or it could be time travel. We don’t know at this point.

Also Sara from the past: There is one scene in which she looks very much dead/dying/badly hurt, which could be where she gains her superpower or it could be a revisiting of her Arrow Season 3 death, either in vision or through time travel.

Stargirl

Marc Guggenheim told us, that there are a lot of guest appearances coming up. One of them is Laurel Lance from Earth-1. Another one is Stargirl, but not the Arrowverse JSA-Version, but the new version from the new show. This version will actually make her screendebut during the Crossover. Somewhen during spring Season 1 of „Stargirl“ will air on The CW. It will also be available on the DC-App, a day or so before the episode in question will air on The CW. However even though we can’t know for sure what the future brings, the show is considered CW-Property at the moment and a part of the Arrowverse.

After Crisis:

After Part 5 all the shows will pick up where the have left off. But most of them are expected to have some sort of fallout from Crisis. Even Black Lightning.

Arrow

Having only two episodes left after Crisis, „Arrow“ is coming to an end. The first episode after Crisis is the Backdoor-Pilot. (More about this one later). Then on the 28th of January „Fadeout“ the two hour „Arrow“-Finale will air. Felicity will be back for this episode. As will Rory Regan. We will also see Roy, Anatoly, and Sara in it. As well as probably Thea and Quentin, because Willa Holland and Paul Blackthorne were both confirmed for muliple episodes this season, but have only shown up once so far. They could appear in Crisis instead, but the safer bet would be the Series Finale. Expect many more returns and guest appearances for that. Evidence suggests that Barry might be in it, but that could have been someone else in red. The synopsis is a non-synopsis again, so don’t expect to find out what it actually is about until after the Backdoor-Pilot.

The Flash

„The Flash“ returns a little bit later then the other shows. It’s back on 4th of Febuary with an episode called „Marathon.“ Given the later date, we know much less than about the other shows post Crisis. The three episoded after this one are called „Love is a Battlefield“, „A girl named Sue“ and „Grodd friended me“. All of this episodes will air in Feburary. Sue Dearborn will finally be introduced in those episodes. „A girl names Sue“ is going to be very much about her. She will be played be Natalie Dreyfuss. If the show follows the comics she is going to be Ralphs future wife. At least we can expect some sort of romance, I guess. We were told that there was going to be another Ralph-Centric episode this season, „A Girl named Sue“ is a good candidate for this as well as it is for Sues first appearance. The episode after brings back Grodd. Also back is Wally West, there will be an episodes in which he fights a classic villain with a new face. Another new character and potenial big bad for the back half of the season is Eva McCulloch, she will be played by Efrat Dor and might have something to do with the conspiracy Team Citzien will try to unveal in the upcoming episodes. There have been rumors about her being a female version of Mirror Master, so we will see what kind of villain, if any, she will turn out to be. There will be at least one more episode with Chester P. Runk in it. And we were told that we will learn more about Nash Wells and his secrets, however anything Nash-releated will probably depend on what’s going to happen with Pariah at the end of Crisis.

Season 7 has been ordered by The CW and Grant Gustin has renewed his contract and signed up for it.

Supergirl

„Supergirl“ will be back on the 19th of January with an episode called „The Bottle Episode“. The term „Bottle Episode“ originated from the „Star Trek: TNG“-Production-Team and signifies episodes which safe money and therefore take place on the standing sets, don’t use guest actors etc. However this episode might be named that for another reason. While the synopsis, only speaks of complications after Crisis and a chaotic threat, it is the episode with Meaghan Rath. She is Jesse Raths sister, and we were told she is going to play a female version of Brainiac-5. The first Brainiac has a certain bottle-collecting habit in the DC-Canon, and what’s really interesting is what is in those bottles. It is unknown where this new Brainiac-5 Version comes from. Is she from an alternate earth? Has Brainy somehow become a woman? Originally the part was described as Brainys sister. We will have to wait and see.

Next up is the two-parter „Back from the Future“. David Harewood directed Part 1 (Melissa is going to direct an episode later this season). The synopsis speaks of a Toyman copycat and the episode sees Winn Schotts return to the show (this is where the title comes from). It’s possible but not very likley that we are going to see the Legion of Superheroes in this two-parter. Jermery Jordan is contraced for three episodes this seasons. Apart from the two-parter, he could show up at the end of „The Bottle Episode“ or – which is prefable – in the episode after the two-parter which ist he 100th episode of „Supergirl“. It’s called „It’s a Super Life“ and it’s „Supergirl“s spin on „It’s a Wonderful Life“. Instead of an angle, she gets a certain imp, played by Thomas Lennon this time around. Mxyzptlk shows Kara a world without her, at least that what they want us to beliefe is happening in the 100the episode. Guest Star alert! Odette Annabelle is back, so ist Sam Witwer, we also get the return of the characters of Otis Graves and Thomas Coville. This seems like they will concentrate of the plots of Season 3 and 4, rather then the earlier Seasons, but it’s still very much possible that Cat, Maggie, and Mon-El show up in this one as well. There has been much buzz about Chris Wood being in it, but nothing is confirmed. Yes, he was in Vancouver for quite a long time, but it was the Holiday Season, Melissa did just release her Insta-Video about her abusive realtionship, and he is her husband after all. That fact alone could be reason enough for him to be at the 100th episode party. Yes, he was the only former castmember there, but like I said, he is Melissas husband. It would make sense to expect Mon-El back sometime this season, but I wouldn’t bet on it. By the way, Andrea Brooks will definifly be back some time this season, depending on the lenght of her maternity leave.

Season 6 of „Supergirl“ has already been ordered by The CW.

Legends of Tomorrow

Season 5 of „Legends of Tomorrow“ is finally going to premier in January. „Crisis Part 5“ is said premier, however the producers do consider it a special, and the episode „Meet the Legends“, which airs on the 21th of January, the proper Season Opener. Appearantly the Legends have become famous, Sara isn’t too pleased, Ray, Mick, Nate and the others are enthusiastic about it and invite a documentary crew on the „Waverider“. A new timetravel-related problem emerges in the form of Rasputin, who is back from hell and not so easy to deal with. Meanwhile Constantine finds out the reason behind the new blips in the timeline. The reason ist Astra Logue, as we know. We also know that current Legend Behrad Tomaz is not the wind-totem bearer that was on the team in the last two seasons, but his sister Zari is. But last time we checked the Legends didn’t know that. Tala Ashe will be back as the new version of Zari this season, so no worries there. Gary and Ava will also be back, even though the Time Bureau is gone. Mone seems to hang out with the Legends now, while Ava must figure out what’s next for her.

As mentioned before Sara gets Superpowers. Even though they are a side effect of some kind of magical illness – maybe. The back from Hell villains will be called „Encores“ and will also be the main problem for the Legends this season.

Given that the „Arrow“-Finale is a two-parter „Legends“ might already be off again in the week after the Season-Opener. It should be back on the week after the „Arrow“-Finale though. Caity Lotz directed Episode 5.5. „Mortal Khanbat“. Brandon Routh and Country Ford are sadly to be expected to leave the show around the middle of the season. Brandons last episode might be either 5.7 „Romeo V Juliet: Dawn of Justness“ or 5. 8. „Zari, not Zari“. He filmed something with the Legends during the shoot of „Zari, not Zari“ but this might have been for 5.7. or the Crossover. Like Season 4 Season 5 sadly has only 16 episodes, one of them being the special „Crisis Part 5“.

As we saw in the trailer, Ray will get to impersonate a TV-Persona, Nate gets high or learns to fly (maybe both), Beebo is back and so are the puppets. There will be aSteelatom-Episode that involves a prom. Avalance is still very much alive, and we may find out what Charlies secret is, and the Constantine/Hellblazer-Storyline may conclude this season. Given that we are alreay losing Ray, we might not want that, but it could happen.

However at least Season 6 has already been ordered by The CW.

Black Lightning

Still no news about when Season 3 will appaer on international Netflix, but The CW picks up again on 20th of January with „The Book Markovia Chapter One“. Jefferson will deal with the Crisis fallout, while the rest of the cast pretty much picks up where the left of.

Season 4 has already been ordered by The CW.

Batwoman

Batwoman is still winglady to „Supergirl“ and comes back on the 19th of January. „How queer is everthing today“ picks up after the devastating events of 1.8., however the synopsis mentoned „Batwoman’s akward encounter“, so I have no idea what that alludes too. Can’t be Crisis, so it must be something else. Timlinewise we will also learn in this episodes, if the general Season 1 events have reached Crisis or not. „An Un-Birthday-Present“ celebrates the Kane-Sisters birthday and teases a guest in Gotham. The next two episodes are titeled „Take your choice“ and „Drink me“. Upcoming is a Rooftop-Kiss and maybe Batwing. As always everyone involved in this show is a lot more tightlipped about upcomind events then the rest of the Arroweverse.

Season 2 has already been ordered by The CW.

Also „Batwoman“ is the strongest argument against th death of the Multiverse and only one earth after Crisis. In order for this, „Batwoman“ and „Titans“ would have to take place on the same earth and inside the same continuity. Ser Jorah Mormont would have to be Bruce Wayne, they would have to settle on one Slade Wilson,, etc. Unless they undo all of it again before Season 3 of „Titans“ happens.

Green Arrow und the Canaries

The Backdoor-Pilot airs on the 21th of January. Mia, now called Queen instead of Smoak, is back in 2040 and has everthing she could have wanted. However Laurel of Earth-2 und Dinah show up in search for a kidnapping victim with a direct connection to Mia. The three team up to save the city. The grown up version of John Diggle Jr. is in this episode, so he might be the antagonist in this. There is no offiical word on William or Connor yet. As for Laurel und Dinah they seemd to be without Age-Make-Up. So they might have time travelled. That or they were aged up digitally in post. Or they jossed the Make Up for some reason.

Somewhen after it airs The CW will decide if they are going to pick the show up or not. It could be a swift decesion, however it’s more likely not to be decided until Pilot Season, when the solidify their programm for the next season. Don’t hold your breath, just be patient.

And don’t expect plot-details until after Crisis.

Superman and Lois

Will spin ouf of Crisis. The Pilot is about to be shot in spring. During Pilot Season The CW will view it and then decided wether to pick it up or not. Chances of getting picked up are very high, unless Warner steps in and decides Superman is to be Movie-only-property again after all.

The show is a Spin-Off of „Supergirl“ and will feature Tyler and Bitsie and not Brandon Routh. It will be about their lifes as parents, journalists, and superheroes. The show kind of picks up where „Lois and Clark“ ended – the couple as young parents.

There have been supersons-rumors going around. Depending on the end of Crisis, there could be a reason for this. Remember the dialog about two kids? And that other Superman who happens to have a son? However, we will have to wait for the end of Crisis for that one. It might not happen after all. Plus: The show is not picked up yet. So we will have to wait and see for more plot details.

Green Lantern

The DC show is coming to HBOmax. It’s rumored to be set in the Arrowverse, however not confirmed. As Crisis has shown so far: All DC Properties are set in the Arrow-Multiverse, so maybe they are going to strenghten that connection in the coming years. However like I said, nothing is confirmed yet.

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