My feeling has been that if the whole Berlanti slate had wrapped up after Crisis on Infinite Earths, the critical perspective would’ve probably ended up being kinder. But all things considered, a hell of a run (Barry) run.

After years of coverage, how was the last episode- or even season- of FLASH not covered by this site?  This retrospective on the Arrowverse concept was good and all, but an actual recap and talkback was called for!

One of the most impressive and craziest things remains the fact that when it came to Oliver, Barry, and Kara, all of their casting literally came from the very first person that auditioned.

When the Arrowverse was good, it was amazing.  When it was bad, it was a dumpster fire of low budget sadness.  I remember goosebumps when Caity Lotz showed up the first time in Arrow, saved his ass, and broke every window in the police station then started working out of a BoP inspired clock tower.  You could tell…

Caity Lotz mentioned this article on an Instagram post yesterday.

I’ll always be a fairly staunch defender of the Arrowverse, while acknowledging it’s many many many flaws and missed potential.

Laurel Lance suffered from what I call ‘Lana Lang syndrome” where a female character designated as the “love interest” for the show gets the short end of the stick if she’s not actively in the will they/won’t they melodrama. Emily Bett Rickards got lucky in that she had a defined role on the team before her romance…

I’m pretty sure season 1 was produced (or at least started production) with the assumption that it was in continuity since S&L was supposed to crossover with Batwoman at some point and include additional references such as a picture with Kara, all of which got torpedoed with COVID. “Captain Luthor” coming over from…

I always wondered if this universe was going to end with a whimper, and how sad it would make me. It’s hard to believe how big this whole thing was just a few years ago. I loved it. It’s sad to see it go, but even though I’ve been watching from the beginning, I have a hard time caring about what’s happening. They’ve…

I feel like the main reason the Arrowverse doesn’t get the credit it deserves is, ironically, because of the main reason it worked in the first place:

(Captain Cold! The Atom! A barista with wings!)

Heir to the Demon is such a great episode. Nyssa was such a fantastic addition to the show. Not only was her character an awesome warrior, but her ongoing mockery of Oliver following a certain event I don’t want to spoil for anyone was a series highlight.

My favorite s2 episode is probably “Heir to the Demon” which introduces Nyssa & has the absolutely electric sequence when Sara & Oliver suit up together for the first time (which gives me chills) and chase down the League of Assassin van on their motorcycle 

The secret weapon of Arrow s2: Caity Lotz AND Manu Bennett in both the flashbacks AND (eventually) the present day storylines

That’s what made that season such a thrilling tv experience- There were not a lot of season-long or even multi-episode arcs that they stretched out and waited to pay off. There were huge payoffs of plot in like every single ep. They didn’t make us wait for anything, and it was grand.

I have never had a TV viewing experience quite like Arrow s2. Several times I checked the time thinking an episode had to be almost over because so much had happened and it was so thrilling, but it was only like 15 minutes or less into it

Arrow Season 2 is absolutely fantastic. I suggest not missing it. 

This article makes me feel like I shouldn’t have given up on Arrow in the first season.

I love you forever, Beeboverse, thanks for bringing so much joy in my life! IT also brought AV Club to my life. It’s a shame tbh that The Flash which hasn’t been good since s3 has been the last surviving and I’ll forever mourn Legends of Tomorrow and its unjust cancellation.

Love Ali too, but I agree, I feel Buddha is taking it home. His food does look consistently top tier.