DC Crossover 2017: Thoughts

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Hey everyone! Happy 50th post! Like I promised last week, this week will be all things DCTV crossover, so let's get into it.

Arrow Season 6: A Perfect Balance

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Hey everyone! Arrow season 6 so far is what season 4 tried to be, and failed. Let's get into it!

The Flash S4 Recap: Episodes 1-3

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Hey everyone! As I said previously, I'll be dividing and conquering the shows that I watch, and this week, we're talking everything The Flash. Also, a personal sidenote that you all probably don't care about, but I will waste your time talking about anyway: this blog's one year anniversary was this past Sunday! Looking back, I've grown a lot over the past the year, as a person and my taste in shows. My very first review was of a show I no longer watch - no regrets about that, honestly - and my review style has changed tremendously. However, the salt remains. Let's get into it!

Arrow Season 5B Recap! +Season 6 Wishes

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Hey guys!! With hellhole junior year finally behind me, I'll have more time to get to you all the thoughts and reviews I've been wanting to write. First up is a brief recap and discussion of some of my favorite last few episodes of Arrow season 5, starting from the iconic Olicity-centric episode, "Underneath".

Arrow, 5.09 - "What We Leave Behind"

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You know how I said I would probably be disgruntled with Arrow again after the crossover episode? Well, I was. Why do all my faves have to let me down??

The Flash, 3.09 - "The Present"

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Since I'm on break, I'm finally starting up again with the reviews. I only recently got to watch The Flash's wild midseason finale, so let's get into it.

Legends of Tomorrow, 2.07 - "Invasion! (4)"

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And here's the final installment of my crossover reviews, aka the first and last LOT review I will ever do.

The Flash, 3.08 - "Invasion! (2)"

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Annndddd onto the Flash portion of the crossover! The whole gang's here, finally!

Supergirl, 2.08 - "Medusa"

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Since Arrow 100 was my favorite episode out of the crossover, I wrote it first. Now that's out of the way, the rest will be coming in order, starting with Supergirl.

Arrow, 5.08 - "Invasion! (3)"

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Alright, alright. I know I'm writing the episodes out of order, but I just HAVE to start my CW DCTV crossover reviews with the best episode of the week. Arrow's portion of the big alien drama also happened to be the show's 100th episode, and I'm so ready to talk about it.

Quick update for you all.

Hey guys! I'm sorry this is probably not the update you were expecting. I've already watched the most recent JTV and Pitch episodes and reviews will hopefully be out at least by the end of this week. I just wanted to let you all know that after today's episode of Supergirl, I will most likely stop watching the show altogether. I'm going to watch and review this episode because 1) it's part of the CW DCTV crossover and 2) I want to part the show knowing that my daughter Alex Danvers is proud of her identity and that my son James Olsen is succeeding at doing what he loves (even though I still don't really approve of it.)

The Flash, 3.07 - "Killer Frost"

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“Like you helped your mother? Or Wally? Or me? You keep messing with everyone’s lives, wrecking everything, and we’re left behind to pick up the pieces from your mistakes. Some things you break can’t be put back together.” -Killer Frost

I had to start off with this quote this week because it is truly iconic. The Flash writers finally acknowledge the elephant in the room, which is how Barry's selfishness makes him a unique kind of villain, and I'm so excited to talk about it.

Supergirl, 2.07 - "The Darkest Place"

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I am so pissed at this show it isn't even funny. This episode was so bad it doesn't even warrant a neutral introduction. Let's get into the roast.

The Flash, 3.06 - "Shade"

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As Thanksgiving break approaches, I finally have some free time on my hands to catch up on my shows. I finally got to watch the most recent Flash episode 6 days late, and a lot happened.

Supergirl, 2.06 - "Changing"

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I looked forward to this episode all week and watched so many scenes in the 2 minute videos released online, and it was actually pretty decent. However, there are some discoveries I made that....I don't know if I can get over, and definitely decreased my enjoyment of the episode. Let's get into it.

Arrow, 5.07 - "Vigilante"

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So far this season, the odd episodes of Arrow have tended to be slightly better than their even counterparts. So compared to the disaster that was season 5, episode 6, episode 7 was much better. But even then, it still isn't that much better, so let's get into it.

Supergirl, 2.05 - "Crossfire"

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With one day left until the next Supergirl (and Jane the Virgin, sigh, I'm so behind) episode, I thought I'd finally share my thoughts about the previous one.

The Flash, 3.05 - "Monster"

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Hi everyone! I finally got around to watching that Flash episode I missed. Supergirl will hopefully be up by tomorrow, as well as Pitch, so let's just get right into it.

The fact that I didn't watch the episode (over a week old) until now is probably a good indication of my interest level for this show. However, since I was feeling frustrated and upset with Arrow (the same way I felt about season 2 of Flash, ironically) I decided to finally watch it.

Arrow, 5.06 - "So It Begins"

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Hey everyone! I apologize for not keeping up, A LOT has happened this week and I'm still trying to process and figure out what's going to happen in the future. I've watched the latest Supergirl episode and will be writing a review, forgive me - I just didn't want three Supergirl posts in a row. I have yet to watch Jane the Virgin or last week's episode of The Flash, but bear with me - I will try to post them all soon. So, you'll just have to settle with this week's episode of Arrow. Let's get started!

Supergirl, 2.04 - "Survivors"

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I've finally caught up with Supergirl, so let's get into the latest episode! (Yes, I know this is a week late.)

Kara and J'onn discover that there is a secret underground alien fight club orchestrated by the cunning and smart Roulette, who makes money off of rich people bets. These fights often turn violent and end in the death of the loser. This discovery is especially personal to J'onn, as M'gann, his fellow Martian, is one of the club's top fighters. M'gann sells him out to Roulette, who forces the two to battle to the death. After shaming her for her priorities, J'onn realizes that she fights because she believes she deserves it for surviving. M'gann insists upon not killing her opponents, and they eventually reach a truce to defeat Roulette, who of course escapes arrest to some loophole that's never really explained.