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REVIEW: Arrow – Season 8, Episode 4 “Present Tense”

brettstevens | Nov 9, 2019 | 0

With Future Team Arrow joining Oliver and Co. in the present, I couldn’t wait to see what the producers bought us in “Present Tense” as the farewell run of Arrow continued its trek toward the crossover and, subsequently, the series finale. *SPOILERS* “Present Tense” begins ...

REVIEW: Arrow Season 8, Episode 3 “Leap of Faith”

brettstevens | Nov 1, 2019 | 0

After last week’s trip to Hong Kong, I was excited to revisit one of my favorite locales in not only the Arrowverse but also the DC Universe as a whole: Nanda Parbat. While many fans took issue with this storyline in season 3, I felt the producers portrayed the League of Assassins in a way &hellip...

REVIEW: Arrow – Season 8, Episode 2 “Welcome to Hong Kong”

brettstevens | Oct 25, 2019 | 0

Last week on Arrow, our heroes escaped Earth-2 as it disappeared. With Stephen Amell saying that episode 2, titled “Welcome to Hong Kong,” would be an ode to season 3, considered by some fans to be where the show began to falter, I was curious to see how that would play out. *SPOILERS* &...

REVIEW: Green Arrow: Year One

brettstevens | Oct 18, 2019 | 0

When Arrow first began its run, two things kept coming up in interviews. The first was that the initial pitch was that they wanted it to be The Dark Knight, the TV show. The second was that they were inspired by the comic series Green Arrow: Year One in the telling of the titular character’s &...

REVIEW: Arrow – Season 8, Episode 1 “Starling City”

brettstevens | Oct 17, 2019 | 0

Arrow season 8 was something I initially felt was unnecessary. Given how season 7 ended, it almost felt redundant in my mind. Whatever plot threads that were left could’ve been wrapped up in the “Crisis on Infinite Earths” crossover. All of this is to say that season 8 had a lot to pro...

Michael Rosenbaum Turns Down Arrowverse Crossover

brettstevens | Sep 25, 2019 | 0

Smallville star Michael Rosenbaum has announced via Twitter that he won’t be joining Tom Welling and Erica Durance in the upcoming five-episode”Crisis on Infinite Earths” event. Rosenbaum states that, while an offer was made to him last Friday, the terms were vague, and the salary was...