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Geekscape Recaps: ‘The Flash’ – Legends of Today

by jake108December 1, 2015

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8Ra7QrdsGA

This week, fans of DCTV are in for a treat. Tonight, we got the first part of said treat in part one of a crossover event between The Flash and Arrow, and I must say, it was pretty awesome. Now that I’m thinking about it, we saw just about every major character this episode, except for Zoom. On top of that, part one of an introduction to the Legends of Tomorrow. What a time to be alive.

Warning: Spoilers Ahead!

This episode opens with a somewhat frightening introduction to Vandal Savage. Aside from being, well, creepy, Savage also shows off his expert skills in using old blades. I’m sure after living for a few thousand years, Savage must know a variety of combat techniques. We were hinted at his combat skills again when Malcolm Merlyn chimed in on what the League knows about Savage’s history with ancient Rome and China. It really says something about Savage’s track record if the League has known about him but has done nothing to stop him or has failed to stop him.

Since Savage is described as “mystic” in this universe, it makes sense that the League is aware of his existence, which also probably makes Damien Darhk aware of Savage’s existence. If Darhk was enough to make Constantine uneasy, I can only imagine what he’d say about Savage. Right now, it almost seems as if Savage is every mystic being’s boogieman.

Most of the episode dealt with Kendra getting her wings. Carter Hall, aka Hawkman, has already gotten his wings at this point and has been presumably tracking down Kendra, like Savage. Hawkman convinces everyone, including Kendra, that the only way she can realize her full potential is to jump off a building. It makes sense, but I wonder how or why Hall thought it’d be a good idea to jump off a building before rediscovering himself.

Savage was able to fight off the Flash and Green Arrow a couple of times, even though the two heroes consider that last fight a draw. It’s obvious now why they need to form a team dedicated to solely taking down Savage. I know we were missing a few key members of the Legends team, but I assume we’ll see at least a couple more next week. To refresh, Captain Cold is still in jail, Firestorm is off training, Sara Lance is having a crisis of faith, and Atom is catching up on the last few months after being not-dead. The team will presumably get together once Rip Hunter arrives, which will hopefully be next week.

Chay-Ara, Hawkman, and the Thanagarian Connection

We finally got our Kendra Saunders-Hawkgirl connection. As it turns out, Kendra is the reincarnation of Chay-Ara. Chay-Ara, like in the comics, lived in ancient Egypt and gained her powers there. In the comics, both Hawkman and Hawkgirl’s reincarnation cycle started when a man by the name of Hath-Set used a particular alien knife made of nth metal to kill them both. The metal contains properties that negate gravity, gives the holder accelerated healing, immunity to harsh weather conditions and temperatures, and acts as a power source. After the double murder, the metal in the knife, combined with the bond between the two, prompted the reincarnations.

The knife came into being when Carter Hall, then Prince Khufu of ancient Egypt, found a crashed Thanagarian ship with a very hawk-like theme. Both Nabu and Teth Adam were with Khufu when he found it. If those last two names sound familiar to you, they should. Eventually, Nabu becomes the power source of Doctor Fate and Teth Adam becomes the Black Adam. In the crashed ship, they find nth metal and create a few tools from it, including the mace and the deadly knife used in the double murder. Among other things created was the Claw of Horus. Again, sound familiar? The Staff of Horus was used by Savage at the end of this episode. It was said by Hall that if Savage got a hold of the staff, he would be nearly impossible to beat. Using information based off the comics, we can assume nth metal exists in this universe, and Savage is currently using it to his advantage.

This story makes some sense in that Savage is seen using carrying a variety of knives at the start of the episode. It’s possible Savage has taken Hath-Set’s place in killing the two and in an morbid twist, must kill Hawkgirl and Hawkman over and over to gain more power and continue to live.

The Speedforce Formula and Johnny Quick Update

Away from the excitement in Star city, Dr. Snow and Harry were able to work out the kinks to a formula to create a serum designed to give the user a boosted Speedforce. A few weeks ago, I wrote about Harry possibly creating the speedforce formula and becoming Johnny Quick.

It looks like the formula was created, only it was Jay Garrick who took the serum instead of Harry. We do know that the serum worked, otherwise Harry would be dead. However, according to Garrick, the effects wore off. At some point later this season, I think we’ll see Harry take the serum himself out of desperation to take down Zoom. Who knows? Maybe we’ll see Jay Garrick, Wally West, Barry Allen, Johnny and Jesse Quick all fighting Zoom at the same time. One can dream…

One last thing on Doctor Fate…

For those of you who remember some of the easter eggs in the ill-fated Constantine series, you’ll surely remember the appearance of Doctor Fate’s helmet. Since the Constantine and Arrow universes are linked now, we can assume Doctor Fate also exists in this Flash universe too. Take a look at what was planned for the second season of Constantine:

.@Secretoriginz Yes. We had an outstanding story for Fate helmet. Would have been Ep 18. But without back 9 order it had to be pushed.

— Daniel Cerone (@DanielVCerone) January 25, 2015

Inb4 Black Adam and Doctor Fate next year.

Geekscape Recaps: ‘Arrow’ – Brotherhood

by jake108November 18, 2015

Note: Catch our recaps of last night’s episode of The Flash and last week’s Arrow!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FC9rId9mbT0

You may noticed a change in pace for this week’s episode. Brotherhood was directed by longtime stunt coordinator James Bamford. This was his directorial debut and, I must say, the fight sequences were refreshing. Let’s jump in!

Warning: Spoilers Ahead!

Being the last possible character that has endured relatively the least amount of family drama, Diggle and his brother took center stage this week. This was a fine twist to throw in as Team Arrow gets closer and closer to infiltrating Darhk’s HIVE organization. With Lance on the verge of losing Darhk’s trust, Oliver feels that he must step in and become both the spy and hero. This sounds like a repeat of last season’s League of Assassins plot, which Felicity and Diggle are quick point out, and in the interest of character development, Oliver is convinced to fight HIVE in daylight, rather than in the shadows.

Oliver makes this symbolic promise to Darhk at the end of the episode while speaking to the media. I’m not sure if Oliver is trying to hint at Darhk that he’s the Green Arrow, or if Oliver is just intending to try and define what his relationship with Darhk will be. For someone who’s well endowed in the art of mysticism, Darhk was played a fool this episode with being so close to the Green Arrow and Oliver in such a short amount of time.

In the end, Team Arrow went home with a victory this week in securing Andy, Diggle’s brother. I hesitate to call it a victory, though, mainly because of Andy’s reluctance to talk to Diggle. I mean, sure he admitted that every terrible thing in his file was real, but at least Diggle has his brother back, right?! In any case, I can’t see Andy sticking around to join Team Arrow, if he manages to get his act together. As a Diggle fan, I hope we get to see some sort of closure.

Damien Darhk

Darhk happened to show up quite a few times this episode. In one important instance, Darhk had a run in with Thea. He put hands on her to try some mystic juju and it quickly backfired. It’s obvious Thea is immune to Darhk’s powers, and this seemed to surprise Darhk. Darhk is no stranger to the Lazuras Pit, League of Assassins, and even knows Malcolm is the current Ra’s. It almost seems this was the first rejection Darhk has been dealt when using his powers.

If Darhk didn’t know Thea had used the Pit, he does now. It’s also looking like those have used the Pit may have an immunity to some of Darhk’s mysticism. It’s unfortunate that someone may have to die before Team Arrow decides to exploit that weakness by using Thea and Sara to fight Darhk.

Lian-Yu Mysticism

We got another dose of the mystic powers Oliver encountered on Lian-Yu this week. Two weeks after we heard Constantine’s warning, Oliver once again bore witness to the camp’s leader wielding a mystic tool. This week? The Truth Stick.

Wave this baby around and you’ll find out who’s lying in no time. Good thing he didn’t press Oliver on any other questions! It’s safe to say Oliver is definitely on this guy’s good side.

That’s all for this week! Unfortuantely, we won’t be getting a new episode of The Flash and Arrow until December. On the plus side, we’ll be coming back to a crossover event! Check out the promo below! As always, thanks for reading!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7d8FtLw4MGQ

Geekscape Recaps: ‘The Flash’ – Gorilla Warfare

by jake108November 17, 2015

Note: Catch our recaps of last week’s episodes of The Flash and Arrow!

Let me take this time to remind you that we are only seven episodes into second season of this show, yet, we’ve already seen live-action iterations of King Shark, the return of Grodd, and an introduction to a second Earth. It’s hard to believe we have much more in store. For now, let’s go over this week’s episode!

Warning: Spoilers Ahead!

Barry had his first bout with having to lie to Patty. What’s worse is Patty catches him in the lie. While she didn’t exactly put her foot down, she did question Barry as to why he lied to her.

Barry got off this time, but I’m thinking we’ll see some more situations in which Barry has to lie in the future. This might also culminate into Barry revealing himself as the Flash, which could or could not be a bad thing depending on the situation. In an effort to keep Patty safe, we may also see Barry try to distance himself from Patty altogether.

Henry Allen returned this week to talk some sense into his son. Henry says he was out camping this whole time and becoming one with nature. Who can blame him? By the end of the episode, Henry once again leaves presumably by plane or train. It is unknown where he’s going this time, but I’m sure he won’t be far should Barry need him again. The theory on whether or not Henry is Zoom didn’t really advance this week. It really just comes down to whether or not you believe Henry when he said he was out fishing. I personally can’t see this Henry being Zoom, but his Earth 2 doppelganger remains a suspect.

Grodd and Gorilla City

Grodd mad his return tonight and promptly exited Earth 1 with the help of Harry and the rest of Team Flash. Some of the interesting tidbits we learned tonight involved some more information on who and what exists in Earth 2. We already know Atlantis and Aquaman exist in Earth 2, and this week, we learned there is only one Grodd. In the best interest of sending Grodd somewhere were he could be happy, Harry decides to send him through a breach that would place Grodd in Earth 2, just outside of Gorilla City.

As fans of comics know, Grodd will find his place in Gorilla City and will not hesitate in advancing the city’s technology and intelligence. In short, Grodd intends to control every gorilla in that city with the goal of taking over the world.

Anyone else feeling sorry for Jay Garrick right about now? I mean, he’s gotta go home at some point.

It’s also not out of the realm of possibility to think that Grodd will also find a way back to Earth 1, closed breaches or not.

Time Vault

Finally, a reference to the Time Vault. I was starting to think that we’d never hear of or see this room again. For those of you that forgot, the Time Vault was Thawne’s secret STAR Labs room where he stored the Reverse-Flash suit and Gideon.

Cisco was able to retrieve an extra Reverse-Flash suit for Harry to wear in the attempt to trick Grodd into believing Thawne was still alive and still in charge.

Costume Ring

This has been alluded to one way or another since we first saw it in action last season. This week, Harry admitted to knowing a thing or two about microtechnology and offered to help with the ring’s construction.

I hope we’ll see it when the show comes back from the midseason break!

Hawkgirl

We had our first sighting Hawkgirl in-costume this week, and Cisco appears to be 100% okay with dating a potential meta-human and her costume. It’s unknown how Kendra will get her powers, only that it will be really soon. Cisco was able to Vibe off Kendra and see what’s in her future.

Our Legends of Tomorrow are finally coming together just in time for the crossover event with Arrow. Speaking of which, take a look at what’s next!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Acwr3f7RD4

The Flash returns December 1st! Thanks for reading!

Geekscape Recaps: ‘Arrow’ – Lost Souls

by jake108November 12, 2015

Note: Catch recaps of this week’s episode of The Flash and last week’s Arrow!

The Flash set the bar high this week as far as the events that are going down in the Arrow-verse. While there weren’t any huge reveals, fans of Arrow were treated to a strong episode filled with character development and plot advancement. So let’s get to it!

Warning: Spoilers Ahead!

The relationship between Felicity and Oliver took center stage this week. It’s great that they’re working out their problems this early in the season, and having it juxtaposed with recusing Ray Palmer was great. Just as Flash did in his show, the Green Arrow also went toe-to-toe with his big baddie for this season, albeit a brief toe-to-toe meeting. Overall, the rescue was a success and Ray Palmer is back in the fold, quirkiness intact. He’s gonna need it if he’s going to be teaming up with a deeply confused Sara Lance later on in Legends of Tomorrow.

In Oliver’s flashback, the militia leader had Oliver take him to the site Constantine visited last week. Just as Constantine warned, the people Oliver is infiltrating isn’t there just to manufacture and move drugs. With mysticism now in play, it’s anyones guess as to what they’re actually after. However, the leader promoted Oliver to lead a group of workers to find a “gift.” My guess is that this gift is somehow related to Damien Darhk’s fold-out box. Maybe it’s a weapon, or maybe it’s a spell. One thing I think we can count out is the gift having any relation to the Lazarus Pit.

Kord Industries

It’s okay if you’ve never heard of Kord Industries before, but after tonight, you’re going to want to know everything you can. Kord Industries exists in the comics in one form or another. Some notable members include Bruce Wayne, Jason Todd, oh, and Ted Kord.

Ted Kord is a genius and son of Thomas Kord, who previously founded Kord Industries. Through his adventures, he eventually meets Dan Garret, the first Blue Beetle.

After Garret’s sudden death, the Blue Beetle mantle is left to Ted. The powers of Blue Beetle lie within an ancient scarab that originated in within a civilization called The Reach. The scarabs are a manifestation of a greater hive-mind with the intention of taking over planets. Eventually, Ted was able to decode the scarab and use it to his advantage. This, combined with Ted’s extensive knowledge in nanotech and gadgetry, the Blue Beetle is a powerful alley. This history behind the Blue Beetle is extensive and I recommend checking him out. At the very least, watch some episodes in the second season of Young Justice.

Another Round of, “Who’s in the Grave?!?!”

Lance once again inches closer to becoming the definite pick for who’s in the grave. After turning over a new leaf and having the reveal about how Oliver views Lance, it’s starting to look like he’s going to be the big casualty in this war with Darhk. This week, Lance got a little close with Felicity’s mother at the end of the episode. However, in doing this, I think a new contender was just added.

Darhk knows Felicity’s name, thanks to Palmer’s messages. If Darhk did some more research, he could eventually find out that the Green Arrow is indeed Oliver Queen. This week, Darhk alluded to his curiosity about who is under the hood. If he found out who Oliver is, it’s easy to think Darhk would go after someone who absolutely could not defend themselves: Donna Smoak. If things between Donna and Lance heat up, I think we can expect her to be around more this season. We’ll just have to wait and see!

Darhk’s Box

A few weeks ago, I guessed that the box in Darhk’s possession was some Lazarus Pit water. Yes, I was wrong, but this week we got to see what’s inside.

Darhk opened the box alluded to it needing some kind of power source. The designs almost look like blueprints, which means after Darhk gets the power source he needs, he’ll have a pretty dangerous weapon.

As we wrap up, I just wanted point out what’s going to happen in next week’s episode:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4YyXQwAND_Q

Last week, I pitched an idea that Andrew Diggle was alive and was still doing bad things. This looks like to be the case, proving that even farfetched ideas aren’t all that strange when it comes to Arrow and The Flash. Isn’t that why we love these shows?

That’s all for this week! As always, thanks for reading!

Geekscape Recaps: ‘The Flash’ – Enter Zoom

by jake108November 11, 2015

Note: Catch our recaps of last week’s episodes of The Flash and Arrow!

I know what's coming and have seen it multiple times and I'm still scared. #zoom #theflash

— Love, Greg (@GBerlanti) November 11, 2015

Greg Berlanti wasn’t kidding. We got our first, extensive look at Zoom this week and I’m not sure I want see more. We also got some hints at Jesse Quick and the Speed Formula, as well as some similarities to the Flashpoint Paradox. Let’s get to it!

Warning: Spoilers Ahead!

I knew it would be hard to top the fight between Team Flash and the Reverse Flash we saw towards the end of last season, but Flash vs. Zoom might have done it. Once again, the people behind The Flash have delivered on another solid episode that leaves us wondering what’s going to come next.

Along with losing the first round, Team Flash also lost Dr. Light. She’s probably out of town by now, but it’s almost certain we’ll be seeing her again at some point.

Cisco was able to vibe on Earth 2 “Harry” and learned of Jesse’s capture. Harry’s is way more transparent now with Team Flash than he was in the last two episodes. The only thing he seems to be hiding is his involvement with creating Zoom/Metas in Earth 2. The degree of is involvement should come to light this season.

Closing with an incredible fight, and a heavy show of force by Zoom, us fans are left wondering what’s going to come next. By Zoom’s actions, it’s already certain that this season is much darker than the last. However, the most intriguing question remains: Who is Zoom?

Zoom

If you’ve been keeping up with these recaps, you’ve seen me throw my weight behind the theory that Zoom is Earth 2 Barry. However, the list of suspects grows this week with yet another contender: Henry Allen.

The biggest reason why I believe Zoom is Earth 2 Barry is because the show has alreaday played around with trust issues. Zoom as Earth 2 Barry will allow showrunners to play around with the idea that Barry can’t trust himself. Keeping this trust issue at the forefront, the same, perhaps more effective impact on trust would be showcased if Zoom were actually Earth 2 Henry Allen. Barry already dealt with having his idol as a mortal enemy, but could he fight a version of his dad?

Aside from that, the only other similarity Henry has to Zoom can be found in these series of panels in which Henry uses blue claws to syphon power from whoever he pokes:

In STAR Labs, Zoom does puncture Barry’s abdomen right before leaving.

Jesse Quick

In a flashback from Earth 2, Harry is seen talking to his daughter, Jesse. Through dialogue, we get another hint at what may lie in her future. As I mentioned last week, Jesse Quick gets her speedster powers through a formula her father creates. In this instance, it’s Harry.

We know Harry is knowledgable in the speedforce because he is able to invent these sort of tranquilizers that negate speedforce powers.

Though they don’t entirely work, it’s obvious Zoom felt at least some if its effects. If I had to guess, I would say Harry is on the brink of discovering how to give himself speedster-like abilities. I mean, who doesn’t want to see him fight along side Flash?!

Flashpoint Paradox

Comic readers and DC animated movie-lovers may already be familiar with the Flashpoint plot. In short, Barry visits Earth 2 and is forced to realign the universe after falling into a trap set up by Professor Zoom. In Earth 2, one of the major reveals is that Batman is not Bruce Wayne, but rather his father, Thomas Wayne.

This should seem similar to you in that in The Flash‘s Earth 2 universe, Arrow is actually Robert Queen. It’s possible there is no Oliver Queen in Earth 2 and that everything that happened after the boat crash happened to Robert Queen instead. It’s also important to note that Robert Queen called himself The Hood and was revealed to be a vigilante in Earth 2 right around the time Zoom kidnaps Jesse. I sincerely hope we see a Robert Queen Arrow helping out at some point.

That’s all for this week! Be sure to check back here for a recap on this week’s Arrow. As always, thanks for reading!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hbzxrdkjewg

Geekscape Recaps: ‘Arrow’ – Haunted

by jake108November 4, 2015

Note: Catch our recap of this week’s Flash episode and last week’s episode of Arrow!

For Arrow fans new and old, the folks behind the show delivered what I thought was one of the best episodes of the series to date. This episode was a treat for many reasons. The most prominent reason? John Constantine. So let’s get to it!

Warning: Spoilers Ahead!

I believe the biggest reason why this episode was so great was the elimination of any love-interest and/or Felicity drama. Not a single tear was shed this week! Aside from that, this episode delivered on multiple fronts, which included a guest appearance of Matt Ryan’s Constantine.

Just as many suspected, Constantine had his hand in restoring Sara Lance to her former self. His relationship with Oliver was also added to Oliver’s past on Lian Yu. As convenient as that sounds, I think any Arrow fan has accepted that Oliver has just about seen everything in his past before becoming a vigilante – so becoming acquainted with the mystic arts isn’t that big a stretch.

Turns out, Constantine visited Lian Yu in search for a Grimoire, or a book of spells. (Don’t bother googling the word. You’ll just run into a story belonging to video game that’s not actually featured in said video game.) After he abducts Oliver, the two embark in search for the artifact on the island, which leads Constantine summing a hatch in which they find ~~Desmond~~ a mystic realm.

In the end, Constantine informs Oliver that the organization on the island isn’t all about drugs and promptly transfers a tattoo to Oliver that we’ll be seeing at some point later this season. The tattoo presumably offers protection against the dark arts, which is pretty cool.

In present day, Constantine tells Oliver he’s been on edge ever since arriving in Star City. Oliver tells Constantine that Damien Darhk is in the city, which scares Constantine enough to tell Oliver to just leave the city altogether. It’s a shame Constantine won’t be sticking around, but before Constantine’s departure, Oliver gave the same promise he gave the Flash: The ol’ “anytime, anywhere.” Let’s hope that’s sometime soon.

The Darhk Files and Andrew Diggle Connection

The subplot for this episode had Diggle finally finding out why HIVE had his brother killed. This reveal came as Diggle was sent to help Captain Lance do Darhk’s dirty work in hacking into a federal network. The objective was to erase files Darhk deemed necessary. One of the files happened to belong to Andrew Diggle. The files were erased, but now Team Arrow has some information as to who’s files were erased. On top of that, Lance was able to get a physical copy of Andrew Diggle’s file, which had some not so great stuff in it. Andrew Diggle was somewhat of a criminal in the middle east during the war and HIVE saw him as an obstacle when it came to arms dealing.

It’s a little strange that Darhk had the files of a dead man, and other possible deceased persons erased. It could be that Darhk just sent Lance to do some dirty work that really meant nothing to the overall objective of taking over Star City while simultaneously testing Lance’s loyalty. Another possibility, which is a little more farfetched, is that those erased files are those of current HIVE agents. If that’s true, it would mean Andrew Diggle is alive, and is continuing to do bad things.

Ray Palmer

Well, Ray Palmer continues to be in trouble. Felicity and Mr. Terrific were able to decipher Palmer’s message and learned that he’s still alive.

Without getting too much into it, Team Arrow might have their hands full when trying to get Ray Palmer back into Team Arrow. Check the promo out below, if you’re into that sort of thing.

That’s it for this week! Thanks for reading!

Geekscape Recaps: ‘The Flash’ – The Darkness and the Light

by jake108November 3, 2015

Catch our recaps of last week’s episodes of The Flash and Arrow!

Another week, another jammed-packed episode of The Flash. We got some new character reveals, another JLA easter egg, and the return of Harrison Wells, of Earth 2 that is!

Warning: Spoilers ahead!

After missing one last week, we got another Earth 2 meta human in the form of Dr. Light. Dr. Light, as we know now, is actually Linda Park’s doppleganger. This was the first display of Zoom pitting Flash against someone he knows from his own universe. I believe the bigger question is whether or not Zoom did this intentionally.

If Zoom purposely chose Dr. Light knowing Park was involved with Barry at one point, then it’s beginning to look as if Zoom and Barry share a deeper connection. As I mentioned in the past weeks, the growing theory is that Zoom is actually Barry from Earth 2. This notion is further supported by the fact that Zoom was created by Earth 2 Harrison Wells.

On a last note for Zoom, it would appear as though Zoom has a thing for killing dopplegangers. First, Atom Smasher and now Dr. Light. Zoom is also intent on killing Earth Prime’s Flash. Lucky for us, each week brings us closer to finding out Zoom’s identity.

Harrison Wells

Wells is back in the fold on Earth Prime, albeit not well-liked among the rest of Team Flash. Still, seeing him coach Barry through the Dr. Light fight is what all of us really wanted this week.

The episode opens 8 months ago in Earth 2. Here, Wells is speaking to citizens of Central City as he is announcing a new watch that can detect meta humans. The timeframe of the particle accelerator explosion fits the timeframes of both Earths. The announcement is then interrupted by Jay Garrick, who promptly accuses Wells of creating meta humans and creating Zoom.

Aside from those obvious reveals, Wells also mentioned meta humans having the ability to “sore above buildings.” So far, we haven’t seen any meta’s that have actually taken flight, although it’s quite possible we’ll see one in a later episode.

The Quick Family

An all new @CW_TheFlash tonight! Things are about to get out of hand… And get your first look at @violettbeane as Jesse Quick! #TheFlash

— Andrew Kreisberg (@AJKreisberg) November 3, 2015

This week, we also got a new character reveal in Jesse Quick. Jesse Quick does become part of the Flash family in the comics, but it doesn’t look like she’s a speedster…yet. We do know that she is Harrison Wells’ daughter from Earth 2 and she is now being held captive by Zoom. Just from the short amount of time we saw her at the end of the episode, we learned that Zoom can indeed travel between Earths with ease and that Jesse Quick has a relationship with her father. This complicates things.

Wells being Jesse’s father would mean that Earth 2 Wells could be on the verge of becoming a speedster himself. In the comics, Jonathan Chambers, who goes by the alias Johnny Quick, is inspired by Earth 2 Jay Garrick and develops a formula that allows him to draw power from the speedforce. Chambers did all of this was after he returned home from fighting in World War II. If we remember back a few episodes, Jay Garrick does mention that his father fought in “The War of the Americas.”

Eventually Johnny Quick falls in love with Liberty Belle, another vigilante, and fathers a child by the name of Jesse Chambers. If I had to wager, I’d guess we will be seeing Wells develop the speedforce formula, 3×2(9yz)4a, for himself and his daughter. Let me remind you that all of this is speculation on Johnny and Jesse Quick of Earth 2. There is a different Johnny Quick from Earth 3.

Johnny Quick of Earth 3 is a criminal and is also one of the founding members of the Crime Syndicate of America. Quick gets his power from a helmet he finds that gives him greatly enhanced speed. In the comics, the syndicate is eventually defeated and imprisoned by Earth 1 Green Lantern. Not much else is known on this Johnny Quick’s background. It’s unlikely this is the version of Johnny Quick we’ll get, if we get one.

Vibe

Finally! Cisco has assumed his role as Vibe and now all we need is a costume. However, there are some setbacks. It’s obvious Cisco has no control over his powers and it would appear as though the powers are triggered during times of emotional stress or hardship.

We saw a demonstration of this when Wells pushed Dr. Light’s helmet into Cisco’s chest just like Reverse Flash did before Barry reset the timeline.

By the end of the season, I assume Cisco will have a better handle on his powers.

Kendra Saunders (Hawkgirl)

We have a Hawkgirl sighting! Not since The Flash‘s season finale have we seen Hawkgirl. This week, we got a formal introduction and a future love interest for Cisco.

In the comics, Saunders is the current Hawkgirl from Earth 2. Before becoming Hawkgirl, Saunders was a treasure hunter. It’s important to note that this version of Hawkgirl uses firearms and archery as opposed to a malice. I’m sure Oliver won’t mind a crossbow here and there.

Atlantis Earth 2

Finally, the least hidden Easter Egg I’ve seen in both The Flash and Arrow was revealed when Jay Garrick mentioned that he is best friends with Aquaman. On Earth 2, Atlantis is located above ground and it sounds like they’re peaceful. I doubt we’ll get to see Aquaman, but I mean, we just saw King Shark last week. You never can tell with this show.

That’s it for this week! As always, thanks for reading!

Geekscape Recaps: ‘Arrow’ – Beyond Redemption

by jake108October 28, 2015

Note: Catch up on our recap of The Flash and last week’s Arrow!

Arrow is back this week and this episode gave us some moments we here at Geekscape have been looking forward to. This week, we also learned that Star City is in a much worse state than what was previously let on. I mean, even their cops are committing crimes. So let’s get to it!

Warning: Spoilers Ahead!

Unfortunately, this episode seemed to have been created to get some plot details out of the way, namely Oliver’s confrontation with Lance over the Damian Darhk relationship. Just as we all predicted, Oliver had a speech ready for Lance detailing how disappointed he was in him. It was great, and it was necessary. By the end of the episode, Oliver sort of forgives Lance for working with Darhk for over two months and now wants him to act as a double agent in favor of Team Arrow.

We also got our first look at the new lair Oliver mentioned last week. With the help of The Flash‘s Cisco, Team Arrow now has some more space, tech, and a new lair to call home. Felicity also mentioned that the computers are all monitored to notify the team of anything major going on in Star City.

The other thing worth noting is Sara Lance’s escape. There’s really no telling where she went since she has no memory of who she was. Still, I have an inkling Laurel will have no choice but to tell Oliver what’s been done next week. I wouldn’t be surprised if the clocktower is the first place Oliver looks. In any case, Sara’s going to have to get her act together by the time Legends of Tomorrow rolls around, and from the looks of it, we’ll be getting another dose the mysticism surrounding her next week.

Neal Adams

Early in the episode, Mr. Terrific playfully guesses at who the Green Arrow actually is. This is a direct shout out to DC Comics Writer/Artist, Neal Adams. Adams has contributed much to DC Comics, but mainly responsible for much of Green Arrow’s development as a character.

During the 1970’s Adams and his partner, Denny O’Neil, paired the Green Lantern and the Green Arrow over a fairly large story arc that also served as a platform for social and political commentary going on at that time.

Ray Palmer Messages

It was easy to peg Ray Palmer as the sole reason behind the messages Felicity was receiving on her phone. Mr. Terrific does the thinking for her in figuring out that the coding belonged to Palmer. However, the messages didn’t exactly lead to the discovery of a tiny Palmer. Instead, the trail lead Felicity to the last recorded message before the explosion at the end of last season.

We only saw Felicity listen to the first part of the message. Hopefully next week, as a stinger, we’ll finally see Palmer show up.

Damian Darhk

Darhk earned some brownie points this week when he had some fahter-t0-father advice to give to Lance regrading Sara’s situation. Aside from that, we also saw Darhk receive a box toward the end of the episode.

The box had some designs on it and it’s anyone’s guess as to what’s inside it. If I had to take a stab at it, I’d say it’s probably what’s left of the Lazarus Pit water he took from Nanda Parbat.

Who’s in the Grave?!

Stemming from a mystery that was spawned in the season premiere, we all have our guesses as to who dies this season. While some believe it’s Felicity, the episode this week seemed to build up a relationship between Oliver and Lance.

For the first time, Oliver came out with how he sees Lance as a person and even compared him to a sort of father figure. If this relationship continues, it would be a major blow to Oliver if Darhk killed Lance because of his set up with Team Arrow.

That’s it for this week! Thanks for reading!

Geekscape Recaps: ‘The Flash’ – The Fury of Firestorm

by jake108October 27, 2015

Going into tonight’s episode, it was easy to get really excited. Sure, it’s a Tuesday and The Flash usually delivers, but it’s not every week that Executive Producer Greg Berlanti tweets:

Tonight is one of my favorite episodes of #THEFLASH ever. Can't wait for everyone to see it. #watchlive

— Love, Greg (@GBerlanti) October 27, 2015

By the end of the episode, I can see why this is one of his favorites. So before we get into it, let’s move past the spoiler warning.

Warning: Spoilers Ahead!

‘The Fury of Firestorm’ focused on finding a replacement partner, in Ronnie’s absence, for Professor Stein to merge with. Stein, as we all know, had been suffering some side effects with not having someone to merge with. Caitlyn did some research and found two suitable candidates for Stein. The first, Henry Hewitt was very open to getting powers and working with Stein. After a failed merging, Hewitt went into a kind of downward spiral. More on that later.

By the end of the episode, The Flash team found a new partner for Firestorm in Jefferson Jackson. After a quick scuffle with Hewitt, it’s clear Firestorm is back in the fold, at least for now. Another interesting side note is the lack of Jay Garrick in this episode. Maybe he’s out enjoying himself in Earth 1?

Iris’ Brother

Aside from the main plot, we also got conformation that Iris does indeed have a brother. Her brother was born eight months after her mother, Francine, left Joe and Iris. It is implied that Joe is the father. It’s easy to assume that this brother will be Wally West. However, there’s a possibility that it could be Daniel West instead.

In the comics, Daniel West is Iris’ brother. Their father was an abusive drunk, which I must point out is completely unlike Joe. One day, Daniel reached his limit and pushed the father down a flight of stairs, paralyzing him. Daniel knew what he had done was wrong and ran away from home in fear of being judged by his sister. Later, Daniel would grow up to be the Reverse Flash. Now, I know you’re thinking, “We already got a Reverse Flash,” but hear me out: In the comics, Daniel West gave himself the title of Reverse Flash and made it his sole purpose to murder everyone who had come in contact with the speedforce, draining them of said speedforce, and harvesting it so he would have enough power to go back in time and change what he had done. Sound like someone familiar? Brother or not, it looks like we have another Zoom candidate!

Tokamak

Tokamak was this week’s villain and acted as a tutorial villain for the newly formed Firestorm. Though he is never referred to as Tokamak in the show, Hewitt is an established Firestorm villain. Created in 1983, Tokamak’s powers are similar to those seen in the show. Tokamak is all about harnessing energy, even if it means putting others in danger.

Hewitt is currently locked up in the pipeline and doesn’t seem to be heading to the Meta-Human wing at Iron Heights anytime soon. In fact, Barry offhandedly mentioned that he’ll only be staying there until he promises he wont say anything about his candidacy as Firestorm.

Cosmic Treadmill

When Jax came in to STAR Labs, he asked, “What kind of treadmill is that?” Cisco replied with, “Cosmic.” The Cosmic Treadmill has appeared numerous times in the comics. There, the Flash uses it as a sort of time travel device. The Flash simply has to enter a date and run until he reaches whatever time desired. In other instances, the treadmill can be used to travel between Earths.

There’s not word or even hint that this will come into fruition in the the show, but we can hope.

King Shark

Wow. They actually did it. When Patty offhandedly mentioned a shark walking upright around Central City, I honestly thought that would be the end of it, as I’m sure many of you did. We couldn’t have been any more wrong. It’s important to note that immediately after picking up Barry, King Shark said, “Zoom wants you dead.”

Aside from having super-strength and being an excellent swimmer, King Shark is villainous in nature. He has been a part of a few groups, namely the Society of Super Villains and the Suicide Squad, but King Shark usually keeps to himself. King Shark currently resides in the Pacific Ocean near Honolulu, Hawaii. Unfortunately, because of the Suicide Squad film releasing soon, I doubt we’ll see King Shark again on TV. Still, it was an excellent treat.

Earth 2 Harrison Wells

Wells has finally revealed himself to Barry at the end of this week’s episode. The reveal was intentional. It’s not like Wells had a choice either. How Barry takes Wells’ presence back on Earth 1, or if Earth 2 Wells has any relation to Earth 1 Wells remains to be seen. We can guess that Earth 2 Wells is not evil since he saved Barry with a gun he probably built using stolen tech from Mercury Labs. In any case, I sincerly hope to find out more about both King Shark and Harrison Wells next week!

Did I miss something? Have any questions? Don’t be afraid to comment. As always, thanks for reading!

Geekscape Recaps: ‘Arrow’ – Restoration

by jake108October 21, 2015

Note: In case you missed it, here’s last week’s Arrow recap and yesterday’s Flash recap!

We got a new episode of Arrow this week, and with it, one last glimpse of spooky-scary Sara Lance body! I don’t know about you, but I’m glad we won’t be seeing her like that again…hopefully. You never can tell with this show. Let’s get on with it!

Warning: Spoilers Ahead!

This week, we finally saw a resolution to the Diggle-Oliver feud that has been hampering the team since the start of the season. It turns out all Oliver had to do was take a couple of human-made playing cards to the chest. This was a good thing to move past in the third episode of the season and it’s looking like the attention will once again be placed toward Darhk and his “ghosts.”

Meanwhile, in Nanda Parbat, Laurel and Thea travel to see Malcolm Merlyn, who is now serving as the current Ra’s al Ghul. There, Thea learns the truth about her desire for blood. As Merlyn explained, Thea will forever desire to kill someone unless she kills the person responsible for her previous death. Since the first Ra’s is already dead, Thea is will be forced to live a life in which she will require to “feed” in order to stay in control. After Thea gets angry at her father and demands he stay away from her, Merlyn does a 180 and decides to give into Laurel’s request to use the pit to revive Sara Lance. The only problem is that the pit has never been used to fully revive someone after being completely dead. So, with Sara now revived, we’ll just have to wait and see how she regains her control in time for Legends of Tomorrow. If I were Merlyn, I’d be a little scared.

Lazarus Pit

At the end of the episode, Nyssa begins her revenge on Merlyn by sabotaging the Lazarus Pit with some food coloring.

We can’t really be sure if the Lazarus Pit is busted forever. What we do know is that Merlyn probably has no idea how to fix it. After all, Nyssa got the tools and directions on how to sabotage it from her father. I wouldn’t doubt her father had a way of bringing it back either. Keep in mind that Darhk did take some some Lazarus Pit water with him when he fled Ra’s and his assassins after failing to succeed his mentor. This may persuade Merlyn in helping Team Arrow out in the long run.

Double Down (Jeremy Tell)

Double Down is originally a Flash villain. In the show, Double Down was another victim of the particle accelerator explosion that consequently gave a number of people super powers. Because of this, Double Down is considered a meta-human. In the comics, however, Double Down got his start after losing all of his money in a high-stakes poker match and murdering the man who beat him. Immediately after the murder, a cursed deck of cards fused into his skin, giving him the power we saw tonight.

In the comics, Double Down hangs with the Rogues, part of the same Rogues we see in The Flash. Seeing Double Down with the Rogues in The Flash isn’t exactly out of the question either. By the end of this episode, Double Down was captured and will probably be sent to Iron Height’s meta-human wing in Central City. That’s the same wing Detective Joe West wants Captain Cold to be moved to.

Mr. Terrific

This week, we also got our first glimpse at some Mr. Terrific gadgetry!

The ball was described as an “autonomous communications device.” With any luck, we’ll see it in use this season. It’s only a matter of time until he fully joins the team.

Felicity’s Phone

You know, for the amount of mainframes she’s hacked, Felicity can really be oblivious sometimes. Her phone acted up a few times and looked to be displaying the matrix, but she passed it off as just having run of the mill phone problems.

By the end of the episode, the scrolling letters managed to spell “Felicity.” My guess as to who behind it? Ray Palmer. I suspect he has no other means of communication with being so small and such.

That’s all for this week. Did I miss anything? Don’t be afraid to comment! As always, thanks for reading!

Geekscape Recaps: ‘The Flash’ – Family of Rogues

by jake108October 20, 2015

Note: Catch last week’s recap right here!

The Flash returned this week with an episode that delves into two families: The West family, and the Snart family. Obviously ‘Family of Rouges’ is in direct reference into Snart’s family, but it was interesting to see Joe in a different light this episode. We constantly see the good side of Joe, the side that acts as a moral compass for Barry. This time, it was Barry who acted as a moral compass for Joe when he needed help dealing with a mistake from his past. Let’s get to it!

Warning: Spoilers Ahead!

Unfortunately, this episode felt like a filler episode. However, while that’s usually said in a negative connotation, I must admit that in no way was this episode bad. Despite the filler attributes, ‘Family of Rouges’ did not disappoint in giving fans things they didn’t even know they wanted.

First, how awesome was Michael Ironside? I mean, it’s hard not to like him. While everyone has their first Ironside encounters from multiple mediums, I found it to be a nice, maybe unintentional, shout out to the Splinter Cell franchise. Fans of the video game series know that Ironside voiced Sam Fisher up until the latest Splinter Cell installment. In this episode, when Barry went undercover, he introduced himself as “Sam.” Other than that, unfortunately, I couldn’t find any more easter eggs. However, should any surface after publication, I’ll be sure to update the article.

Captain Cold

Snart’s relationship seemed to be spot on. We all know Wentworth Miller’s fantastic portrayal of Captain Cold, and this week, we got an explanation of what made Snart, well, cold. In the comics, Snart’s father was just the same; abusive, drunk, and dangerous. It would seem now, a few decades later, Snart got his revenge on his father by killing him.

Later in the episode, Snart talked with Barry at Iron Heights. During the conversation, Snart alluded that he wouldn’t be locked up for long. Of course, we all know Snart will be getting out one way or another due to his Legends of Tomorrow obligation. This means either Heat Wave will break him out or Rip Hunter will request Snart to be removed from the Meta-Human wing at Iron Heights.

Firestorm

While the Stein collapse didn’t get resolved this episode, as I had hoped, the plot did advance…a little. Right before collapsing for a second time, Stein began to seize and even erupted into a blue flame. Barry and company don’t know what’s going on with him, but I suspect his body may be going through withdrawals from not fusing with Ronnie for a few months.

In any case, it’s looking like we’ll definitely find out more on Firestorm next week.

Harrison Wells

We have another Wells sighting, this time, even creepier than the last. Previously, we saw a glimpse of Earth 2 along with Earth 2 Harrison Wells. Last week, we also heard Wells referenced as the “savior of Central City” in Earth 2.

In what I regard as a foolish mistake, Jay Garrick and the scientific minds of STAR Labs decided to leave a portal to Earth 2 open. While no one was around, in comes Harrison Wells from Earth 2. Wells was dressed in plainclothes, which leads me to believe he knows exactly what he’s doing by entering Earth 1 through the portal. Does he have any relation to Earth 1 Wells? IS he Earth 1 Wells? We’ll just have to wait and see.

Crazy Zoom Theory of the Week

Alright, alright. I know two weeks ago I said Jay Garrick could be Zoom. But maybe I was wrong. Now, in the event that I’m wrong, I’d like to throw my support into another popular theory that’s going around.

As the series is advancing, Barry is sorting out who can and cannot trust. Last season, Barry was betrayed by his idol, and someone who he sometimes had more trust in than anyone else. Early on, in this season, by way of Jay Garrick and Atom Smasher, we learned that doppelgangers could exist on other Earths. Well, to me, it’s looking like Earth 2 Barry is Zoom.

Of course, there has to be some similarities between doppelgangers. These similarities could be fears, emotions, and small personality traits. If Barry would to see his doppelganger be capable of such evil, then Barry would be faced with the most difficult question yet: Can he trust himself? Like with all good things, we’ll just have to wait and see what happens!

Did I miss something? Have a crazy theory of your own? Don’t be afraid to comment! As always, thanks for reading!

Geekscape Recaps: Arrow – ‘The Candidate’

by jake108October 15, 2015

Season four of Arrow is rolling right along with a slightly new identity and the same level of action. As I mentioned last week, we were all wondering how the humor and intensity would blend together. So far, it seems to blend well. This episode shifted away from most of Team Arrow and focused on Felicity’s dynamic with Mister Terrific. ‘The Candidate’ was also heavy on Thea’ development and we got some misdirection as to who the candidate really is. So without further ado…

Warning: Spoilers Ahead!

So far, we haven’t head from Ray Palmer. Judging by the Legends of Tomorrow Promo, we know he’s still alive…somewhere. In that same promo, Palmer alludes that he was never gone, he was just really small. I assume we’ll find out eventually when Ray gets to be his normal size again.

We also had a couple of scenes with Darhk this week, one of which was with Captain Lance. Lance keeps visiting Darhk to voice his displeasure for HIVE’s tactics. It’s a discussion he always loses. Still, it’s interesting to see just how far Lance will go with Darhk out of a mixture of pride and fear.

Second, we got our Anarky origin story. His origin fell a little flat for me, but it was worked well into the story. It’s also pretty cool that despite burning alive, he was able to escape custody and leave a wrecked ambulance on foot. His resurgence will hopefully be more akin to Anarky’s typical way of doing things.

Anarky

Anarky got his start in 1989, Detective Comics #608. In the comics, Anarky had schemes where he meant well, but he was always over the line.

In his debut, he attacked the owner of a factory plant that was polluting Gotham’s water. In another scheme, Anarky stole money from large corporations and would channel it to third world countries. Schemes like these are what lead to many disagreements with Batman.

Arrow’s Anarky differs in that it seems like all he cares about is creating chaos and violence without any real intent to take on the status quo.

Mister Terrific

We first got word that Mister Terrific would be making an appearance this season back at Comic-Con. His introduction this episode went smoothly and he’s a great fit to be working alongside Felicity. In the comics, Mister Terrific is known to have genius-level intellect and specialize in chemistry, psychology, and science. Terrific even served as chairman of JSA at one point.

While I don’t suspect we’ll see Holt in costume anytime soon, his induction to Team Arrow will happen at some point this season, even if he doesn’t know it.

Lazarus Pit

It looks like we’re going back to Nanda Parbat next week in an effort to find out more about Thea’s condition and, by Laurel’s request, dump Sara into the Lazarus Pit as well. It’s week two and we’re already seeing what the pit can do to a person.

Thea is starting to lose control and she’s she’s realizing it. While going to Merlyn for help may not be the best option, Thea and Laurel believe it’s their only option. Besides, I doubt Laurel can keep their trip from Oliver for long. I suspect he’ll be there for Sara’s resurrection Keep in mind that every episode is just one closer to adding Constantine in the mix. Will we see him at Nanda Parbat?

That’s all for this week! Think I missed something? Don’t be afraid to comment!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAj9b190vbw

Geekscape Recaps: Arrow – ‘Green Arrow’

by jake108October 7, 2015

Note: Catch our recap of The Flash Season 2 premiere!

After a wild Comic-Con appearance, the Green Arrow was on full display in Arrow’s season four premiere. Along with the new suit, we got a formal introduction as to who Damien Darhk is. So let’s get to it!

Warning: Spoilers ahead!

Over the offseason, fans were repeatedly told we’d be getting a lot more humor and that the Arrow would be more like the Green Arrow from the comics. Well, this happy-go-lucky Oliver Queen made his debut within the first few minutes of the premiere and stuck around for the remainder of the episode. Though, the transition from a more docile life to being back in the thick of danger seemed fairly easy after Felicity confessed to missing everything that made her cry last season.

This episode also had a lot of characters putting blame on Oliver for everything bad that has ever happened to Star City, formally Starling City. However, it would seem that Lance is the main reason why everything bad is happening to Star City this season. Still, as we all know, Lance is pretty hotheaded when it comes to making decisions for the good of the city. It’s quite possible he was fooled into making a deal with the devil.

As this season goes on, we can expect Oliver trying to adjust to a Diggle-led team while constantly looking out for his sister, Speedy. Lance’s betrayal will also be played out which will ultimately lead to Lance being okay with Oliver dressing up as the Green Arrow. Now, let’s get to the most important notes for this episode.

Damien Darhk

Darhk gave us a couple of surprises in the season premiere. First, the partnership with Lance is looking more one-sided than Lance initially thought. Second, and more importantly, Darhk displayed his mythical powers.

Oliver made a point in saying Darhk’s powers weren’t akin to meta-humans, like we see in The Flash, but was more akin to sorcery. We saw at least three “powers” Dahrk has, which looked to be the ability to suck the life out of people, telekinesis, and super-strength. We also got a glimpse as to how Darhk might maintain his powers:

Darhk’s mysticism will most definitely tie into Oliver’s flashbacks in one way or another this season, which is interesting considering Oliver is back on Lian Yu. However, I doubt he stays on Lian Yu for long. Although we do know he ends up back on the island for a considerable amount of time until he is rescued, as seen in the first episode of the series.

Constantine

Back in August, we got word that Constantine would be making his way to Star City. But what if that’s not the only location Constantine visits this season? If Oliver has encountered mysticism before coming back to Starling City in season one, it could mean we’ll be seeing Constantine in Oliver’s flashbacks as well.

This makes the flashbacks this season more exciting, considering the possibility we’ll be seeing Slade as well.

Speedy

When Thea was resurrected using the Lazarus Pit last season, one of the warnings was that Thea’s soul would be lost in the process. We saw that Thea was overly aggressive when beating one of Darhk’s men this episode. It was enough to spook Oliver into asking Diggle if he had noticed Thea’s increased aggression. This may also play into Constantine coming back.

Hal Jordan

Those who paid close attention to one of Oliver’s flashbacks this episode will have noticed Hal Jordan standing in a bar where Oliver was meeting Amanda Waller.

This flashback is placed at around five years ago in show time. Six months ago, in show time, we saw The Flash visit an abandoned Ferris Air in an attempt to fly Flash’s villains to Lian Yu in the episode Rouge Air. All this evidence seems to suggest that the Green Lantern is around and exists in this universe!

Tombstone

This will certainly be the topic to much discussion for much of the season. While it’s easy to suggest Felicity may be the victim, it would be silly to settle on that theory. That tombstone can belong to anyone. What we definitely know is that someone close to Oliver will die six months from now, in show time.

The death had such an impact that even Barry came out to give his condolences. What was also important here is that Oliver knew of Zoom, The Flash‘s big baddie this season. It would also seem that business with their respective villains, Zoom and Darhk, is also unresolved, meaning the death will take place during the season, rather than at the very end.

That’s all for this week! Questions? Don’t be afraid to comment! Thanks for reading!

Geekscape Recaps: The Flash – ‘The Man Who Saved Central City’

by jake108October 6, 2015

It’s been a long summer without The Flash, but it’s back now, and it got off to a great start. Season one of The Flash steadily built mystery and intrigue that lead to the creation of a singularity, which seemed to be impossible to stop. After watching the episode tonight, I can safely say the excitement around season one’s finale definitely carried over.

Warning: Spoilers ahead!

The first episode of the second season takes place six months after the singularity event. Since then, a few things have changed. For one, Barry has since worked by himself after feeling responsible for Ronnie’s death. Before we go deeper into this, it’s important to note that the death of Ronnie is not the death of Firestorm. Firestorm, as we all know, will appear in the upcoming Legends of Tomorrow series. Still, Ronnie’s death has had a considerable impact. The singularity experience prompted a dream sequence that opened the episode with all of Barry’s friends around him, and ultimately vanishing.

Through the episode, the group copes with Ronnie’s death and Barry eventually lets everyone back in to STAR Labs, which belongs to him now. The ownership of STAR Labs was left to Barry in the form of a living will. The message was delivered via Harrison Wells’ lawyer, who handed Barry a USB drive containing a video message. The video message also contained Wells’ confession of Nora Allen’s murder, which lead to Barry’s dad, Henry, being released.

Henry Allen

Having just been released from prison after fourteen years, it’s understandable if Henry has a hard time adjusting to normal life again. Henry tries, I guess, for approximately one evening before telling Barry he has to leave the city.

It’s a little strange, and frankly, a little lazy if Henry has to disappear from the show just because he has to readjust for a time. It almost felt like a cop out. Almost. If there’s one constant about The Flash, it’s to never take things at face value. It’s quite possible Henry has an agenda that requires his presence elsewhere. Before leaving, he did tell Barry that he would be back if he ever needed him. With Zoom coming, that time may be soon.

Atom Smasher

Our first Meta-Human encounter became Atom Smasher. This was an interesting choice for our first villain of season two, mostly because of Atom Smasher’s history. In the comics, Atom Smasher is of Earth 2 origin and often finds himself hanging around JLA members. That’s right; for those of you non-comic readers, Atom Smasher’s allegiance is with the good guys. So why was he a villain in this Flash universe?

We know one of the first crimes Atom Smasher committed was killing, well, himself – or a version of himself. It’s quite possible that the villain Atom Smasher is not of this current Flash universe and is instead from another universe where his intentions aren’t so good.

We also know Zoom, the big baddie for this season, is the one who presumably brought him to this universe and most definitely promised to take him home. Having Atom Smasher kill his counterpart of his universe could have been Zoom’s sick way of having Smasher prove himself. Whatever the case may be, it’s confirmed Zoom is here and is putting out hits on Barry.

Jay Garrick

Well, that didn’t take long. We got our first glimpse of Jay Garrick early in the episode snapping some pics of Barry at a crime scene. It’s easy to guess as to why Garrick was following Barry around, but why the pics? We see that Garrick was able to walk right into STAR Labs at the end of the episode, but it was just him. Also, if Garrick had been following Barry around, he would have presumably been at the Flash Day event. Why not help him out then?

Back in the season one finale, we’ve seen evidence that a portal to different universes had been created and may have been open long enough for things to pass through. We’ve even peered into this multiverse when Barry was running around the particle accelerator. In that same episode, we saw Garrick’s helmet fly out of the portal when Barry was gone. Snapping the pics leads me to believe Garrick isn’t alone and, for right now, puts him in an untrustworthy light. Maybe Garrick has no idea what’s going on in this current universe and is researching everything about The Flash, or maybe not. For all we know, Jay Garrick is Professor Zoom in disguise. The pictures could have been used to show Atom Smasher who The Flash was. After all, Atom Smasher did say he had been dealt a curveball when Barry appeared at his hideout, claiming, “I thought I was going to have to come looking for you.”

Assorted Musings

Flash Signal

“I think I saw it in a comic book somewhere.”

White Emblem

This development is interesting. Over the summer, my friend and I were debating on whether the emblem change would come naturally or because the future would influence the change. Tonight, we got our answer. It’ll be interesting to see what else the group, especially Barry, takes into account having the extra knowledge.

Questions? Comments? Fire away! As always, thanks for reading!

DC and Warner Bros. TV Taking Over New York Comic-Con

by Eric FranciscoSeptember 9, 2015

Excited about New York Comic-Con? So are we! And so is Warner Bros., apparently. With a full slate of fall shows, Warner Bros. and DC are coming to New York Comic-Con in a big way.

DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, Supergirl, and Gotham are joining Person of Interest, and Blindspot in a WB blitz at this New York Comic-Con. The usual fare is here, including Q&As, pilot screenings, and stars like Brandon Routh, Amy Acker, Arthur Davill, Ben McKenzie, Robin Lord Taylor, Caity Lotz, Jamie Alexander, and more.

But the curious thing are those who aren’t going to be there. Melissa Benoist, “Supergirl” herself isn’t a part of the announced guests, and neither will anyone from Arrow, The Flash, and iZombie. A little weird.

Warner Bros. takes the Comic-Con stage on Sunday, Oct. 11 from 1:30pm until 5:30pm on Empire Stage 1-E. You know. The big one.

And hey, if you’re coming to New York Comic-Con, let myself and Bigyanks know! We’ll be there too! Hit us up on Twitter (@ericthedragon) (@bigyanks). We’ll take selfies and crap.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4MubNoWQiSc

Matt Ryan’s ‘Constantine’ is Heading to Star City!

by jake108August 11, 2015

You read that right. After months of rumors, we are rest assured Matt Ryan will reprise his role as Constantine in the next season of Arrow. That certainly adds another layer of excitement, especially for those who were fans of the ill-fated series on NBC.

https://twitter.com/amellywood/status/631210584327892996

Before we get too excited, it looks like Ryan will only reprise his role in one episode next season. I’m sure we can all speculate that Constantine will have something to do with the Lazarus pit from last season. Check out what Matt Ryan had to say about the news below:

The Trench Coat is being dusted off. #Constantine #Arrow @CW_Arrow @amellywood looking forward to it. #thisfall pic.twitter.com/fROWx4RJ9o

— Matt Ryan (@mattryanreal) August 11, 2015

What would be more exciting is if Constantine himself had a hand in bringing Caity Lotz’s Black Canary back from the dead just in time for Legends of Tomorrow. We’ll have to wait and see!

Arrow premiers October 7th!

‘Legends of Tomorrow’ Casts Casper Crump as Vandal Savage!

by jake108August 4, 2015

We finally have the actor who will portray the immortal villain. As fans know, Savage will be the main villain the ‘Legends’ will face while skipping through time. What’s new is Savage is set to appear in Arrow/Flash crossever episodes BEFORE appearing in the ‘Legends of Tomorrow’ run during Arrow‘s and Flash‘s midseason break.

Fans should be excited to see just how the ‘Legends of Tomorrow’ is set up within the first few episodes of Arrow and The Flash.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4MubNoWQiSc

Falk Hentschel Cast as Hawkman in ‘Legends of Tomorrow’!

by jake108August 3, 2015

The DCTV list of heroes keeps growing! Falk Hentschel has been cast as Hawkman and will appear primarily in Legends of Tomorrow. According to the official announcement, Hawkman will also appear in crossover episodes of The Flash and Arrow. This is a key piece of info as it is reported that Hawkman will appear in crossover episodes BEFORE Legends of Tomorrow.

It’s possible we’ll get an origin of sorts during the crossover event. More importantly, I hope we eventually get an interaction between Hawkman and Vibe like this one:

SDCC 2015: Jay Garrick, Patty Spivot, Wally West And Professor Zoom Confirmed For ‘The Flash’ Season 2!

by Josh JacksonJuly 15, 2015

If you thought The Flash season 1 was huge, season 2 is growing even bigger.

At Comic Con, it was confirmed that Jay Garrick, Patty Spivot, Wally West and Professor Zoom will all appear in the next season of The CW’s super hero series, further exploring the multiverse elements that were introduced in May’s finale.

Teased in the final moments of the season ender thanks to his helmet flying through Reverse Flash’s escape route into the future, Jay Garrick is typically known as the original Flash in the comics. Played by Teddy Sears, Jay will join the cast alongside Shantel Vansanten as Patty, Joe West’s new partner on the force. With casting for Wally and Professor Zoom yet to be announced, it’s clear that the inclusion of both characters have the potential to shake up the CW Flash universe considering their roles in the source material. Oh, and if you were expecting Reverse Flash to take up the mantel of Zoom, it’s been confirmed that this version will be separate from Tom Cavanagh’s expertly played villain from the first season, (although the actor will return in some capacity.)

In what ways do you think the expanded cast will affect the dynamic of the show? Will Barry and Patty serve as the Iris and Eddie of this season? What did Caitlyn mean about not coming back at the end of the sizzle reel? And considering Wally’s last name, what relation will he have to the West family? Our impatient minds will learn soon enough, when The Flash returns on October 6th.

SDCC 2015: ‘Vixen’, The Animated Arrowverse Spinoff, Debuts With Its First Trailer

by Josh JacksonJuly 14, 2015

At San Diego Comic Con, the first trailer for the upcoming animated series, Vixen, was debuted. Taking place in the same universe as Arrow and The Flash, the clip below shows Mari Jiwe McCabe beating down the bad guys, (as well as our beloved heroes,) using her unique ability to channel the abilities of the animal kingdom.

Releasing as an exclusive on The CW’s digital only animation block, CW Seed, Vixen will debut on August 25th as a six part mini series. Following the origins and growth of the character as she contends with potential friends and foes alike, fans like myself are speculating how, (or if,) this series will eventually lead to her full integration into the live action shows. With characters like Oliver Queen, Barry Allen and Cisco Ramon making appearences in the brief reveal, all signs point to this being a no brainer.

From the trailer alone, a few things are clear to me. One, I really wish this could have been live action. Two, I’m pretty sure it’s not because the special effects budget would be blown in a few episodes. Three, Cisco’s oggling of every female he comes across is starting to get a little desperate. And lastly, who needs super speed or the ability to shoot arrows really well when you can channel an elephant!? Can you tell I’m excited?

With the voice talent of Megalyn Echikunwoke as Vixen, and Stephen Amell, Grant Gustin, and Carlos Valdes reprising their respective roles, it won’t be long until we find out how this storyline will play out. Until then, we’ll have wait a little while longer for Vixen, Legends Of Tomorrow, and the rest of the CW DC shows to hit our screens through the fall and beyond.

Who else is excited for the latest addition to the Arrow universe? Tell us all about it in the comments!

Source: sciencefiction.com

Get Your First Look At DC’s Legends Of Tomorrow!

by KarsonMay 14, 2015

http://youtu.be/4MubNoWQiSc

The CW has released a trailer for their The Flash/Arrow spinoff, Legends of Tomorrow.

The trailer introduces (and reintroduces) a long list of characters: Hawkgirl (Ciara Renee), White Canary (Caity Lotz), the Atom (Brandon Routh), Captain Cold (Wentworth Miller), Heat Wave (Dominic Purcell), and Professor Martin Stein (one-half of Firestorm)! Arthur Darvill, of Doctor Who fame, stars as the time-traveling Rip Hunter. Arrow and the Flash make an appearance as well.

The trailer confirms that the villain in the show will be none other than the immortal Vandal Savage.

Here’s the show’s official synopsis:

When heroes alone are not enough… the world needs legends. Having seen the future, one he will desperately try to prevent from happening, time-traveling rogue Rip Hunter is tasked with assembling a disparate group of both heroes and villains to confront an unstoppable threat — one in which not only is the planet at stake, but all of time itself. Can this ragtag team defeat an immortal threat unlike anything they have ever known? DC’S LEGENDS OF TOMORROW stars Victor Garber (“The Flash,” “Alias”); Brandon Routh (“Arrow,” “Superman Returns”); Arthur Darvill (“Doctor Who”); Caity Lotz (“Arrow”); Ciarra Renee (“Pippin”); Franz Drameh (“Edge of Tomorrow”); with Dominic Purcell (“The Flash,” “Prison Break”); and Wentworth Miller (“The Flash,” “Prison Break”). Based on the characters from DC Comics, DC’S LEGENDS OF TOMORROW is from Bonanza Productions Inc. in association with Berlanti Productions and Warner Bros. Television, with executive producers Greg Berlanti (“Arrow,” “The Flash,” upcoming “Pan”), Marc Guggenheim (“Arrow,” “Eli Stone,” “Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters”), Andrew Kreisberg (“Arrow,” “The Flash,” “Eli Stone,” “Warehouse 13”) and Sarah Schechter (“Arrow,” “The Flash,” upcoming “Pan”).

The first season of Legends of Tomorrow will be 13 episodes long and is set to debut as a part of The CW’s midseason lineup.

Is this being added to your ever growing list of “must watch” television? Let us know in the comments below!