Season 5 Edition – Invasion Discussion The Starling Tribune: An Unofficial Arrow TV Show Fan Podcast

Starling Tribune - Season 5 Edition – Invasion (A CW Network Arrow Television Show Fan Podcast)
 
The Official Arrow Podcast of the Gonna Geek Network
 
Episode:            “Invasion!” [Season 5 Episode 8]
Air Date:           Wednesday, November 30, 2016
Director:      James “Bam Bam” Bamford
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                   5x Arrow | 1x Supergirl
                  
Writers:       Marc Guggenheim (teleplay)
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EP of Arrow | 11x Arrow (writer) | 7x Legends of Tomorrow
 
Wendy Mericle (teleplay)
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Showrunner of Arrow | 19x Arrow
 
Greg Berlanti (story by)
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EP of Arrow, The Flash, Legends of Tomorrow, and Supergirl | Story by: 19x Arrow, 10x Flash, 5x Supergirl, 4x Legends  
 
Promo: https://www.comicbookmovie.com/tv/dc/arrow/a-familiar-face-returns-in-arrow-season-5-episode-8-episode-100-promo-a147155  
 
Weekly Ratings
 
Episode # / Episode Title / Episode Air / Date  / Rating
01 Legacy 5-Oct-16 1.89
02 The Recruits 12-Oct-16 1.94
03 A Matter Of Trust 19-Oct-16 1.79
04 Penance 26-Oct-16 1.87
05 Human Target 2-Nov-16 1.61
06 So It Begins 9-Nov-16 1.95
07 Vigilante 16-Nov-16 1.86
08 Invasion 30-Nov-16 3.55
09 What We Leave Behind 7-Dec-16
10 Who Are You TBD
11 Second Chances TBD
12 Bratva TBD
13 Spectre Of The Gun TBD
 
Part 1: The Plot, Themes and Characters
 
 
What was the overall theme for this episode / What was the link to the ep. name Part 2 of the Invasion! crossover Ollie, Thea, Diggle, Sara and Ray captured by Dominators and are trapped in a shared hallucination Fight scenes & Stunts: Share your thoughts BEST FIGHT EVER Ollie v. Deathstroke Sara v. Darhk Thea v. Malcolm Diggle v. Ghost (was it supposed to be Andy??) Ray v. Mirakuru Soldier (That’s how his Fiancee died wasn’t it??) Thea stab Malcolm, fires arrow at Sara, who catches arrow and stabs Darhk with it, Thea tosses Ollie bow, and Ollie shoots Deathstroke with arrow Malcolm hit him with at beginning of fight Rene v. Cyberwoman (followed by Barry & Kara kinda beating her up in an unfair fight) Flash and Supergirl team up on Cyberwoman Diggle and Ollie v. “Deathstroke” Dominators Saw a lot on ship Chase escapees with a lot of ships Took group to gather intel Team rescued by Waverider Have a weapon On way to Earth Flashbacks: Share your thoughts None Well, we could consider that Episode 100 was one big flashback Ollie: 
Bat-checklist: Ollie is the tactician Dream about if he didn’t go on Queen’s Gambit Going to marry Laurel next day First one to remember reality Tempted to stay - wants to take QC job and elope with Laurel Realizes he can’t stay - tearful goodbyes with parents Thea wants to stay; didn’t become Arrow for the reward, did it because it was right; says bye to Thea  After fight, tearful goodbye to Laurel Before leaving dream, see loved ones; told many times in dream that parents would be proud, he’s a changed man, he’s grown up Finds alien gun Diggle
The Hood - wore the outfit in season 1  Starts to remember after Ollie visit (his Arrowcave has bad security too) Figures out they need to go to Smoak Tech building to exit dream Thea
Dream: manages Verdant, happy Wants to stay so she doesn’t lose family Changes mind because the group is her family too  Felicity and the Nerd Army Dream: engaged to Ray, Diggle’s sidekick Part of the “Nerd Army” with Cisco and Curtis Nerds try to hack alien tech, blows up first time Is surprised group in space; uh, the Nerd Army should have looked there first - aliens and all that Nerd Army c