Arrow "Starling City" Discussion The Starling Tribune: An Unofficial Arrow TV Show Fan Podcast

Starling Tribune - Season 8 Edition – “Starling City” Review (A CW Network Arrow Television Show Fan Podcast) ST251
 
The Starling Tribune Reporters SP, Chris and Michelle review the Arrow final season premiere episode “Starling City.” The reporters discuss their takes on all of the CW network DC Comics TV shows so far this year, what an amazing mind trip and walk down memory lane Starling City was, that the reporters are now refugees on Earth-1 (gee, thanks Arrow writers), Thea Queen’s Earth-2 heartbreaking fate, Michelle’s reaction to the Salmon Ladder scene, Diggle finally is able to stop Oliver, Oliver’s fantastic speech to Tommy (thank you Beth), Chris and SP’s head canon on the Hood versus Green Arrow fight, Oliver’s heartache at the end and what exactly might have happened to Earth-2’s Robert Queen.
 
Episode:            “Starling City” [Season 8 Episode 1]
Air Date:           Tuesday, October 15, 2019
 
Director:           James Bamford
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0051466/?ref_=tt_ov_dr
                        1x Supergirl / 18x Arrow
 
Writers: Beth Schwartz
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                        2x Legends / 30x Arrow
 
Marc Guggenheim
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                        18x Arrow / 10x Legends

Promo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=stnRqN3E_l8
 
Arrow
 
Episode # / Episode Title / Episode Air / Date  / Rating
01 Starling City 15-Oct-19 0.84
 
Legends Of Tomorrow
 
Episode # / Episode Title / Episode Air / Date  / Rating
 
Supergirl
 
Episode # / Episode Title / Episode Air / Date  / Rating
01 Event Horizon 6-Oct-19 1.26
02 Stranger Beside Me 13-Oct-19 0.97
 
The Flash
 
Episode # / Episode Title / Episode Air / Date  / Rating
01 Into the Void 8-Oct-19 1.62
02 A Flash of the Lighting 15-Oct-19 1.27
 
Black Lightning
 
Episode # / Episode Title / Episode Air / Date  / Rating
01 The Book Of Occupation: Chapter Two: Birth of the Blackbird 7-Oct-19 1.16
02 The Book Of Occupation: Chapter Two: Maryam’s Tasbih 14-Oct-19 0.63
 
Batwoman
 
Episode # / Episode Title / Episode Air / Date  / Rating
01 Pilot 6-Oct-19 1.86
02 The Rabbit Hole 13-Oct-19 1.45
 
Part 1: The Plot, Themes and Characters
What was the overall theme? What was the link to the episode’s name? Going back to where it started Batman Mask on Lian Yu Thea Dead Malcolm married Moira - Walter gone Fight scenes and stunts Queen Merlyn / Applied Sciences Oliver breaks in, using Moira’s card People are dead Alternate Arrow comes in; they fight Arrow ready to hit Oliver; Black Siren - Oliver, why are you on my Earth? Arrow to Merlyn; Dark Archer comes in; they fight Oliver discovers Tommy is the Dark Archer Deathstroke’s people fight Mia, Zoe, and Conner Took Vasquez Meet JJ! Get Dwarf Star Particles Diggle - gun; Siren, Chase, and Oliver fight dudes Oliver knocks out Rene and Dinah; my Earth - better teacher Tommy and Oliver fight; catching arrows, sword action Oliver - when we lose people, we can go into the darkness or into the light; good speech gets Tommy to power down  Getting Vasquez William is Overwatch Conner, Mia, Zoe  JJ splits arrow Plan fails; Mia - my way now   Escape Scene Crisis is taking everyone just like in this week’s Flash Laurel, Diggle and Oliver Escape   Time Travel / Crisis Monitor - some are greater, there are heros Season 1 - Oliver coming home No Walter; Malcolm and Moira are together; Tommy at mansion; Thea overdosed on Vertigo Tommy - married, divorce, twice Oliver mentions William, has a picture of Felicity and Mia Moira - everything I’ve done, I’ve done for my children Adrian on salmon ladder / Black Siren’s lair Sent to that Earth and landed on Lian Yu - 12 years on island Dark Archer - Ol