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*Spoilers* for The Flash Season 3, Episode 9 “The Present” in this review and recap.

Basic Summary:

4 years ago Indus valley - Julian is Indiana Jonesing, opens a box

Cisco is seeing flashes of his brother

Julian wrote a paper about the Philosopher's stone

Tells Barry that he never found it

Earth 3 scene with Mark Hamill, he’s so good. (Blimps!)

Barry brings Jay back to Earth 1

Savitar was the first man to ever get speed

HR and Wally are training

Barry and Jay go to confront Alchemy and Savitar

Founds out it’s Julian

Julian doesn’t know he was Alchemy

Barry reveals himself to Julian

He is so bad at keeping his secret

Julian has been blacking out, forgetting stuff, his sister’s “ghost” tells him to find the stone

Cisco’s “brother” shows up to him, tells him to open the stone to bring him back

Savitar shows up

Wally goes to fight him

Caitlin gets Cisco to close the box

There is “no Alchemy” he just talks through Julian

They “sync his brain” with the box so they can “talk to Savitar”

Savitar “knows their destinies”

1 shall betray you

1 shall fall

1 shall suffer a fate worse than death

Barry’s future self trapped Savitar in eternity

Jay says to throw the stone into the Speed Force

Barry gets thrown 5 months into the future

Barry sees other Barry, and Savitar killing Iris

Jay tells him never to go back there, and that the future isn’t set in stone

They give Wally his suit

Julian shows up to party

He gets Barry his job back

Barry got a place so Iris and he can move in together

Thoughts:

* So glad Julian and Barry will be friends, I like his character a lot

* Julian and Caitlin could be love interests

 

 

 

Are you a fan of the DC CW universe, but have not had a chance to check out the Vixen animated series? Or maybe you have watched it, but forgotten what exactly happens?

We attempt to catch you up to speed with a Vixen Season 1 summary and review. We talk about the best and worst parts of the show, as well as the key characters and story.

* Vixen Season 1 available on CW Seed for free

* 30 minutes long with short commercials

* Season 1 - August/September 2015

* Season 2 - October/November 2016

* Connections to Arrowverse

Key Characters

* Mari McCabe 

* Dr. Macalester 

* Kuasa 

* Chuck

This show also features guest appearances from The Flash, Green Arrow, Cisco, and Felicity from Arrow and The Flash.

What do you think about Vixen Season 1? Let us know by connecting on Twitter.

What is the worst-case scenario for the DCEU? Mark Hughes of Forbes wrote an article on that very topic. We discuss that as well as the prmiere date of NBC's Powerless on today's podcast.

Mark Hughes’ article on the worst-case scenario for DCEU - Forbes

Why Warner Bros. and The Flash director Rick Famuyiwa might have split

Potential Teen Titans film on the radar for WB

Worst case scenario - More Batman, Superman, Suicide Squad/Harley Quinn and team-ups

NBC has set a premiere date for Powerless - Twitter

Pilot airs Thursday February 2 at 8:30

Synopsis from NBC : “In the first comedy series set in the universe of DC Comics, Vanessa Hudgens plays Emily, a spunky young insurance adjuster specializing in regular-people coverage against damage caused by the crime-fighting superheroes. But it's when she stands up to one of these larger-than-life figures (after an epic battle messes with her commute) that she accidentally becomes a cult "hero" in her own right… even if it's just to her group of lovably quirky coworkers. Now, while she navigates her normal, everyday life against an explosive backdrop, Emily might just discover that being a hero doesn't always require superpowers.”

Creator and Showrunner Ben Queen left the show in August

Michael Patrick Jann is listed as an Executive Producer by NBC

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Would movies being released digitally while they are in theaters impact future DC Films? We also talk about Armie Hammer teasing, Greg Berlanti's future, and Zack Snyder's fun fan film.

Apple trying to create a rental service for movies in theaters  - Bloomberg

Similar to Screening Room

Movies would be available sooner than normal 90 day window

$25-50

Some service is “likely” within 18 months

Will it impact DCEU?

Armie Hammer and Joe Manganiello chilling - Twitter

Retweeted by Geoff Johns

“Burning the midnight oil with my man”

Greg Berlanti directing Little Shop of Horrors (Musical) remake for Warner Bros. - Deadline

Executive producer/co-creator on Arrow, Flash, Supergirl, Legends of Tomorrow, Black Lightning

What does this mean for DC TV?

What does this mean for the Booster Gold film?

Batman v Superman/Star Wars mash-up by Zack Snyder - Vero

Reimagining BvS as Dark Side Knight Vs Super Jedi: Dawn of the Alliance

“Tell me, do you embrace the dark side? You Will”

Cool: Seeing them with Lightsabers, Stormtroopers bowing to Superman, Tie Fighter blowing up car

More funny than cool: All the sound clips

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With Steppenwolf set to become the main villain in Zack Snyder's 2017 Justice League film, now is a good time to get to know the character. What is his comic book origin and what powers does he have? We discuss all of that and more on today's podcast.

Who is Steppenwolf?

Steppenwolf is a villainous New God from Apokolips. He is an uncle to Darkseid and a brother to Queen Heggra. He is often portrayed as a military leader and fighter, often working closely with Parademons.

As a New God, he has superhuman strength, speed, and reflexes. He carries a weapon called the electro-axe with him for use in battle.

Steppenwolf's first appearance in comics was in New Gods #7 "The Pact" from 1972. He was created by writer and artist Jack Kirby. He has appeared sparingly in comic books since then. Most notably, he played a major role in the invasion of Earth-2 in the New 52.

Appearances in TV and Film

* Superman: The Animated Series - "Apokolips Now" episode

* Justice League - "Twilight" Part 1

* Batman: The Brave and the Bold - "Duel of the Double Crossers" and "Death Race to the Oblivion"

* Justice League: Gods and Monsters (cameo)

Do you have a character you would like to see spotlighted in one of these episodes? Let us know on Twitter.

Joe Manganiello continues to share snippets about his role as Deathstorke, including a potential start date of pre-production, in Ben Affleck's The Batman movie. In other new, the Suicide Squad soundtrack is getting more recognition and last week's DC TV crossover was a big boost to The CW's ratings.

Joe Manganiello talks more about The Batman movie - Rich Eisen Show

“I play a one-eyed, like the world’s deadliest assassin, who also has one eye...We will start at some point this year, it looks like.”

Did he mean 2016 or 2017?

Potential pre-production in 2016? Filming in spring/summer?

Ben Affleck has nothing on schedule after Live By Night

Suicide Squad soundtrack receives 3 Grammy nominations - Hollywood Reporter

59th Grammy Awards  - February 12, 2017

Best compilation soundtrack for visual media

“Purple Lamborghini” and “Heathens” - Best song written for visual media

DC Crossover gives CW ratings a big boost - zap2it

All 4 with season highs in key demo (18-49)

Around 36% increase for Supergirl and The Flash

Arrow and Legends of Tomorrow nearly doubled

Supergirl - 3.5 million viewers (similar to season 2 premiere)

The Flash - 4.09 million (Best since Season 1, Episode 9)

Arrow - 3.5 million (best since last crossover)

Legends of Tomorrow - 3.4 million (best ever)

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James Wan's Aquaman now has an official release date in 2018 as it nears the beginning of filming. Rumors are swirling around Armie Hammer joining a DC film because of recent twitter activity. In other news, Mr. Mxyzptlk is coming to Supergirl.

Aquaman film release date is October 5, 2018 - Deadline

Went into pre-production last month

Had been penciled into the July 27, 2018 slot

Long post-production process

Is this the official green light?

Working title: Ahab

Armie Hammer DCEU movie rumors

Geoff Johns and Joe Manganiello followed him

He followed Geoff Johns (out of 60) on Twitter

Manganiello congratulated him; Hammer said see you in a few days

Who could he be?

Hal Jordan

Riddler

Dick Grayson

Mr. Mxyzptlk is coming to Supergirl - ComicBook.com

Superman: The Animated Series - Mix, yes, spit, lick

Smallville (Mikhail in Season 4)

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman

Don’t say your name backwards

Musical Crossover?

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Today, we give a SPOILER filled review of the DC TV crossover. In this episode we break down everything we liked and didn't like from The Flash, Arrow, and DC's Legends of Tomorrow. 

We also mention a couple of our favorite Easter eggs from these episodes and talk about some things we would have liked to have seen.

Be sure to listen to Part 1 of our review from yesterday's podcast. In that episode, we gave our non-spoiler thoughts on the episode and went into detail about what we thought of the Dominators.

What did you think of the crossover? Let us know on Twitter.

The epic 3 night crossover between Supergirl, The Flash, Arrow, and DC's Legends of Tomorrow has aired and we are here to give our thoughts on what happened.

For Part 2 of the review, click here.

On today's show, we start with some non-spoiler thoughts on how we thought the crossover went. We also give our thoughts on how the Dominators were as villains and how the CGI characters looked in action.

What did you think of the crossover? Did it live up to your hype? Let us know by connecting with DC Daily Drop on Twitter.

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6 months from today, Patty Jenkins' Wonder Woman film releases in theaters. So today, we make some predictions for what we might see in the film. We also make some box office predictions and talk about how the film might be received financially.

Related: Justice League 1 year out predictions

What do we think the main plot of the story will be?

Will the movie have any direct connections to Justice League?

Will we be seeing any New Gods technology such as Motherboxes?

Could we see any other superheroes in World War 1 such as the Justice Society of America?

What is our box office prediction?

Screenrant predictions - $830 million worldwide

The film is believed to have a budget of $100 - 120 million - Mark Hughes of Forbes

The next Pirates of the Caribbean releases week before

Captain Underpants animated film same release date - June 2, 2017

The Mummy releases the week after

What are your predictions for Wonder Woman? Do you think our box office predictions are optimistic or pessimistic?