The Starling Tribune Reporters SP, Chris and Michelle review the Arrow finale season third episode “Leap Of Faith.” The reporters discuss the Talia surprise and the SHOCKING ending with Zoe. They discuss how well the Arrow storylines are being tied up as the series nears its ultimate conclusion, Oliver’s last pre-Crisis family moment, a deep dive into the Arrow Flash Forwards, and how we liked the return to Nada Parbat

 

Starling Tribune - Season 8 Edition – “Leap Of Faith” Review (A CW Network Arrow Television Show Fan Podcast) ST253

 

Episode:            “Leap of Faith” [Season 8 Episode 3]

Air Date:           Tuesday, October 29, 2019

 

Director:           Katie Cassidy

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1556320/?ref_=tt_ov_dr

                        1x Arrow

 

Writers: Emilio Ortega Aldrich

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3598136/?ref_=ttfc_fc_wr4

                        17x Arrow

 

Elizabeth Kim

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                        4x Arrow

Promo:https://www.comicbookmovie.com/tv/dc/arrow/arrow-thea-queen-reunites-with-her-brother-in-the-new-promo-for-season-8-episode-3-leap-of-faith-a171267

 

Arrow

 

Episode # / Episode Title / Episode Air / Date  / Rating

01 Starling City 15-Oct-19 0.84

02 Welcome To Hong Kong 22-Oct-19 0.77

03 Leap Of Faith 29-Oct-19 .076

 

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

03 Blurred Lines 20-Oct-19 0.92

04 In Plain Sight 27-Oct-19 0.95

 

The Flash

 

Episode # / Episode Title / Episode Air / Date  / Rating

01 Into the Void 8-Oct-19 1.62

02 A Flash of the Lighting 16-Oct-19 1.27

03 Dead Man Running 22-Oct-19 1.38

04 There Will Be Blood 29-Oct-19 1.48

 

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

03 The Book of Occupation: Chapter Three: Agent Odell's Pipe-Dream 21-Oct-19 0.61

04 The Book of Occupation: Chapter Four: Lynn's Ouroboros 28-Oct-19 0.52

 

Batwoman

 

Episode # / Episode Title / Episode Air / Date  / Rating

01 Pilot 6-Oct-19 1.86

02 The Rabbit Hole 13-Oct-19 1.45

03 Down Down Down 20-Oct-19 1.22

04 Who Are You? 27-Oct-19 1.29

 

Part 1: The Plot, Themes and Characters

• What was the overall theme? What was the link to the episode’s name?
• • Putting trust in each other
  • William telling Mia that he’s got this
  • Lyla telling John that she’s got this
  • Thea telling Oliver that she can help him
• Fight scenes and stunts
• • Oliver catches arrow; fight; Thea!
  • Creepy place
  • • Thea and Oliver fight Talia’s people!
  • Tomb
  • • Thanatos Guild shows up; more sword fighting!
    • Talia does the smoke bomb thing to cover retreat
  • Kasnia - Lyla and John
  • • Lyla takes out guy; twist guy’s arm to shoot other guy
    • Diggle takes others out
  • Thea and Talia
  • • sword fight
    • Thea wraps Talia’s neck in chains
    • Talia yields
  • Oliver takes out Athena? Rubble and fire
  • Future
  • • Mia - sword to throat; Zoe saves
    • Canary things
    • JJ “kills” Zoe
    • Light - William, Connor, and Mia taken to past
• Time Travel / Crisis
• • William, Mia, Connor to their past / our present
• Flashforward
• • Mia
  • • Frak! 
    • Let’s just storm the castle
    • Worried about losing William
  • Connor
  • • Who’s leading the team anyway?
  • William
  • • Shocked intruders w/Felicity trap
    • Hackity hackity hack
    • Operating from a place of fear is not the best way to go
  • Zoe
  • • OMG!!!!
  • JJ
  • • Destroy unification movement
• Oliver Queen / Green Arrow
• • Contacted Sara about League history; no help
  • Gets help from Talia - paying back her debt
  • Sky Gods gave gives to first Ra’s
  • Scavenger hunt
  • Talia disappointed Oliver didn’t memorize the map
  • Shoots thing to stop trap - one heck of a trap
  • Talia drugs Oliver
  • Climb up mountain w/Thea
  • My death has to mean my family is safe
  • Talia caught by Athena; weapons taken
  • Shoots guys so Thea can go after Talia
  • Balance of good and evil - not kept, then god-like being will arrive
  • If I’m working w/the bad guy, I have to stop him
  • Parting w/Speedy
• John Diggle / Spartan
• • Hong Kong - Ben Turner on op, so Lyla had them stay there
  • Kasnia - looking for Turner’s family
  • Seeing Earth 2 disappear has changed him a little; less risky
  • Sets up Turner’s family w/protection
• Lyla / Harbinger
• • Still can’t trust everyone at ARGUS
  • Make choices from a place of strength
  • Becomes a distraction
• Thea Queen
• • Nyssa - gone after pits destroyed
  • Wants to take down guild
  • Roy - did come back, but left
  • What are you not telling me, Ollie? Oliver tells her
  • I know Arabic
  • Shutting me out again, Ollie?
  • Just stop, Ollie
  • Our parents turned us into heroes
  • Follows Talia
  • Talia - you have the sword now, so leading is not my thing
  • League of Heroes - asks Talia to be a part of it; we’ve all made mistakes (This is the spin-off Michelle wants to see)

 

GENERAL NEWS:

 

1. Batwoman Receives Full Season 1 Order at The CW (Date: 25 Oct 2019)
   1. The CW's Batwoman has received a full Season 1 order, with the network granting the DC series a back nine order. Batwoman has outperformed much of The CW lineup during its first season. Where Batwoman has made a significant impression is on digital streaming, with Batwoman gaining an 80% jump. 
   2. https://www.cbr.com/batwoman-full-season-1-order/
2. Superman & Lois Series in Development at The CW, Starring Tyler Hoechlin and Elizabeth Tulloch — Get Details (Date: 28 Oct 2019)
   1. TVLine has learned that Superman & Lois, from Warner Bros. TV, is currently in development and it will follow “the world’s most famous Super Hero and comic books’ most famous journalist” as they “deal with all the stress, pressures and complexities that come with being working parents in today’s society.” Tyler Hoechlin, who originated the role of the Arrowverse’s Superman/Clark Kent on Supergirl, and Elizabeth Tulloch, who made her debut as Lois in last year’s “Elseworlds” crossover event, will reprise their roles for the prospective new series.
   2. https://tvline.com/2019/10/28/superman-lois-lane-series-in-development-the-cw/
3. HBO Max Will Host Every DC Live-Action Film (Date: 29 Oct 2019)
   1. HBO Max announced that every live-action DC Comics superhero film will be available within the first year of the streaming service's May 2020 launch. This includes every Batman and Superman movie from the last 40 years.
   2. https://www.cbr.com/hbo-max-will-host-every-dc-film/
4. Green Lantern & ‘Strange Adventures’: Greg Berlanti And DC Go Cosmic For HBO Max (Date: 29 Oct 2019)
   1. Television super-producer Greg Berlanti’s ever-expanding screen interpretation of the DC Comics Universe is going cosmic with two new series for the HBO Max streaming platform: Strange Adventures and a Green Lantern-inspired show.
   2. “Both of these original DC properties we’ll be creating for HBO Max will be unlike anything seen on television,” said Berlanti, who announced both projects Tuesday at the HBO Max WarnerMedia Day presentation. “An anthology series of cautionary tales set in a world where superpowers exist, and, in what promises to be our biggest DC show ever made, we will be going to space with a Green Lantern television series, but I can’t reveal any more about that just yet.”
   3. https://deadline.com/2019/10/green-lantern-strange-adventures-hbo-max-series-greg-berlanti-dc-1202771899/

 

NEXT EPISODE

 

Link to Promo: https://www.comicbookmovie.com/tv/dc/arrow/arrow-oliver-queen-meets-the-unexpected-in-the-new-promo-for-season-8-episode-4-present-tense-a171376 (Date: 29 Oct 2019) 

 

Episode: “Present Tense” [Season 8 Episode 4]

Air Date: Tuesday, November 5, 2019 

Summary: When a mysterious new Deathstroke appears in Star City, Oliver and Team Arrow insist on taking down this villain themselves. Meanwhile reeling from the loss of one of their own, the future Team Arrow figures out a new way to try and stop JJ.

Director: Kristin Windell

Writers: Oscar Balderrama and Jeane Wong

IMDB link:  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9700176/?ref_=tt_ep_nx

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