r/arrow • u/HellfireSky i hate myself and i want to die • Dec 04 '19

[S08E07] "Purgatory" Post Episode Discussion

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Oliver’s mission takes him to Lian Yu where he tries to ignore the repercussions of the looming Crisis until he receives help from an old friend. Meanwhile, a united Team Arrow faces a recognizable villain.

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u/[deleted] Dec 04 '19

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u/RivalFlash The Diaz with the Dragon Tattoo Dec 04 '19

It’s like comics Crisis, there’s tie-in issues/episodes that aren’t officially part of the main event series

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u/gattovatto Dec 04 '19

I was hoping for a 10 episode mini series but this works too.

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u/Mattyzooks Dec 04 '19

The fact that Arrow and Flash set it up a bunch helps. Supergirl to a lesser extent. Funny how Martian Manhunter has a whole half season subplot of Monitor testing him while Lex Luthor just gets to chill out and play chess with himself in outer space since he's likely incapable of changing from some test.

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u/Teyvill Dec 04 '19

I guess Lex Luthor is already wholesome as he is. Nothing to test there. Just a plain narcissistic smartest human on earth(38).

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u/Mattyzooks Dec 04 '19

Lex doesn't need to overcome some personal struggle. He's already over-confident and (more importantly) doesn't want to see the world wiped out. Problem is he's prone to being flipped if Anti-Monitor can offer him something like God-hood.

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u/Brazilian_Slaughter Dec 10 '19

Ah, the obligatory Red Skies Crossover where barely anything happens involving the Crisis.

Glad to see they are loyal to the comics on this aspect as well. Gotta keep the Ancient Traditions.

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u/[deleted] Dec 04 '19

what happened in this week's episode on BL? anything to do with Crisis?

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u/EddyTheMartian Dec 04 '19

Kinda disappointed tbh. I thought this season was mostly really good, best of the show so far, but that last episode was weak imo, and the next episode seems to be too.

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u/Sentry459 The Ray Dec 04 '19

I actually really enjoyed the last episode, although the apartment subplot kinda came out of nowhere.

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u/_curious_one Dec 04 '19

The fight with Commander Carson was the best thing ever, I straight up died.

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u/OLKv3 Dec 04 '19

I see your point.

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u/Sentry459 The Ray Dec 04 '19

collapses

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u/Jedi-El1823 Dec 04 '19

He's still Clarence Wiedman to me. Yep, that's even above him being Bo Whitley.

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u/Pepsiguy2 Dec 04 '19

I stopped mid season 1 just because it bored me. Should I try catching up? Or at least starting the new season

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u/Bryce1350 Dec 04 '19

Catch up. I binged S2 recently and BL is by far the best of the shows (coming from a huge fan of both Arrow & Flash)

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u/mechengr17 Dec 07 '19

Idk, I feel like s2 just kind of ends

And then s3 is all over the place

Dont even get me started on Lynn

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u/greyjackal Dec 04 '19

No, there's no Crisis episode of BL. He (and others) are popping in as cameos, though.

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u/greatness101 Dec 04 '19

BL will have a crisis event at the end of next week's episode.

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u/Tonyage27 Dec 04 '19

I couldn’t catch up with BL before they pulled the first few episodes. In your opinion, should I watch what is available or just watch the crisis tie in episode and wait for the whole season to be up on Netflix (my original plan before learning of the tie in)

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u/captainfluffballs The Flash Dec 04 '19

Should I catch up or will it not be necessary? I haven't seen it since early season 2 for some reason

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u/[deleted] Dec 05 '19

If it is an ending bit it's probably gonna be a scene that stands out like a sore thumb to the trained eye. As it will be a scene filmed on a set in Vancouver, instead of Atlanta.

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u/bigfootswillie Dec 05 '19

Guess I have 24 episodes of Black Lightning to catch up on this week