Oct 28, 2019
The Starling Tribune Reporters SP, Chris and Michelle review theArrow finale season second episode “Welcome To Hong Kong.” Thereporters discuss their takes on how this episode was another welldone trip done memory lane for Arrow’s final season, how Flash andArrow are the two main CW shows leading into the Crisis crossoverso far, Lyla’s on-screen reveal as The Monitor’s Harbinger,Laurel’s reaction to Earth-2’s destruction, how Oliver isre-evaluating where he is with things prior to Crisis, thepossibility of additional Arrow characters in the Crisis Crossoverand the reporters reactions of the episode’s Flash-Forwardscenes.
Starling Tribune - Season 8 Edition – “Welcome To Hong Kong”Review (A CW Network Arrow Television Show Fan Podcast) ST252
Episode:“Welcome to Hong Kong” [Season 8 Episode 2]
AirDate:Tuesday, October 22, 2019
Director:Antonio Negret
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3x Supergirl / 5x Arrow / 4x The 100 / 2x Legends / 1x Flash
Writers: Sarah Tarkoff
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13x Arrow
Jill Blankenship
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5x Arrow / 7x The Last Ship
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
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
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
Black Lightning
Episode # / Episode Title / Episode Air / Date /Rating
01 The Book Of Occupation: Chapter Two: Birth of the Blackbird7-Oct-19 1.16
02 The Book Of Occupation: Chapter Two: Maryam’s Tasbih14-Oct-19 0.63
03 The Book of Occupation: Chapter Three: Agent Odell'sPipe-Dream 21-Oct-19 0.61
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
Part 1: The Plot, Themes and Characters
- What was the overall theme? What was the linkto the episode’s name?
- Going back to Hong Kong
- Fight scenes and stunts
- Hallway fight
- Oliver and Diggle punch their way through
- Laurel - canary cry
- ARGUS
- Gang busts in
- Diggle and Oliver fight
- Guys w/guns
- Katana burst through window
- Safe house
- Triad show up when Arrow, Spartan and Katana arrive
- China White and Olver fight
- Triad gets Wong
- Garrison
- Oliver drops in; fights 4 guys
- Tranq guy
- Upload data
- Alpha/Omega virus has been recreated
- Exchange
- Katana jumps down
- Oliver fights
- Spartan breaks some arms
- China White v. Katana
- Oliver shoot while jumping down
- Lyla backs up Spartan
- Tatsu gets detonator; China White stabs her
- China White about to kill Katana; Laurel saves her
- Time Travel / Crisis
- Flashforward
- Mia
- Bossy bossy stuff
- Connor
- JJ could’ve killed us; JJ out to sell stuff
- Blames self b/c John and Lyla spent lots of time w/him
- Joined gang to get his brother back
- William
- Hackity hackity hack
- Zoe
- I know street stuff too, Mia
- JJ
- Chat w/Connor
- Bigger picture - I have vision; I knew you would come here
- Once movement is gone, I will have power
- Sent people to liar
- Deathstroke never a mask
- Oliver Queen / Green Arrow
- Redirected b/c of saving Laurel Lance
- Earth-2 destroyed; Monitor not happy he’s not followingorders
- Bring Dr. Wong to Monitor
- Dr. Wong missing
- Tatsu - Mar Novu - when w/Crescent Order, crisis brewing
- Memories of Felicity
- Dr. Wong - safe house
- Tatsu - you’re reminding me of your old self
- Let’s lure China White out w/virus
- Tatsu - why does the Monitor want Wong?
- I left my family, if the Monitor can’t fix this, then it wouldbe for nothing
- China White - leveraged Suicide Squad mess to heradvantage
- Am I making the right choice? I want answers
- Going to Nanda Parbat
- John Diggle / Spartan
- Harbinger sends her regards; gets them into ARGUS space
- Lyla
- Arrives in Hong Kong; helps Laurel
- Survivor’s guilt - move forward; you’re needed, Laurel
- Meets w/the Monitor
- Thea Queen
- Laurel Lance
- Wants to save her Earth; those were real people
- Fix this -- Earth 2 is gone, like a shadow
- Monitor
- Sacrifice of Earth 2 necessary
- Gets Dr. Wong from Lyla/Harbinger
ARROW NEWS:
- Arrow's Stephen Amell Has Socks With Pictures of Himself andGrant Gustin (Date: 21 Oct 2019)
- On Monday Amell, who has been hard at work filming the finalepisodes of Arrow as well as episodes of the upcoming "Crisis onInfinite Earths" crossover event, took to Twitter to share that hehad finished up work early for the day and that he was "gettingcomfy" at home. The Tweet included a photo of his idea of "gettingcomfy" and, well, these may be the best socks ever. Check it outbelow. No, you do not need to adjust your computer settings or yourmobile device's brightness. Those are, in fact, socks featuringboth Amell and Gustin looking kind of cozy with bright red heartsaround them.
- https://comicbook.com/dc/2019/10/21/arrow-stephen-amell-grant-gustin-socks-/
- Arrow Showrunner Announces Last Day of Writers Room (Date:22 Oct 2019)
- On Tuesday, series showrunner Beth Schwartz took to Twitter toreveal that the show's writers room is in its last official day.She accompanied the tweet with the rather-appropriate hashtag"#EndOfAnEra". Seeing as certain key sets for the series arealready being taken down, and Amell recently revealed that he onlyas one episode of the series left to film, the fact that thewriters room is coming to a close both is and isn't a surprise.Still, it's yet another heartbreaking indication of the series'impending end.
- https://comicbook.com/dc/2019/10/22/arrow-spoilers-final-season-series-finale-the-cw-writers/
- Arrow: Amell Shares BTS Video of His Last Scene Ever withGustin's Flash (Date: 23 Oct 2019)
- As principal photography on the epic Arrowverse crossover"Crisis on Infinite Earths" comes to a close, Stephen Amell hasshared a behind-the-scenes look at his last scene with longtimecostar Grant Gustin.
- The actor is seen accidentally dozing off on the set in fullcostume before being awakened by Gustin's arrival. Amell noted thathe learned much from his costar over their many years workingtogether, both as an actor and through his character.
- https://www.cbr.com/arrow-stephen-amell-grant-gustin-flash-last-scene/
NEXT EPISODE
Link to 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(Date: 22 Oct 2019)
Episode: “Leap of Faith” [Season 8 Episode3]
Air Date: Tuesday, October 29, 2019
Summary: Reunited with his sister, Oliverand Thea find themselves searching through a familiar maze ofcatacombs; John and Lyla partner on a special ops mission.
Director: Katie Cassidy
Writers: Emilio Ortega Aldrich and ElizabethKim
IMDB link: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9700172/?ref_=tt_ep_nx
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