It has been announced, promoted
and previewed by The CW almost every step of the way this year. And with good
reason, considering this is the most epic DC superhero crossover event yet to
be premiered in the network’s small-screen DC franchise. “Crisis on Infinite
Earths” will also be the last crossover involving the original CW-DC series “Arrow,”
currently on its last season. But how did the multi-series crossover storyline
pan out? Well, the first episode aired on The CW’s “Supergirl” this Sunday, and
it delivered what was expected, even more. Worlds are destroyed, the stakes are
revealed, and heroes die seemingly before their time.
That is no hyperbole either, as Variety tells us. Then again, it was
already spoiled in some of the trailers that come out. Earth-38, home
continuity of the “Supergirl” series starring Melissa Benoist as the Girl of
Steel, sees its Argo City wiped out by the Antimatter Wave. At first it seems
Supergirl/Kara has lost her sister Alex (Chyler Leigh), cousin Superman (Tyler
Hoechlin), and his wife Lois (Elizabeth Tulloch). Fortunately they are pulled
out of the destruction by Harbinger (Audrey Anderson), along with a who’s who
of heroes from the “Arrow”-verse and connected realities.
Even so, it looks like the rest
of Earth-38 will not last much longer than Argo City, so a massive
inter-dimensional evacuation effort is initiated, with the DC heroes of The CW
holding the line against Antimatter creatures from the wave. And here is where
the first significant heroic casualty is suffered, from the first CW DC hero
himself: Arrow (Stephen Amell). Not wanting to leave Earth-38 until as many of
its inhabitants are evacuated, he fights until overwhelmed by the shadow
creatures and pulled away by the Monitor (LaMonica Garrett). Gravely wounded,
Arrow/Oliver Queen manages to give a heartfelt speech to Kara and Barry/Flash
(Grant Gustin), noting his ready sacrifice so that the two can stop the
impending Crisis.
Because of Arrow’s actions, a
billion more Earth-38 residents managed to escape with the remaining heroes to
Earth-1, home setting of “Arrow” and “Flash.” Oliver even managed to drum up a
replacement for himself, technically naming his future daughter Mia (Katherine
McNamara) the new Arrow. But the Monitor notes that Oliver’s death did not
occur according to what he foresaw, meaning his foreknowledge of the occurring Crisis
may no longer be accurate, possibly including Flash’s own sacrifice to end it.
Interspersed with the action
scenes are some of the coolest DC media cameos yet, from Burt Ward (Adam West “Batman”
series) playing an aged Dick Grayson in Earth-66 to Robert Wuhl reprising his
role as Gotham reporter Alexander Knox in the 1989 “Batman” film by Tim Burton,
living on Earth-89. Who knows what other cool appearances from DC history on
film and TV will be shown, even as the heroes of The CW’s shows scramble to
stop the “Crisis on Infinite Earths,” the second thrilling chapter of which
will commence this December 9, Monday night on “Batwoman” with Ruby Rose.
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