Answer to the End of the Game
Arrowverse has always felt too ambitious for what it calls home, the CW. The series, which was supposed to fill the Smallville gap and meet DC fans’ expectations, turned out to be a bull’s eye and the beginning of something more than we could have expected. It was the beginning of the DC television and cinema universe together.
It’s obvious to compare Crisis on Infinite Earths to Avengers: Endgame , but for me it’s a bit unfair. For one thing, DC’s production was intended for a small screen, so comparing the blockbuster with a budget of over $ 300 million to the show is not to be true. Secondly, Warner Bros. combined most of its television and cinema productions into one universe, while Marvel still remained only productions under the Marvel Cinematic Universe banner. What’s the common denominator? The multi-episode crossover managed to capture the same emotions as the blockbuster movie, even though the final fight remained in the parking lot rather than on the ashes of Avengers main base.
The first three episodes of the crossover, which aired late last year, made Arrowverse a history of the show industry. We have epic action scenes set in a vast universe, and each episode takes time to introduce us to character interactions and sincere goodbyes to those for whom the time has come.
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Arrow, where did you go?
Although Oliver Queen (Stephen Amell) leaves the terrestrial world in the crossover, she takes on a new form – Phantoms. While the ranks of the heroes and the skillful layout are really good, exposing Oliver as a Specter is not in keeping with that harmony. Oliver has lost everything he represented as a human being, and besides, he does not find himself in the role of a paranormal being. He has the personality, memories, looks and behavior of Oliver Queen, but he doesn’t sell his being “something more.” Even if you are unfamiliar with the Specter (one of the most powerful characters in the DC universe), you must know that Stephen Amell, apart from the final sacrifice, simply acted out what he had written. After a really good season eight, we are in decline as the favorite actor of all Arrow fans .I don’t want to mention that death was confusingly similar to that of the Avengers. Another billionaire dies in defense of the world …
Of course, this is not the only similarity in the crossover – I had the feeling that I saw Ant-Man at certain points. Yes, Ant-Man, not an enlarged Atoma. The scenario was probably not written after the last part of the Avengers, but some plot solutions seem strongly inspired by Marvel. It’s a pity, because DC with its comic book potential could do it on its own.
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The power of a crossover
One of the biggest advantages of the crisis was the number of scenes featuring characters from all over the DC universe, which allows us to look back at the 1989 Gotham Batman, the return of Burt Ward and Superman Tom Welling, and Kevin Conroy, who finally played Batman with his whole being. The annals of the history of pop culture will be marked by the gathering of two Flashs – Gustin and Miller, who, thanks to a small plot gate, met in one place and united the cinema and television world. Anyway, I wrote about it before ( https://ostatniatawerna.pl/poczatek-flashpointu-zaburzone-kontinuum-w-ktorym-wystepuje-dwoch-barry-allenow/ ). Ha! Prophetic vision.
The whole scene is totally unpredictable and absolutely delightful, and both versions of Barry are clear enough but similar enough. It’s one of the craziest and best things Arrowverse has ever done, and a vital reminder that Miller still has a lot to show us as the fastest man in the world.
What caught my attention was also a bit of political play. The woman is the president of the USA? Why not? Since the two Flashes finally met in one production, maybe in the future this is what awaits us.
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Summary
With its lighthearted interpretation of the comic crossover, the TV crisis may not satisfy some diehard Elseworlds fans and provide brief moments of boredom. However, if you are a longtime fan of CW Arrowverse, then this story is definitely worth checking out. Even though it is a TV production, it retains a decent level of special effects that do not offend the eye. And despite a slight stumble with Green Arrow, throwing so many heroes into one bag works brilliantly in this story and deserves praise.
