Nov 18, 2019
The Starling Tribune Reporters SP, Chris and Michelle review the
Arrow finale season fourth episode “Present Tense.” The reporters
discuss the Team Arrow kids reuniting with their parents, Curtis
and his Gummy Bears, both present and future Team Arrow fighting
together (rather epically), their predictions on Laurel’s future
roles with Oliver and the Monitor, if we will see Anatoly next
episode and the touching late night kitchen snacks with Dad as
Oliver cooks for his kids together perhaps the first and only
time.
Starling Tribune - Season 8 Edition – “Present Tense” Review (A
CW Network Arrow Television Show Fan Podcast) ST254
Episode:
“Present Tense” [Season 8 Episode 4]
Air
Date:
Tuesday, November 5, 2019
Director:
Kristin Windell
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0934663/?ref_=tt_ov_dr
5x Arrow / 1 Agents of Shield / 1x The Flash / 1x Legends
Writers:
Oscar Balderrama
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2421455/?ref_=ttfc_fc_wr4
20x Arrow
Jeane Wong
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2777027/?ref_=ttfc_fc_wr5
3x Arrow
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
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 0.76
04 Present Tense 5-Nov-19 0.62
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
05 Dangerous Liaisons 3-Nov-19 0.78
06 Confidence Women 10-Nov-19
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
05 Kiss Kiss Breach Breach 5-Nov-19 1.19
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
05 The Book of Occupation: Chapter Five: Requiem for Tavon
11-Nov-19 0.71
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
05 Mine Is A Long And A Sad Tale 3-Nov-19 1.16
06 I'll Be Judge, I'll Be Jury10-Nov-19 1.09
Part 1: The Plot, Themes and Characters
- What was the overall theme? What was the link
to the episode’s name?
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- Things are tense b/t everyone
- Stress eating
- Fight scenes and stunts
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- Grant is Deathstroke
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- Bomb trap
- The pros have to save the kids
- Stopping Grant
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-
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- Arrows
- Fight
- Oliver talks Mia down
- Dinah and Rene at police station
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- Connor, Laurel, Diggle at relay
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- Curtis and William
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- Time Travel / Crisis
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- They have changed the future
- FTA
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- Mia
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- We need to keep out mouths shut
- We need to take on JJ
- Walks right into a trap
- You put mission above your family
- I’m fine w/o you, Dad. I was trained by Nyssa
- Trusts Laurel
- Connor
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- Helps with investigation
- Has to tell truth about JJ
- William
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- We’re in the past; we’re from 2041
- We should leave Felicity out of this because of time travel
rules
- Comes out to dad
- Tells them the truth about future
- I do the same moody, broody thing, Dad
- I wanted you to try harder, Dad
- Oliver Queen / Green Arrow
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- Has to tell team about Mia
- Upset kids didn’t grow up together
- Felicity and he knew William was gay
- New Deathstroke in town
- Yep, Mia’s my kid
- On a mission to kill a God
- Suit up!
- Guilt over losing someone doesn’t leave
- Father-daughter bonding time
- John Diggle / Spartan
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- Upset at Connor
- Failing JJ reminds him of failing Andy
- Accepts Connor; trains with him
- All that green in his jacket!
- Laurel Lance / Black Siren
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- Use to play for team villain
- Sense murderous intent; knows Mia is planning to kill
Grant
- Oliver’s a dick
- Tells Mia about how she talked Felicity out of killing
Diaz
- Planning w/Dinah
- Monitor
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- Makes Laurel an offer - your Earth restored for betraying
Oliver
- Dinah Drake / Black Canary
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- We need to be better every single day
- We all failed to save this city
- Now we need to be our best
- Grant to Gotham - Blackgate
- Rene Ramirez / Wild Dog
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- We need to ask the kids about future
- Finds out he will be mayor
- Let's start the Canary Network now
- Speech; make our future now
- Curtis!
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- Kids from future!
- Hackity hackity hack
- Analyzes fabric from Earth-2
- Stuff we need is in Russia (machine HA...L 3000)
ARROW NEWS:
- ARROW: Emily Bett Rickards & Joe Dinicol Both Confirmed To
Return For The Series Finale (Date: 01 Nov 2019)
- After bowing out at the end of season seven and heading off
with The Monitor (LaMonica Garrett) to reunite with her long lost
husband Oliver Queen (Stephen Amell), it sounds like fans will get
to see that reunion realized on-screen as Amell has confirmed today
that Emily Bett Rickards will reprise her role as Felicity Smoak
for the series finale of Arrow, which is expected to air on January
28, 2020.
- On another note, Rick Gonzalez revealed late last night that
Joe Dinicol will also return for the series finale as Rory Regan,
a.k.a. Ragman. He initially appeared in a recurring capacity in
season five and returned for a cameo last season.
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https://www.comicbookmovie.com/tv/dc/arrow/arrow-emily-bett-rickards-joe-dinicol-both-confirmed-to-return-for-the-series-finale-a171427
- Paul Blackthorne Is Arrow's Latest Final-Season Encore — But
How? (Date: 04 Nov 2019)
- TVLine has learned that Blackthorne, an original cast member
who wrapped his original run at the end of Season 6, will appear in
multiple episodes of the Arrowverse flagship series’ farewell
run.
-
https://tvline.com/2019/11/04/arrow-final-season-paul-blackthorne-returns-quentin-lance/
- Arrow: The CW Announces Two-Hour Series Finale Date (Date:
08 Nov 2019)
- Arrow's finale will be a two-hour event, beginning with a
preview of the finale on Tuesday, January 28, at 8 p.m. The finale
itself, which is titled "Fadeout," will air at 9 p.m. on the same
day.
- https://www.cbr.com/arrow-cw-two-hour-series-finale-date/
- Arrow Enters Its Final Week of Production (Date: 11 Nov
2019)
- Arrow showrunner Beth Schwartz announced that the CW drama has
entered its final week of production. Schwartz was short and
sweet, writing "Last week of production on Arrow."
- https://www.cbr.com/arrow-final-week-production/
- Stephen Amell Has Shot His Last Scene for Arrow (Date: 14
Nov 2019)
- After eight seasons, Stephen Amell is finally done playing
Oliver Queen. For the past week, members of the Arrow cast and crew
have been shooting the series finale, "Fadeout." Now, star Stephen
Amell has announced he filmed his final scene for the show. "Words
can’t even begin to express what Arrow has meant to me," Amell
wrote on Twitter. "Best eight years of my life. The cast and crew
of the show have become my family. I’m going to miss them. I’m
wrapped."
- https://www.cbr.com/arrow-stephen-amell-wrapped-filming/
GENERAL NEWS:
- The CW Sets Legends of Tomorrow Season 5 Debut Date (Date:
08 Nov 2019)
- Legends of Tomorrow will return at 9 p.m. on Tuesday, January
21, following an episode of Arrow. Although details about the
premiere are being kept under wraps at this time, the first episode
of Legends of Tomorrow Season 5 will follow a special episode of
the series tying into the upcoming "Crisis on Infinite Earths"
crossover. That special episode will air on January 14, 2020, which
is after the winter hiatus.
- https://www.cbr.com/cw-legends-tomorrow-season-5-debut-date/
NEXT EPISODE
Link to Promo:
https://www.comicbookmovie.com/tv/dc/arrow/arrow-the-team-heads-to-russia-in-the-new-promo-for-season-8-episode-5-prochnost-a171494
(Date: 5 Nov 2019)
https://www.cbr.com/arrow-oliver-mia-russian-fight-club-promo/
(12 Nov 2019)
Episode: “Prochnost” [Season 8 Episode 5]
Air Date: Tuesday, November 19, 2019
Summary: Upon learning the key to oppose
The Monitor, Oliver and team return to Russia on a mission to
gather the necessary materials; Connor reunites with a figure from
his past.
Director: Laura Belsey
Writers: Benjamin Raab and Deric A. Hughes
IMDB link: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9700178/?ref_=tt_ep_nx
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