Oct 17, 2016
Starling Tribune - Season 5 Edition – The Recruits (A CW Network
Arrow Television Show Fan Podcast)
The Official Arrow Podcast of the Gonna Geek Network
Episode:
“The Recruits” [Season 5 Episode 2]
Air Date:
Wednesday, October 12, 2016
Director:
James Bamford
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0051466/?ref_=tt_ov_dr
The stunt coordinator turned director | 5x Arrow - last season’s
“Brotherhood” and “Code of Silence,” last week’s “Legacy” and is
slated to direct episode 5.8
Writers:
Speed Weed
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2373535/?ref_=ttfc_fc_wr4
5x Arrow | 7x Haven | 23x Arrow - co-executive producer
Beth Schwartz
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2584087/?ref_=ttfc_fc_wr5
18x Arrow | 2x Legends of Tomorrow | 23x Arrow - co-executive
producer
Promo:
https://www.comicbookmovie.com/dc_tv/arrow/the-emerald-archer-assembles-a-new-team-in-the-promo-for-arrow-season-a145727
Weekly Ratings
Episode # / Episode Title / Episode Air / Date /
Rating
01 Legacy 5-Oct-16 1.89
02 The Recruits 5-Oct-16 1.94
03 A Matter Of Trust 5-Oct-16
04 Penance 5-Oct-16
05 Human Target 2-Nov-16
06 So It Begins TBA
07 Vigilante TBA
08 TBA TBA
09 What We Leave Behind TBA
- Part 1: The Plot, Themes and Characters
- What was the overall theme for this episode / What was the link
to the ep. name
- Ollie building team; Ollie becomes Bratva
- Fight scenes & Stunts: Share your thoughts
- RIng the bell fights are brutal, great choice for Bam Bam to
direct
- Church v. Ollie - round 2
- Flashbacks: Share your thoughts
- Ollie:
- Protecting himself from being left again
- Actually does some work as Mayor
- “I have failed these recruits as a leader”
- Finally listens to Felicity for the right reasons
- Decides to form team
- Honor legacy of father
- Been 10 years for him - 5 for us
- Diggle
- Getting setup bad.
- Who will save him
- Finds peace being told what to do - chain of command
- Genesis day effect - illegal nuke tech tied to Genesis Day
- Moment in this week’s episode of Flash revealed impact of
Flashpoint on Diggle
- Thea
- Super competent as chief of staff
- Still not missing the hero life at all
- Gets through to Lance - offers him Deputy Mayor job (Michelle
called it!)
- Felicity
- Gives Ollie the lectures he needs
- Lies to new BF - like Ollie had to do to her in season 1
- Starts to feel guilty when she hears Ragman’s story
- Lance
- Still drinking - late for security work at clinic event
- Offered job by Thea
- Interesting moments with Thea
- Curtis
- Tries the salmon ladder - not successful
- Gives Ollie the “we need to trust and respect you” speech
- Wild Dog
- Doesn’t like code name
- Says Arrow won’t be the boss of him
- Disobeys order to not engage - gets piece of rag;
“evidence”
- Ragman
- After Amertek because their tech built nuke - Genesis Day
- Chooses to help Ollie over vengeance
- Decides to join Ollie after “Honor fathers” speech
- Tobias Church
- Has $100 million to buy weapons from Amertek
- Stops man from helping Amertek boss - to save him money
- Prometheus
- Gets the jump on Tobias Church - the Arrow is mine!
- Reveals name
CURRENT EPISODE DC EASTER EGGS & POP CULTURE REFERENCES
Season Episode “The Recruits” (Date: 12 Oct
2016)
Article:
http://comicbook.com/2016/10/13/arrow-5-things-you-might-have-missed-in-the-recruits/
- Return of the salmon ladder - Curtis is shown attempting the
salmon ladder, and the salmon ladder is an actual thing and not
created for the show
- Amertek -Even before they were the manufacturers of the Genesis
Day missiles, Amertek were pretty sketchy characters. Amertek
Industries is a weapons manufacturer, tech conglomerate and defense
contractor arguably best known for their biggest gun (literally and
figuratively), the "Toastmaster" BG-80. Designed by John Henry
Irons, their brutality turned him off of weapons-making and he left
Amertek to go into hiding, taking on the name Henry Johnson. The
guns would later make their way into the hands of street gangs in
Metropolis and Washington, DC. Seeing his weapons on the streets,
coupled with the then-recent death of his idol Superman, led Irons
to take on the armored superhero identity of Steel.
- Ragman - In the show, Ragman’s family was killed when the
missile hit Havenrock. In the comics, Ragman is a Gotham-based
vigilante who wears the mystical Suit of Souls, from which his
powers come. Created by Robert Kanigher and Joe Kubert, Ragman has
a bit of a Ghost Rider thing going on, with the costume allowing
him to take the souls of the guilty -- except that in the case of
Ragman, he can summon their abilities later in battle. By being
used in this way, the evil can actually earn redemption and passage
to Heaven.
ARROW NEWS:
- Supergirl and Arrow Boss Says Ollie and Kara won’t get along
(Date: 11 Oct 2016)
As per Andrew Kreisberg regarding the crossover “Part of
Oliver’s [Stephen Amell] journey in those episodes is he’s kind of
hit his breaking point for things he’s willing to accept. He’s had
Mirakuru soldiers, the Lazarus Pit, magic, and Damien Darhk, but
flying aliens who can incinerate you with their eyes is one beyond
the pale for him. He’s keeping his distance, which is a very Oliver
thing to do. Even Kara comments, ‘Does he not like me?’ Barry’s
like, ‘No, that’s kind of how he treats everybody.’
Link:
http://screencrush.com/supergirl-arrow-crossover-oliver-reaction/
- Guillermo del Toro has an open invite to direct Arrow
(Date: 8 Oct 2016)
del Toro teamed up with Arrow executive producer Marc Guggenheim
for Trollhunters, a new animated series. Guggenheim was asked
about NYCC if del Toro might appear to do an episode of Arrow.
"I'd be lying if I said I never broached the
topic with him," Guggenheim says. "He's so busy and he is filming
right now actually up in Toronto."
"He's got a standing invitation," Guggenheim
concludes.
Link:
http://comicbook.com/2016/10/08/guillermo-del-toro-has-a-standing-invitation-to-arrow/
- Arrow’s Wild Dog to feature in DC/CW’s Invasion crossover
(Date:11 Oct 2016)
Rick Gonzales, who plays Wild Dog, tweeted out a picture of his
mask with the Flash’s mask. It was later confirmed that Wild Dog
will be part of the crossover event.
Link:http://www.cbr.com/arrows-wild-dog-to-feature-in-dccws-invasion-crossover/
DC TV NEWS
- Flash Hits a Series Low Rating (Date: 12 Oct 2016)
The latest episode of The Flash, titled
Paradox, hit a series low 1.0/4 in the rating
share and drew in 2.75 million viewers overall. The season
started
off with a dip in ratings, as the premiere episode
averaged a 1.2 in the demographic and drew in 3.1 million viewers,
which was down from 3.6 million in its season 2
premier
Link:http://comicbook.com/2016/10/12/the-flashs-paradox-episode-hits-a-series-low/
- Supergirl premier rockets CW ratings to 8-year high
(Date: 11 Oct 2016)
Supergirl premiere got 3 million viewers and a 1.1 18-49 demo
rating. This episode is the most-watched Monday night show on the
CW since a 2008 episode of “Gossip Girl.” On CBS, the season 1
finale drew in 6.1 million viewers and a 1.3 rating in the 18-49
demo
Link:http://www.cbr.com/supergirl-premiere-rockets-cw-ratings-to-8-year-high/
- Arrow Boss Teases Most Ambitious Crossover yet (Date: 13 Oct
2016)
The arrival of the Dominators will force the Arrowverse’s
superheroes to team up for what Guggenheim calls their “most
ambitious” crossover yet.
“This year,” Guggenheim continues, “we’re doing by far the
most ambitious crossover we’ve ever done. It’s basically a huge
three-part story that also brings in Supergirl, so it’s crossing
over all four shows. It’s telling one big epic movie of a story.
It’s not setting up any other spin-offs, it’s just big, bombastic,
huge action. There’s also some really poignant character moments.
There’s a lot of plot lines, particularly I would say in Flash and
Legends, that come to fruition in the crossover. It’s by far the
most ambitious thing we’ve ever attempted. I want to say it’s by
far one of the most ambitious things anyone in network television
has ever attempted. It’s completely insane.”
Link:http://www.ew.com/article/2016/10/13/arrow-flash-supergirl-legends-crossover-spoilers
- Supergirl will not Move into the Flarrow ‘verse (Date: 8 Oct
2016)
Fans had speculated and hoped that a move to the CW might unify
Supergirl with the Flarrow universe during the upcoming crossover.
Executive Producer Andrew Kreisberg explain how the jump will
work saying "Not for her entire world, but Kara will be
traveling from her dimension to our dimension, “our” being the
world that The Flash, Arrow, and Legends lives in."
Link:
http://comicbook.com/2016/10/08/supergirl-will-not-be-moved-into-flash-arrow-and-legends-dimensi/
- James Olson Becomes Guardian on Supergirl (Date: 12 Oct
2016)
James Olsen (Mehcad Brooks) is about to make the move from faithful
sidekick to kickass masked vigilante later this season on The
CW’sSupergirl.
Via Andrew Kresberg: “James has a pretty big turn coming up.
These next few episodes are going to make him realize that being a
photographer… is not enough for him, so he’s going to go on a
pretty exciting career trajectory that we’re really pumped by.
James is going to decide that he can no longer sit back and be a
sidekick, so he’s going to decide to become a vigilante and he’s
going to become Guardian — complete with the shield — which is
going to cause a massive problem in his relationship with Kara
[Melissa Benoist], because he has decided not to tell her. Now
there’s this new masked vigilante, and she has her own feelings
about vigilantes, and it becomes a push and pull about who gets to
decide who gets to be a hero? He’s recruited Winn [Jeremy Jordan]
to help him, Winn is his man in the van, so the two of them are
doing this together. Winn and James together is comedy gold.
Watching Winn, as he takes his job at the DEO, but then he’s lying
to everybody about how he’s spending his nights, because he’s going
out with James, and how he walks in exhausted or walks in with a
black eye and says he walked into a door, is the fun excitement of
building these first 10 episodes.”
Link:
http://www.blastr.com/2016-10-12/james-olsen-become-dc-comics-vigilante-guardian-cws-supergirl
- Did Flashpoint create a future Legends of Tomorrow superhero?
(Date: 13 Oct 2016)
While Barry visited Felciity in this week’s episode of The Flash,
he learned that Diggle has a son now. Could this be the John
Diggle, Jr. we met in the Legends episode called “Star City
2046”?
Link:http://www.cbr.com/did-flashpoint-create-a-future-legends-of-tomorrow-superhero/
ARROW CAST & CREW INTERVIEWS
- From NYCC: Matt Ryan is Open To Returning as Constantine on
Arrow (Date: 8 Oct 2016)
DC was doing a panel for the upcoming Justice League Dark cartoon.
During the panel Matt Ryan was asked if he’s be open to
returning to Arrow. Ryan said that this is the first time
he's been free in awhile, but in this crazy ride of acting, he's
learned to not rule anything out." He said that in terms of an
Arrow return, he's open to it because: "I love the
character."
Link:http://comicbook.com/2016/10/09/nycc-matt-ryan-open-to-returning-as-constantine-on-arrow/
NEXT EPISODE
Promo for Next Week: Episode - “A Matter of Trust” (Date: 12
Oct 2016)
Article:https://www.comicbookmovie.com/dc_tv/arrow/arrow-season-5-episode-3-promo-a-matter-of-trust-a145949
Episode: “A Matter of Trust” [Season 5 Episode
3]
Air Date: Wednesday,
October 19, 2016
Summary: WRESTLING STAR CODY RHODES BRINGS
THE SMACK DOWN TO STAR CITY —Now that Oliver (Stephen Amell) has
his new team, they are ready to hit the streets but Oliver doesn’t
feel they are ready. Headstrong Wild Dog (guest star Rick Gonzalez)
defies the Green Arrow’s orders and sets out on his own after a new
drug dealer, Derek Sampson (guest star Cody Rhodes), who is
terrorizing Star City. Sampson proves more powerful than Wild Dog
and it is up to the Green Arrow to go head to head with Sampson to
save his teammate. Gregory Smith directed the episode written by
Ben Sokolowski & Emilio Ortega Aldrich
Director: Gregory Smith
Writers: Ben
Sokolowski and Emilio Ortega Aldrich
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5584144/?ref_=ttfc_fc_tt
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