User blog:Xandermcc/Supergirl/Arrow S5 E8: You have failed this anniversary!

Now we go to the Arrow side of the crossover event. Going to be a lot shorter because suprise, suprise. A show about a vigilante doesn't want to have aliens like Supergirl in it. (cough) magic Season 4 villain (cough) Anyway, time to recap all of Oliver's history since unlike Flash, this is an anniversary episode.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_NU_yxi9QyM

Done? Okay, time for the review. So we start with a pretty simple Arrow opening of Oliver running through the woods and running into his perfect world constructed by the Dominators. Making this episode basically "For the Hood who has everything". So not that original. Still having Oliver's loved ones appear in the episode from Robert to Moira to Laurel is pretty good in my book. (+3) While Oliver is in alien heaven though, his friends like Mr. Terrific, Ragman, and Wild Dog are worried sick for him. This is when Cisco goes in to vibe Oliver's location using his special bow. (What made that bow something he connects with unless he is in love with- nah -1)

Now we see that there is someone else that is in the identity of the hood. And he is faster and is much better at the job than Oliver. Seriously, he took down that mugger in just a few seconds. Oliver would at least take a few minutes to fight one crazy guy. +1

Then we see some further subtle bits of the alien tech working in Oliver's mind when other characters in the dream world are trying to keep him in it. Like dream Quentin and the dream versions of his parents and it is subtle. Even pieces of the background don't belong like Smoak Technologies from Legends of Tomorrow's alternate future. +1

Oliver isn't the only one seeing glimpses that the world isn't real. Sara and Ray meet each other, and they get memories of their times with the Legends of Tomorrow. +1

Oliver talks with Quentin who turns out really does love him somewhat which we don't really get enough of in the show. Even though their father/son relationship could be explored more. +1

6/10

So we find out that Wild Dog hates metahumans and aliens like Supergirl and the Flash. This is just a predictable plotline and we all know how it was going to end from the beginning. They might as well have not included it. -2

Oliver now finds that John Diggle is the Hood in this dream world. It is pretty cool how they combined Oliver's suit with Connor Hawke's costume for Diggle's getup espiecally considering you don't need to put effort into a two second use costume. Though what was great about this scene is the memories that Oliver chooses to remember about Team Arrow and how they are practically like his family. (+1) Now that both Oliver and Diggle have resisted the Dominators control, they are attacked by Deathstroke, but saved by Sara who helps them gather the other heroes taken by the Dominators. Oliver and Thea have a very heartbreaking good bye with their parents and they leave. +2

Wild Dog ends the predictable plotline thankfully. Still the meta hate was annoying and really didn't help anything going on with the story. -2

This ending is DARK, (Damien Dhark anyway) as they fight their enemies that have caused them tons of emotional pain like Deathstroke, Merlyn, and Damien. Then they leave Laurel behind forever. (Told you this was dark +2)

So they leave and we get a awesome space battle on the super grounded Arrow. I don't know if i should add two points for the space battle or if i should remove a point for betraying Arrow's tone. I'll just save myself the trouble and put one on. (+1) Now the episode ends with the Dominators about to unleash their final attack on the world.

The episode has a score of 8/10. Though Oliver says i have failed this city if i don't give him a bonus round of points.

Diggle's reaction to Gideon. +1

Kara and Barry's almost brother/sister realtionship continues in this crossover as they beat on Cyberwoman. +2

Thea thinking that Barry will defend both Oliver's and his own city even when Green Arrow is gone. -1

This final score is a 10/10. Next we conclude this crossover fun time with time travel!