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[Tabby]

I fucking LOVED that magnet arrow, cheesy 80's special effect and all.

One step closer to

 

[Deadstarone]

Why am I excited about Tar Pit?

I am though. I guess I just want more monsters to appear in comic book shows.

 

[Gig]

I remember watching a documentary on PBS about the proliferation of nuclear weapons during the 20 century and several scientists and experts at the time said it was possible to develop nuclear bazookas and grenades if anyone was crazy enough to use them. So oddly enough a nuclear bomb arrow isn't as ridiculous as a punching bag arrow. lol

 

[Chariot]

I remember watching a documentary on PBS about the proliferation of nuclear weapons during the 20 century and several scientists and experts at the time said it was possible to develop nuclear bazookas and grenades if anyone was crazy enough to use them. So oddly enough a nuclear bomb arrow isn't as ridiculous as a punching bag arrow. lol

It's ridiculous to be used. Hell, for some reason he prepared that thing in the case he would need a fucking nuclear arrow. At what point did he look at his arrow collection and thought he was missing a nuclear one?

 

[Septimus Prime]

I remember watching a documentary on PBS about the proliferation of nuclear weapons during the 20 century and several scientists and experts at the time said it was possible to develop nuclear bazookas and grenades if anyone was crazy enough to use them. So oddly enough a nuclear bomb arrow isn't as ridiculous as a punching bag arrow. lol

It's ridiculous to be used. Hell, for some reason he prepared that thing in the case he would need a fucking nuclear arrow. At what point did he look at his arrow collection and thought he was missing a nuclear one?

It's probably more like a bunker buster (tactical nuke) than an actual atomic bomb. I can see him needing it to fight, like, Kryptonians and shit.

 

[Johndoey]

There have been several different versions of the Hawks. One was like the show (Egyptian reincarnation), another was them being aliens.

I believe they reincarnation is actually the most popular origin so that is why they probably chose that one.

In some cases they are both.

 

[Platy]

I fucking LOVED that magnet arrow, cheesy 80's special effect and all.

Best part of the character in the comics are the crazy amount of weird arrows.

We are getting there, fellows

 

[Johndoey]

Holy shit they found the Black Lantern in sector 666 that's awful.

 

[PHOENIXZERO]

I'm kind of annoyed and disappointed that so far neither Flash or Arrow have made a single reference to Vixen even though that web mini series was supposed to be canon. They did the same thing with the comics too but it doesn't bother me as much.

 

[shoreu]

I'm kind of annoyed and disappointed that so far neither Flash or Arrow have made a single reference to Vixen even though that web mini series was supposed to be canon. They did the same thing with the comics too but it doesn't bother me as much.

I feel like they didn't want it to succeed, It's execution was horrible....

 

[WedgeX]

It's ridiculous to be used. Hell, for some reason he prepared that thing in the case he would need a fucking nuclear arrow. At what point did he look at his arrow collection and thought he was missing a nuclear one?

Probably when he heard Darkseid exists.

 

[Poodlestrike]

I remember watching a documentary on PBS about the proliferation of nuclear weapons during the 20 century and several scientists and experts at the time said it was possible to develop nuclear bazookas and grenades if anyone was crazy enough to use them. So oddly enough a nuclear bomb arrow isn't as ridiculous as a punching bag arrow. lol

Yes...

Possible.

*cough*

(That's a lot bigger than the arrow, tho. I think miniaturization on that scale isn't viable, or at least nor useful.

 

[Septimus Prime]

Yes...

Possible.

*cough*

(That's a lot bigger than the arrow, tho. I think miniaturization on that scale isn't viable, or at least nor useful.

Ray Palmer miniaturized it. He mini'ed the explosion, too, so it packs a normal nuclear punch but won't do as much collateral damage.

I mean, this is DC Earth.

 

[Htown]

Did Dr. Snow just say that he ran "a little over Mach 2 when he ran back in time"? I'm no physicist, but that seems slow for time travel.

 

[Poodlestrike]

Ray Palmer miniaturized it. He mini'ed the explosion, too, so it packs a normal nuclear punch but won't do as much collateral damage.

I mean, this is DC Earth.

Fair 'nuff.

 

[StopMakingSense]

Ray Palmer miniaturized it. He mini'ed the explosion, too, so it packs a normal nuclear punch but won't do as much collateral damage.

I mean, this is DC Earth.

And felicity fabbed the targeting chip in her spare time.

 

[brotkasten]

I'm not someone who hates on Oliver and Arrow (all the time), but this episode just made it so clear again what a sour and whiny bitch Oliver is. Even when he's absolutely right, he sounds like pre-season 3 Thea or Laurel, whenever Barry is around. I know he already has his bromance with John, but this is Barry's show and he needs it more than ever.

That sounded weird.

 

[jwk94]

Yeah I didn't like this episode at all. It felt like an Arrow episode and i've never even watched Arrow. It was corny and it just ended? Why did it just end like that? Did they continue what was going on in Arrow because I'm not seeing it on Hulu. Unless Arrow airs tonight?

 

[RobNBanks]

Yeah I didn't like this episode at all. It felt like an Arrow episode and i've never even watched Arrow. It was corny and it just ended? Why did it just end like that? Did they continue what was going on in Arrow because I'm not seeing it on Hulu. Unless Arrow airs tonight?

its on right now

 

[Effect]

- CB: Marco Grazzini Cast As

Spoiler

Tar Pit

In The Flash *Spoilers*
- FTV: The Flash S2E09 “Running To Stand Still” Preview Images *Spoilers*

Image 19 people. Just remember what happen last season's Christmas episode.

 

[JokerAceX]

Cool! So it looks like

Spoiler

Patty will find out about Flash, Danielle and Jay will finally get it on, Cold will screw with Barry yet again and Wally West will be great. He looks good. And like a well adjusted adult, he's not looking Kid Flashy there.

Spoiler

So I guess the big question is will Wally's be Kid Flash or Impulse?

 

[jwk94]

its on right now

Ugh so I have to wait until tomorrow to watch it. Sigh. Thanks for the heads up.

 

[Johndoey]

Spoiler

So I guess the big question is will Wally's be Kid Flash or Impulse?

Spoiler

Too old for Kid Flash it's gonna be Impulse.

 

[SchrodingerC]

Even though the actor portraying Vandal Savage is pretty great, I would love CW forever if they had gotten Peter Stormare.

 

[ZeroX03]

Spoiler

So I guess the big question is will Wally's be Kid Flash or Impulse?

Spoiler

I assume Impulse, although I'm not sure how much sense that makes as that name is pretty specific to Bart's personality.

Even though the actor portraying Vandal Savage is pretty great, I would love CW forever if they had gotten Peter Stormare.

But they already have?

 

[Caelus]

lol, I love how there's a Captain Cold action figure in this universe.

 

[Johndoey]

Even though the actor portraying Vandal Savage is pretty great, I would love CW forever if they had gotten Peter Stormare.

That would have been too amazing for this flawed world.

 

[SchrodingerC]

Spoiler

I assume Impulse, although I'm not sure how much sense that makes as that name is pretty specific to Bart's personality.

But they already have?

Oh BOOOO CW, you wasted him on the wrong role.

 

[More_Badass]

Dat promo for next week

Spoiler

Between the Christmas theme and Mark Hamill's voice, I can only think of that TAS Christmas With The Joker episode

 

[Permanently A]

hahahah oliver on a motorbike got to hawkman faster than barry

 

[Tabby]

More Hamill is always a good thing.

 

[ZeroX03]

Dat promo for next week

Spoiler

Between the Christmas theme and Mark Hamill's voice, I can only think of that TAS Christmas With The Joker episode

Spoiler

So Cold is going to save Barry right? Seeing as he actually doesn't want him dead. I'd be ecstatic if he convinced Trickster and Weather Wizard to stop killing.

 

[RatskyWatsky]

hawkman

hawkgirl

hmmm

 

[Tabby]

hawkman

hawkgirl

hmmm

Good thing this isn't Supergirl or we'd be making a big deal of how it's not Hawkwoman.

 

[Shaanyboi]

hawkman

hawkgirl

hmmm

Hawkwoman is a thing too. She just generally isn't the character people know.

 

[Poodlestrike]

hawkman

hawkgirl

hmmm

2 reasons:

1) It's been the character's name since the dinosaurs were stomping around

2) Hawkwoman has too many syllables.

Hawkwoman is a thing too. She just generally isn't the character people know.

Sure is news to me

 

[Razgriz-Specter]

Dat promo for next week

Spoiler

Between the Christmas theme and Mark Hamill's voice, I can only think of that TAS Christmas With The Joker episode

I wonder how WB would feel about

Spoiler

Trickster singing "Jingle bells, Batman smells"

 

[Permanently A]

Goddamit why are you interrogating hawkman unmasked

its like you don't even want to keep your identities secret anymore

 

[morningbus]

Why can't it just be Hawkperson. I mean, like, it's 2015 people.

 

[Shaanyboi]

Sure is news to me

Shayera Thal/Sharon Parker, yo

Shayera Hol/Kendra Saunders is way more often tied to Hawkgirl.

 

[Magwik]

Can't wait to repeat events next week when after Oliver finding out he has a son, Joe too will find out he has one. Then they will bond over it and Ollie will steal Joe from Barry.

 

[Primethius]

Wasn't a fan of this episode. Something about it just wasn't up to the typical quality I expect from the show.

Really couldn't care less about Hawkgirl too.

 

[ultron87]

Goddamit why are you interrogating hawkman unmasked

its like you don't even want to keep your identities secret anymore

And yet Patty still doesn't get to know. Even though this led to someone very nearly dying.

 

[Poyunch]

Cool! So it looks like

Spoiler

Patty will find out about Flash, Danielle and Jay will finally get it on, Cold will screw with Barry yet again and Wally West will be great. He looks good. And like a well adjusted adult, he's not looking Kid Flashy there.

I liked how you decided it was Danielle instead of Caitlin. It's not even the character but the actress getting that Flash action.

 

[Joni]

Oh BOOOO CW, you wasted him on the wrong role.

But they can always bring him back, which is the greatest part. It is the other Vertigo they wasted. But let's be honest, Peter Stormare is a busy man. It is probably a lot easier to get Crump for a full season.

 

[SchrodingerC]

But they can always bring him back, which is the greatest part. It is the other Vertigo they wasted. But let's be honest, Peter Stormare is a busy man. It is probably a lot easier to get Crump for a full season.

Unfortunately you're right, Crump can be my Stormare-light.

 

[Froli]

Wasn't a fan of this episode. Something about it just wasn't up to the typical quality I expect from the show.

Really couldn't care less about Hawkgirl too.

Agreed. But I think you will enjoy the arrow episode (conclusion to this crossover).

 

[Anbokr]

There is nothing offensive about that sentence. It's our history as a species. The Egyptians were guilty of it too. Modern Egyptians have as much of a connection to Ancient Egypt as the descendants of British colonists in Australia have to Aboriginal culture. Virtually none.

Ancient Egypt is the oldest civilisation in our history, and yes, it was the first multiculture civilisation, but that didn't just happen suddenly. It took time, and it makes no goddamn sense to assume the Ancient Egyptians were anything but black long before any outside influence crossed their borders. No sense whatsoever.

I've read that article and found it especially offensive stupid at parts. It ignores physical evidence and does little more than uphold the fading legitimacy of the status quo established by largely white and Arab historians and anthropologists. Notice how so many articles decrey the need to find out, like it's some magic trick. Like, it doesn't matter if they were black or white. Of course it fucking matters.

These are the Ancient Egyptians, bruh.


Get wise, bruh. Only reason the blackness of Ancient Egypt is in dispute is good old fashioned racism.

That's the thing, bruh, they were in all likelihood, neither white nor black (in our modern sense of each anyhow).

It's still a hotly debated topic in 2015 as Joni pointed out, and I don't think it's fair to brush it off decades of scholarship (modern and past) as an "arab/white historian conspiracy" rooted in racism. Hell, the Egyptian self-identifying hieroglyphics displayed a wide range of skin tones, and tests and reconstructions on the various mummies and kings always seem to come back to the idea that these people weren't 100% what we'd call "white" or "black" today, but a unique mix of characteristics and populations that moved in and out of the area. Hell, DNA sequencing showed that Middle Eastern farmers, not "invaders/conquerors" originally moved in and mixed around over 3000 years ago.

I do definitively agree with you that the ancient Egyptians were most definitely not Carter Hall white, you'll get no argument from me there. Though Carter Hall ain't supposed to be an ancient Egyptian in the first place, just a fictional white dude (written by actual white dudes in the mid 1900's) that happens to have the soul of a completely fictional ancient/mythological prince. He could be hispanic, arab, asian, indian, black, persian, etc... and it would make no difference to me as long as the depictions of ancient Egypt wasn't full on 90210, but a mix of what we think dudes like King Tut might have looked like--some arabs, some persians, some blacks, and a couple shoe-horned white dudes (which is pretty much what the episode depicted tonight).

 

[Joni]

The skin tones also have to be seen in their context, the 'black' people in the drawings were often drawn as black because that was their color of fertility. So black (the color black) princesses in drawings weren't accurate portraits, they were princesses thinking they were very important.

On the other hand, compared to Flash and Arrow, only having Jay Jackson is a bit lacking. Arrow is Oliver, Diggle and then three white women. Flash is Barry, Cisco, Joe, Iris, Caitlin.

 

[brotkasten]

Overall I didn't really like the episode and can't wait until the LoT stuff is done.