Well friends, another CW crossover has come and gone. I’ve been looking forward to this week for about a year now. It’s been a pretty wild ride with the Arrowverse this year and I think this is just what all of the shows needed. So let’s strap in and talk about what we thought. By “we” I of course mean “me”. Here I go! Oh, Spoilers ahead for all Arrowverse shows.

Let’s get a couple of negatives out of the way first. I’m going to start with the most obvious and heinous one. “4 part crossover event!” WHAT THE HELL, CW? That was not by any means a 4 part crossover event. Manipulating the fans of your other shows into watching your weakest link is low. I watched a full, cringe-filled hour of Supergirl for a solid minute of Flash and Cisco at the very end. All they did was remind us that Cisco is being Felicity #2. I felt legitimately gyped. That leads me to my next point. What the hell, Cisco? I mean it was good to see him wrap up this little temper tantrum by the end of it but I am so sick of hearing about it. It was an accident that was totally unforeseeable. Then he goes from “Time travel is evil!” to “Time travel? 100% dizzown.” on a dime. Hopefully that’s the end of this little fiasco and we can all move on. I think I may be out of complaints. I guess the Team Arrow n00bs deserved some commendation at the end there too. I wish we’d gotten to see more of all of the n3wb13s and how they interact with one another but I guess we’ll see if New Team Arrow makes it through a season and let them try again next year. Okay, now I’m done.

Let’s do some positives. Two words. KATIE CASSIDY. Good god was it refreshing to see Laurel back where she belongs (on the show at all). Eat it Oliciters. I’m a little bitter that they couldn’t talk Manu (Slade Wilson/Deathstroke) into coming back (or didn’t invite him) to reprise his role. It felt a little wrong that Deathstroke had nothing to say during all of that. It was great to see Sarah put an arrow through Darhk in the same way he killed Laurel. I was also expecting one of the ghosts to be Andy. In fact, I’m going to say that one was. Prove me wrong. That whole dream scene was awesome though. I almost wish we’d gotten more of it. The one true Diggle got to showcase his artistic side too! I love what a joke that’s turned into. If you look at the original artwork for The Dominators/Dominion it’s not too far off though. I would love to see The Dominators come back so we can get some more backstory on them. They actually have some really cool lore. Another thing that was great was the way that the supporting characters interact. I was worried that there wouldn’t be much chemistry but it all just really worked. It speaks a lot to the collective cast that they can be split up in so many different ways and still be enjoyable to watch. The core cast also has great chemistry. I loved the “I didn’t hold back. I shot him.” “He shot me.” dialogue. Watching everybody have the same reaction to Oliver never really gets old. It was also nice to see Barry on Olly just grab a beer at the end. It really humanizes the characters (yeah the ones who just fought off a swarm of aliens). It is also good to know that Barry can still take Supergirl if he needs to.

So what about the future? Good question! There’s a lot of things I’d like to see happen. I want to see what Flash is going to do with Savitar. He certainly look different from his comic book incarnations. Hopefully this doesn’t end with just another race. I was excited to see Alchemy vs Flash in an epic battle and they kinda let me down. Hopefull Arrow will just keep on keepin’ on. They’re on the right path again so let’s just keep it up guys. Okay? Legends, I am thoroughly enjoying. The cast is just crazy fun to watch. I don’t even care what happens with the plot anymore. The Legion Of Doom is cool but they could recreate the last season of Arrow and I’d still watch it. Supergirl? I’m not going to lie guys, I don’t watch Supergirl. I’ve made a legitimate effort. I really tried. When it came to CW I noticed a little bump in quality and they totally nailed Superman as a character in a way that the film department hasn’t quite figured out yet. That said, it’s just so not good. But I guess my biggest hope is for her to crossover more. She works better with the characters on Earth 1. But hey maybe that’s your favorite show! If so, I’m not sorry but feel free to tell me about it in the comments. Maybe you can convince me. Tell me what else you loved or hated about the crossover. Thanks for reading!