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The 2018 DC TV Arrowverse crossover was a big one!
Oh, and we got to meet Batwoman, too.
And did we mention Superman and Lois Lane?
But lets just start with the name, shall we?
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Also, the customElseworldslogo you see on these episodes?
LaMonica Garrett guest stars as The Monitor.
read our review of Part 1 right here.
The episode opens on Earth 90, with John Wesley Shipp as…Barry Allen.
Hes wearing a terrific replica of that TV costume, too.
They quite clearly teased the oldThe FlashTV series theme at the very end of his scene, too!
We dont really waste any time jumping into the multiversal craziness.
Potential spoilers await with him, though, so be careful!
Jeremy Davies is playing John Deegan, aka Doctor Destiny.
And one was also great but super messed up.
Dr. Destiny was created by Gardner Fox in 1961 as a Justice League villain.
His powers are all over the place, but are of late generally tied to dreaming and sleeping.
Uh-oh…I wonder if that means something for the crossover.
The Monitor hands Dr. Destiny a book that apparently gives him the power to cause the crossover to happen.
This book is chained and latched, but Deegan opens it and gets some kind of power.
It could be this.
Second theory coming later.
You know that old sailors cliche: Red sky at night, sailors delight.
Red sky in morning, something is desperately wrong with the Multiverse.
Well, the only Professor Ivo we know in the Arrowverse has been dead since theArrowseason 2 flashbacks.
Does this raise a mystery for future episodes?
Oh hey, to nobodys surprise Amazo is in this too!
Diggle pukes every time he goes super fast, and I love that that joke keeps coming back.
Multiversal numbering is weird.
Theres the comics multiverse, which has its own numbering but is also limitless?
Thats also the Kent farmhouse from that show.
TheSuperman: The Moviereferences dont end there.
The relationship between our new Lois Lane and Superman feels veryLois & Clark.
She even calls Clark Smallville!
Hopefully theyll get around to showing them to us on the excellentKryptonTV series one of these days, too.
Reeves Clark was less a mild-mannered bumbler and more of a really nice, friendly, effective guy.
I bet we see someSandmanstuff in this crossover.
The book fromFinal Crisisdoesnt make sense in this context, but Destinys book might.
Of course, Im usually wrong with these predictions.
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We hear a Waid and Augustyn shout out.
Read our review of Elseworlds Part 2 right here.
Having a seemingly unrelated action sequence taking place under red skies is the most comic book crossover thing ever.
Batmans an urban legend concocted by the GCPD to keep criminals in line.
Of course, Ollie doesnt believe in Batman…but Barry does.
Lots of firsts in this episode, including the first ever vision of Gotham City in the Arrowverse!
Related: First ever GCPD in the Arrowverse!
And speaking ofBatman 66…
Kara pulls a bust of William Shakespeare out of a box.
That isnt just any William Shakespeare bust, though, itsthebust from the brilliant 1966BatmanTV series!
This is unquestionably the best thing any of these shows has ever done.
Which makes sense since shes getting her own TV series next year.
Was that establishing shot of Gotham after the first commercial break…Chicago?
Like the Nolan films?
Our heroes are pinched by the GCPD at the corner of Nolan and Burton.
As in Christopher Nolan and Tim Burton, the ultimate cinematic Batman visionaries.
Hes Kates father, an army Colonel and her handler.
Im a little behind onDetective Comics, though, so thats probably changed.
Of course the wifi password in the Wayne Enterprises building is Alfred.
What else would it be?
That keeps coming up around here, doesnt it?
The attendant at Arkham is completely unsurprised by the existence of Cold villains.
Weve got a few of those in here like that.
Of course, Arkham Asylum itself is a Batman Easter egg fiesta.
From the cell doors we get…
Cobblepot, O. Thats the Penguin, but you knew that.
That would be Basil Karlo the original Clayface.
Nygma, E. Thats the Riddler in case the graffiti didnt tip you off.
The fear gas is property of one J. Crane…the Scarecrow.
Guggenheim, M. Thats the most fiendish evil madman of all, one of the architects of the Arrowverse!
Theres some Riddler graffiti in Arkham Asylum that says whats blue and grey and red all over?
I bet he had a yellow oval around the bat, too.
Hes just a coward.
The woman trying to reclaim Mr. Shes played here by Cassandra Jean Amell.
Basically, they just gave us an entire Batman rogues gallery without ever showing us Batman.
And dont forget, they had shown us Harley Quinn back in the day on this show, too!
Whats a trip to Arkham Asylum without an escape, right?
Ollie-Flash fights Tom Cavanagh-as-Reverse Flash, and Barry-Green Arrow fights John Barrowman as Merlyn.
And it did for nearly 40 years.
Holy shit thats goth.
Well, it turns out that on Earth 90 John Diggle is actually a Green Lantern.
Remember when fans were briefly obsessed with the idea that Dig would turn out to be John Stewart?
This is absolutely the most explicit Green Lantern callout weve ever had on this show, too.
My god theyre actually doingCrisis on Infinite Earths.
This is probably going to take a while to get to.
Was that a turtle on the lock of the book of Destiny?
Could this be a reference torecently introduced DC Comics concept, the Still Force?
Ollie and Barry are turned into the Trigger Twins by a re- powered Dr. Destiny, and thats hilarious.
Extralol: Both Barry and Ollie have been dead in the comics also.
you could read our review of part 3 right here.
Deegan starts theSupergirlepisode in Supermans body and in Supermans black suit, which is hilarious.
The black suit first appeared as Superman returned from the dead in the comics in 1994.
It was part of how he regenerated after his near-death experience (is how they explained it…).
Its the last one thats going to be a recurring theme tonight, we think.
Its perfect that bad Superman is wearing his worst costume.
Making STAR Labs Supermans HQ is actually a cute reference to its comic origins.
STAR Labs first appeared inSuperman#246 as the base for Professor Emil Hamilton.
Barry and Ollie open a dingy apartment door and end up in the Monitors headquarters.
Gary from theLegends of TomorrowTime Bureau is the fanboy bartender at Ciscos villain bar in Deegans remade Earth.
They got all four shows into this after all!
Related: why is Cisco a crime lord in every alternate timeline?
Thats where all the good guys are bad guys, and Alexander Luthor is the worlds only hero.
Here, Gary, Jimmy, Cisco, Superman, Green Arrow, and Flash are all villains.
As it always does on Supergirl, the Fortress of Solitude is modeled on the Christopher Reeve movies.
But the best is probably Steels hammer that Lois ends up using later in the episode.
So heres a brief list of them:
When Superman says to Destiny Doctor?
Can I have a word kindly?
That feels so much like something Christopher Reeve would say that its insane.
Its similar to his General, would you care to step outside?
fuck yeah moment fromSuperman II.
I mean…it makes about as much sense.
Which is to say, none at all.
Clark turning the coal into diamond is fromSuperman III.
Deegan Supes hesitates when Ollie shoots the crane and causes it to fall at the group of kids.
Deegan Supes is an insecure putz who needs constant reassurance from his adoring public.
Why even have that scene in the church, Zack?
Also theres the neck snapping scene.
Anyway, back to the serious stuff… InCrisis on Infinite Earths, bothSupergirland Barry Allen died to bring down the Anti-Monitor.
Theyre not even hiding theCrisis on Infinite Earthsreferences in this episode.
The ending reveal shouldnt have been a surprise.
What a wonderful show.
Further proof that they really need to merge these worlds.
Deegans face at the end is what Dr. Destiny looks like in the comics.
Only here, Ollie and Barry are telling each other.
And what about what Oliver sacrificed?
I have a feeling thats going to have amajor impact on things going forward.
As forCrisis on Infinite Earths?
Well…thats too big to be contained by this article.
We have amore detailed explainer here.
