Questions tagged [arrowverse]
Arrowverse is a shared fictional universe centered on TV series airing on The CW, developed by Greg Berlanti, Marc Guggenheim, Andrew Kreisberg and Geoff Johns based on various DC comic book characters, started with Arrow and followed by The Flash, Vixen web series and The Legends of Tomorrow.
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Why did the Constantine TV show go out of its way to never show the titular character smoking?
In the 2014 TV show Constantine, John Constantine is a cigarette smoker, just like his comic book counterpart. However, we rarely (never?) see Constantine actually smoke (i.e. breathing in and out the ...
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How Supergirl managed to get her ear pierced?
Supergirl is effectively invulnerable (her cousin is known to have to use his heat vision to shave; presumably she does too for legs etc). But her ears are pierced in the TV show.
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Why was the "Green" removed from "Green Arrow"?
Why was the new TV version of Green Arrow, simply called Arrow? Have the studios given any reasoning behind that decision?
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Can time really slow down due to earth revolution?
From The Elseworlds episode 3 (Supergirl season 4 episode 9),
When Evil Superman (Dr. Deegan) regained The Book of Destiny and started to rewrite reality (@26:13 min), Flash (Barry Allen) suggested ...
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What city is used for cityscape shots in The Flash?
The shows Arrow and The Flash take place in Starling City and nearby(?) Central City. My understanding (assumption) is that both shows are filmed in Vancouver, although each show has city shots ...
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Why does Arrow have so much Microsoft product placement?
Numerous times have I seen a Microsoft tablet running windows 8 and Bing search engine is used by Diggs to search the internet.
Did Microsoft have a product placement deal in Arrow or was there ...
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How true is the plot of 'Arrow' to the comic with regards to his origins and background?
While I've read a few of the Green Arrow comics, I honestly don't remember much of it, including anything about Oliver Queen's origins. Does he even have an origin story? How true is the plot of the ...
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Who was this awkwardly excited girl at the wedding in Supergirl S03E08?
During the Arrowverse crossover in Supergirl S03E08, there was one girl who met Barry on his wedding but behaved way too awkwardly:
She said she was excited for the wedding and then corrected herself ...
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Why didn't Zoom killing his time remnant affect his present self?
I just finished watching latest episode of The Flash - Versus Zoom and got little confused what a "Timeline Remnant" actually means. In this episode we learn about Zoom's origin and his connection to ...
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Is Gideon on The Flash and Gideon on Legends of Tomorrow same?
I've just started watching Legends of Tomorrow, and the time vessel's captain is aided by an AI called Gideon. Is that the same or different Gideon from the one in The Flash? Also, is the name a ...
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Is there any significance to the Earths' numbers?
The "Crisis on Infinity Earths" event has introduced so many Earths to the Arrowverse. But do the numbers have any significance? Some obvious ones:
Earth-666: Lucifer's earth [666 = Devil]
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What did Oliver Queen say to the Russian guard in S02E06?
In the most recent episode of Arrow (season 2, episode 6), what did Oliver Queen say to the Russian guard (in Russian)? The scene is about 18 minutes into the episode.
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Do "Arrow" and "The Flash" share sets?
Watching a recent episode of Arrow (Season 4 Episode 15 "Taken"), I get a feeling that Oliver's Star City mayoral race campaign headquarters looks incredibly identical to Central City's Police ...
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Was Arrow's change in moral alignment motivated by his audience?
The 1st season of Arrow had me (who is largely unacquainted with its literary source material) draw quite some comparisons to Bruce Wayne and his background, except for the fact that Oliver Queen has ...
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Which episodes of Flash cross over with Arrow?
Being part of a shared continuity, episodes of Arrow and Flash seem to cross over regularly. But not following Flash makes it difficult for me to even know if I missed anything there with regards to ...
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Why is the insignia of House-of-El different in Superman's suit from that in Supergirl's suit?
In Supergirl s2 e1 named The Adventures of Supergirl, Superman gets introduced.
But it can be easily noticed that the insignia of House-of-El that is the iconic S symbol is different in Superman's ...
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Is the casting of Wentworth Miller and Dominic Purcell together in "The Flash" intentional?
I have recently watched Prison Break and am now watching The Flash. A couple episodes into the series, an antagonist (Captain Cold) played by Wentworth Miller (Prison Break's Michael Scofield) shows ...
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What are the different universes mentioned in Crisis on Infinite Earth?
In Supergirl Season 5 Episode 9, which is the first episode of Crisis on Infinite Earths, we see different Earths in which I can recognize Titans and the different Earths of Arrowverse like Earth 1, ...
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Does STAR Labs have a revenue model?
In the most recent episode of The Flash, "Family Matters Part 1," Cisco mentions that he doesn't want to be "stuck" working at STAR Labs for the next 40 years while everyone else ...
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Why was Flash affected by the prison pudding in Season 4?
In Season 4 of The Flash when Barry Allen was in prison, when the warden figured out he was the Flash and gave him pudding tainted with tranquilizers, why did the tranquilizer in the pudding affect ...
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Meaning of Mark Hamill's "I am your father" line from The Flash
As we all know, Mark Hamill was Luke Skywalker in Star Wars. Last year, he also played in a The Flash episode, named Tricksters. Now, in that episode, he tells Alex the famous line I am your father.
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Why wasn't the timeline affected any further from the events in the season 1 finale?
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In the Flash season one finale, Barry doesn't save his mother because the alternate Flash told him to do so. But when Eddie Thawne commits suicide Eobard Thawne gets ...
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Why didn't Oliver wear the mask?
In the season 1 finale of Arrow, when Oliver suits up for fighting Malcolm Merlyn in his office Oliver didn't put up the green color/mask around his eyes.
Is there any particular reason for that? Or ...
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Why did Flash completely avoid mentioning Supergirl?
In Flash S02E18 "Versus Zoom", Flash accidentally passes through a blue portal during his speed test and after his return he asks how much time has passed. It's surely a nod to the crossover episode, ...
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Why does Iris West have purple lightning?
In the recent episode of Flash, Iris briefly became a speedster thanks to some switcheroo between Flash and Iris.
Flash usually has the colors Red and Yellow. But Iris had different colors in her. ...
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Who makes the arrows in TV show Arrow?
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I was searching for the source of arrows but had no luck. In S01 there were some mentions that Oliver Queen made arrows for himself. I think I saw some scenes too of making arrows by Oliver ...
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Was Felicity Smoak always planned to be a main character in Arrow?
According to the trivia section of this article "Emily Bett Rickards was originally only intended to appear as Felicity in 'Lone Gunmen'."
The wording doesn't make it clear if they meant that the ...
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Is Batwoman self contained?
The latest entry in Arrowverse universe is Batwoman, I wanted to jump into it but I am not up to date with Arrowverse shows. Like I have not seen Legends of Tomorrow from the last 2 seasons and Arrow'...
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How can this headline from Crisis on Infinite Earths be true?
This question was prompted by discussion here.
In Supergirl S05E09, the first episode of the Crisis on Infinite Earths crossover, there is a brief scene set in the universe of the Tim Burton Batman ...
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Why is Supergirl's earth numbered 38?
In Flash S03E08, Cisco named Supergirl's earth as Earth 38 during his conversation with Flash. So far we know 5 major earths:
Earth 1 - Flash/ Arrow/ Legends of Tomorrow/ Constantine
Earth 2 - Zoom (...
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Why does the Supergirl TV series go out of its way to not say "Superman"?
After watching the pilot of Supergirl, it seemed strange to me that they seem to be going out of their way to not say "Superman" or "Clark Kent". In the opening sequence, Kara's narration says that ...
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How is the voice not distorted when Barry is running at super-speeds?
I am not a physicist, however, when Barry is running/flashing, he gets to talk to the team back in HQ - How?
When he talks back to them, I have a feeling, his voice needs to be distorted, even if not ...
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Who is Alice referring to when she was talking to Kate?
In an episode of Batwoman, after Alice is captured and locked up in a van, Kate goes to her to reassure her that she didn't lead the Crows. Alice responds by reciting something from Alice in ...
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In the Supergirl TV series what are known powers/abilities of the Martian Manhunter?
The Martian Manhunter is one of the important members of the Justice League. He can transform into any creature and adapt to any condition.
In Supergirl TV series his role is played by David ...
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How did the Green Arrow's eyes become yellow in the final episode of Arrow season 4?
In the Arrow episode 23 of season 4, "Schism", why was Damien Darhk not able to use his magic at Arrow when he was surrounded by the people of the city and how did Arrow's eyes become yellow while ...
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Where does Elseworlds fit into Batwoman chronology?
The character of Kate Kane, alias Batwoman was first introduced to the Arrowverse in the 2018 crossover event Elseworlds. This episode shows Kate as an established hero who has apparently been working ...
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How can Wells know what happened in the alternate time?
I can't be precise hence I have overloaded the question with pics
As the title asks, when Barry went back to the past in The Flash, a series of events happened. One was Cisco discovering that Dr. ...
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How did Cisco mess up the timeline by saving the Dominator from Agent Smith back in 1951?
In Legends of Tomorrow, s2e7, named Invasion! after vibing to the spaceship of the Dominators and talking with one of them, Cisco somewhat lamented in the following conversation with Nate:
What if, ...
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What happened to the Future Flash?
In The Flash, the Flash from the future traveled back in time to stop the Reverse-Flash from killing his mother. He failed, but where did he go? The Reverse-Flash was stuck in past, so he killed and ...
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What is the order of the Crisis on Earth X episodes in the Arrowverse?
There seams to be some crossover and I'm unsure of the order of which the episodes are supposed to be watched.
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Why did Vandal call him by that name and what does it mean or reference?
In Legends of Tomorrow, Vandal Savage called Rip Hunter by the name
Why did he nickname him like this? What does it mean? Is it some reference?
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What is the correct watch order of Arrowverse in 2017?
I'm trying to keep up with four shows in the Arrowverse: Supergirl, The Flash, DC's Legends of Tomorrow, and Arrow. In past years, the air dates of Supergirl were a month or so after all the other ...
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What happened to the child Barry Allen in The Flash S3 Premiere?
Okay this might be too soon to ask about the whereabouts of a character of the show which just got premiered and a whole season left to unravel the knot of the Flashpoint plot.
But this seems to me ...
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Why Does the Reverse Flash Vibrate?
In Flash, every time we see the man-in-yellow, he's always vibrating constantly. Like this:
Admittedly, it looks super scary and ominious, but what's the logical reasoning for why Eobard Thawne ...
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Why are the CW superheroes' series called Arrowverse?
Why are the CW series called Arrowverse?
Is this an official calling? If it is, is it due to the series "Arrow" being the first to debut on screen?
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Why didn't the Dominators take up Mick Rory, a non-metahuman, while taking up the Team Arrow?
In The Flash, s3e8 named Invasion!, it was shown at the end of the episode that the Dominators abducted the Team Arrow with the purpose of
gathering information from their minds about metahumans, ...
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How is Cisco able to Vibe about an event which didn't happen in this timeline in Cause and XS?
In the latest episode of The Flash, S05E14, Nora time travels 52 times to save xyz person. It's good that Nora is taking charge to save the world and all while Barry is away.
Now, my question is- How ...
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Does Titans TV serial share the same universe as other DC TV serials?
DC serials like Arrow and Flash share the same universe.
Does Titans TV serial share the same universe as these serials?
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What are all the names from Arrow's kill list and what is the status of these people?
The main theme of Arrow season 1 was Oliver's kill list,
He used to kill those persons on the list and then strike down their names:
But later he grows from a vigilante to a hero and he left using ...
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What happened to Gideon on "The Flash"?
The rather powerful, time sensitive, and literal deus ex machina was a stunning find by the team.
The team seems to be immune to the temporal fact of "unwinding Wells" assumably due to Star Labs ...
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