The Starling Tribune: An Unofficial Arrow TV Show Fan Podcast: Starling Tribune - Season 8 Edition – “Present Tense” Review (A CW Network Arrow Television Show Fan Podcast) ST254 (2024)

Nov 18, 2019

The Starling Tribune Reporters SP, Chris and Michelle review theArrow finale season fourth episode “Present Tense.” The reportersdiscuss the Team Arrow kids reuniting with their parents, Curtisand his Gummy Bears, both present and future Team Arrow fightingtogether (rather epically), their predictions on Laurel’s futureroles with Oliver and the Monitor, if we will see Anatoly nextepisode and the touching late night kitchen snacks with Dad asOliver cooks for his kids together perhaps the first and onlytime.

Starling Tribune - Season 8 Edition – “Present Tense” Review (ACW Network Arrow Television Show Fan Podcast) ST254

Episode:“Present Tense” [Season 8 Episode 4]

AirDate:Tuesday, November 5, 2019

Director:Kristin Windell

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0934663/?ref_=tt_ov_dr

5x Arrow / 1 Agents of Shield / 1x The Flash / 1x Legends

Writers:Oscar Balderrama

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20x Arrow

Jeane Wong

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3x Arrow


Promo:https://www.comicbookmovie.com/tv/dc/arrow/arrow-oliver-queen-meets-the-unexpected-in-the-new-promo-for-season-8-episode-4-present-tense-a171376

Arrow

Episode # / Episode Title / Episode Air / Date /Rating

01 Starling City 15-Oct-19 0.84

02 Welcome To Hong Kong 22-Oct-19 0.77

03 Leap Of Faith 29-Oct-19 0.76

04 Present Tense 5-Nov-19 0.62

Legends Of Tomorrow

Episode # / Episode Title / Episode Air / Date /Rating

Supergirl

Episode # / Episode Title / Episode Air / Date /Rating

01 Event Horizon 6-Oct-19 1.26

02 Stranger Beside Me 13-Oct-19 0.97

03 Blurred Lines 20-Oct-19 0.92

04 In Plain Sight 27-Oct-19 0.95

05 Dangerous Liaisons 3-Nov-19 0.78

06 Confidence Women 10-Nov-19

The Flash

Episode # / Episode Title / Episode Air / Date /Rating

01 Into the Void 8-Oct-19 1.62

02 A Flash of the Lighting 16-Oct-19 1.27

03 Dead Man Running 22-Oct-19 1.38

04 There Will Be Blood 29-Oct-19 1.48

05 Kiss Kiss Breach Breach 5-Nov-19 1.19

Black Lightning

Episode # / Episode Title / Episode Air / Date /Rating

01 The Book Of Occupation: Chapter Two: Birth of the Blackbird7-Oct-19 1.16

02 The Book Of Occupation: Chapter Two: Maryam’s Tasbih14-Oct-19 0.63

03 The Book of Occupation: Chapter Three: Agent Odell'sPipe-Dream 21-Oct-19 0.61

04 The Book of Occupation: Chapter Four: Lynn's Ouroboros28-Oct-19 0.52

05 The Book of Occupation: Chapter Five: Requiem for Tavon11-Nov-19 0.71

Batwoman

Episode # / Episode Title / Episode Air / Date /Rating

01 Pilot 6-Oct-19 1.86

02 The Rabbit Hole 13-Oct-19 1.45

03 Down Down Down 20-Oct-19 1.22

04 Who Are You? 27-Oct-19 1.29

05 Mine Is A Long And A Sad Tale 3-Nov-19 1.16

06 I'll Be Judge, I'll Be Jury10-Nov-19 1.09

Part 1: The Plot, Themes and Characters

  • What was the overall theme? What was the linkto the episode’s name?
    • Things are tense b/t everyone
    • Stress eating
  • Fight scenes and stunts
    • Grant is Deathstroke
      • Bomb trap
      • The pros have to save the kids
    • Stopping Grant
      • Mia and Oliver
      • Arrows
      • Fight
      • Oliver talks Mia down
    • Dinah and Rene at police station
      • Bomb
    • Connor, Laurel, Diggle at relay
      • Connor defuses bomb
    • Curtis and William
      • Overwatch
  • Time Travel / Crisis
    • They have changed the future
  • FTA
    • Mia
      • We need to keep out mouths shut
      • We need to take on JJ
      • Walks right into a trap
      • You put mission above your family
      • I’m fine w/o you, Dad. I was trained by Nyssa
      • Trusts Laurel
    • Connor
      • Helps with investigation
      • Has to tell truth about JJ
    • William
      • We’re in the past; we’re from 2041
      • We should leave Felicity out of this because of time travelrules
      • Comes out to dad
      • Tells them the truth about future
      • I do the same moody, broody thing, Dad
      • I wanted you to try harder, Dad
  • Oliver Queen / Green Arrow
    • Has to tell team about Mia
    • Upset kids didn’t grow up together
    • Felicity and he knew William was gay
    • New Deathstroke in town
    • Yep, Mia’s my kid
    • On a mission to kill a God
    • Suit up!
    • Guilt over losing someone doesn’t leave
    • Father-daughter bonding time
  • John Diggle / Spartan
    • Upset at Connor
    • Failing JJ reminds him of failing Andy
    • Accepts Connor; trains with him
    • All that green in his jacket!
  • Laurel Lance / Black Siren
    • Use to play for team villain
    • Sense murderous intent; knows Mia is planning to killGrant
    • Oliver’s a dick
    • Tells Mia about how she talked Felicity out of killingDiaz
    • Planning w/Dinah
  • Monitor
    • Makes Laurel an offer - your Earth restored for betrayingOliver
  • Dinah Drake / Black Canary
    • We need to be better every single day
    • We all failed to save this city
    • Now we need to be our best
    • Grant to Gotham - Blackgate
  • Rene Ramirez / Wild Dog
    • We need to ask the kids about future
    • Finds out he will be mayor
    • Let's start the Canary Network now
    • Speech; make our future now
  • Curtis!
    • Kids from future!
    • Hackity hackity hack
    • Analyzes fabric from Earth-2
    • Stuff we need is in Russia (machine HA...L 3000)

ARROW NEWS:

  1. ARROW: Emily Bett Rickards & Joe Dinicol Both Confirmed ToReturn For The Series Finale (Date: 01 Nov 2019)
    1. After bowing out at the end of season seven and heading offwith The Monitor (LaMonica Garrett) to reunite with her long losthusband Oliver Queen (Stephen Amell), it sounds like fans will getto see that reunion realized on-screen as Amell has confirmed todaythat Emily Bett Rickards will reprise her role as Felicity Smoakfor the series finale of Arrow, which is expected to air on January28, 2020.
    2. On another note, Rick Gonzalez revealed late last night thatJoe Dinicol will also return for the series finale as Rory Regan,a.k.a. Ragman. He initially appeared in a recurring capacity inseason five and returned for a cameo last season.
    3. https://www.comicbookmovie.com/tv/dc/arrow/arrow-emily-bett-rickards-joe-dinicol-both-confirmed-to-return-for-the-series-finale-a171427
  2. Paul Blackthorne Is Arrow's Latest Final-Season Encore — ButHow? (Date: 04 Nov 2019)
    1. TVLine has learned that Blackthorne, an original cast memberwho wrapped his original run at the end of Season 6, will appear inmultiple episodes of the Arrowverse flagship series’ farewellrun.
    2. https://tvline.com/2019/11/04/arrow-final-season-paul-blackthorne-returns-quentin-lance/
  3. Arrow: The CW Announces Two-Hour Series Finale Date (Date:08 Nov 2019)
    1. Arrow's finale will be a two-hour event, beginning with apreview of the finale on Tuesday, January 28, at 8 p.m. The finaleitself, which is titled "Fadeout," will air at 9 p.m. on the sameday.
    2. https://www.cbr.com/arrow-cw-two-hour-series-finale-date/
  4. Arrow Enters Its Final Week of Production (Date: 11 Nov2019)
    1. Arrow showrunner Beth Schwartz announced that the CW drama hasentered its final week of production. Schwartz was short andsweet, writing "Last week of production on Arrow."
    2. https://www.cbr.com/arrow-final-week-production/
  5. Stephen Amell Has Shot His Last Scene for Arrow (Date: 14Nov 2019)
    1. After eight seasons, Stephen Amell is finally done playingOliver Queen. For the past week, members of the Arrow cast and crewhave been shooting the series finale, "Fadeout." Now, star StephenAmell has announced he filmed his final scene for the show. "Wordscan’t even begin to express what Arrow has meant to me," Amellwrote on Twitter. "Best eight years of my life. The cast and crewof the show have become my family. I’m going to miss them. I’mwrapped."
    2. https://www.cbr.com/arrow-stephen-amell-wrapped-filming/

GENERAL NEWS:

  1. The CW Sets Legends of Tomorrow Season 5 Debut Date (Date:08 Nov 2019)
    1. Legends of Tomorrow will return at 9 p.m. on Tuesday, January21, following an episode of Arrow. Although details about thepremiere are being kept under wraps at this time, the first episodeof Legends of Tomorrow Season 5 will follow a special episode ofthe series tying into the upcoming "Crisis on Infinite Earths"crossover. That special episode will air on January 14, 2020, whichis after the winter hiatus.
    2. https://www.cbr.com/cw-legends-tomorrow-season-5-debut-date/

NEXT EPISODE

Link to Promo: https://www.comicbookmovie.com/tv/dc/arrow/arrow-the-team-heads-to-russia-in-the-new-promo-for-season-8-episode-5-prochnost-a171494(Date: 5 Nov 2019)

https://www.cbr.com/arrow-oliver-mia-russian-fight-club-promo/(12 Nov 2019)

Episode: “Prochnost” [Season 8 Episode 5]

Air Date: Tuesday, November 19, 2019

Summary: Upon learning the key to opposeThe Monitor, Oliver and team return to Russia on a mission togather the necessary materials; Connor reunites with a figure fromhis past.

Director: Laura Belsey

Writers: Benjamin Raab and Deric A. Hughes

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