‘Arrow’ season 3, episode 8 preview: ‘The Flash’ crossover brings Stephen Amell, Grant Gustin together
We should start off this particular “Arrow” article with a major reminder in regards to the schedule: There is no new episode of the CW series next week.
Instead, you are going to be waiting until Tuesday, December 2 to see the first part of what is a much-hyped crossover event between this show and “The Flash,” where characters from both shows are going to combine in Central City in order to take on a series of villains that span much of DC Comics. What we have for you below is actually the synopsis for “The Flash” 1×08 entitled “Flash vs. Arrow,” since you really have to watch both episodes of the crossover to really understand what is going on:
“Barry (Grant Gustin) is thrilled when Oliver (guest star Stephen Amell), Felicity (guest star Emily Bett Rickards) and Diggle (guest star David Ramsey) come to Central City to investigate a case involving a deadly boomerang. Excited about teaming up with his friend, Barry asks Oliver if he’d like to help him stop Ray Bivolo (guest star Patrick Sabongui), the meta-human Barry is currently tracking. Bivolo causes people to lose control of their emotions and has been using that skill to rob banks. Unfortunately, the superhero partnership doesn’t go as smoothly as Barry expected. When Oliver tells Barry he still has a lot to learn, Barry sets out to prove him wrong by attempting to stop Bivolo alone. However, when Bivolo infects Barry and sets him on a rage rampage, everyone is in danger, and the only one who can stop him is the Arrow. Meanwhile, Iris (Candice Patton) is furious when Eddie (Rick Cosnett) tries to get a task force to stop The Flash, Joe and Dr. Wells (Tom Cavanagh) agree the Arrow is a bad influence on Barry, and Caitlin and Cisco deal with a new team in S.T.A.R. Labs.”
We imagine that this could be somewhat frustrating to those of you who only watch “Arrow” and not “The Flash,” and the only silver lining we can offer you right now is that this is probably not going to be a regular occasion. Maybe there will be one more crossover later this year, but given how hard these are to stage, we don’t think it will be anything this major.
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