1) Nightwing / Blüdhaven
I flipped out when they mentioned Blüdhaven in an episode of Arrow. Blüdhaven, for those of you that don’t know, is where Nightwing lives. Nightwing, for those of you that don’t know, is Dick Grayson, the original Robin. If I have to explain who Robin is, then shame on you.
As soon as they mentioned Blüdhaven, my mind immediately raced to a potential story arc with Arrow and Nightwing battling it out before finally teaming up to fight villainy. Yea, I know it’s kind of cliche, but I’m such a fan of Dick Grayson/Nightwing that I’d be perfectly OK with it.
Plus, the Nightwing/Robin character had a great teaser moment at the end of The Dark Knight Rises, so this could be a good time to introduce him into the Arrow world.
2) Gotham City
I think Batman has been perfectly done by Christopher Nolan and I wouldn’t even want to see the CW attempt to cameo him into an episode at all. But that’s not to say I don’t think his city shouldn’t get a mention. Much like I marked out for the Blüdhaven name drop, I’d do the same if they mentioned Gotham City in an episode. To make it even better they could have a scene where a couple characters are traveling through Gotham City with the iconic Bat Signal lighting up the sky.
I think I would pause my DVR and just smile if that happened.
3) Solomon Grundy
Yes, Solomon Grundy is a zombie, but what’s hotter than zombies right now? There have been numerous incarnations of Grundy through the history of DC comics, but he’s usually a big, oafish, henchman type. For Arrow, I can see a Halloween themed episode, with Grundy terrorizing the citizens of Starling City. Sounds good, right?
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