Ever since Tommy Merlyn was killed off way back in season 1’s finale, the producers of Arrow have thought of crafty ways for Colin Donnell to reprise his role. For the most part, those consisted of flashbacks and hallucinations, but last fall’s Crisis on Earth-X crossover saw the Nazi-ridden alternate universe’s version of Prometheus be unmasked as Tommy’s doppelganger, which had to come as a shock to a fair percentage of viewers.
Whenever any actor exits a series, there's the assumption their character will be killed off. In the case of Arrow, this practice held true for the likes of Colin Donnell, Susanna Thompson and - for, like, five minutes - Katie Cassidy, who soon came back as Black Siren, a doppelganger from a parallel universe.
For as long as more than one superhero has existed, fans have debated who'd win in a fight between their favorite do-gooders. And over the years, there have been a variety of comic books that have answered some of those questions, with video game series like Injustice and Marvel vs. Capcom allowing for us all to take this notion to the next level.
With each passing season, we naturally expect for each DC TV series to introduce a new round of heroes and villains from the comic books. In the past year alone, we've met the likes of Ricardo Diaz, the Thinker, Reign, Saturn Girl and the Ray, to name but a few.
Being the progenitor of The CW's DC TV universe, Arrow has played host to the first appearances for a variety of heroes. Remember, this is where the likes of the Atom, Vixen and even Barry Allen got their starts. That said, it's no wonder why we call it "the Arrowverse."
For many, Tom Welling remains their definitive Superman and, as a lover of Smallville, I can certainly understand why. I mean, the man played Clark Kent for ten seasons, so a performance that enduring is going to leave a lasting effect.
Given that the season finale of Gotham was titled "No Man's Land," anyone who's the slightest bit familiar with Batman comic books would've been able to tell you that a great calamity was going to befall the city - and it did, as Ra's al Ghul and Jeremiah Valeska succeeded in blowing bridges leading out of the metropolis. As a result, the government has pretty much left anybody remaining to their own devices.
By now, you’re probably aware of how much footage didn’t make it into the version of Justice League we ultimately received in theaters, thus leading to demand that the fabled Zack Snyder cut see the light of day. And while the home video release did indeed contain a few extra treats involving Superman, it’s one of DC’s other heavyweights that we’re here to discuss today.
Even though Gotham's fifth and final season will be a truncated 13-episode affair, we'd be fools not to think that at least a few more villains culled from the Batman mythos will be introduced. Having already brought the likes of Professor Pyg, Clayface, Flamingo and Hugo Strange to the mainstream, it should be exciting to see who else this show will bring to the party before it's all said and done.
Like many of you, we're waiting impatiently for Hollywood to flesh out the rest of the Bat Family in live action. Sure, the Dark Knight himself is arguably as cool as it gets, but the heroes surrounding him all have rabid fanbases of their own. Fortunately, one major pin was knocked down earlier today.
