Geekscape Recaps: ‘Arrow’ – Legends of Yesterday

Last night, we got the conclusion of our two-parter crossover event. As a fan of both shows, seeing the people working behind the scenes constantly one-upping their last go around is fascinating. Fans know that both shows have had crossovers before, but not like this.

Warning: Spoilers Ahead! 

One of our goals with these eps was to make tonight feel a bit more like an #arrow ep and tomorrow a bit more like an ep of #theflash.

— Love, Greg (@GBerlanti) December 2, 2015

The first part of this crossover event ended with Oliver seeing his son for the first time. The stinger was very much an Arrow stinger, but that didn’t make it any less impactful. In fact, it became one of the centerpieces behind the overarching plot with Savage. In short, Oliver grapples with knowing he has a son that he’s missed out on for about nine years. He had the very good point about wanting to take some time to himself to process this information, but this lead to a pretty big fight with Felicity on the grounds that he wouldn’t withhold any secrets anymore. This lead to Oliver not being in the right mindset. This, coupled with Cisco’s tech not working, lead to a failure of the mission and decimation of Central City. However, Flash was able to outrun it all and ended up going back in time.

If you’re just watching Arrow, and I don’t know why you would be, I’m sure this was a pleasant surprise. For fans of The Flash, seeing Barry recognize the signs that time travel was imminent was exciting in itself. This time, Barry was very cautious about messing with the timeline, something Eobard Thawne warned him about last season. But, for the second time, Barry messed with the timeline by letting Oliver know what get’s his head out of the game and ultimately defeating Vandal Savage. According to Thawne, the outcome of changing the timeline can lead to a dire and even more menacing future. But if you’re thinking like Oliver, what can possibly be worse than having everyone but the Flash die?

Once Savage is defeated, Team Arrow and Flash just leave his ashes lying there in a warehouse specifically for Malcolm Merlyn to pick up, I’m sure. Obviously, we know Savage has to come back in one form or another in time to incite the fear into Rip Hunter’s heart. Merlyn made the remark that Savage now “owes” him for presumably saving him or reviving him. I’m not entirely sure how Merlyn plans to do this since the Lazarus Pit is out of commission, thanks to Nyssa. But, being the current Ra’s and having access to the League’s knowledge of mysticism, I’m sure he can come up with something.

It’s possible the dire future starts when Merlyn brings Savage back. His world domination can certainly begin should he take over the League of Assassins, or obtain any mystic artifacts the League keeps within Nanda Parbat. We’ll just have to wait and see.

Oliver’s Son

Oliver does indeed have a son. William is about nine years old and lives in Central City. William is big on all things Flash and is currently living an otherwise normal life. Before Flash reset the timeline, Oliver had planned on being a part of William’s life and was unsure he would ever tell Felicity about William’s existence. However, Felicity found out anyway and that lead to their big fight.

Now that the timeline is reset, Oliver has decided to hide William’s existence from Felicity with the intent of checking in on William every now and then. This is sure to cause a rift between Felicity and Oliver at some point this season. It would seem the ship has sailed on telling Felicity when she gave him the opportunity to come out with what was bothering him. Oliver will now have to arrange trips to Central City without Felicity’s knowledge, unless he piggyback’s off of the Flash.

In the comics, Oliver has a son by the name of Connor. Connor Hawke, is the offspring of Oliver and Oliver’s former girlfriend Sandra Hawke. Oliver held Conner once before leaving him with Sandra and opening a bank account for the two to help with Connor’s upbringing.

Eventually, Connor and Oliver meet abroad and Oliver begins to train Connor as a pupil. While traveling together, Conner never found the right time to tell Oliver he was his father. Down the line, it was the Green Lantern who told Oliver the truth and Oliver took it as a betrayal. He accused Connor of plotting against him and the two ended their relationship on bad terms. After Oliver’s death at the hands of a terrorist organization in Metropolis, Connor Hawke has taken up the mantle of the Green Arrow a few times. Besides that title, Connor Hawke also goes by the Amber Archer, Shaft, and the Brave Bow.

If we’re lucky, maybe we’ll see William in training on Earth 2 or in Legends of Tomorrow.

Savage and the Nth Metal

Previously, I went in depth on what Savage’s role in Hawkgirl and Hawkman’s past along with their ties to the nth metal. Last night, mostly the whole story, along with the origin of the nth metal. It would appear the metal came from many meteors that would destroy or severely damage the Egyptian city.

The meteors also seemed to have either been infused with the nth metal or its possible that maybe a Thanagarian ship was destroyed in Earth’s atmosphere.

In any case, the Thanagarian connection will probably be more fleshed out in Legends of Tomorrow.