So much for being close friends, huh, Barry Allen and Oliver Queen?
On The Flash Season 1 Episode 8 (the first part of a majorly hyped and anticipated crossover event), these two superheroes went at it, though under very extenuating circumstances.
After making up, meanwhile, one of them received an unexpected blast from his past. But we’re getting ahead of ourselves…
Oliver was in a sour mood during the hour because he was now in Central City and afraid more people would discover his secret identity, considering Felicity was relying on S.T.A.R. Labs to analyze a mysterious boomerang that played a role in a Starling City homicide.
But the real intrigue lay in how the crossed over characters reacted to one another; such as Dr. Wells and Joe West served as Arrow skeptics.
They made references during the episode to his “dark reckoning” and “brutal, violent vision of justice.”
It was also a blast to watch Diggle respond in awe to Barry’s speed, along with seeing him and Cisco contrasted as sidekicks and Felicity and Caitlin both being super smart together.
After The Flash got “whammies” by Villain of the Week Ray Bivlo, he pretty much lost it. His personality totally changed.
Arrow had to try and get him back in line, which is what led to a major showdown, one that was surprisingly violent and brutal (because Oliver knew his opponent could heal quickly).
Barry was filled with metahuman rage during the brawl, which centered on Oliver trying to teach his friend about precision and power… while also trying to beat the anger out of him.
The result? A draw, as you probably expected. Still, go ahead and watch The Flash online to see how cool this fight actually was.
Elsewhere: Eddie rallied for a task force that targeted The Flash, while Oliver advised his pupil that guys like them simply don’t get the girl.
(Somewhere, Felicity was likely nodding and crying over that fact.)
Finally, to close the fun hour, Oliver ran into his ex-girlfriend, the same woman that Moira paid to leave Starling City after she got knocked up.
Oliver dismissed her as “somebody I used to know” to Felicity, but we then saw her place a call to her and Oliver’s child. For The Flash fans, we saw Caitlin’s presumed dead fiancé, Ronnie, roaming the streets as the hothead to later be known as Firestorm.
WHOA!
Where will all this go on Arrow Season 3 Episode 8, the second part of the crossover? Check out the official CW teaser now: