'The Flash' & 'Arrow' Season Crossover Details Revealed

'The Flash' & 'Arrow' Season Crossover Details Revealed

One Complete Story Over Two Episodes

By Alex Burns

The guys and gals over at DC Entertainment really know how we think, they know we love 'Arrow', they know we love 'The Flash', so what do they give us? That's right, an Arrow and Flash team-up! Inspired! So it comes as no suprise that they have another crossover event lined up for this season and 'Arrow' showrunner, Marc Guggenheim has spoken about what to expect this year in an interview with Deadline.

"There’s a lot of things that are really cool about this year’s crossover, one of which is the fact that there really is a true 2-part story unlike last year where it was two interconnected episodes where each had their own beginning, middle, and end," Guggenheim explained. "This is a big two-part event, one single bad guy, and it will very clearly launch Legends Of Tomorrow. But at the same time what I think is a lot of fun about it is that it doesn’t feel like a backdoor pilot for Legends Of Tomorrow. It feels like an episode of Flash and then an episode of 'Arrow'. It truly is a 2-hour Flash/Arrow event that just so happens to introduce us to some new characters who will be a big part of 'Legends Of Tomorrow'."

The two interconnected shows had a big crossover even last season which featured a showdown between the two heroes and a battle against Captain Boomerang. Part of the charm of this new DC Universe on TV is that the two shows are always dropping subtle references to each other and often have supporting characters make cameos in either Central or Star City throughout the course of a season. The crossover even takes place before the mid season finale for both shows so expect this to drop towards the end of November.

It's great to see an update on 'Legends of Tomorrow' as we are really looking forward to seeing some lesser known DC Comics characters get a shot at the big time. We know vandal Savage will be introduced in these episodes as he'll be the main antagonist for 'Legends'. Savage is a formidable foe for any hero as an immortal genius bent on world domination, he's even given the Justice League a run for their money on more than one occasion. For a refresher on 'Legends of Tomorrow' Check out the official synopsis and trailer below

When heroes alone are not enough… the world needs legends. Having seen the future, one he will desperately try to prevent from happening, time-traveling rogue Rip Hunter is tasked with assembling a disparate group of both heroes and villains to confront an unstoppable threat – one in which not only is the planet at stake, but all of time itself. Can this ragtag team defeat an immortal threat unlike anything they have ever known?
 

'The Flash' and 'Arrow' air at 8PM ET/PT Tuesdays and Wednesdays respectively on The CW and Sky 1 here in the UK.