Arrow "The Brave and The Bold" Review

Team Flash heads over to Starling City to help Team Arrow take on a former Suicide Squad member in the second part of the epic Flash/Arrow crossover. (Spoilers!)

Hight Points:

• Nick Tarabay's Captain Boomerang is a savage (One of the tougher villains)
• Excellent action as always
• Backstory for Boomerang includes Suicide Squad
• Barry and Ollie have different philosophies on how to be a superhero
• Supporting characters (Cisco, Felicity, Diggle, Caitlin, and Roy) add humor
• "Bart Allen? Weren't you hit by a bus?" (O Captain Lance, you ball buster)
• Oliver and his team witness how Barry's powers make everything easier
• The Captain outmaneuvers Barry and Ollie (That isn't an easy task)
• Flashbacks tied in nicely to tell us why Ollie operates the way he operates
• Ollie learns from Barry, while Barry's squad learns from Team Arrow
• Arrow uses his skill set, while Flash uses his to defeat Boomerang
• Nice to hear that Deathstroke has a cellmate (expect that it is fucking Ashur)
• Leaving the door open for a future team up
• Practice Fight!!!!

The only reaction to seeing Barry and Ollie suited up together

Low Points:

• Can't let this episode go by without mentioning Thea's new DJ boy toy
• Boomerang puns are a little much
• I don't know if you know, but Diggle and Lyla are not married (I wrote that comment before the ending, now don't I look like a jackass)
• Hey Ollie you think Starling City is bad? Ever heard of Gotham?

Verdict: Like Ryan said yesterday "Everybody loves a good crossover". Part one of our two favorite TV heroes' worlds colliding did not disappoint. We got to see Ollie and Barry face off. The action was better than I imagined. Watching it happen was pure bliss. Like eating the perfect slice of pizza or coming home to an empty house where you can jerk off in peace. That being said I was wondering what the showrunners could do to top that? The answer, get a better villain so we could see Arrow and Flash in action together. Digger Harkness aka Captain Boomerang was tough foe who was both physically gifted and crafty. The mission to stop him showcased Arrow and Flash's different superhero philosophies. Which led to a rift between the boys in tights. In the end though they pulled it together where we saw an exciting conclusion that actually showed us Ollie and Barry stopping the bad guy together. Overall this crossover gave us the fans everything we wanted. Action, adventure, and a little romance (Diggle you dog :) ) These two shows have such different tones, but when they came together it was magic. Can't wait to see the next time the boys meet up. Overall I'm giving "The Brave and The Bold" a 9.0 out of 10. Just a real fun hour of television.

Ollie whenever Barry had an idea

Ryan WAS Wrong! (Not even surprised): You know Ryan does great work on this site. I love reading his The Flash reviews every week. But when someone is wrong, they are wrong. And I'm sorry to say that Ryan was incorrect. As much as I love Scooby and  The Gang, their crossover with the Harlem Globetrotters is not the greatest crossover of all time. Instead the greatest crossover has a trifecta of shows converging into one masterful episode of epicness. That show you may ask was That's So The Suite Life Of Hannah Montana. Raven, Miley, London Tipton, Zack, Cody, and Maddie Fitzpatrick all haning out in The Tipton Hotel!! You can't beat that no matter how hard you try. Personally I want a reunion episode with this crew. Imagine this. Miley twerking on Marion Moseby, Zack sending Maddie dick pics, and Raven picking up chicks at the Tipton's hotel bar. Thinking about that reunion episode is what keeps me alive.

The truth hurts Ryan