Questions tagged [arrowverse]
For all questions about the "Arrowverse", or any of its subsequent media. Use this tag for any in-universe questions about any of the media set within the Arrowverse. Always use in conjunction with the work tag of the work you're asking about, for example, questions about the Arrow TV show would include the [arrow] tag, etc. Always use in conjunction with the [dc] tag.
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In what order should I watch Flash and Arrow TV Shows?
The two TV shows Arrow and The Flash cross over (or so I'm told).
I've only been watching Arrow so far, and Barry Allen has just turned up. Do I need to start watching Flash episodes?
What order do ...
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Is Gotham intended to be in the same universe as other DC/WB TV properties?
We know that the Marvel Cinematic Universe encompasses both movies and television series produces directly by Marvel Studios (including, e.g. Agents of SHIELD and Agent Carter).
We also know that DC/...
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What is the viewing order for CW's DC shared universe?
As I understand it the following shows all take place in the same shared universe:
Arrow
Flash
Constantine
Vixen
Legends of Tomorrow
Supergirl (confirmed)
The Flash (1990)
Freedom Fighters: The Ray
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What happened to reverse flash after undoing flashpoint?
In the original timeline, after reverse flash did his killing business he was stuck in the past. He develops his 20 year master plan to return to his future, impersonating some one and manipulating ...
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What is Barry Allen's aka The Flash's top speed?
Barry Allen, a forensic scientist for the Central City Police Department (C.C.P.D.) was struck by lightning and bathed in chemicals which later granted him super-speed and the power to tap into the ...
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What's written on the wall?
On both Earth 1 and Earth 2, the Time Vault has what appears to be braille text all over the its walls.
What, if anything, does the braille say? Does it read the same between universes?
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Where is Starling City located?
From the fact that the Lian Yu is somewhere in the Pacific, we can assume that the Queen's Gambit left from the west coast of the United States.
While it is never specified, it is heavily implied ...
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Is Supergirl part of the same universe as The Flash and Arrow?
The upcoming Supergirl TV series is developed by Greg Berlanti, who also developed both Arrow and The Flash. The three shows also share many other crew members.
Will Supergirl be set in the same ...
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Do I need to watch Arrow before I watch The Flash?
This question provides a list of The Flash and Arrow episodes and the way that they crossover from time to time, and mostly seems to be concerned with the order in which to watch Arrow and The Flash.
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In between which episodes of Arrow did this episode of Flash happen?
The Flash S1E18, All-Star Team Up has Ray and Felicity from Arrow show up in Central City. However, there were some oddities in their relationship that don't jive with their current state over in ...
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When does Arrow S04E19 occur in relation to The Flash?
At the end of Arrow S04E19 we see that
So where does this Arrow episode occur in time, in relation to the Flash? Because as of The Flash S02E18's ending we know that
So where does this episode of ...
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DC Transmedia Universe: are Man of Steel and Arrow part of the same cinematic universe?
Marvel obviously have a very successful cross-medium Universe, and there are a lot of suggestions that DC are attempting some form of wider Universe themselves.
Arrow and Flash are both going to ...
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Why the different colors of speedster’s lightning?
In the Flash we see multiple speedsters each with different lightning colors, red, yellow, and blue.
Is there any relation between the colors and how fast they are, or are the different colors simply ...
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How can S.T.A.R. Labs afford to keep the lights on?
IIRC in the first episode of The Flash TV show, Dr. Wells mentions that after the explosion he has become something of a pariah, and that S.T.A.R. Labs has lost most or all of its backers.
If this is ...
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Is Black Lightning part of the Arrowverse?
Is the 2018 Black Lightning TV show considered part of the Arrowverse franchise (consisting of Arrow, The Flash, Supergirl, Legends of Tomorrow, Constantine, and several web series)? It airs on the CW ...
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How did Barry outrun a lightning bolt?
Twice in Season 1 (I haven't yet seen Season 2) Barry outruns a lightning bolt (or reacts faster than the bolt itself).
The first time is in Season 1 Episode 7 (Power Outage), where
The second time ...
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In the 2015 Supergirl pilot, why do they avoid saying "Superman"?
They call him "the other guy", "the guy in blue", "my cousin", "him", "the male", etc. but they are clearly avoiding referring to him as "Superman". Is it a production choice to keep focus on this ...
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Did other meta-humans enter a coma?
In the first episode of The Flash (2014), Barry's struck by lightning, some chemicals fall on him, and he enters a coma for 9 months. This happens when the S.T.A.R. Labs particle accelerator is ...
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Why not just imprison Vandal Savage?
In the end of the Legends of Tomorrow episode Blood Ties, Rip Hunter manages to
The ship AI suggests checking out the year 1986 as the time Vandal has become active again, and the episode ends.
Now, ...
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How do Hawkgirl and Hawkman reincarnate?
Reading @Thunderforge's answer to this question, I percieved an assumption he had taken on how Hawkgirl and Hawkman reincarnate (which he confirmed in this comment) and that I originally shared:
"a ...
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Why weren't there two Barry Allens in Flashpoint Season 3?
In Flash season 3 episode 1, Barry has gone back in time- again- and stopped Eobard Thawne from killing his mother. We hear during the show that he was there for three months, so presumably from there,...
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How fast is Barry really at the beginning of the Flash 2014 TV series?
During episode 1x02 - The Fastest Man Alive Barry and Joe have the following conversation in the lobby of the CCPD:
Joe: I always had a very simple set of beliefs. Gravity makes things fall, water ...
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Why didn't Mon-El land at the same time as Superman?
I'm confused about how Mon-El's arrival time from Daxam to Earth makes sense.
He leaves Daxam as a result of Krypton's explosion at much the same time as Superman (Kal-El) and Supergirl (Kara Zor-El)....
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Why aren't there two Flashes?
At the end of The Flash S1E15, Out of Time, Barry accidentally
However, as we saw this same scene play out earlier in the episode, there should be two Flashes standing there. Why wasn't there a ...
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Why do people choose to stay in Starling City/Star City?
Starling City in Arrow hasn't had a very good track record over the last couple of years (spoilers from the show):
A pretty poor economy overall
Open conflict between multiple gangs
A wide-spread ...
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Where does Vixen sit within the Arrow-verse timeline?
In addition to the two prime TV shows, CW Seed has produced a short web animated series called Vixen that occurs within the Arrowverse. (Oliver, Barry and Cisco appear and their CW actors do the ...
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Why is the Flash always so slow in key moments? [duplicate]
I'll try to ask the question as general as possible and I will give some spoilers with specific examples below. I've only watched the TV series of the Flash, but I will happily accept answers from the ...
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How is Eobard Thawne still alive? [duplicate]
I am still trying to figure out how Eobard Thawne is still alive. As seen in season one of The Flash,
to stop Thawne from going back to his time. But how does Eobard Thawne come back?
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Does The Flash age?
In The Flash, we see that Barry exists in the future- Reverse Flash comes back through time because of their conflict in the future. So clearly he exists there. But as far as I can recall they never ...
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Why doesn't Flash kill OR knock out OR tie up faster (in seconds)? [duplicate]
Really, why Flash doesn't kill OR knock out OR tie up Bad Guys in seconds?
He can do it.
He has A LOT of time.
He can literally do anything with those poor bad guys.
This question not about ...
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How did Oliver Queen lose his money?
In the Arrow tv series, sometime around the end of season 2 or beginning of season 3, the Queen family lost its fortune. How, exactly did this happen? What was the series of events that lead to The ...
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Shouldn't this character have disappeared?
In the episode Versus Zoom, we learn that
Now, going on the previous episodes, such as
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In Legends Of Tomorrow, are changes not yet done to the past already in the current timeline's past or not?
Of course we have not to think to much about most time travel stories, otherwise we will find inconsistencies and logical breaches all over the place. But what beside other things comes to my mind ...
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What are the Earths present in the modern Arrowverse?
In the modern Arrowverse, what are the Earths which are present in 2021. I would like to know about the number of known Earths present in the present timeline of Arrowverse.