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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Tonguez" data-source="post: 6461551" data-attributes="member: 1125">The Flash/Arrow crossover was a long awaited event and it did not fail to please. I was somewhat surprised that they ran as two separate self continued episodes of their respective shows rather than a single unified mini-movie and while I smiled gleefully at both outings I have to admit that watching the Brave and the Bold (Arrow) highlighted some of the flaws in The Flash vs Arrow. Although given that the boomerang served as the tie across the two episodes perhaps considering The Flash vs Arrow as just the set up to the real action featured in The Arrow is the right way to go.The villain Prism/Rainbow Raider was nothing more than a plot device who doesn't even get the dignity of being caught, before being shown locked up in the Pipe. He just serves to set up the Flash vs Arrow showdown which was the guts of the episode. They even have the respective teams having a geek debate over who is going to win, which works as a nod to fans.Now the fight set up of the Flash getting whammied because he didn't case the scene was acceptable - and used for character development since much of the show was the Arrow training The Flash- but the resolve with the disco lights was just too comic-book lame. Nonetheless it was all forgiven because the fight choreography and the character development was so very very impressive. Even the opening monologue of gooey "feels" was forgiven as it served to contrast with the end so well. We did get to see another montage of Flash 'deeds'  as well as a few new Flash powers - like vibrating poison out of his system. Arrow showing up brought a wide smile to Barrys face but was to the chagrin of both Joe and Wells. Joe because of the Arrow being a murdering, torturing vigilante (whereas The Flash is a hero?) and Wells because The Arrow is an unknown - at least until he figures out Arrows true identity and smugly announces it to Felicity. Diggles amazement at the Flash "your fast" is amusing too, and Caitlin and Cisco even play their role as fans very well.Indeed the gleeful lightness of Star labs team is well contrasted to the more serious and skilled nature of Team Arrow and that of course is the recurring theme Meta-Speed vs Skill and Experience.Eddie also gets highlighted in his concern about his girlfriend obsessing over the Flash and so spends the episode getting the Anti-Flash taskforce set up, which really gets steam when the Flash goes evil- rage-eyes on him, which also gets Iris to tell Flash to leave her alone. and of course the other BIG highlight was Firestorm!!!I'm not going to go into the Arrows 'Brave and the Bold' which carried on the theme set up in The Flash vs Arrow, had a real villain (the best so far) and was the superior story.</blockquote>

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