There are some things I would like to praise about this episode. First of all, I think the writers did a very good job of carrying the feeling from the first episode over into this one. All the characters once again feel very true to their individual shows, and the interactions between the characters continues to be fun to watch. This specific episode also did something that the last episode didn't do so much of, which is progressing the storyline of each show. Mostly, it managed to move its own storyline a little further, and include the characters that wasn't in the last episode very well.
The best things about this episode is that it did something unexpected. It did something that many fans have wanted to see ever since this character first appeared in Season 5. The episode revealed that Prometheus-X is actually Tommy Merlyn, which I thought was a clever and emotional twist. Not only did it leave the way open for a great scene between Oliver and Tommy, but it showed the consequences of living on Earth-X and developed the history of that specific Earth a little bit more. It was also a great pleasure seeing Colin Donnell back on the show, as his presence has been sorely missed since his death in the Seaon 1 finale. To have him in this one scene was great and I thought they incorporated him into the story perfectly.
This is also the episode where the antagonists got some time to shine. I love the dynamic between them. They don't know how to work with each other, especially because of Reverse-Flash, who was revealed in this episode to be Eobard Thawne from Earth-1, coming in and creating some kind of split between Oliver-X and Kara-X who are revealed to be married in this episode. Some new stakes were created in this episode and I liked the development of the antagonists.
There were some great action sequences in this episode, as well. The final set piece was a visual extravaganza with a lot of explosions and Nazis. What more could anyone ask for? And as this sequence is going along, with get one of the coolest fight scenes ever with Oliver-X whooping Team Arrow's butts. That was weirdly satisfying and I loved every minute of that fight.
Unfortunately, this episode has some shortcomings. One of the biggest and most confusing reveals in the episode was that Earth-X is actually a 53rd Earth that has been kept secret because it is so horrible. This was a weak and unecessary reveal as the writers really had a valid explanation under their nose. It would have been more acceptable to just make it Earth-10, but because the writers had to be a little smart, they tried to do something different and unexpected. In the end, though, it turned out to be a confusing and unecessary explanation.
It was even more confusing, though, when it was revealed that Thawne was the Reverse-Flash working with the Nazis. The writers of "The Flash" has managed to make the various timelines so confusing, and I still don't buy the fact that Thawne is even alive. It was a confusing reveal, that I hope will have some merit in a future episode of the crossover.
I also found this episode to be very sentimental. The first half of the episode is spent on everybody being sad and not sure about what they are doing. "Arrow" has always had a thing about sentimentality, and they have never been good at handling it. For some reason, the writers keep insisting on using it to move the plot along, but when everything is said and done, it doesn't help the show nearly as much as it throws the audience off.
The best things about this episode is that it did something unexpected. It did something that many fans have wanted to see ever since this character first appeared in Season 5. The episode revealed that Prometheus-X is actually Tommy Merlyn, which I thought was a clever and emotional twist. Not only did it leave the way open for a great scene between Oliver and Tommy, but it showed the consequences of living on Earth-X and developed the history of that specific Earth a little bit more. It was also a great pleasure seeing Colin Donnell back on the show, as his presence has been sorely missed since his death in the Seaon 1 finale. To have him in this one scene was great and I thought they incorporated him into the story perfectly.
This is also the episode where the antagonists got some time to shine. I love the dynamic between them. They don't know how to work with each other, especially because of Reverse-Flash, who was revealed in this episode to be Eobard Thawne from Earth-1, coming in and creating some kind of split between Oliver-X and Kara-X who are revealed to be married in this episode. Some new stakes were created in this episode and I liked the development of the antagonists.
There were some great action sequences in this episode, as well. The final set piece was a visual extravaganza with a lot of explosions and Nazis. What more could anyone ask for? And as this sequence is going along, with get one of the coolest fight scenes ever with Oliver-X whooping Team Arrow's butts. That was weirdly satisfying and I loved every minute of that fight.
Unfortunately, this episode has some shortcomings. One of the biggest and most confusing reveals in the episode was that Earth-X is actually a 53rd Earth that has been kept secret because it is so horrible. This was a weak and unecessary reveal as the writers really had a valid explanation under their nose. It would have been more acceptable to just make it Earth-10, but because the writers had to be a little smart, they tried to do something different and unexpected. In the end, though, it turned out to be a confusing and unecessary explanation.
It was even more confusing, though, when it was revealed that Thawne was the Reverse-Flash working with the Nazis. The writers of "The Flash" has managed to make the various timelines so confusing, and I still don't buy the fact that Thawne is even alive. It was a confusing reveal, that I hope will have some merit in a future episode of the crossover.
I also found this episode to be very sentimental. The first half of the episode is spent on everybody being sad and not sure about what they are doing. "Arrow" has always had a thing about sentimentality, and they have never been good at handling it. For some reason, the writers keep insisting on using it to move the plot along, but when everything is said and done, it doesn't help the show nearly as much as it throws the audience off.