TV Seasons Review - Arrowverse (Arrow S7, The Flash S5, Supergirl S4 and Legends of Tomorrow S4)

So the 2018/2019 season of the Arrowverse has come to an end. In this season, Team Arrow start working with the SCPD, Team Flash get a visitor from the future with some good but misguided intentions, the DEO tackle another "no alein gets equal rights" incident while taking on another Luthor with a familiar name and the Legends gain a new member and go demon hunting. A lot to unpack ahead of the final season of Arrow and the start of the new series Batwoman. So let's save some cities, run really fast and kick some butt:



Arrow (Season 7)

Much of the first half is dedicated to Oliver Queen (reprised by Stephen Amell) doing time in jail while the rest of Team Arrow try and find Diaz (reprised by Kirk Acevedo) and take him down once and for all. Then following from the annual crossover where Oliver learns of a much greater purpose for him in preventing or preparing for this upcoming "crisis", he returns to being the Green Arrow and starts working for the police alongside the rest of the team as they battle a new terrorist group who want to destroy his legacy. And there's also some flash forward moments where we learn about what the future holds for him and his wife Felicity Smoak (reprised by Emily Bett Rickards). This series is good. It shows us how Olly continues to fight even though the odds are more against him than ever. We also see them finally work alongside the police which isn't quite like how it was initially, but it shows that they are trusting his methods (even though they may be a bit unorthodox). It also sees the return of Roy Harper (reprised by Colton Haynes) which is great as some of us felt his inital send off was a bit cheap so to speak. So overall its another good season which may not be as good as it used to be. But its still got a lot of action packed moments as well as plenty of drama, comedy and character development so its still has that little spark about it. 8/10

The Flash (Season 5)

So the end of season four introduces us to the daughter of Barry Allen (reprised by Grant Gustin) and Iris West-Allen (reprised by Candice Patton) who has come from the future to prevent an incident that makes The Flash disappear completely (so to speak). Known as Nora West-Allen (reprised by Jessica Parker Kennedy from the end of season four), she has inherited her father's ability to run and move fast while being able to enter the speed force. But as the season progresses, it soon becomes apparent that she may not be what she seems and its down to Team Flash to try and figure out her reasoning behind her time travelling shenanigans before they lose her forever. What's great about Nora is that she is conflicted on being the daughter of The Flash as well as having powers similar to another speedster from the future and that she just wants to try and not screw up. Of course it doesn't help that her parents are very reluctant to help during most of the season especially at one point where Barry makes a decison without consulting Iris first which couples should not do anyway. Always talk things through before making decisions like that. Anyway its another great season which continues to give us thrills, chills, plenty of pop culture and comedic moments and a lot of visual spectacles. 8/10

Supergirl (Season 4)

So Supergirl (reprised by Melissa Benoist) tackles another thing that threatens the aliens that live on Earth alongside the DEO which is now run by her adopted sister Alex (reprised by Chyler Leigh). Though matters are soon made worse when a new but familiar Luthor enters the scene with the intent of becoming president and taking down Supergirl, working with a clone of her as this Luthor does so. The biggest problems I have with this season is the political side of it. Without giving away too much, there is a lot of moments where politics interfere with Supergirl's mission to protect her city and its like you want them to be punched or kicked in the face, but by doing so you become a major threat to the planet. Aside from that, the season is OK. Its quite predictable as to what happens and spends most of it having a throwback to the whole "no equal rights to aliens" issue that I thought was already done and dusted. Well I guess not, but it still has some visual thrills and moments of comedy, drama and some upsetting scenes too. Not the best season overall, but it has some good bits in it. 7/10

Legends of Tomorrow (Season 4)

So in this season, John Constantine (reprised by Matt Ryan, the only actor who has both voiced and physically played him thus far) officially joins the Legends as they travel in time once again to find the magical fugitives that they accidentally unleashed and return them to hell while working with the Time Beraru on ways to keep them at bay should the need call for it. They also recruit the shape shifting Charlie (played by various actors/actresses before eventually settling on Maisie Richardson-Sellers) who after eventually losing her ability is stuck looking like their old team mate Amaya. You know when it comes to a show that is all about time travel, its going to get very silly eventually and that's what we got here. Its more comedy now than serious superhero stuff, but it still has moments of drama, character development and some kick-a** action. Its also much shorter than the other Arrowverse shows, but that's ok. A good season overall with educated and silly moments throughout. But if you are after something more serious, you won't get that here... mostly. 7/10

And that's the end of that. There will be a lot of changes when the new seasons start later this year, but I hope they are good changes and that Arrow ends with a satisfactory conclusion if nothing else.