Mal: You were dead! Tracy: Hunh? Oh. Right. Suppose I was. Hey there, Zoe.

'The Message'


Boxed Set, Vol. VI: I am not a number, I am a free thread!

A topic for the discussion of Doctor Who, Arrow, and The Flash. Beware possible invasions of iZombie, Sleepy Hollow, or pretty much any other "genre" (read: sci fi, superhero, or fantasy) show that captures our fancy. Expect adult content and discussion of the Big Gay Sex.

Marvel superheroes are discussed over at the MCU thread.

Whitefont all unaired in the U.S. ep discussion, identifying it as such, and including the show and ep title in blackfont.

Blackfont is allowed after the show has aired on the east coast.

This is NOT a general TV discussion thread.


Steph L. - Mar 22, 2017 5:37:10 pm PDT #344 of 2020
the hardest to learn / was the least complicated

Arrow: wow that was grim.

The worst part is how little I care.

The best part was seeing John Barrowman. I expected him to burst into song.


Matt the Bruins fan - Mar 22, 2017 6:37:22 pm PDT #345 of 2020
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand

Was there a particular reason that they didn't save Mr. Mxyzptlk for the instigator of this musical crossover instead of wasting him as an entitled creepy stalker played by some wooden spokesmodel with oily hair? Because it seems like a dimension-hopping caper that leads to an entertaining alternate reality would be right up his alley.


Una - Mar 23, 2017 6:05:01 am PDT #346 of 2020
when i die, please bake my ashes into a brick and use me to hit fascists.

That Arrow fucked me up. I didn't realized I was that emotionally attached to Oliver Queen. Oh honey. You don't like it; you like the feeling of control it gives you.


Jessica - Mar 23, 2017 6:40:35 am PDT #347 of 2020
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?

OMG you guys, that Magicians scene. (And at the exact moment when I was thinking "Hey, there are a lot of bits missing!" Margo interrupts and says "I'm sorry, I have to skip around, some of these verses just aren't relevant to our situation." THANK YOU, MARGO, YOU GET IT.)


Dana - Mar 23, 2017 7:16:20 am PDT #348 of 2020
"I'm useless alone." // "We're all useless alone. It's a good thing you're not alone."

I think I wish the Flash episode had been maybe an hour and a half, so we could get more of Carlos and Jeremy Jordan (who is a hell of a belter) and Jesse L. Martin and Barrowman and Victor Garber.

Though I do feel like Victor Garber's age is starting to show a wee bit, with the size of his vibrato. It's starting to border on church choir soprano.


Jesse - Mar 23, 2017 7:28:51 am PDT #349 of 2020
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

If I don't watch those shows, but love a musical and several of those actors, should I track that one down?


Steph L. - Mar 23, 2017 7:53:00 am PDT #350 of 2020
the hardest to learn / was the least complicated

If I don't watch those shows, but love a musical and several of those actors, should I track that one down?

Yeah -- it works pretty well as a standalone, because any backstory you need (which is minimal) is contained within the episode.


sj - Mar 23, 2017 8:07:16 am PDT #351 of 2020
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."

I agree with Teppy.


Steph L. - Mar 23, 2017 8:09:15 am PDT #352 of 2020
the hardest to learn / was the least complicated

I mean, you might miss the context of a couple of jokes, but it really does work as a standalone, and the cast is fantastic.


Sophia Brooks - Mar 23, 2017 8:13:33 am PDT #353 of 2020
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here

Jeremy Jordan is in Flash?!?!