CW superhero crossover: Watch the extended trailer for Crisis on Earth-X
In past years, the Arrowverse's crossovers have been fairly episodic. The Flash hour felt like an episode of The Flash that just happened to feature characters from Arrow, and the Arrow half felt like an Arrow episode with guest-appearances from our favorite Central City-based team. However, this year's enterprise was different and more ambitious, with character-specific storylines weaving in and out the main story across the four parts. The multiverse-spanning "Crisis on Earth-X" was basically a miniseries, and captured the cosmic grandeur of comic book crossover events that the Big Two publishers love pumping out at least once a year. In it, most of the Arrowverse's heroes descend on Central City to attend Barry (Grant Gustin) and Iris' (Candice Patton) wedding; however, the celebration is interrupted by evil Nazi versions of Green Arrow (Stephen Amell) and Supergirl from a parallel Man in the High Castle-like Earth. The battle scenes were fantastic, the story had real stakes (it's a ridiculous and sad fact that saying "Nazis are bad" is a timely argument in 2017) and gave women and LGBT characters prominent roles, and it also delivered powerful moments, like the tragic death of Victor Garber's Martin Stein. Overall, it succeeded where Justice League failed and was vibrant beacon of hope in this depressing year.
DC's greatest heroes unite in the 2-night crossover event, #CrisisOnEarthX, starting next Monday at 8/7c on The CW. pic.twitter.com/be9B3evofP
— The Flash (@CW_TheFlash) November 20, 2017
Crisis on Earth-X is upon us!
During the CW’s crossover event, which will air across two nights starting Monday, Nov. 27 at 8 p.m. ET, the superheroes of The Flash, Arrow, Supergirl, and DC’s Legends of Tomorrow unite to take on the villains of Earth-X. Check out photos here.
Here’s what’s in store: “Barry and Iris’s wedding brings the gang together, but things go awry when villains from Earth-X attack the ceremony. All of the superheroes band together with help from their super friends like Citizen Cold, The Ray, Felicity Smoak, Iris West, and Alex Danvers to take on their most formidable villains yet. Earth’s mightiest heroes – Green Arrow, Supergirl, The Flash, and White Canary – lead their teams into battle to save the world.”
Crisis on Earth-X will air Monday, Nov. 27 at 8 p.m. ET and conclude Tuesday, Nov. 28 at 8 p.m. ET, airing two hours both nights.
