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When I first started watching Arrow back in 2012, I never really pictured we would see Ra's Al Ghul, let alone frickin Ancient Egypt, but the show actually handled that strange appearance well. I've said it in the past and I'll say it again, both of these shows do a great job of using their little budget very effectively. The effects on Ancient Egypt were as good as anything in Victor Frankenstein, which I just saw this afternoon. The flashbacks itself from Kendra were nothing special, but they served a purpose.

Although not as fun as lasts nights Flash episode, 'Legends of Yesterday' was a packed episode full of fantastic character moments and plenty of superhero team up action. I honestly didn't think I would like Hawkgirl and Hawkman in this universe. For one, there costumes are ridiculous and I'm glad Vandal Savage thought so too, but I also just didn't see a fit for them among everyone else. I was wrong. I ended up really enjoying both of the performances and potentially where the story could go on Legends of Tomorrow.

Both teams spent most of the episode figuring out a plan for Savage at a farmhouse in or right outside Central City. Thea's line "Superheroes in a farmhouse, feel like I've seen that in a movie somewhere" was a nice touch and the first of many funny moments on the episode, a good change up for the always grim Arrow. As per usual with the crossovers, when everyone is in the same room together it makes for some great dialogue and unusual interactions. Tonight was no different, although Caitlin once again got sidelined a bit. But it was great seeing her geek out with Felicity and Cisco as a part of their Geek Squad.

Malcom made his presence felt tonight as he so often does when you least expect it. And of course he would be the one to pick up and keep Savage's leftover...sand? But Malcom also had a few unexpected threats to Oliver which to me, indicates that Malcom will be the big bad of the second half this season. That's just a prediction.

Oliver had his own side story this week as he went to go find out about his possible son. I think we all knew the kid was his, but watching Amell's acting during that scene was heartbreaking. It's always nice to see Stephen Amell show a different side to the often stiff Oliver Queen. It was interesting hearing Sandra Hawke pretty much quote Moira word for word by saying "I will do whatever it takes to protect my son." It was also sad to see Olicity come to an end for a short period. Although it was wiped away by Barry traveling back in time, I don't think that will be the end of that particular conflict between Oliver and Felicity. Just tell her. We have had WAY too many secrets on this show. Stop making it a plot device Arrow writers.

In all, this episode was great. If we're comparing the crossover from last year, I think Arrow was better in 2014 but Flash definitely took it for me this year. But all of them are very re- watchable. Watching all the characters from each show interact with each other is something to look forward to even if it's merely just a bro-hug between Barry and Oliver, which was funny by the way. But really props to the writers and show-runners who for the most part created a well structured and incredibly fun few nights of TV.

+Amell's performance

+Action

+Barry time jumps...what will be impacted?

+Gets me excited for Legends

+No Arrow flashbacks

+Funny character moments

-No more secrets

9.4/10

You should watch episode from show The Flash E8 S2 before watching this i realised that after watching this episode

I've watched all of Flash, Supergirl, and most of Arrow. Usually when they do crossovers (dc legends included) they name them part one, two, etc... I usually love crossovers but this one started off confusing me because it just starts in the middle of the story line of a cross over. Unfortunately they didn't name this episode correctly so if you haven't seen the episode on the flash it won't make sense. Once I figured it out I'm all good and love seeing all the crossover characters back together...

This episode is terrible. I spent an hour rewatching the recap and first 3 minutes of the episode trying to figure out who the hell the characters were and wtf was even going on with this episode. It was a completely different plot than the previous episodes and doesnt make any sense. After reading these reviews, I figured out that your supposed to watch the flash at the same time to understand it, which is annoying and makes me not want to have anything to do with this show. I wanted to watch the Arrow, not the flash. I think the writers just decided to take a vacation in the middle of a season... Awful... I hate it so much. If I could rate this as a zero, I would.

You know what, I thought an episode from a TV show called Arrow would actually be about The Arrow. But during this episode the arrow cast are treated like a second thought on their OWN tv show. I spent the majority of the episode wondering what on earth was going on, but kept watching Incase I missed something important to the Arrow plot. You could probably skip this episode and not really miss anything paramount to the regular show.

I'll admit it, Arrow is one of my favorite superhero shows of all time. Maybe even my favorite live action superhero tv show. But why does this episode have a 9.1?!? It's one of the worst episodes in the only season I actively dislike (and believe me, this season is BAAAAD). Between the Felicity and Oliver drama because of William, the Hawks just being really poorly acted and written, and Vandal Savage being a letdown of a villian I can't help but avoid this episode like the plague. How this somehow has a higher rating than other episodes (and even a really good rating in general) somehow alludes and scares me.

I was expecting an episode of Arrow which would continue the story line from the previous week.

What I was actually watching was some idiots idea that it would be great to do a crossover episode(s), I assume that there was an equivalent episode on that other series, the mindless and pointless attempt to convert a second rate comic book character to a TV show.

Since I do not watch the flash I quickly became quite bored, after the initial confusion. Thankfully the 1st commercial break soon came and I took the opportunity to switch the TV off. Who would have thought that commercial breaks would be so useful..

I had to score this 1 as it just wasn't really anything to do with the Arrow series, I would have preferred to give it 0 but I can't seem to find a way to this.