Television

The Supergirl/Flash Crossover Gets a Poster, a Plot and an Easter Egg

CBS has released a  poster and plot details for the much anticipated Supergirl/Flash crossover episode. The plot synopsis reads:

“Worlds Finest” – Kara gains a new ally when the lightning-fast superhero The Flash (Grant Gustin) suddenly appears from an alternate universe and helps Kara battle Siobhan, aka Silver Banshee, and Livewire in exchange for her help in finding a way to return him home, on SUPERGIRL, Monday, March 28 (8:00-9:00 PM) on the CBS Television Network.

This confirms what we all pretty much suspected. Supergirl and the Flash live in different dimensions. It’s a great solution that explains why Supergirl never pops in to help the Flash, but still leaves the door open for occasional meetings between the two.

The  poster for the episode doesn’t give us much new information, but is a fun Easter Egg for comic book collectors with long memories. It recreates the classic cover of Superman #199 from 1967 drawn by industry legend Carmine Infantino,.

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Supergirl – “Worlds Finest”
Superman #199, circa 1967

“Worlds Finest” airs on Monday, March 28 on CBS.

 

Daredevil Season 2 Trailer Part 2 Puts Elektra Front and Center

We already had one trailer out for Daredevil, a trailer that focused on the Punisher. Now Netflix has release “Part 2” of their Daredevil season 2 trailer — a trailer that focuses squarely on femme fatale Elektra.

Elektra’s relationship with Daredevil is often contradictory. Sometimes they are lovers, sometimes antagonists. She’s a deadly assassin, and he is a man who has sworn to protect all life. Frank Miller mined this rich and complex relationship for years in his legendary run on the comic book version of Daredevil.

In the trailer, Elektra is asking for Matt’s help and offering him information and help in return – but don’t be surprised if she has another hidden agenda that will eventually bring her into direct conflict with her on-again, off-again lover.

From the video description:

Just when Matt thinks he is bringing order back to the city, new forces are rising in Hell’s Kitchen. Now the Man Without Fear must take on a new adversary in Frank Castle and face an old flame – Elektra Natchios.

Daredevil season 2 hits Netflix on March 18th.

The Flash Promo Shows New Female Speedster ‘Trajectory’

The Flash is on hiatus, but they released a promo for the next episode to tide us over — and we get our first glance at Trajectory.

In the comics, Trajectory enjoyed a brief three-issue run as a superhero granted powers by Lex Luthor. She dreamed of joining the Teen Titans as the next Kid Flash. But when she proved difficult for Luthor to control, he stripped her of her powers in the middle of a battle with the supervillain Blockbuster, and she was killed.

Trajectory
Trajectory

The television version of Trajectory appears to be quite different — a petty thief who engages in high-speed mischief that gets attributed to the Flash. It will be interesting to see where her powers come from and just how “bad” she really is. Are we looking at the Flash’s version of Catwoman? Or is she part of a more sinister conspiracy?

In either case, another speedster is sure to catch the eye of this season’s “big bad” Zoom — which could put this Trajectory on the same tragic path as her comic-book predecessor.

The Flash episode “Trajectory” airs on the CW, Tuesday, March 22.

New Daredevil Teaser Shows Elektra in Action

Netflix keeps revealing little snippets here and there of the upcoming Daredevil season 2 to keep our interest piqued. It’s a strategy that worked spectacularly well for Jessica Jones, and it is succeeding here as well. We’ve already met Frank Castle, a.k.a. “The Punisher.” Now we get our first glimpse of assassin and love interest Elektra Natchios, played by Elodie Yung, in action.

From the video description:

Just when Matt thinks he is bringing order back to the city, new forces are rising in Hell’s Kitchen. Now the Man Without Fear must take on a new adversary in Frank Castle and face an old flame – Elektra Natchios.

Daredevil season 2 premieres on Netflix on March 18th in the US and UK.

First Look: Vixen Makes Her Debut on This Week’s ‘Arrow’

This week’s episode of Arrow, “Taken,” finally sees the debut of Megalyn Echikunwoke as a live-action Mari McCabe, a.k.a. the animal-powered superheroine known as Vixen.

The CW let us know Vixen was coming quite some time ago, leaking a promo image and releasing a series of animated web shorts on the CW Seed which also featured Echikunwoke. The animated series has recently been renewed for a second season, and now we get to meet Vixen in the flesh.

Here’s hoping that — like The Flash before her — this is a back-door pilot for a stand-alone live-action Vixen television show. Another superhero show that not only features a woman but a woman of color?

I didn’t think I would ever live to see the day.

Here’s the official CW synopsis of this week’s episode.

VIXEN JOINS TEAM ARROW

Oliver (Stephen Amell) realizes he needs help battling Darhk (guest star Neal McDonough) so he calls in an old friend – Vixen (guest star Megalyn E.K.). Using her magical ability to summon animal powers, Vixen gets a lock on Darhk’s location and the team goes to war. Meanwhile, Thea (Willa Holland) has a heart-to-heart talk with Malcolm (John Barrowman).

Arrow is shown on Wednesdays at 8 / 7c on the CW.

The Power Puff Girls Reboot Gets a New Theme Song and First Clip

Fan-favorite cartoon The Powerpuff Girls is set to return to Cartoon Network in April, and the teasers designed to get audiences excited by Townsville’s cutest heroes has already begun. First Cartoon Network released the new theme song, a grungy remix of the original theme by punk-pop band Tacocat (above).

They followed this with the first clip from the new show, which shows what happens when a villain patronizingly calls Buttercup “princess” (below). Bad things happen. Bad things.

The cartoon looks like it will closely mimic the look of the original show, and although they cast new vocal talent, the cast does their best to sound just like the original. Amanda Leighton voices Blossom, Kristen Li is Bubbles and Natalie Palamides is Buttercup

The Powerpuff Girls reboot premieres on Cartoon Network in April.