Crisis On Infinite Earths confirms Watchmen as a part of the Arrowverse…’s things to watch
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Crisis On Infinite Earths has been a lot of fun so far—and very eventful! It’s kind of amazing that with all the plot they’re churning through, the writers of the Arrowverse have managed to make room for—and, for the most part, to justify—a seemingly endless stream of cameos from DC players past and present. In three episodes, Crisis has made the following shows and people a part of the Arrowverse canon: Kevin Conroy’s Batman, The WB’s Birds Of Prey and Smallville, DC Universe’s Titans, Brandon Routh’s Superman (a Kingdom Come Supes, no less), Burt Ward from Batman ’66, Wil Wheaton, Robert Wuhl of the Tim Burton Batman, Griffin Newman of The Tick, and the list goes on. One of last night’s most pleasant surprises was the appearance of Lucifer’s Lucifer (Tom Ellis) on Earth-666. It’s a lot, in a really enjoyable way.
Well, thanks to eagle-eyed commenter crackblind, we now know that as of last night’s episode (technically an episode of The Flash), one more DC property has been confirmed as a part of the Arrowverse universe: Watchmen. Better still, this particular cameo doesn’t so much confirm Angela Abar (Regina King) and company as part of the Arrowverse as it confirms Regina King herself as part of the Arrowverse, meaning what whatever madness happens when the final two parts of the Crisis air in January, the surviving characters will be able to catch up on “A God Walks Into Abar” to distract themselves. At least they can on Earth-666—the Lucifer earth, naturally.
We have questions. Does this mean the Arrowverse characters can also binge Succession? Because we have a feeling the Legends would love Succession. And Kara and her DEO friends would have been very disappointed by the second season of Big Little Lies, no? What other networks do they have? Are they watching Stumptown? Did they get Fleabag? Surely Black Siren watches RuPaul’s Drag Race, no? Do any of these people watch The Great British Baking Show? Because they could all use a little Baking Show, you know?
Anyway, thanks, commenters!
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Guess we know who watches The Watchmen.
SHUT IT DOWN, WE’RE DONE HERE
I made this joke to my wife at lunch today and her eyeroll was one of disappointment.
I feel like this is missing the opening “yeeeeaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhh” of Won’t Get Fooled Again.
“Fetch me my anti-anti-matter suit, Miss Crookshanks!”
For me, it’s been less fun than last year’s Elseworlds, but still far better than run of the mill Arrowverse. The Batwoman episode was the best of the three so far, imo, which was surprising, but good for them.
I don’t feel like Crisis On Infinite Earths is meant to be fun. At least not in a body-swapped Oliver and Barry kind of way.
Watchmen is too good for this shit
Wow I’d be pissed if the world ended today and we didn’t get to see the finale of Watchmen.
Nothing ever ends.
Are they watching Stumptown?Kate Kane is.(This a Greg Rucka joke, since Rucka created both Kate Kane and Stumptown. On second thought, it takes too much explanation, so it’s probably not that funny, but it is to me.)
Arrowverse is full of powerful blue gods #PraiseBeebo !!
Morpheus alongside of or vs. Dr. Manhattan vs. Krona vs The Anti-Monitor. That’s the next step, right? Then the next step is to have a massive surprise of JLA/Avengers in the Arrowverse… without announcing it ahead of time.
I need a Beebo versus Manhattan twelve issue event series right now
really cool stuff, thanks
Thanks so much for the credit but I have to admit, I didn’t actually notice it but found the image elsewhere.
The other thing is I think Earth-666 is actually in the Watchmen universe. The logo on the billboard is the same logo on Squid Shelter signs that are in the show. I think the billboard may be an ad for the company who makes the Squid Shelters, not for the show itself (I’ve never seen an ad for the show that looks like that). Here’s one of the signs from the show:
Still waiting for an iZombie cameo, perhaps in vain.
now why did they have to go and include that horribly racist pathetic excuse for a show called Watchmen canon to their crap? Oh well, it’s not like DC has a track record of doing anything right..
INT- WaveriderRay Palmer and Nate Heywood come out of their rooms dressed a steward and a Night’s Watch soldier, respectivelyNate: Gideon! Gideon! Something has gone terribly, terribly wrong, search for anachronisms in 2019 in New York.Gideon: Certainly Professor Heywood, but you and the legends already cleared up all anachronisms.
Ray: No Gideon, there has to be something wrong with this timeline. Some dark force has made its way to HBO studios and its evil knows no bounds.Gideon: I don’t…Nate: Game of Thrones, Gideon. It sucked, it sucked, so bad.Ray: Surely some evil Leprechaun or something must be at fault.Captain Lance and Mick enterSara: It’s late, guys, what is it now?Mick: And why are you dressed as a carpet and, you, as a prettier carpet?Nate: It’s Game of Thrones, Sara. It….sucks now.Sara: That nerd show?Ray: It’s popular culture!Sara: Who cares? I try watching that show with Ava, and we never make up past the halfway point before….ok it is surprisingly steamy, I will say, but who cares that it sucks now? You know, once you hit season 4, a show starts to….Mick: Martin is a hack anyway. His pen moved to the tune of money, neglecting the finer details of world building that fantasy novels must utilize to…Everyone looks at MickMick: I mean, I just like the boobs.
What other networks do they have? Are they watching Stumptown?The Legends started watching Stumptown but quit to hold out for a better bisexual action lead.
Mick used to watch Baking Show, but he left when Mary did.
They also watch Supergirl in that universe.
Hearing that the legends would love succession is the most convincing argument I’ve heard for giving that show a go
Earth 66 Batman would have had thought ahead and kept Bat Anti-Antimatter gas capsules in his utility belt for just this sort of occurrence. That would have put a stop to the whole Crisis in less than 22 minutes. Sadly, he passed on before the whole thing got started, old chum.
…is Barry gonna die? Like, is OUR Barry Allen going to vanish?! This is crazy. Lucifer AND Watchmen cameos. WTF is happening?
There’s also this little gem from Lucifer 😉