CW’s huge superhero crossover put Justice League to shame

Perhaps my favorite part of the whole thing, though, was all the ways the show made use of the multiverse and doppelgangers throughout.

Melissa Benoist struggled a bit playing Overgirl, but clearly had a great time with it. Wentworth Miller made one of his final appearances in the Arrowverse, this time as Earth-X’s Citizen Cold. Instead of an honorable rogue like on Earth-1, Citizen Cold is pure superhero. He also served to introduce Earth-X’s new hero, The Ray, played by actor Russel Tovey. Tovey and Miller didn’t get as much time on-screen together as they could’ve, but their chemistry was instantly believable. Secondary characters like Captain Lance of Arrow and Winn of Supergirl popped up in the crossover to good effect, too. Perhaps the best was the return of actor Colin Donnell, who played Oliver’s friend Tommy Merlyn in Arrow‘s first season. It was one last way to bring in the original run after Arrow‘s season 5 finale that felt meaningful and earned.

But it wasn’t just the doppelgangers themselves that were fun. All this craziness, of which the characters were deeply aware the whole time, led to some great interactions. When Rory had a moment alone with Citizen Cold, the double of his dead friend, the two butted heads, leading Rory to say, “you’re not my partner, you’re a gangbanger,” to which Citizen Cold replied, “I think you mean doppelganger.” These characters are fun to put together no matter what world each is from.

What made all of this work, though, is how light-hearted everything was. It took the Nazi threat seriously, and there were dangerous moments, but everything had a positive tone. Characters grew in meaningful ways that will inform how they move forward on their own shows. The losses they experience affected the whole league of heroes.

Warner Brothers needs to be looking at the CW next time it’s getting ready to put its heroes together for the inevitable Justice League sequel. CW has it figured out.

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