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Supergirl 2x12 - Luthors | Recap & Review Feb 19, 2017

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SPOILERS/NSFW - DC on SCREEN #320 - Supergirl 2x12 - Luthors | Recap & Review
This week was a glimpse into the past of Lena Luthor. First off, it turns out she was an illegitimate spawn of Lionel’s who was brought into the family without the full support of Lillian. Secondly, she’s apparently embarrassingly better at chess than the vaunted Lex Luthor, who it turns out was friends with Superman for years before the two became arch nemeses. But this story is about the escape of Metallo and the teamwork between him, Cyborg Superman, and Lillian that ensues. When Metallo escapes, Lena is left to blame and is summarily arrested. Kara, however, is certain her friend wouldn’t do this. It does eventually turn out that the damning footage of Lena was faked by Cyborg Super-Hank, which exonerates Lena. Ultimately, a battle ensues between Supergirl and the CADMUS trio but the results are deadly for Metallo, whose use of synthetic Kryptonite are inevitably self-destructive. Cyber-Hank and Lillian scuttle away and the Manhunter shows up in time to give Supergirl enough time to save Lena, but Metallo is supposedly a goner. All the while, James and Kara have been talking and the relationship between Guardian and Supergirl may have a future, because they’ve talked about mutual trust now and game night is back on. Also, Alex comes out to the gang, who are all happy for her but with varying degrees of not surprised. And Kara finally faces her feelings for Mon el. The two even kiss, almost, until a 5th dimensional imp shows up and steals the scene, declaring his love for Kara.

Lois Lane & Hercules Are Coming to 'Supergirl' | DCTV News Feb 14, 2017

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They Say Matt Reeves is Directing 'The Batman' | DCEU News Feb 14, 2017

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Arrow 5x12 - Bratva | Recap & Review Feb 12, 2017

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SPOILERS/NSFW - DC on SCREEN #317 - Arrow 5x12 - Bratva | Recap & Review
Team Arrow heads to Russia to find General Walker and a big ol nuclear bomb. Oliver hopes Anitoli will help him find Walker, but Anitoli is pretty pissed about a previous commitment that Oliver dropped. A raid provides them a hostage, but Diggle gets impatient and knocks him right the hell out. Felicity takes matters into her own hands, and blackmails someone using the giant Pandora cache of info she was gifted. Rory is suspicious, and is worried about Felicity’s new direction in life. None of this works though, so Oliver is forced to barter with Anitoli and do some enforcing on behalf of the Bratva in exchange for Walker’s location. The trade off works, and they do capture Walker, but it appears Oliver may be more in debt to his old friend than he had hoped. Despite Felicity’s best hacking, the big ol nuclear bomb goes off, and Rory wraps it in his rags to contain the blast. His desperate tactic works, but at the expense of the magic contained in the rags, so he tells Felicity in private that he’s leaving and will return when he can be more use to the team. Back in Star City, Rene is left to help Quentin prepare for his interview with Susan. And also to make sure his ass stays sober. After some blustering, Quentin accepts Rene’s help. The interview goes more smoothly than it should because, it turns out, a young Lance once told a young Rene that he wasn’t living up to his potential. Susan meets a contact who gives her a photo of the old school Green Arrow that was taken in Russia. She can only conclude that the Bratva Captain Oliver Queen that she knows and the Green Arrow from the picture are one in the same. In the flashbacks, Talia’s training of Oliver continues as they knock off a name from Oliver’s father’s list, and Talia pushes Oliver to continue his journey and take the fight back home.

Legends of Tomorrow 2x11 - Turncoat | Recap & Review Feb 12, 2017

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SPOILERS/NSFW - DC on SCREEN #316 - Legends of Tomorrow 2x11 - Turncoat | Recap & Review
The Legends head to Christmas 1776 to save George Washington, who will be murdered by Evil Rip, and also has already been murdered by Evil Rip, but not quite because cementing time and whatnot. Anyway, they have to save George. The Legends arrive at a Christmas party, and get ambushed by Evil Rip and his EMP grenade. The result is a kidnapped Mick and Georgie, a Ray that’s stuck in his tiny dead suit, and a Sara left for dead with a shot in the gut. They get Sara back to the ship, but Stein can only do so much to keep her going. As the ship is assaulted by Evil Rip’s forces, Jax is forced to do his best to defend the ship with sticks and stones. Evil Rip and his army rip down the door, chases down Sara and Jax, and Jax is forced to hand over a piece of the Spear of Destiny in a futile attempt to save Sara’s life. Luckily, Ray outruns a rat, and gets power restored in time to get Gideon online and save Sara’s life. Later, Jax seeks revenge on Evil Rip, but just can’t pull the trigger after a healthy-ish Sara talks him down. Elsewhere, Nate and Vixen’s search for Mick and Washington take a turn for the unexpected, and they make with the nasty. But they’re just chilling, so it doesn’t mean anything, much to Nate’s chagrin. All the while, the fate of George friggin Washington seems to be in the hands of Mick Rory, who is amused by George’s insistence that the British will treat their captives with the honor they deserve. After George is sentenced to death he decides to listen to Mick and they make their daring escape, aided by Nate and Vixen, who have finished adult hugging. After saying goodbye to George, who proclaims Mick a national treasure, they all make their way back to the ship for some Christmas dinner, presents and Captain Sara pep talks about recovering the Spear.

The Flash 3x12 - Untouchable | Recap & Review Feb 12, 2017

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SPOILERS/NSFW - DC on SCREEN #315 - The Flash 3x12 - Untouchable | Recap & Review
Barry is trying to train Wally for his encounter with Savitar, but Flashpoint villain Clive Yorkin shows up and starts disintegrating some familiar faces. His quest for revenge involves killing Joe, but having failed at killing him directly, he realizes killing Iris would be at least as good. Wally shows up to save her, but can’t get it done. Iris gets the touch of death, and is fading fast. Caitlin is forced to go Killer Frost to freeze Iris’ arm to stem the damage. She almost loses her battle with Frost though until Julian talks her off the ledge. Yorkin, still at large, goes after Joe directly, forcing Barry to expand his skillset and phase an entire train full of people through a roadblock. Wally, who has been having trouble learning to phase, gets the inspiration he needs to use his speedster blood to reverse Yorkin’s powers as he phases through him. Meanwhile, the families of Joe and Cecile have successfully met, and that went over okay, especially for Wally, who has found a super fan in Cecile’s Daughter. Also, the tension between Caitlin and Julian has developed into fondness as Caitlin finally invites Julian to grab a drink, and Iris is feeling slightly better about the Flash being able to save her at the end of the day. Finally though, we get a breach over from Jesse Quick, who informs Wally that Harry has been kidnapped by none other than Gorilla Grodd.

Supergirl 2x11 - The Martian Chronicles | Recap & Review Feb 12, 2017

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SPOILERS/NSFW - DC on SCREEN #314 - Supergirl 2x11 - The Martian Chronicles | Recap & Review
Kara still isn’t okay with Winn, James, or Mon El, and this week she adds Alex to the list of grudges because Alex asks if she can skip Kara’s Earth birthday to spend time with Maggie. But there are bigger problems to deal with since the White Martians have arrived. M’Gann’s ex has arrived, and wants to take her back to Mars for trial and execution,but Hank won’t have it. He convinces her to retreat to the DEO headquarters with him so he can protect her, but hubbie has arrived and taken the form of one of the crew. It turns out that Winn is the Martian counterfeit. But wait for it. There are 2 Martians and Alex is the other one! After the team recovers the real Winn and Alex, they try to disarm the Martian backup plan, which is to just blow the whole damn building up. Supergirl, Hank, and M’Gann lay into the White Martians while a very groggy Winn disarms the bomb. After all this, M’Gann decides to head back to Mars to seek out other dissenters like herself, because she can’t be the only decent Martian left on the planet. Hank reluctantly says goodbye. And after a week of thinking about it and a pep talk from Alex, Kara decides to talk to Mon El about how they feel, but she finds him on the way to lunch with someone else and backs out.

The Lego Batman Movie | Review Feb 10, 2017

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SPOILER-FREE/SPOILER-FILLED/NSFW - DC on SCREEN #313 - The Lego Batman Movie | Review
Everything is awesome in this bat-tastic follow-up to "The Lego Movie" ... well, almost everything. There may be some small hiccups for us, but all in all, this is an azmazingly funny, heart-felt adventure that mostly lives up to the awesomeness of the Lego Movie! We'll get into the wonderful cast, the one-liners, and OMGosh the 78 years worth of Batman references! Keep in mind, there is a spoiler-free review up front, and then a spoiler-filled segment.

Powerless 1x01 - Wayne or Lose | Recap & Review Feb 07, 2017

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SPOILERS/NSFW - DC on SCREEN #312 Powerless 1x01 - Wayne or Lose | Recap & Review
Emily is late for her new job at Wayne Security when a battle between Crimson Fox and jack O Lantern derails her train. She seems to be the only person interested as people in Charm City see this kind of thing every day. Emily once had a monotonous job at an insurance company in a fly-over state (a state where superheroes fly over but never stop). Now she's off to make a difference in an office with a bunch of quirky inventors who are quirky and make products like the Joker anti-venom epipen. Except, none of their ideas are very good, and neither are the bosses Bruce Wayne's cousin Van has hired to corral and inspire these people. Emily is the latest in a long line. Oh, and Van? Hoping to leave the taint that is Charm City. He gets his chance when his batty cousin gives him a call and tells him Wayne Security is closing down. Van is excited to learn he'll get his chance to be absorbed into the Gotham office until Emily does her job and introduces a supervillain detection device that Bruce loves. Bruce keeps everyone aboard, Van is stuck in Charm City, and Emily has won the respect of her colleagues.

Arrow 5x11 - Second Chances | Recap & Review Feb 07, 2017

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SPOILERS/NSFW - DC on SCREEN #311 Arrow 5x11 - Second Chances | Recap & Review
Drug dealer Sean Sonus makes undercover CCPD officer Tina Boland watch as he kills her partner. Of course, this all happened three years ago on the night that particle accelerator exploded in Central City. This gives Tina a sonic cry and Sonus a special ability of his own. In present day, Adrian informs Oliver that the NSA has started an investigation against Walker, but the files aren't accessible. Oliver sets Felicity on the task of finding the files while taking Curtis and Rene to Hub City to recruit Tina. She's finally tracked Sonus down and plans to get revenge. She initially refuses to join, but eventually Oliver reveals his identity in an attempt to convince Tina, who later attacks Sonus during a deal. Oliver's team helps her defeat the bad guys, but Oliver fails at stopping her from killing Sonus. Meanwhile, a fan of Felicity's former hactivism lifestyle gives her the files she needs to free Diggle, but also inspires her to begin traveling her hacktivism road once more. Tina shows up to tell Oliver that she's decided to join the team, and reveals her name to really be Dinah Drake. In flashbacks, Talia helps Oliver kill Kovar's buddy, and it turns out she trained Yao, and gives him the Season 1 suit

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