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"Arrow" Season 8 "Present Tense": Team Arrow vs. A Deadly Different Deathstroke [PREVIEW]

We're officially in November – which means The CW's "Arrowverse" shows are in full swing at this point. Arrow is shuffling off the network's programming coil after an abbreviated 10-episode eighth season (making The Flash the "elder states-show" of the "Arrowverse"), Ruby Rose-starrer Batwoman joined the family alongside Supergirl and expanded the Batman mythos in CW's DCU. Let's not forget a looming "Crisis on Infinite Earths" crossover that will change things dramatically, including Black Lightning this time around… and yes, they didn't forget about our crew from DC's Legends of Tomorrow.

Which brings us to the next chapter of Oliver's (Stephen Amell) final season story – and one step closer to "Crisis" – as "Present Tense" has Team Arrow taking on a deadly different Deathstroke (???), while the future isn't looking too bright (so forget the shades – and points to whoever got that reference):

"Arrow" season 8, episode 4 "Present Tense": ECHO KELLUM GUEST STARS – When a mysterious new Deathstroke appears in Star City, Oliver (Stephen Amell) and Team Arrow insist on taking down this villain themselves. Meanwhile reeling from the loss of one of their own, the future Team Arrow figures out a new way to try and stop JJ. Kristin Windell directed the episode written by Oscar Balderrama & Jeane Wong

"Arrow" Season 8 "Present Tense": Team Arrow vs. A Deadly Different Deathstroke [PREVIEW]
Arrow — "Present Tense" — Image Number: AR804a_0139b.jpg — Pictured (L-R): Rick Gonzalez as Rene Ramirez/Wild Dog, Juliana Harkavy as Dinah Drake/Black Canary, Stephen Amell as Oliver Queen/Green Arrow and David Ramsey as John Diggle/Spartan — Photo: Jack Rowand/The CW — © 2019 The CW Network, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
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Arrow — "Present Tense" — Image Number: AR804a_0303b.jpg — Pictured (L-R): Rick Gonzalez as Rene Ramirez/Wild Dog and Juliana Harkavy as Dinah Drake/Black Canary — Photo: Jack Rowand/The CW — © 2019 The CW Network, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
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Arrow — "Present Tense" — Image Number: AR804b_0001b.jpg — Pictured: Echo Kellum as Curtis Holt/Mr. Terrific — Photo: Jack Rowand/The CW — © 2019 The CW Network, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
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Arrow — "Present Tense" — Image Number: AR804b_0145b.jpg — Pictured: Katie Cassidy as Laurel Lance/Black Siren — Photo: Jack Rowand/The CW — © 2019 The CW Network, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
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Arrow — "Present Tense" — Image Number: AR804b_0622b.jpg — Pictured: Stephen Amell as Oliver Queen/Green Arrow — Photo: Jack Rowand/The CW — © 2019 The CW Network, LLC. All Rights Reserved.

"Arrow" Season 8 "Present Tense": Team Arrow vs. A Deadly Different Deathstroke [PREVIEW]

"Crisis on Infinite Earths!" Worlds will live! Worlds will die!

And the CW's "Arrowverse" will never be the same…

The season's eighth episode will be the "Crisis" crossover episode – comprising the fourth hour of the crossover:

Supergirl – Sunday, December 8th (8/7c)

Batwoman – Monday, December 9th (8/7c)

The Flash – Tuesday, December 10th (8/7c)

Arrow – Tuesday, January 14, 2020 (8/7c)

DC's Legends of Tomorrow – Tuesday, January 14, 2020 (9/8c)

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Arrow — "Crisis on Infinite Earths — Image Number: AR_CWN2138_CROSSOVER_ANTIMONITOR_V2.jpg — Pictured: LaMonica Garrett as Anti – Monitor — Photo: Jordon Nuttall/The CW — © 2019 The CW Network, LLC. All Rights Reserved.

Black Lightning will also be represented during the crossover event… and yes, legendary Batman voice actor Kevin Conroy will star as a future version of Bruce Wayne. We're even getting 60's Batman "boy wonder" Burt Ward making an appearance.

If that wasn't enough, Tyler Hoechlin and Elizabeth Tulloch are returning as "The Man of Steel" and Lois Lane… alongside another of the crossover's Supermen: Brandon Routh (DC's Legends of Tomorrow), returning to the cape for the first time since his cinematic turn in Superman Returns, portraying the Kingdom Come version of the iconic superhero.

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Arrow — "Crisis on Infinite Earths — Image Number: AR_CWN_2138_CROSSOVER_HARBINGER_V3.jpg — Pictured: Audrey Marie Anderson as Harbinger — Photo: Jordon Nuttall/The CW — © 2019 The CW Network, LLC. All Rights Reserved.

Still not enough Superman? How about Smallville co-stars Tom Welling and Erica Durance joining the crossover as Superman/Clark Kent and Lois Lane, respectively (and rumblings that someone from Smallville isn't too happy about the way they were approached regarding being a part of "Crisis").

Johnathon Schaech's Jonah Hex (DC's Legends of Tomorrow) is also set to saddle up for the crossover, and John Wesley Shipp will be reprising his role as The Flash of Earth-90. Ashley Scott will be returning to the role of Helena Kyle aka Huntress from The WB's short-run 2002 series Birds of Prey.

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The Flash –Image Number: FLA_CWN2138_CROSSOVER_PARIAH_V5.jpg — Photo: Kharen Hill/The CW — © 2019 The CW Network, LLC. All Rights Reserved.

Osric Chau will recur in the role of physics professor Ryan Choi, who would take on his idol Ray Palmer's (Routh in DC's Legends of Tomorrow) former position at Ivy University – with the future Justice Leaguer following in his footsteps in the "hero department" as well.

Let's not forget Arrow co-star Audrey Marie Anderson's Lyla Michaels, who is set (appropriately enough) for the role of The Monitor's (LaMonica Garrett) Harbinger; and The Flash multitasker Tom Cavanagh on board as bad-luck sign Pariah. Of couse, we would be remiss if we didn't give a returning Emily Bett Rickards her proper respect…


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Ray FlookAbout Ray Flook

Serving as Television Editor since 2018, Ray began five years earlier as a contributing writer/photographer before being brought onto the core BC team in 2017.
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