Arrowverse: Every Pilot Ranked From Worst To Best
How does Batwoman stack up against the others?
The CW's Arrowverse has been a part of our lives for nearly a decade now, and it's still very much a juggernaut.
Following the end of Smallville, few knew what the future would hold for superheroes on television, but the fact of the matter is that we didn't have to wait long to find out, as Arrow arrived on our screens the following year.
Its impressive level of success kickstarted a renaissance of superhero TV, as a ton of comic book-related shows were born - none more popular than its own spin-offs.
An era will officially end for the Arrowverse when the show that started it all bows out at the beginning of 2020, but in spite of that, the shared universe doesn't show any signs of slowing down, as The Flash, Supergirl, DC's Legends of Tomorrow and Batwoman will remain on our screens.
However, none of these shows would have succeeded without their pilot episodes, endearing millions of us to their worlds and characters, and allowing them to remain on the air to this day.
With that in mind, let's take a look back at all of the Arrowverse pilots so far (including the recently-aired Batwoman) and, while we're at it, rank them from worst to best.
5. Legends Of Tomorrow
Legends of Tomorrow may be the Arrowverse's strongest show these days, but that wasn't always the case.
Now, it never quite reached the lows that some of its longer-running counterparts did, but it did struggle with a few issues of its own throughout its first season.
Legends' current strength lies in the fact that it knows exactly what kind of show it is and it embraces that. Season 1, however, was never quite sure of what it wanted to be, as it followed in the same dramatic footsteps as the likes of Arrow and The Flash - and it didn't really manage to find its footing. And some of that showed as early on as the two-part pilot.
Aside from that though, Legends' first offering was a solid way to kick the show off, as Rip Hunter gathered his crew of outcasts and misfits together for the very first time and it carefully explored some of the potential ways that these large personalities could clash over the course of the show.
Sure, its best days were still ahead of it, but this one was still, like the first season, an enjoyable offering.