8. They're Not Being Forcibly Connected
While Barry Allen may have been introduced in Arrow, neither that nor the various ways both shows have since handled crossovers felt in the least bit forced. Whether it's Oliver Queen showing up in Central City to help The Flash take down Harrison Wells or the mention of Cisco putting together a device to help out Team Arrow during a chat in Oliver Queen's underground lair, it feels like these heroes share the same world. The DC Cinematic Universe on the other hand is another matter entirely. Man of Steel laid no groundwork for the upcoming introductions of any of the Justice League members because there were no plans in place when that movie was released. To make up for that, Batman v Superman's story will pick up on several major plot threads from Man of Steel, and that alone feels very forced and largely unnecessary. Throw in the fact that Batman is being awkwardly inserted into everything from Suicide Squad to Wonder Woman, and it's apparent that Warner Bros. are trying to build a shared universe for their big screen characters as quickly as possible. Arrow and The Flash however have had time to make their world building efforts feel more natural, and that's why upcoming anthology series Legends of Tomorrow will likely work so well.