Supergirl Season 5 Review: 6 Ups & 3 Downs From Crisis On Infinite Earths, Part 1

1. Where Are The Others?

"We're going to need a bigger team," Oliver Queen correctly said when briefed upon the imminent Crisis. Only that bigger team never arrived, like at all.

Instead, Green Arrow fought valiantly alongside Supergirl, The Flash, Superman, Batwoman and the Atom as they attempted to oppose thousands of Shadow Demons - but, in case it wasn't obvious, they were vastly outnumbered. So where exactly was this bigger team? Why wouldn't Lyla have recruited the whole lot of them at the same time?

Laurel Lance's Black Canary, Killer Frost, Vibe, Constantine - all great heroes from the other shows who had powers that could have held off the demons and potentially even saved Oliver's life. Instead, contrivances prevented them from being there.

This was understandably done so that the Supergirl cast would have a chance to shine in their own installment, but it completely undermined the logic of the narrative.

Now, for the positives...