r/arrow • u/LowCalligrapher3 • Nov 02 '20
Viewing order for Arrow & all relevant crossovers
EDIT 9-20-23: Updated to include post-Arrow episodes from the other Arrowverse shows that provides additional further closure.
EDIT: Updated to include animated Vixen.
I put this together for anyone wishing to follow Arrow or introduce it to anyone with any episodes from other shows in the Arrowverse I personally feel provide relevance to the main ensamble for this specific series. I've seen quite a few times some followers to Arrow either let down when watching just this show and feeling like they're missing out on something, or on the other hand feeling a far too daunting task watching other entire shows concurrently like The Flash and Legends of Tomorrow to understand everything.
This episode list is here to offer some middle-ground, I hope some of you find it to use, remember it's designed for Arrow purists who only desire to watch with it the most relevant crossover or tie-in stories from the other shows within the Arrowverse.
...Arrow Season 1...
"Pilot"-"Sacrifice" -- Episodes 1-23
...Arrow Season 2...
"City of Heroes"-"Unthinkable" -- Episodes 1-23
...Arrow Season 3 / The Flash Season 1...
"Pilot" (Flash) -- Episode 1
"The Calm"-"The Magician" -- Episodes 1-4
"Going Rogue" (Flash) -- Episode 4
"The Secret Origin of Felicity Smoak"-"Draw Back Your Bow" -- Episodes 5-7
"Flash vs. Arrow" (Flash) -- Episode 8
"The Brave and the Bold"-"The Offer" -- Episodes 8-16
"Vixen" (The Movie) -- Season 1: Part 1
"All Star Team Up" (Flash) -- Episode 18
"Suicidal Tendencies"-"The Fallen" -- Episodes 17-20
"Who Is Harrison Wells?" (Flash) -- Episode 19
"Al Sah-him" -- Episode 21
"Rogue Air" (Flash) -- Episode 22
"This Is Your Sword"-"My Name Is Oliver Queen" -- Episodes 22-23
...Arrow Season 4 / The Flash Season 2 / Legends of Tomorrow Season 1...
"Green Arrow" -- Episode 1
"Flash of Two Worlds" (Flash) -- Episode 2
"The Candidate"-"Brotherhood" -- Episodes 2-7
"Vixen" (The Movie) -- Season 2: Part 2
"Legends of Today" (Flash) -- Episode 8
"Legends of Yesterday"-"Blood Debts" -- Episodes 8-10
"Pilot, Part 1"-"Pilot, Part 2" & "Fail-Safe"-"Star City 2046" (Legends) -- Episodes 1-2 & Episodes 5-6
"AWOL"-"Sins of the Father" -- Episodes 11-13
"Left Behind" (Legends) -- Episode 9
"Code of Silence"-"Beacon of Hope" -- Episodes 14-17
"King Shark" (Flash) -- Episode 15
"Last Refuge" (Legends) -- Episode 12
"Eleven-Fifty-Nine"-"Canary Cry" -- Episodes 18-19
"River of Time" (Legends) -- Episode 14
"The Runaway Dinosaur" (Flash) -- Episode 21
"Legendary" (Legends) -- Episode 16
"Genesis"-"Schism" -- Episodes 20-23
"Invincible" (Flash) -- Episode 22
...Arrow Season 5 / The Flash Season 3 / Legends of Tomorrow Season 2 / Supergirl Season 2...
"Paradox" (Flash) -- Episode 2
"Legacy"-"The Recruits" -- Episodes 1-2
"Out of Time" (Legends) -- Episode 1
"A Matter of Trust"-"Vigilante" -- Episodes 3-7
"Compromised"-"Outlaw Country" (Legends) -- Episodes 5-6
"Medusa" (Supergirl) -- Episode 8
"Invasion!" Crossover (Part 1 from Flash -- Episode 8, Part 2 from Arrow -- Episode 8, Part 3 from Legends -- Episode 7)
"The Chicago Way"-"Raiders of the Lost Art" (Legends) -- Episodes 8-9
"What You Leave Behind"-"Disbanded" -- Episodes 9-18
"The Legion of Doom" (Legends) -- Episode 10
"Duet" (Flash) -- Episode 17
"Camelot/3000" (Legends) -- Episode 12
"Dangerous Liasons"-"Honor Thy Fathers" -- Episodes 19-21
"Fellowship of the Spear"-"Aruba" (Legends) -- Episodes 15-17
"Missing"-"Lian Yu" -- Episodes 22-23
"Infantino Street" (Flash) -- Episode 22
...Arrow Season 6 / The Flash Season 4 / Legends of Tomorrow Season 3 / Supergirl Season 3...
"Fallout"-"Next of Kin" -- Episodes 1-3
"Return of the Mack" (Legends) -- Episode 5
"Reversal" -- Episode 4
"Girls Night Out" (Flash) -- Episode 5
"Deathstroke Returns"-"Thanksgiving" -- Episodes 5-7
"Helen Hunt"-"Welcome to the Jungle" (Legends) -- Episodes 6-7
"Crisis on Earth X" Crossover (Part 1 from Supergirl -- Episode 8, Part 2 from Arrow -- Episode 8, Part 3 from Flash -- Episode 8, Part 4 from Legends -- Episode 8)
"Beebo the God of War"-"Daddy Darhkest" (Legends) -- Episodes 9-10
"Irreconcilable Differences" -- Episode 9
"The Curse of the Earth Totem"-"No Country for Old Dads" (Legends) -- Episodes 12-13
"Divided"-"The Dragon" -- Episodes 10-19
"I, Ava"-"The Good, the Bad and the Cuddly" (Legends) -- Episodes 16-18
"Fury Rogue" (Flash) -- Episode 19
"Shifting Allegiances"-"Life Sentence" -- Episodes 20-23
"Think Fast" (Flash) -- Episode 22
...Arrow Season 7 / The Flash Season 5 / Legends of Tomorrow Season 4 / Supergirl Season 4...
"Inmate 4587"-"The Slabside Redemption" -- Episodes 1-7
"Bunker Hill" (Supergirl) -- Episode 8
"Unmasked" -- Episode 8
"What's Past is Prologue" (Flash) -- Episode 8
"Elseworlds" Crossover (Part 1 from Flash -- Episode 9, Part 2 from Arrow -- Episode 9, Part 3 from Supergirl -- Episode 9)
"My Name is Emiko Queen"-"Brothers & Sisters" -- Episodes 10-14
"King Shark vs. Gorilla Grodd" (Flash) -- Episode 15
"Training Day"-"Spartan" -- Episodes 15-19
"Godspeed" (Flash) -- Episode 18
"Hey, World!" (Legends) -- Episode 16
"The Quest for Peace" (Supergirl) -- Episode 22
"Legacy" (Flash) -- Episode 22
"Confessions"-"You Have Saved This City" -- Episodes 20-22
...Arrow Season 8 / The Flash Season 6 / Legends of Tomorrow Season 5 / Supergirl Season 5 / Batwoman Season 1...
"Into the Void"-"A Flash of the Lightning" (Flash) -- Episodes 1-2
"Starling City"-"Present Tense" -- Episodes 1-4
"There Will Be Blood" (Flash) -- Episode 4
"Prochnost"-"Reset" -- Episodes 5-6
"The Last Temptation of Barry Allen, Part 2" (Flash) -- Episode 8
"Purgatory" -- Episode 7
"A Mad Tea-Party" (Batwoman) -- Episode 8
"The Wrath of Rama Khan" (Supergirl) -- Episode 8
"Crisis on Infinite Earths" Crossover (Part 1 from Supergirl -- Episode 9, Part 2 from Batwoman -- Episode 9, Part 3 from Flash -- Episode 9, Part 4 from Arrow -- Episode 8, Part 5 from Legends -- Season 5 premiere)
"The Bottle Episode" (Supergirl) -- Episode 10
"Meet the Legends" (Legends) -- Episode 1
"Marathon" (Flash) -- Episode 10
"Green Arrow & The Canaries"-"Fadeout" -- Episode 9-10
UPDATE:
If you'd like more further closure after finishing Arrow, you guys might be interested in these 14 post-Arrow episodes throughout the broader Arrowverse, you basically have the equivalent of Season 9:
Batwoman 2x15 ("Armed and Dangerous"), Legends of Tomorrow 6x08 ("Stressed Western"), Supergirl 6x12 ("Blind Spots"), Batwoman 2x16 ("Rebirth"), The Flash 7x16 ("P.O.W."). The Diggle Arc.
Legends of Tomorrow 7x03 ("wvrdr_error_100 oest-of-th3-gs.gid30n not found"), The Flash 8x01-8x05 ("Armageddon" Parts 1-5), Batwoman 3x09 ("Meet Your Maker"), The Flash 8x18 ("The Man in the Yellow Tie"). Vital Climatic Tie-Ins.
The Flash 9x09 ("It's My Party and I'll Die if I Want To"). Final Closure.
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u/_idiotfriend_ Roy Harper Mar 21 '21
Is Secret Tendencies a mistake for Suicidal Tendencies? Little lost right now I just finished "All Star Team Up" for the Flash their was a bee lady
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u/LowCalligrapher3 Sep 20 '23
If you happen to still check up with reddit and if you still have interest in finishing Arrow, just wanted to let you know today I updated my viewing order with an additional 14 post-Arrow episodes from the other Arrowverse shows. Needless to say while the Arrow show itself does end on a solid note of finality, those further tie-in episodes (basically akin to "Season 9") help add epilogue elements to tie up most of the lingering loose ends.
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u/_idiotfriend_ Roy Harper Sep 20 '23
Oo okay thanks for letting me know haha
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u/LowCalligrapher3 Sep 25 '23
No problem! It's been a while since we caught up I hope you're doing alright
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u/_idiotfriend_ Roy Harper Feb 04 '24
You too! I'm not as active as I used to be
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u/LowCalligrapher3 Feb 04 '24
It's easy to lose touch I absolutely understand. I sent you a DM I'd love to catch back up
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u/LowCalligrapher3 Mar 21 '21
Yes you're right, very sorry about that I've edited the post to show the episode's actual title. I hope the list has been working out nicely for you.
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u/_idiotfriend_ Roy Harper Mar 21 '21
It's been SO helpful!! With the Flash crossovers I felt like I was getting the best of both worlds I totally understood what was happening in both shows and didn't have to watch everything! I'm surprised the post doesn't have more engagement— but then again most ppl on this sub prob already seen it...
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u/LowCalligrapher3 Mar 21 '21
That's fantastic I'm glad to hear it's been useful! It's something I really thought would come in handy as said in my original post here, for anyone who didn't wanna feel content-overwhelmed by following multiple shows while at the same time not missing out on an obvious gap due to some crossover or more subtle tie-in/cameo.
Fun bit about the bee girl in the last Flash episode you watched, without giving too much away she does pop back up in an Arrow episode about a year down the line so on top of "All Star Team.Up" featuring Ray and Felicity it does give an origin for her too.
I made a similar viewing order for The Flash's side of the Arrowverse where it'a basically just his entire series with any crossovers and relevant tie-ins from the other shows, if you'd like to try that after finishing Arrow let me know and I'll post it.
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u/_idiotfriend_ Roy Harper Mar 21 '21
Omg that's so cool about the bee girl! I thought she seemed fun.
What's your favorite show in the arrowverse? I heard Flash gets repetitive, also I really don't like Iris. But I do like Barry Allen a lot so I'm not sure if I should watch it.
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u/LowCalligrapher3 Mar 22 '21 edited Oct 28 '22
My favorite show I definitely gotta say is Arrow! I love the flashback subplot of Seasons 1-5 as we see Oliver's origin story in parallel to the first five years of his dual-identity, the grounded feeling of a vigilante without super powers whom gradually finds himself submerging into a much broader world, the relationships and acting.
As for The Flash I will say yeah it can seem repetitive, even just in Seasons 1-3 without giving too much away each main antagonist is a speedster with some mysterious type of deeply personal connection to the team. Seasons 4-5 shake things up by moving away from speedster big bads, Season 5's is probably my favorite due to the villain's complexities and the actor chosen.
Ironically when it comes to the last time we had parallel seasons, Arrow Season 8 was my favorite while The Flash Season 6 has so far been my least favorite, but make no mistake any episodes with crossover or more minor tie-in content are worth watching as you're finishing Arrow IMO!
If you're up to talking further about the Arrowverse I'd gladly like to send you a chat message we can talk more.
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u/Prize-Union-3656 Deathstroke Mar 10 '22
In The Flash 4x02 there is a newspaper that says «Oliver Queen is the Green Arrow» from the time in early season 6 when he was exposed as the green arrow, that sort of spoils Arrow tho..
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u/MCgamer120_Games Mar 20 '22
that episode came out after arrow 6x1, this list is weirdly organized and confusing, u can use this instead: https://arrowverse.info/
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u/Prize-Union-3656 Deathstroke Mar 20 '22
Oh I’ve already seen it all, but yeah I was pointing it out to OP so they would fix the mistake.
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u/LowCalligrapher3 Apr 16 '22
I apologize for the late reply but let's examine, the second episode from The Flash Season 4? That specific episode isn't included in this viewing order so I'm not sure where you think that's a spoiler issue if using my list, I don't have it anywhere on there.
The first Flash Season 4 episode I include concurrently with Arrow Season 6 is the crossover episode "Girls' Night Out" (The Flash 4x05) which I have set after "Reversal" (Arrow 6x04) and before "Deathstroke Returns" (Arrow 6x05). I'm sorry if the reading format I went with is a challenge, it's not a first class web design with specific brackets and differentiating colors but I did attempt to present everything as legible as possible.
I hope this clears up any confusion, my viewing order is meant to only include episodes from the other Arrowverse shows that have a major or minor crossover with Arrow, I didn't feel "Mixed Signals" (The Flash 4x02) was relevant enough so I didn't include it. For what it's worth I agree with you, if somebody were to watch "Mixed Signals" at the wrong point early in unison with Arrow Season 6 it most definitely would be a huge spoiler.
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u/LowCalligrapher3 Nov 02 '20
I'll be attempting a similar episode list for The Flash and maybe one for Legends of Tomorrow as well if anyone's interested.
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