Elseworlds

The CW has released a colorful new poster for the Arrowverse crossover, “Elseworlds,” which kicks off this weekend on ‘The Flash’, Sunday night, followed by ‘Arrow’ on Monday and ‘Supergirl’ on Tuesday.  This event carries a lot of weight.  It will officially establish Gotham City, even though Batman doesn’t appear to live there right now, there is a connection to Mister Freeze and of course, Ruby Rose will debut as Batwoman.  Tyler Hoechlin’s Superman/Clark Kent returns and judging by the poster, does so twice.  Elizabeth Tulloch premiers as Lois Lane.  As if that weren’t enough, both Batwoman and Superman are being considered to headline their own series, depending on how they are received during “Elseworlds.”

The new poster is the typical, heavily enhanced type, clearly editing separate pictures into one composite, but it does include the reveal of… Metallo?  (Is that who that’s supposed to be?)  Superman appears twice, the standard red and blue uniformed version and another in a black costume, flying above.  Lois is holding a huge hammer.  (Huh?)  (But can we talk about Grant Gustin’s butt?  No?  Ugh, fiiiiine…)

Check it out below:

Want to know more?  Here are the full synopses for all three episodes:

“Elseworlds, Part 1” — (Sunday, December 9, 8:00-9:00 p.m. ET) (Content Rating TBD) (HDTV)

EPIC ELSEWORLDS CROSSOVER KICKS OFF TONIGHT — When Barry Allen (Grant Gustin) and Oliver Queen (guest star Stephen Amell) wake up one morning and realize they have swapped bodies with each other, the two set off to find out what disturbed the timeline to cause such a shift. However, things quickly go from bad to worse when they present their case to Team Flash and the gang doesn’t believe them. Barry and Oliver realize they need Supergirl’s (guest star Melissa Benoist) help and travel to Smallville on Earth-38 where they end up meeting Kara’s cousin, Clark Kent (guest star Tyler Hoechlin), and intrepid reporter, Lois Lane (guest star Elizabeth Tulloch). LaMonica Garrett guest stars as The Monitor. Kevin Tancharoen directed the episode written by Eric Wallace & Sam Chalsen.

“Elseworlds, Part 2” — (Monday, December 10, 8:00-9:00 p.m. ET) (Content Rating TBD) (HDTV)

THE ELSEWORLDS CROSSOVER CONTINUES IN GOTHAM CITY WITH BATWOMAN (RUBY ROSE) — With Oliver (Stephen Amell) and Barry (guest star Grant Gustin) still stuck in the other’s bodies, the two get a lead on John Deegan (guest star Jeremy Davies) and head to Gotham City with Supergirl (guest star Melissa Benoist) to figure out why their reality has changed. While there, they meet the mysterious Kate Kane (guest star Ruby Rose) who provides them with information that leads the group to Arkham Asylum. James Bamford directed the episode with teleplay by Marc Guggenheim and story by Caroline Dries.

“Elseworlds, Part 3” — (Tuesday, December 11, 8:00-9:00 p.m. ET) (Content Rating TBD) (HDTV)

THE BATTLE CONCLUDES — Supergirl (Melissa Benoist), The Flash (guest star Grant Gustin), Green Arrow (guest star Stephen Amell) and Superman (guest star Tyler Hoechlin) engage in the battle of their lives. Jesse Warn directed the episode with story by Marc Guggenheim and teleplay by Derek Simon & Robert Rovner.

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