The Flash Arrow crossover episodes finally happened. On the first one, titled 'Flash vs Arrow', the episode saw the dark archer and the speedy scarlet in a tense fight. There is so much talks before this and so, it is fair to ask, how did it fare in the ratings game? As expected, The Flash series saw its ratings go up for its eight episode featuring the guys from Arrow.
According to the Entertainment Weekly, the first of the Flash Arrow crossover episode attracted "4.2 million viewers and a 1.5 adults 18-49 rating, up 7 percent from last week." This improvement marked the new CW Network superhero series' biggest audience share since the second episode.
Although The Flash Arrow crossover episode had an impressive performance, other shows also improved. ABC's Marvel's Agents of SHIELD had its highest rating in its second season since its first with 5.3 million while NBC's The Voice also had 11.1 million. Experts say the great performances of Tuesday shows was due to the fact that it was Thanksgiving holiday last week.
The Flash's great performance in rating is just a result of the things they elevated in their latest episode. It is not just Barry Allen (Grant Gustin) who dazzled in Central City, even Oliver Queen (Stephen Amell) a.k.a. The Arrow. One thing that people noticed improved in the show are the fight scenes, especially those between the Flash and Arrow. For Stephen Amell, he thougth those scenes he shot with the people from the Flash is a bit different because of the use of more special effects.
For Gustin, the stunts in the Flash Arrow crossover episode looked funny for Stephen Amell.
"It was funny, because he had to do a lot of new things, because it was Flash stuff, essentially," Gustin shared. "He had to incorporate Flash-time into his fighting, which I do on a weekly basis. Stephen does all practical fighting; he really does the fights. I don't do stuff like that, it's effects. I do some things, but it's mostly camera tricks and special effects. So Stephen had to move in slow motion and do things by himself at times [while we were filming the fight]; I had to do things by myself. When I'm shooting in Flash-time...it involves a lot of complicated things you have to do on the day [of filming], and Stephen had to learn."
