Crisis on Infinite Earths has ended, but there’s so much we need to discuss in regards to hour four!
Hour three of Crisis on Infinite Earths was terrific; there were many things we did not see coming. We’re just happy to get to watch it all unfold. However, we had a hard time narrowing down the most memorable moments from the episode. We had to go back and rewatch it as we couldn’t remember the finer details. Click on any of these links for memorable moments from hours 1, 2 and 3. Now, we’re diving into hour four. Also, be sure to check out the stills from The Flash hour.
1. The Monitor’s Backstory
During hour three’s memorable moments, we recounted how Mar Novu bonded with Lois after she saw an Earth destroyed and how they spoke about their families. Finally, in hour four, we see the Monitor’s backstory to a degree. We learn how the Monitor came to be and that he was married and had affectionately dubbed his wife ‘the Monitor’.
While we don’t see if Mar Novu had a wife had kids, we do see the close relationship during hour four. We even see that Mar had a sense of humour. Cue that not being in our 10 memorable moments for hour three or hour one.
2. Ryan Choi Writes To His (Dead) Wife
We hear a VoiceOver from Ryan as he writes to his dead wife, Amanda. He mentions that he has to work with Lex and brands him as everyone else does: a psychopath. He also questions his place in the paragon and how he could be the Paragon of Humanity. As he writes, he also mentions how the others have lost hope.
3. Barry Almost Picks A Fight
When we pick up with Barry, he’s in a terrible way. He went into the speed force, thinking only a few seconds had passed when much longer had passed due to no multiverse. Having lost everyone in his life outside of Kara, he almost gets into a fight with Sara and struggles to pull him into line with Kara and J’onn being forced to jump in.
Barry only snaps out of it when Oliver appears in his Spectre form.
4. Lex Disappears
When one of your partners is Lex Luthor, you do need to watch your back as you never know when he will double or triple cross you. However, Kara is conscientious, given she knows his MO and that he’s tried to kill her and her cousin multiple times. Also, she’s still pissed he killed the Earth-96 version of Kal.
As she and Ryan are talking, Lex does a vanishing act which doesn’t go down too well with Kara when they turn around.
5. Barry Meets BARRY!
One of the biggest surprises in hour four was that Barry is meeting the DCEU Ezra Miller Barry Allen. It was just so amazing to see, and it was so out of the blue! Seeing them geek out over each other and Arrowverse Barry gave DCEU Barry the idea to use the moniker of The Flash as he hasn’t used it in the films yet. It will be something if he explains how he came to get the name he uses.
From what’s been said, Ezra and Grant Gustin have always supported each other’s take on The Flash. After the episode aired, Grant admitted on Instagram that keeping Ezra’s involvement a secret was brutal.
6. Palmer Tech Reappears In The Speed Force
For anyone who remembers way back when Ray was in Arrow, we see a scene from his earlier appearances before his presumed demise before joining the Legends. The re-shot scene appears in the Speed Force, and Kate witnesses it and can explain to Oliver that he’s needed. Seeing them using old scenes from earlier in Arrow’s run was fantastic to bring the Emerald Archer’s arc full circle.
7. Kara and Ryan Form An Alliance
After being tricked by Lex, Ryan awakens to find Kara has been knocked out too. He hurries to help her, telling her Lex knocked them and that he’s never been knocked out on an alien planet before. Kara says it’s like being knocked out on Earth.
As they look for Lex, Ryan tells Kara he’s still questioning why he was chosen and asked whether he was the right person to be Paragon of Humanity. Kara gently tells him that he left his family because a bunch of strangers told him they needed his help and that it makes him unique.
Ryan asks if Kara knows where Lex is going with his companion, replying before Lex knocks her out. Kara explains he said something about universal domination, which was new and that whatever he was planning could be used to his advantage. The conversation ends with Ryan saying that Lex is an ass hat, with Kara agreeing.
8. Barry Resurrects Sara
While looking for the others, Barry finds himself with Diggle and Earth-1 Laurel, who are mourning Sara. However, they don’t recognise him because, at this point in the timeline, they and Barry hadn’t met.
Barry resurrects Sara, despite Laurel’s objections. After seeing her sister alive, Laurel proclaims it’s a miracle before Barry takes off with his teammate.
9. Kara And Lex Fight It Out
Kara and Ryan go hunting for Lex and finding at the beginning of time with the Monitor. While Ryan takes the Monitor elsewhere, where they find his knocked-out wife, Kara and Lex go at it. But what else is new?
Knowing her cousin’s adversary is up to no good, Kara calls him out, but things get out of hand when she brings up Lena. Because Lex told his sister about Kara being Supergirl, it destroyed their friendship and made the youngest Luthor not trust anyone. Lex bites back, saying he told his sister the truth.
Ryan runs in and tells them to stop trying to kill each other as he gets through to Novu (the Monitor). Lex complains, saying Ryan’s just ruined an excellent lousy plan.
10. Oliver Dies With Barry And Sara At His Side
As Thanos would say, it was inevitable. During his fight with the Anti-Monitor, Oliver sacrifices himself so a new world can be born. While we knew this moment would come, it’s still devastating to see him die. However, he wasn’t alone in his final moments. After the Paragons helped overpower the Anti-Monitor, Barry takes Sara to their friend, where they find him lying on the ground.
Oliver tells them to watch over his family, but Sara tries to convince him that he’ll be there for them. We think deep down she knows there’s no coming back for him. He shares a heartfelt moment with two of his closest friends before passing. This is devastating for Sara and Barry as they’re seen comforting each other as the world grows bright.
