THE FLASH Finally Resolves Big ARROW Series Finale Cliffhanger Teasing Diggle's Green Lantern Future

THE FLASH Finally Resolves Big ARROW Series Finale Cliffhanger Teasing Diggle's Green Lantern Future

Last night's episode of The Flash finally addressed Arrow's big Green Lantern cliffhanger, but is John Diggle going to suit up in the Arrowverse? Find out exactly how it was resolved after the jump...

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By JoshWilding - Jun 16, 2022 07:06 AM EST
Filed Under: The Flash

In Arrow's series finale, John Diggle stumbled across a box that had crashed to Earth. After opening it, he was greeted by a green glow, with the clear insinuation that this was a Green Lantern Power Ring. For years, theories swirled that Spartan might be the Arrowverse's John Stewart, and this cliffhanger appeared to finally confirm that was the case. 

With Warner Bros. moving ahead with a Green Lantern TV series for HBO Max and a Green Lantern Corps movie supposedly still in the works, it would have been a shock to see The CW granted access to the character. Unfortunately, it was confirmed during last night's episode of The Flash that Diggle won't be suiting up for any future adventures. 

Eobard Thawne is still imprisoned on Lian Yu, but we soon learned that he's not alone. Diggle has tracked the villain down to see if he knows anything about the box. It turns out the hero has been unable to open it after closing the lid sometime after Arrow's finale, and the Reverse-Flash explains that it appears only to those at a crossroads in life before they choose their destiny. 

Diggle wasn't ready before, but is now. With that, he gets a glimpse of the cosmos and the sort of possibilities it holds for him. The Green Lantern Corps is never directly referenced, but the insinuation is clear. Alas, he decides that heading into outer space isn't for him, especially as it would mean leaving his family behind. Diggle then throws the box aside and it closes for good.

Some fans are bound to be disappointed by this latest development, but we have to give The Flash some credit for finding a way to resolve this subplot. 

After all, it was one of Arrow's biggest lingering plot threads. On this occasion, it hasn't gone anywhere, meaning we'll have to wait for Green Lantern to return to the screen. The character has been on the shelf for a long time now, but it appears that's going to change over the next few years.
 




The Flash season 8, episode 19; "Negative, Part One" - TEAM FLASH BANDS TOGETHER: The Flash (Grant Gustin) and the team are in for the fight of their lives, meanwhile, Iris (Candice Patton) discovers the cause of her time sickness. The series also stars Jesse L. Martin, Danielle Panabaker, Danielle Nicolet, Kayla Compton and Brandon McKnight. Jeff Byrd directed the episode written by Jonathan Butler & Gabriel Garza (819).

"Negative, Part One" airs on The CW on June 22.

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UnderBelly
UnderBelly - 6/16/2022, 7:38 AM
I'm ready for the CWverse to die. Let Flash end in good grace and leave us with Superman and Lois, seeing as we won't be getting a big screen supes for a while.
AC1
AC1 - 6/16/2022, 7:40 AM
I thought they already resolved that towards the end of Superman & Lois Season 1? I'm sure when Diggle showed up he mentioned that he had a chance to see the universe but chose to stay with his family instead
bobevanz
bobevanz - 6/16/2022, 7:47 AM
That's simply fanservice, I welcome the end of the CW verse, and higher budgets with 10ep seasons on hbo max. This is the way
JobinJ
JobinJ - 6/16/2022, 7:47 AM
This is so bad. So corny. So badly acted and cheap. End it.
GhostDog
GhostDog - 6/16/2022, 7:50 AM
That sounds so frustrating and corny
Krav
Krav - 6/16/2022, 8:04 AM
ah yes!! the cw's ' Love > eveything else ' trope, never gets old , glad i stopped with theses shows , can't belive i was a harcore fan since day 1 man
Kurne
Kurne - 6/16/2022, 8:07 AM
Haven't watched the show in ages, but jesus, can't believe they're still using Tom to play Thawne
Gandressmex
Gandressmex - 6/16/2022, 8:38 AM
@Kurne - He played like 10 different characters throughout almost all CW-verse.
slickrickdesigns
slickrickdesigns - 6/16/2022, 8:22 AM
If I cared about the cw shows I’d be disappointed but I don’t so I’m not.

emeraldtaurus
emeraldtaurus - 6/16/2022, 8:43 AM
When are we gettin the Green Lantern Corp movie??? Really looking forward to that actually....make up for that awfull 2011 piece of sh!t! Or even a 10 ep series would be cool
eagc1995
eagc1995 - 6/16/2022, 6:06 PM
@emeraldtaurus - We were meant to get it in 2020 (in a scenario where COVID didnt happened), but then BvS and JL happened
DrReedRichards
DrReedRichards - 6/16/2022, 8:50 AM
"... we have to give The Flash some credit for finding a way to resolve this subplot."

No, we don't. What are you talking about? All they did was promise something great that they failed to deliver. That's nothing to be credited for. What an awful take.
CaptainDC
CaptainDC - 6/16/2022, 9:10 AM
I loved Arrow when it was first released and managed to stick around up until the very last episode. With that, I ended up jumping into The Flash, the first 3 seasons of Legends and even S2 of Supergirl.

That said, I gave up on the CWverse with the end of Arrow. All of the shows just ran its course and the once intriguing plots became corny and lame. Same fight scenes, same love triangles, some stuff that frankly just got old and repetetive.

Needless to say, I semi-frequently check up on the CWverse on this website and YouTube to see how this storyline is pacing. What a SHAME that they never made anything of this. I can only imagine how frustrating it is for CWverse fans who are still sticking around to see the GL ring amount to nothing.

If it wasn't clear before, DC needs to let go of CW and move onto bigger/better things.
grif
grif - 6/16/2022, 9:36 AM
damn i feel bad for people who have stuck around since then hoping for something to happen with this.
newhire13
newhire13 - 6/16/2022, 10:40 AM
🙄 lol
RockBottom
RockBottom - 6/16/2022, 11:20 AM
I’m pretty sure WB never fully gave CW the rights to use all the material for this specific character line. They were just doing these teases just for the fun of it. But if that’s the case than why bother teasing it in the first place? We just wasted 2 years of our time with this storyline, all that build up and investment only for it to lead to nothing. That to me is an insult to the fans.
knomad
knomad - 6/16/2022, 11:34 AM
I think Diggle shutting the box was very a very good symbol of DC putting a lid on the Arrowverse. It was a good run, but it ran out of gas a couple years ago.

For me, Grant Gustin will always be Flash, and Melissa Benoist will always be Supergirl. The way they're treating the characters in the movies now is just.. wrong. The DCEU is a complete, disjointed, hot mess.
HeavyMetal4Life
HeavyMetal4Life - 6/16/2022, 11:46 AM
@knomad - in hindsight, we can say that Arrow wrapping up put the Arrowverse as a whole on a similar path as well. There were life pulses afterwards with Supergirl and Black Lightning's final seasons, and I would argue that the Armageddon arc was the final pulse of the Arrowverse of old.

Superman & Lois is the only thing that emerged from Crisis with some real purpose, strength, and impact. And while it will [hopefully] continue on for a while because its so freaking good, it will be the last remnant of the Arrowverse and the verse itself will otherwise be dead.
HeavyMetal4Life
HeavyMetal4Life - 6/16/2022, 11:50 AM
I don't watch The Flash anymore, but I will say that I thought this particular scene with Diggle was solid. We all know that the reason he didn't become GL was because of WB's never-ending fcking around with DC TV vs movie properties, and in that regards it is a real shame that this is the conclusion to this particular story thread. But the scene itself was fine and made sense for his journey. And I did like how there were callbacks to the Arrow days.

I am very intrigued though about Diggle's appearance on the finale of Superman & Lois. Its supposed to set up the season 3 storyline and the showrunner said it will also answer questions about the show's place within the Arrowverse.
Blergh
Blergh - 6/16/2022, 11:58 AM
So this potential set-up for a Diggle-centric spin-off with Green Lantern elements is killed off because the show got axed.
THEDARKKNIGHT1939
THEDARKKNIGHT1939 - 6/16/2022, 12:18 PM
What a pointless story arc. Two years seeing this dude stare at the [frick]ing green light just for him to say nope. This should have never been teased at all or at least should have been resolved much sooner. But I guess the CW were naive enough to think that it they kept holding on that one day WB would grant them the right to make a GL show.

All that time John was on the fence hogging the ring from someone who could have actually been using it to protect the universe lol.
Lokiwasright
Lokiwasright - 6/16/2022, 1:21 PM
THEKENDOMAN
THEKENDOMAN - 6/16/2022, 2:14 PM
This guy is such a bad actor, or the script and the character were hot. Either way, him as Green Lantern or even the thought of it is a joke.
528491
528491 - 6/16/2022, 2:31 PM
Why would it be a problem for them to use the Green Lantern? WB clearly have no issues having two concurrent Flashes, two Supermans, three Batmen, etc etc.
sully
sully - 6/16/2022, 3:05 PM
One of the most frustrating elements of the Arrowverse was the constant back and forth of "you can use this character" and "now you can't use this character", depending on the ever-changing status of a WB movie. As soon as any of the shows was given a greenlight to mention or showcase a character, it seemed like it was only a few months or a season later they were no longer allowed to. Deathstroke's arc suffered from it, and Harley Quinn's cameo suffered, among other great potential universe building. I gave up on the Arrowverse a few years ago. Sad to see WB is still pulling this nonsense.
nightwing2090
nightwing2090 - 6/16/2022, 3:14 PM
I'm not sure why they're bothering at all. I guess Ramsey is just finishing up his contract with the CW .Even lamer his latest appearance on Superman & Lois was supposed to air this week but they decided to delay it so he will still be moaning about what to do.
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