History Recap / Supergirl2015S3E8CrisisOnEarthXPart1

* HaveWeMet: Barry to the waitress congratulating him on his wedding day. She quickly insists that they haven't, because she's a complete and total stranger and not, say, his and Iris's KidFromTheFuture.
** At the rehearsal dinner, Mick passes Caitlin and asks, "Did I try to kidnap you once?" She replies, "Yes, I'd advise trying it again."

'''Barry:''' [[SubvertedTrope ...oh. That's...I got nothing for that, I'm sorry.]]

** The awkward waitress at the wedding reception[[note]]heavily implied to be Barry and Iris' future daughter Dawn Allen, or granddaughter Jenni Ognats[[/note]] says she's just really happy to be there. At a wedding, any wedding. Not specifically Barry and Iris', of course.

* ThoseWackyNazis: Earth-X is the result of the Nazis winning World War II.

* DesignatedGirlFight: When the big battle starts, Supergirl and Overgirl quickly square off against each other, as they're pretty much the strongest characters on either side.

It is the day before Barry Allen and Iris West's WeddingDay, and some "special guests" show up to make this a momentous occasion. In the ceremony itself, before they can exchange their vows, some uninvited guests arrive: Nazis.

* FunnyBackgroundEvent: Mick spends the entire wedding procession catching some Zs and no-one bothers to wake him up.

** Cisco calling Harry [[WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants Squidward]] while discussing how to diffuse the Firestorm Matrix safely with Martin and Jax.

* RedSkyTakesWarning: Among many other hints (including the swastikas everywhere) that Earth-X is a bad place, there's the fact the sky is blood red there.

* BallroomBlitz: Nazis crash the wedding.

* BladeBelowTheShoulder: Killer Frost creates one on her right arm of her powers in the battle with the Nazis to cut down several of them in succession.

** Barry asks Kara to sing at his wedding, remembering her impressive soprano in the musical [[Recap/TheFlash2014S3E17Duet "Duet"]]. In fact, the song she sings is "Runnin' Home to You", which Barry himself sang with his proposal to Iris in the same episode.

* DidntThinkThisThrough: Dark Arrow and Overgirl mount an attack on Barry's wedding, as they assumed the heroes would be caught flatfooted and they could take them out easily. Instead, they get beaten and the heroes now have an idea of who they are. Reverse-Flash even calls them out on their foolishness and how it cost them Prometheus.

* {{Expy}}: The costume of Earth-X's Guardian bears a slight resemblance to ''ComicBook/CaptainAmerica'', with StarSpangledSpandex-styled armor and shield.

* HopeSpot: The Freedom Fighters are banking on the breach to be their last hope, but then Dark Arrow arrives, take out the Freedom Fighters protecting the portal, and claims it for himself.
* IdiotBall: The Nazis would later claim that they have been keeping tabs on the heroes of Earth-1 for quite some time now, yet they underestimated their capabilities, and it didn't occur to the Nazis that a person they ''should'' know is a superhero would invite a few fellow supers at his wedding. The Nazis promptly get their asses handed to them and lose one of their leaders in the process. Not to mention the fact that the Nazis could have kept themselves hidden if it weren't for such an act. Thawne (who wasn't in the church fight) only shows up to chew them out on this.

'''Barry:''' [[SubvertedTrope ...oh. That's... I got nothing for that, I'm sorry.]]

** Cisco calling Harry [[WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants Squidward]] while discussing with Stein and Jax on how to diffuse the Firestorm Matrix safely.

** The awkward waitress at the wedding reception[[note]]heavily implied to be Barry and Iris' future daughter Dawn Allen, or granddaughter Jenni Ognats[[/note]] says she's just really happy to be there. At a wedding, any wedding. Not specifically Barry and Iris's, of course.

* TooDumbToLive: Not a single one of the Resistance soldiers Dark Arrow attacks at the beginning thinks of just firing their weapon at him instead of charging towards him, which naturally gets them all killed. Of course, [[StatusQuoIsGod this is generally the case with Mooks... they never shoot at the main characters.]]

* WhamShot: Dark Arrow and Overgirl are Oliver and Kara's doppelgangers, respectively. And Eobard Thawne is still alive and once again wearing Harrison Wells' face.

->This episode is the first of the four-part ''Series/CrisisOnEarthX'' {{Crossover}} event between ''Series/Supergirl2015'', ''Series/TheFlash2014'', ''Series/{{Arrow}}'', and ''Series/LegendsOfTomorrow''. The episodes in chronological order are "[[Recap/Supergirl2015S3E8CrisisOnEarthXPart1 Crisis on Earth-X, Part 1]]", "[[Recap/ArrowS6E8CrisisOnEarthXPart2 Crisis on Earth-X, Part 2]]", "[[Recap/TheFlash2014S4E8CrisisOnEarthXPart3 Crisis on Earth-X, Part 3]]", and "[[Recap/LegendsOfTomorrowS3E8CrisisOnEarthXPart4 Crisis on Earth-X, Part 4]]".

!!Tropes in this episode:

* ContinuityNod: Oliver brought his old collapsible bow from several seasons back to the wedding.
** Killer Frost hates pink - guess what Caitlin is wearing at the wedding?
** Barry asks Kara to sing at his wedding, remembering her impressive soprano in the musical [[Recap/TheFlash2014S3E17Duet "Duet"]]. In fact, the song she sings is "Runnin' Home to You", which Barry himself sang with his proposal to Iris in the same episode.
** Cisco and Harry devise a serum to decouple Stein from the Firestorm matrix using [[AppliedPhlebotinum quarks]] to essentially trick it into thinking he's still a part of it, [[Recap/TheFlash2014S4E1TheFlashReborn again]].

* FunnyBackgroundEvent: Mick spends the entire wedding procession catching some Z's and no one bothers to wake him up.

* HaveWeMet: Barry to the waitress congratulating him on his wedding day. She quickly insists that they haven't, because she's a complete and total stranger and not, say, [[spoiler: his and Iris' KidFromTheFuture.]]

* ImprovisedWeapon: Sara picked up a censer at the wedding, as a kind of EpicFlail.
* InLoveWithYourCarnage: Mick is visibly intrigued when he sees [[LovesMyAlterEgo Killer Frost]] for the first time.

** At one point Supergirl delivers a Super-Clap, a movement used by both her cousin and herself in [[WesternAnimation/SupermanBatmanApocalypse animated]] [[WesternAnimation/SupermanUnbound movies]] and comics like "[[Franchise/GreenLantern Red Lanterns]]" story arc "Atrocities".

* NothingUpMySleeve: At the wedding, Oliver keeps a bow that’s collapsible to the size of a small baton up his sleeve, [[CrazyPrepared just in case]].

'''Barry:''' [[SubvertedTrope ...oh. That's...I got nothing for that, I'm sorry.]]

** Cisco calling Harry [[WesternAnimation/SpongebobSquarepants Squidward]] while discussing with Stein and Jax on how to diffuse the Firestorm Matrix safely.
-->'''Cisco:''' What Squidward here means to say is we took the data you extrapolated from [[UsefulNotes/IsaacNewton Newton]] and Curie and Galileo...
** Stein modifying the S.T.A.R. Labs cure into a smart virus that can rearrange the genetic code using a spider extract, leading Jax asking if Stein is trying to turn him into [[ComicBook/SpiderMan Spider-Man]]. They even talk about his [[SuperStrength various]] [[AllWebbedUp powers]].

** The awkward waitress at the wedding reception[[note]]heavily implied to be [[spoiler:Barry and Iris' future daughter Dawn Allen, or granddaughter Jenni Ognats]][[/note]] says she’s just really happy to be there. At a wedding, any wedding. Not specifically Barry and Iris', of course.

--> '''Stein:''' This is a molecular resequencing smart virus with a non-normative reciprocal action.
--> '''Jax:''' [[LampshadeHanging Do you just make up scientific words to make yourself sound smarter?!?]]

* ThunderClap: Supergirl used this technique to stun Overgirl and deliver a heavy punch hard enough to cause the Nazis to retreat.
* TooDumbToLive: Not a single one of the Resistance soldiers Dark Arrow attacks at the beginning thinks of just firing their weapon at him instead of charging towards him, which naturally gets them all killed. Of course, [[StatusQuoIsGod this is generally the case with Mooks...they never shoot at the main characters.]]

** On Earth-X, Black Arrow cleans out a Resistance Base and kills Guardian.

* DefiantToTheEnd: Earth-X's Guardian doesn't show fear when Black Arrow prepares to kill him.

* DidntThinkThisThrough: Black Arrow and Overgirl mount an attack on Barry's wedding, as they assumed the heroes would be caught flatfooted and they could take them out easily. Instead, they get beaten and the heroes now have an idea of who they are. Reverse-Flash even calls them out on their foolishness and how it cost them Prometheus.

* HopeSpot: The Freedom Fighters are banking on the breach to be their last hope, but then Black Arrow arrives, take out the Freedom Fighters protecting the portal, and claims it for himself.

* MirrorMatch: Supergirl vs. Overgirl, and Green Arrow vs. Black Arrow.

* LaResistance: The opening shows Black Arrow raiding a resistance base and killing Earth-X's version of Guardian.

* SmokeOut: After being overwhelmed by the heroes at the wedding, Black Arrow uses a light-generating grenade to obscure his escape with Overgirl.

* TooDumbToLive: Not a single one of the Resistance soldiers Black Arrow attacks at the beginning thinks of just firing their weapon at him instead of charging towards him, which naturally gets them all killed. Of course, [[StatusQuoIsGod this is generally the case with Mooks...they never shoot at the main characters.]]
* VillainOpeningScene: Which shows the event's ArcVillain, Black Arrow/Führer, easily taking out a resistance group.
* WhamShot: Black Arrow and Overgirl are Oliver and Kara's doppelgangers, respectively. And Eobard Thawne is still alive and once again wearing Harrison Wells' face.

** Captain Singh and his husband at the wedding procession, sitting right next to Mick.

** The awkward waitress at the wedding reception[[note]]heavily implied to be [[spoiler:Barry and Iris' future daughter Dawn Allen, or Dawn's future daughter Jenni Ognats]][[/note]] says she’s just really happy to be there. At a wedding, any wedding. Not specifically Barry and Iris', of course.

* {{Foreshadowing}}: Overgirl is evidently even stronger than Supergirl in a straight fight, but Supergirl manages to lay her out with one good punch to the chest after using a ThunderClap to disorient her.

* ForgottenFallenFriend: Averted, Stein and Caitlin talk about Ronnie at some point.

** The awkward waitress at the wedding reception[[note]]heavily implied to be Barry and Iris' future daughter Dawn Allen, or Dawn's future daughter Jenni Ognats[[/note]] says she’s just really happy to be there. At a wedding, any wedding. Not specifically Barry and Iris', of course.

** Barry asks Kara to sing at his wedding, having noted her impressive soprano the last time they met, in the musical crossover [[Recap/TheFlash2014S3E17Duet "Duet"]]. In fact, the song she sings is "Runnin' Home to You", which Barry himself sang with his proposal to Iris in that episode.

* {{Expy}}: The costume of Earth-X's Guardian bears a slight resemblance to ''ComicBook/CaptainAmerica'', with StarSpangledSpandex styled armor and shield.

* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Fully played for laughs as Alex is horrified at drunkenly hooking up with Sara, while Sara is utterly casual about it and Kara is outright ''[[SoProudOfYou delighted]]''.

** The awkward waitress at the wedding reception[[note]]heavily implied to be Barry and Iris’s future daughter Dawn Allen, or Dawn's future daughter Jenni Ognats[[/note]] says she’s just really happy to be there. At a wedding, any wedding. Not specifically Barry and Iris’s, of course.

* YouHaveGotToBeKiddingMe: How Iris reacts to their wedding being crashed by a horde of Nazis.

* IdiotBall: The Nazis claim that they have been keeping tabs on the heroes of Earth-X for quite some time now, yet they underestimated their capabilities, and it didn't occur to the Nazis that a person they ''should'' know is a superhero would invite a few fellow supers at his wedding. The Nazis promptly get their asses handed to them and lose one of their leaders in the process. Not to mention the fact that the Nazis could have kept themselves hidden if it weren't for such an act. Thawne (who wasn't in the church fight) only shows up to chew them out on this.

* ImprovisedWeapon: Sara picked up a censer at the wedding, as a kind of ChainPain.

* SoLastSeason: Kara's first scene has her give a CurbStompBattle to a Dominator, one of the villains of the previous four-way crossover, even calling it [[LeaningOnTheFourthWall "so last year."]]

* TakeThat: Jax uttering his disgust with Nazis with the quip [[UsefulNotes/DonaldTrump "Make America Aryan Again."]]

* WhamShot: Black Arrow and Overgirl are Oliver and Kara's doppelgangers, respectively. And Eobard Thawne is still alive and once again wearing Harrison Wells's face.

* DidntThinkThisThrough: Black
Arrow and Overgirl mount an attack on Barry's wedding, as they assumed the heroes would be caught flatfooted and they could take them out easily. Instead, they get beaten and the heroes now have an idea of who they are. Reverse-Flash even calls them out on their foolishness and how it cost them Prometheus.

** On Earth-X, Dark Arrow cleans out a Resistance Base and kills Guardian.

* DefiantToTheEnd: Earth-X's Guardian doesn't show fear when Dark Arrow prepares to kill him.

* DidntThinkThisThrough: Dark Arrow and Overgirl mount an attack on Barry's wedding, as they assumed the heroes would be caught flatfooted and they could take them out easily. Instead, they get beaten and the heroes now have an idea of who they are. Reverse-Flash even calls them out on their foolishness and how it cost them Prometheus.

* MirrorMatch: Supergirl vs. Overgirl, and Green Arrow vs. Dark Arrow.

* LaResistance: The opening shows Dark Arrow raiding a resistance base and killing Earth-X's version of Guardian.

* SmokeOut: After being overwhelmed by the heroes at the wedding, Dark Arrow uses a light-generating grenade to obscure his escape with Overgirl.

* TooDumbToLive: Not a single one of the Resistance soldiers Dark Arrow attacks at the beginning thinks of just firing their weapon at him instead of charging towards him, which naturally gets them all killed. Of course, [[StatusQuoIsGod this is generally the case with Mooks...they never shoot at the main characters.]]
* VillainOpeningScene: Which shows the event's ArcVillain, Dark Arrow/Führer, easily taking out a resistance group.
* WhamShot: Dark Arrow and Overgirl are Oliver and Kara's doppelgangers, respectively. And Eobard Thawne is still alive and once again wearing Harrison Wells's face.

* TheCastShowoff: Kara singing at the wedding.

'''Barry:''' [[SubvertedTrope ... oh. That's... I got nothing for that, I'm sorry.]]

* TooDumbToLive: Not a single one of the Resistance soldiers Dark Arrow attacks at the beginning thinks of just firing their weapon at him instead of charging towards him, which naturally gets them all killed. Of course, [[StatusQuoIsGod this is generally the case with Mooks... they never shoot at the main characters.]]

'''Barry:''' [[SubvertedTrope ...oh. That's...I got nothing for that, I'm sorry.]]

* TooDumbToLive: Not a single one of the Resistance soldiers Dark Arrow attacks at the beginning thinks of just firing their weapon at him instead of charging towards him, which naturally gets them all killed. Of course, [[StatusQuoIsGod this is generally the case with Mooks...they never shoot at the main characters.]]

* VillainOpeningScene: Which shows the event's ArcVillain, Dark Arrow/Fuhrer, easily taking out a resistance group.

** Barry asks Kara to sing at his wedding, having noted her impressive soprano the last time they met, in the musical crossover [[Recap/TheFlash2014S3E17Duet "Duet"]]. In fact, the song she sings is "Runnin' Home to You", which Barry himself sang to Iris in that episode.