My response was regarding romance in the Batwoman series, in general - because that’s what I thought @Flash525 was referring to. To wit: the mere depiction of a gay relationship shouldn’t count as “pushing an agenda” since we don’t use that standard to judge the depiction of straight relationships.
On this, I'd agree. I have no problem with the relationship between Sara and Ava, it's even had it's cute moments, but Sara of Season 3, where we were witness to her bedding every historic female figure she came across became tiresome. It doesn't add to the theme of the show at all.For better or worse (and sometimes it's worse), the stars and co-stars of these shows have multiple “love interest” side plots. And it’s not necessarily pushing an agenda if the lesbian protagonist merely follows the same romance template as other series.
I guess that depends on the character. Young Oliver Queen was the typical ladies man, does Kate Kane match up to that persona? She'd an adult, not an early 20's playboy (or playgirl in her case).
I don't think there's going to be a lot of time for that on this crossover, hah.
Likewise.
I've given up on watching all the regular CW DC shows apart from Black Lightning. But I watch (and own) the crossover events and the animated tie-ins, and I follow general plot developments and watch the odd clip online. I find that works for me
Oliver was a young adult, and that was his thing. You're right, there are plenty of adults that play the field, but how does portraying that on a DC show about superheroes remotely add to their character? It doesn't. I don't mind people in relationships, or just having their own bit of fun, but (regarding that one season of Legends) it just didn't do anything for the show, or the character. We already know/knew what Sara was (bisexual?) and yet the writers felt the need to highlight that. Why?
But they're not dead. It's a safe bet to say that Felicity was returned to Oliver via that scene with the Monitor and her. I very much doubt, despite what's been said, that she wont appear in the final season either.
You've obviously missed the fact that Black Lightning will be appearing in the crossover, and thus they are part of the Arrowverse; those characters just haven't crossed paths with everyone else yet.
Watching the Elseworlds crossover would probably be all you’d need. It clues you in on the character relationships and directly sets up this one.
Actually, that's a very good thing as you will be able to enjoy it for what it is rather than get bogged down by how good (or bad or boring) their earlier episodes were.
Arrowverse refers to the entire shared multiverse. Earth-1, Earth-2, Earth-38, Earth-90, etc are all part of the Arrowverse.
And I completely get that, but that's not what I'm saying is it? I'm simply stating that their actions don't add to the show; especially if that aspect of a character is being shoehorned into every other episode.
As already stated by a few others here, despite what you may desire to be the case, if a character from another show appears within the Arrowverse, then by definition, that show is part of the Arrowverse. They may be lesser, or not as significant as say, Flash or Supergirl, but they're still very much part of it. To say they aren't is like saying Supergirl isn't either. Obviously not true.
). But if “sharing” is an intrinsic aspect of a “shared universe,” it seems to me that extinct series - like The Flash (1990) - can’t qualify, because no part of the current continuity can retroactively affect them. Whereas, within the “conventional” Arrowverse, knowledge of Earth-1 can actively inform an Earth-38 story (and vice-versa). So perhaps we need a different term for the accommodation of characters from past shows…? 
I'm not convinced we'll get that grand merger of worlds. There's just too much that would need rectifying or changing for each individual show if they went there.
Hmm. That's interesting... Not saying I agree, not saying I don't (I'm still mulling it over), but it's certainly an interesting pointI suppose the question of what constitutes the “Arrowverse” is of some conceptual or semantic interest (especially amongst us fellow nerds
As for Black Lightning, a good case can be made that it’s not part of the Arrowverse… yet. But if it is incorporated into the upcoming crossover, I guess it becomes so.
On a related note: if the various Earths are merged in “Crisis,” who gets to be POTUS? On Earth-38, it’s currently someone named Plastino. On Earth-1, it’s Susan Brayden (?). And is it Trump on BL Earth (therefore, our Earth?) because former POTUS Obama has been mentioned?
Sure. But to reiterate my point about semantics, there are two different senses of the word “Arrowverse” (or “shared universe” more generally). One is about an interrelationship between various fictional constructions; and the other refers to a specific collection of real-world television series. So, yes, Flash 90 (the character) can appear in any of the current Arrowverse shows. But no Arrowverse character can appear - obviously - in The Flash (1990) (the actual series, cancelled some 18 years ago).
