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The Flash – Season 3, Episode 8 Invasion!

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Barry asks Green Arrow for help when aliens attack Central City, but when they realize that won't be enough, they track down the Legends of Tomorrow so they can bring Supergirl in on the battle.
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The Flash — Season 3, Episode 8

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The CW marshals its lovable roster of superheroes all together to quell an Invasion! in a sprawling crossover event that makes great use of each series headliners' charms.

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Cast & Crew

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Grant Gustin

Barry Allen

Candice Patton

Iris West

Danielle Panabaker

Caitlin Snow

Carlos Valdes

Cisco Ramon

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Dr. Harrison Wells

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Angelica Jade Bastién New York Magazine/Vulture Aug 1, 2018
3/5
Does Iris have a job or is being Barry's girlfriend a full-time gig? Go to Full Review Chancellor Agard Entertainment Weekly Jul 27, 2018
A-
Based on tonight's episode alone, this year's crossover is looking like it'll be the best one yet. Go to Full Review Scott Von Doviak AV Club Jul 25, 2018
B+
The action is zippy and the classic comic-book trope of the team turning evil under alien mind control and battling Barry and Oliver is colorful. Go to Full Review Ja-Quan Greene Black Nerd Problems Aug 3, 2018
Amazing episode. It was honestly on low-key big-budget Marvel team-up movie levels. Go to Full Review Jesse Schedeen IGN Movies Aug 2, 2018
8.4/10
The slower pace was a little frustrating at times, but ultimately it seemed for the best... It also enabled the episode to juggle the massive cast pretty elegantly. Go to Full Review Allyson Johnson The Young Folks Aug 2, 2018
8/10
It has great, cohesive action, emotional character beats and White Canary calling Supergirl hot, meaning that I got just about everything that I could personally hope for from a given episode. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Episode Info

Synopsis Barry asks Green Arrow for help when aliens attack Central City, but when they realize that won't be enough, they track down the Legends of Tomorrow so they can bring Supergirl in on the battle.
Director
Dermott Downs
Executive Producer
Greg Berlanti, Andrew Kreisberg, David Nutter, Sarah Schechter
Screenwriter
Greg Berlanti, Andrew Kreisberg, Aaron Helbing, Todd Helbing
Network
The CW
Rating
TV-PG (V)
Genre
Drama, Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Original Language
English
Release Date
Nov 29, 2016
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