Crisis on Infinite Earths, the ongoing 5-hour crossover event for the Arrowverse, finished its first 3 parts in December, with the final two parts starting on January 14. The event, based on the 1985 DC storyline, is set to change the DC TV universe on the CW forever. Throughout the first three hours, a lot of things went down in the game-changing crossover featuring heroes across the multiverse. From all of the regular heroes on the ongoing shows along with characters from past DC media, fans were given a lot to digest in the first three episodes. There were plenty of geek out worthy moments and who knows what else will follow in the final two installments when the crossover resumes.
With three hours’ worth of content came a lot of funny, powerful, emotional and intense scenes. But with this many characters, came plenty of personalities which, of course, allowed there to be room for some standout lines. As the crossover is set to return in just a few weeks, there are so many moments to look back at from the first three episodes. With that said, these are the 10 best lines from the first three hours of Crisis on Infinite Earths.
“That Rabbit Was About To Talk.” – Kate Kane
What’s important to remember about Kate Kane (Ruby Rose) in the crossover is that this is really the first time she is getting involved with the entire craziness of being a superhero. When they met her as Batwoman the first time, it was pretty standard, Gotham City-wise. But as she has been dealing with the Wonderland Gang, she has been in her own world until now. So hearing another superhero yell at Harbinger that she was about to make a rabbit talk reminds everyone that despite how dark Gotham is, it’s also really absurd.
“I Can’t Speculate As To Why Oliver Queen Would Kidnap A Baby” – Brainiac 5
Oliver Queen (Stephen Amell) is capable of a lot on pretty much any Earth in the Multiverse. But the moment when Brainiac 5 (Jesse Rath) was stuck on the hypothesis on why any Oliver would randomly kidnap a baby just became a hilarious image mentally. As broody as the Green Arrow can be, can anyone ever think of a logistical reason why Oliver in any scenario would be forced to kidnap a helpless baby? Even in 8 seasons of Arrow, fans never saw anything remotely insane like that. There has been a lot of crazy moments in the show, but nothing as bizarre as the Emerald Archer stealing a child.
“This Is Your Cousin, Sort Of.” – Earth-38 Clark Kent
They never really did talk about why Ray Palmer and a Superman of another universe both looked like Brandon Routh, did they? During the crossover shenanigans, Kara (Melissa Benoist) walks in on seeing a different version of Ray that she declared as looking jacked. That’s when her Clark explains that it’s not Ray, but actually her cousin, kind of. Just that moment alone was hilarious because of Kara’s confusion that was shared with the other characters seeing Ray and a non-Ray but with the same face.
“Wait, So - So The Superman Thing Is Real? Oh, Damn. After All These Years.” – Black Lightning
Loyal Black Lightning fans found Jefferson’s (Cress Williams) geek-out moment at seeing Superman rewarding. In the first two seasons of the Freeland based series, the existence of other DC heroes was a bit of a mystery. While heroes like Vixen, Supergirl, and others have been mentioned, it was never made clear if they were real heroes in that world or just comic book characters. So for Jefferson to see not one, but two Men of Steel in front of him, it was both hilarious and a major pay-off.
“Actually, This Is The Second Time I’ve Gone Nuts And Fought Myself.” – Earth-96 Superman
During the crossover action, Tyler Hoechlin’s Superman is forced to clash with Routh’s version when he is under the temporary control of Lex Luthor (Jon Cryer). But eventually, the fight ends and Earth-96’s Superman comes back to his senses. A surprising piece of dialogue, however, was this Clark referencing having fought himself in Superman III. That was just one of several appreciating nods to the Christopher Reeve era of Superman.
“Daddy Issues. Why Didn’t You Say So?” – Lucifer Morningstar
Tom Ellis’ Lucifer series officially exists within the Arrowverse multiverse as the Devil himself made a cameo during the crossover. Existing on Earth-666, fans got to see Lucifer interact with his fellow Vertigo/DC character John Constantine (Matt Ryan) as well as Mia Smoak (Kat McNamara) and John Diggle (David Ramsey). Who would have thought that the first thing Lucifer and an Arrowverse character would bond over were their respective daddy issues?
“Holy Crimson Skies Of Death!” – Earth-66 Dick Grayson
While his Earth got destroyed (sad, but inevitable), who didn’t just love hearing Burt Ward’s Dick Grayson pulling a Holy-line once again? The Batman ’66 star got to take part in the crossover adventures for a couple of seconds by blurting out his hilarious, but final words as Earth-66 came to an end.
“That Is Worth More Than Any Superpower.” – Earth-167 Clark Kent
Smallville fans got to see Tom Welling back as Clark Kent after he became Superman in 2011. However, a big surprise to viewers was that he had given up his powers at some point so he could have a family with Lois (Erica Durance). Clark may not be flying around in a suit anymore, but hearing him tell Earth-38’s Lex that getting to be a father is better than having any superpower, is still a very Superman thing to say.
“We Remind Superheroes What They’re Fighting For.” – Iris West-Allen
In the darkest hour of the crossover, Iris West-Allen (Candice Patton) reminded The Flash and Arrowverse fans once again why characters like her are imperative in every superhero story. Even if they don’t have powers or a costume, characters like Iris are just as much of a hero as Barry Allen (Grant Gustin), Oliver, Kara, and more. The line she delivers to Ryan Choi (Osric Chau) to convince him in embracing his role as a Paragon was a wonderful reminder of that.
“Keep Riding The Lightning, Son” – Earth-90 Flash
A Flash did vanish in the Crisis, but not the one people were expecting. John Wesley Shipp’s Barry Allen becomes the Flash sacrifice as he gives up his life to stop the anti-matter cannon. Not only does his heroic decision become a key moment in the crossover, but it also acts as a series finale for his Flash TV series that only lasted for one season on CBS back in the 90s. During his final scene, Shipp pretty much gets to pass the torch to Gustin’s Barry with a line that will live on as one of the most iconic Flash dialogues of all time.
