Crisis on Infinite Earths Cast

It is a big cast, here is a quick guide who appears where. The ten actors to appear in all five parts are Melissa Benoist, Grant Gustin, Ruby Rose, Brendon Routh, Stephen Amell, Caity Lotz, Lamonica Garrett, Tyler Hoechlin and Elizabeth Tulloch. SPOILERS AHEAD

Regular = Regular on the show
Guest = Guest star from another show
Cameo = Short appearance in one scene, even if show regular

Characters	Supergirl (Part 1)	Batwoman (Part 2)	The Flash (Part 3)	Arrow (Part 4)	Legends of Tomorrow (Part 5)
Supergirl/Kara	Regular	Guest	Guest	Guest	Guest
Martian Manhunter/ J'onn	Regular		Guest	Guest	Guest
Batwoman/ Kate	Guest	Regular	Guest	Guest	Guest
The Flash/ Barry	Guest	Guest	Regular	Guest	Guest
Arrow/ Oliver and Parrellel Earth Oliver	Guest	Guest	Guest	Regular	Guest
White Canary/ Sara	Guest	Guest	Guest	Guest	Regular
Superman/ Clark (Earth-96)		Guest	Guest		Cameo
Ryan Choi/ The Atom (Next year)			Guest	Guest	Guest
Lex Luthor		Guest	Guest	Guest	Guest
Alex Danvars	Regular				Guest
Dreamer/ Nia	Regular				Guest
Brainaic 5	Regular
Lena Luthor	Regular
Superman/ Clark	Guest	Guest	Guest	Cameo	Guest
Lois Lane	Guest	Guest	Guest	Cameo	Cameo
Mia Queen/ Arrow	Guest	Guest	Guest
Luke Fox		Regular
Harbinger/ Lyla	Guest	Guest	Guest		Cameo
The Atom/ Ray	Guest	Guest	Guest	Guest	Regular
Mick Rory (Multiple Earths)		Guest	Guest		Regular
John Constatine		Guest	Guest
Monitor	Guest	Guest	Guest	Guest
Clark Kent  Earth-167		Guest
Lois Lane Earth-167	Cameo (as Kara's mom)	Cameo
Bruce Wayne Earth-99		Guest
John Diggle		Guest	Guest	Cameo/ Regular	Guest
Lucifer Moringstar		Cameo
Iris West		Guest	Regular
Nash wells/ Pariah	Guest		Regular		Guest
Cisco Ramon			Regular
Caitlin Snow/ Frost			Regular		Guest
Enlongated Man/Ralph			Regular
The Flash/ Barry  (Earth-90)			Guest
Black  Lightning/ Jefferson			Guest		Guest
Anti-Monitor				Guest	Guest
The Flash/ Barry  (DCEU)				Cameo
Black Canary					Guest
Wild Dog/Rene					Guest
Eba Sharpe					Cameo/ Regular
Steel/ Nate					Cameo/ Regular

Save Batwoman

Arrowverse shows have been accused of various things. Like Flash not living up to standards and losing its spark. Like Supergirl being 'too political' and being written by 'social justice warriors.' Arrow, surprisingly, has not been criticized as much and now coming to a close. Legends of Tomorrow and Black Lightning have only gotten praise. Batwoman has been out for a month and a half and is at seven episodes. The rumor is Batwoman is up for cancellation for low ratings. Let me tell know, even though not perfect, it is a series worth saving. It is entertaining, engaging and believes or not, emotional.

Plot (with some spoilers): 

Kate Kane (Ruby Rose), the cousin of Bruce Wayne, was training away from Gotham City until she hears Sophie, her ex is in town. Kate and Sophie were cadets in the army, in a relationship but forced to admit they were gay. They were in fear of being kicked out. Sophie denied it and break up the relationship with Kate. Kate left the academy. Kate survived a tragic car accident that Batman could not save her mother and twin sister. Kate thought the sister was still alive. Her father Jacob (Dougray Scott) helped her until his new wife found evidence the girl was dead. Kate never believed it. 

Kate's dad Jacob is in charge of the Crows, operatives protecting Gotham City since Batman is out of town. Alice and the Wonderland Gang abduct operative Sophie, prompting Kane's stepdaughter Mary to call  Kate. Kate learns Alice is targeting her father and sets out to locate her cousin, billionaire Bruce Wayne. She discovers, however, that Bruce is Batman, who she blamed for failing to save her sister and mother after they died in a tragic car crash. Realizing there's more to the story, she dons her cousin's Batsuit, altered by Wayne Enterprises employee Luke Fox, before rescuing Sophie and foiling Alice's plan to detonate a bomb in a crowded park. The next day, as the news reports on what they believe to be Batman's return, Kate begins to suspect Alice is her sister Beth.

So she doesn't don the red wig until episode 3 which is brilliant. It doesn't try to be Fox's Gotham and be highly stylized. It has a strong cast. Even though sometimes it feels they wedge characters in an episode because they are in the cast, most of the time they are organic. Like its other Arrowverse series, it doesn't stuff a lot of DC comic villains. It has its arch-villain which is Alice but sometimes they stick in a villain like Magpie. It does sometimes stuff in "the son of" or "the daughter of" like Supergirl. Supergirl had Lois Lane's sister Lucy, Lex Luthor's sister Lena, Jimmy Olsen's sister and so forth. And in this one, we have Lucius Fox's son Luke and Alfred Pennyworth's daughter Julia but isn't as heavy-handed. 

I don't see the series as being 'woke.' It deals with LGBT issues but that is obvious as having a lesbian lead. It has a woman in the closet and denial like Sophie who struggles with her emotions and identity. Which I feel is so authentic. It deals with criminal psychology with Alice and her fragile state. Other worthy characters talking about is Mary, Kate's step-sister, a med student who has a small clinic that helps criminals, vigilantes, and people without insurance. Some fans accuse Ruby Rose of being a bad actress, but I find her charming. She has a quality that is actually quite magnetic and also, the way the character Kate stands by Alice, believing her to be her sister regardless of what, is very believable thanks in part of Ruby's performance. I believe this series is worth saving. The show has Arrowverse charm, it doesn't take itself too seriously but is not overly comedic. Even when the villains can come off cheesy and one-dimensional, Alice is multi-faceted. 

Sources: https://screenrant.com/batwoman-audience-score-bad-reviews-why/ | https://boundingintocomics.com/2019/11/15/rumor-batwomans-declining-ratings-could-lead-to-cancellation/

What is known so-far about Crisis on Infinite Earths Crossover

 A lot of the Arrowverse show fans are anticipating this crossover. Arrow is ending after 8 seasons and for the past seven years, ir had had its annual crossovers. Each one had been special and different. Some have not had the greatest reception like "Crisis on Earth-X." The last one "Elseworlds" introduced Batwoman. This is the most ambitious one. 

The series, written by Marv Wolfman and pencilled by George Pérez, was first serialized as a 12-issue limited series from April 1985 to March 1986. At the start of Crisis on Infinite Earths, the Anti-Monitor (the Monitor's evil counterpart) is unleashed on the DC Multiverse and begins to destroy the various Earths that it comprises. Crisis on Infinite Earths is noted for its high death count; hundreds of characters died, including DC icons Kara Zor-El (the original Supergirl) and Barry Allen (the Flash of the Silver Age). The story's events resulted in the entire DCU being rebooted.

It will air on the following nights:

Supergirl: Sunday, Dec. 8 at 8 p.m. 

Batwoman: Monday, Dec. 9 at 8 p.m. 

The Flash: Tuesday, Dec. 10 at 8 p.m. 

Arrow: Tuesday, Jan 14 at 8 p.m. 

DC’s Legends of Tomorrow: Tuesday, Jan 14. at 9 p.m.

Not only will the story unfold in five series, but another CW Superhero Black Lightning will also guest star even though it won't be on his show. His show is shot in Atlanta, not Canada as the other series. So far, Flash and Arrow both have storylines involved with the Crisis while Supergirl and Batwoman so far have not. 

Guest List of other CW series or past Arrowverse actors:

Black Lightning

Cress Williams (Black Lightning) will be joining the crossover.

Tom Cavangh will play Pariah in the CW’s take on the story.

Also joining the cast is former castmate Audrey Marie Anderson as Harbinger

LaMonica Garrett as the Anti-Monitor

Johnathon Schaech will return as Jonah Hex.

Stephen Lobo (Supernatural) has been cast as the Spectre.

Jon Cryer will also return as Lex.

The Guest List not only includes characters from Arrowverse but various actors from past DC Comic series: 

Smallville

Smallville's (WB, October 16, 2001 – May 13, 2011) Tom Welling (Clark Kent) and Erica Durance (Lois Lane) will be guest starring. Also returning at Supergirl's Tyler Hoechlin (Clark Kent) and Bitsie Tulloch (Lois Lane).
https://ew.com/tv/2019/09/26/smallville-tom-welling-erica-durance-photo-arrowverse-crisis-crossover/

Superman Returns
Brandon Routh played Clark Kent in the movie Superman Returns (2006). He will be portraying a Superman inspired by the Elseworlds comic run of “Kingdom Come". He will also return as The CW’s Legends of Tomorrow as Ray Palmer (The Atom). 

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/superman-past-and-present-brandon-routh-and-tyler-hoechlin-pose-on-the-c-ws-arrowverse-crossover-set-123412053.html

Birds of Prey

Ashley Scott played Helena Kyle/The Huntress in the short-lived Birds of Prey (The WB, October 9, 2002 –February 19, 2003). She will be guest starring, unknown as in what capacity. She is reportedly reprising her role.

https://heroichollywood.com/ashley-scott-arrowverse-huntress-set-photos/

Batman (1966)

Burt Ward has a cameo.

Batman: The Animated Series (1992)

Kevin Conroy voiced Batman in Batman: The Animated Series, The New Batman Adventures, Batman Beyond and Justice League. He has been cast as an elderly Bruce Wayne from the future.

RUMORS

Lucifer
Tom Ellis was spotted on set in Canada in his Lucifer costume but he claims he will not be in the crossover. 

https://screenrant.com/crisis-infinite-earths-lucifer-tom-ellis-not-appearing/

Titans

Rumor is the Titans from the DC series that will also cameo.

https://heroichollywood.com/titans-dc-universe-crisis-on-infinite-earths/