JamesG
11-02-2016, 01:59 PM
"Arrow" Is Adding a Classic Batman Villain in Season 5
by Liam Mathews
Nov 2, 2016
A visitor from Gotham will soon be arriving in Star City.
Veteran sci-fi actress Lexa Doig (Andromeda, Stargate SG-1, Continuum) has joined "Arrow" in the recurring role of DC Comics villain Talia al Ghul starting in the 10th episode of Season 5, TVGuide.com has learned.
In the comics, Talia is most traditionally a Batman villain (and sometimes ally [and sometimes lover]), though she's mixed it up with pretty much every hero in the universe; so tangling with the Green Arrow (Stephen Amell) doesn't exactly come out of left field.
Talia al Ghul is the daughter of Ra's al Ghul (Matt Nable) and the half-sister of Nyssa (Katrina Law), both of whom have appeared on "Arrow" in the past. While Ra's was killed two seasons back, Nyssa has been a frequent ally (and sometimes antagonist) of Team Arrow throughout the series' run.
The al Ghuls have yet to show up this season, so its unclear just how Talia will be thrown into the mix. But we do know that just like her sister, she's a warrior who is, according to the CW's official language, "on no one's side but her own."
This also isn't the first time Talia has shown up in the Arrowverse: she briefly appeared in the first season of "DC's Legends of Tomorrow" in the episode "Left Behind," played as a child by Milli Wilkinson.
The character was also played by Marion Cotillard in the 2012 movie The Dark Knight Rises, the final installment of Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight trilogy.
http://www.tvguide.com/news/arrow-talia-al-ghul-lexa-doig-batman-season-5/
by Liam Mathews
Nov 2, 2016
A visitor from Gotham will soon be arriving in Star City.
Veteran sci-fi actress Lexa Doig (Andromeda, Stargate SG-1, Continuum) has joined "Arrow" in the recurring role of DC Comics villain Talia al Ghul starting in the 10th episode of Season 5, TVGuide.com has learned.
In the comics, Talia is most traditionally a Batman villain (and sometimes ally [and sometimes lover]), though she's mixed it up with pretty much every hero in the universe; so tangling with the Green Arrow (Stephen Amell) doesn't exactly come out of left field.
Talia al Ghul is the daughter of Ra's al Ghul (Matt Nable) and the half-sister of Nyssa (Katrina Law), both of whom have appeared on "Arrow" in the past. While Ra's was killed two seasons back, Nyssa has been a frequent ally (and sometimes antagonist) of Team Arrow throughout the series' run.
The al Ghuls have yet to show up this season, so its unclear just how Talia will be thrown into the mix. But we do know that just like her sister, she's a warrior who is, according to the CW's official language, "on no one's side but her own."
This also isn't the first time Talia has shown up in the Arrowverse: she briefly appeared in the first season of "DC's Legends of Tomorrow" in the episode "Left Behind," played as a child by Milli Wilkinson.
The character was also played by Marion Cotillard in the 2012 movie The Dark Knight Rises, the final installment of Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight trilogy.
http://www.tvguide.com/news/arrow-talia-al-ghul-lexa-doig-batman-season-5/