Arrow [The CW] [** Spoilers **]

Taltos

Last season I was very much I could just stop watching now.

This season, I'm not far off that still. Some nice action but it's feeling a bit jaded to me, return to an earlier Arrow but nothing screaming yet that I have to keep watching. Early days though so I'll give it a bit longer to shape up.

Mr E

They said that this is the last season of flashbacks (in their current form anyway)

lauracleary

Must Start Watching this I'm clearly missing a lot

CastorTroy

Thought the guy attacked at the end was crooked from the way he looked at Ollie near the beginning.

The whole thing with Church holding the hostages was strange. Ollie managed to get away, have a bit of a shoot out just above the hostages, leave the building, go recruiting and get back without Church even noticing? Or are we to think he didn't care?

Bit of a strange payoff with Ollie's promise to Laurel. It's like they filmed that scene then just decided later what she actually said.

Any thoughts as to who the other potential team members in the screens were?

Taltos

Was wondering about Church myself until he mentioned Bludhaven... Nightwing intro anyone??

EoinMcLovin

CastorTroy wrote: »

Any thoughts as to who the other potential team members in the screens were?

From casting news I know that the person with the goggles is

Vigilante

and from promos the new team members are

Mad Dog, Artemis (Black Canary copycat from last season), Mister Terrific

at first and then

Ragman

Agent Coulson

I found this weeks episode very average and weak even for Arrow.

Ragman was good I will say.

Lithium93_

Cody Rhodes

to appear in next weeks episode.

Also Starring LeVar Burton

Agent Coulson wrote: »

I found this weeks episode very average and weak even for Arrow.

Definitely not as promising as the season premiere, but this episode really served to re-establish a status quo and get Oliver in the right headspace to take on a new team and set everything in motion, which I think it managed to pull off and still keeps me hopeful for the season as a whole.

CastorTroy

Thought the team was formed too quickly. We've only glimpsed Wild Dog before now and mini Canary was in 1 episode where she wasn't the best. I know they did their research beforhand but to viewers it's very sudden. Look how long it took each of the original team members to join up

martingriff

EoinMcLovin wrote: »

From casting news I know that the person with the goggles is

Vigilante

and from promos the new team members are

Mad Dog, Artemis (Black Canary copycat from last season), Mister Terrific

at first and then

Ragman

I don't think she will become the black canary that will either be earth 2 Laurel or if Sara has her way the earth 1 Laurel and before anyone panics it will NOT BE FELICITY

martingriff

CastorTroy wrote: »

Thought the team was formed too quickly. We've only glimpsed Wild Dog before now and mini Canary was in 1 episode where she wasn't the best. I know they did their research beforhand but to viewers it's very sudden. Look how long it took each of the original team members to join up

I it was a bit quick expected maybe 1 in episode like

Mr Terrific

or

Ragman

due to how he was in the episode

but not Wild Dog been mad due to the arrow in the leg business or the other one forgot her name

Hope they have different costimes and not wear the costumes in the lair.

What will Curtis wear

Monotype

How long does it take to heal a leg after an arrow goes through it?

Lithium93_

Monotype wrote: »

How long does it take to heal a leg after an arrow goes through it?

Going by show logic, just a week apparently :pac:

In real life, well that's anyone's guess really.

martingriff

Lithium93_ wrote: »

Going by show logic, just a week apparently :pac:

In real life, well that's anyone's guess really.

Well he did say put ice and keep it up so maybe it was not as bad as a full arrow into the leg

Mr E

At least he didn't get an arrow in the knee, we'd never hear the end of it.

A middle of the road episode, but moves things along nicely.

Nervous Wreck

Mr E wrote: »

They said that this is the last season of flashbacks (in their current form anyway)

Best news ever.

Taltos wrote: »

Was wondering about Church myself until he mentioned Bludhaven... Nightwing intro anyone??

Nah, they've been namechecking Bludhaven since season one.

Slydice

Oh man!

He is gonna get wrecked!!!

:eek:

Having Cutty from the Wire as a baddie really works. That guy is just so intimidating!!!:eek:

Bounty Hunter

Much better episode this week although it did have me asking myself 2 questions

1) like with Laurel back when she was terrible at fighting, why is "Mr Terrific" on the team? he really isn't that good at being a Vigilante.

I guess you could say the same for Artemis but she at least follows orders and hasn't been shown to be screwing up unlike the others... Ragman is leagues above the others as an asset.

2) When exactly did Felicity become a biatch who just gives people sh!t over their decisions (ok I know people have felt this way for ages but its something the writers just keep doing).

In general though it was a better episode as said.

CastorTroy

I vote they leave Wild Dog there.

And we had to believe Thea learned her skills over a few months and she was trained one to one by Malcolm. Now we're expected to believe Artemis is now trained enough with a bow and arrow to use it in the field even though we've never seen her even look at a bow before now. Of course now she just carries the bow and doesn't actually use it.

Kirby

Mr E wrote: »

They said that this is the last season of flashbacks (in their current form anyway)

They will time jump at the end of this season. I'm almost positive. A "Four years later" type of thing will happen. This will give them new flashback storylines to go through.

CastorTroy

End of this season will be Ollie saying "We have to go back to the island!"

Nervous Wreck

Kirby wrote: »

They will time jump at the end of this season. I'm almost positive. A "Four years later" type of thing will happen. This will give them new flashback storylines to go through.

Remember to come back to this later. Could be spot on. It would also help Flash get to the point in the newspaper article he sees in season one.

EoinMcLovin

Casting News

Lexa Doig to play Talia Al Ghul

in recurring role


Tvline

Agent Coulson

Really cool guest hero this week.


It reminded me how much I loved Human Target and what a great little show that was just a pity it wasn't Mark Valley's version.

Alfred Borden

Any chance Billy Malone is

Billy Wintergreen?

McLoughlin

I really hate the way all the police extras end up dead seriously is there any police force left in the city and why would you want a job as one ?

Slydice

*admits*

they had me for a bit with Oliver being killed.. I had.. momentary.. feels

sky88

Oliver mentioned felicity being shot in the shoulder. when did that happen cause i have no memory of it.

EoinMcLovin

sky88 wrote: »

Oliver mentioned felicity being shot in the shoulder. when did that happen cause i have no memory of it.

It was in Season 2 when she took a bullet for Sara when they were up against the Clock King

sky88

EoinMcLovin wrote: »

It was in Season 2 when she took a bullet for Sara when they were up against the Clock King

no memory of that, i only vaguely remember clock king as a villain

Monotype

sky88 wrote: »

no memory of that, i only vaguely remember clock king as a villain

https://youtu.be/0Hmgq_UL7YA?t=2m57s

CastorTroy

Well that's a very high functioning alcoholic. I doubt it's the case though.

Thought Artemis was going to have a blood sample to analyse, but I guess she lost her sword on the train. At least she finally spoke more than a few words and fired arrows.

Wonder how long Ollie was holding on to the parachute arrow, however he stored it in his quiver.

And why didn't Constantine sound like Ivan Drago?

Slydice

That was a cool reveal all the same!

CastorTroy wrote: »

Well that's a very high functioning alcoholic. I doubt it's the case though.

Agree. I think it's he must have been playing them.. us?.. all along.

But! Is he working for/with a baddie again?!?

CastorTroy wrote: »

Thought Artemis was going to have a blood sample to analyse, but I guess she lost her sword on the train. At least she finally spoke more than a few words and fired arrows.

In fairness, they feel like they've needed to give us 5 years of backstory to get Oliver to his level

CastorTroy wrote: »

Wonder how long Ollie was holding on to the parachute arrow, however he stored it in his quiver.

I thought that was cool but also spent some time thinking about how it didn't seem unrealistic these days

:eek:

CastorTroy wrote: »

And why didn't Constantine sound like Ivan Drago?

Ah, I think that might spoil it.

Also Starring LeVar Burton

Really loved that - it was a great 100th episode and used the crossover to its advantage really well.

Good to get former cast members back in some capacity and I thought it was good to focus mainly on Arrow characters (I guess in the case of Sara and Ray, Legends characters that got their start on Arrow) and to give Flash and Supergirl a bit of a back seat for the episode - presumably everyone will be back together again for Legends anyway.

I also really loved the Malcolm and Thea talking about Tommy Merlyn off in Chicago training to be a doctor, which was a nice little easter egg as Colin Donnell now plays a surgeon on Chicago Med.

Mitch Connor

Really liked the talk between Oli and Thea - a great moment in the show, imo.

duridian

Also Starring LeVar Burton wrote: »

I also really loved the Malcolm and Thea talking about Tommy Merlyn off in Chicago training to be a doctor, which was a nice little easter egg as Colin Donnell now plays a surgeon on Chicago Med.

i read that Colin Donnell was quite surprised to see his Arrowverse alter ego on the show last night as neither he or Colton Haynes (Arsenal/Roy Harper )were available for filming due to other commitments, yet both appeared in that scene just as

Oliver was about to step through the portal in the Smoak Technology building and escape the Dominator stasis pods

I guess they must have constructed CGI versions of Tommy and Roy from samples of older footage and older voice samples. Quite impressive bit of trickery, I thought the really were there same as the others.
That last moment with Laurel on the porch, in her wedding dress, was one of the most poignant moments on the show so far, very emotional, (

even though it wasn't really Laurel.

and is only surpassed by "Eleven-Fifty-Nine" IMO.

McLoughlin

Arrow In Space.

Jaysus I never ever expected that when the show started.

Agent Coulson

Well you learn something new every day I just found out that Katie Cassidy is the daughter of David Cassidy.

Slydice

Agent Coulson wrote: »

Well you learn something new every day I just found out that Katie Cassidy is the daughter of David Cassidy.

after googling both, I also just learned that was Arrows 100th episode:
http://www.cinemablend.com/television/1592220/why-arrow-brought-back-laurel-for-its-100th-episode

Mitch Connor

HOLY ****ING HELL.

thats a mid-season finale, flash, take notes.

McLoughlin

I was surprised but not really surprised at Laurels return her death seemed funny as if it was being faked so she could go undercover or some such.

Hopefully it isn't a ghost or alien clone

Also Starring LeVar Burton

Very enjoyable episode - a lot of emotional stuff going on.

ixoy

McLoughlin wrote: »

Hopefully it isn't a ghost or alien clone

Or a meta or from one of the alternate earths or a consequence of Flashpoint / Savitar.. The possibilities are many every Wednesday.

Lithium93_

Or the ending was possibly a hallucination.

Brief_Lives

Good, strong episode with 2 massive events happening.. That's a mid season finale, as was pointed out above..


Oliver getting his ass kicked, isn't something you expect from a, possible Rasalghul (typing on ohobe)... Or the Green Arrow..

martingriff

ixoy wrote: »

Or a meta or from one of the alternate earths or a consequence of Flashpoint / Savitar.. The possibilities are many every Wednesday.

could be Earth 2 Dinah. Or a hallucination. How are they going to explain her going between shows as a regular on all shows

Mr E

Anyone else say "WHAT?" out loud at the end? Yikes...

Slydice

That was an absolute rollercoaster!

It was like an average Arrow episode feel

Then Feels

Then ABSOLUTELY ALL THE FEELS THEY COULD CRAM INTO MY BRAIN :(:(

Then like WHAAAAATTTT?!?!?!?! BUT

WOOOO YEY! LAUREL!!!

But also WHATTTTSS GOING ON!!!

Anyway... Good TV that!

martingriff

martingriff wrote: »

could be Earth 2 Dinah. Or a hallucination. How are they going to explain her going between shows as a regular on all shows

Could be linked to Flash and Legends?

Savitar has Cisco seeing Dante and Mick is seeing Snart