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I know a lot of the flashback stuff w/ Hong Kong hasn't captured the viewer's imagination the way The Island did but I'm actually riveted by it and find it great to see it picking up speed. I figure that if Arrow goes 6 seasons we're on track to have seasons 5-6 include more context w/ Russia.
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I think the main problem with it is each thing they've had him do was a one off. Assassinate this guy, torture this guy, steal this message etc. None of it ties into anything except that they're grooming him. It's like it's a series of vignettes instead of an ongoing story.
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Feb 12, 2015 19:30
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I laughed out loud when she got hit with the second one.
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Not a bad episode. It resolved a lot of troublesome plot lines, so hopefully things will be good for the rest of the season.
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Aphrodite posted:I think the main problem with it is each thing they've had him do was a one off. Yeah but the real back story is the Yamishiros & they're letting the relationship develop w/ Oliver. The trade craft we knew was coming but now that we've gotten to a real level of trust between the Yamoshiros & Oliver, what comes next may be epic if handled correctly.
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Feb 12, 2015 19:59
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Laurel is using her newfound powers to get airline receptionists fired over twitter this afternoon.
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Feb 12, 2015 19:59
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A really great episode. After the terrible poo poo that was the last season (I didn't even watch the last 4 episodes, I couldn't care less about Slade), it's nice that Arrow got it's old strength back this season. Malcolm is so much better and more interesting than Slade. There can never be too much Barrowman in an episode. Thea and Ollie being the best siblings is also amazing.
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Feb 12, 2015 20:10
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Can't wait for Oliver to casually mention to Thea that she murdered Sarah.
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Feb 12, 2015 20:17
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Habibi posted:Good episode as far as resolving several hanging plotlines, but god drat all of those emotional scenes really underscored just how terrible most of the actors (including Amell) on this show are. Laurel, Lance, and even Diggle have some chops, but holy hell does everyone else make me cringe when they try to pull off anything besides no expression or jaw-bunching sternness. Can't wait for the return of Manu. If you think Amell can't act his brother is even worse on the Flash.
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Feb 12, 2015 20:34
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His brother isn't on the Flash.
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Pwnstar posted:Can't wait for Oliver to casually mention to Thea that she murdered Sarah. I feel like that revelation will be tied into Lance also wanting to know exactly how his daughter died.
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Feb 12, 2015 20:38
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Aphrodite posted:His brother isn't on the Flash. Okay cousin.
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Feb 12, 2015 20:40
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bobkatt013 posted:Okay cousin. Same difference.
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Feb 12, 2015 20:50
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Party Plane Jones posted:If you think Amell can't act his brother is even worse on the Flash. I don't, to the former, and to the latter, maybe, but in his five minutes of screentime I think the jury is still out. Granted, I haven't seen him in any of his other shows, so it's entirely possible he's worse. Habibi fucked around with this message at 20:57 on Feb 12, 2015 |
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Feb 12, 2015 20:51
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bobkatt013 posted:Okay cousin. clone
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Feb 12, 2015 21:14
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The problem with the HK plot up to this point is that it was idiotic. The problem with the HK plot in this episode is that it's just retreading emotional ground in an hour where every non-HK plot was barreling forward at a flashy pace. The viewers already know that the Yamashiros like Oliver and vice versa. The audience already knows that Waller is mean about things because reasons. Every character involved in the non-flashback plot is in a different headspace than they were when the hour began, but the only thing that's changed about the flashbacks at the end of the episode is their physical location.
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Timett posted:I laughed out loud when she got hit with the second one. I hope that Team Arrow fights Vertigo every season, and every season Laurel gets hit by more and more darts. Vertigo: Man, are you even trying? You must love this stuff! What an addict! 
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imperialparadox posted:I hope that Team Arrow fights Vertigo every season, and every season Laurel gets hit by more and more darts. So you are saying that she is a Ghost Pirate.
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Feb 12, 2015 21:40
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Maybe the guy should just throw knives or something. Or, like, use a gun.
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Habibi posted:I don't, to the former, and to the latter, maybe, but in his five minutes of screentime I think the jury is still out. Robbie was perfectly fine on The Tomorrow People. I think his Flash character is just coming off weird because he's playing a middle aged scientist trapped in a twentysomething's body.
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Feb 12, 2015 22:03
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BrianWilly posted:Maybe the guy should just throw knives or something. Yeah hes got whicked aim and should be using throwing knives
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Dead Snoopy posted:Yeah but the real back story is the Yamishiros & they're letting the relationship develop w/ Oliver. The trade craft we knew was coming but now that we've gotten to a real level of trust between the Yamoshiros & Oliver, what comes next may be epic if handled correctly. having the real vial being willing to trade the vial for his wife what their escape plans were a few other things I know I'm forgetting I mean is there one point where Oliver has actually been told the truth by Maseo?
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Dead Snoopy posted:I know a lot of the flashback stuff w/ Hong Kong hasn't captured the viewer's imagination the way The Island did but I'm actually riveted by it and find it great to see it picking up speed. I figure that if Arrow goes 6 seasons we're on track to have seasons 5-6 include more context w/ Russia. Unless they change the way they do the flashbacks they will run out by the end of season 5 as they run concurrently with the "real time". So at the end of season 5 we will see Oliver get resuced again (in flashback).
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Oracle posted:I mean is there one point where Oliver has actually been told the truth by Maseo? He is part of the League of Assassins.
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bobkatt013 posted:He is part of the League of Assassins. Or is he? 
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Valeyard posted:Yeah hes got whicked aim and should be using throwing knives Vertigo is really Bullseye. I don't care about it being the wrong company.  Mr Beens posted:Unless they change the way they do the flashbacks they will run out by the end of season 5 as they run concurrently with the "real time". So at the end of season 5 we will see Oliver get resuced again (in flashback). During Season 6 they will just have flashbacks to Season 1, showing stuff that Ollie did whenever the show was off the air. 
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Oracle posted:Hahah what trust between the Yamashiros and Oliver? So far he's just been repeatedly lied to. I mean yeah okay Maseo 'came back' for him but even that I'm having a hard time believing at this point. Maseo so far has lied about : He lies to Oliver so much Ollie might suspect he's a Queen.
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imperialparadox posted:Vertigo is really Bullseye. I don't care about it being the wrong company. Maybe they re-pilot and jump ahead five years. Give them a chance to really shake up the cast/story line etc.
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SIR FAT JONY IVES posted:Maybe they re-pilot and jump ahead five years. Give them a chance to really shake up the cast/story line etc. Would Ollie come back with a beard? I'm on board.
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Valeyard posted:Yeah hes got whicked aim and should be using throwing knives DC's last master of knife throwing got ganked by Ollie in five minutes in season 1. RIP Brutale, never forget. jscolon2.0 fucked around with this message at 23:06 on Feb 12, 2015 |
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Valeyard posted:Yeah hes got whicked aim and should be using throwing knives Coated with Vertigo.
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SIR FAT JONY IVES posted:Maybe they re-pilot and jump ahead five years. Give them a chance to really shake up the cast/story line etc. Like a ....flash forward?
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GreenNight posted:Like a ....flash forward? But Diggle is dead in the flashforward, so we spend the rest of the season trying to figure out how he dies.
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TyrantWD posted:But Diggle is dead in the flashforward, so we spend the rest of the season trying to figure out how he dies. Plane crash due to an unexplained green light. No body was found.
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Apparently the girl who played the huntress in in contention for a lead role in the Deathpool movie...I guess Fox wants it to tank.
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Oroborus posted:Apparently the girl who played the huntress in in contention for a lead role in the Deathpool movie...I guess Fox wants it to tank. Ryan Reynolds, ruiner of franchises.
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Name one franchise he ruined...
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Rocksicles posted:Name one franchise he ruined... Green Lantern. Killed it before it even left the ground. Also, Blade (though that one was equal portions Dominic Purcell and Ryan Reynolds)
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Scyantific posted:Green Lantern. Killed it before it even left the ground. That was mostly Wesley Snipes and his actions on set.
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Scyantific posted:Green Lantern. Killed it before it even left the ground. Ryan Reynolds was good in Blade 
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