Last week’s episode of Arrow was a bit of an off-day for the series, mostly because it was concerned with stuffing in a bunch of plot-arc related stuff. On the other hand, we got more Felicity Smoak, Walter Steele turned out to not be such a bad guy after all, Diggle is officially on Ollie’s side now, and the episode ended on a high note with Ollie getting bagged for being Arrow.
All of which leads up to what promises to be a very flashback heavy episode tonight, featuring none other than Deathstroke.
There’s a fairly big hint as to how, exactly, this episode will end for Slade Wilson considering the pilot showed his mask on a pike near Ollie’s encampment and Ollie has been shown to not be terribly shy about killing people with pointy sticks. Also, it’s unlikely Deathstroke will have the healing factor that his comic book counterpart has: This isn’t that kind of show. He may also be Russian, considering the island Ollie was stranded on had a lot of Russkies on it.
That said, it will be interesting to see how ol’ Orange Mask fits into the mythology the show is building, and hey, who knows, maybe he’s not dead. GA in the comics was more than happy to settle for plucking out an eye, so maybe he’ll make it out of the episode alive.
And, of course, there’s the question of how Ollie is avoiding jail now that he’s been bagged by Quentin. We’ll be liveblogging this tonight as usual, so be here at 8pm EST when the fun starts.
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Aaaaaand we’re back!
“Are you out of your mind?” “I’m Harry Dresden, bitch.”
ROFL!
If you’ve ever tried archery, what’s about to happen will be hilarious.
I like this mentor guy. Unfortunately, he’s a mentor, so he’s probably dead by episode’s end.
2 things:
- Glad the dude survived. (At least for now?)
- As a young Asian American dad w/ impressionable young boys, I am so HAPPY that there’s an asian character who isn’t all “CHING CHONG BING BONG!”.
Yeah, this show seems to be making an effort to not be stereotypical in some respects.
He looks really artificially old. Like he is way to young to play such an old wise sensai
Hey, Sho Kosugi can’t do everything.
THAT’S your shtick, Ollie? Really?!
Quentin really should not be on this case, legally speaking.
No doubt. You would think his department would know this.
“I have solid grounds. They make for great coffee.”
Soooo, there are no ethics laws in Starling City? At all?
This is a small little world he lives in. Only one cop can arrest anyone and only one lawyer can take any case he comes up with.
Yeah, isn’t this a major city?
Judge has a baaaaaad perm.
Fastest trial in the history of all time
Also the most photographed.
Oh snap its just the arraignment with sassy ex girlfriend lawyer.
It’s the CW, every legal process has the weight of a trial. Traffic court is serious business.
SHE’S A CAST MEMBER! PHOTOGRAPH HER!
Great timing there. Thought he was on his own there for, well, never.
A GPS device? When did this show become “White Collar”?
Well, if it is, that GPS may as well be decorative.
Is he gonna help the cops catch the “real” arrow as a liason?
Strap it to his dong.
OOOOOO BURN! Everyone knows your just a rich jerk who dissapeared on an island for a while and has been acting very strange since returning but nevermind that we used to make whoopie
I’m still wondering why nobody seems to have noticed this. AT ALL. Even Diggle, and he’s much sharper than, well, anybody on the show.
Nothing livens up a party like a SWAT team!
My fiancee described his party as a “douchebag magnet.”
These are my yellin’ sneakers!
Prison theme with sexual double entendres. Great idea Ollie.
He is pretending to be a rich tool.
Why is everybody acting like Quentin is insane? He does have a case here.
You got Gossip Girl all over my DC show.
Some sacrifices must be made to have Ollie Queen kill a motherf***er.
The obligatory “Music in today’s episode was by *hipster douche trance*” made me wince, but like Dan said- price must be paid for arrows to the eye.
No, Ollie, everybody in Starling City is too self-absorbed to make the connection.
That said, his plan is a pretty good idea.
I do like that Diggle gets to do more than be Ollie’s conscience. Because he’s awesome.
To the batcave!!!!
To the Arrow…cave…thing…warehouse…
Aka greenhouse!
Greenhouse, I like that…
Seconded!
Best move the show made was expanding him
Yeah, if this show were just the Diggle and Ollie Ass-Beating Hour it’d be higher rated than football.
Why would you stick your finger on an arrow? you know its sharp!
HOW SHARP IS IT?
Any maybe poisoned…
It’s like when the waiter tells you a plate is hot, what do you do?
Gee, Ollie might be nuts? This lawyer lady is the smartest person in Starling City.
I will give him this, he can pull off smug d-bag pretty well.
Amell can act. The pilot was a better display of his talent.
What are the odds there gonna make out by the end of the episode? 2 to 1?
It’s sweeps so 1 to 1.
Waiting for Felicity to show up myself and give him some options. It is the CW.
Threesome!
Oh, like his family gives a crap about Ollie.
His mom is like Lucille Bluth i doubt she would care.
Holy crap, you’re right.
Not sure his mom is drunk enough to pull off Lucille.
She’s Lucille’s sober, bitchier sister. Although my fiancee points out Lucille would never have married “the help”.
Or how about sober Malory Archer?
I love this liveblogging. Everyone is fucking hilarious I just wish I actually had a TV and didn’t have to wait til the next day to watch the episode.
“You’re making me feel rude.” Well, you did just kidnap him.
FYERS!!!
Sensei is a Chinese general, huh?
WWII Japan man who thinks the war is still going on! FInal Answer!
HA! No, that’s definitely a Chinese uniform.
Yeah and he would just imprison that gaijin anyway just like Fyers.
He’s the deserter from Avatar all over again.
Wait, Deathstroke is Eddie Fyers’ sidekick? That’s… kind of lame.
Although the mask is pretty cool.
Deathstroke is going to lose an eye.
Good catch, I hadn’t noticed that.
I was hoping to see his man-servant Wintergreen.
Is this an ad with blow up dolls? What the HELL am I watching?!
Still better than the Breaking Dawn commercial.
Yeah, Bill Condon made a two hour perfume ad.
Preemptive: SHUT UP THEA!
Telling his often drunk underage sister to move a keg. Great call.
“Can you also hide my drugs?”
Oh, NOW YOU NOTICE SOMETHING’S WEIRD, THEA. GOOD JOB, CAPTAIN PERCEPTIVE!
Wow and that gift how could you not put that together before hand!
The Buddhism quote should have been a tip too.
Although my fiancee did point out that she only noticed because it affects her.
Who votes for a new yacht party with just the Queen ladies?
No. Some might survive.
His mom would make a great counter-archer to try and kill him.
His mom is shaping up to be the big bad of the season.
Is it me, or is Barrowman channeling Tom Cruise majorly?
What, he seriously does not know their back story?
Yeah, I’m surprised.
DAMN. HOLY CRAP. Not expecting the torture scene.
Panty dropper, did you see her face when he laid down that truth bomb?
Isn’t the panty-dropper slang for the acoustic ballad every metal band composes? Because I like the torture equivalency.
How does he know about the scars?
It was on the news, actually. Plus he would have been examined when rescued.
That makes sense I missed a bunch of the first Ep
Way to mess with Dresden, Ollie.
Just ask the skull in your desk drawer to follow him around.
My name is Quentin. His name… is Bob.
This is one awful party. My fiancee said it looks like a bad costume party on a frat’s lawn.
Dresden hates this party.
Dresden doesn’t do well in crowds. Usually burns the place down.
Oh, I WISH.
OH SHIT DIGGLE’S PULLING A JOHN STEWART!
You can call him Black Arrow!
“I’m Forest Green Arrow, bitches!”
Unlike Smallville, I love that this show is actually ADDING to the Green Arrow mythos instead of pandering to the fanboys.
I’d love for Dig to show up in the comic books.
My fiancee: Diggle Don’t Play That.
Walter Steele is actually shaping up to be likeable too. Pretty surprising that a CW show would feature not one but two sympathetic Black guys.
Mama Queen moves fast.
Yeah, really.
TomDanks called it, they’re totally making out.
15 minutes after a scene where he reminds everyone he killed her sister.
Really, is there anything more erotic than family drama? To CW characters, I mean.
“Why don’t you hate me?” Hell of a move, Ollie.
“I didn’t know about your scars.” IT WAS ON THE NEWS DIMWIT.
Abs in three…two…one…
3..2..1..
“How did you survive this?” What, having abs?
Aren’t most of his scars on his back? The front looked pretty tame.
Shoulders, if I remember correctly.
It’s nice to see that MIDI still scores most romantic television scenes.
Sensei/Deathstroke fight! Awesome!
Was a pretty good fight scene. Have to admit.
Yeah, this show can make with the action when it wants to.
Im pumped they didnt try to do any shaky cam action. Martial arts fights need a steady shot which shows space and movement.
It’s old school, and it’s welcome.
I’ll never get tired of dudes catching arrows. Slightly disappointed in the lack of Deathstroke dialogue or backstory, but I guess they’ve got me coming back for more.
Condolonces again for having to watch Beauty and the Beast a couple weeks ago.
The shit I do for America.
I think they’re trying to make Deathstroke into the Boba Fett of the series.
Yeah, I assumed they were cramming in all the island stuff into an episode but apparently not.
Hey, Dennis Duffy is an arms dealer!
Suck it Jeter!
They remind me of the Not-so Goody mob.
Diggle beating ass. The romance was worth that scene.
Ollie’s mom and Walter actually sell this scene pretty well.
Well, that plan didn’t work. Either the assassination or pretending he’s not Arrow.
OR Quint is reeeeaaallllyyyy gullible.
“Well, I just saw him suplex a dude while doing a handstand. He can’t be the guy.”
“You learn how to do that on the island?”
“uh… no …. high school wrestling”
“You shoulda been all city kid”
Whomp Whomp
Most good assasins put their gun together before ringing the doorbell.
Nobody said this guy was a good assassin.
Wait, Quentin BOUGHT IT? What?!
What happens when the gang bangers wake up and say the Arrow is about 4 inches taller then last thought and black?
Had to kill someone to save him and then let him go. That’s gotta hurt.
The hood hides all…
Can the people on this show start calling him Green Arrow instead of the Vigilante or Hood? It’s getting on my nerves.
I like it, actually. Cuts down on the cheese.
Mama Queen actually got a lot of development this episode.
Mama Queen is very, very pragmatic.
Mama Queen will end your shit.
“I’m coming with you!” Not so much!
They were into middle school together?
Laurel suddenly got a MAJOR IQ bump.
SHE SEES YOU AS DAMAGED ALREADY, MORON.
Laurel, was the flutter on other questions?
Here’s a better question, who takes eighth graders to a prison on a field trip.
Scared Straight for white collar criminals?
Laurel should just sing “We are never ever ever…”
I am angry that I get that reference.
I am angry that I made it.
Go, Walter. Seriously.
“Also, Thea is such a whiny little brat.”
These Eps are getting better and better.
I really liked this one. Miles better than last week. Plus, just a hint of Deathstroke.
Yea it was good and also they didnt kill off sensie yet/hurry his island training which im pumped for.
War paint a plus. Doing back flips instead of sniping the bad guys a minus.
Shooting the guy through the earrings a major plus.
Next episode looks fairly action heavy. GOOD.
I have a soft spot for hockey masked bank robberies.
Almost looked like Army of 2 there a bit.
Good, because I hate the protagonists of that game. ARROW TO THE FACE!
Another good episode. I wish they would have given Deathstroke some dialogue, but it builds a mystique around the character. Hopefully he will be a recurring villain, on the island and in the city.
I get the impression that’s John Barrowman under that mask.
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Wow. 178 comments about this story? And 100 of them are by Dan.
Hey, I am liveblogging it.