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VDay posted:Fantastic episode, although I really, really hope that they do something with the fact that Lance got to talk to, be around, and at various points stand directly next to Ollie without apparently recognizing him. I'm fine with it if it was just for this episode or if it turns out that Lance realized it was Ollie long ago, but having Lance not recognize him while being around him for that long would just be too drat silly. We'll see what happens I guess. Lance knew it was Ollie since the start, but was never able to prove it. Now that he respects Ollie and Arrow he does not care.
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VDay posted:Fantastic episode, although I really, really hope that they do something with the fact that Lance got to talk to, be around, and at various points stand directly next to Ollie without apparently recognizing him. I'm fine with it if it was just for this episode or if it turns out that Lance realized it was Ollie long ago, but having Lance not recognize him while being around him for that long would just be too drat silly. We'll see what happens I guess. His hood flew back when he wrestling with Bronze Tiger, fully exposing his face in the light, and BT didn't recognize him. I think we just need to accept that green eyeshadow makes you unrecognizable.
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Oct 24, 2013 05:35
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The Nolan Ra's is the correct way, as far as Arabic is concerned. I know O'Neill intended Raysh, but he was wrong.Neon Knight posted:Channel 52, The Amazo. Little inconsequential name drops in geeky shows must be fun for the writers. Of more consequence, I am still disappointed that Ombudsman Blood is not Jason Blood. You missed Black Canary hanging out with a girl named Sin.
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Oct 24, 2013 05:49
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Stabbey_the_Clown posted:I still can't believe that both Ollie and Slade ran across a field with shells dropping on it. I mean, what exactly did they think they were going to accomplish? Ollie wasn't thinking, but what's Slade's excuse? Because for all of Slade's talks about not having attachments he's shown he cares for Ollie.
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Oct 24, 2013 05:52
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UberAaron posted:Yeah, it's League of Shadows official gear. Well that explains the "we must destroy it to cleanse it" theme for the Glades.
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Oct 24, 2013 05:57
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ded posted:Well that explains the "we must destroy it to cleanse it" theme for the Glades. Yeah, this. Also, this show is so loving good. God drat 
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Oct 24, 2013 06:16
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Aphrodite posted:The Nolan Ra's is the correct way, as far as Arabic is concerned. I know O'Neill intended Raysh, but he was wrong. And their hideout being in a clocktower.
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Oct 24, 2013 06:29
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Can they actually cast an actor for Ra's Al Ghul? He's a Batman movie character and I thought that was off the table. Batman characters have always had weird rules for who can appear where with the different cartoon shows and movies.
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Oct 24, 2013 07:06
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pentyne posted:Can they actually cast an actor for Ra's Al Ghul? He's a Batman movie character and I thought that was off the table. Batman characters have always had weird rules for who can appear where with the different cartoon shows and movies. They should hire Liam Neeson because gently caress continuity. He'd be awesome in this show.
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Oct 24, 2013 07:08
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Can someone remind me where the "Amazo" reference was? I either missed it or forgot.teagone posted:They should hire Liam Neeson because gently caress continuity. He'd be awesome in this show. Do you really think Liam Neeson would agree to appear on The CW? What would be kind of cool and funny is if they cast Ken Watanabe and actually gave him a real shot at playing the character
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Oct 24, 2013 07:20
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Also, the chemical company was "Metamorpho Chemicals" or something equally as awesome.
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Oct 24, 2013 07:21
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bbf2 posted:Do you really think Liam Neeson would agree to appear on The CW? Haha. Of course I do.
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Oct 24, 2013 07:22
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bbf2 posted:Can someone remind me where the "Amazo" reference was? I either missed it or forgot. quote:Do you really think Liam Neeson would agree to appear on The CW?
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Oct 24, 2013 07:35
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pentyne posted:Can they actually cast an actor for Ra's Al Ghul? He's a Batman movie character and I thought that was off the table. Batman characters have always had weird rules for who can appear where with the different cartoon shows and movies. I so, so hope. Oded Fehr as Ras. Haifa Wehne or Jenna Dewan as Talia.
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Oct 24, 2013 07:38
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I don't understand how this keeps getting better. They are really hitting it out of the loving park, my god. Sooo happy at the quick resolution to the "blame arrow for Tommy" plot.
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Oct 24, 2013 07:42
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This episode had one of the most badass intros and then just kept doing that for the rest of the hour.
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Oct 24, 2013 07:45
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Officer Lance throws his amazing hot dog that he paid for with his own money away to pursue a suspect and then gets called off the chase? The Starling PD has gone too far this time.
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Oct 24, 2013 09:02
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Pwnstar posted:Officer Lance throws his amazing hot dog that he paid for with his own money away to pursue a suspect and then gets called off the chase? The Starling PD has gone too far this time. That scene made me so loving hungry.
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Oct 24, 2013 09:05
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The Starling PD is so hilariously inept it makes Gotham's PD look like geniuses. They don't have any manpower to protect truckloads of opiates but have 30 SWAT guys to try to bust the one dude taking down criminals in the city. I'd like Detective Lance more if Starling PD wasn't so utterly hosed. Him parroting the party line on pretty much everything in Season 1 was super-annoying. Also, I guess we figured out where Oliver got some of his burns from.
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Oct 24, 2013 09:26
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That was loving outstanding. So much nerdgasm... I don't even care that it doesn't seem to follow the comics, name dropping up the wazoo.
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Oct 24, 2013 09:41
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Whats The Amazo a reference to? I know it's a reference. Also, who is Sin's character , I don't recall her from the comics. Green Arrow's disguise is fine you know why? Because this is how people describe him when his hood comes off " What did he look like " , " I don't know I went swimming in his beautiful blue eyes".
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Oct 24, 2013 09:44
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Amazo is an android who can't replicate powers from people he comes into contact with, he's been a Justice League bad guy for some time.
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Oct 24, 2013 09:49
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Shakugan posted:I can't be the only one who has never, does not, and will not ever care about Ollie's island adventures. It's such a drag for the rest of the show. Every time I see the start of an island scene I think "great, there goes a minute of screen time for the actual show". You are not, I think the island plot is boring. Now that it seems as if they are finally leaving the island, perhaps I will give a poo poo. Also, I don't care for Slade. The "present time" plot is fantastic on the other hand. And seconding people not being able to recall his face because they are blinded by his beautiful blue eyes.
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Oct 24, 2013 09:52
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Not Arrow related, but check the Spartacus thread for a Liam MacIntyre add, that has an awesome Batman reference #BringerOfWayne
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Oct 24, 2013 09:59
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Well goddamn. That was some good TV.
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Oct 24, 2013 11:09
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I think what really caught me off guard is that I just expected this to be a generic villain of the week episode. Some random dude who will be all smug and then get Arrow'd while a bunch of soapy stuff happens in the background. I did not expect this week's villain to be as creepy and have as dominating a presence as he did. Was not expecting a lot of great character moments between Ollie and Lance, fast tracking Laurel's arc quickly rather than drawing it out over a season and I drat sure wasn't execting this many  moments.This episode and this show should not kick as much rear end as it does. At this rate I can't wait for what they do with The Flash.
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Oct 24, 2013 11:27
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So let me get this straight... In one 40 minute episode they accomplished: -Resolving the Laurel/Arrow conflict after three episodes in the best way possible where she comes to terms with her grief and realizes it clouded her judgment instead of letting it play out over the season like any other show would do. -Establishing him as The Arrow. -Introducing and establishing Black Canary and Sin. -Having a creepy and really well done villain of the week. -Getting Oliver off the island in the flashbacks. -Establishing the League of Assassins and Ra's Al Ghul. And that's on top of all the great little things in the episode such as the Officer Lance/Arrow team up scenes. Also I didn't see anyone mention it but the way the recap went right into the beginning of the episode with no cut whatsoever was awesome.
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-Felicity stepping up to claim her place as a full member of the team -The death penalty coming up as a possibility for Moira Queen and her acceptance of her role in mass murder -The police department just covering up poo poo rather then solving it -Any number of criminals having escaped from jail in the quake -Ollie being the vigilante who stops other vigilantes
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omg chael crash posted:Also, the chemical company was "Metamorpho Chemicals" or something equally as awesome. loved that name drop The lawyer 'Tony Daniel' reminded me that DC has a Batman/Superman artist named Tony Daniels. The actress playing Sin was last seen in The Killing, season 3 [another BC, Canada production] & did a hell of a job in that previous role.
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Oct 24, 2013 12:58
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The detective that was working the murder case is one of the bad guys on Continuum, another Vancouver show.
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Hollis posted:Whats The Amazo a reference to? I know it's a reference. Also, who is Sin's character , I don't recall her from the comics. Sin is a little girl that was raised as an assassin, similar to Cassandra Cain. Black Canary saves and adopts her.
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Dead Snoopy posted:loved that name drop Yeah, Tony Daniel rebooted Dollmaker in the New52.
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I generally don't fangirl out about this stuff - but I'd poo poo my pants in glee if Cassandra Cain gets a reference. DC's best new character in years, and her absence in the New 52 is yet another "Jesus Christ, does anyone know what they're doing over there?" moment. But the crazy thing is that someone like Cassandra Cain would work well with Arrow's styling of the DC universe.
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CeeJee posted:-Felicity stepping up to claim her place as a full member of the team Felicity became a full fledged member of the team in season one. If you discount her role as the tech guru, weapons designer, and what shes done to update the arrow cave (quiver) and are basing her 'full member' status on putting herself in harms way she's done that too. Moira has never denied her role in what happened in the glades. She's been telling everyone she deserves to be punished for her role in it. The death penalty was a new wrinkle but she didn't seem terribly upset about it. The police were trying to solve/capture the dollmaker. They explained that they were just withholding information from the public because they were short staffed and didn't want to cause a panic or let people know just how badly understaffed they were (yet they have an anti-hood task force set up).
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Aphrodite posted:The Nolan Ra's is the correct way, as far as Arabic is concerned. I know O'Neill intended Raysh, but he was wrong. Well looks like you are right. B:TAS why did you lie to me 
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Oct 24, 2013 14:33
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When people bring up "the terrible Birds of Prey" are they referring to the comics or the short lived series or both?
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Oct 24, 2013 14:37
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Deakul posted:When people bring up "the terrible Birds of Prey" are they referring to the comics or the short lived series or both? The show. I'm sure there were bad runs of Birds of Prey, but I think it's mostly well regarded.
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Oct 24, 2013 14:39
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Aphrodite posted:The show. drat, always had an interest in checking out the show just because it has a live action Harley Quinn.
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Oct 24, 2013 14:40
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frgildan posted:Because for all of Slade's talks about not having attachments he's shown he cares for Ollie.
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Perhaps a shallow question, but I was the only one to hear "Nice rear end" rather than "Nice Mask" after Black Canary saved Ollie at the start of the episode?
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