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Rocksicles posted:Closer inspection in HDizzle shows it to be old, knackered and overgrown... could just be scenery, it is an Asian island. You're new to this aren't you? Conspicuous red buildings on deserted islands in fiction are never just scenery.
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Yeah i'm in the same camp, but they just left the island on a boat... I'm hoping it's something cool in the future though. I trawled every DC wiki and encyclopedia i could find about a Pagoda came up with bupkis.
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Oct 25, 2013 06:30
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Pretty excellent way to cement the Arrow/Lance relationship AND end the "I hate you Arrow because Tommy" thing with Laurel. The Arrow saves them both. Laurel gets over it because she realizes her Dad was right, and now there is ZERO chance Lance will ever even think about turning on the Arrow, because he saved his little girl.
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Oct 25, 2013 06:45
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Didn't 'Canary' kill Dollmaker? On the first go round it looks like she did throw out a kill shot after Oliver's arrows pin the shoulders and she proclaim's "no" to the remark about going back to prison. I was sure that the Lances were going to see Dollmaker's corpse and derail the apology about the entire vigilante issue.
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Oct 25, 2013 06:56
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Dead Snoopy posted:Didn't 'Canary' kill Dollmaker? On the first go round it looks like she did throw out a kill poo poo after Oliver's arrows pin the shoulders and she proclaim's "no" to the remark about going back to prison. I was sure that the Lances were going to see Dollmaker's corpse and derail the apology about the entire vigilante issue. I didn't know the CW was that exotic.
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Oct 25, 2013 07:00
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Mostly unrelated but what exactly is the "official" pronunciation of "R'as?" I've heard it the way the DCAU used it (Raish being the sound I guess?) and "Raz." I could have sworn I read something about the DCAU deliberately changing the pronunciation for some reason though.
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Oct 25, 2013 07:13
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Dead Snoopy posted:Didn't 'Canary' kill Dollmaker? On the first go round it looks like she did throw out a kill poo poo after Oliver's arrows pin the shoulders and she proclaim's "no" to the remark about going back to prison. I was sure that the Lances were going to see Dollmaker's corpse and derail the apology about the entire vigilante issue. I thought about that too but the two reasons that made sense in my head is that they'd recognize whatever killed him as being an un-Arrow weapon (literally and figuratively) and/or the fact the dude just tried to kill Laurel so they give no fucks that he's dead. Lance did say 'do whatever you have too'. Also, still not bothered if former Det. Lance has no clue that Ollie is the Arrow.
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Oct 25, 2013 07:18
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Ville Valo posted:It's hard not to make the association, but it's not, in fact, the island from Lost. Yeah, it's actually the island from the new Tomb Raider.
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Oct 25, 2013 07:22
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zoux posted:I would be shocked if we ever see Ra's in the show. But if it gets popular enough I suppose anything is possible. No way they mention his name without him turning up at some point. That would be too much of a tease. I could see it not being for awhile though, like, not until next season. They would need to hire a relatively popular TV actor with some real gravitas which might take them awhile to find. Dead Snoopy posted:Didn't 'Canary' kill Dollmaker? On the first go round it looks like she did throw out a kill poo poo after Oliver's arrows pin the shoulders and she proclaim's "no" to the remark about going back to prison. I was sure that the Lances were going to see Dollmaker's corpse and derail the apology about the entire vigilante issue. Well right before Arrow ran off to fight him that last time Quentin pretty clearly told him "Stop him, do WHATEVER you have to do, just stop him!" which pretty clearly means he was giving permission for him to kill him. ComposerGuy posted:Pretty excellent way to cement the Arrow/Lance relationship AND end the "I hate you Arrow because Tommy" thing with Laurel. In all fairness this is like the fourth time he's saved Laurel's life. He didn't seem to change his opinion too much after the first few, although I guess they did change his opinion little by little each time. bbf2 fucked around with this message at 07:47 on Oct 25, 2013 |
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Oct 25, 2013 07:39
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I thought he mostly hated Arrow due to him knowing it was Ollie and he hated him? It seemed his opinion of Arrow changed around the time he saw that Ollie was a different person.
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Oct 25, 2013 07:47
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bobkatt013 posted:I thought he mostly hated Arrow due to him knowing it was Ollie and he hated him? It seemed his opinion of Arrow changed around the time he saw that Ollie was a different person. His opinion towards Arrow was mostly borne of him having ingrained prejudices towards the vigilante aspect and also towards the first couple times Laurel gets kidnapped/put in danger being because of her association with him in the first place. Once it was solely because of his interaction with a serial killer did he remove stick from rear end. Then again, it might also be because the Sterling PD is a giant shithole whose cops only serve to parrot the opinions of those who currently are in charge at the time. Pike is a giant moron even under the best of circumstances.
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Oct 25, 2013 09:55
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bbf2 posted:In all fairness this is like the fourth time he's saved Laurel's life. He didn't seem to change his opinion too much after the first few, although I guess they did change his opinion little by little each time. Yeah but most of those previous times, Laurel was in trouble because of her association with him (or so Lance thought or rationalized to himself). This time, it was Lance's actions which got Laurel in trouble.
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Oct 25, 2013 12:30
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Kibayasu posted:Mostly unrelated but what exactly is the "official" pronunciation of "R'as?" I've heard it the way the DCAU used it (Raish being the sound I guess?) and "Raz." I could have sworn I read something about the DCAU deliberately changing the pronunciation for some reason though. The creator of Ra's Al Ghul intended it to be, and the Animated Series used, something that sounds like Raysh. This is, however, incorrect Arabic where "Roz" like the Nolan movies is more accurate (though still not 100% on.) There's no official pronunciation because official DC productions have used both. It's not like the Aang thing in Shyamalan's Last Airbender movie, though. His name is supposed to be just a straight Arabic phrase.
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Oct 25, 2013 13:02
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When in doubt, go with David Warner -- detective.
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Oct 25, 2013 13:41
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Rocksicles posted:Yeah i'm in the same camp, but they just left the island on a boat... I'm hoping it's something cool in the future though. Well, we know they aren't going to stay on the boat indefinitely since we see it wrecked in the same spot it's sitting in the season opener.
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Oct 25, 2013 13:43
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I saw someone recently suggest Alexander Siddig as someone who'd be within the show's budget and also be a great Ra's. It's one of those 'of course' fantasy casting ideas, I feel.
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Oct 25, 2013 14:05
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Gaz-L posted:I saw someone recently suggest Alexander Siddig as someone who'd be within the show's budget and also be a great Ra's. It's one of those 'of course' fantasy casting ideas, I feel. I'm not sure I want Dr. Bashir or Hannibal in Arrow.
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Oct 25, 2013 14:16
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Torrannor posted:I'm not sure I want Dr. Bashir or Hannibal in Arrow. Rebuttal: Alexander Siddig owns, he'd be great, and he should be in more things. 
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Oct 25, 2013 14:22
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Does anyone have a gif of Ollie jumping down after he shot the Dollmaker in the climax scene? It was a really good jump-to-crouch entrance.
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Oct 25, 2013 14:25
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zoux posted:I would be shocked if we ever see Ra's in the show. But if it gets popular enough I suppose anything is possible. I was working on the assumption that the red building was on a different island in the chain of islands they're stranded on, but I have no basis for that conclusion.
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Oct 25, 2013 15:44
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Merlinicus posted:I was working on the assumption that the red building was on a different island in the chain of islands they're stranded on, but I have no basis for that conclusion. It totally could be nothing, I was just wondering if we'd seen it before, or if it was some reference. This show is so chock full of references to DC I guess I start wondering if completely extraneous stuff means anything.
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Oct 25, 2013 15:48
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McSpanky posted:When in doubt, go with David Warner -- detective. Go big, get Christopher Lee.
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Oct 25, 2013 15:58
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I hope they straight up adapt the Conner Hawk/Birds of Prey martial arts arc about the greatest fighter leads the League of Assassins.
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Oct 25, 2013 16:33
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Humbug Scoolbus posted:Go big, get Christopher Lee. Christopher Lee is not going to fly halfway around the world at his age to be in Arrow. Besides, they may want the character to be recurring, and Christopher Lee may not have much recurring left in him.
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Oct 25, 2013 16:37
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The Lord Bude posted:Christopher Lee is not going to fly halfway around the world at his age to be in Arrow. Besides, they may want the character to be recurring, and Christopher Lee may not have much recurring left in him. It'd be perfect. When Lee dies in real life in the next year or two they can show him being thrown into a Lazarus pit and a new, younger actor coming out.
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Oct 25, 2013 16:48
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Or they could hire the younger actor now and put old man makeup on him and do the same thing. This is still a CW show with a CW budget.
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Oct 25, 2013 16:54
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EDIT: I need to learn to read the thread.
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Oct 25, 2013 17:01
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I think it'd be cool if it was a super loving young Ras Al Ghul, with the trademark white streak. Like someone in their 20s that to me would make sense. He never really seemed "young" in the comic. Someone who looks even younger than Ollie and the others.
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Torrannor posted:I'm not sure I want Dr. Bashir or Hannibal in Arrow. You have failed this thread.
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Oct 25, 2013 17:21
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Given that Bill Murphy worked for 9,000 dollars on Rushmore, I'm sure they can afford Liam Nelson.
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Oct 25, 2013 18:00
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sbaldrick posted:Given that Bill Murphy worked for 9,000 dollars on Rushmore, I'm sure they can afford Liam Nelson. That really only sounds like evidence that you could get Bill Murray to play Ras Al Ghul...
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Oct 25, 2013 18:07
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bull3964 posted:Well, we know they aren't going to stay on the boat indefinitely since we see it wrecked in the same spot it's sitting in the season opener. I'm assuming this is where Ollie goes and meets his Russian buddies
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Oct 25, 2013 18:11
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Watched the first season over the weekend and finally got Hulu+ to catch up on this season. It's really impressive to see a superhero show that not only draws reasonable comparisons to Nolan's Dark Knight trilogy, but in some ways seems to surpass it. While you can make a stylistic arguement insupport of Nolan's super-tight shots, I think the fight scenes are generally better on the show as it gives you enough space to view what's going on. Also, the show is far more aware of the issues of violence and classism than Nolan's Batman was. I like that Tommy's freak-out over Ollie wasn't some absurd "how could you not tell me" or something, but was simply "oh you're a dude who murders people, that's loving insane." The fact that they try to take that issue seriously at all makes me feel better about giving the mortality rate of cops/bodyguards/thugs on Arrow a pass. Green Arrow's always felt like a character people should like more, but he generally gets brushed into the corner of "martial artist heroes like Batman...but not as cool", so it's neat to see a show compare and also draw better distinctions between the two.
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Oct 25, 2013 18:27
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R'as al Ghul - Zubin Varla (aka Leo Kamali) from the last season of Strike Back. The dude has screen presence in spades. Just the right amount of English, Arabic, Americanisms i think... He's done West End musicals and plays so thats where he gets his skills.
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Oct 25, 2013 19:32
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DeclaredYuppie posted:Watched the first season over the weekend and finally got Hulu+ to catch up on this season. Also how they turned Vancouver into a grimy Gotham City-esque slum feeling for many of the on location shooting for places such as the Glades.
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Oct 25, 2013 20:22
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East Vancouver is perfect for The Glades http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Four+people+arrested+after+police+standoff+Vancouver+Knight+Street/9080240/story.html even better - google East Vancouver and Hastings and go to the images...
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Oct 25, 2013 20:25
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zoux posted:Does anyone have a gif of Ollie jumping down after he shot the Dollmaker in the climax scene? It was a really good jump-to-crouch entrance. Just for you:  
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Oct 25, 2013 20:38
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Thanks. That's a good entrance. Extra props for not doing the three point landing.
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Oct 25, 2013 20:42
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The ninja chick had a great entrance as well. edit: that one was badass but I liked her other one even better. 
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TheChad posted:The ninja chick had a great entrance as well. Yup. 
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