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Drunk Driver Dad posted:i heard this show was good, so I started watching it from episode 1. I think I'm about 6 or so episodes into it, and while I like it and it seems decent, it hasnt starting gripping me yet like I'd expect from what people say. Does it get any better or different? I encourage you to watch it all, but there is a slight slump in the middle of the first season, centered around a 2 episode arc with the introduction of a certain character. After that, it goes full bananas amazing and stays that way. Forever.
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sweet, thanks for the help guys. Like I said, it seems alright with me so far, I was mostly just curious.
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The Lord Bude posted:I encourage you to watch it all, but there is a slight slump in the middle of the first season, centered around a 2 episode arc with the introduction of a certain character. After that, it goes full bananas amazing and stays that way. Forever. Yeah, that's why I said grit teeth through 7 and 8. Once you get to 9, the series is awesome.
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I got to episode 9 the first time I tried to watch the show, then lost interest after that. When I tried to pick it up much later the next episode was a terrible one about an evil firefighter or something so it was a long time after that before I bothered trying to watch it again, starting at season 2 this time. That lasted 2 or 3 eps I think. Now I am attempting to start again after watching the season 3 premiere. Well that's my story, thank you for your time.
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Oct 11, 2014 05:28
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I just realised how much better this episode would have worked narratively had Laurel died instead. That's not just me climbing aboard the Laurel Lance hate train, I mean the episode is already set up that way. It shows Laurel is getting her life together, she's at her best. Her and Ollie's relationship is the healthiest it's ever been, her and her dad are having a good relationship (except for her fearing for his life - which would then be tragically ironic), her and her sister share a hug and then she's confidently strutting along to do lawyer business...Boom. It would have been way more shocking. Instead we got "oh hey Sarah is back for some reason and now she is dead."
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Oct 11, 2014 05:36
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VagueRant posted:I just realised how much better this episode would have worked narratively had Laurel died instead. That's not just me climbing aboard the Laurel Lance hate train, I mean the episode is already set up that way. I think its important that we see how this infulences the rest of the season. If the LOA plot is due to this then it would not make sense for Laurel
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Wandle Cax posted:I got to episode 9 the first time I tried to watch the show, then lost interest after that. When I tried to pick it up much later the next episode was a terrible one about an evil firefighter or something so it was a long time after that before I bothered trying to watch it again, starting at season 2 this time. That lasted 2 or 3 eps I think. Now I am attempting to start again after watching the season 3 premiere. Well that's my story, thank you for your time. If you only got two or three episodes into season two then don't bother trying again. The show's just not for you.
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Even if you don't like Laurel because she never does anything, well now she's gonna be doing all kinds of stuff! She's gonna be training and punching bad men instead of talking to DAs and driving under the influence. She'll get hurt and need to take painkillers BUT SHE CAN'T so she'll probably just be a badass and take the pain while Oliver nods sagely and does some reps on the salmon ladder.
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Oct 11, 2014 06:24
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I'm stoked they're giving her character things to do. My only complaint with her before was that she was a wasted character, even when she was given screentime (except drunk/angry Laurel - Oscar worthy stuff right there). I think she's a fine actress. Caity Lotz, now, is not a good actress in the show, and I'm glad she's going to get less time (or none?!).
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Oct 11, 2014 06:28
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Don't you guys remember that they killed Merlyn in the first season and he came back in the second and said something like "I know how to get around death"
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Daric posted:Don't you guys remember that they killed Merlyn in the first season and he came back in the second and said something like "I know how to get around death" I certainly wouldn't be opposed to Sara not being dead-dead.
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Oct 11, 2014 06:34
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Daric posted:Don't you guys remember that they killed Merlyn in the first season and he came back in the second and said something like "I know how to get around death" Merlyn only took one arrow though. I bet 3 is much harder.
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I loathe to bring this up, but I remember everyone talking about Katie Cassidy's face looking different in season 2 and people saying it was weight loss and method acting for her character...Has her face gone back to normal this season? I have no idea.bobkatt013 posted:I think its important that we see how this infulences the rest of the season. If the LOA plot is due to this then it would not make sense for Laurel Deadpool posted:If you only got two or three episodes into season two then don't bother trying again. The show's just not for you. Pwnstar posted:Even if you don't like Laurel because she never does anything, well now she's gonna be doing all kinds of stuff! She's gonna be training and punching bad men instead of talking to DAs and driving under the influence. She'll get hurt and need to take painkillers BUT SHE CAN'T so she'll probably just be a badass and take the pain while Oliver nods sagely and does some reps on the salmon ladder.  The Lord Bude posted:Merlyn only took one arrow though. I bet 3 is much harder. 
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Oct 11, 2014 07:04
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Caity Lotz is no longer the Black Canary, she's now...the Eggplant (that way she can still keep her wardrobe).
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Drunk Driver Dad posted:i heard this show was good, so I started watching it from episode 1. I think I'm about 6 or so episodes into it, and while I like it and it seems decent, it hasnt starting gripping me yet like I'd expect from what people say. Does it get any better or different?
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Oct 11, 2014 09:48
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ufarn posted:Season one is really soapy and in large parts absolutely awful. It had some soapy bits but to say it was absolutely awful in any part, let alone large parts is a gross exaggeration. At it's worst (the huntress arc) it was mediocre; but still better than say, any of Gotham so far, or the first two thirds of season 1 of shield, or any of smallville ever.
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Oct 11, 2014 09:52
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The Laurel/Tommy/Oliver death-triangle of CW doom does get pretty grating after a while too. Whenever I recommend this show to people, that specific love triangle tends to be the thing they complain about most. "Does this crap ever end??" they demand of me. "Oh does it ever," I reply.
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The Lord Bude posted:It had some soapy bits but to say it was absolutely awful in any part, let alone large parts is a gross exaggeration. At it's worst (the huntress arc) it was mediocre; but still better than say, any of Gotham so far, or the first two thirds of season 1 of shield, or any of smallville ever. The show was bad, whenever they dealt with relationships. Unfortunately, that was a lot of the time in season one. But it was pretty awesome towards the end - well after the Huntress crap.
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There's a difference between your characters having relationships and CW MAXIMUM ANGST NEVER SAY THE ONE THING THAT WOULD SOLVE EVERYTHING relationships.
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Pwnstar posted:There's a difference between your characters having relationships and CW MAXIMUM ANGST NEVER SAY THE ONE THING THAT WOULD SOLVE EVERYTHING relationships. I saw no evidence of the later on Arrow. That love triangle would have lasted seasons on a show like smallville, here it was a minor background plot thread that petered out to a timely conclusion. I'll admit Huntress was a tad melodramatic, but I think her subsequent season 2 appearance was better, and I have higher hopes for a future appearance.
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Katie Cassidy posted a pic on Facebook that shows her being fitted for a plaster mold with a bunch of other Arrow stuff in the background.
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VagueRant posted:I loathe to bring this up, but I remember everyone talking about Katie Cassidy's face looking different in season 2 and people saying it was weight loss and method acting for her character...Has her face gone back to normal this season? I have no idea. I think she's looking better, I remember thinking to myself that she looked distinctly healthier and not all junkied-out this episode. I kinda doubt her physical transformation last season was as dramatic as some people were saying though, you can accomplish a lot with the right makeup and lighting.
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VagueRant posted:I loathe to bring this up, but I remember everyone talking about Katie Cassidy's face looking different in season 2 and people saying it was weight loss and method acting for her character...Has her face gone back to normal this season? I have no idea. I'm glad I'm not the only one who noticed this. When I watched the first episode of S2, I seriously thought they were going to introduce a plotline about how she became addicted to painkillers during the time Ollie was back on the island again. She did look a bit less wooden this episode.
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Captain Mog posted:I'm glad I'm not the only one who noticed this. When I watched the first episode of S2, I seriously thought they were going to introduce a plotline about how she became addicted to painkillers during the time Ollie was back on the island again. She did look a bit less wooden this episode. She was in a movie last year called the Scribbler or something where she played some crazy person. Maybe for that reason, I don't know.
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Katie also posted this on FB a few days ago -- dem guns
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Arrow DLC for the next Lego Batman game: https://twitter.com/LEGOBatmanGame/status/520979338041520128
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overtone posted:Arrow DLC for the next Lego Batman game: https://twitter.com/LEGOBatmanGame/status/520979338041520128 Sarah Lance/Black Canary 
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Drifter posted:Sarah Lance/Black Canary Maybe she'll have Grundy's powers.
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I know Amell is doing voicework for that, but are they getting anyone else? Because I demand that Lego Barrowman be fully voiced. 
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hcreight posted:I know Amell is doing voicework for that, but are they getting anyone else? Fully voiced Barrowman and Slade would be amazing. 
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Hef Deezy posted:Katie also posted this on FB a few days ago -- dem guns Okay maybe its the perspective or the light or something but jesus no matter what.
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Visual proof that Katie Cassady is awesome and will rock as Black Canary
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Hef Deezy posted:Katie also posted this on FB a few days ago -- dem guns I don't want to be that guy, but she needs to work her legs more. Her upper body is fantastic, but her legs are toothpicks. Maybe that's just her genes though, I don't know.
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B.B. Rodriguez posted:I don't want to be that guy, but she needs to work her legs more. Her upper body is fantastic, but her legs are toothpicks. Maybe that's just her genes though, I don't know. I'm sure her personal trainer has got it covered.
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B.B. Rodriguez posted:Maybe that's just her genes though, I don't know. Maybe they're skinny genes..... 
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B.B. Rodriguez posted:I don't want to be that guy, but she needs to work her legs more. Her upper body is fantastic, but her legs are toothpicks. Maybe that's just her genes though, I don't know. It's hard to judge based on one oddly perspectived photo, dude.
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Plus if she's going to have to be wearing fishnets all the time I'm pretty sure that's part of the training regimen.
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Drifter posted:It's hard to judge based on one oddly perspectived photo, dude. Seriously though I was  for the first ten or so episodes because her breasts are pushed up so much more than almost any other character (notable exception of Huntress,) in every scene she's in where she's not lounging around her apartment.My suspicion is that she focus on a lot of upper-body work to improve her arm definition and bust-line.. Not everyone cares if a woman's got chicken legs and no butt, as long as she's got big boobs. coyo7e fucked around with this message at 20:43 on Oct 11, 2014 |
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