Vid is right, that's something that Ollie should consider...
He is getting old only a matter of time before the wrinkles set in.
Well I was more thinking about having the electro thingie for those times he gets unmasked...
Oh right yeah I guess that too. :D
Some how Vid you and I have very different priorities about what a super hero needs to protect themselves...
Always bring protection
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I think Curtis provided the main point in his speech to 'Felicity' (aka the viewers) about how we can't solve problems if we don't talk about them.
The political commentary was a little too obvious for my liking, but otherwise a worthwhile goal and handled fairly well with the magically non-specific bill that can please all sides.
Joel,
Welcome to the non-political world of Arrow verse politics.
I didn't like this episode...
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Joel,
Welcome to the non-political world of Arrow verse politics.
I didn't like this episode...
I didn't love the episode, but I didn't hate it, and I respected what they were trying to do. I just felt it was a cop out solution at the end. If you're going to confront a topical and decisive issue, then confront it and make a stand. It won't make 100% of your audience warm and fuzzy, but what's the point of doing it if you don't make a statement, right or wrong. If you do that, then you create future storylines dealing with repercussions.
Joel,
I don't think the writers for Arrow (at least this season) are worried too much about repercussions. But I could be wrong.
Again I didn't like this episode but I agree to not hating it.
Tonight, on a very special episode of Arrow...
Jokes aside, I thought the episode was all right up until the ending. I have no idea what this bill is supposed to do, exactly.
From the way it was described it actually sounded more like it LOOSENED restrictions on guns.
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Unrelated to the silliness of their magical gun control reform: Did Wilddog's flashbacks bug anyone else? Chewing out his wife over her drug addiction? Sending his daughter to his room when there's obvious signs of a break in? I understand the guy's a little dense but he's supposed to have street smarts.
I don't see what's wrong about chewing his wife out over her drug abuse.
Agreed it was dumb to send his daughter off without knowing where the threat was first.
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Unrelated to the silliness of their magical gun control reform: Did Wilddog's flashbacks bug anyone else? Chewing out his wife over her drug addiction? Sending his daughter to his room when there's obvious signs of a break in? I understand the guy's a little dense but he's supposed to have street smarts.
Well... he CLAIMS to have street smarts, but I haven't seen a lot of evidence of that.
The daughter bit was a lITTLE questionable... but honestly the break in wasn't the most likely option. He just had a big fight and gave an ultimatum to his junkie wife and the idea of her flipping out, wrecking the place before leaving, going on a bender, or some other shenanigans was probably first in his mind. Honestly I thought he was going to walk into an overdose situation with her dead next to the busted lamp or something.
And yeah... arguments over drug addictions? I didn't see anything odd about that. That's in a TON of shows all the time. The idea that they moved away from the bad part of town to start over and she brought that with her... That's pretty legitimate for him to be upset about.
The character with previously established issues controlling his temper got mad at his druggie wife for doing drugs and leaving them around their house with their daughter.
Shocking.
You'd need the patience of a saint not to be exasperated (at least) with someone like that.
The thing I didn't like about the episode was that they passed some sort of legislation that somehow didn't infringe on anyone's rights, but never said what it actually did.
And apparently did it practically overnight.
Honestly I could have done without this episode entirely. Other than having Dinah get a new job, it wasn't even that interesting.
The rest of the aspects meh.
I think the whole no law stated is because the writer literally couldn't think of a compromise, but were trying to say if politicians sat in a room and willing tried and where motivated they might be able to think of something. Its kind of a don't write about things you don't know. After all its not their job to come up with a solution but motivating people to try and find a solution can fall within their realm.
Also isn't it kind of weird that he says the gun would of saved her but he got his gun, shot the guy, and his wife still got shot.
I think the CPS employee was just in denial...
Green
Which one? Mine or the show's?
Green,
Ah! I see. Well I just thought "Denial is a state most common these days."
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I did not like this one another like this will cause me to abandon the whole show. The acting was terrible whenever it was the 3 women on set. I mean she just shot an arrow through a glass window killing your get away driver and you 3 are just going to saunter on up and hit on them? seriously?
Once again Mr.T doing his best being a human punching bag.
Vid,
Yeah I think the writers need to work in more tech aspect for poor Curtis/Mister Terrific. It would have help build him up some more.
I liked it for the fact it actually advanced the freaking PLOT. But it's far from my favorite episode.
Green,
Will there BE a next season is my question... I mean it might sure but after that is still up in the air.
Joel,
Okay cool. So does that mean by season 7 we'll get Arrow to finish or just this next season?
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And it looks like Stephen Amell's contract runs through 2019, which would be through season 7 if there is one, for the 2018-2019 season. That doesn't mean if they want to run more than 7 seasons they can't extend it. But by then they might be ready to clear some room for new superheroes, since we already know they have a pilot order for Black Lightning next year, and if they also add a show in 2018-2019 they'll be even more superhero heavy if they don't retire a few.
Joel,
True. I figure we might get a season 7 but nothing assured. Plus the fact they'll still have to find room for Supernatural after all.
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I genuinely did not see that villain reveal coming. Props to the Arrow writers for that switcheroo.
MMC,
Yeah that was a good bait and switch. I truly didn't expect that kind of reveal. I still thought Prometheus might be Susan, honestly.
Joel,
True. I figure we might get a season 7 but nothing assured. Plus the fact they'll still have to find room for Supernatural after all.
The fact that Supernatural was planned out for 5 seasons, and is going for 13+ is actually a mark in favor of Arrow continuing. CW isn't really known for cancelling their shows when they get something that the public likes. As long as CW is superhero central, I think Arrow is going to keep going.
I really can't wait for them to kill the flashbacks though. They've been jumping the shark for for 3 years there...
This is the last flashback season, so you'll get your wish.
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This is the last flashback season, so you'll get your wish.
It's the last Oliver "on the island" flashback season at least. They theoretically could do a flashback season for another character, but unlikely. We've already seen flashbacks for individual episodes for other characters, so their pasts are already someone covered. Could have a new character in S6 get a lot of flashbacks, but I'd think that's unlikely.
Phantom,
You say so.
I still think we'll get flashbacks, but maybe more about what Roy Harper has been up to.
So Thea couldn't be around the team because of her daddy's blood. Now she can't work with Ollie at the other job.
Symbolically enough, because of her mommy's blood.
I think the actress playing thea is trying to leave the show imo, or at least take a break from it.
Vid,
Willa might be leaving the show but there's not been much speculation as to where she might end up.
Green,
My guess? Someone that knows tech, fire arms and probably Star City PD procedures.
I do hope Mister Terrific/Curtis does figure out a kind of mag lift for them. Or something.
I think the actress playing thea is trying to leave the show imo, or at least take a break from it.
That's the impression I got too. Maybe they've run out of story for her? Maybe the Arrow-cave is getting too crowded... but she's backed of the heroing, now the politics... She skipped a few episodes entirely just showing up for the crossover...
I've had that 'She's moving on' feeling for a while now... Maybe she'll take off and find Roy... wherever it was he ended up?/