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Arrow S5 |OT| You thought you were out, but Manu Bennett pulls you back in.
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WrenchNinja
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Prometheus
Two really solid episodes. I'm not going to say "Arrow is back" yet because there's still a long ways to go, though. These two episodes feel very reactionary to the complaints of season 4 though. Olicity is done, Felicity isn't hijacking plots, Oliver is back to being brutal, Oliver is working alone, the flashbacks are actually relevant and entertaining.
Dubbedinenglish
Banned
The true leader returned, salmon ladder!
Is he another Green Arrow wannabe?
Like a lot of Arrow villains he more a Batman villain these days so they stole him
anti batman more
yeah, it really does feel like all of my complaints have been addressed in these first 2 episodes.
i really hope it sticks because when this show is good, it's so much fun.
Shit that's going happen
Was secretly hoping we was getting Earth 2 Tommy instead even though he on that other show he can guest slot for villain role
Yeah, I feel there's something real fishy about her new boyfriend.
He will end up being a bad guy for sure.
I will be shocked if Felicity's new boyfriend doesn't end up being a bad guy
gundamkyoukai
Member
Olicity going to be back it's just a question of when and how .
Once the writers try not to do stupid drama with it things can still be good.
It's not like it was problem in the first set of eps last season .
Her even having problems with that choice would be stupid truth be told .
If her BF end up being Prometheus so maybe it will happen lol.
Once the writers try not to do stupid drama with it things can still be good.
It's not like it was problem in the first set of eps last season .
Her even having problems with that choice would be stupid truth be told .
If her BF end up being Prometheus so maybe it will happen lol.
because it was awful
Their base is under Oliver's campaign office. You're thinking of the first base in season four, which was under PalmerTech,
Familienoberhauptvogel
Banned
-I spilled latte on my laptop at the cafe shop.
-Latte? Because there are bulletholes
-My coffeeshop is in a bad neighbourhood
This is why one can't help but ship them.
-Latte? Because there are bulletholes
-My coffeeshop is in a bad neighbourhood
This is why one can't help but ship them.
Oh right yeah.
Anyway I'm sure they're all getting money and resources from somewhere, like every season.
BronsonLee
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Ollie being a totally shit liar and Felicity basically being Curtis
Septimus Prime
Member
I wish they put more into the costume design, though. Prometheus looks like Ragman looks like Dark Archer looks like Green Arrow. I honestly thought Ragman and he were the same guy.
serenewarfare
Banned
First two episodes have been great, but I can already see where the problems will come. Felicity's boyfriend making the comment about "I haven't met any of your friends" is just a giant warning sign of "INCOMING JEALOUSY DRAMA"
those two actors must fuck constantly
Stephen is seemingly happily married to a model.
we have Stemily so why not Stepwilla?
Violence Jack
Member
Two episodes was all it took to draw me back in from Season 4s bullshit. Loving the start of this season, and the fact that Ollie is like "fuck you, I'm going back to straight up murdering fools. You don't like it, get off my team." And at least Olicity is done for the time being, until he probably gets offed at the mid-season finale or something.
Homell? Stella? We need a good name.
Ragnarsson
Member
Two great episodes in a row? I'm feeling cautiously optimistic about this whole thing again. The trailers really did a bad job of conveying this season's ideas. Oliver, once again, has two contrasting sides (Oliver Queen/the mayor and Green Arrow), people are trying to solve problems by communicating with one another, Felicity is back to being a reasonable character, Diggle's story is engaging, the new recruits are pretty cool so far, the flashbacks are interesting for the first time in years, the villain is menacing... it's as if they listened to our criticism in the past couple of years!
oh, had no idea
well maybe that's it then, they never hooked up and the sexual tension is bleeding through my tv
Net_Wrecker
Member
That had to be one of the strongest episodes in years, I think. Very solid character work and using the weight of the last 4 seasons to drive the plot, and dialogue flowed noticeably better and with more clarity than the norm. Action scenes were also better shot/choreographed and direct, featuring less aimless flailing and soft shootouts.
Arrow back?
Arrow back?
The Illiterati
Member
I told myself that Ragman and Prometheus were different people, yet kept doubting it because they look so similar. I was convinced I must be wrong until I read in this thread that they ARE different people. They REALLY look the same. It's just the weapons that tell them apart.
Wag
Member
Yes. From what I gather they were just able to track it because it went through a nuclear explosion. They didn't go into detail about its origins, because they obviously don't want to get to deep into any religious stuff.
The implication is that they're mystical, since they've been around for hundreds of years and protected Ragman from the nuclear blast. But the show might not go into too many details.
CMojicaAce
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Clearly Prometheus is Tommy.
KonradLaw
Member
Crawled back from hell, only to discover that the person responsible for his death has been killed. Forced into insanity by realization he will never get his revenge
Discotheque
Banned
forreal? damn i was considering not even watching this season (aside from next week's for the guest actor lol) but i guess i'll get on these first couple then.
Just caught up. Two episodes were good. I still find Felicity insufferable, but her role being toned down and no Olicity means I can't complain too much.
The only thing I didn't like is something I have a problem with the show in general and that's the moments where it kind of acts like Oliver doesn't have a point for the sake of teaching him a lesson. Yes, the rookies needed to trust him, but the fact remains they suck right now. Yeah, Wild Dog* got them a sample from Ragman....by disobeying orders and engaging an enemy they knew little about. Shit that, under other circumstances, could have gotten him, the team, or civilians killed. Further, Oliver is the fucking mayor. You damn right he shouldn't be revealing his identity to baby Canary and Diet Casey Jones.
Oliver was absolutely right to be like "Yo, I'm being hard on them cause one of us just died and this shit is dangerous." And lol at Felicity's snide remark about Ollie needing a team at the arm's deal because what was the alternative? Not go? Because surely she didn't mean take the rookies, who had little combat training or field experience and at least one who is prone to doing what he wants.
*Also, Wild Dog is just generally an annoying twat. I don't even know why Oliver called him back. Especially now that he's got the gawd Ragman.
The only thing I didn't like is something I have a problem with the show in general and that's the moments where it kind of acts like Oliver doesn't have a point for the sake of teaching him a lesson. Yes, the rookies needed to trust him, but the fact remains they suck right now. Yeah, Wild Dog* got them a sample from Ragman....by disobeying orders and engaging an enemy they knew little about. Shit that, under other circumstances, could have gotten him, the team, or civilians killed. Further, Oliver is the fucking mayor. You damn right he shouldn't be revealing his identity to baby Canary and Diet Casey Jones.
Oliver was absolutely right to be like "Yo, I'm being hard on them cause one of us just died and this shit is dangerous." And lol at Felicity's snide remark about Ollie needing a team at the arm's deal because what was the alternative? Not go? Because surely she didn't mean take the rookies, who had little combat training or field experience and at least one who is prone to doing what he wants.
*Also, Wild Dog is just generally an annoying twat. I don't even know why Oliver called him back. Especially now that he's got the gawd Ragman.
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