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ARROW Season 2 |OT| Back in a Flash
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Whats going on here? Katie is showing up in other people's instagrams all of a sudden... is she back in with the peeps?
^^ >>Her hair is getting more blonde.
NotTheGuyYouKill
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Whats going on here? Katie is showing up in other people's instagrams all of a sudden... is she back in with the peeps?
How method.
Just caught up. I have to say this was an ok episode. The huntress is just meh. She complains about wanting to kill her father, but time after time refuses to pull the trigger. Come on just get it over with so you can leave Starling for good.
I'm all for Laurel's development, but that the line at the end was bad.
I know it's been discussed but come on Laurel! How can you not see that Canary is your sister. The dimple!!!
That ending...its like the start of one of my fics.
I'm all for Laurel's development, but that the line at the end was bad.
I know it's been discussed but come on Laurel! How can you not see that Canary is your sister. The dimple!!!
That ending...its like the start of one of my fics.
Wiktor
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PhoncipleBone
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Hopefully she's just saying her goodbyes.
God, I'm so mean.
Katie showing up in all the pics and not Caity is just an elaborate ruse to make us think that Sara will be killed off when in fact it will be Laurel.
Please. Pretty please.
She thinks that is what she needs, that is why she can't. It is still her father. It is the same reason why Oliver doesn't have problems putting arrows in every bad business men except his mother.
I would like her a lot more if she went back to the Supernatural Ruby look.
Funky Papa
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I told you my girl Helena would kick ass. And she was looking ravishing, too. Showrunners need to find a way to make her a regular, specially now that Jess has finally learned to act.
Also, is it me or is Katie looking a bit better? Her face was a bit fuller instead of having the gaunt look of the first half of the season.
Also, is it me or is Katie looking a bit better? Her face was a bit fuller instead of having the gaunt look of the first half of the season.
I've been wondering will a CW show ever get any recognition from Emmy? I mean if anything Arrow deserves to not only get nominated but win the stunt co ordination award by a long shot since there is not a single show on TV that can match up to it, let along manage to do it in every single episode....on a TV budget !
Funky Papa
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I love Arrow and everything, but Cinemax's Banshee and Strike Back beat the shit out of it. Actually, they give most Hollywood flicks a run for their money.
Anybody in the mood for some insane action (plus titties!) should check those shows. The kind of stunts they pull on a TV budget is nothing short of unbelievable.
Motherfuckers make most of their own stunts by themselves, too, specially in Strike Back. And those aren't nearly the most spectacular GIFs since I'm trying to keep spoilers to a minimum.
WrenchNinja
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Slade gonna judas contract thea
Jest Chillin
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To be fair though, being on a Premium channel gives them way more options for action so it's kind of unfair to compare Cinemax shows to Primetime Network TV. But yes, Strike Back, Banshee, and there's a third show I'm forgetting atm, are definitely way more action filled than anything else on TV.
Lol why does the huntress still wear the mask? Everyone knows who she is.
Two of those gifs have no stunt, but actions as in explosions and guns.
The other two look like usual hand to hand combat. What I like about Arrow is the mixture of styles they have, the parkour and the way they choreograph the encounter like the Arrow vs Dark Archer fight. And the cast do most of their stunts on their own, including the ones with parkour.
I love Arrow and everything, but Cinemax's Banshee and Strike Back beat the shit out of it. Actually, they give most Hollywood flicks a run for their money.
Anybody in the mood for some insane action (plus titties!) should check those shows. The kind of stunts they pull on a TV budget is nothing short of unbelievable.
Motherfuckers make most of their own stunts by themselves, too, specially in Strike Back. And those aren't nearly the most spectacular GIFs since I'm trying to keep spoilers to a minimum.
Two of those gifs have no stunt, but actions as in explosions and guns.
The other two look like usual hand to hand combat. What I like about Arrow is the mixture of styles they have, the parkour and the way they choreograph the encounter like the Arrow vs Dark Archer fight. And the cast do most of their stunts on their own, including the ones with parkour.
Funky Papa
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I dunno, I think that risking a faceful of explosion qualifies as stunt work. That said, Strike Back has scenes much, *much* riskier than that, including a few involving moving vehicles that were just mind blowing (which I won't post ITT just to avoid spoilers). Banshee's fights are also brutal and heaps and bounds much better choreographed than Arrow's.
Again, this is not a dig at Arrow, which I love. It just happens that Strike Back and Banshee play on a different field within TV-dom. It's kind of like comparing Castle to True Detective.
By Manu's own admission, they don't get to do most of their stunts due to Canadian regulations and unions. Strike Back benefits from being filmed in South Africa and Eastern Europe, which means they are allowed to pull crazy shit like this:
That truck was not remote controlled. There was an actual (crazy) human driving it. Because fuck safety regulations and whoever invented them.
Don't let the GIFs fool you, I tried to post the least revealing bits of it. That particular Arrow fight is a children's play compared with the average Banshee throw down. Seriously, anybody wanting to see some bone splintering action should check that show.The Arrow fights seem a bit more advanced.
Wiktor
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Yeah. Cinemax slaughters everything in action.
Arrow still is very impressive. Most impressive on network tv by far.
Funky Papa
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Also, Jessica De Gouw should guest star in Banshee.
For reasons.
For reasons.
The reasons are T&A.
NotTheGuyYouKill
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I agree.
Tim the Wiz
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Yeah, comparing it to cable shows is unfair. Especially Strike Back and Banshee.
StrikeBack shits all over the action in Arrow, but, that's more likely result of CW being low budgeted and constricted by "laws". Show looks incredible because they have budget to really film all over the world. That crazy evacuation scene when ~100 guerilla soldiers attacked them in ~Somalia... Jesus.
In that case I'll put it on my list.
NotTheGuyYouKill
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The cameraman is inspired by all the abs and violence on display.
Funky Papa
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I am very wary of the implications here, though...
Wiktor
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I think a large part of it is to obscure the fact that those aren't actors, but stuntmen.
Jest Chillin
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That and shaky cam + quick cuts makes the fight scenes look faster than they are. It's a commonly used technique for action scenes lately.
PhoncipleBone
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Bathroom break
Possible future episodes SPOILER
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Funky Papa
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Schweinehund
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the ending to ep17... wtf
That aussie accent just makes him the most trustworthy person I guess.
Will any of the remaining episodes have flash cameos? Spoiler tag the response for those that don't want to be in the know.
That aussie accent just makes him the most trustworthy person I guess.
Will any of the remaining episodes have flash cameos? Spoiler tag the response for those that don't want to be in the know.
Hahhahahahaha what?
Nah. The other Flash characters appearing is what's happening instead, a compensation I guess.
Nope, but I like that guy, he knows whats up. its a conspiracy!
Multiple deathstrokes to keep Arrow busy.
Wait, that was her? Whaaaaaaaat
BlackNMild2k1
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Will the REAL Deathstroke please stand up.....
Will the REAL Slim Sladey please stand up
Yep. She was Ruby 1,
not Ruby 2 or 3
http://i.imgur.com/lBQipY9.jpg
I know but she still looks completely different as Ruby.
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