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ARROW Season 2 |OT| Back in a Flash
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Napoleonthechimp
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Oliver hasn't known Malcolm Merlyn is Thea's dad for very long has he? So why wouldn't he just say that when Thea accused him of lying to her for years?
All in all pretty disappointing episode with the way it was hyped. I expected at least someone to die or get seriously wounded, but instead we got Ollie being a dumbass and Slade releasing Thea and casually telling Laurel Oliver is The Arrow.
Yeah, that was a bit odd. Especially considering the fact that Oliver hasn't even been back for more than two years. Even Thea should know that it's impossible for Oliver to have known for more than a year.
That's a pretty interesting theory. Maybe they'll apply the same method to Slade at the end of the finale and they'll lock him up for future use.
I dunno man I kind of like it when a show assumes it's audience isn't 5 years old and can connect the dots. They've been building up Slade for awhile, and like others have said, he's gone through more trauma on the island than most people experience in their entire lifetime, and on top of that he's got perma roid rage roiling through his blood, amplifying his rage/emotions and as we now know--causing hallucinations.
I used to be a critic of the whole Slade villain thing as well, partially because I felt Slade was just too badass to be a villain (at first) and I desperately wanted him and Ollie to party it up in Starling. I've moved past that and realize this is probably the best way to progress the show. To me it's like asking, "Why is the Joker a sociopath and why does he hate Batman so much?" Because he just is (Slade's got a much deeper backstory). And he's one of the most recognized fictional villains in history. Slade (Deathstroke) is becoming more defined by his totally badass and evil-ass actions and less by his motivations, and to be honest, I'm perfectly fine with that at this point. He's a nut.
I think Thea thinks that Ollie ALWAYS knew.
And let's be honest, would she believe Ollie if he said "oh i only heard last week"?
call_kotaku
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Wait, how did Slade know who Thea's father was?
Dude's probably spent the last few years stalking Oliver's family and learning everything about the Queens. He said it himself, Oliver is his "obsession," he only lives for revenge at this point. I'm sure with his wealth and network he was able to uncover a few dirty little secrets.
Also reddit never fails:
my exact reaction, fuck you CW
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I always wonder what happened to Slade's family. Did he just stop caring about them? Or did he never have a family?
WOW what an episode, Slade is the coolest tv villain ever, destroying Oliver with the truth, that's nasty.
Also Chesthair still doesn't know who Arrow is, come on, not even to save his own skin? I feel pity for that city, if chesthair was their best detective imagine the others.
And finally Roy really have my respect after this episode, the only reasonable character that questions Oliver actions
Now 2 weeks until next episode, wtf CW are you nuts?
Also Chesthair still doesn't know who Arrow is, come on, not even to save his own skin? I feel pity for that city, if chesthair was their best detective imagine the others.
And finally Roy really have my respect after this episode, the only reasonable character that questions Oliver actions
Now 2 weeks until next episode, wtf CW are you nuts?
Roy continues to deliver. This time he made the sickest car bump I ever saw in my life.
I'll forgive the car bump simply cause that's a really great shot of the city.
evil solrac v3.0
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Shado was just the last straw.
In the comic she is the
villaness called The Queen who took the control over Queen Industries after she started believing that she was the true love of Robert Queen.
Napoleonthechimp
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He has two sons in the comic book world, but in this show I think this is the only one we know of:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jericho_(comics)
HappenstanceUK
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I love how when Slade told Thea her brother had a secret, I thought "no way he's gonna tell her ollie is Arrow!" then it was just the "Malcom's daughter" reveal and I was let down but then suddenly the show goes "lol got ya!" and he tells Laurel
Was amazing
That just hints at Slade knowing this is just a TV show and found a way to troll the audience.
He's a true mastermind.
Napoleonthechimp
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For a relentless killing machine Deathstroke gets around.
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I freaking love it.
This show just keeps getting better and better. Slade seeing Shado turns this from a "You got your girlfriend I wanted killed!" to "I'm hearing voices!!! Someone stop me!"
I could see him becoming an anti-hero of sorts next season with some random deus ex machina plotline.
call_kotaku
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Actually, since it seems unlikely that Slade will be permanently killed off and I feel like they'll either cure him of his mirakuru or somehow resolve his insanity, I hope next season he'll be the one to train Roy instead of Oliver. It would make a better dynamic than Oliver being a nag and Roy being incompetent
I guess it's reasonable that if Malcom could figure it out then Slade could too, but it seems like a rather obscure thing for him to find.
Dude's probably spent the last few years stalking Oliver's family and learning everything about the Queens. He said it himself, Oliver is his "obsession," he only lives for revenge at this point. I'm sure with his wealth and network he was able to uncover a few dirty little secrets.
Also reddit never fails:
my exact reaction, fuck you CW
I guess it's reasonable that if Malcom could figure it out then Slade could too, but it seems like a rather obscure thing for him to find.
Supermanisdead
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Roy continues to deliver. This time he made the sickest car bump I ever saw in my life.
wat the hell is this
Wiktor
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He better not bring her anywhere near Starling City if he doesn't want Oliver to bang her
Can Crusher
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Gave this show a chance, watched a couple of episodes. I think the only reason this gets a pass these days is because T.V shows about super heroes are still horrible.
it takes a little while to find it's footing, but this is a geniuenly good show
PirateKing
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Jesus fuck this episode was amazing.
NerdEyeBlind
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Deathstroke is going all BANE all over Arrow's ass, taking his life apart piece by piece.
Great stuff.
Great stuff.
Jorok Goldblade
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He probably believes that the Arrow is more important to Starling City than he is. Also, if he gives them the Arrow its only a matter of time until they connect the dots to Sarah.
I want her to be Oliver's half sister, just to see his reaction.
greendomo's ghost
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I was thinking she was Rose for a minute but I guess that wouldn't work age wise. Either way, awesome episode.
That what I think, but I have a feel he really don't know
NotTheGuyYouKill
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Lol...now that I think about it. Slade has two women in his life currently - Shado in his head and Isabelle at his side.
Both Oliver slept with
Welcome to a new age, Slade.
Oooooh damn, son.
Yeah, I wasn't sure what exactly was happening in that scene either... and he seems to get disoriented awfully quickly. :lol
well sure, but at the same time, it's not as if Arrow is an especially subtle, nuanced show either. When there are dots to connect, the show does it for you and is (repeatedly) direct and explicit about it. So while Slade has gone through a lot of shit on the island to explain his anger at Ollie, the only motivation that the writers keep going back to over and over is Shado's death.
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She can end up being Ravager if they wanted to. I can see that happening.
Plasticine
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Lol...now that I think about it. Slade has two women in his life currently - Shado in his head and Isabelle at his side.
Both Oliver slept with
Welcome to a new age, Slade.
Maybe Slade is into cuckolding?
That is why he has so much swagger. He does not let it out. Ever.
(Edit: I had to look up the word, wow. It totally does not mean what I thought it means. Anyway, Ill leave the original comment open anyway. This is Arrow-GAF, after all!)
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Miles Quaritch
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Agreed. If/when Roy returns, he needs to doing this with alarmingly frequency as Dig and Felicity, while they do sometimes call him out, don't do it nearly enough.
Probably because she already knows her mother is shady and keeps secrets, but she believed Oliver was completely honest with her.
Supermanisdead
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Darth Pinche
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This show keeps getting better and better!!
Plus Felicity looked extra fit last night. Giggidty.
Plus Felicity looked extra fit last night. Giggidty.
rocketskates
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How exactly does Slade know that Oliver knows about Malcolm?
Jorok Goldblade
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And like basically last week she told him how happy she was he didn't keep secrets.
So I finally caught up, I was about 6 episodes behind and just binged them all including last nights episode. Holy fuck, I love this show! It puts any other superhero show to shame. One of my favorite shows on TV, the quality of season 2 is just phenomenal. Now I read on GAF that I have to wait 2 weeks for the next episode after just binging 6! =(
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