Arrow

[90'sCartoonMan]

I like how this season already has a different feel from the previous ones. We're not rehashing Lance vs. The Arrow or Laurel and Roy's downward spirals, and a lot of the Queen Family Issues are...well, taking a backseat for now. It's easy to see why Oliver is acting more like he's the Arrow than Oliver Queen, everyone who he knows and interacts with now are people who work for his crusade. Then there's Ray to add another layer.

The only thing I wasn't really feeling was the flashbacks. It makes sense that Oliver would keep trying to escape and contact his mother, but WOW is Waller coldhearted for threatening that dude's family.

Sara's death hurt me deeply... I wasn't ready to lose my favorite female character of the show...

That really was painful. Not unexpected, but shocking and a little bit frustrating because it's going to take a lot to make Laurel as cool as Sara was.

But why did Not-Barry have to make an appearance?

Cross-promotion, I guess, and to show when in Oliver's timeline his meeting with Barry on Flash takes place. I liked it, Like how Buffy gets a mysterious phone call in the season four premiere and then in the pilot episode of Angel, you see it's him calling and hanging up.

I don't appreciate Ollie playing with Felicity's feelings the way he does--but that's our Ollie. Smashing Felicity's heart is what he does. It was one thing for him to tell her that they couldn't get together but then to kiss her and tell her he loves her. Yeesh.

I'd prefer he did that than lie to her. He obviously was in pain, too, regretting he even thought that it could work. At least they did show him putting her in direct danger. Although after that bomb, I think Felicity would've had a bit more physical damage to heal from.

My guess is Thea is the one who murdered Sara.

It was someone Sara recognised, but her reaction was surprise as opposed to hostility, so Merlyn and Helena are out. We can be fairly confident that it wasn't Oliver, and it would be a weird plot twist if it was Nyssa.

Sound reasoning. If it was Thea and Sara isn't Lazarused back...then, well, Thea's totally irredeemable.

Speaking of stunts, Roy's double seems to do a lot of twirling in mid-air. I doubt that this is really necessary to take down the bad guys, but it looks pretty on screen.

It does, and it makes his fights visually different than Oliver's. I'm definitely digging what they're doing with Roy. Here's hoping he gets an on-screen codename.

[Conch22]

So, this is the third time Sara's died. That'll last!

Since there is a white canary in DC comics lore, would make a good new alias for her.
With how things are going, her resurrection will likely happen in the Flash series.

Or it could be a total ned stark moment where you miss the character but so much of the series forward momentum is predicated on the death.

[VolcanikTiger86]

So, this is the third time Sara's died. That'll last!

Since there is a white canary in DC comics lore, would make a good new alias for her.
With how things are going, her resurrection will likely happen in the Flash series.

Or it could be a total ned stark moment where you miss the character but so much of the series forward momentum is predicated on the death.

I don't know raefe alot of people werent surprised and she is only contracted for three episodes this year. From casting info it seems Laurel will be BC by the end of this season and Sara was always advertise as part of Laurel's journey to be BC. Wither it is organic or believeable thats open to debate.

[DrNewGod]

This episode seemed to focus on taking both of the Laurel alternatives that some fans have pulled for and slamming the door on them as a possible 'ship for Ollie. Irrational of me, I know, but I had a sense of the show-runners writing this one to say "&*@# you, fan boys, this is our show!"

[VolcanikTiger86]

This episode seemed to focus on taking both of the Laurel alternatives that some fans have pulled for and slamming the door on them as a possible 'ship for Ollie. Irrational of me, I know, but I had a sense of the show-runners writing this one to say "&*@# you, fan boys, this is our show!"

Considering its meant to be a comic book series i doubt its for the fan boys unless you mean the internet (then i'm in agreement with you). I just hope and pray that it doesn't mean we are going to have Laurel shove down our throats that she is better that Felicity or Sara(she isn't in sara's league period). But i'm getting this form interviews and spoilers because i'm scared to watch the acutal episode.

[spacegoatpurrp]

Cant wait until the "awkward date" scene in the Arrow/Flash crossover episode lol

[Crimson Knight]

Cant wait until the "awkward date" scene in the Arrow/Flash crossover episode lol

Barry and Felicity, do you mean? Might get it earlier, as she appears in Episode 4 of The Flash, but we'll see...

[spacegoatpurrp]

Barry and Felicity, do you mean? Might get it earlier, as she appears in Episode 4 of The Flash, but we'll see...

Yep thats the one and I hope so, I thought they were gonna wait til mid-season finale to do crossover episodes

[Crimson Knight]

Yep thats the one and I hope so, I thought they were gonna wait til mid-season finale to do crossover episodes

Weeeelll....it's only Felicity, as far as I know, for 4, but for 8, it's Oliver again, with a fully fledged crossover, not cameo.

And, not sure if Captain Boomerang or Clock King are involved, as one makes the transition to TF this Season, before Christmas if I remember correctly, and CM makes his debut in about Episode 7 of Arrow.

Episode 8 of Season 3 of Arrow
Episode 8 of Season 1 of The Flash
Are both the Arrow/The Flash crossover episodes.

[Miraclo__Pill]

Gotta say my heart skipped a beat when Katana appeared in the flashback. On another thread I said I wasn't happy how Sara went off like a chump. She, in my very humble opinion, deserved better. Komodo killed her I guess which gives us how many archers now? 5? 6?

[DrNewGod]

... i doubt its for the fan boys unless you mean the internet (then i'm in agreement with you)...

I meant fans of the show, who offer opinions on the internet.

[Crimson Knight]

An interview with Katie Cassidy, Laurel Lance in Arrow.

On Sara, Nyssa, her journey and more.

http://insidetv.ew.com/2014/10/14/ar...nary-spoilers/

[tabo61]

Sara's funeral almost made me teary eyed.

[tabo61]

Thea's becoming a badass.

[Enigmatic Undead]

Episode 2 "Sara" Having Tommy show up in the Hong Kong flashbacks is an interesting way to bring his character back. I like that they brought Komodo into the show. Wonder if Magus and the Outsider clans will show up too. The archery motorcycle jousting scene was pretty dope. Not telling Lance that his daughter died is messed up.