Okay, this was actually... pretty good? My expectations for this show have been so low for such a long time, but this episode, as well as the previous one, pleasantly surprised me. Maybe there is hope for Arrow after all.
I don't really care about the new team, at least not yet, and I would sell my soul to get Laurel back, but Ragman was very cool. The Bratva flashbacks are a lot better than last season's crap, and Diggle's storyline is interesting too. The fight scenes were pretty great.
The scene in which Thea offers Quentin a job was heartfelt and emotional.
I don't hate Felicity as a character, and I don't really dislike Olicity either. The only thing I truly despise is the unnecessary drama that the writers kept throwing their way in seasons 3 and 4 instead of focusing on the actual superhero stuff. Seeing Felicity's new boyfriend - who is just painfully bland, by the way - made me want to roll my eyes. You can just feel Oliver's manpain and all the angst that we'll have to suffer through when he finds out about Detective Boring Dude. I mean, you can say what you want about Olicity, but the truth is, if they had just gotten married last season, we would've been spared a lot of nonsensical bullshit and maybe season 4 would've been more bearable. Let's hope the showrunners don't lose their way again and stop turning this show into some crappy rom-com. I really want this season to be good.
Review by Aniela KrajewskaVIP 8BlockedParentSpoilers2016-10-13T16:16:49Z— updated 2017-08-18T22:31:14Z
Okay, this was actually... pretty good? My expectations for this show have been so low for such a long time, but this episode, as well as the previous one, pleasantly surprised me. Maybe there is hope for Arrow after all.
I don't really care about the new team, at least not yet, and I would sell my soul to get Laurel back, but Ragman was very cool. The Bratva flashbacks are a lot better than last season's crap, and Diggle's storyline is interesting too. The fight scenes were pretty great.
The scene in which Thea offers Quentin a job was heartfelt and emotional.
I don't hate Felicity as a character, and I don't really dislike Olicity either. The only thing I truly despise is the unnecessary drama that the writers kept throwing their way in seasons 3 and 4 instead of focusing on the actual superhero stuff. Seeing Felicity's new boyfriend - who is just painfully bland, by the way - made me want to roll my eyes. You can just feel Oliver's manpain and all the angst that we'll have to suffer through when he finds out about Detective Boring Dude. I mean, you can say what you want about Olicity, but the truth is, if they had just gotten married last season, we would've been spared a lot of nonsensical bullshit and maybe season 4 would've been more bearable. Let's hope the showrunners don't lose their way again and stop turning this show into some crappy rom-com. I really want this season to be good.