tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post4623159183303071351..comments2024-03-28T15:33:02.296-04:00Comments on Doux Reviews: Arrow: The OdysseyBillie Douxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17141769005175631213noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-8851840742201606142014-12-30T22:23:26.814-05:002014-12-30T22:23:26.814-05:00Stephen Amell can act. This episode was great, the...Stephen Amell can act. This episode was great, the best one so far (once in a while I think that of an episode, which is a sign that the show has been getting better). About time they focused on the island. Lost!Oliver might be my favorite character now. His growth was so genuine during this episode. He had some really good moments and sure proved his worth to Slade. I loved when he gave a contained shout to correct the line from Odyssey. By the end of the episode, I wanted to give him a medal and a hug.<br /><br />"I'm trapped on an island and my only friend is named Wilson."<br /><br />Ha! Awesome. Even better that Lost!Oliver himself laughed when he thought of it. What a difference from Arrow!Oliver. It dawned on me while watching this episode that the writers have opposite arcs for Oliver: they show how Lost!Oliver became so cold and detached, while they have Arrow!Oliver regain his humanity. I like how the arcs are complementary. Good job there.<br /><br />Felicity is in! Yay. Her scenes with Dig were great too, what a lovely little woman. “You need a doctor, not a steelworker.” Ha!Lamounierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00225447169375363236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-2504663636077400832013-03-04T11:21:38.374-05:002013-03-04T11:21:38.374-05:00Shado has a major back story in Green Arrow. Check...Shado has a major back story in Green Arrow. Check out the "Longbow Hunters" series featuring Green Arrow and Shado which was written in the 80s by Mike Grell. I think it's very interesting that she is the daughter of one of Oliver's island mentors. In the comics, she is also the mother of one of his two illegitimate children - not the child who grows up to be Connor Hawke, Green Arrow II.Velvahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16440160133484122124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-41402272911187948102013-02-18T17:00:09.754-05:002013-02-18T17:00:09.754-05:00Best episode yet. Manu Bennett is a perfect Slade ...Best episode yet. Manu Bennett is a perfect Slade Wilson..badass and funny. We'll see if he'll be friend or foe in the long run..I'm guessing foe. Welcome aboard Felicity..that was about time. They do need a tech girl and she's more than up for it. Now if only we'd see more of John Barrowman soon..<br />AnnaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-13592684522558794602013-02-18T12:54:48.100-05:002013-02-18T12:54:48.100-05:00Like you, I was very impressed with the Island seg...Like you, I was very impressed with the Island segments this week. In the past, I have tended to tune them out as I found them a bit dull. This time around, however, they were compelling and intriguing.<br /><br />I am so pleased that Felicity is a member of the club. She is my favorite secondary character and I just love the way she uses her brain. I smiled at her time limit as well. Something tells me she is in for the long haul.<br /><br />The other part I loved was Dig's story about killing the young man to protect a war lord. For some reason, I found it very moving and very real. It makes the fact that Dig is doing what he is doing much more resonant.<br /><br />Like Patrick, as soon as I saw Shado, I thought 'love interest.' Am interested to see where the writers take this.ChrisBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10843864158239536750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-79582998821157402502013-02-17T08:34:37.912-05:002013-02-17T08:34:37.912-05:00It's great that the Arrow Cave has now some se...It's great that the Arrow Cave has now some semblance of humor in the person of our very much loved Felicity. :)<br /><br />Good review, J.D.PlatinumRosebudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11426871129709203669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-30900049379597082782013-02-17T08:33:16.565-05:002013-02-17T08:33:16.565-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.PlatinumRosebudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11426871129709203669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-59321183328357249892013-02-16T12:31:14.332-05:002013-02-16T12:31:14.332-05:00Good call on the Fyers-Starling connection Patrick...Good call on the Fyers-Starling connection Patrick! That call was very ominous...CrazyCrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17512240982215608638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-88536282757334600822013-02-16T12:14:49.380-05:002013-02-16T12:14:49.380-05:00Oh Felicity, how do I love thee? Let me count the ...Oh Felicity, how do I love thee? Let me count the ways. :) I only have two real comments about the Island flashbacks, which I'll get to later. But for me this episode was all about the awesomeness that was the awesomeness of Felicity Smoak and the lovely Emily Bett Rickards who plays her. She brings such a fun energy to the show, and is able to be the "plucky sidekick" without being the "annoyingly plucky sidekick". As a computer nerd since 2nd grade, her line about Ollie's old system hurting her soul made me laugh out loud. I loved that they didn't have her rushing to join Team Arrow full-bore by the end of the episode. Having her in it just to find Walter felt more like her. Of course, knowing she's going to be a regular next year suggests that something will make her a full-time Scooby at some point. I can think of two scenarios. One, they rescue Walter, and the rush of doing that much good gets under her skin so she decides she wants to be a part of the team. Two, Walter ends up being killed by Malcom & the rest of the mysterious bad guys, and that motivates Felicity to join Ollie's crusade to clean up Star City to honor Walter's memory. <br /><br />As for the Island scenes, the name Yao Fei called his daughter was Shado, I believe. In the comics, that's one of Green Arrow's love interests, so I'm guessing we'll see them meet on the Island at some point. Also, anyone want to lay odds that the person Fyers is working for has some connection to what's happening in Star City? I mean c'mon, this is television. Why introduce a new upper-level bad guy as a voice on a phone if the face attached to it wasn't going to be someone we'd recognize eventually. :)<br /><br />One last thing. The teaser for next week. Felicity in that fancy dress. WOW. *swooooon*<br /><br />Yes, I admit it, I'm a tad obsessed :)Patrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03943327351499919454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-52702070996310721662013-02-16T08:02:14.018-05:002013-02-16T08:02:14.018-05:00I knew it!!! With those excuses of Oliver becoming...I knew it!!! With those excuses of Oliver becoming more and more lame, it HAD to be Felicity to be the first (other than Dig) to find out about the Hood! :o)<br /><br />Great review JD! Like you I was very impressed with the Island sequences, and liked the fact that they were front and center as they were quite crucial to Oliver becoming the person we know.<br /><br />Ok, she may be evil (we're not sure yet), but major kudos to Moira's quick reactions and managing to pull a weapon and actually injure the nefarious vigilante! I think we just saw where part of Oliver's strength comes from! ;o)<br /><br />This means we get more Felicity, so YAY!!! And now I'm extra curious about the Deathstroke mask in the pilot since there's only one candidate left for it and he's Oliver's friend and mentor... Wonder what's going to happen between them over the next 2 years...<br /><br />Arrow has definitely become one of the series I most look forward to each week!!! :o)CrazyCrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17512240982215608638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-65049158229376074392013-02-16T05:34:02.677-05:002013-02-16T05:34:02.677-05:00Without me consciously registering the exact momen...Without me consciously registering the exact moment when this happened, Arrow has snuck itself into the top three of my favorite currently running shows (behind Person of Interest and Vampire Diaries). It really is getting to be quite a watchable show.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com