tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post4731072966173633286..comments2024-03-28T17:08:01.559-04:00Comments on Doux Reviews: Arrow: The UndertakingBillie Douxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17141769005175631213noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-33602318746482841822022-01-18T17:09:40.417-05:002022-01-18T17:09:40.417-05:00I also thought this was the best episode so far. I...I also thought this was the best episode so far. I think the reason that they were able to advance the plot so much without seeming too hurried was they didn't have any scenes of Preposterous Island. There were flashbacks, but they contributed far more to our understanding of the circumstances surrounding his father's death and his running off with Sarah.<br /><br />Clean-shaven Oliver looks remarkably younger as pretty. Speaking of too pretty, Roy feels miscast/misstyled to me. He looks more like Tommy's little brother than a punk from the wrong side of the tracks.<br /><br />Loved Felicity in the casino too...clearly, in order to make sure she got caught she made herself as attention-grabbing as possible while counting cards and winning. No one could fail to notice a woman in a red dress like that, even if she wasn't winning. It's interesting that you mentioned seeing a tinge of jealousy in Laurel because it seemed to me Felicity was more overtly jealous. magrittenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-30356705891556301542017-03-07T17:03:38.480-05:002017-03-07T17:03:38.480-05:00Lol laurels sister's name is Sarah
Rebecca w...Lol laurels sister's name is Sarah <br /><br />Rebecca was Merlin's late wife but besides that AWESOME REVIEWMatthewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09036456140557900355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-46945738035985451272013-05-23T13:00:30.798-04:002013-05-23T13:00:30.798-04:00Your pull quote was my favorite line of this episo...Your pull quote was my favorite line of this episode, maybe the entire show to date. The look on Felicity's face as she said it was priceless.<br /><br />And, may I just comment on how glorious she looked in that red dress? As the tech nerd, they keep her pretty dowdy, so the transformation was astonishing.<br /><br />The fight scene when Oliver was rescuing Walter was one of the best choreographed I have ever seen. I'm not sure who much of it was achieved by actual stunts and how much by film cutting, but it was an astounding piece of film.ChrisBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10843864158239536750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-23434181825910208602013-05-07T03:38:50.983-04:002013-05-07T03:38:50.983-04:00Agreed on the hallway beatdown. I thoroughly enjoy...Agreed on the hallway beatdown. I thoroughly enjoyed it. Especially when Ollie gave the dude a nice skull massage on the wall at the end. I actually rewound that scene cuz of the utter bamf-ness of it all. Reminded me of Oldboy.<br /><br />Yeah I'm not a big Blue Beetle guy myself, but he's always cropping up nowadays so I'm aware of him in the most minimal of ways. He's definitely one of the more superheroey superheroes, so I doubt they'd actually put him in this series. That is...unless they tie this series into Man of Steel.Freemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11265555641080269765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-43326538175112568772013-05-07T02:55:19.226-04:002013-05-07T02:55:19.226-04:00Austin, nice catch I totally missed that one. Alt...Austin, nice catch I totally missed that one. Although I remember thinking that his stubble was a lot shorter than normal in that scene.<br /><br />Freeman, the hallway beatdown really was over the top no denying that, but the intensity and just sheer style makes up for it in my opinion. Unfortunately my DC knowledge doesn't extend to the Blue Beetle so I missed that one. Although at this point, I have no idea who they're going to add in season 2. <br /><br />I think Laurel has a really bad case of Lois Lane-itis. She can't see anything she doesn't want to see when it comes to her hero. I forgive it, because of the genre (but I hope they don't stretch it out too much longer at this rate).<br /><br />Thank you both for your great comments.Samantha M. Quinnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02340568293992559934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-6892815661176445662013-05-07T02:13:45.229-04:002013-05-07T02:13:45.229-04:00Really cool episode. I enjoyed seeing truly wimpy ...Really cool episode. I enjoyed seeing truly wimpy Ollie. That was a lot of fun.<br /><br />I liked that hallway beatdown, though it always mystifies me when he just kinda slaps the baddies in the face with his bow and they utterly pass out. Probably my biggest beef was in the beginning when the henchman unloaded like 8 rounds into the center of the briefcase Ollie had. I wasn't aware Ollie had become Wonderwoman.<br /><br />I'm with you on that one J.D. on the confession. I was actually impressed with Laurel's performance during that confession. Even though her "Why?" right before that felt super forced. I totally rolled my eyes when she said it. No wonder she hasn't noticed that Ollie is the Hood yet.<br /><br />Also wasn't the Blue Beetle shoutout cool with the mention of the Ted Kord fundraiser? I wonder...Freemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11265555641080269765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-71180076444721091922013-05-06T08:22:57.401-04:002013-05-06T08:22:57.401-04:00Speaking of continuity, there was a HUGE continuit...Speaking of continuity, there was a HUGE continuity error in this episode. Oliver shows up at the hospital clean-shaven for some reason and then shows up at Diggle's with his usual stubble/beard. What a magical beard lol. I know Stephen Amell probably filmed the hospital scenes right after the flashbacks, but couldn't they either kept him shaved for the Diggle scene or waited to film the hospital scene until he grew the stubble? I know TV filming schedules are what are they are, but the difference was jarring.Austinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-37914700127759009482013-05-05T12:03:08.799-04:002013-05-05T12:03:08.799-04:00I actually do like the idea of Oliver and Laurel t...I actually do like the idea of Oliver and Laurel together, but with one massive conceit, she needs to know the truth. Without that one huge detail, it'll never work. I simply can't imagine the writers revealing his secret to Laurel this early on, although I would be thrilled if they do.<br /><br />Stephen Amell has been impressing me lately, I'm not sure when Oliver became one of my favorite characters, but I think that has a lot to do with his performance. <br /><br />I totally agree, Oliver's final declaration was one of the best moment's in the episode, but I think I liked her reaction more. She displayed like a dozen conflicting emotions in a second, and that was just really impressive to me. Samantha M. Quinnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02340568293992559934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-22349249746839670392013-05-05T11:25:20.395-04:002013-05-05T11:25:20.395-04:00I have no idea why but this was my favorite episod...I have no idea why but this was my favorite episode of the season! (or it at least ties The Odyssey). <br /><br />Everything came together beautifully and it's wonderful to see Olivie before the crash. His transformation has been marvelous to watch!<br /><br />In addition, am I the only one who is invested in Laurel and Ollie? I know many people hate them online, but I'm really rooting for them as a couple which explains why I loved this episode so much and his final declaration. Stephen KILLED that scene on the verge of a breakdown!Nadimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09432781029841283198noreply@blogger.com