tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post7544852640474608604..comments2024-03-28T23:03:57.917-04:00Comments on Doux Reviews: Arrow: Darkness on the Edge of TownBillie Douxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17141769005175631213noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-76437154984168762162013-05-23T14:42:12.771-04:002013-05-23T14:42:12.771-04:00One thing this show does very well is the shocking...One thing this show does very well is the shocking reveal. I gasped at the end. That is a twist I never saw coming.<br /><br />Like you, I loved the whole spy caper. The three of them together are so much fun to watch. Felicity is a dream addition to the team.ChrisBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10843864158239536750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-4219354707859329472013-05-11T18:01:20.612-04:002013-05-11T18:01:20.612-04:00Not sure if the higher ups would have the guts to ...Not sure if the higher ups would have the guts to allow something like that though. There wouldn't be enough space for Roy and Thea to make googly eyes at each other. It'd be friggin' awesome though. I feel like Arrow's rogues gallery isn't nearly impressive enough yet to keep such a concept going. <br /><br />I'm just spitballing here, but maybe in a later season when there's more villains and vigilantes floating around, Tommy will keep his father's dream alive. Mr. Merlyn will die in the Glades and Tommy will blame Ollie and the Glades for his suffering. Re-enact the Undertaking. Bam! Drama! Maybe instead of having Tommy be a villain that's Ollie's physical equal, he can be his intellectual superior a la Lex Luthor.Freemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11265555641080269765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-50166080862492608172013-05-11T16:30:30.878-04:002013-05-11T16:30:30.878-04:00Tricksterson, that is an amazing idea that I truly...Tricksterson, that is an amazing idea that I truly wish they would do. That would open up SO many dramatic possibilities. Think of the villains that could come out of it, people losing their minds, Arrow and Quentin working together to save the city. It could be an amazing second season.Samantha M. Quinnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02340568293992559934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-8372911201408087972013-05-11T16:01:27.266-04:002013-05-11T16:01:27.266-04:00The mention of a man-made earthquake and youhan Me...The mention of a man-made earthquake and youhan Merlyn thinks, has me wondering if they're going to go "No Mans Land" next season, which would be cool. In that arc Gotham city is hit with a massive earthquake which destabiilizes the city government, and, combined with some kind of disease outbreak, results in the entire city being quarantined by the federal government and left to it's own devices which in turn results in it becoming very <i>Escape From New York</i>ish with of course the addition of the Joker, the Penguin, Poison Ivy, etc.trickstersonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-43089572050060622572013-05-10T23:09:09.643-04:002013-05-10T23:09:09.643-04:00Oho! the stakes have been raised once again!
Unfo...Oho! the stakes have been raised once again!<br /><br />Unfortunately it's become painfully obvious that they're using a stunt double for all of Merlyn's action scenes since in the Dark Archer sequences that showed his face, the outfit looked like a saggy grocery bag on him. And during the fight scenes, in all of the heavy action moments, his face was conveniently obscured. Seriously, in the scenes that had the Dark Archer just wearing the mask he was practically a mound of muscles.<br /><br />Whatever, that's just a nitpick. I particularly enjoyed our team's caper and the flashback. Fyres is delightfully diabolical, though I'm not sure just how effective his plan would be in real life.<br /><br />The Red Arrow's always been a bit of a bad boy, even as a superhero, which is basically why he eventually became Arsenal. So an interesting dynamic between Roy and Ollie would be Ollie always trying to curb Roy's more aggressive tendencies. Even have an eventual sub-plot where Roy does become Arsenal if they felt so inclined.<br /><br />Also, another cross-over reference in the form of the Ferris plane that Fyres is planning to shoot down. Ferris Aircraft is the group that The Green Lantern, Hal Jordan works/worked for. I heard they're even using the symbol from the recent movie. Take that for what you may.Freemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11265555641080269765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-5397440432596675742013-05-10T21:12:19.358-04:002013-05-10T21:12:19.358-04:00I'm guessing the woman is Amanda Waller.
Hope...I'm guessing the woman is Amanda Waller.<br /><br />Hopefully, a better version than the one in Smallville. I have faith in this show to do most characters right :)MischievousNinjanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-81616049768556392612013-05-10T19:35:48.306-04:002013-05-10T19:35:48.306-04:00Love love love this show. It has become one of tho...Love love love this show. It has become one of those shows that I am really looking forward to seeing each week. I love it when that happens. And I truly didn't expect this show to deliver so much when I started watching it last autumn.<br /><br />Great episode, still, I do feel the demise of John Barrowman is coming next week. I don't want that. But it makes sense. Then Tommy can hate Oliver even more and become season 2's villain...TJnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-17661796552577297082013-05-10T12:02:38.296-04:002013-05-10T12:02:38.296-04:00Solid episode, though a couple of instances of ba...Solid episode, though a couple of instances of bad writing irritated me (Supernatural suffered from this this week, too). How cliche was that moment when Tommy saw Laurel and Oliver in the window? All that was missing was him holding some flowers. Very bad writing there. Why the heck were the curtains open where everybody on the street could see? Also, the ease in which they infiltrated the Merlyn building was kind of absurd. Parts of the episode felt like lazy writing. But overall, I enjoyed it, especially the fight scene.Austinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-69130266325655954692013-05-10T10:14:34.393-04:002013-05-10T10:14:34.393-04:00Absolutely loved this ep ! Conpletely agree with y...Absolutely loved this ep ! Conpletely agree with your review in that arrow has also become one of my fav shows. My guess on the villan wud be the red queen which would b a good link with deadshot and the suicide squad. But it prob wont be the direction they take. Love your reviews i eagerly await them after every ep of arrow. Keep up the good work ! <br /><br />-NathanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com