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  • valiancevaliance Registered User regular
    Kipling217 wrote: »
    And Felicity wanting Oliver to shoot arrows into her quiver has been clear from day one.

    Yes.
    Kipling217 wrote: »
    Kind of nice that Isabel points out the obvious implications of Felicity being bounced from the IT department to personal secretary. I had been waiting for the show address that point

    I thought Felicity addressed this herself in the very ep where she gets promoted.

  • DiannaoChongDiannaoChong Registered User regular
    edited November 2013
    valiance wrote: »
    Kipling217 wrote: »
    And Felicity wanting Oliver to shoot arrows into her quiver has been clear from day one.

    Yes.
    Kipling217 wrote: »
    Kind of nice that Isabel points out the obvious implications of Felicity being bounced from the IT department to personal secretary. I had been waiting for the show address that point

    I thought Felicity addressed this herself in the very ep where she gets promoted.

    Him giving a decent excuse that would be a realistic reason besides making it look like he's sleeping with her would have been nice though. Like "Shes been a good friend since I got back, and we work well together."
    Honestly Isabel saying "give her the night off" implied some things in a really shitty way, and Oliver should have put a stop to that right there, especially in front of Felicity.

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  • surrealitychecksurrealitycheck lonely, but not unloved dreaming of faulty keys and latchesRegistered User regular
    Pony wrote: »
    That said,
    If the particle accelerator has nothing to do with the Flash and is instead an entirely different plot that will be a crazy swerve and I will tip my hat to the writers

    the particle accelerator is actually going to produce results which allow a coherent synthesis of quantum theory and relativity that does not involve strings

    they expcet a hi degree of science nollidge from audience on dis show

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  • DiannaoChongDiannaoChong Registered User regular
    edited November 2013
    You were at risk of having a fully coherent post there, I exhaled a relieved breath at the end.

    Pony wrote: »
    That said,
    If the particle accelerator has nothing to do with the Flash and is instead an entirely different plot that will be a crazy swerve and I will tip my hat to the writers

    I think they have consistently done this for everything else so far, it wouldn't surprise me. It looks like some solid plants though, with Waller showing up, and her history for what she has been involved with, and what she was going after.

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  • Harry DresdenHarry Dresden Registered User regular
    Possible spin-offs from Arrow:

    * Birds of Prey
    * Black Canary
    * Suicide Squad
    * Deathstroke
    * Huntress

    That's a LOT of options.

  • PreacherPreacher Registered User regular
    Wasn't there already a failed birds of prey show?

    I would like some money because these are artisanal nuggets of wisdom philistine.

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  • Harry DresdenHarry Dresden Registered User regular
    edited November 2013
    Preacher wrote: »
    Wasn't there already a failed birds of prey show?

    Yes. The reason it failed? It was terrible. The people on Arrow have shown they're competent with DC IP's so them making a new Birds show would be amazing.

    edit: This is what they did to Birds of Prey. :(

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PzJT9zqVZtY

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  • DiannaoChongDiannaoChong Registered User regular
    edited November 2013
    Harry Dresden wrote: »
    Possible spin-offs from Arrow:

    * Birds of Prey
    * Black Canary
    * Suicide Squad
    * Deathstroke
    * Huntress

    That's a LOT of options.

    We have a confirmed showing of nightwing too I thought?

    I don't know how they could do a suicide squad show to be honest. At least in the same vein as the comic with monstrosities on the team, and them mass murdering infected people zombies.

    edit: If king shark could be DC's Hulk, I would be so happy.

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  • Harry DresdenHarry Dresden Registered User regular
    edited November 2013
    DiannaoChong wrote: »
    We have a confirmed showing of nightwing too I thought?

    That's right. They'd have to recast the role if they give it to the actor from Vampire Diaries.
    I don't know how they could do a suicide squad show to be honest. At least in the same vein as the comic with monstrosities on the team, and them mass murdering infected people zombies.

    It can work, all you need is to make them fight more vicious enemies, backstabbing/trying to escape and they're kept in line with a few good people like Amanda Waller, Rick Flagg Jr. and one or two less evil villains. Like what Thunderbolts did post-Civil War.

    edit: Villains being protagonists in tv shows are more accepted now. The Blacklist, Breaking Bad, The Sopranos, Boardwalk Empire, The Shield, Sons of Anarchy have all been successful.

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  • surrealitychecksurrealitycheck lonely, but not unloved dreaming of faulty keys and latchesRegistered User regular
    DiannaoChong wrote: »
    You were at risk of having a fully coherent post there, I exhaled a relieved breath at the end.

    fk im lsipin

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  • TofystedethTofystedeth Registered User regular
    Quid wrote: »
    I'd be upset but this show doesn't really treat computer abilities any different than the next one.

    Which is basically as magic.

    She has teraflops of data to go through!

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  • LostNinjaLostNinja Registered User regular
    Harry Dresden wrote: »
    Preacher wrote: »
    Wasn't there already a failed birds of prey show?

    Yes. The reason it failed? It was terrible. The people on Arrow have shown they're competent with DC IP's so them making a new Birds show would be amazing.

    edit: This is what they did to Birds of Prey. :(

    I had known there was a series for it, but never looked into it...my eye holes hurt now from watching that :(
    Harry Dresden wrote: »
    DiannaoChong wrote: »
    We have a confirmed showing of nightwing too I thought?

    That's right. They'd have to recast the role if they give it to the actor from Vampire Diaries.

    They could just write/kill him off
    they've done it to that character twice before, once written off by going to live with "family" in Denver, and flat out killed him last season

  • Harry DresdenHarry Dresden Registered User regular
    LostNinja wrote: »
    I had known there was a series for it, but never looked into it...my eye holes hurt now from watching that :(

    It gets worse. To their credit they did have a cool Oracle. Dina Meyer was perfectly cast.
    They could just write/kill him off
    they've done it to that character twice before, once written off by going to live with "family" in Denver, and flat out killed him last season
    They resurrected him in last season's finale so he's alive again.

  • LostNinjaLostNinja Registered User regular
    Harry Dresden wrote: »
    LostNinja wrote: »
    I had known there was a series for it, but never looked into it...my eye holes hurt now from watching that :(

    It gets worse. To their credit they did have a cool Oracle. Dina Meyer was perfectly cast.
    They could just write/kill him off
    they've done it to that character twice before, once written off by going to live with "family" in Denver, and flat out killed him last season
    They resurrected him in last season's finale so he's alive again.
    i know, but there's precedent....they seem to really like finding reasons for him to not be on the show

  • Harry DresdenHarry Dresden Registered User regular
    LostNinja wrote: »
    Harry Dresden wrote: »
    LostNinja wrote: »
    I had known there was a series for it, but never looked into it...my eye holes hurt now from watching that :(

    It gets worse. To their credit they did have a cool Oracle. Dina Meyer was perfectly cast.
    They could just write/kill him off
    they've done it to that character twice before, once written off by going to live with "family" in Denver, and flat out killed him last season
    They resurrected him in last season's finale so he's alive again.
    i know, but there's precedent....they seem to really like finding reasons for him to not be on the show
    Are you confusing him with Tyler?

  • ThomamelasThomamelas Only one man can kill this many Russians. Bring his guitar to me! Registered User regular
    Preacher wrote: »
    Deadshot must be the single worst dead beat dad in the world. Think about it.

    He's got a daughter in the comics. They did a mini-series where he finds out that she's living in a shitty part of the city so he goes in and murders all of the gang members then fakes his own death. So yes.

  • PreacherPreacher Registered User regular
    Well I just mean he never misses, so unless he's only had sex the one time, dude has a lot of kids he probably doesn't even help.

    I would like some money because these are artisanal nuggets of wisdom philistine.

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  • surrealitychecksurrealitycheck lonely, but not unloved dreaming of faulty keys and latchesRegistered User regular
    Preacher wrote: »
    Well I just mean he never misses, so unless he's only had sex the one time, dude has a lot of kids he probably doesn't even help.

    de magic is gone now u explain it :((((

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  • PreacherPreacher Registered User regular
    I know, the plebians didn't get it.

    I would like some money because these are artisanal nuggets of wisdom philistine.

    pleasepaypreacher.net
  • Harry DresdenHarry Dresden Registered User regular
    Preacher wrote: »
    I know, the plebians didn't get it.

    The one time I get an internet joke...

  • LostNinjaLostNinja Registered User regular
    Harry Dresden wrote: »
    LostNinja wrote: »
    Harry Dresden wrote: »
    LostNinja wrote: »
    I had known there was a series for it, but never looked into it...my eye holes hurt now from watching that :(

    It gets worse. To their credit they did have a cool Oracle. Dina Meyer was perfectly cast.
    They could just write/kill him off
    they've done it to that character twice before, once written off by going to live with "family" in Denver, and flat out killed him last season
    They resurrected him in last season's finale so he's alive again.
    i know, but there's precedent....they seem to really like finding reasons for him to not be on the show
    Are you confusing him with Tyler?
    no, just getting at how he tends to disappear for half the season for at least two out of the four finished season of the show...Tyler is now busy ruining the originals. But anyway back to arrow.

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  • surrealitychecksurrealitycheck lonely, but not unloved dreaming of faulty keys and latchesRegistered User regular
    electricitylikesme wrote: »
    God damn it. Bulgarian girl just made me realize what's going to happen with Oliver's new business partner:
    When he was on the island, they had the mercs call up to "their boss" who was a women wearing high-heels.

    It's her - it's totally her with the plan to shoot down planes coming into China.

    such monster

    so summer glau

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  • Bloods EndBloods End Blade of Tyshalle Punch dimensionRegistered User regular
    Hmm.

    Summer Glau
    Summer time when things are in bloom
    Thalia, close to Talia, means in bloom.
    glau, close enough to Ghul for me.

  • PonyPony Registered User regular
    electricitylikesme wrote: »
    God damn it. Bulgarian girl just made me realize what's going to happen with Oliver's new business partner:
    When he was on the island, they had the mercs call up to "their boss" who was a women wearing high-heels.

    It's her - it's totally her with the plan to shoot down planes coming into China.

    i jumped to this conclusion the first episode they introduced her character

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  • Mike DangerMike Danger "Diane..." a place both wonderful and strangeRegistered User regular
    okay so I just blew through all of this and I have some feelings
    John Barrowman: so good. I cheered when he turned up, and him just turning everything up to 11 in the finale was great. I am sad he is dead but I am not sad his lameo TV son is dead.

    The scene where Laurel and Ollie are mackin' and Tommy is standing outside moping while Radioactive plays: AMAZING. Give the CW every Emmy you got. Also amazing: Thea's texting-and-driving rant during the big earthquake scene.

    The island stuff is kind of silly but I kind of like it. I'm glad Fyers got blown up because he was a boring-ass villain.

    I really could not care less about either of the Lance sisters at this point and I wish Black Canary was somebody else. :\ I do like Paul Blackthorne as Detective Lance, though.

    A lot of the supporting characters are really good. I'm disappointed they killed their version of Firefly, because he was goddamn scary and had a great look. Deadshot is growing on me a lot. I really liked all the Huntress stuff, but I can understand the complaints about the actress.

    Felicity and Ollie at the end of the latest episode: :'(:'(:'( c'mon CW throw me a bone here

    I look forward to Summer Glau being revealed as Talia

    Okay, that's it, I'm done

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  • LostNinjaLostNinja Registered User regular
    So I guess we won't be seeing the flash in costume on arrow, but at least we will be seeing the origin story that they have been dropping hints like crazy for. I'm still not sure I love the fact that they are in the same world though considering how hard the show has been working to avoid superpowers.

  • PreacherPreacher Registered User regular
    I worry Summer Glau will murder this show like her presence has killed everything else.

    I would like some money because these are artisanal nuggets of wisdom philistine.

    pleasepaypreacher.net
  • Moridin889Moridin889 Registered User regular
    Guys I just watched the Imagine Dragons themed romance scene.


    Ahahahahahahaahaha.... such a burn.

    It probably says a lot that my first reaction is to laugh at that pain.

  • Mike DangerMike Danger "Diane..." a place both wonderful and strangeRegistered User regular
    That scene is everything I love about the CW.

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  • PreacherPreacher Registered User regular
    They need to have a spin off show "Laurel" that gets canceled shortly after the actress is off of god damn arrow.

    I would like some money because these are artisanal nuggets of wisdom philistine.

    pleasepaypreacher.net
  • surrealitychecksurrealitycheck lonely, but not unloved dreaming of faulty keys and latchesRegistered User regular
    both felicity and ollie are canadian

    canada making very strong case for itself on dis show

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  • PreacherPreacher Registered User regular
    Brian Adams, Pat Sajack YOU MOTHER FUCKERS LOSE FOREVER!

    I would like some money because these are artisanal nuggets of wisdom philistine.

    pleasepaypreacher.net
  • surrealitychecksurrealitycheck lonely, but not unloved dreaming of faulty keys and latchesRegistered User regular
    Preacher wrote: »
    Brian Adams, Pat Sajack YOU MOTHER FUCKERS LOSE FOREVER!

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  • Harry DresdenHarry Dresden Registered User regular
    edited November 2013
    Green Arrow's world is about to get turned upside down.
    http://www.tvguide.com/News/Arrow-Katrina-Law-Nyssa-al-Ghul-1073645.aspx
    Exclusive: Arrow Casts Spartacus Alum as Daughter of Ra's al Ghul
    Natalie AbramsNov 19, 2013 08:06 PM ET
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    Nyssa Al Ghul, Katrina Law
    The daughter of Ra's al Ghul is coming to Starling City — but it's not exactly who you'd expect.

    Spartacus alum Katrina Law has been tapped to play Ra's al Ghul's other progeny, Nyssa al Ghul, on Arrow, TVGuide.com has learned exclusively.

    On The CW series, Nyssa is a powerful member of the League of Assassins who comes to Starling City in pursuit of The Canary (Caity Lotz).

    PHOTO: First Look at The Flash's Arrow debut. Plus: New details on Flash pilot

    In the comics, it's revealed that Ra's al Ghul had a love child while traveling through Russia, making Nyssa the half-sister of Talia al Ghul, whom Marion Cotillard portrayed in The Dark Knight Rises. With Nyssa coming to town, it may give some credence to a popular theory that Isabel Rochev (Summer Glau) is secretly Talia — or we could just be crazy!

    Law, whose other credits include Legend of the Seeker and Chuck, will first appear in the 13th episode of Season 2, aptly titled "Heir to the Demon." Law's casting marks yet another Spartacus reunion of sorts. Manu Bennett plays series regular Slade Wilson and Cynthia Addai-Robinson recently joined the cast as Amanda Waller.

    Arrow airs Wednesdays at 8/7c on The CW. Are you excited to meet Ra's al Ghul's other daughter?

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  • Raiden333Raiden333 Registered User regular
    edited November 2013
    They sure seem to be going all in with DC side-characters.

    Wouldn't be surprised to see Aquaman in season 4, at this point.

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  • Vincent GraysonVincent Grayson Frederick, MDRegistered User regular
    I'm still in season one, but I'm curious, does the show ever go magic/supernatural, or do the villains and such stay grounded in reality (or close enough, I just saw the first Count episode, and he's hilariously over-the-top).

  • Kipling217Kipling217 Registered User regular
    For the first season its strictly grounded. In the second we have seen hints that it might be possible to get superpowers.
    Raiden333 wrote: »
    They sure seem to be going all in with DC side-characters.

    Wouldn't be surprised to see Aquaman in season 4, at this point.

    The way this show is going, I am expecting Ollie to change his name to Bruce Wayne.

    Nightwing, League of Assassins, Ras al ghul and now the latest news... Starling City is starting to resemble Gotham.

    The sky was full of stars, every star an exploding ship. One of ours.
  • MagicPrimeMagicPrime FiresideWizard Registered User regular
    I just with they would bring in Oliver's best friend:
    Hal-Jordan.jpg

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