Arrow Squad
an Arrow podcast
Martin Donison
Arrow Squad host, The Flash, superhero
Cammien Ray
Arrow Squad host, the Chameleon, possible supervillainess
What’s in a Name?
They all lived happily ever after. Wait! Don’t stop reading! This is not a Once Upon a Time blog post. Well actually Once Upon a Time did not have that happy of an ending. However, that is a story for another day. Oliver and Felicity drove off into the sunset. I really did not see that coming. This is Starling City after all. A place where the aftershocks of one tragedy barely have time to subside before the next crisis rocks the streets. Read More…
AS 56 – Danielle Taylor “The Arrowess” Interview
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Welcome back Arrow Squad! Two whole weeks have passed since Oliver and Felicity drove off into the sunset together, but the Arrow Squad never sleeps. In this special, hiatus edition of Arrow Squad, Podcast Overlord sits down for a chat with Danielle Taylor, “The Arrowess” herself. While Miss Ice is holed up with the sickness and The Shadow does mysterious work at a mysterious conference with mysterious allies, Podcast Overlord dives into the story of the Facebook phenom Arrow dress Danielle made for her prom. Read more…
AS 55 – S3E23 – My Name Is Oliver Queen
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Raise your hand if you ever imagined an episode of Arrow ending with Oliver and Felicity driving off into the sunset.
Anyone? Anyone? Bueller?
You’ll get no complaints from your hosts at the Arrow Squad! Yes, we are back to discuss the season 3 finale of Arrow entitled “My Name is Oliver Queen”, which aired on May 13, 2015. The introspection and the character studies led down a twisty and circuitous path, not unlike our method of discussing the show itself, but ultimately reached a resolution in this emotionally gripping finale. We have some complaints, some nitpicks, but we can help but gush over the story! While we want to see Felicity happy, preferably with Oliver, we are also very satisfied to see the show choose a new and different path for Oliver leading into season 4. Read more…
AS 54 – S3E22 – This Is Your Sword
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The Arrow Squad trio is one shy this week. Podcast Overlord is traveling to celebrate his daughter’s graduation from college. The Shadow and I, Miss Ice, discuss the exciting events of Arrow Season 3 Episode 22 “This Is Your Sword” which originally aired on May 6, 2015.
As the most recent in a long string of emotional episodes, it’s hard to imagine how things could get any worse OR how they might resolve themselves with only one episode remaining in season 3! From the revelation of Oliver’s ruse to the deeply touching final moments of Maseo’s life to Roy’s farewell, this episode was jam packed with moments that tug at the heartstrings. Read more…
AS 53 – S3E21 – Al Sah-Him
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Our name was Arrow Squad. But in order to continue on, we had to become something else. We are now the Al Sah-Him Squad! Which is still Arrow Squad, just in a different language and no memory of our former existence. Whatever our name is, we are here discussing season 3 episode 21 of Arrow entitled, “Al Sah-Him” which originally aired on April 29, 2015. Read more…
AS 52 – S3E20 – The Fallen
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Welcome back, Arrow Squad! Podcast Overlord, The Shadow and I, Miss Ice, are back to discuss Season 3 Episode 20 entitled, “The Fallen”, which aired on April 22, 2015. This episode was an emotional one, and we did our best to encapsulate all of the heavy moments by masking our pain in humor and inappropriately timed jokes. But, in all seriousness, we finally got the chance to fawn over our total love and adoration for this show because of its concise plot and perfectly timed moments. Read more…
AS 51 – S3E19 – Broken Arrow
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Welcome back, Arrow Squad! We’re discussing Season 3 Episode 19 “Broken Arrow” in this week’s installment of the podcast. From eye-burning Felicity/Ray moments, to shadow-boxing Oliver, to a prison-killing fake out, we talk about it all! There are four episodes of Arrow left in season 3, and we have a feeling these are the ones we’ve been waiting ALL season for. Read more…
AS 50 – Feedback Extravaganza
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Welcome to a special edition of Arrow Squad! Episode 50 is a special one, because we filled it with thoughts and theories from our incredible listening audience. We needed a buffer during the hiatus week between episode 18 and 19, and an outlet to express our feelings over everything that happened in that incredible trailer Podcast Overlord posted on Facebook! (If you were wondering what that sound was, it was the internet blowing up.) That said, this is a very speculative podcast episode where we discuss the trailer, discuss theories, and don’t hold back on what we’ve heard and read about upcoming plot lines. You’ve been warned! Read more…
AS 49 – The Shortest Arrow Squad Episode Ever
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Wednesday April 8, 2015 will be a very sad day when 8/7c comes and goes without a new episode of Arrow. The CW is taking a week break for its shows and resuming next week, April 15, 2015, with the first of a five week run into the finale. But just because Arrow is taking a week off doesn’t mean Arrow Squad needs to! In the shortest episode of Arrow Squad ever, The Shadow lays down what exactly we intend to do with our bye-week.
This week we want to hear from YOU! We realize that there is not a lot of time between a new Arrow episode and the time in which we record our podcast (just over 24 hours), so this is an opportunity to chime in without that pressure of time. We want to hear your crazy, crack-pot theories, we want to hear your bleeding Olicity hearts. We want to know what has made this season awesome for you, and what has made it terrible. Read more…
AS 48 – S3E18 – Public Enemy
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The slow build coming off the winter hiatus has not been in vain! Season 3 episode 18, entitled “Public Enemy”, brought the heart-racing, heart-wrenching, action-drama we have come to love from Arrow. At its heart, Arrow presents very real characters dealing with very raw situations in a slightly unorthodox fashion. While the goings-on in Starling City might not be as far-fetched as those going on in Central City, the show still centers around three masked vigilantes running around in leather.
The truth is, we all wear masks. We all conceal our identities in some ways to avoid embarrassment or to avoid hardships, the degree to which this is done varies greatly, but it certainly doesn’t require a mask to do it. Captain Lance wears his pride as a mask, we might say. Going back to season one when he was drinking heavily and being a jerk all the time, his vice was the sauce and because of one he was the other. Just because he isn’t drowning in alcohol doesn’t mean pride isn’t having the same effect. We spend quite a bit of time going into this idea on the podcast because we know that Cpn Lance’s behavior has been frustrating to a lot of fans. Sometimes it takes a well conceived episode, like this one, to look passed the annoyances of his character and really see what the core problem is. Read more…