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[sc:astop]As we return to Star City for the midseason premiere, we find Team Arrow – as the title would suggest – divided. While OTA (Oliver, Diggle, and Felicity) continue the fight to protect the city against the team of villains Cayden James has brought together, the remaining trio (Curtis, Dinah, and Rene) have left. As Oliver partners with a familiar name to bring down Cayden, he remains confident that the remaining team can still complete the mission, but unexpected threats intervene.
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Reign has been awesome this season, “Fort Rozz” was good this week; keep watching “Supergirl” Flash. 🙂
I can personally never get into Laurel/Oliver because he cheated on her with Sara and while she may forgive it doesn’t mean she forgets; she also found about Sam when she visited and she knows she likes Felicity, I just don’t see why logically Laurel would get with him especially on the show (I question comic book Laurel as well). If you’re talking evil Laurel, as has been said no redeeming her – she’s evil so he wouldn’t date her. I’m fine with evil Laurel messing with his mind but I can’t but Laurel/Oliver myself.
I don’t mind Cayden having T spheres because it’s believable he could build them after seeing Curtis use them but I didn’t like Diggle using them because as Flash said it makes Curtis’s feel less; I know odds are Curtis built what Diggle used but that’s not his weapon, it’d be like if he suddenly picked up a bow and used it it would step on Oliver’s toes.
I DEFINITELY enjoyed the fight scenes this week, they were so realistic with multiple people shooting at Oliver, I hope they keep that up in the future as like evil Laurel said it’s ridiculous no one shoots at him when they have the chance. Speaking of evil Laurel, LOVED her line – “I am SO sick of people not killing him when they have the chance!” – I LOVE YOU EVIL LAUREL! #FreeEvilLaurel! I’m still waiting on her solo stuff because the team stuff is neat but I think she wants to do more beyond Cayden’s plan.
I was actually surprised Curtis didn’t go back to the team when they offered it given his history with them, but it was a refreshing move on Dinah’s part, as Cammie says Renee isn’t helping himself with some of his choices, and fully understandable why she would say “thanks but no thanks”. This is organic drama and I love it; I hope they keep doing this like this versus manufacturing issues in the name of drama.
To me manufactured drama would be like killing Thea or Quentin off when you could just write them out; if Roy is coming they could especially just have Thea leave with him, not every character has to be killed off. Maybe Quentin just needs a break from the city – let him find Donna and have some happiness as well.
I’m all for a Huntress guest spot and a Nyssa one as well…although I’m also up for that guest spot being saved and going to LEGENDS. 🙂
I don’t know why Cayden wouldn’t know about the chip in Felicity at least as he’s clearly done his homework, John’s might not be on his radar yet but he could learn about it if he scans them entering a location but still he should know about Felicity’s and that would make for some good drama if he made her go down or actually used the chip to control her in a way so she can’t finish a code to stop a project or causes her to endanger herself so Oliver’s focus is elsewhere and he escapes. If he does learn about John’s he could easily have him hold a gun on someone if not fire it so they could definitely do some fun story things with those chips before they get upgraded. I was actually disappointed we didn’t see more of that with Felicity.
Thanks for the news on Willa’s reduced schedule; I agree it’s easier to watch knowing it was her choice to step back. I’m fine with her not in the suit if we see more of her in the mayor’s office…team Thea for mayor!