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Post by AntiArbitrator on May 14, 2013 16:25:14 GMT -5
The following description is from the CW site and is more detailed than usual.
SEASON FINALE — Oliver and Diggle race to stop the Dark Archer from unleashing his vengeance on The Glades. However, they run into a roadblock after Detective Lance picks up Felicity for questioning. Tommy and Oliver’s already tumultuous relationship takes a turn for the worse after Oliver makes a confession about Laurel. After hearing of the danger in The Glades, Thea races to find Roy, inadvertently putting herself directly in the line of fire for Malcolm’s devious plan. On the island, Oliver, Slade and Shado (guest star Celina Jade) are locked in a life-or-death struggle against Fyers (guest star Sebastian Dunn) as his missiles lock on a full Ferris Air jetliner. Susanna Thompson also stars. David Barrett directed the episode with the teleplay written by Marc Guggenheim & Andrew Kreisberg and story by Greg Berlanti.
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Post by darwin on May 15, 2013 11:45:32 GMT -5
I hope Oliver was right when he told Felicity that they don't take blondes at Guantonamo!
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Post by AntiArbitrator on May 15, 2013 12:08:07 GMT -5
Oh... you just reminded me that the police know Felicity was hacking Merlyn's computer.
She might be safe because the police did not go through proper channels either, unless "a judge who owes me a favor" is currently proper.
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Post by darwin on May 15, 2013 12:24:27 GMT -5
I am puzzled that they KNEW it was Felicity...by name.
If she was covering her tracks and they back-traced it to the computer she was using at Oliver's club...then they would just know the location...NOT the name of the person using it...
...unless I am wrong. Which is a distinct possibility.
And I find myself somewhat worried about Thea.
Would they actually kill her off?
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Post by AntiArbitrator on May 15, 2013 14:14:02 GMT -5
Not even your mentalist abilities would detect the actual name of the person hacking Merlyn's computer. Apparently, there is no computer whiz on the writing or editing staff.
Yikes! Although Thea, in the beginning, annoyed me at times, I do not want her to be eliminated. She is the most likely candidate to make Moira own up to her misdeeds.
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Post by darwin on May 15, 2013 14:24:44 GMT -5
*laughs* Yes...I was thinking..."maybe they remotely turned on her computer camera and saw her"...but she was not wearing a nametag! So they would not know her name!
Unless the cop tech just named her because he had a crush and wanted to meet her...
And you are right...as annoying as Thea can be...I do not want her eliminated either!
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Post by AntiArbitrator on May 15, 2013 23:42:33 GMT -5
Great season finale.
Mr. Merlyn did not want to hurt Oliver, but he was willing to kill him. Complicated mind.
Oliver looked very good scaling the chain and using his body weight to break free. Shado did an excellent job of training him to snap necks.
Diggle shot a villain and minimized the need to explain how he found Oliver with his “I take back every joke I made about you sticking a tracking device in your boot.”
Tommy and Oliver were childhood friends so it must have hurt when Tommy said “I wish you had died on that island.” Their final moments together gave both of them an opportunity to make amends to each other. I am glad they did that.
I loved…loved…loved the warmth between Oliver and Laurel. Although he was in I-must-save-the-world mode, he did not brush her off. He calmly and lovingly shared his thoughts and feelings and she accepted them.
Holy public confession by Moira! “God forgive me. I have failed this city.” I notice she still played the "I did it to save my family" card but that won't save her.
Darwin, the dark one must have heard your cries for an explanation on how he could defeat the young, agile archer. Do you accept his explanation?
That was a decent fight between Arrow and Dark Archer. I was glad Diggle accompanied Arrow and helped to distract Dark Archer at the beginning of the battle. Of course, it was Arrow’s battle and he had to find the power within himself to defeat Dark Archer.
I enjoyed the flashbacks to the island. We see Oliver had grasped the concept of killing to survive and had mastered the bow. I guess we will see more details of his survival in season 2 because we do not know why he was the only one who left on the fishing vessel.
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Post by darwin on May 16, 2013 0:18:57 GMT -5
Great season finale.
Oh.
Right.
You said that already.
How about...WOW! I concur!!!!
Nope.
Loses something in the translation.
But...
WOW!
Keeps one on one's toes!
Not a dull moment!
And...
...THEY MADE TIME FOR ROMANCE!
(This was NOT typed in a tone which was intended to be misinterpreted as....accusatory...in any way...to someone who just posted before me or anything...
...just saying...
*innocent grin*)
Oliver told Laurel he didn't change...the island just scraped off stuff and left who he really was...who Laurel saw the whole time.
WAY COOL!
And Felicity with Laurel's dad! Funny and touching and you could see him weakening...then he argued with his boss and put his career on the line...
And Felicity determined to help at whatever the cost....and Diggles not letting Oliver go into battle alone...
And yes...Astounding Anti...
I DID accept Merlyns explantion of why he won the previous fights. Uncertainty...lack of confidence... is a weakening aspect.
The fight was VERY decent.
I love the look on Oliver's face when he shot that one arrow at Merlyn...
Oliver's eyes were saying..."Catch this!"
And Merlyn did...and the arrow exploded.
I expected that...but I did not expect Merlyn to get up again.
I did think soemone was going to die...I feared it was Thea...and I am glad it wasn't...
...so far...as they have not shown her since the quake...
...which got me worried again....
But I did not think Tommy would die.
I thought they would play out the animosity because of Laurel for a long time.
The second device?
SO unexpected!!!!
And yes I am glad that Oliver and Tommy got to make peace before Tommy died.
Oliver was so upset!
And someone needs to go comfort Felicity!
I REALLY thought it was going to be Laurel's dad who died...and apparently...so did he.
I am glad he is getting over his hatred for Arrow...even defending him...as well as working with him.
I thought for a moment Oliver was going to tell Laurel that he was the vigilante...
...but maybe Laurel already figured that out.
The island is fresh out of bad guys.
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Post by AntiArbitrator on May 16, 2013 13:45:07 GMT -5
Yes, the island is fresh out of bad guys, but they never told us who the evil queen was.
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Post by darwin on May 16, 2013 13:53:32 GMT -5
Oh!
And I THINK the while identifying Felicity while she was hacking MAY have been a problem of editing!
Laurel's dad picked Felicity up at Queen Industries...or whatever it is...
IF she had been...at some point hacking Merlyn's data from there...they could trace it to the exact office...which was hers.
What do you think?
And I thought it noble of Moira to call the press conference...and thus save people in the glades.
I did not realize THAT was ALL one needed to call a press conference:
Be a billionaire.
Obviously, I have been going about things the wrong way.
I should become a billionaire FIRST.
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Post by AntiArbitrator on May 16, 2013 14:34:25 GMT -5
What do I think? Thanks for caring.  Since Felicity used one of her laptops instead of a flash drive, it is possible that the detective extracted her name. But I want to believe Felicity would cover her tracks too well to get caught. Billionaires have many perks. I was impressed that the reporters came to Moira's home instead of Queen Industries. |
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Post by darwin on May 16, 2013 14:53:08 GMT -5
What do I think? Thanks for caring. *smiles* I ALWAYS care what you think!
I await your thoughts with baited breath!
(And that IS NOT a fishing reference)Since Felicity used one of her laptops instead of a flash drive, it is possible that the detective extracted her name. Ah!But I want to believe Felicity would cover her tracks too well to get caught. So...perhaps we are BOTH of the mind that it is a convenient plot point for Felicity to soften up Laurel's Detective Dad towards Arrow? A great job for a smart adorably cute blonde! Billionaires have many perks. I was impressed that the reporters came to Moira's home instead of Queen Industries. |
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