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I’d really like that doctor to become a recurring presence, possibly as a trusted source who can offer information and treat the team without them worrying about being exposed. I liked that the doctor seemingly didn’t bat an eyelid and also how it implied that Oliver was so desperate to keep his friend alive that the concept of secret identities being important didn’t even enter into it. One of my favourite moments from the previous episode was the sight of Oliver as The Arrow carrying Laurel into the emergency room. Of course, he’s stopped by Oliver doing his usual holier-than-thou schtick, and they all agree that they must remain on the light side of things in order to not become one of the bad guys they’re supposed to be fighting.
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Let this not be another disappearing character motivation just to suit Oliver’s storyline.ĭiggle steals the bulk of the hour with his stuff, which involves him attacking Ruve in order to protect his remaining friends and family (I appreciated the mention of Carly). If the show wants to explore the good she might do when she’s not behind a desk helping others to fight crime, then they should do that.
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The Felicity stuff really kind of felt like an excuse to have her speak with both Oliver and Diggle without sounding completely condescending, and I really don’t want her to come back to the team this quickly. Specifically, it’s Diggle, Oliver and Felicity who find themselves taking responsibility – Diggle because he has trusted his brother, Oliver because he’s Oliver and Felicity because she wasn’t working with them at the time. What ties does Quentin even have to Team Arrow now that Laurel’s gone? Does he team up with them proper now, with a mask and his own costume? Or does he finally decide that enough is enough and put the blame where it actually belongs.īecause a huge chunk of this episode wanted to be about blame, and the guilt that members of the team now feel. Laurel was his rock, and their relationship was one of the only constants in this infuriating mess of a show. His final breakdown killed me, for the performance and the dialogue. We all knew he would take it the hardest given that a) Laurel was his daughter, and b) he’s already lost Sara twice, but Canary Cry actually managed to do some interesting stuff with him. Poor Quentin doesn’t get the lion’s share of screen time, but he does offer some of the episode’s only effective emotional moments. They probably thought this would be a last little treat for all those people complaining, because too much of the conversation around this show is about relationships. But most of the upset is because of Laurel, and not a small faction of viewers who were still hoping for a romantic reconciliation. They perceive the anger as coming from shippers, and some of it has. It also highlights an issue I’ve had with how Arrow‘s producers have handled the backlash. To have this episode effectively erase that is unforgivable. She was there to tell him when he was slipping into old habits or being unreasonable with other people on the team, but was otherwise a hero in her own right. The moment she was distanced from Oliver’s development and became her own character, Laurel came into her own.