Oliver and Lyla team up on a secret mission for Diggle. Felicity finds out and disapproves of the plan and opts to stay behind. When Tobias Church launches a deadly assault against the city,... Read allOliver and Lyla team up on a secret mission for Diggle. Felicity finds out and disapproves of the plan and opts to stay behind. When Tobias Church launches a deadly assault against the city, Felicity must decide if she wants to send the recruits out sans the Green Arrow.Oliver and Lyla team up on a secret mission for Diggle. Felicity finds out and disapproves of the plan and opts to stay behind. When Tobias Church launches a deadly assault against the city, Felicity must decide if she wants to send the recruits out sans the Green Arrow.
- Palmer Tech Guard
- (as Andrew Baker)
- Sergio
- (as Mike Hanus)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaWhen Oliver breaks into the federal prison, he maintains radio contact with Lyla using her code name "Harbinger." In DC comics, Harbinger was the superhero persona of Lyla Michaels who was trained by "The Monitor" as a Guardian for the Multiverse.
- GoofsLyla, who is dressed as an Army soldier, calls an Army Sergeant "Sir" which would never be done. An Army Sgt would not be likely to overlook the mistake.
- Quotes
Felicity Smoak: What's the point of having keyhole satellite imagery if you can't use it to find anybody?
Rory Regan: I feel like I don't understand half the sentences you say.
Felicity Smoak: What I"m saying is that no matter how hard I try, I cannot find Rene anywhere.
Felicity Smoak: [Rory hands Felicity a cup of coffee] I was the one who told you guys to leave him behind.
Rory Regan: Sounds like another impossible decision.
Felicity Smoak: Does that mean I'm supposed to get better at making them?
Rory Regan: I'm saying you were right. If we're going to do this, we can't let guilt swallow us up. I'll keep you from doing it if you promise the same for me.
Felicity Smoak: [Felicity stands and they clank mugs] Deal.
Curtis Holt: [Evelyn enters carrying an injured Curtis] Ow. Ow. Ow.
Evelyn Sharp: So "Ow" then? Things have really fallen apart without Oliver, haven't they?
Oliver Queen: It's a good thing I'm back, then.
Oliver Queen: Was he waiting for an entrance line?
Curtis Holt: Nope. He's just that cool.
Oliver Queen: I got your text. Have we found Rene?
Felicity Smoak: [Felicity shakes her head no] You get John?
Oliver Queen: Yeah, he's fine. He's holdup at HIVE. I couldn't write him off. And *we* are not gonna write off Rene. We're gonna find him; we're gonna bring him back... Wherever he is.
For a starters, Arrow so easily throws around terms like "John's in prison" or "Everyone in Havenbrook was killed!", but the thing is: I don't care. As heartless as it sounds, the writers need to make the audience care about characters if they want 'drama' to come off as more than, well, drama. After a whole season of John complaining about his brother, I don't need another episode of Diggle crying about it, because people don't do that in real life, they do that on soap operas. If Arrow wants me to care about these scenarios, show me the red fire engine that John and Andy fought over when they were younger, tell me who Andy said he wanted to become on career day in elementary school . Give me an episode on how Ragman's father inherited the rags as a wide eyed young boy, then juxtapose it with him as a father, fear in his eyes, trying to save his sons life.
On another note, I'm also still waiting for Curtis to become a hero. I had the same issue with Laurel when she first transitioned into the Black Canary (although I liked her a lot more later on), and that is, these versions of the characters written by the writers are not 'vigilante' material. The word 'ex-olympian' keeps getting thrown around Curtis a lot but he's not characterized as a fighter or as someone bold enough to become a costumed vigilante which makes him come across as silly next to streetwise kids like Wild Dog and Artemis.
This episode's story arc of a prison break also leaves me perplexed with wondering what story the writers are trying to tell. Oliver may be a vigilante, but he's also the Mayor of Star City. It's unethical to jump the gun to breaking someone out of prison without first exhausting every measure available in the legal system. Oliver can't inspire the people of Star City to have hope in their officials if Oliver can't have faith himself. This extends into another problem with the series: What is the point of Oliver Queen? In the comics, the Green Arrow was a symbol of progressivism and hope for those who had been exploited by the rich and powerful. This Oliver Queen? He abandoned his crusade against the wealthy long ago, and its clear that the series has a focus on Oliver trying to beat up "the bad guys" rather than him trying to actually help the people by inspiring to be better.
All up:
+ (Some) exciting breakout scenes
+ Kord Industries shout out
- Illogical decisions
- Poor Writing
- Drama
- Bland direction and editing in action sequences
6.4/10
- scarlettyforest
- Oct 26, 2016
Details
- Runtime42 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 16:9 HD