This weeksArrowis all about how heroes (and villains) see themselves.
Then again, even when youdosee yourself as a hero, it doesnt make your actions heroic.
My first spoiler of the night is that its all quite good.
Diggles rumble with the Ravager is going as expected until Felicity shows up and justhits her with a van.
I didnt see that coming, and it elicited an honest-to-god holy shit!
from me when it happened.
That fight in the police station was really something, wasnt it?
The bit where he just threw that desk at Officer Lance was quite a stunt, too.
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Slade Wilson prefers to, literally, watch the world burn in this one.
His little confrontation with Sebastian about their deal was positively Vader-esque, too.
Do you feel I have not lived up to my end of it?
But speaking of Sebastian…
In baseball, theres always that point where managers get fired.
In that case, its certainly time for Sebastian Blood to hit the showers.
Luckily, Ravager shows up to fire him face to face.
Very professional, really.
But Sebastian really believes hes the hero in all of this.
He still thinks he was doing it for the greater good!
Its for the best, though.
Sara is still hung up on her past.
What I am, she says, is irredeemable.
Is it as cliche as they come?
Is it cool anyway?
And was that a hint of a Canary theme in the music, too?
Irredeemable, my ass!
Its kind of special, when you think about it.
Most superhero movies/TV shows/comics just kind of gloss that moment over.
Oh, there are masked avengers now.
On with our lives!
But…poor Oliver.
Hes having an even deeper crisis of faith than Sara.
But Ollie genuinely believes thateverythingis his fault.
Hes notentirelywrong…but thats not the point.
Or even from the sometimes misguided vigilante he was in season one?
This time its Felicity to the rescue with you arenotdone fighting.
We love you, Felicity.
c’mon dont die next week.
I end this one withsomany questions…
Does the above image of Laurel with a bow signify a heroic future for her?
But now that Sara has come into her own, is that really necessary?
As nice as it is to see John Barrowman back, was the Im her father line really necessary?
This was a bit on the nose.
He makes up for it with the bit about not being out of arrows, I suppose.
But speaking of Malcolm Merlyn and his daughter…where does Thea end up when this all blows over?
Certainly, Merlyn was telling her what she needed to hear.
Does Larry Lance getting his Detective shield back guarantee that hes toast before the end of next weeks episode?
I really, really hope not.
In fact, doesanyonereally have to die next week?
I mean, they already killed Moira.
When did I start liking these characters so much?
How pissed is Roy gonna be when he wakes up?
Does Felicity not own any sensible shoes?
Where else have we seen the were going to nuke the city if this isnt cleared up scenario?
A little movie calledThe Avengersthat nobody saw.
Who does Oliver love the most?
Cases can be made for Thea, Sara, Laurel, and Felicity.
The old Oliver loved himself the most.
Meanwhile, on an island… You should, too.
At least now we know how Ollie became so fluent in Russian.
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4 out of 5
