Arrow [The CW] [ Spoilers ]

Kylo Ren · 14-10-2012 2:25am

Thought it was so cheesy. I could see the 'mother twist' coming a mile off.

Corkfeen · 14-10-2012 2:42am

ejmaztec wrote: »

A pair of specs might do the trick.

I'm not sure if they intentionally avoided giving him glasses so as to distance themselves from Smallville.

mcgovern · 16-10-2012 1:30pm

Watched the pilot last night after hearing good things about it. Thought it was absolutely crap, won't be watching it again.

TerrorFirmer · 17-10-2012 12:21am

Thought this was absolute crap of the highest order, and I'm pretty open to bad mediums of entertainment.

So brutally cliched, predictable, cheesy, far fetched, and a host of other issues that I was just patiently waiting for it to end.

Total drivel.

CastorTroy · 17-10-2012 1:55am

I liked the pilot so will keep watching.
Was a bit distracting that every time it showed Ollie, all I could think was "Hey, it's Garret Dillahunt"

Richard Dower · 17-10-2012 10:47pm

CastorTroy wrote: »

I liked the pilot so will keep watching.
Was a bit distracting that every time it showed Ollie, all I could think was "Hey, it's Garret Dillahunt"

yeah liked it also...but i do understand the negative comments above. it's a show you either get and like or a show you think is dire. the negatives plot points are somewhat valid but i stress....it *is* just a pilot.

the real test is tonight with china white

Richard Dower · 18-10-2012 8:38am

Really excellent second episode, they introduced an overall season arc with mommy Queen working for a big bad + Oliver either being hunted on the island or being trained by island Green arrow.

So a couple of new interesting arcs there, seems like we'll get alot of island flashbacks, training etc. The boat was sabotaged, very decent stunt/fight scenes again this week.

The writing and pacing was tight, i think Oliver's bodyguard will become his sidekick or confidente, patch him up when he gets hurt...buy him tech etc, course the Laurel/Oliver romance will evolve slowly.

like Batman/Superman etc. i'll bet Laurel will fall in love with Arrow and Oliver etc.
But overall that was an impressive second ep. hoping the quality continues, oh and the battle with China at the docks?....it was the same round silo seen in Falling Skies!, with the big ass weapon pointing to the sky....season 2 finale.

Headshot · 18-10-2012 5:36pm

This is my new favourite show. They really done a good job so far, hopefully they keep it up.

Richard Dower · 18-10-2012 10:27pm

Headshot wrote: »

This is my new favourite show. They really done a good job so far, hopefully they keep it up.

+ it held up awesomely in the ratings for the second ep.!

http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/10/18/wednesday-final-ratings-modern-family-survivor-animal-practice-adjusted-up-csi-adjusted-down-plus-unscrambled-fox-ratings/153617/

Richard Dower · 19-10-2012 12:08am

After seeing this sizzle reel of [WARNING!...footage of upcoming/not broadcast future episodes!! ] i am well hooked!

The show looks class!, it's totally like the Batman reboots....even more evident when you watch the promo, tweaking and reinventing the comic book stuff in the more grounded/reality setting.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qu9QZkL-MS4

squonk · 19-10-2012 11:20am

Episode 2 was, if anything, better than the pilot. It's great to see the story get going now. Once criticism I have is that it felt like the baddie of the week was slightly tacked on. The main story was Oliver and his Mother along with Laurel and her case. By comparision the baddie was just kind of chucked in there. I guess it was slightly rushed again but better paced than the pilot overall. If they keep this going in this fashion then the show is going to be a real winner!

nicklauski · 19-10-2012 11:46am

Headshot wrote: »

This is my new favourite show. They really done a good job so far, hopefully they keep it up.

HS me aul mucker! How ya keeping dude

Anyway, enjoyed the 2nd episode more than the first (and I liked that a fair bit)

Kelly Hu was only cracking in it

Looking forward to next week.

don ramo · 19-10-2012 1:00pm

don ramo wrote: »

also it did seem odd the way the ship sank, it looked like it snapped in half rather that flipped, which seemed kind of odd, even in a storm, im no expert but i wonder was it sank on purpose,

i should be an engineer:D

good episode, i thought it would be easier for him to do things if he took the job at queen industries, more access to information and all that,

the mother is a total cold hearted bitch not only did she try to off her husband but also her son, and i wonder who are the people shes in league with,

i was thinking alright that oliver probably wasnt alone on the island, i wonder who yerman is and are there any more people around,

i wonder will we be seeing much more of that tri-ad one during the season,

it looks like it gonna be fairly similar to revenge but with much more action, but with a bigger book of names:D,

nicklauski · 19-10-2012 1:22pm

don ramo wrote: »

i should be an engineer:D

good episode, i thought it would be easier for him to do things if he took the job at queen industries, more access to information and all that,

I'm fairly sure I heard applied sciences and technology mentioned in the episode last night when he was in the office.
I'm delighted he didn't take the job. Would be way too much like Nolans Batman then.

Head of applied sciences with Diggle being his Alfred type right hand man.

CastorTroy · 20-10-2012 5:28pm

Good episode.
Few points:
Where does Ollie get all the equipment from? Batman had means and opportunity, but since Ollie isn't even involved with Queen Industries, surely someone would notice him getting the gear.
What is it about kid brothers/sisters in these shows being so annoying? "You were dead so I turned to drugs and alcohol and now you're back and concerned for me I'm going to do these tings right under your nose and not care that you're concerned for me"
Kelly Hu needs her own series, if only so we can see her on a weekly basis.

How long until someone names him?
After it showed him getting the arrow in the shoulder, I went back and saw a matching scar. Didn't look like it got treated in time.

JP Liz V1 · 21-10-2012 6:28pm

Starts tomorrow night at 8pm on Sky 1

Richard Dower · 22-10-2012 7:45pm

After just two episodes....full season pickup! http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/10/22/report-arrow-picked-up-for-full-season/154188/

constitutionus · 22-10-2012 9:29pm

have to admit.

pretty damn badass .

its got action, intrigue, inter charcter machinations and it doesnt look cheap.

this one could not only be good, it could be great.

Richard Dower · 25-10-2012 8:16am

Not a great episode this week, pretty weak imo despite Deadshot....who wasn't that great a foe, very decent stunt work/fights though. Litle bit of arc progression....seems i was right and that the island is being used as a hunting ground.

I guess either some super rich guys hunting humans for sport or the Russian mafia using it as a base or training ground. So island Arrow is Olivers mentor.
Diggle knows Olivers secret now + i bet his sidekick and excuse when he goes off on Arrow missions.

And Andrew Diggle was on Deadshots chest!...ergo his brother that was killed, ergo and reason for Diggle to bond and protect Oliver since he killed the man who killed his brother.

LOL @ Thea letting the cat out re; Laurel and his BFF....the nightclub is also a good cover for Oliver as well. But it was a very average ep.

2/5 ....Corto Maltese?....Batman/Vicki Vale refrence.....?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXVX66wF2n8

JP Liz V1 · 25-10-2012 4:33pm

Just watched the pilot and have to say Stephen Amell is the sexiest man on tv

squonk · 26-10-2012 3:54pm

I actually thought this week's episode was one of the best yet. It flew by and I enjoyed it immensly. This show is really turning into a keeper!

Sugarlumps · 26-10-2012 4:25pm

Watched the first episode last night, wow, wow, it was truly awful. Story line is drivel, acting is wooden. People watch any auld tripe these days.

Heckler · 28-10-2012 7:59am

Sugarlumps wrote: »

Watched the first episode last night, wow, wow, it was truly awful. Story line is drivel, acting is wooden. People watch any auld tripe these days.

Pretty much agree. The premise is sound enough but the acting and the script was woeful. Hamfisted beyond belief.

Rhavin · 28-10-2012 10:55am

They really have to get rid of those awful voice-overs!

expectationlost · 28-10-2012 8:10pm

lol'ing at the people on imdb talking about quinncest because the actual love story ain't interesting enough

CastorTroy · 29-10-2012 4:46pm

Well got to see Dinah showing off some of her fighting skills.

Guessing some villains won't be recurring.

Though had to laugh at Ollie's line about him being called Deadshot because he never misses. This being said not long after he missed Ollie on multiple occasions.

And what is it about shows saving one person but at the expense of multiple others? Like Deadshot killed multiple people at that event when he missed his target.
And if he was such a good shot, combined with the use of the scope, why would he need the laser sight to give himself away?

Clareman · 29-10-2012 7:50pm

That was 1 of the quickest 40 minutes of TV I've seen in a while, flew by, don't like the way they just seemed to throw away a good villian like Deadshot, also for a guy who never misses he sure did miss with an awful lot of bullets.

Richard Dower · 30-10-2012 8:16pm

Will Laurel become Black Canary?....my guess, Diggle gets killed in the mideseason finale!, he found out Ollie's secret WAY too soon, a clear sign he'll be snuffed and Arrow blamed for the murder.

TerrorFirmer · 31-10-2012 12:17am

TerrorFirmer wrote: »

Thought this was absolute crap of the highest order, and I'm pretty open to bad mediums of entertainment.

So brutally cliched, predictable, cheesy, far fetched, and a host of other issues that I was just patiently waiting for it to end.

Total drivel.

I thought I should quote myself, as it lends itself pretty well to my current opinion, which is that this show has really grown on me. Usually, I watch a pilot and opinions are set in stone, but my housemate persuaded me to give it another chance, and I have to say I was pleasantly surprised by episodes 2 and 3, incomparably better and more accessible than the pilot, which I still think tried to cram far too much into such little space.

So, alongside Boardwalk Empire, Dexter, Walking Dead, and Homeland, 'Arrow' is a recent addition to my 'must-see-monday' marathon.*

*I know it doesn't air on Mondays but I just tend to watch everything on a single day of the week.

Richard Dower · 31-10-2012 11:01pm

Casting news, expect spoilers: http://insidetv.ew.com/2012/10/31/firefly-arrow/

Richard Dower · 31-10-2012 11:03pm

TerrorFirmer wrote: »

I thought I should quote myself, as it lends itself pretty well to my current opinion, which is that this show has really grown on me. Usually, I watch a pilot and opinions are set in stone, but my housemate persuaded me to give it another chance, and I have to say I was pleasantly surprised by episodes 2 and 3, incomparably better and more accessible than the pilot, which I still think tried to cram far too much into such little space.

So, alongside Boardwalk Empire, Dexter, Walking Dead, and Homeland, 'Arrow' is a recent addition to my 'must-see-monday' marathon.*

*I know it doesn't air on Mondays but I just tend to watch everything on a single day of the week.

Been converted have you.....;) , hey it happened with me and Elementary, i was too quick to judge and it turns out to be a very good show.

CastorTroy · 01-11-2012 10:29pm

Well, that was a nice short series.

Dinah looked really good this week. And how long til tech girl lets the hair down and loses the glasses?

Good episode. Some cheesy dialogue between Dinah and Ollie.

I was sure Ollie's stepdad was in on whatever is going on.

Anytime the Grren Arrow scene music plays, like at the train tracks, I'm always waiting for the Walking Dead opening credits to start.

Richard Dower · 02-11-2012 4:01am

CastorTroy wrote: »

Well, that was a nice short series.

Dinah looked really good this week. And how long til tech girl lets the hair down and loses the glasses?

Good episode. Some cheesy dialogue between Dinah and Ollie.
I was sure Ollie's stepdad was in on whatever is going on.

Anytime the Grren Arrow scene music plays, like at the train tracks, I'm always waiting for the Walking Dead opening credits to start.

Who the hell is Dinah

....are you talking about Diggle or Laurel?
Not a bad ep. - be interesting to see where the Tempest things goes and why mommy Arrow has the ship in the warehouse.

I was sure Laurel lamped onto Arrow being Ollie when he was beating the snot out of the prisoner, they way she looked at him....it was like personal, like he was defending someone he cared about,

Good end to!...more Laurel/Ollie action for next week...course he'll get off

I like the techie girl....possible love interest for Ollie?, she's smart and a bit kookie...very hot girl under them glasses and tied up hair

CastorTroy · 02-11-2012 12:09pm

Richard Dower wrote: »

Who the hell is Dinah ....are you talking about Diggle or Laurel?

Yeah, Laurel. She goes by Dinah in the comics, so just force of habit. But not a spoiler as to her true identity or anything since Tommy Merlyn already called her Dinah Laurel Lance.

Frisbee · 02-11-2012 1:42pm

Slightly better episode this week. They really need to start doing more flashbacks though, and for longer. I get they don't want to disrupt the flow of the show in the rpesent too much but we could really do with having more island scenes to fill us in.

Although I thought the ones this week were pretty good as you have Laurel telling her dad that the Green Arrow is nothing but a murderer in parallel with him barely being able to kill a bird so he could survive a few years before. Was the first bit of good character development we've had so far.

CastorTroy · 02-11-2012 2:16pm

I'd say they'll give us glimpses of the island and the other inhabitants and then show the link between those soldiers and the guys Ollie is fighting now in the finale.
Or just tease us for now and then do a full episode set there down the line. At the moment i'd say they just want to keep building the main characters. Sure it's still early days. Don't want to reveal too much too soon about what happened on the island and how he knows what he knows.

Who woulda thought Torchwood are the ones behind everything? :P

Frisbee · 02-11-2012 2:24pm

Yeah I have a feeling we're going to get a whole episode set on the island at some stage.

Mr E · 03-11-2012 10:19am

Really enjoyed that. So much happened in the last 5 minutes, it felt like a season finale.
It's the first time that I'm really looking forward to the next episode.

JP Liz V1 · 07-11-2012 10:24pm

Arrow will soon introduce DC Comics character Ted Gaynor, IGN reports, and he’ll be played by Stargate SG-1/Farscape alum Ben Browder

Richard Dower · 08-11-2012 12:01am

Wtf?....it's out a day early?....was it aired in Canada or something?

Headshot · 08-11-2012 12:32am

Another great episode

Really has turned into a must see show for me. I would love an episode dedicated just to the island thou

CastorTroy · 08-11-2012 12:48am

Yeah it aired in Canada, so spoilers for the episode below

Deathstroke coming in as a torturer having seen the mask at the beginning of the series can only lead to more confrontations.
Glad they didn't drag out the arrest and trial, etc.
People now know he wasn't alone on the island. Think the ones on the island and the group Ollie's mum is with are the same organisation?

Hehe, nice wee reference to Canary's fishnets, if a bit on the nose

And a comic spoiler about the torturer

Ollie gonna cost him his eye?

Sleepy · 08-11-2012 11:20am

Nice one, enjoying this show immensely. I'd agree with the comments that it's a little similar to Revenge and I hope they manage to step away from the "bad-guy of the week" format we've had to date, allowing for some more complex villains and storylines.

PeterStrauss The Second · 08-11-2012 4:01pm

That was fantastic, really really enjoyed that.

Richard Dower · 09-11-2012 3:17am

Brilliant episode!...loads going on and the fight/stunt scenes were superb. nice nod and wink to Batman....you us billionaire vigilantes, we do love our toys.

Some more backstory, Deathstroke was excellent + they didn't kill him off like Deadshot. Good character development for many characters as well, it flew along with a cracking pace.

They're doing a fine job thus far!

Snoopy1 · 09-11-2012 10:01am

Im loving this show. Havnt seen the latest episode yet, but i will this weekend.

the_syco · 09-11-2012 11:21am

Richard Dower wrote: »

be interesting to see where the Tempest things goes and why mommy Arrow has the ship in the warehouse.

I'm guessing it's to find the book?

=-=

Really enjoying the show, and the flashbacks are interesting.

Does anyone know what

military

his island friend is from, by seeing the

photo

which

the man in the tent

showed him?

CastorTroy · 09-11-2012 11:23am

Big difference between this and Smallville is this show isn't afraid of its comic roots. They're embracing the idea of costumed villains. They are doing monster/bad CEO of the week though. But this will change I'm sure. Kind of started already by introducing Torchwood as the big bad with the other bad guys being introduced on the island

CastorTroy · 09-11-2012 11:55am

the_syco wrote: »

I'm guessing it's to find the book?

But if you remember, the book was blank when Ollie got it

Richard Dower · 10-11-2012 3:27am

Brilliant ratings for Wednesday!....but also interesting. It scored a 1.3 adult demo and 3.75 million....that is a huge viewer number.

BUT...last night TVD scored a bigger 1.5 demo with much less viewers = 3.02 million, this means that a higher percentage of those that watched were over 50 years old!

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