Arrow - Ep. 3
Oct. 26th, 2012 02:54 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
rainwatersparkI stand corrected: apparently Oliver's superhero outfit is bulletproof. Which is why he willingly goes into battle with guys with machine guns. Still, how much of his body does this bulletproof armor cover? This episode shows it doesn't cover his arms, so does it cover his legs? His head?? All it would take is one bullet to put Oliver out of commission, so it still looks to me like he has super dodging skills. (Also, I haven't done any research into bulletproof wear, but while Oliver may not die if he gets a bullet to the torso, the force of impact should at least knock him down. So far, this has only happened once, in the pilot episode.)
Now, Episode 3. (Or, "In Which Oliver Queen Does Assassin's Creed-Style Parkour")
So I think we're actually starting to see some improvement here in terms of female characters. Laurel finally actually kicks some ass! And there's a mother-daughter bonding moment between Thea and Moira Queen! Of course, that doesn't negate the fact that Thea is a shoplifting, drug- and alcohol-using troubled little sis and Moira, for all we know, is still evil. And Thea is continuing to be mean to Oliver and throw hissy fits whenever he tries to actually be a responsible big brother. Sigh.
But THAT ENDING. If there's one thing Arrow knows how to do so far, it's how to write a cliffhanger ending.
I actually like this episode quite a bit. Not too much happens, because it's all about Oliver trying to find and eliminate Deadshot, but the execution is not too bad.
Tommy has been a really good friend to Oliver so far. I shudder to think about how he'll eventually wind up as Green Arrow's archnemesis, Merlyn.
It's interesting to compare Arrow to Batman Begins, as the stories are, in certain ways, very similar (wealthy billionaire returns home after a prolonged absence to fight crime), and yet there are a couple of key differences: In Arrow, Oliver Queen returns home with a vendetta and isn't actually above killing people to fulfill his goals, although he usually tries to give his target a chance to repent (I feel bad for all the security guards who get shot, though). Bruce Wayne, on the other hand, is anti-injustice in general and very much against killing. I'm very curious as to whether people (who find out about Oliver's identity) will eventually call him out for the violence he's causing. Certainly Detective Lance is, but so far I feel that he's there in the story more as an obstacle rather than a moral objection to vigilante violence. If the show does explore the implications of vigilante violence, that would elevate it to one of the more nuanced, thoughtful, intelligent TV shows out there. But I mustn't get my hopes up, for that way disappointment lies...
I had an interesting thought while watching this episode: What if, instead of Laurel's dad being the detective/cop, it was her mom? Wouldn't that make the story so much more interesting?
Now, Episode 3. (Or, "In Which Oliver Queen Does Assassin's Creed-Style Parkour")
So I think we're actually starting to see some improvement here in terms of female characters. Laurel finally actually kicks some ass! And there's a mother-daughter bonding moment between Thea and Moira Queen! Of course, that doesn't negate the fact that Thea is a shoplifting, drug- and alcohol-using troubled little sis and Moira, for all we know, is still evil. And Thea is continuing to be mean to Oliver and throw hissy fits whenever he tries to actually be a responsible big brother. Sigh.
But THAT ENDING. If there's one thing Arrow knows how to do so far, it's how to write a cliffhanger ending.
I actually like this episode quite a bit. Not too much happens, because it's all about Oliver trying to find and eliminate Deadshot, but the execution is not too bad.
Tommy has been a really good friend to Oliver so far. I shudder to think about how he'll eventually wind up as Green Arrow's archnemesis, Merlyn.
It's interesting to compare Arrow to Batman Begins, as the stories are, in certain ways, very similar (wealthy billionaire returns home after a prolonged absence to fight crime), and yet there are a couple of key differences: In Arrow, Oliver Queen returns home with a vendetta and isn't actually above killing people to fulfill his goals, although he usually tries to give his target a chance to repent (I feel bad for all the security guards who get shot, though). Bruce Wayne, on the other hand, is anti-injustice in general and very much against killing. I'm very curious as to whether people (who find out about Oliver's identity) will eventually call him out for the violence he's causing. Certainly Detective Lance is, but so far I feel that he's there in the story more as an obstacle rather than a moral objection to vigilante violence. If the show does explore the implications of vigilante violence, that would elevate it to one of the more nuanced, thoughtful, intelligent TV shows out there. But I mustn't get my hopes up, for that way disappointment lies...
I had an interesting thought while watching this episode: What if, instead of Laurel's dad being the detective/cop, it was her mom? Wouldn't that make the story so much more interesting?
