Spoilers Ahead:
Tonight we get to see Oliver training Roy, the return of Bronze Tiger, more of Laurel's problems, and something good happening to Moira. Lets start with the return of Bronze Tiger. He was much better around the second time. He was still just a lackey, but he was a lackey to get a prototype of the earthquake machine from the end of season 1. He actually got some lines and showed how awesome he could be. I can't wait to see him return, especially with a name drop for the Suicide Squad at the end. It will be interesting to see that story-arch play through. Onto Roy's training. It was a good callback, having him slap that bowl of water. Of course he gets frustrated and angrier doing this. This is obviously not what Oliver wants. This is his redemption for what happened to Slade. It isn't going well at all, because Roy is not getting the message. And that is the problem I have with these parts of the episode. Watching Roy get mad and angry was just kinda annoying to me. He was always complaining and being stubborn and I didn't really enjoy it. Where it worked was the pay-off at the end. Arrow goes to stop a deal for Bronze Tiger and Roy follows. Eventually Roy steps into and starts beating down on BT. When the earthquake machine is activated Arrow can't stop it. He can't stop Roy from beating BT, either. So he makes a split-second decision and reveals his identity. And this is where it clicks for Roy. As for Moira's story, well it seems she is going to run for mayor against Sebastian Blood. We also got to see the return of Walter, albeit only to recruit her. I feel like they may try being together again in this campaign. Finally something good happens for Moira and she actually had one strong line. She wants to be known as more than Malcolm's pawn. Thea was the one that pushed her towards office, and she has actually been a really good character this season, even though she hasn't had a lot of material. She is not nearly as annoying as she was in the first season and I actually like her now. The same cannot be said for Laurel. I never really got on board with the character and she is just getting worse. She gets disbarred for her drug-addiction, so he spends her nights getting drunk now. She even went at Thea and Oliver and that was just not call. Hopefully she gets a good redemption arch or I'm rooting for something to happen to her. The end with Sarah revealing herself could be the arch. It will definitely lead to some interesting story. This episode was better than the last few weeks.
Highlights:
8 out of 10 Stars
Tonight we get to see Oliver training Roy, the return of Bronze Tiger, more of Laurel's problems, and something good happening to Moira. Lets start with the return of Bronze Tiger. He was much better around the second time. He was still just a lackey, but he was a lackey to get a prototype of the earthquake machine from the end of season 1. He actually got some lines and showed how awesome he could be. I can't wait to see him return, especially with a name drop for the Suicide Squad at the end. It will be interesting to see that story-arch play through. Onto Roy's training. It was a good callback, having him slap that bowl of water. Of course he gets frustrated and angrier doing this. This is obviously not what Oliver wants. This is his redemption for what happened to Slade. It isn't going well at all, because Roy is not getting the message. And that is the problem I have with these parts of the episode. Watching Roy get mad and angry was just kinda annoying to me. He was always complaining and being stubborn and I didn't really enjoy it. Where it worked was the pay-off at the end. Arrow goes to stop a deal for Bronze Tiger and Roy follows. Eventually Roy steps into and starts beating down on BT. When the earthquake machine is activated Arrow can't stop it. He can't stop Roy from beating BT, either. So he makes a split-second decision and reveals his identity. And this is where it clicks for Roy. As for Moira's story, well it seems she is going to run for mayor against Sebastian Blood. We also got to see the return of Walter, albeit only to recruit her. I feel like they may try being together again in this campaign. Finally something good happens for Moira and she actually had one strong line. She wants to be known as more than Malcolm's pawn. Thea was the one that pushed her towards office, and she has actually been a really good character this season, even though she hasn't had a lot of material. She is not nearly as annoying as she was in the first season and I actually like her now. The same cannot be said for Laurel. I never really got on board with the character and she is just getting worse. She gets disbarred for her drug-addiction, so he spends her nights getting drunk now. She even went at Thea and Oliver and that was just not call. Hopefully she gets a good redemption arch or I'm rooting for something to happen to her. The end with Sarah revealing herself could be the arch. It will definitely lead to some interesting story. This episode was better than the last few weeks.
Highlights:
- Oliver's identity revealed to Roy
- Suicide Squad name-drop
- Moira for Mayor
8 out of 10 Stars