Arrow (S3E18) -- "Public Enemy" -- 4/1/15
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Arrow (S3E18) -- "Public Enemy" -- 4/1/15
"Public Enemy" - (8:00-9:00 p.m. ET) (Content Rating TBD) (HDTV)
DONNA SMOAK RETURNS - During an attack on the mayor's office, Ray (Brandon Routh) is critically injured. Felicity (Emily Bett Rickards) is pleasantly surprised when her mother, Donna Smoak (guest star Charlotte Ross), shows up at the hospital to offer her support. With the SCPD out in full force looking for the assailant, Oliver (Stephen Amell) and his team work hard to stay one step ahead of the police to find the man responsible. However, things come to a head when Ra's al Ghul (guest star Matt Nable) kidnaps Captain Lance (Paul Blackthorne). Dwight Little directed the episode written by Marc Guggenheim & Wendy Mericle (#318). Original airdate 4/1/2015.
DONNA SMOAK RETURNS - During an attack on the mayor's office, Ray (Brandon Routh) is critically injured. Felicity (Emily Bett Rickards) is pleasantly surprised when her mother, Donna Smoak (guest star Charlotte Ross), shows up at the hospital to offer her support. With the SCPD out in full force looking for the assailant, Oliver (Stephen Amell) and his team work hard to stay one step ahead of the police to find the man responsible. However, things come to a head when Ra's al Ghul (guest star Matt Nable) kidnaps Captain Lance (Paul Blackthorne). Dwight Little directed the episode written by Marc Guggenheim & Wendy Mericle (#318). Original airdate 4/1/2015.
Episode 18 of 23
Next week is a repeat
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Re: Arrow (S3E18) -- "Public Enemy" -- 4/1/15
Funny how they they are using the same distraction technique to get them to believe that Oliver is not Arrow.
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Re: Arrow (S3E18) -- "Public Enemy" -- 4/1/15
So Lance doesn't question the motive of Ra's at all, huh?
Gee. Why did the leader of the League of Assassins kidnap me to tell me Oliver is the Arrow. Just being helpful?
Gee. Why did the leader of the League of Assassins kidnap me to tell me Oliver is the Arrow. Just being helpful?
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Re: Arrow (S3E18) -- "Public Enemy" -- 4/1/15
God Damn that was a good episode. It reminded me of the "Over the Edge" episode of Batman: The Animated Series (Batgirl dies and Commissioner Gordon goes after Batman).
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Re: Arrow (S3E18) -- "Public Enemy" -- 4/1/15
It was one of the better episodes this season. I think they will permanently out Oliver Queen as Green Arrow this season.
I've also decided Ollie won't get his mojo back until they give him the stylized goatee and full quiver. The current stubble is not cutting it.
I've also decided Ollie won't get his mojo back until they give him the stylized goatee and full quiver. The current stubble is not cutting it.
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Re: Arrow (S3E18) -- "Public Enemy" -- 4/1/15
Looks like the days of Ollie having a secret identity is officially over. I can't see him or Lance letting Roy take the heat.
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I wonder those nanites Felicity injected into Ray will give him shrinking powers later on.
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Re: Arrow (S3E18) -- "Public Enemy" -- 4/1/15
I wonder if the events on the Flash will impact the Arrow-verse. If Flash affects the timeline that could bring back Black Canary and the reveal of Oliver might not happen. We know Caity Lotz is in the spin-off show, so maybe that's how they'll deal with it
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Re: Arrow (S3E18) -- "Public Enemy" -- 4/1/15
Spoiler:
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Re: Arrow (S3E18) -- "Public Enemy" -- 4/1/15
Teaser for the remaining 5 episodes:
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Re: Arrow (S3E18) -- "Public Enemy" -- 4/1/15
Despite an awesome second season, season 3 has been a hot mess. Hopefully they managed to end it with a bang and get back on track in season 4.
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Re: Arrow (S3E18) -- "Public Enemy" -- 4/1/15
And by hot mess you mean poorly written and scripted? I would agree with that observation, it's been a setback after the incredible season two when Oliver had to confront Deathstroke. The first third got bogged down by credibly turning Laurel into the Black Canary and I don't think anyone was happy with how Oliver survived his death.
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Re: Arrow (S3E18) -- "Public Enemy" -- 4/1/15
why do they even bother taking laurel anywhere, she is useless in a fight except as fist fodder. hell she is such a punching bag, her superhero name might as well be Everlast. At least roy managed to beat on some league tomato cans.
i am curious to see how the show carries on with everyone knowing oliver is the arrow. he would cease to have a public life, everyone would be asking him for help on something or gun thugs trying to kill him and taking out bystanders. since they are fine deux ex machina-ing him back to life, maybe they hit some sort of reset button on reality.
great action show, starting to get silly otherwise. will still watch until the wheels come off.
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Re: Arrow (S3E18) -- "Public Enemy" -- 4/1/15
All of a sudden Laurel is an awesome fighter? Even with the training she's getting she shouldn't be so advanced so fast.
Yeah, shrunken nanobots injected into Ray Palmer's blood. How subtle.
Yeah, shrunken nanobots injected into Ray Palmer's blood. How subtle.
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Re: Arrow (S3E18) -- "Public Enemy" -- 4/1/15
Yes, that is what I meant. Am I correct to assume that I misused the expression "hot mess"?
Not only that but the flashbacks have been completely pointless (and they were so perfectly integrated in season 2). Tonight may have been the second time a flashback related to the main arc (the last time was when Oliver and Maseo were hunting for that drug that Malcolm used on Thea) and it was just so Oliver could quote Shadow's twin.
I would agree with that observation, it's been a setback after the incredible season two when Oliver had to confront Deathstroke. The first third got bogged down by credibly turning Laurel into the Black Canary and I don't think anyone was happy with how Oliver survived his death.
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Re: Arrow (S3E18) -- "Public Enemy" -- 4/1/15
No, it was a figure of speech by me intended for dramatic emphasis. After telling everyone I could last year that Arrow was the best superhero show on television, season three has been a disappointment. It's still more enjoyable than Agents of SHIELD.
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Re: Arrow (S3E18) -- "Public Enemy" -- 4/1/15
23 episodes a year is too much for a serialized show. In three seasons of Arrow, that is 7 more episodes of Breaking Bad's entire run, and what is planned for the ENTIRE GOT series. To maintain a tight narrative structure and high narrative quality over so many episodes is way too difficult unless it is meticulously planned beforehand and Arrow is not. So they wind up recycling plot concepts and coming up with narratives that take several episodes just to loop back on itself. That is what is happening with Arrow.
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Re: Arrow (S3E18) -- "Public Enemy" -- 4/1/15
23 episodes a year is too much for a serialized show. In three seasons of Arrow, that is 7 more episodes of Breaking Bad's entire run, and what is planned for the ENTIRE GOT series. To maintain a tight narrative structure and high narrative quality over so many episodes is way too difficult unless it is meticulously planned beforehand and Arrow is not. So they wind up recycling plot concepts and coming up with narratives that take several episodes just to loop back on itself. That is what is happening with Arrow.
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Re: Arrow (S3E18) -- "Public Enemy" -- 4/1/15
I groaned when they were talking about Oliver getting out of the city
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HELLO ! one call to Barry Allen and Oliver could have been anywhere in the USA within minutes !
All transport covered
HELLO ! one call to Barry Allen and Oliver could have been anywhere in the USA within minutes !
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Re: Arrow (S3E18) -- "Public Enemy" -- 4/1/15
Spoilers galore (and clarification about the pronunciation of Ra's Al Ghul).
Spoiler: