Arrow - Season 3
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Woooo, for a minute there I thought Masao was gonna die wearing that Jar-Jar Binks mask. That would have been ignoble.
Katana-Arrow looks better than Katana-Suicide Squad.
And dammit, Ras should know better than to touch the blade of a katana with his hands. The oils in our skin can cause the blade to rust.
Katana-Arrow looks better than Katana-Suicide Squad.
And dammit, Ras should know better than to touch the blade of a katana with his hands. The oils in our skin can cause the blade to rust.
So, since Ollie didn't try to save his friends and since none of them had nosebleeds as they passed out, I assume they are not being exposed to the real virus.
I wondered briefly if they had been secretly inoculated, but since Ray didn't travel with him he wouldn't have been protected. (Of course, maybe all those nanobots are a mechanical antiviral defense.)
I'm "glad" Nyssa tried to kill Ollie instead of the tired old theme of killing herself at the altar.
Daddy really knows how to threaten his daughter. To a guy with his own Lazarus pool, "dying a thousand deaths" is not mere hyperbole.
I wondered briefly if they had been secretly inoculated, but since Ray didn't travel with him he wouldn't have been protected. (Of course, maybe all those nanobots are a mechanical antiviral defense.)
I'm "glad" Nyssa tried to kill Ollie instead of the tired old theme of killing herself at the altar.
Daddy really knows how to threaten his daughter. To a guy with his own Lazarus pool, "dying a thousand deaths" is not mere hyperbole.
This idea is wrong.
Wrong but fascinating.
A Japanese flag turned into a half mask is somewhere between stereotypical and racist.
How could it not be?
What about these guys?
Dominators.
Is Tatsu, or her entire family line for the last 700 years, Sleepers or collaborators to an impending Dominator invasion, or maybe a secret occupation since they claimed Earth during the 14th century?
Wrong but fascinating.
A Japanese flag turned into a half mask is somewhere between stereotypical and racist.
How could it not be?
What about these guys?
Dominators.
Is Tatsu, or her entire family line for the last 700 years, Sleepers or collaborators to an impending Dominator invasion, or maybe a secret occupation since they claimed Earth during the 14th century?
Episode was only okay. I think it kind of suffered of the penultimate plod. They had too much to fit in next week, but not enough for this week, so some stuff dragged out longer than it needed to, and other stuff didn't need to be there.
The SS one is sort of stereotype 80s Yakuza biker gang. Of course, there's still only the one picture, so it's way too early to judge. But the actress listed to play her is a total nobody, so I don't expect Tatsu to have a big part in the movie--or in the JL-verse as a whole, for that matter.
Funny thing though, a year ago if someone said Katana was going to in the SS film, Fukushima would have been the first person I thought of. In fact, I missed the news that Aoki had been dropped, so when she showed up, I had a small joygazim.
I agree. The Arrow one is a bit closer to the classic look.
The SS one is sort of stereotype 80s Yakuza biker gang. Of course, there's still only the one picture, so it's way too early to judge. But the actress listed to play her is a total nobody, so I don't expect Tatsu to have a big part in the movie--or in the JL-verse as a whole, for that matter.
Funny thing though, a year ago if someone said Katana was going to in the SS film, Fukushima would have been the first person I thought of. In fact, I missed the news that Aoki had been dropped, so when she showed up, I had a small joygazim.
When I saw Ollie secretly meeting with Merlyn, I realized this was all a ruse. But why did the others, Diggle in particular, had a hard time believing Ollie was the same person?
I for one don't believe they've all been exposed to the virus. That vial could've contained some kind of a sedative.
I for one don't believe they've all been exposed to the virus. That vial could've contained some kind of a sedative.
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Outing himself unrealistically is something Ollie does to divert culpability.
It's possible that Malcolm was following the Plan when he pointed the finger at Oliver.
It's possible that Malcolm was following the Plan when he pointed the finger at Oliver.
I think it was part of the plan and their endgame all along. They manipulated the events to the point they knew exactly what Ra's would do. And the only way Oliver goes through with the plan to its climax is if he's in total control of the situation. The only way to guarantee that is if he is 100% certain Ra's only has one vile on him and what's in it.
A switcheroo on someone like Ra's is a two-man job. They put the fake vile--sedative or whatever--in Ra's hands (while recovering the virus) and maneuvered the situation for him to use it, giving the illusion Ollie gave up all his friends at once.
That's the only way I see it working out. Any other situation (inoculations, fake viruses, etc.) have too many unknown variables for Ollie to risk all his friends' lives. Anything else would be total character assassination.
A switcheroo on someone like Ra's is a two-man job. They put the fake vile--sedative or whatever--in Ra's hands (while recovering the virus) and maneuvered the situation for him to use it, giving the illusion Ollie gave up all his friends at once.
That's the only way I see it working out. Any other situation (inoculations, fake viruses, etc.) have too many unknown variables for Ollie to risk all his friends' lives. Anything else would be total character assassination.
Can we Just take a moment to admit how much the ATOM armour sucks?
Ray is cool, we like Ray.
But his super suit keeps getting it's ass kicked in every fight.
And really, shouldn't Ray have been Plan A to attack the plane on the ground before it lifted off? Since he could have got there hours faster than the team sneaking in on foot.
And if that was all just a trick, why let 20 footsoliders die, and why risk a 20 million dollar fighter plane?
Surely Ras could have just noticed them coming through customs, and didn't he have to waste all that time and money to figure out that he has a rat in his organization.
Ray is cool, we like Ray.
But his super suit keeps getting it's ass kicked in every fight.
And really, shouldn't Ray have been Plan A to attack the plane on the ground before it lifted off? Since he could have got there hours faster than the team sneaking in on foot.
And if that was all just a trick, why let 20 footsoliders die, and why risk a 20 million dollar fighter plane?
Surely Ras could have just noticed them coming through customs, and didn't he have to waste all that time and money to figure out that he has a rat in his organization.
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I wonder if they have had Ray's suit damaged so easily so often so he is not as powerful as Iron Man? Which his suit is so often compared too.
Because a coupling in his fist blaster fried.
Supersuit, shmooper suit.
Turning that gauntlet into a hand gun, and selling it would make Palmer Technologies billions, and put tasers out of business.
At the very least, Felicity should have had a spare gauntlet to attack the THOUSANDS of Ninjas waiting for her.
(I just spent a few minutes laughing.)
Oliver does not get his company back.
Even though that 2024 news paper in Dr Wells mancave refers to a merging of Wayne Tech and Queen Inc.
Oliver does not get his company back, but he does marry Felicity.
Queen Inc is her company, and because he is awful at business, she doesn't let him anywhere near it.
Supersuit, shmooper suit.
Turning that gauntlet into a hand gun, and selling it would make Palmer Technologies billions, and put tasers out of business.
At the very least, Felicity should have had a spare gauntlet to attack the THOUSANDS of Ninjas waiting for her.
(I just spent a few minutes laughing.)
Oliver does not get his company back.
Even though that 2024 news paper in Dr Wells mancave refers to a merging of Wayne Tech and Queen Inc.
Oliver does not get his company back, but he does marry Felicity.
Queen Inc is her company, and because he is awful at business, she doesn't let him anywhere near it.
Well, at least we got an explanation for why the Hong Kong attack was unknown before. I was wondering about that.
And Roy bequeathing his red costume to Thea... I did not see that coming, even though I probably should have. Speedy after all? (Although I doubt she'll use that name publicly. Artemis?)
I wish they'd shown Ray getting the pilot out of that plane before it blew, or something. Characters like Oliver and Diggle and Katana have experience with killing. They're hardened to it. But for Ray, this would've been his first time, and he shouldn't have been so flippant about it. That's just unrealistic. And it just doesn't fit his character, I think, to have him be a killer. He should be a more clean-cut kind of hero without blood on his hands.
The picture I've seen of the movie cast is too small to give me a good sense of its Katana costume's details. But I did like the show's version. The mask was a little weird at first, but it has a certain elegance to it, and it works well with Fukushima's face.
Well, to be fair, The Wolverine was Rila Fukushima's first feature-film role. She'd only been known as a model before then. Yet it worked out pretty well for her. So we shouldn't hold Karen Fukuhara's lack of an established name against her.
Interesting similarity of surnames between the two Katana actresses, though. They both share the Japanese word fuku meaning happy, blessed, or lucky -- and I'll leave the obvious dirty joke to others. Fukushima means "blessed island" and Fukuhara means "blessed field."
And Roy bequeathing his red costume to Thea... I did not see that coming, even though I probably should have. Speedy after all? (Although I doubt she'll use that name publicly. Artemis?)
I wish they'd shown Ray getting the pilot out of that plane before it blew, or something. Characters like Oliver and Diggle and Katana have experience with killing. They're hardened to it. But for Ray, this would've been his first time, and he shouldn't have been so flippant about it. That's just unrealistic. And it just doesn't fit his character, I think, to have him be a killer. He should be a more clean-cut kind of hero without blood on his hands.
The picture I've seen of the movie cast is too small to give me a good sense of its Katana costume's details. But I did like the show's version. The mask was a little weird at first, but it has a certain elegance to it, and it works well with Fukushima's face.
Well, to be fair, The Wolverine was Rila Fukushima's first feature-film role. She'd only been known as a model before then. Yet it worked out pretty well for her. So we shouldn't hold Karen Fukuhara's lack of an established name against her.
Interesting similarity of surnames between the two Katana actresses, though. They both share the Japanese word fuku meaning happy, blessed, or lucky -- and I'll leave the obvious dirty joke to others. Fukushima means "blessed island" and Fukuhara means "blessed field."
I liked Roy handing off the costume to Thea but his line did not make sense. He said Red suits her better. He was wearing a Red hoodie in every episode before he got the actual suit. Obviously he loves the color! No big deal, more of him encouraging her to replace him. But its not like Oliver choose that color for him.
Imagine that Roy was poor.
So poor that he had just one shirt.
He'd sit their shirtless in the public laundromat for two hours while it was washed and dried, reading a book.
So yes, Ollie with more money than sense, must have assumed that Roy had lots of red shirts because he liked red best.
So poor that he had just one shirt.
He'd sit their shirtless in the public laundromat for two hours while it was washed and dried, reading a book.
So yes, Ollie with more money than sense, must have assumed that Roy had lots of red shirts because he liked red best.
Well, it's not like he meant it literally. It was a metaphorical way of saying "I think you should take over as Arsenal/Red Arrow/Whoever."
As I recall, it said "Transfer of Ownership." Felicity seems the most likely beneficiary, though I didn't get a good enough look to be sure.
Pretty much. Good, she will never have to beg anyone for a helicopter or a jet again!
Ollie on the other hand...
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