The Nolan's movie pronunciation is correct and closer to the actual Arab pronunciation. BTAS and O'Neil seemed to have used the Hebrew pronunciation of the word, I guess pre-Internet it was probably harder to find an Arabist.
Arrow - Season 3
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The Nolan's movie pronunciation is correct and closer to the actual Arab pronunciation. BTAS and O'Neil seemed to have used the Hebrew pronunciation of the word, I guess pre-Internet it was probably harder to find an Arabist.
If Ray is going to shrink by accident rather than design, then I'm really not going out on a limb here, but maybe like how speaking backwards is spellcasting, then maybe speaking in acronyms is also spell casting? F.I.R.E.S.T.O.R.M. made a burning man and A.T.O.M. made a skrinking man, and hell, S.T.A.R. Labs made a man that can run at the speed of light (or at leat will approach light speed to break the time barrier somewhere down the line.).
Yeah, I'm pretty sure Denny O'Neil knew the Hebrew version, which is where he got his idea for the pronunciation. Although I've heard it depends on the dialect of Arabic and some do say Reysh.
Or she's a ghost. Deadwoman?
She's been in Tahiti. It's a magical place.
Maybe Malcolm had Thea kill a double that could stand up to the scrutiny of an autopsy?
Hell, he could have Hypnotized/drugged everyone into believing that Sarah died when she hadn't?
Hell, he could have Hypnotized/drugged everyone into believing that Sarah died when she hadn't?
Not sure what to make of the spin-off, but I posted a theory I have over in the thread for it.
I loved this episode.
That was a hell of a twist at the end, but I know there have been a few comic stories with Ra's looking for an heir, so it's not without precedent. I believe Bane and Batman have both been candidates, and since Arrow is very Batmanesque that direction does make sense.
We found out why the Yamasiro's son wasn't with them, which was something I was curious about before.
I was shocked when Thea told Laurel she killed Sara, I didn't expect anyone to just come out and tell her like that. I was glad that she actually blamed Malcolm rather than Thea.
I was glad Ollie actually did bring Diggle with him this time.
While I can definitely understand people wanting Malcolm to be left in Nanda Parbat to die, I think Ollie does have a point about Thea, and I can understand why he went to rescue him. It looked like Thea was already starting to regret what she did by the end of the episode.
I loved Ray in the suit, although it is still a little weird they're turning Atom into Iron Man rather than giving him his shrinking powers from the comics.
Really curious to see what's going to happen with Nyssa and Thea. I really don't see Thea standing much of a chance one on one against the Demon's daughter. Hell, I question what the outcome of a three on one fight between Nyssa, and Thea, Laurel and Roy would be.
This really felt like it could have been a season finale, so I am very curious where the rest of the season is going to go.
I loved this episode.
That was a hell of a twist at the end, but I know there have been a few comic stories with Ra's looking for an heir, so it's not without precedent. I believe Bane and Batman have both been candidates, and since Arrow is very Batmanesque that direction does make sense.
We found out why the Yamasiro's son wasn't with them, which was something I was curious about before.
I was shocked when Thea told Laurel she killed Sara, I didn't expect anyone to just come out and tell her like that. I was glad that she actually blamed Malcolm rather than Thea.
I was glad Ollie actually did bring Diggle with him this time.
While I can definitely understand people wanting Malcolm to be left in Nanda Parbat to die, I think Ollie does have a point about Thea, and I can understand why he went to rescue him. It looked like Thea was already starting to regret what she did by the end of the episode.
I loved Ray in the suit, although it is still a little weird they're turning Atom into Iron Man rather than giving him his shrinking powers from the comics.
Really curious to see what's going to happen with Nyssa and Thea. I really don't see Thea standing much of a chance one on one against the Demon's daughter. Hell, I question what the outcome of a three on one fight between Nyssa, and Thea, Laurel and Roy would be.
This really felt like it could have been a season finale, so I am very curious where the rest of the season is going to go.
I think it's pretty refreshing that Thea will have none of this "We have to keep this secret" obsession that everyone else has on this show, and is just going around telling everybody everything. And you know what? It kinda works! The secrets the others kept mostly ended up doing more harm than good. It's better to get things out in the open and actually deal with them rather than trying to hide from them and letting them fester.
And it's in keeping with her personality. She's always been big on honesty and hated being lied to, so she's just being true to herself.
On the other hand, in that episode where Ray took Felicity to dinner to convince that guy to grant him mining rights, it turned out that what was being mined was a deposit of dwarf star alloy. So I think he will shrink eventually. You don't need dwarf star alloy to be Iron Man. But this is Arrow, so they have to ease into the kookier stuff. Heck, Ray and Felicity will be showing up on The Flash soon, so that might be where he gets his full Atom powers.
Yeah, I know that is the Flash theory going around, and it would make sense. I guess I was just expecting him to shrink as soon as he first activated the suit.
And it's definitely starting to look like that is a Lazarus Pool Ra's has been soaking in. We got the 1854 story this week, and during the mid-season break, I think it was Stephen Amell who said we had already seen a Lazarus Pool.
Oh, and I forgot to mention before how much I loved Thea and Roy bonding over both having killed people while under the effects of mind altering drugs. I'm starting to wonder if they are heading toward getting them back together now that Thea knows everything. That's definitely the impression I've gotten from the last couple episodes.
And it's definitely starting to look like that is a Lazarus Pool Ra's has been soaking in. We got the 1854 story this week, and during the mid-season break, I think it was Stephen Amell who said we had already seen a Lazarus Pool.
Oh, and I forgot to mention before how much I loved Thea and Roy bonding over both having killed people while under the effects of mind altering drugs. I'm starting to wonder if they are heading toward getting them back together now that Thea knows everything. That's definitely the impression I've gotten from the last couple episodes.
How do you mine for dwarf star alloy? That actually sounded like a Doctor Who reference, His suit being made of dwarf star alloy though shouldn't mae him shrink or fly either for that matter.
yeah the slavers ship in Warriors Gate was contrusted out of dwarf star alloy.
looking at the wiki entry for the Atom under Ray Palmer it mentions the use of "white dwarf star matter" in his first appearance back in 1961
perhaps the writers felt that "alloy" flowed better from an audience perspective than "matter".
There's no reason to believe that dwarf star alloy would turn one into a dwarf though.
OMAC might still stand for One Man Army Corps, but it probably doesnt.
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