Arrow "Broken Arrow" Review!

The Arrow's world is crashing down as Roy is being sent to prison for his "crimes". Don't drop the soap, Roy! (SPOILERS!)

Episode Description: With Lance still targeting the Arrow, Felicity insists that Oliver keep a low profile; a metahuman who uses blasts of energy and plasma to kill people terrorizes the city, forcing Ray and Oliver to team up.

High Points:

• Ollie plans to break Roy out of Iron Heights. I believe Captain Cold and Heatwave may have some experience in that department.
• Every scene that Detective Lance was in tonight was fantastic. He is one of the greatest actors on this show and each outing he proves he has beach ball sized balls. 
• This week seems to be all about team ups in the Flarrowverse. Arrow+ Atom team up lived up to the hype with the virtual reality fight.
• Roy proved to all of us today that when you just might be the be the best looking guy in a prison, you better know how to fight. And fight he did ladies and gentlemen and it was awesome.
• Big Daddy Dig proves week in and week out that he is the voice of reason of Team Arrow. Brings 110% to the table every week. 
• Cisco's cameo was cool. Always good to see some flash people and his bromance with Ray keeps growing and growing.
• The fact that Deathbolt was not in Central City the night of the particle excellerator explosion leads us here at the informers that we could have had a spinoff easter egg.
• Roy's apparent death had me yelling and punching things around me. The inside guy, the knife, the poison it was all so cool and gave us quite the feels.
• I thought Felicity was a little better this week than she has been the whole season. Between her and Ray being in the field I thought she was just a smudge better.
• It was a cool take this week with Ollie being behind the scenes being that motivational voice to Ray which is a role he usually isn't found in. 
• The fight between Ras and Thea was pretty good well choreographed......but my god the ending will blow your mind (I will not spoil until later down in the review).

Ollie and Ray be like...

Low Points

• Thought the overall flow was slow this week.
• The Ollicity moments just need to stop. I get it its the CW they need these lovey dovey moments, but it's the Lana/Clark Kent shit that we hated in Smallville reincarnated.
• Flashback scenes continue to disappoint just as much as the Bruins disappointed all of Boston this season.
• Roy leaves to go wherever the wind takes him, and the reason it is a low point is because it makes me sad.
• The breaking Roy out of prison part never happened, was pretty excited for that.
• Deathbolt was lame as hell. Cyclops mixed with General Zod. Ya he was just a filler villain but man what a snore fest he was. 

That moment you realize that Roy broke out of prison the same way GOB did.

Verdict: So what was looking like would be another filler episode for Arrow, turned out to be quite entertaining and fun effort. At first I really didn't like Ray in the field, but then I was intrigued when Ollie took the reigns and pep talked Ray on what it means to be a hero. Although Ollie did most of the fighting, Ray proves that he has something to offer the city of Staring when the Arrow is a no show, or incapable of saving the city. Next, as I touched on in the Low Points, what is going on with these flashbacks? Each week they seem to get worse and worse. Nothing makes sense, I am honestly so lost of Ollie's background story because so many different things happen each week. If you guys watch Daredevil, you'll notice the flashbacks tie into the story. It used to happen on this show too, but for some reason not this season. It should be fixed. Ok now to the good stuff. Roy is leaving, and I have to say I thought it was coming. I was freakin out when he "died" only to realize it was all a plan to escape. With Roy leaving what happens to Team Arrow? Is Roy going to go off the rails again, become his own vigilante like the story line in Young Justice? It's just a thought and most likely a fantasy story line. Which leads us to the last 2 minutes of the episode where Thea is struck down by the sword of the Demon's Head. As soon as that happened all of us arrowheads/DC fans thought one thing, Lazurus Pits. Sure enough there is the preview for next week showing Thea wrapped in cloth dipped in the pits. All I could think of was a personal favorite movie of mine Batman: Under the Red Hood. Now Thea will most likely not become Red Hood because then this show should just be called Batman, but we hear Ras mention that being dipped in the pits, bringing people back to life changes them. I think that in the next few weeks to come we will be seeing a completely new side of Thea Queen. 

All in all I give tonight's episode a solid 7.5 out of 10!

Sorry Thea, but Jason Todd had it much worse.

Thanks for reading guys. what do you think is next for team Arrow. How will Ollie come back into Starling City as the vigilante? Will Roy ever come back from where ever he is headed? How will the rest of Thea's story play out in the last few weeks? Let us know leave us a comment or tween @Caped_Informers or at me @O_doyleRULES11.

Tune in next week for  "The Fallen".

Arrow "The Secret Origin Of Felicity Smoak" Review

Felicity's mom shows up in town just as a mistake from Felicity's past rears it's ugly head on this week's Arrow. (Mild Spoilers!)

Synopsis: When Starling City is brought to a halt by a cyber attack, Oliver and Felicity (probably mostly Felicity) have a challenging time containing it. Because timing is never what it should be, that's when Felicity's mother Donna (Charlotte Ross) decides to drop in for a surprise visit.

High Points

• That opening montage was amazing
• Felicity's mom has got it going on 
• Sauron's Eye takes over the city's power grid
• Insight into Felicity's past (The Lisbeth Salander of Starling City)
• References to Santa Presca (Bane!) and Coast City (Green Lantern!)
• Brandon Routh's Palmer continues to shine. His interactions with Felicity are always a treat.
• Love Roy and Daddy Diggle in action
• Ted Grant is ready to teach and hopefully Laurel's ready to learn
• IS THAT REALLY SARA'S KILLER? Holy shit!

Fuck Gilmore Girls, it's all about the Smoak Girls!

Low Points

• Hacktivists are huge pussies (Not a good look Felicity)
• Laurel is becoming aggressive as fuck (Call in the Riot Squad!)
• Pretty obvious who was behind the hacking

Verdict: Arrow was without everyone's favorite hacker last week, so it's great this episode was centered on Felicity. Looking into her MIT past was not what I expected. The episode was originally titled "Oracle" and I was praying she was roommates with Barbara Gordon in college (A guy can dream can't he?). Instead Felicity was a goth hacktivist with a douchey boyfriend (Barbara would have been much cooler). Along with her backstory, Felicity's mom was introduced and she was much different than her genius daughter. It was a cute look at what makes Felicity who she is. Action-wise this week was slow and so was moving the overall narrative for season. I was gonna give the episode another 7.0, but that final moment that possibly revealed who killed Sara (My number one guess) bumped the score up to an 8.0 out of 10. Did he/she/it kill Sara? We will have to wait and see.

Thanks for reading. What did you think of Felicity's mom? Did you like Arrow's 5th episode? Sound off in the comments. Make sure to check out our reviews every week and follow our live action tweeting of every episode @Caped_Informers and @cstrand73. 

Arrow "Corto Maltese" Review/Thoughts

Oliver, Roy, and Diggle go on "vacation" in this week's Arrow. (MILD SPOILERS!)

Synopsis: Oliver decides it's time for Thea to come back to Starling City, so he packs for Corto Maltese, where Felicity has traced Thea's whereabouts. Lyla asks Diggle to go with Oliver because one of her field operatives, Mark Shaw, has gone dark in Corto Maltese and she'd like him to look into it. Feeling responsible for Thea's departure, Roy joins Oliver and Diggle on their journey.

High Points

• DC references galore! - Ted Grant (Wildcat), Corto Maltese, Mark Shaw (Manhunter), Thea using Mia as an alias, and even a Lazarus pit reference
• Pain is inevitable, but suffering is optional (Wise words of Papa Merlyn)
• Brandon Routh's charm lightens up the show
• Everybody Loves Felicity (or rather needs her help)
• Thea Training flashbacks
• Black Canary Begins! (Wildcat trains the Canary)
• Emotional scene between Ollie and Thea
• Hotel-made arrows
• Thea beats Papa and heads home
• Ollie and Roy broin' out
• Nyssa!

Just look at the flowers, Roy

Low Points

• Double cross was a bit obvious
• The Shaw storyline in general was predictable
• The hunt for Sara's killer takes a backseat

Verdict: Arrow took a break from hunting for Sara's killer so that Ollie and the gang could take a trip to Corto Maltese in an attempt to convince his adrift sister to come home. It sure was amazing to see how much Thea has transformed since last season's finale when she left with Papa Merlyn. She is officially a badass and now with her returning to Starling her story is the most interesting it has ever been. Elsewhere there was an ARGUS mission assigned to Diggle while in Corto. And while I love Diggle, this Manhunter storyline was predictable part. Although I do love when Roy, Ollie, and Diggle all team up together. Meanwhile back in Starling, Laurel had one of her best character arcs. Katie Cassidy and Laurel have received the bulk of criticism aimed at the show over the first two seasons, but her arc is finally in the place where fans want it to be. She has the fire for crime fighting now and with the addition of Ted Grant, I suspect the Black Canary will be stalking the streets again soon. Go Laurel! Lastly Brandon Routh continues to bring charm and lightness to every episode he is in. Felicity and his Ray Palmer have great interplay. Overall I give this episode a 8.0 out of 10. May have not been a very Ollie focused episode, but former underachieving supporting characters like Thea and Laurel are starting to shine. Also how could I forget to mention that Ra's Al Ghul is coming to Starling next week. Caption Cold on The Flash on Tuesday. The Demon's Head on Arrow on Wednesday. #DCHeaven.

Thanks for reading. What did you think of Thea's transformation? What did you think of Arrow's third episode? Sound off in the comments. Make sure to check out our reviews every week and follow our live action tweeting of every episode @Caped_Informers and @cstrand73. 

Who's the Best Daddy?: Tyrese has become a surrogate dad to Judith on The Walking Dead, while Daddy Diggle has recently been blessed with a little bundle of joy of his own named Sara. Even Flash has two father figures in Henry Allen (though he is in prison) and Joe West. My question to you is "Who is the best Daddy on comics TV?" Personally I'm not sure who the best daddy is except that it ain't Rick Grimes. Tell us what you think in the comments.

Season 3 Of 'Arrow's First Synopsis

CW has released a brief synopsis for the early episodes of Arrow's Season 3.

"In the aftermath of this victory, Season Three opens with Arrow now a hero to the citizens of Starling. Crime is down, people feel safer, and Captain Lance even calls off the Anti-Vigilante Task Force. Basking in his success, Oliver believes he can finally have a private life and asks Felicity out on a date. But the second Oliver takes his eye off the ball, a deadly villain reappears in Starling, forcing Oliver to realize that he can never be Oliver Queen – not as long as the city needs The Arrow."

Source: ComicBookMovie

I'm guessing Peter Stromae's newer version of Count Vertigo will be the early season villain who reappears. All that before my main man the Dark Archer brings his new sidekick out to play later on. Also looks like Detective Lance survives whatever the hell happened to him in the final moments of the finale and now is the Police Captain. Can't keep fucking the guy over forever, it's about time something positive happened for Quentin. And finally Olicity is happening! But don't get your hopes up. Once Brandon Routh swoops in as Ray Palmer, Ollie will be shit out of luck. Felcity has a thing for them DC scientists. Who cares anyway? We all know who Starling City's real power couple is.

No wonder Roy got so mad in Season 2. He got got cuckholded by the master. Arrow begins shooting now and will return in October.

Arrow Season 3 Updates!

So as we all know, Arrow's Season 2 just ended last week. So to build anticipation for Season 3 some of the cast was recently interviewed by TVLine.com. Here's some of the things they discussed.

1. So obviously the speculations begin with who will take over the big bad spot while Slade is locked away in jail. In my opinion I hope it's Komodo. I recently started reading Jeff Lemire's Green Arrow and Komodo is one bad motherfucker. I would love to see him come to Starling City and all sorts of madness.

2. Thea obviously went off with her new daddy but does that mean she's coming back as a bad ass? John Barrowman who plays Macolm Merlyn thinks so. It's a pretty safe bet Thea is going to become much more bad ass then we have seen.

3. Lastly and probably the lost exciting news, Miss Katie Cassidy has hinted that she will be taking over the black leather and Canary status. YES YES YES! This will be amazing what more could you possibly ask for?

All in all I'd say season 3 is slowly becoming more amazing by the minute. Make sure to check back here for more Arrow updates as they come in.

Source: TV Line

A Few Notes from Christian: 

1. I want my main man Brick as a villain at some point this season, continue the meta-human trend.

2. Thea becoming learning to fight will be interesting. A possible Season 3 finale showdown of Malcolm and his disciple Thea against Ollie and his sidekick Roy. Feels would be all over the place.

3. Laurel becoming the real Canary pleases me. I became less enamored with Caity Lotz as season 2 went on so hopefully Laurel's Canary will have a better lasting impact. This also brings in a possibility of Ted Grant, Catman, coming into Starling to train Laurel. DC comics heaven. I also have begun to enjoy Cassidy's acting more and more. Adding her to the Arrow cave will do wonders for her character's arc. Less pills and booze and more salmon ladder bars.

Arrow "Deathstroke" Thoughts/Review!

Wednesday night's are slowly becoming my favorite night of the week. Why? Because its Arrow review night! Every one knows the deal not caught up, not reading this article. Tonight there will be MASSIVE spoilers, so if you enjoy things spoiled go ahead and read if not, enjoy this weeks review!

Episode Plot Points

• Slade brings Thea to an abandoned warehouse where she meets Brother Blood
• Being absent at their mother's debate, Ollie begins to worry a little where shes has gone to
• Sebastian Blood (not Brother Blood) tells Ollie Thea's absence is his fault......he ordered cops to put up barricades...(good one B.B)
• Slade interrupts debate between Moria and Sebastian with a recorded message from Thea screaming for help (first Deathstroke suite scene of the episode)
• Ollie scrambles his team to find Slade
• Team Arrow finds him, instead of killing him, Ollie shoots him with viper venom and Slade is brought into custody by none other than Detective Lance
• Roy decides to go rogue (side effects for miracuru hating Oliver Queen?)
• Meanwhile, Ollie makes Isabel Roschev temporary CEO of Queen Consolidated (Big Mistake)
• Slade some how has an alibi and proven innocent 
• Slade lets Thea go, but first reveals Ollie's secret?!?!?!?!
• We then find out that not only was signing Isabel over to be temporary CEO, Ollie is voted out of the position, She takes over the company, he loses his inheritance, and reveals she's working with Slade and she knows Ollie is the arrow. (what a bitch)
• Felicity Smoak is actually the one who smacks Ollie in the nuts (not literally but you get my drift) and tells him to sack up and fight to find Thea
• Epic fight scene with Ollie and Deathstroke's "minions" we can call them
• Full out Deathstroke suit and fight scene as he takes out a prison escort bus.
• Ollie finally finds that Thea has been released and is safe, but she reveals that she knows.......the secret....which is...............MALCOM MERLIN IS MY FATHER!!!!!!
• Finally Slade reveals another bomb to the beautiful Laurel....and I quote "Oliver Queen is the Arrow"

wow.....lots of shit going on.....

What I liked

• Ollie fight scene....one of the best I've seen so far
• Felicity showing some balls which is very cool
• Roy got some action, and then he decided to go on his own
•  Slade is a slippery bastard
• Deathstroke scenes were unreal
• Slade beginning to build his army perhaps?
• Im very excited for whats to come
• Island scenes were fantastic as they usually are
• All the bombshells Slade dropped in one episode
• I'm officially hooked on Laurel Lance (Katie Cassidy) such beauty

What I Disliked

• Lots of talking if you're not a fan of dialogue 
• More Diggle!!!!
• When will we see Arsenal? 
• Detective Lance gets fucked again...damn it why can't he catch a break
• Ollie's secret is revealed (I don't like it)

What to expect in future episodes....

Well as we saw tonight Ollie's world is beginning to fall to shambles as we all knew it would at some point. I think in future episodes we should see the creation of Slade's army now that Isabel owns the science division of Queens Consolidated. Also, that epic fight scene between Deathstroke and Green Arrow is going to happen I promise you guys it will...I know I've been saying it all week but it's like the dragons in Game of Thrones....it is coming. I also, have the suspicion that a very important character is going to be killed. The only people we know who are safe is Slade, Ollie, Diggle, and Felicity and even she is a maybe. Also, look for Roy to suit up as Arsenal and some other cameos from other upcoming shows (STAR LABS scientists coming to town/Flash character cameos) to show up in Starling City. Lots and Lots of things are about to happen and tonight was just the tip of the iceburg

All in all I give this episode a 7.5 out of 10 rating!

Arrow Wednesdays 8/7 on The CW