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Episode 1.14
Writers: Greg Berlanti, Andrew Kreisberg and Marc Guggenheim
Director: John Behring
THE ONE WHERE: As Dig and Felici🎃ty fight to resuscitate a wounded Oliver, we experience an extended flashback to a dramatic escape attempt from the island&hel𝓡lip;
THE VERDICT : One of the most muscular episodes of Arrow to date. It begins with an impressive sense of momentum and keeps the fuse burning throughout – wisely it strips out all the soapy glop that usually bedevils this show, delivering a flashback-focused tale that’s lean, focused and adrenalised. There are strong dramatic beats throughout, from Moira falling to her knees and offering up a framed photo of her children as her hooded son looms over her – just before blasting him at point-blank, of course – to Slade’s mindgames with Oliver on the island, casually plucking a lighter from his pocket after his fellow castaway has spent two hours struggling to light a fire. It also finds time to build a solid dynamic between Dig and Felicity (and Oliver’s decision to unmask himself to her is another of this episode’s jolting❀ly effective moments). There’s atmosphere to spare on the damp, gloomy island and a nice touch of WWII combat flick in Oliver and Slade’s assault on the radio tower.
HMM: Not sure I 🌊buy the moment where Slade and Oliver take an age to provide the correct response to the challenge code – couldn’t anyone just Wiki that quote in the time it takes them to bluff it out? Some seriously sloppy security therꩲe, Mr Fyers. Have a word with your men.
HMM 2: And how, precisely, did that mine not go off the moment Oliver was forcibly removed from it? A supremely t🍸ense scene💞 let down by an unsatisfying resolution.
TRIVIA: Slade Wilson is, indeed, the secret alias of Deathstroke in the comic books. He was originally known as Deathstroke the Terminator, a title that quickly faded from use after Arnold slapped on the shades and leathers in a certain 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:James Cameron movie.
DID YOU SPOT: William Wintergreen was introduced as Slade Wilson’s butler in the comics, first appearing in New Teen Titans 2 in December 1980.
BEST LINES:
Felicity: “I’m guessing how and why are Oliver Queen’s least favourite questions.”
Dig: “Yeah, well, there’s also when aꦡn😼d where he’s not too fond of.”
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Nick Setchfield is the Editor-at꧙-Large for SFX Magazine, writing features, reviews, interviews, and more for the monthly issues. However, he is also a freelꦗance journalist and author with Titan Books. His original novels are called The War in the Dark, and The Spider Dance. He's also written a book on James Bond called Mission Statements.
