I can’t even remember Oliver’s current stance on “No Kill” at the moment. I can’t even count the number of times he’s broken that, even outside season-long hand-wringing over al Ghul / Darhk, considering the number of faceless henchmen he’s wasted.

Arrow writers consistently disappoint me when they make Diggle do stupid shit totally antithetical to every other second he’s been onscreen. If anything, I wish all DCCW writer rooms had huge “NO MORE MANUFACTURED DRAMA FROM UNNECESSARILY KEPT SECRETS” signs on their walls. Esp when Team Flash / Team Arrow / the…

Richard Dragon training / deploying a gauntlet of wacky martial arts henchmen throughout the season at Team Arrow would be pretty great.

I feel like the Shado “ghost” periodically visiting Oliver and Slade both over the years kinda makes her a superhuman character of her own. Even though I totally realize that both versions of ghost Shado are manifestations of their respective imaginations / guilt.

Funny story: I’m no longer able to comment on Arrow’s fb page for posting my comment on that episode w/ Felicity’s mobility chip asking creators if Ollie would make that tech Open Source, beginning his official transformation to comic book Bleeding Heart Liberal (and, you know, Humanitarian) Oliver Queen.

Bullet wound blood spraying from silhouetted bodies into the random warehouse flood lights. Watching Oliver kill like a dozen henchmen mooks tonight, I struggled to remember his current “No Kill” position, but it’s been violated so many times now I couldn’t get it straight.

40mm grenades are there to look cool (duh), and to callback his comic book design, sans Pirate boots and very dangerous mask tassels:

Considering Grodd’s sfx budget, I’ll wager he gets less screen time than time-snatched Snart.

Ask the American Albino Gorilla.

Movie poster pretty much created itself.

I get the feeling you’re gonna have some issues when LoT introduces The Flash’s telepathic gorilla.

Oh I’m quite familiar w/ Co2E. I just like Looker more as a villain. Esp w/ Flash’s reaction here to Wonder Woman’s disappointment.

Even though Hedy Lamarr did date and marry older men, her declaring it to Stein in seduction voice was suuuuper creepy in lieu of Kreisberg accusations. Great tie-in w/ her contributions to science and technology, though. And brings to memory Agent Carter’s shout-outs to Lamarr via Whitney Frost!

I’d totally be down if…

Not detracting from the well-deserved moments of empowered women in this episode (overlooking that gross “I’m into older men” from Hetty Lamar - I know it’s a part of her marriage histroy, but it literally felt like Kreisberg’s input esp considerig this week), props to Legends for adding another pieta homage:

It was a joke. Nate’s Season2 exposition dumps leaned way more heavily into his Historian background. Now he’s more of a meathead stoner bro, which isn’t a bad thing for this team dynamic.

I also like that the show doesn’t give a fuck about Nate’s History PhD anymore.

Also KF threatening to freeze nightclub security goon’s eyeballs was one of the best threats of sadistic violence on the show yet.

I really prefer actors who are fully aware the’re in a CW Comic Book Show.

“What happens in Central City stays in Central City.” - Every Team Arrow member who ever got a full day off from being grim AF.