Arrow Arrow General Discussion Thread - - - - Part 13

[Dark_Lord]

From Emily's instagram.

 

[Dr Lee]

Let me guess, the person taking the photo just said Superman Returns Sucked?

 

[chamber-music]

I think the person taking the picture was saying "I loved you in Dylan the dog"

 

[Rorschach2012]

So Ted Grant eh? I guess that picture of Arrow in the boxing ring was the first sign.

I'm okay with making Ted a love interest of Laurel's I guess. I still want him to be older than her though, like Deathstroke's age.

 

[JC00]

Well technically he hasn't been announced yet. But Guggenheim in that interview with tvline basically said it. Because the only character people want that has a connection to Laurel is Ted Grant.

 

[kguillou]

Man, revisiting season 1 is so much fun. Seeing how far Oliver has come, from working by himself to bringing Diggle onboard to Felicity. When Ollie meets Felicity for the first time, their exchange is classic:

Oliver: I'm having some trouble with my computer and they told me you were the person to come and see. I was at my coffee shop surfing the web and I spilt some latte on it.

Felicity: Really?

Oliver: Yeah.

Felicity: Cause...these look like bullet holes.

Oliver: My coffee shop's in a bad neighborhood.

The look she gives him, she could smell the BS right away.

Seriously, I could watch those episodes over and over again. I can;t decide whether I like season 1 or 2 better. Season one felt very focused and streamlined whereas season 2 was grander in scope and expanded the DC universe.

 

[lanesrader]

Man, revisiting season 1 is so much fun. Seeing how far Oliver has come, from working by himself to bringing Diggle onboard to Felicity. When Ollie meets Felicity for the first time, their exchange is classic:

Oliver: I'm having some trouble with my computer and they told me you were the person to come and see. I was at my coffee shop surfing the web and I spilt some latte on it.

Felicity: Really?

Oliver: Yeah.

Felicity: Cause...these look like bullet holes.

Oliver: My coffee shop's in a bad neighborhood.

The look she gives him, she could smell the BS right away.

Seriously, I could watch those episodes over and over again. I can;t decide whether I like season 1 or 2 better. Season one felt very focused and streamlined whereas season 2 was grander in scope and expanded the DC universe.

this is the best Oliver excuse
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FScILKbYCts

 

[Arrowshieldfan]

Should be quite interesting when SDCC come at the end of this week (Friday) where we will likely get some details and a teaser

 

[Lencho01]

Producer Andrew Kreisberg Talks ARROW, THE FLASH, the Crossover Episodes, How the Two Shows Differ From One Another, and More

 

[Hunter Rider]

It's a tropical island in the DCU. I think the first time it was mentioned was Miller's DKR during the nuclear disaster.
The name itself is also an easter egg. A nod to an italian comic book called Corto Maltese about an adventurer/boat-captain. It's very cool. Has a Bond vibe to it.
And yeah, I think as someone else mentioned, the first time it was name-dropped on Arrow it was Deadshots last known stay before going to Starling.

I actually came across that Italian comic when I goggled Corto Maltese the other night, it looked like oldschool fun. The Deadshot link is probably the key though, guess we might be getting some flashback's for him.

 

[Sawyer]

 

[Arrowshieldfan]

^
where did you get info from?

 

[JC00]

Guggenheim posts them before they start shooting each episode.

 

[Arrowshieldfan]

so I guess there won't be any episode 2 teaser for season 3 at comic con on Friday

 

[Sawyer]

http://insidetv.ew.com/2014/07/22/arrow-season-three-villain-flash-crossover/

'Arrow' producer reveals details of season 3's Big Bad and 'Flash' crossover episode
By Marc Snetiker on Jul 22, 2014 at 2:53PM

What’s that? You say you need to know what’s going to happen on this season of Arrow after last season’s absolutely bonkers finale that saw the greatest freighter-based showdown this side of Lost?

EW caught up with Arrow executive producer Andrew Kreisberg—who now has his hands full with The CW’s other new flashy (get it?) superhero show The Flash (now you get it). But since Kreisberg is pulling double duty with the DC Comics heroes, that means he’s got double the scoop to offer.

Perhaps most pressing is the question of which villainous threat Oliver Queen will face this coming season, which picks up six or seven months after the season-two finale. Crime is down and the police aren’t hunting Ollie—but peace never lasts that long in Starling City. Despite last season’s startlingly sinister Slade, this year’s villain will have to up the ante even more.

“Slade had a very specific agenda—he was out for revenge and had set up this elaborate five-year plot,” Kreisberg tells EW. “What’s interesting about the villain in season three is that he doesn’t necessarily disagree with [Oliver]. He doesn’t have any personal animus towards the Arrow, and he actually in some ways has a very similar worldview. [But] the Arrow is thinking too small.”

Kreisberg continued: “In some ways, as Oliver is struggling with whether or not he can be the Arrow and Oliver at the same time, the villain of season 3 is saying, ‘Being Oliver Queen is what’s holding you back from fulfilling your true destiny.’ So it’s a very interesting dynamic, but it is tied in the same way that Oliver last year was wrestling with, ‘Am I a hero or a killer?’ The theme of identity is tied up very much in how the villain is presented to Oliver.”

Kriesberg teases that the casting of this year’s Big Bad—one speculative fan theory suggests it’s Ra’s al Ghul—will happen “soon.” Certainly iconic baddie al Ghul would fit the bill for Kreisberg’s description of what Ollie will face in the coming year.

But while he’ll face a new villain, he’ll also encounter a new hero—or, a familiar one, actually. Fans have been buzzing about the announced Arrow/The Flash crossover episode, which will happen in the eighth episode of both shows (think November). So why is this Barry Allen-Oliver Queen mash-up more special than other crossovers?

“It’s really going to be an adventure with the Arrow and Flash on both episodes. Watching the two teams come together and fight alongside each other, it’s one of the most fun parts,” says Kreisberg. “We just don’t believe in waiting. We really believe in accelerated storytelling and especially for those first nine episodes of the season—for both shows—hopefully we’ve designed it so that none of these [make you say], ‘Well, I missed that one, it’s fine.’”

Kreisberg’s entire approach to both Arrow and The Flash operates on the hope that none of the episodes feel like duds. That’s why Kreiger and company have “spectacular and amazing midseason finales planned for both shows that are both game-changers … and what better way to lead into it than by having this amazing team-up?”

The Flash premieres on October 7; Arrow returns for season three on October 8.

 

[Arrowshieldfan]

sound to me the EP is saying the season 3 big bad guy do not any personal connection to Oliver Queen.....

 

[JC00]

I'm glad if that's the case after 2 seasons of Big Bad's having that personal connection

 

[Sawyer]

Considering Sara is going to be around for this season when, by all accounts, she shouldn't be, considering how last season ended, I really think the big bad will be [blackout]Ra's[/blackout]. Because that'll also tie in Merlyn, considering Barrowman's been upgraded to regular for S3.

 

[Arrowshieldfan]

you might be right and the LOA is still after Malcolm......we will probably find out at SDCC but I think they should not give away who the guy is just hints/teaser is all the fans should get

 

[Grommers]

Come on Liam neeson!

 

[Arrowshieldfan]

Come on Liam neeson!

rumour out there is that Oded Fehr will play the head of LOA

 

[Rorschach2012]

It definitely seems like Ras

 

[king666]

Considering Sara is going to be around for this season when, by all accounts, she shouldn't be, considering how last season ended, I really think the big bad will be [blackout]Ra's[/blackout]. Because that'll also tie in Merlyn, considering Barrowman's been upgraded to regular for S3.

‘Being Oliver Queen is what’s holding you back from fulfilling your true destiny.’

Yep, sounds like [BLACKOUT]Ra's[/BLACKOUT]. t:

 

[sebandres23]

William Shatner is a huge fan of the show, and wants to get casted. Just cast him as Ras al Ghul!

 

[Boy Scout]

It definitely sounds like Ra's.