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This is more against the people writing Laurel, than Laurel herself.
That's fair. The writers have always struggled with her character, but I think they've finally settled on a motivation, characterization, and story that works.
I like that they are showing her struggle, but they could do that while showing that she has a clue about what she's doing. Yes, real fights are different from sparring sessions, but they aren't even showing anymore that she attempts to put up a proper fight.
That's not true. She gets right back up after she gets hit and keeps on going until she wins.
They are so concerned with showing her struggling to follow in her sister's steps, that she comes across more of an amateur than she did in Season 1.
She should. She didn't do anything like this in season one. Laurel is both physically and mentally unprepared for such a life, and she realizes that. She was going to quit before Felicity convinced her to give it another go. It is her determination to live up to her sister's legacy that will encourage her to get it right - that, and experience.