The Glade 4.0

We don't yet know who her alter ego is yet though do we?

I think Talya's making assumptions based on the correct alter ego's professed attitudes towards vigilantism.

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"... Mirrorshades prevent the forces of normalcy from realizing that one is crazed and possibly dangerous. They are the symbol of the sun-staring visionary, the biker, the rocker, the policeman, and similar outlaws." - Bruce Sterling, preface to Mirrorshades

There are several ways we can be absolutely sure that Dinah Laurel Lance is not (yet?) Black Canary in Arrow.

(1) Different Caity. Katie Cassidy plays Laurel Lance. So far this season, Caity Lotz has played Black Canary.
(2) It was already announced who Caity Lotz signed on to play, so if you've been following news, you already know the current Black Canary's alter ego. (Other interesting news, Sean Maher has signed on to play recurring villain Shrapnel.)
(3) The previews for tonight's episode clearly show Black Canary dropping in right on top of Laurel.

Now, the writers could be deliberately misleading people just to piss off the observant like me (and I'm not saying the direction they seem to be going is terrible), but if I take it at face value, Black Canary is, at least for now, not Laurel.

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Well Ali Baba had them forty thieves, Scheherezade had a thousand tales
But master you in luck 'cause up your sleeves you got a brand of magic never fails...
...Mister Aladdin, sir, What will your pleasure be?
Let me take your order, Jot it down -You ain't never had a friend like me
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Well Ali Baba had them forty thieves, Scheherezade had a thousand tales
But master you in luck 'cause up your sleeves you got a brand of magic never fails...
...Mister Aladdin, sir, What will your pleasure be?
Let me take your order, Jot it down -You ain't never had a friend like me
█ ♣ █

As a Birds of Prey fan, I was quite happy to see a clock tower show up.

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When he's underwater does he get wet? Or does the water get him instead?

Ok I started watching. I approve so far.

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Les Zombis et les Loups-Garous!

Hmm.

Maybe I'll have to give this a second chance. I watched 15 minutes of one episode and my takeaway was "this dung-heap is going to get cancelled any minute".

Maybe it was just a bad 15 min.

It's a slow mover, but what super hero origin starting series isn't?

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I prefer to think of them as "Fighting evil in another dimension"

Honestly, I like the slow build on the origin story. I know nothing of what happened to Oliver on the island, so seeing more and more pieces to the puzzle only piques my interest and makes me want to see more.

I'd be more bored if they blew the origin story in one wad up front. Premature originification leaves me unsatisfied and unfulfilled.

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Les Zombis et les Loups-Garous!

I didn't say it was a bad thing.

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I prefer to think of them as "Fighting evil in another dimension"

Okay, even where I'm rolling my eyes at the retconning...



... this is still the one show that I keep thinking about night after night waiting for that next episode.

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Well Ali Baba had them forty thieves, Scheherezade had a thousand tales
But master you in luck 'cause up your sleeves you got a brand of magic never fails...
...Mister Aladdin, sir, What will your pleasure be?
Let me take your order, Jot it down -You ain't never had a friend like me
█ ♣ █

So, what's the verdict on this? Is it better than Smallville? If so, I might give it a shot.

It's better than Smallville.

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"Aaaah! Emotions are weird!" - Amdee
"... Mirrorshades prevent the forces of normalcy from realizing that one is crazed and possibly dangerous. They are the symbol of the sun-staring visionary, the biker, the rocker, the policeman, and similar outlaws." - Bruce Sterling, preface to Mirrorshades

If you are bitter and like to kick puppies.

I am a long time Green Arrow reader/fan. I lost all interest in this show before the first season was finished. It is just the Punisher dressed up like Green Arrow. About the only way I would get back into this is if you told me Batman was going to appear in the final episode of the series to take him down. Only, unlike when Green Arrow does it, no one will die. Smallville had a tone of heart, this show is a corpse. Which I guess is ok since everyone loves Zombies and Vampires.

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Raell Kromwell

Raell,

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"Aaaah! Emotions are weird!" - Amdee
"... Mirrorshades prevent the forces of normalcy from realizing that one is crazed and possibly dangerous. They are the symbol of the sun-staring visionary, the biker, the rocker, the policeman, and similar outlaws." - Bruce Sterling, preface to Mirrorshades

Arrow's the best superhero show ever on TV.

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Well Ali Baba had them forty thieves, Scheherezade had a thousand tales
But master you in luck 'cause up your sleeves you got a brand of magic never fails...
...Mister Aladdin, sir, What will your pleasure be?
Let me take your order, Jot it down -You ain't never had a friend like me
█ ♣ █

Arrow is actually amazingly well done, and the Writers/Producers have done a good job of amalgamating the Dennis O'Neil/Neil Adams Green Arrow and the Mike Grell Green Arrow into a compelling vision of Ollie.

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Not that that's a high bar, but you are probably right. You might have to throw the words "live action" in there, but you probably meant that.

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I prefer to think of them as "Fighting evil in another dimension"

Good point, I hadn't thought about that.

Now i'm debating internally whether Arrow is as good as Bruce Timm's DCAU.

And the jury is still out on it. Arrow is starting off a new DC continuity. The Flash is supposed to be on it this week, and there's rumors it will tie in to the new Superman/Batman movie. If they do it well, it can surpass the DCAU easily. But with only a single season and no crossover continuity yet, I still have to give the nod to the DCAU. Arrow still holds the live-action crown, though.

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Well Ali Baba had them forty thieves, Scheherezade had a thousand tales
But master you in luck 'cause up your sleeves you got a brand of magic never fails...
...Mister Aladdin, sir, What will your pleasure be?
Let me take your order, Jot it down -You ain't never had a friend like me
█ ♣ █

I didnt realize they were going to tie in, considering everyone else we have seen so far are just super-normals, even Canary.

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I prefer to think of them as "Fighting evil in another dimension"

Here you go:
http://www.deadline.com/2013/11/cws-the ... t-episode/


There will be continuity from Arrow to the new Flash show, although it looks like Barry Allen won't dawn the Flash costume until his own series starts. (I thought the Barry Allen arc was starting tonight, but apparently it won't be until episode 8...so...next week?)

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Well Ali Baba had them forty thieves, Scheherezade had a thousand tales
But master you in luck 'cause up your sleeves you got a brand of magic never fails...
...Mister Aladdin, sir, What will your pleasure be?
Let me take your order, Jot it down -You ain't never had a friend like me
█ ♣ █

So Barry Flash gets his own show. Interesting. He's still showing up on Arrow, so they are introducing Metas into the Arrow universe. I just figured when they gave Canary a tech origin "scream" they were trying to avoid Metas altogether. That's cool that they are not.

So is Ryan Reynolds as Hal part of the "New Continuity" or are we still waiting to see Lantern.

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I prefer to think of them as "Fighting evil in another dimension"

DC would rather forget that film exists, soooo....gonna go with no. I think it's the DC version of that Ang Lee Hulk film. Cinema non grata.

In that case I can still Hold out Hope they come to their senses and go with Stewart.

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