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castalieArrow 1x13 has been watched! Only three days after it aired (+1), ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
x_erikah_x, please tell me it's a reasonable delay? ;)
I'm afraid Dig and Ollie still have a long and difficult road ahead of them before they can start with the "and they lived happily ever after" part of their story. Obviously, before Diggle can propose to Oliver, he'll have to solve his issues with his future mother-in-law and help Oliver get over his own mommy issues. Not an easy task. But if they want a chance at a life together filled with many joys and bad guys to shoot at, they have no choice. Good luck, guys! I can just imagine their future family reunions, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Birthdays.
Diggle: Remember when I bugged and spied on you, Moira?
Moira: *sips at her expensive wine, fondly looking at him* How could I forget, John, my own son turned against me because of it, that is not how I imagined our mother-son bonding time going!
Everyone: *laughs*
Yeah, could be interesting!
Dig shows us, once again, how good he is at handling Oliver, I loved their scenes together, as usual.
I also enjoy how the theme of each episode always relates to several of the characters and is not just a case of "specific storyline = specific character". It's interesting seeing the different ways the characters react to the same situation. Speaking of, Ollie's little face when he listens to the tape! He was totally tearing up. And I can just see him listening to it again and again, trying to convince himself it's a scam but coming to the conclusion that, no, it is his mother's voice and, as a matter of fact, she does have something to do with his father's shady business.
Obviously he's not aware of everything going on between Moira and Merlyn and that she's now being threatened and is in a very delicate situation re: Walter... It's such a mess. And then that last scene!! Oliver's "you have failed this city" sounded more sinister this time around!
Manu Bennett, finally! I was so impatient to see him. I have no idea whether it was a coincidence or just something the character would say or whatnot but his "I love swords" sounded like a shout-out to Spartacus. In any case, when he said that line I couldn't help but agree with him "you sure do, Crixus, you sure do" ;)
No matter how ambivalent I can be about the island flashbacks sometimes, I can't help but feel so very sorry for that version of Oliver! He's so defenseless, clueless and out of his element! I mean, I'm obviously not a fan of spoiled!jerk!Oliver but the way he reached redemption was a bit extreme (to say the least). Poor dude.
From the looks of it (re: the promo for "The Odyssey") things are going to get worse before they get better. I have the feeling I'm in for a treat next week with hurt!Oliver and worried-protective!Diggle. Also, hee omg, was that Felicity with Dig in theirlove's nest lair?? I can't wait!
Good thing I still have my Arrow RomCom at the moment because my Assemblée Nationale soap is over; they did examine all the remaining articles and amendments on Friday night (I had to give up around 2.30AM because I was falling asleep on my laptop - I thinkgreedy_dancer went to bed around 4.00AM and they were still at it). I did miss it last night, especially as I suffered from a litte bout of insomnia till past 3.00AM, it would have been helpful.
Speaking of the debate, GD RT'ed a fantastic video about Christiane Taubira, our Minister of Justice, the woman who had the leading part in the debate. I wish there were a translation of her quotes here - or I wish I could do it myself but I'd be afraid not to render her intelligence, wit, fierceness and sarcasm well enough - but if you speak/understand French or if you like foreign languages or if you're just curious about the woman I've been squeeing over the past week, I invite you to take five minutes to watch that little best of (I can only imagine how difficult a task it must have been to select those few moments) and get a sample of that woman's awesomeness. In that video she's alternatively moving and assertive, sweet and fierce, and always so incredibly clever and classy. I'm such a fan, really ♥ Five minutes of Christiane Taubira. Can't wait for my #TeamTaubira tshirt to be delivered. I ordered an orange one, GD a green one. Nice :-)
x_erikah_x, please tell me it's a reasonable delay? ;) I'm afraid Dig and Ollie still have a long and difficult road ahead of them before they can start with the "and they lived happily ever after" part of their story. Obviously, before Diggle can propose to Oliver, he'll have to solve his issues with his future mother-in-law and help Oliver get over his own mommy issues. Not an easy task. But if they want a chance at a life together filled with many joys and bad guys to shoot at, they have no choice. Good luck, guys! I can just imagine their future family reunions, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Birthdays.
Diggle: Remember when I bugged and spied on you, Moira?
Moira: *sips at her expensive wine, fondly looking at him* How could I forget, John, my own son turned against me because of it, that is not how I imagined our mother-son bonding time going!
Everyone: *laughs*
Yeah, could be interesting!
Dig shows us, once again, how good he is at handling Oliver, I loved their scenes together, as usual.
I also enjoy how the theme of each episode always relates to several of the characters and is not just a case of "specific storyline = specific character". It's interesting seeing the different ways the characters react to the same situation. Speaking of, Ollie's little face when he listens to the tape! He was totally tearing up. And I can just see him listening to it again and again, trying to convince himself it's a scam but coming to the conclusion that, no, it is his mother's voice and, as a matter of fact, she does have something to do with his father's shady business.
Obviously he's not aware of everything going on between Moira and Merlyn and that she's now being threatened and is in a very delicate situation re: Walter... It's such a mess. And then that last scene!! Oliver's "you have failed this city" sounded more sinister this time around!
Manu Bennett, finally! I was so impatient to see him. I have no idea whether it was a coincidence or just something the character would say or whatnot but his "I love swords" sounded like a shout-out to Spartacus. In any case, when he said that line I couldn't help but agree with him "you sure do, Crixus, you sure do" ;)
No matter how ambivalent I can be about the island flashbacks sometimes, I can't help but feel so very sorry for that version of Oliver! He's so defenseless, clueless and out of his element! I mean, I'm obviously not a fan of spoiled!jerk!Oliver but the way he reached redemption was a bit extreme (to say the least). Poor dude.
From the looks of it (re: the promo for "The Odyssey") things are going to get worse before they get better. I have the feeling I'm in for a treat next week with hurt!Oliver and worried-protective!Diggle. Also, hee omg, was that Felicity with Dig in their
Good thing I still have my Arrow RomCom at the moment because my Assemblée Nationale soap is over; they did examine all the remaining articles and amendments on Friday night (I had to give up around 2.30AM because I was falling asleep on my laptop - I think
greedy_dancer went to bed around 4.00AM and they were still at it). I did miss it last night, especially as I suffered from a litte bout of insomnia till past 3.00AM, it would have been helpful.Speaking of the debate, GD RT'ed a fantastic video about Christiane Taubira, our Minister of Justice, the woman who had the leading part in the debate. I wish there were a translation of her quotes here - or I wish I could do it myself but I'd be afraid not to render her intelligence, wit, fierceness and sarcasm well enough - but if you speak/understand French or if you like foreign languages or if you're just curious about the woman I've been squeeing over the past week, I invite you to take five minutes to watch that little best of (I can only imagine how difficult a task it must have been to select those few moments) and get a sample of that woman's awesomeness. In that video she's alternatively moving and assertive, sweet and fierce, and always so incredibly clever and classy. I'm such a fan, really ♥ Five minutes of Christiane Taubira. Can't wait for my #TeamTaubira tshirt to be delivered. I ordered an orange one, GD a green one. Nice :-)
