Oh Man Candy, where have you been these past weeks? Nothing like a gratuitous shirtless scene to welcome back our favorite archer while he shows us his “Ninja Warrior” workout. The slow pan over his nipple was extra special. I seriously wish he would compete in “Sasake”, dressed as Green Arrow, sans shirt if I had my druthers. He already does the salmon ladder and grip hang so I feel like he’s got a good chance. Maybe we could start an online petition?
Someone is killing firemen in the line of duty, and that’s just not very nice. Laurel needs the Hood to help her track down who is killing them but he’s still somewhat decommissioned after getting his but kicked by Big Daddy Merlyn. Super broody Oliver is super boring Oliver. Luckily, Diggle talks some sense into him and Oliver quickly goes back on duty.
Walter’s still “missing” and the Queen girls are freaking out. Moira can’t quite pull it together, even though she KNOWS WHAT’S GOING ON. She refuses to take over the company in Walter’s absence but it’s hard to have any sympathy for her. Thea pretty much rips her a new one after she gets tired of the woe is me act.
The fireman murderer turns out to be Firefly, originally a Batman villain and in this incarnation his orgin story is completely different. And then, they kill him off. It seems odd and pretty dark that the CW keeps giving us actual villains and characters from DC lore and then instantly killing them off. They’re not gonna run out of bit characters any time soon, but it’s just weird. It’s so rare in comics that characters are definitively killed off so I’m not sure why this show wants to. Give them an ass kicking and send them on their way. Sheesh.
This episode was a so-so continuation of the story. Some island back story came out, but not a lot. The Hood is trying to find his way, but it was a pretty weak offering all things considered. But you know I’ll be back.
