Oliver going to Earth 2 was a huge surprise to me. While I knew that he was on a different Earth, I did not expect it to be Earth 2. The reveal that his mother his married to Malcolm Merlyn on Earth 2 was a great plot twist.
All the different things on this Earth and the callbacks to the first season were great. Tommy being the Dark Archer to avenge the death of Thea, John Diggle showing up from Earth 1 to protect Oliver and acting like he did in the first season season, Dinah Drake and Rene Ramirez being evil, Adrian Chase being the Green Arrow, the final fight between Oliver and Tommy being similar to the fight between Oliver and Malcolm in the season one final, and all the others I did not mention were incredible.
The flash forward sequences were boring. I am really starting to consider the possibility that this is either an alternate future, or an alternate Earth. If that is the case, I will love them a lot more. The acting is fine, it is just the story that is boring. Katherine McNamara is the standout actor in these flash forwards, as she has the looks of her mother Felicity, and the attitude of her father Oliver, perfect casting decision.
As to what the Monitor sent Oliver to get, I have no idea what it is for, but it is going to be interesting as to other stuff he needs to collect.
The action scenes in the present were well shot as well, haven't seen a one on one fight that good since season 5. Oliver fighting Chase was a great callback to season 5, and the final fight between him and Tommy was also an exciting one as well. Oliver beating up Rene and Dinah so easily was perfect, and his quote to them was great.
The ending was odd. I'm guessing that Earth 2 was destroyed, but we shall wait and see.
And as to whether Oliver will die or not, I'm hoping that he doesn't, but I think he will. We shall see though, I have been wrong before.
Overall, the premier of Arrow was an incredible episode. Despite some boring future sequences, the episode delivered on the callbacks to the first season, plenty of emotion, return of some of the best characters, well shot action scenes, plenty of intrigue in terms of how they are preparing for the Crisis, and strong performances from Stephen Amell, Colin Donnell, Katie Cassidy, Katherine McNamara, Josh Segarra, and David Ramsey, to produce a great season premier.
Out of a 10 I would give it...
9.3 out of 10
No comments:
Post a Comment