"Smallville" Arrow (2006)

Director:

Mike Rohl

Writers:

Joe Shuster (characters) &
Jerry Siegel (characters) ...

TV Series:

"Smallville" (2001)

Original Air Date:

19 October 2006 (Season 6, Episode 4)

Genre:

Drama | Sci-Fi

Plot:

Clark and Lois are on the trail of a thief that Lois has named the Green Arrow Bandit. But this "bandit" may not be as big a villain as they believe.

Plot Keywords:

Testing Someone's Loyalty | Smallville | Power | Kansas | Meteor Shower

Cast

Tom Welling	...	Clark Kent
Kristin Kreuk	...	Lana Lang
Michael Rosenbaum	...	Lex Luthor
Erica Durance	...	Lois Lane
Allison Mack	...	Chloe Sullivan
John Glover	...	Lionel Luthor
Annette O'Toole	...	Martha Kent
David McIlwraith	...	Milo
Justin Hartley	...	Oliver Queen / Green Arrow
Bill Mondy	...	Dr. Edward Groll
French Tickner	...	Simon Westcott
Samantha Zaharia	...	Candice Westcott

Runtime:

42 min

Country:

Canada | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Certification:

USA:TV-PG

Company:

Smallville Films

Goofs:

Errors in geography: During the scene in which Clark walks with Lionel to his car, on the building behind them is a logo for ScotiaBank, a Canadian bank.

Quotes:

Oliver Queen: Clark, you have abilities I couldn't even dream of. And I admire that you use them to save the people you're close to.
Clark Kent: But?
Oliver Queen: But there's a whole world of people out there, Clark. They need us. With your potential... you can't wait for them to come to you. When you're ready to do something about that... you let me know.

Soundtrack:

Canon On The Seventh

Finally... the episode I was waiting for

Arrow is simply amazing. Almost everything on it was top notch. The writing, the acting, the special effects... everything. I really felt as if the wait had finally ended, and the episode I had been hoping for all season had come at last.

Although it suffers from a some ironic plot points (just like most recent episodes of Smallville), the story is really good. I really like the incursion of the Green Arrow into the series. He's shaping up to be one of the best supporting characters Smallville's ever had.

I have to admit that when I had the chance to watch the Aquaman pilot, I didn't think much of Justin Hartley. I thought his acting was alright, but I also felt like the supporting players (like Ving Rhames and Lou Diamond Phillips) had stolen his scenes. Now I know why... this guy is not Aquaman, he's Green Arrow. He plays his character as great as it can be. He gets a lot of help from the writing staff, but he really pulls off the lines they write for his character. Specially that destiny loft scene at the end.

Erica Durance was also great in this episode, and particularly on that scene in which she's tortured. Tom Welling also delivers a great performance.

All in all, this really is one of the best episodes in the series and it really made me wish all the episodes were like this. I'm really looking forward to next week's "Reunion."