The episode was good, especially the bronze tiger and Laurel part. I also liked that Emiko reveal at the end. However, the season really needs to focus on its storyline. Dante has to start getting developed and there have to be actual stakes. I also feel like the flash forwards are just distracting and pointless at this point
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Mia, Short for Moira
ThomasDrufke12 March 2019
Warning: Spoilers
Well, at least it was nice to finally see the old bunker again. In all seriousness, tonight's episode did very little to move the plot or my overall interest for the season, but I think we're moving in the right direction.
The idea that we had to spend an entire episode dealing with a conflict between the police and Team Arrow is ridiculous. I get it, logistically within the rules of the law, they have to agree to the force's ways of taking down the bad guys, but if we've learned anything over SEVEN years of this, Team Arrow does it better 99% of the time.
So Connor Hawke is Bronze Tigers kid now huh? Interesting for sure. Begs the question as to what happened to Diggle and his actual son in the future timeline? That's yet to be explored and something I feel this show needs to explain before it goes off the air. Another nice addition this week was finding out Mia is actually named after Moira, which considering she's still one of my favorite characters in the shows history, is a pretty awesome call back.
I'm sure I'll have more to say about the recent announcement that season 8 will be the last for Arrow once the Fall rolls around but for now, it's been one helluva run. And remember, this "Golden Age" of superhero TV would not exist without Arrow. Period.
6.5/10
The idea that we had to spend an entire episode dealing with a conflict between the police and Team Arrow is ridiculous. I get it, logistically within the rules of the law, they have to agree to the force's ways of taking down the bad guys, but if we've learned anything over SEVEN years of this, Team Arrow does it better 99% of the time.
So Connor Hawke is Bronze Tigers kid now huh? Interesting for sure. Begs the question as to what happened to Diggle and his actual son in the future timeline? That's yet to be explored and something I feel this show needs to explain before it goes off the air. Another nice addition this week was finding out Mia is actually named after Moira, which considering she's still one of my favorite characters in the shows history, is a pretty awesome call back.
I'm sure I'll have more to say about the recent announcement that season 8 will be the last for Arrow once the Fall rolls around but for now, it's been one helluva run. And remember, this "Golden Age" of superhero TV would not exist without Arrow. Period.
6.5/10
We need the old arrow on a mission
paramatmunibhaskar14 March 2019
Season 7 is good but although I feel like arrow was at it's best when Oliver was focused only on his mission.
Working with the police is not that cool either.
He should never have revealed his identity.
The show is running with no meaning to the title 'ARROW'
The show is running with no meaning to the title 'ARROW'
Thank god, u(writers) ended diaz....but i don't expect Arrow stops in this year
ShidoLin13 March 2019
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Actually 13 episodes is a very healthy and easy and exciting mode to all people around it....it brings less risk to CW network; it's easy to be producted good, less pressure and less work but doesn't mean less income to producers writers and actors, because when the rating is huge the brand is golden, god know what comes around; and to us (audience), we definitely just want a show to be compact and full of orgasms....22 episodes is like a mode from 19 century like some cartoon hero She-Ra, BraveStarr, every episode tells an independent story about love or trust or some morals for kids, but we (audience who watch adult project) r not kids....sometimes i really feel this mode is kinda childish and it only exists on CW now (espicially Supernatural), no other networks run this mode now, it is out of our tastes....i think DC TV universe is not supposed to lose any hero when DC movie universe is growing, and frankly DC movie universe brought the most advanced mode, i think 13 episodes for each 1 of them (supergirl to legends) can boost the brand of DC TV universe, every year it ends before christmas, also short works for actors so they can have more time to do more projects, not stuck on 1 project with audience complaints, i mean....if i am an actor....i spend all my time on 1 project and it bums and i can't c my future and my character is locked, i will feel i'm falling and i can't let it happen so i must quit....
Team Arrow
danb198210 October 2019
Warning: Spoilers
Although I enjoyed this episode it wasn't perfect. It felt like something was missing during the fight scenes, they weren't up to their usual standard.
Team Arrow proved themselves "on the field" which ultimately ended with them back at their rightful place at the bunker. They are much more suited working as a team, it never felt right when they were working directly alongside the SCPC on the streets.
The flash forwards continued to build, and I think there is a lot more to come from them.
Team Arrow proved themselves "on the field" which ultimately ended with them back at their rightful place at the bunker. They are much more suited working as a team, it never felt right when they were working directly alongside the SCPC on the streets.
The flash forwards continued to build, and I think there is a lot more to come from them.
Workplace drama
highmarksreviews16 April 2019
It was always a given that a season of Arrow would suffer the occasional bummer of an episode. A logical flaw, a storytelling inconsistency, a bad character moment or underwhelming direction. A lot of those issues were present in "Training Day", though this chapter was probably more frustratingly mediocre than awful.
As strong of a decision it was to deputise vigilantes on the show's part, the writers clearly missed the mark on that front. The vigilantes are there, with their own gear and tactics to reinforce the SCPD, not to merge with them completely. The fact that Oliver (Stephen Amell) and Renee (Rick Gonzalez) actually have to spell that out to the cops is even more infuriating. Dinah's (Juliana Harkavy) decision to let the de-powering persists connects fine with her character, but even she didn't fully realise the faults in the police plans until it was too late. Her "de-canarifying" moment during a poorly calculated assault was a standout moment.
Team Arrow and the joint police force also encountered a fairly average bad guy in James Midas (Andrew Kavadas). A generic, evil businessman with some chemical related weapon. Furthermore, each episode of Arrow has at least one or two standout action scenes. First-time director Rubba Nadda was either handed a lame script or was reluctant to experiment with her fight scenes as most of them came off as pretty standard.
The saving grace of this episode were the flash-forwards kicking into gear, finally pushing Mia (Katherine McNamara) and William (Ben Lewis) into exciting territories, unraveling newer mysteries in a bleak Star City. Moreover, Laurel (Katie Cassidy-Rodgers) managed to salvage her sub-plot with a few well-written lines with Ben Turner (Michael Jai White) at Slabside.
"Training Day" balanced out its lesser elements, namely an illogical plot, bland villain and uninteresting fight sequences with enough quality drama and flash-forward progression to make it count, but this episode was really bordering on being pretty darn bad.
As strong of a decision it was to deputise vigilantes on the show's part, the writers clearly missed the mark on that front. The vigilantes are there, with their own gear and tactics to reinforce the SCPD, not to merge with them completely. The fact that Oliver (Stephen Amell) and Renee (Rick Gonzalez) actually have to spell that out to the cops is even more infuriating. Dinah's (Juliana Harkavy) decision to let the de-powering persists connects fine with her character, but even she didn't fully realise the faults in the police plans until it was too late. Her "de-canarifying" moment during a poorly calculated assault was a standout moment.
Team Arrow and the joint police force also encountered a fairly average bad guy in James Midas (Andrew Kavadas). A generic, evil businessman with some chemical related weapon. Furthermore, each episode of Arrow has at least one or two standout action scenes. First-time director Rubba Nadda was either handed a lame script or was reluctant to experiment with her fight scenes as most of them came off as pretty standard.
The saving grace of this episode were the flash-forwards kicking into gear, finally pushing Mia (Katherine McNamara) and William (Ben Lewis) into exciting territories, unraveling newer mysteries in a bleak Star City. Moreover, Laurel (Katie Cassidy-Rodgers) managed to salvage her sub-plot with a few well-written lines with Ben Turner (Michael Jai White) at Slabside.
"Training Day" balanced out its lesser elements, namely an illogical plot, bland villain and uninteresting fight sequences with enough quality drama and flash-forward progression to make it count, but this episode was really bordering on being pretty darn bad.
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