Reversal
- Episode aired Nov 2, 2017
- TV-14
- 42m
Black Siren launches another attack on Star City just when Oliver has gotten things in order.Black Siren launches another attack on Star City just when Oliver has gotten things in order.Black Siren launches another attack on Star City just when Oliver has gotten things in order.
- Thea Queen
- (credit only)
- Quentin Lance
- (credit only)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaCurtis mentions the app 'Upswipz' in this episode. This app was created on the show Legends of Tomorrow, which is also part of the DC universe.
- Quotes
Felicity Smoak: Well, William did an excellent job picking out your tie.
Oliver Queen: Yeah. He was very excited. He wanted to come to dinner. I told him Raisa was his date tonight.
Felicity Smoak: Oh. Well, she's a lucky woman.
Oliver Queen: Has it, um, really been three years since the first time we did this?
Felicity Smoak: Yeah. Let's just hope that this date goes better than that one.
Oliver Queen: I think it will.
Felicity Smoak: Don't jinx it.
Oliver Queen: Masked gunmen could come through the door, and it would have been better than our first dinner.
Felicity Smoak: Well, only because we were not being blown up.
I never cared for Alena and Helix, I'm not sure anybody was. So as soon as Alena appeared on screen I just sighed and began to tune out of any moment in which she participated in. It's not that I'm opposed to a situation where Felicity has something more to do than be Overwatch, but why go back to the same old dumb story line which resulted in the absolute absurd "Team Arrow vs Team Felicity" episode last year. But unfortunately, we saw the return of that Felicity.
This led to a pathetically forced Olicity argument where Ollie was yelled at for saving her in the field. It's these moments which I seriously question why the show goes the Olicity route altogether. Why not stay true to what made those moments special last week, a real relationship that is written with care.
I mean I guess it was neat to see Michael Emerson in a prominent role in the show, since he's a well-respected actor. But even him and Black Siren didn't even seem to have a cool bond. I'm just kind of tired of the whole Black Siren thing to be honest anyway. This also confirms the fact that the person who save Siren from Lian Yu was not Richard Dragon, instead just another global hacker.
In all, this episode was a retread of the really bad season 4/midway through season 5 episodes that we had. Lacking creativity and cohesiveness, "Reversal" is by far the worst episode of season 6.
5.7/10
- ThomasDrufke
- Nov 2, 2017
Details
- Runtime42 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 16:9 HD