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I think it's all a con for Masao (sp) to wipe out the remaining virus that killed his son. After the family speech he gave Dig I doubt he could contribute to killing someone else's kid the same way.

First thing he should've done back in season 1 was mass produce the cure knowing that the shit was still out there.
 

Chukzombi

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I think it's all a con for Masao (sp) to wipe out the remaining virus that killed his son. After the family speech he gave Dig I doubt he could contribute to killing someone else's kid the same way.

First thing he should've done back in season 1 was mass produce the cure knowing that the shit was still out there.
that makes sense, so when ollie recovers from the fear toxin or whatever that was, he and maseo can team up again possibly delivering that virus to the LoA goons and eliminating the Ras threat (for now).
 

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that makes sense, so when ollie recovers from the fear toxin or whatever that was, he and maseo can team up again possibly delivering that virus to the LoA goons and eliminating the Ras threat (for now).
Beating up a few people doesn't make him brainwashed. I think he's always been in part of the con and I doubt he's really brainwashed.

Even if he is brainwashed his "friends" need to have more faith in him, but that's probably CW bullshit more than anything.
 

Gavinmad

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He arranged the kidnapping of Lyla and pretty convincingly looked like he was about to kill Diggle until Thea shot him. That seems like a pretty good reason to lose faith in him, brainwashed or not. Not to mention we, as the viewers, already know that he was willing to kill Diggle once.
 

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Yeah, I really think he's fully under the Demon juice, which is why I commented about it being fairly lame if his city bullshit is what snaps him out of it, but having to kill his awesome buddy Diggle doesn't even phase him.
 

Chukzombi

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oliver already snapped out of it. he did 2 headturn wtf expressions after thea shot oliver in the wrist. once when ra's said he had to marry nyssa and the other was when ra's wanted him to wipe out "his city" with the alpha omega. im telling you, thea saved oliver with that antidote from merlyn.
 

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Laurel held her own against LoA ninjas just about as long as Nyssa did. Totally legit.


And yes Karloff, I was totally waiting for Nyssa to start making out with Laurel, which would have been weird as hell but god was I wondering if they were going to take the show down that path. Would make her even with Ollie for how many Lances she's...well not impaled but you get the idea.
Would it be out of line to ask her when she's at the Philadelphia Comic con next weekend? I'm a fan either way . Still debating on getting the group picture with her and Amell.

I'm more fixated on the wild swings in the abilities of the LOA grunts than Laurel's obvious lack of fighting talent atm, I need a primer on the levels of the grunts, some are little more then doorstops others are experts.
 

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Yes totally reasonable, Laurel held off 2 male assassins that Ras picked personally to accompany Ollie to apprehend one of the most dangerous women on the planet. When the director went through a whole section of the first part of the episode setting up she can't fight for shit. Not to mention she has a device on her that knocks down people she didn't even bother using.

You Sir, win the Astro dumb ass award.



So their Assassin yak wielding storm trooper goons now . Maybe you are wrong, maybe he sent the Assassin Florist, and his Assassin baker on this mission...
Hell, he could have sent the Assassin Nanny for all you know.
In a real fight of professionals you wouldn't just go balls out against an opponent of unknown skill level. Even in something like MMA where they know the skill level of the opponent they start with probing strikes getting a feel for the opponent etc. You don't see them just run at the other guy full on and go berserk. To me it seemed more like they surround her and make some probing strikes that she attempts to block and then they lay her out flat. And Nyssa was doing a lot better than her until she got distracted by her new found feelings so I wouldn't really say they would have held out the same under normal circumstances.
 

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if Ollie is smart he will just keep going along with it. Who wouldn't for the chance to bang Nyssa.
 

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In a real fight of professionals you wouldn't just go balls out against an opponent of unknown skill level. Even in something like MMA where they know the skill level of the opponent they start with probing strikes getting a feel for the opponent etc. You don't see them just run at the other guy full on and go berserk.
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Also, was anyone else singing this in their head during the first bit of Ollie training with Ras/LoA?

 

Gavinmad

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I hear that song in my head every single time I see a montage, Team America basically ruined montages for me.
 

Chukzombi

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clip for tomorrow's episode and this has a fat fucking spoiler(s) in there. dunno what CW was thinking.

seriously if you watch that clip and want to discuss, i would suggest spoiler tag til the show airs
looks like i was right about oliver being back to his old self after thea shot him in the wrist and holy shit maseo is a fucking asshole
 

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about that preview after last week's show (not the most recent one chuck posted).

Is ollie kissing thea at about 17 seconds in? If that's not them, then who is it?
 

Chukzombi

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about that preview after last week's show (not the most recent one chuck posted).

Is ollie kissing thea at about 17 seconds in? If that's not them, then who is it?
the guys tell thea that roy is still alive and give her his new name/address
 

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the guys tell thea that roy is still alive and give her his new name/address
I'm not sure you're answering my question. Besides it was felicity who told thea roy was still alive at the end of the last episode and gave her his address.

What I'm talking about is in this preview, pause it at about 17.5 seconds. That's not roy kissing thea. Looks like oliver to me. I'm just surprised no one has mentioned that yet.

 

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Looks like Roy imo at 17 seconds it's just a weird angle. Look at his cheekbones. Could be wrong, but it would correspond with the previous episode where they gave Thea his information

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Chukzombi

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I'm not sure you're answering my question. Besides it was felicity who told thea roy was still alive at the end of the last episode and gave her his address.

What I'm talking about is in this preview, pause it at about 17.5 seconds. That's not roy kissing thea. Looks like oliver to me. I'm just surprised no one has mentioned that yet.

its roy. i was telling you why she would be with roy in tonight's episode.
 

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Maybe you're right. Oliver would be a lot taller than her too, while Roy is about the same height. But it does not look like him.