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The Demon Arrow 705

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This  episode of Arrow had  some very enlightening moments that might have been easy to  miss. It offered some surprises as well.  I  enjoyed  this episode, but I  still feel there needs to be some  connection to the  ARGUS story-line, but I can't quite  figure that out yet.                 The Demon:  Frankly, I feel rather stupid for not figuring  this  out, but the  Demon we  learn  is  Talia.  She is the daughter of the Demon, and  so it made sense to have her be the  Demon.  I had thought it was Dr. Parker or even  Stanley, so it was a surprise to find it was Talia, but not such a huge surprise, since I  had forgotten totally about this character. I had to stop and think, "Who is Talia?"  She survived Lian Yu because of the drug of  Diaz.   Apparently Talia arranged  the whole  prison thing a...

Longbow Hunters: Arrow 702 Review

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     Arrow continues to be very interesting this season.  The Longbow Hunters arrived and they prove a formidable  force.  The  new showrunner  has found  a way to  keep the feel  of Oliver and  Felicity together  though  they are apart by the use of role reversal:  Felicity goes into the field like her  husband, and Oliver hacks a computer  like his wife. Each  fights for the other.        Oliver:   Can Oliver fight as the  Green Arrow while in  prison?  What does  it mean to be the Green Arrow?  These are questions that we see Oliver facing in prison.  Oliver learned over the past six years that he has  had to find a different  way. Killing is not the answer, yet he's in a  different environment now.  As he comes out of  solitary,  he says, "My wife and son were attacked. I would do anything  to prot...