Tune in with Turner

                The 150th episode of Arrow proved an interesting change of pace.  It paid homage to the show and the characters we love who are no longer with the show, and it still gave a connective plot to the future episodes. I thought the documentary style might be a confusing,   I actually found this episode enjoyable.  It gave us insights into our characters and it brought our team back out into the open, although why Felicity didn't receive a badge bothered me a bit.              Oliver: A film crew follows Oliver as they follow the life the Vigilante, though it didn't seem so much about Oliver and it did on the questions of vigilante as a whole. It focuses, for me, on how they have all fared since season 6.  Oliver shows so much growth.  He says, "I'm not sure I'm a leader.  I made a lot of mistakes."  It takes growth to admit this.  Oliver still has issues ...

What an exciting episode that Arrow gave us last evening. Katie Cassidy plays a better villain as the Black Siren than she ever did as the Black Canary.  She can be a great actress when she has the right role. My time is limited today so I am going to state the things that popped out at me on this episode. I loved the way  the  writers turned the table so to speak and we had light Oliver and dark Felicity.  Oliver spoke some memorable lines.  When he told Laurel to face the darkness he said, "Circumstances can be poison or nectar..." There was so much truth in  that for all of us.  Oliver knows both the poison and the nectar, and his desire to help Earth 2 Laurel overcome the darkness was so nice to see. I loved Felicity's interaction with Laurel.  Felicity sees right through her and right away tests her.  First she offers Laurel water and drink and Laurel almost chose the drink, something "our" Laurel would never have done, and then ...