Tune in with Turner

  To say that  we  were  all shocked to  hear on Saturday, March 30th, that Emily  Bett Rickards  would leave Arrow at the  end  to this current season, would  be  an understatement.  Many were ready to  quit watching, some blamed  Stephen Amell, and some  even  blamed Emily for not waiting to start her next project until the  shortened season  8 ended.  It's always sad when  a show towards the  end  loses main characters  that we have  all grown  to love.  You can switch  actors in movies with sequels because so much time passes  between the sequels that viewers  adjust more readily.  However, television is so  different, because these characters are in our homes  each week,  and the viewer becomes more invested in the characters, so  when  one  leaves, the absence is  keenly felt.      ...

                     For me the episode was rather ho-hum and a bit of a let down.  I suppose after waiting a long time for the return of Arrow and especially after the Elseworlds episode,  anticipation grew high for viewers.  From reading posts it seems the majority felt a let down.  Many felt that Oliver and Felicity were sidelined.  It's my understanding that Stephen had been filming the crossover, so perhaps there was little time for him to have a full leading role.  I feel the major reason for this episode was to set up the rest of the season.  Let's dig in.                      Oliver and Felicity:  Oliver now works with SCPD, which has to be a  whole new dynamic for  him.  He's  tasked with finding the  new Green  Arrow.  He's provided  a blood  sample  and so he brings it home to ...

               What a turn-around from the  last two weeks!  The compelling story moved hearts  on so many different levels. I watched this episode twice.  Stephen Amell's acting in this episode was  Emmy  worthy, in my humble opinion.  So much happened where do  I begin?       Oliver, Felicity, and  William: These  three are a family bound to one another in strong cords of love, unbreakable and strong.   I won't separate  the two people in this  review. I know that sometimes I do  this but they were one in this episode.  When the two of them enter the courtroom with cameras  flashing,  it  touched my heart seeing tiny Felicity trying to shield the Arrow.  He has always protected her and she has always protected him.  That scene of them walking into  court, symbolized for me the  devotion they have.   Fe...