Tune in with Turner

Felicity has her own trust issues.     Her father abandoned  her as a child, so that is a huge trust issue.  Her mother kept things from her, for her own good, yet that also created broken areas of trust.  Our past  certainly shapes  our future, and we can see that in Felicity. Felicity knows Oliver.  She knows his past with women, she knows that he keeps secrets, and she knows that he hasn't  even shared all of his past with her.  She even understands this about him.  Yet, she hopes that she can open that secret part of his heart that he  doesn't allow anyone to see.  Women do  believe that they can  change their man, but of course no one can change another person unless that other person wants to change. There are men who think they  can change  their women, no bias here, folks.   In season 4 episode 14, we have a wonderful conversation between Donna and Felicity.  Donna says, "I wa...

Arrow has a main theme of being a hero in the light, which Jennifer Knutson talks wonderfully about in her  TV Fanatic posts and her tumblr posts.  If you  haven't checked those out, you  should. I think there is a sub-theme running through Arrow as well, and that is learning to trust.  This theme seems to run through all the seasons, and it isn't just about Oliver/Arrow learning to trust, other characters struggle with trust too.  To be a hero that one can trust, means first you are a hero that knows how to trust.  Oliver learned last season the consequences of not trusting the person you love, your partner in life.  He failed to trust Felicity with William, by keeping the secret to himself. Keeping secrets is way of keeping trust with yourself, and not allowing others in.  This was a big secret, it wasn't like keeping a Christmas present a  secret, this was a life altering secret.The kind that the person you want to spend the  r...