 |
| "I did slice off skin but the mess went everywhere" |
The episode begins with Arrow being saved by Black Canary from the police, this angers Oliver at the Arrowcave who doesn't like the thought of another vigilante in Starling City. Meanwhile Quentin arrives on the scene of a murdered young woman killed by the serial killer Barton Mathis AKA The Dollmaker who must have escaped during the earthquake however Quentin is warned to stay off the case (being the one who arrested The Dollmaker last time). Another victim is kidnapped so Quentin then asks Arrow for help and while he sets Felicity to find a connection between the victims he asks Roy to find out more about Black Canary. Arrow questions The Dollmaker's old lawyer which leads him and Quentin to an old address of The Dollmaker but find it empty however Quentin does get a call from The Dollmaker who taunts Quentin while killing his victim. Arrow and Quentin team up again to steal evidence and find out the victims all have the same skin cream as a connection, in a Flashback Slade and Oliver finds the pirate's boat and see it firing at their base where Shado is.
 |
| Since this was such a great team up I kind of wish Quentin became a part of Team Arrow |
Felicity volunteers to lure The Dollmaker with Arrow and Quentin tailing her however he gets away and Quentin is arrested for interfering. Later during a trial the district attorney wishes for Moira to receive the death penalty for her actions, in a Flashback Oliver is knocked out by explosions when he and Slade arrive to help Shado. Roy finds a girl named Sin (Bex Taylor-Klaus) while finding Black Canary; he is knocked out and brought before her but told not keep looking for her, meanwhile Quentin and Laurel are kidnapped by The Dollmaker. Arrow arrives to save Quentin and Laurel and The Dollmaker is killed by Black Canary, Laurel then admits to only hating Arrow because she blames herself for Tommy and Quentin later thanks Arrow. The episode ends with Black Canary killing an agent of Ra's Al Ghul when she refuses to go back to the League of Assassins and in a Flashback Oliver wakes up on the boat Amazo.
 |
| The Super Special Epic Entrance Pose! |
Now this was the kind of team up I wanted to see between Quentin and Arrow, I enjoyed this team up unlike the one in season one. They worked really well together, along with Felicity who I always enjoy seeing taking a break from a computer screen, and Quentin is realizing now that Arrow is necessary for Starling City. The had some great moments; from raiding The Dollmaker's hideout to tailing Felicity, it was really suspenseful. Speaking of The Dollmaker he was a great villain because he was pretty damn dark like the way he kills his victims and displays them and he was creepy in the way he acts and talks. Sure he wasn't a fighter like Bronze Tiger in the previous episode but is was a match for Arrow and Quentin in his own way, it is just a damn shame that he had to be killed off.
 |
| "Sentence; Death. Next one please" |
We also got some more great scenes with Black Canary and it was worth watching this episode for the mention of Ra's Al Ghul and the League of Assassins alone. This is because Ra's Al Ghul is one of the most iconic DC villains and if he appears in Arrow than that would be awesome, plus again having the League of Assassins is another right move for Arrow in terms of being more like a comic book adaptation. Black Canary obviously must have been part of the League and also must have an interest in Arrow if she saved him. Hopefully we will see more of her soon because I am really liking her so far. Also did anyone notice the League member was dressed similar to Malcolm's Dark Archer costume? Malcolm did mention to Tommy he meet with people who changed his life while away and after seeing this I was certain it was the League, it would also explain his level of fighting skill.
 |
| League of Assassins!!! |
As for the rest of the episode I enjoyed seeing Roy trying to find Black Canary but I didn't expect it to be finished in one episode. Laurel was okay in this, this time because I am just really glad the writers have abandoned her Anti - Arrow campaign (of course the worst is yet to come). Moira also found herself in quite the predicament and I wonder how they are going to get out of that one and lastly while it looks like the Flashbacks are going to get better with Oliver kidnapped they have still started off rather weak this season.
 |
| What a really elaborate way to pose a victim |
Overall this was a step up from the previous two episodes for it's much darker and sinister tone thanks to The Dollmaker.
SCORE: 9/10
Highlights: The Dollmaker
Quentin and Arrow team up
Black Canary and the League of Assassins
Let - Downs: Flashbacks still aren't that strong
The great screenshots of the episodes where provided by the great site Screencapped. You can look for yourself from the link below;
No comments:
Post a Comment