THAT NEVER HAPPENED.
Mal: Well said. Wasn't that well said, Zoe? Zoe: Had a kind poetry to it, sir.
'Out Of Gas'
Boxed Set, Vol. V: Just a Hint of Denial and a Dash of Retcon
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Steph L. - Dec 11, 2013 4:56:08 pm PST #24131 of 30001
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
billytea - Dec 11, 2013 5:15:06 pm PST #24132 of 30001
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
THAT NEVER HAPPENED.
Well, no. You couldn't really call it work. It was more like a directed hobby.
-t - Dec 11, 2013 7:05:51 pm PST #24133 of 30001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
EEEEEEE That was awesome! Slade! Flash! Mask!
I will admit, almost all I know of Solomon Grundy is from one episode of JLU (I think it was JLU, it was one of those) but I'm very fond of him.
I am still kind of half believing that Shado isn't really dead either because that was super weak.
Vonnie K - Dec 11, 2013 7:14:22 pm PST #24134 of 30001
Kiss me, my girl, before I'm sick.
I loved it a lot, but on looking back, I'm a bit disturbed that both named character who died in the episode were characters of colour. This show is already way too white, and now we're down to Diggle and that's it. Hmmm.
Tom Scola - Dec 12, 2013 4:51:29 am PST #24135 of 30001
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
Another Easter Egg: The TV reporter was Linda Park.
Steph L. - Dec 12, 2013 4:57:40 am PST #24136 of 30001
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
I noticed that.
-t - Dec 12, 2013 5:51:47 am PST #24137 of 30001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I like to think of this as fix-it-fanfiction for Revolution [link]
sj - Dec 12, 2013 8:21:17 am PST #24138 of 30001
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
I loved it a lot, but on looking back, I'm a bit disturbed that both named character who died in the episode were characters of colour. This show is already way too white, and now we're down to Diggle and that's it. Hmmm.
I'm not disagreeing with you about the show being too white, but doesn't Sebastian Blood also count as a character of colour?
Vonnie K - Dec 12, 2013 9:26:22 am PST #24139 of 30001
Kiss me, my girl, before I'm sick.
doesn't Sebastian Blood also count as a character of colour?
I don't think so? I know Kevin Alejandro is of Mexican descent, but I'd consider him a white Hispanic. And I don't see any evidence from the show that says Sebastian Blood is supposed to be anything but white, which Alejandro's blond curls and blue eyes do nothing to discourage. It would be like saying Cameron Diaz's characters on screen count as characters of colour.
I did learn that Manu Bennett (Slade) is part Maori on his father's side, so Slade might be considered a CoC. It'd be nice if the show acknowledged that heritage though.
Vonnie K - Dec 12, 2013 9:52:11 am PST #24140 of 30001
Kiss me, my girl, before I'm sick.
So, seriously. How many villains do we have on board this season anyway?
We have Slade --> Sebastian Blood --> Cyrus Gold/Solomon Grundy.
Then there are Ra's al Ghul and the League of Assassins, which are connected to Malcolm Merlyn and Sara Lance.
Ivo connected to both of those threads.
ARGUS and Amanda Waller. Connected to H.I.V.E? Deadshot is still alive and may figure in there somewhere.
Isabel Rochev as a wild card who will probably turn out to be more than meets the eye.
With so many balls in the air, I'm frankly amazed that the show hasn't collapsed from the weight of it all. It's doing some incredible juggling act. I thought League of Assassins was going to be the Big Bad this season, but after this ep, it has to be Slade Wilson, no? Except Slade doesn't feel like an adversary that could be defeated in a season. He feels like a multi-season arch-nemesis.