The upcoming episode "Darkness on the Edge of Town" features another nod to the DCU: a guest character named Brion Markov (who is described as a seismologist) will appear doing business with John Barrowman's character. Fans will recall that Markov (in the comics) is Geo-Force.
Well that was a high body count episode. That was a very good episode all around action, suspense and drama. Bringing in some nice relationship changes. Like how they are going to use Roy.
Well that was a high body count episode. That was a very good episode all around action, suspense and drama. Bringing in some nice relationship changes. Like how they are going to use Roy.
I'm really liking Roy's story. Good episode overall.
Well that was a high body count episode. That was a very good episode all around action, suspense and drama. Bringing in some nice relationship changes. Like how they are going to use Roy.
Agreed to everything. I love Roy's story a whole lot and I'm curious to see what's going to happen with Ollie's relationship with Diggle and Tommy. Also, does anyone other than me really hope we see Shado and Slade in present time coming to Starling City?
Well that was a high body count episode. That was a very good episode all around action, suspense and drama. Bringing in some nice relationship changes. Like how they are going to use Roy.
Agreed to everything. I love Roy's story a whole lot and I'm curious to see what's going to happen with Ollie's relationship with Diggle and Tommy. Also, does anyone other than me really hope we see Shado and Slade in present time coming to Starling City?
I thought the Thea/Roy relationship took a bit of a too big jump. I almost felt like I had missed an episode, but otherwise it was fine.
@Chuck_Melville I think @ctowner1 was possibly referring to the character played by J. August Richards who was working for the dude that was the evil rich dude of the week.
His name was Mr. Blank. He's not from the comics, though Marc Guggenheim revealed he was initially going to be Onomatopoeia, but they decided against it.
@Chuck_Melville I think @ctowner1 was possibly referring to the character played by J. August Richards who was working for the dude that was the evil rich dude of the week.
yah..that's the guy I meant. The black guy who killed the bad guy by squeezing an embolism into his arm with a 15 minute kill delay.
Does Onomatopoeia have similar talents? Don't know that character.
J. August Richards in this role of Mr. Blanks was kind of cool. I only really know him as Charles Gunn from Angel so seeing him in a bad guy role was quite interesting. I just wikipedia-ed Onomatopoeia and he seems pretty interesting. I like his design and he has a cool habit of collecting masks.
My mistake; I thought he was referencing Deadshot.
Whoever Mr Blank is, he's got nothing in common with Onomatopoeia, who was essentially a serial killer who targeted costumed heroes and kept their masks as souvenirs. He also had a habit of vocally echoing sounds made in his generally vicinity.
Really liked this episode I love Roy's story right now. I like how Ollie & Digg's roles have switched it was Digg at the start who was trying to bring Ollie back from the edge but now Ollie will have to bring Digg back from the edge.
The island stuff is good still think Ollie & Shado will hook up Yao Fei sucks why would he roll on Ollie & Slade now when Shado is free?
I say it now Tommy will not become the Dark Archer he will die for real in the season finale.
& this episode explains why Ollie needs a Sidekick because if he did he could have sent Roy to deal with the guy who hired Mr Blank & Ollie could have gone after Dead Shot.
I could see Diggle joining A.R.G.U.S. (is that the secret agent group?) I'm not sure I see Tommy dying but I see his resentment of Ollie being very interesting.
I could see Diggle joining A.R.G.U.S. (is that the secret agent group?) I'm not sure I see Tommy dying but I see his resentment of Ollie being very interesting.
Are they doing ARGUS on the show? I must've missed that.
ARGUS in the current NewDC is the Government agency that interacts with the Justice Leagues, and is run currently by Amanda Waller; Steve Trevor has been the League's liaison with ARGUS.
In the latest episode where there is a woman that Diggle knows who is working on a plan to take down Deadshot. She is a member of A.R.G.U.S. whose team more or less gets owned by Deadshot at the end. I had heard something about the group making a bigger appearance in the 2nd season as well.
In the latest episode where there is a woman that Diggle knows who is working on a plan to take down Deadshot. She is a member of A.R.G.U.S. whose team more or less gets owned by Deadshot at the end. I had heard something about the group making a bigger appearance in the 2nd season as well.
I missed the whole thing about her being with ARGUS; I just thought she was FBI or CIA. That'll teach me to pay more attention.
In the latest episode where there is a woman that Diggle knows who is working on a plan to take down Deadshot. She is a member of A.R.G.U.S. whose team more or less gets owned by Deadshot at the end. I had heard something about the group making a bigger appearance in the 2nd season as well.
I missed the whole thing about her being with ARGUS; I just thought she was FBI or CIA. That'll teach me to pay more attention.
Did you also miss her name? It's Lyla Michaels and her codename during the Deadshot mission was Harbinger.
In the latest episode where there is a woman that Diggle knows who is working on a plan to take down Deadshot. She is a member of A.R.G.U.S. whose team more or less gets owned by Deadshot at the end. I had heard something about the group making a bigger appearance in the 2nd season as well.
I missed the whole thing about her being with ARGUS; I just thought she was FBI or CIA. That'll teach me to pay more attention.
Did you also miss her name? It's Lyla Michaels and her codename during the Deadshot mission was Harbinger.
Is Lyla Michaels the name of Harbinger in the comics? who was Harbinger again? Wasn't she involved in Crisis on Infinite Earths? Or is there some more street level character w/that name?? (my Marvel stripes are showing here! lol).
Lyla Michaels is indeed the name of Harbinger who was involved in Crisis on Infinite Earths. This is an excerpt from her wikipedia page:
Television A reinterpreted Lyla Michaels appeared in the television series Arrow episode "Unfinished Business" as an old friend of John Diggle from Afghanistan. She is implied to work at A.R.G.U.S., and Diggle gives her information relating to Deadshot, in order to try and help avenge his brother's death. She also appears in an earlier tie-in comic in which Dig meets her for a second (or possibly first) time. Lyla is played by Audrey Marie Anderson. In the following TV episode "Home Invasion," she sets up a sting to capture Deadshot and uses the codename Harbinger.
I think it's just another example of a great nod to the DC Universe in general. I love it.
Personally, I'm getting a little bugged by the 'nods'. If they're not going to use the character, why bother to use the name? I'd much rather see Harbinger than a government agent with her name. Granted, the parallel-world-hopping agent of the Monitor isn't a good fit for the tone of this show, but I find this more of a cruel tease than a 'nod'.
(Gripe aside, I just realized how clever it was to have Harbinger as an agent of ARGUS -- Argus being the mythological giant with a hundred eyes -- a true watcher or, if you will, monitor...)
The last episode was really good my favorite so far. Ollie was more like Green Arrow then ever before. & the finally couple of episodes are gonna be awesome can't wait for the next episode.
Well, she's not a nod to the character, she is that character as she exists in the Arrow universe.
Yah..well that's the mystery though - why would they choose the name of a cosmic character from the comics for a street level type character in the show? Unless it's a hint that she will become cosmic? But that would not seem in keeping with the show in general. So that kind of a "tease" does nothing to me - it's like an arbitrary reference to the comic that makes no sense.
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Was the assassin a guy from the comics?
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Does Onomatopoeia have similar talents? Don't know that character.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onomatopoeia_(comics)
Whoever Mr Blank is, he's got nothing in common with Onomatopoeia, who was essentially a serial killer who targeted costumed heroes and kept their masks as souvenirs. He also had a habit of vocally echoing sounds made in his generally vicinity.
Ollie pissed everyone off I thought they were going to play the music form Everyone Hates Chris and substitute Ollie.
The island stuff is good still think Ollie & Shado will hook up Yao Fei sucks why would he roll on Ollie & Slade now when Shado is free?
I say it now Tommy will not become the Dark Archer he will die for real in the season finale.
& this episode explains why Ollie needs a Sidekick because if he did he could have sent Roy to deal with the guy who hired Mr Blank & Ollie could have gone after Dead Shot.
ARGUS in the current NewDC is the Government agency that interacts with the Justice Leagues, and is run currently by Amanda Waller; Steve Trevor has been the League's liaison with ARGUS.
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(Gripe aside, I just realized how clever it was to have Harbinger as an agent of ARGUS -- Argus being the mythological giant with a hundred eyes -- a true watcher or, if you will, monitor...)
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