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I had no idea there were two (or more?) sets of upfronts per network. Thanks.

I assumed EBR was there by the pic Candice King posted. And after the party it's the pajama party... #squad #aboutlastnight

It wouldn't make me unhappy either.

That sounds like a logistical nightmare. They should probably start shooting it now. And are we really going to have it stretched out over almost an entire week? Unless it's @dtissagirl's scenario, I am really not for this. Especially since it will likely eat up Arrow's 100th episode.

Ray is definitely in his mid-30s. He was 34 when he "died". There was his birth year and year of death on a sign when Felicity and Oliver came back to SC in the premiere. But Felicity dated him as an adult and a professional. I assumed Cooper was a few years older than her, since she was in college early and I believe Cooper started it at 18 like most people.

Maybe with a white button down. Maybe. The whole thing gives off a very ice skating chic vibe to me.

Why are you leaving out the pants? Being completely matchy matchy with the top is off putting.

I hope you're right, although I think it's lame they're waiting with it until the bitter end. It could and should have played at least into this episode as well. Hey, somebody finally gifed the flying arrow. Yay!

@thegirlsleuth, it's really hard for me to see DD as a family man since once he heard about Ruve biting it and the ark being destroyed, he went straight to torch everything without giving a thought to his kid when she was unprotected. I actually thought she would turn out to be a motivating factor for him and Ruve. Now I suspect that he will be given no motivation at all.

1. They moved Supernatural again? 2. LoT is starting in the fall?

I don't think the ark operation was that impressive. The compound was infiltraetd easily by Oliver, Dig and Anarky. And my number one complaint - they apparently had no night setting! Those people would go even more insane than they were in a matter of weeks what with not getting any natural night time. I appreciated the arrow. In hindsight I care less about Laurel than I ever have but it felt good to get that retaliation on the part of the entire team. They really should think about having Anarky filling in Malcolm's crazy adjunct helper spot. Yep, Curtis also hugged Felicity once she came home and he was traumatized from the bickering.

There are two developments I really liked in this episode. One, DD coming for Felicity because of who Felicity is. Back when we were waiting for something to happen to her in 4x09 I hoped it would be because of her involvement with GA or rescuing Ray only for him to come after her because of Oliver. So I feel sort of vindicated here for having her targeted because of her superior skills. Two, Oliver should finally be over Ivy Town and he and Felicity ought to be on the same page regarding this. Some little things I appreciated are Noah calling Cooper a third rate hacker, I really was waiting for something like that, and Dig snapping with the ark people. It's a nice little beat regarding his emotional state. Which is something I doubt we'll really see explored in the finale much like Felicity's. So until they remember to come back to it next season, I'm grateful for the little I got.

The scenes with Lance are supposedly Donna's last scenes in the finale. So unless they're involved in a car crash, I think it's safe to assume she lives. I really don't think nothing being finalized yet means anything regarding her fate. The writers are presumably making an outline of the next season and all it means to me is that they don't have ideas for Donna at this specific point. I like her, but I think I'd be fine if she didn't show up next season or dropped in once.

My Twitter saga continues. Now I'm locked out and asked to give my phone number for verification. Is it harmless or should I just leave it be? Maybe it's a sign that I don't really need an account at all.

I think it also might be the psychos from the dome. There may be a method to the show's madnss here in letting them back up. Oliver will inspire the SC denizens and GA has inspired the hole people. Their combined faith will give him the strength to beat DD.

My personal headcanon is that Donna knows precious little about the break up. The bee episode implied that Felicity wasn't letting her in. So I can see her petitioning for a reunion since Oliver moved out and now thinking she just succeeded.

One, that thank you, Jesus arm movement kills me with giggles. Two, Donna and Curtis totally text, don't they? I bet she was informed about the "bad burrito" and ran off to buy a burrito onesie.

Yeah, I want to know about how much Curtis knows too. Does he know about the kid and even more importantly about the lying or does he believe that Felicity left Oliver because of his GA activities? On the one hand, it would make a better paralel to Donna leaving Noah because of his illegal doings. On the other, Curtis has known about Felicity working with GA for six months or more now and he knows Oliver and Felicity were a functioning couple for most of that time. The comparison doesn't work for me. Not just from my POV, but I don't see how Curtis is connecting the dots either. Felt more like we're near the end of the season, O and F have almost no scenes together, so we need a mention of them at least.

Hey, I was hoping they would actually flood the place since the title has been released. Damn it, show, you had one job. Have Oliver off Poppy in this episode. And now she's there until the bitter end and from the looks of it, it's very possible that it even won't be Oliver doing it and transitioning to dark BratvaOliver. Instead, it's entirely possible that Poppy and Reiter will just take each other out. Snooze. The dome plot shone the light on two problems. Nuking does not fit this show. Because while I was thinking of how Operation Save Dumbo really put a halt on things, I wondered what Dig and Oliver could have done if they weren't there. ... Crickets. They don't have the skill set to deal with this and apart from standing around at the loft, there really wasn't much for them to do. Thea needs to be off the team stat and probably permanently. First of all, she got turned awfully quickly. Like, she got one dose of the medicine. It was implied that Alex has been taking them for a while before they took hold. Secondly, all Alex did under the influence was play cruise director. Thea threatened her brother's life multiple times! What if the damn pills actually reveal people's basic nature? If so, Thea's is really not conducive to keeping peace and order. I find it completely believable that it was that. He was a criminal and it is both possible and likely that his activities put his family in danger. Additionally, Felicity showed the same abilities and seems to have been her Dad's biggest fan as a kid. It makes sense that Donna would worry what it could lead to. I hate the hood too. The old one looked so good on him, this one is just awful. But I will say that I loved the flying arrow that has been brought up and him and Dig jumping over railings. Don't worry, DD doesn't seem to care that she would die in burning down the world now. It can still happen. Father of the year. I guess his stance on harming daughters has changed since offing Laurel. One thing I hated was Oliver promising Ruve to save the kid. I'm not opposing him saving her (though 15 years down the line, it will likely bite him on the ass), but stop being unnecessarily respectful of evil people, Oliver! The last time you saved her, she sicced her psycho husband on you even harder. He clearly has to drug Thea one more time since they're operating on a three strikes and you're out basis, as best as I can tell. He totally did.

She was. She played one of his mistresses with mental issues.

I really thinks it comes down to wanting SA/EBR pics and it's not motivated by respect for con attendees.

Basically just shielded her from the falling debris with his body. I am not a fan of this episode, but they did give me one thing - my prediction about Oliver, Felicity and Donna having scenes at the loft, what's more scenes involving stunts, has just skyrocketed. Yay!

Plus, Malcolm's gauntlet looks extra stupid. And limp.

Eh, I was just unimpressed by Malcolm. He was the parent threatening his kid with "or else" and en not having the else ready when the kid pushes back. Thea is fightig with the team in the finale. There is no time for her to be truly brain washed and have it dealt with in a day.

I have no use for Ray and don't really have a formed opinion on BR, but from the snippet @tv echo posted, he gives a nice interview.