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I'm not really invested in anything on The Flash and sometimes even skip episodes. I definitely don't ship, and watching the show without any real attachment to it is nice.

I think Ra's is playing Oliver (to what end I don't know). Seems like there was a reason why they showed the LP healing his cut really quickly in the same ep where Ra's said it was losing its effectiveness.

Well, it seems like Barry's not done futzing with time, so it could be some kind of Flashpoint variant, but yeah. He'd definitely need to make things right.

Lance is going to CC AND West and Cisco are going to SC (which is where that Laurel clip is from - I don't know why they keep showing it with the Flash stuff, unless part of their SC visit is spliced into a Flash episode). I think we all know why there's Ray! No clue why Oliver's all alone in his LoA outfit, although I guess it could be either A) some kind of weird AU or b) they called Oliver because he's a lone wolf LoA member now (who apparently doesn't have to get time off from the boss, unless we're to believe that Ra's wants to take down the rogues of CC).

I'm not confused about the timeline so much as what exactly his role is going to be in the League of Assassins if that's what he's off doing. Does he have to, like...go through some weird initiation/training? Is he going to be off on missions like any old rando League member? I mean, the timeline is a little weird, but I'm mostly just wondering WTF he's doing in CC as a member of the LoA. Also, they showed Laurel in that Flash reel again in what looks like the SCPD/DA's office, so wtf.

I just don't understand Flash LoA Oliver. Ra's just lets him go so he can help his lil friend Barry with his villain problem? Does Barry go snatch him from somewhere? Is he in CC on League business? It truly does not compute.

Okay, so Oliver in the LoA uniform was shown in the sizzle reel at the end of this episode's Flash. More than once. How odd that they'd spoil that.

A lot of things we've already seen. Felicity and Oliver with Felicity saying, "I can't believe this is happening." Ra's getting ready to tell Quentin the Arrow's name (I can't remember if that was in a previous preview).

Regarding the Canadian promo - at least we know for sure now that Felicity isn't stuck in the hospital in The Ray Show starring Ray.

Yeah, it looks pretty terrible.

I think it's a set dressing thing for better aesthetic. O/F's table was set for their date and they never even got menus.

I would hope we'd get some OG TMNT Casey Jones cheesiness like, "The class is Pain 101, and your instructor is Casey Jones." But alas, I know it won't happen.

Just seems like if they were confirming something, they'd, you know, confirm it.

Oh, Donna. That was a really cute interview though. CR seems so fun.

I figured it would eventually, I just can't tell what's going on here. Did he send them a shirt, are they reaching out to him publicly since there's a fan in the audience with a sign, are they reaching out because he's a vocal fan, IDK

Is he going to host? Honestly can't tell from either of those, haha.

I think MG's criteria for "good for Olicity fans" = them either being together or making strides in their relationship. Since Oliver seems to be joining the LoA in 3x21, I'm guessing that's a no to Oliver and Felicity being together and/or making strides in their relationship, so yeah, it's probably not good. Then again, maybe she is still with Ray. Although if they're having a written-on-the-back-of-the-script-pages "remember 3.20" moment, I certainly hope they're not still together.

Honestly, I don't recall. It'd make sense to me if she chose based on Ray staying in Starling and Oliver going off to be part of the League or whatever. Those are two different lives, so...maybe? Although she really would be choosing a lifestyle because I can't imagine Oliver would finally relent on his relationship stance once he goes off to join the League, because...what? That would be so odd.

What's there to choose? They set it up so she'd have basically the same life (apart from being surrounded by Vermeers that feature breast fondling, should she stick with Ray).

I think he did - or that she'd be torn between them. But there's no reason to be torn because so far Oliver hasn't been a factor, and Felicity basically let him know that if she was that she'd choose him. So either that storyline doesn't get tied up this year, or Oliver joins the LoA and (god, I hope, I hope hope hope) that Thea and Felicity team up to get him out. Probably with Malcolm, because...well, his presence has fucked up this season enough, might as well do something to save it from some further suckitude.

Well, if anyone at the CW clicked on Ray's TT on Wednesday, they would've seen that about 80% of those tweets were nasty, and it most definitely wasn't all shippers (although to be completely fair, there were a lot of them, haha).

They could have had him film whatever scenes he has from here to the finale before he went to Malaysia.

If there isn't a breakup in 3x18 that makes it strange for Felicity to be referring as Ray as her boyfriend in 1x18, then I wonder what exactly is wonky about the timeline that might confuse people about what's going on because of the order in which they're airing? Because MG said the timeline would be wonky. 3x17 seems to lead directly into 3x18 with Maseo shooting at Felicity, so it's not like they took the trip to CC during the week between the Arrow airings. If there's a big time jump and Felicity and Ray go to CC in the middle of the episode, that still wouldn't make it weird. Is it because 3x18 ends in a place where it would be weird for Ray and Felicity to go to CC? Because it would've seemed weird to me for them to go there even with the fake Arrows running around.

I like the idea of Dinah being the one who died, with Laurel training with Sara for revenge. I'm steadfastly against any metahumans on this show, apart from one-off villains if we have to go that route.

Didn't she basically admit that it was a high? She said so in Corto Maltese and she also said that it makes her pain go away in a way that nothing else does - like a drug. I can't remember which ep she said that in - it was towards the end of the Canary trilogy, IIRC. So in addition to trying to sell that she's doing it to honor Sara, they have also had her admit that it makes her feel good, too.