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Two lengthy and in-depth reviews of 417... HOLDING ONTO THE LIGHT: BEACON OF HOPE 4X17 REVIEW jbuffyangel MARCH 31, 2016 @ 06:36 http://jbuffyangel.tumblr.com/post/142008171168/holding-onto-the-light-beacon-of-hope-4x17-review Arrow 4x17 Review: "Beacon of Hope" (#LadiesSupportingLadies) Just About Write 7:01 PM http://www.itsjustaboutwrite.com/2016/03/arrow-4x17-review-beacon-of-hope.html

IGN's mixed review of 417... ARROW: "BEACON OF HOPE" REVIEW BY JESSE SCHEDEEN 30 MAR 2016 http://www.ign.com/articles/2016/03/31/arrow-beacon-of-hope-review

Gasp! - A negative review of 417 (scored it Average)... Arrow 4.17 Review – ‘Beacon of Hope’ March 30, 2016 | Posted by Anthony Falco http://411mania.com/movies/arrow-4-17-review-beacon-of-hope/

Still on the low side. It'll be interesting to see next week's ratings.

Blastr reviewer thought that 417 was a "stellar entry"... Curtis is awesome as the Bug-Eyed Bandit returns in the latest Arrow Trent Moore Thu, Mar 31, 2016 9:58am http://www.blastr.com/2016-3-31/curtis-awesome-bug-eyed-bandit-returns-latest-arrow

Everyone loved 417, even the usually super snarky WeMinoredInFilm... ARROW’S “BEACON OF HOPE” (S4:E17): INSERT BEE PUN HERE Posted on March 31, 2016 by Kelly Konda http://weminoredinfilm.com/2016/03/31/arrows-beacon-of-hope-s4e17-insert-bee-pun-here/

DC's TV shows are currently leading with 53%... Poll: DC Cinematic Universe v. DC TV Universe Posted by Josh Zyber - March 31, 2016 http://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/dc-cinematic-universe-tv-universe-poll/

BuddyTV review of 417... 'Arrow' Recap: The Bug-Eyed Bandit Makes For a Honey of an Episode Derek Stauffer March 30, 2016 http://www.buddytv.com/articles/arrow/arrow-recap-felicity-fights-fo-59430.aspx

I don't think that Donna's strength is being a victim (btw, in a separate article, Carissa says that the voice giving time of death in the promo was Laurel's)... Arrow Season 4 Episode 17 Review: Beacon of Hope Carissa Pavlica at March 30, 2016 10:22 pm. Updated at March 31, 2016 5:37 am http://www.tvfanatic.com/2016/03/arrow-season-4-episode-17-review-beacon-of-hope/

Kayti Burt gave 417 a score of 3.5 out of 5 stars... Arrow: Beacon of Hope Review Kayti Burt 3/30/2016 at 10:12PM http://www.denofgeek.us/tv/arrow/254166/arrow-beacon-of-hope-review

Another positive review for 417... 'Arrow' Recap: 'We're In a Die Hard Movie With Bees' Robert Chan March 30, 2016 https://www.yahoo.com/tv/arrow-recap-bug-eyed-bandit-brie-larvan-andy-032343045.html

Robert Dougherty gave 417 a score of 7 out of 10... Arrow S4: E17 -- 'Beacon of Hope' By Robert Dougherty March 31, 2016 08:42AM EDT http://www.themovienetwork.com/review/arrow-s4-e17-beacon-hope

I wanted to quote the entire article, but couldn't - so I just recommend going to the link... 'Arrow': 4 Reasons Why the Oliver and Felicity Break-Up Is Really Dumb Wednesday, March 30, 2016 Derek Stauffer http://www.buddytv.com/articles/arrow/arrow-4-reasons-why-the-oliver-59426.aspx It's Reductive NOT Productive Felicity Isn't Going Anywhere Other Love Interests Don't Work No One Thinks It Will Last

Vulture review of 417... Arrow Recap: Plan Bee By Jenny Raftery March 31, 2016 9:18 a.m. http://www.vulture.com/2016/03/arrow-recap-season-4-episode-17.html

How Arrow Just Set Up A Team Arrow Replacement For Whoever Is In The Grave BY LAURA HURLEY 10 HOURS AGO http://www.cinemablend.com/television/How-Arrow-Just-Set-Up-Team-Arrow-Replacement-Whoever-Grave-128067.html

This reviewer called 417 a "palate cleanser" before the impending doom... Arrow "Beacons of Hope" Review: Humor Bee By Noel Kirkpatrick 9 hours ago http://www.tv.com/shows/arrow/community/post/arrow-season-4-episode-17-beacons-of-hope-review-145911433961/

Who knew that Oliver and Laurel had a "long-smoldering romance"?... 'Arrow’ Recap: “Beacon of Hope” – A Campy Turn Delivers Unintentional Laughs BY DAVE TRUMBORE 10 HOURS AGO http://collider.com/arrow-recap-beacon-of-hope/

'Arrow' Brings Back Emily Kinney's Bug-Eyed Bandit in Buzz-Worthy Filler Episode "Beacon of Hope" shows maybe 'Arrow' isn't that far gone after all. Eric Francisco March 31, 2016 https://www.inverse.com/article/13573-arrow-brings-back-emily-kinney-s-bug-eyed-bandit-in-buzz-worthy-filler-episode

Two Examiner critics' reviews of 417... 'Arrow' 4x17 'Beacon of Hope' Review: Return of the bees (4/5 stars) Allison Nichols March 30, 2016 8:18 PM MST http://www.examiner.com/review/arrow-4x17-beacon-of-hope-review-return-of-the-bees 'Arrow' recap: Bee-ing hopeful Meredith Jacobs March 30, 2016 9:38 PM MST http://www.examiner.com/article/arrow-recap-bee-ing-hopeful

Comparisons to The Flash made... Arrow recap: 'Beacon of Hope' BY JONATHON DORNBUSH Posted March 30 2016 http://www.ew.com/recap/arrow-season-4-episode-17

If Curtis were to replace Felicity on the team permanently, and if the show were to head toward an O/L reunion, then I'd stop watching Arrow (why is it so hard for people to accept Felicity as more than just a quirky one-liner character?!)... You won’t BEE-lieve how fun tonight’s Arrow is Because it’s *never* too early for bee puns By Alasdair Wilkins Mar 30, 2016 9:40 PM http://www.avclub.com/tvclub/you-wont-bee-lieve-how-fun-tonights-arrow-234589

If I shipped Oliver and Laurel, then this episode (417) would be a cruel raising of my hopes - to be crushed next week, assuming Laurel is the big death. As for Laurel dying, I'll still believe it when I actually see it. I think HIVE is going to be based in Monument Point.

Honestly, I"m not sure how I feel about this episode. I should love it - but I think I'm still feeling residual bitterness over the BMD/breakup contrivance and the writers' throwing Felicity under the bus. On the one hand, it bothers me that Curtis is apparently also a computer hacker (in addition to his many other skills) and can so easily slot into Felicity's place on the team. On the other hand, having Curtis available to help makes it less likely that Felicity will be blamed for endangering the team members by quitting it. In any event, even with Curtis, the team just isn't the same without Felicity. There's a certain cohesion that's missing. I don't necessarily think that Paul is marked for death, but maybe their marriage is marked for death. Curtis has started lying to him about what he's doing. Maybe Felicity will have a talk with Curtis about the costs and risks of lying to your spouse, but Curtis gets so excited about helping out the team that he doesn't listen and his marriage suffers as a result. The use of the episode name was really heavy-handed. Do Laurel and Thea have the same phrase-of-the-day desk calendar? How likely is it that they would both use the same phrase "beacon of hope" on the same day (to inspire Oliver and Felicity)? If I shipped Oliver and Laurel, then this episode would be a beacon of hope for me that the show is headed toward their reunion in the future. (See, I can do it too.) Man oh man, it was made so clear that Laurel still has feelings for Oliver, with her little touches and her "I'm here for you" speech. So who's taking advantage now?* (* I know that the O/L scenes could also be interpreted as Laurel just being a supportive friend. But Laurel is not a real touchy-feely person, so those caressing face and arm touches seemed extra special - and also inappropriate for someone who is supposed to be Felicity's friend as well. Also, we didn't see an "I'm here for you speech" from Laurel to Felicity, so again it seemed like she was just cozying up to Oliver.) Incidentally, when Laurel urged Oliver to save some hope for himself, I don't think she was referring to his relationship with Felicity. I think she was referring to his expressed fear that he would have to go dark again in order to defeat the darkness. So Oliver is now blaming Felicity for dragging him away from his happy life in Ivy Town and bringing him back to fighting in Star City. Step up, Oliver, and take responsibility for your own actions! He blames himself when he shouldn't, but he doesn't blame himself when he should. When Felicity was threatened by the Beeman and Brie said something like, "I guess the Green Arrow didn't forget you," I wonder if Oliver's "Never" was a SA ad lib? I did like that Felicity broke the lamp and used the open electrical end like a bug zapper to take down the Beeman. I don't think that Felicity knows that Thea encouraged Oliver to continue lying to her. My head canon says that Thea's feeling a little guilty about it and that's why she tried to convince Felicity to rejoin the team. I wonder if Donna's line about wearing flats from now on because of all the running was some snark at Jurassic World (where Bryce Dallas Howard ran around in heels)? So Andy Diggle really is evil and has been playing John Diggle? Looks like he'll be the cause of another fight between Oliver and Diggle. Oh, how I miss the days of Original Team Arrow working together to fight crime! With the way the Palmer Tech board members always diss Felicity, while she keeps saving their lives, I hope the season ends with the board voting to rename the company Smoak Technologies. P.S. The flashback clothes are really unflattering to both SA and ER.

Hans Zimmer retiring from scoring superhero films after Batman v Superman BY ANDREA TOWERS Posted March 30 2016 — 3:11 PM EDT http://www.ew.com/article/2016/03/30/hans-zimmer-retiring-superhero-films