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"#MayorHandsome"? Oh please... I really think they're going to have some play with Oliver being a bachelor mayor and dating around some. Or maybe appearing to date around some. If so, then it's going back to S1's copying of Bruce Wayne/Batman.

Presentation of all SOTY nominees (from last night)... MTV Fandom Fest Awards 2016: Ship of the Year Nominees Published on Jul 22, 2016, by Chocobear

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LotS had some great fight scenes - I also remember Kahlan's dress of neverending white (having read the books, I expected Richard to be taller and bigger, but I thought Craig Horner had a nice chemistry with Bridget Regan)...

This year at SDCC...

Media interview with Blake Neely at SDCC yesterday... Blake Neely Interview 2016 Published on Jul 22, 2016, by Lost Anarchy Magazine

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GB will not be at SDCC this year...

Shocker - Arrow is in the middle (from yesterday)...

Pics of Craig Horner's Count of Monte Cristo sword-fighting with Josh Dallas' Charming (some pics are of Craig Horner's stunt double)... SHOOT: ONCE UPON A TIME Season 6 Regina (Lana Parrilla) vs Evil Queen & Charming vs Count of Monte Cristo on Steveston Cannery Docks July 19, 2016 http://yvrshoots.com/2016/07/shoot-once-upon-a-time-sword-fight-with-josh-dalls-on-steveston-cannery-docks.html

She's now Star City's "Statue of Liberty" and will attract crime-fighting vigilantes from all over the world to come to the city ("If you build it, they will come"). She's now Star City's "lighthouse" that lights the way for everyone to find their way through the darkness, just as her picture (now buried at the base of the statue) lighted the way for Oliver to find his way back home. She's now Star City's "Black Canary shrine," a pilgrimage destination for BC acolytes and wannabes from all over the world. She's now Star City's "Defender of the Faith City," a warning to all foreign criminal elements not to come to this city. The possibilities are endless.

Felicity Smoak is once again used to describe another TV character (Betty) in this review of Riverdale (clearly, this writer is not an Olicity fan)... Spoiler-Free Review: Archie Comics Adaptation "Riverdale" Is Twin Peaks Meets Dawson's Creek, In a Good Way Janey Tracey 21 July 2016 - 6:43PM http://www.outerplaces.com/science-fiction/item/12803-spoiler-free-review-archie-comics-adaptation-riverdale-is-twin-peaks-meets-dawson-s-creek-in-a-good-way

Arrow, Flash and Supergirl elevators at SDCC...

Arrow elevator at SDCC...

Congrats! Video and gifs of SA accepting MTV's Ship of the Year award at last night's awards show (will be aired on MTV Sunday night)... (gif source)

FYI, here are the twitter links for some media people attending SDCC, who are confirmed (or likely) to be covering Arrow at SDCC this weekend, and who therefore will be publishing news, recaps and/or interviews relating to Arrow... Jarett Wieselman (BuzzFeed, mod for Arrow panel) https://twitter.com/JarettSays Kayti Burt (Den of Geek, Collider) https://twitter.com/kaytiburt Leanna Aguilera (Entertainment Tonight) https://twitter.com/leanneaguilera Alyssa Barbieri (Fangirlish) https://twitter.com/alyssab_says Lissete Lanuza Sáenz (Fangirlish, Tell-Tale TV, JustAboutWrite) https://twitter.com/LisseteELanuzaS Lyra (Fangirlish, Tell-Tale TV) https://twitter.com/TheAltSource Eric Goldman (IGN) https://twitter.com/TheEricGoldman https://twitter.com/IGN Rob Bricken (io9) https://twitter.com/RobBricken jbuffyangel https://twitter.com/jbuffyangel Just About Write https://twitter.com/JustAboutWrite_ Damian Holbrook (TV Guide/TV Insider) https://twitter.com/damianholbrook Vlada Gelman (TVLine) https://twitter.com/VladaGelman https://twitter.com/TVLine http://tvline.com/category/comic-con/ Laura Prudom (Variety) https://twitter.com/@lauinla Chris E. Hayner (Zap2It) https://twitter.com/ChrisHayner

Anyone else watch Legend of the Seeker some years back (with Craig Horner and Bridget Regan)? Well, Craig will be on an upcoming episode of Once Upon a Time!... Once Upon a Time books Legend of the Seeker star — exclusive BY NATALIE ABRAMS • July 20, 2016 http://www.ew.com/article/2016/07/20/once-upon-time-craig-horner

If you didn't already know, Blake Neely has soundtracks for each of the first three seasons of Arrow and is working on the soundtrack for the fourth season (go to link to see list of individual music tracks) - the Amazon links allow you to listen to samples of each track... Arrow: Season 1 (Original Television Soundtrack) https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/arrow-season-1-original-television/id685648107 or https://www.amazon.com/Arrow-Original-Television-Soundtrack-Season/dp/B00WL69EGM/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1469106146&sr=8-1&keywords=Arrow%3A+Season+1+(Original+Television+Soundtrack) Arrow: Season 2 (Original Television Soundtrack) https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/arrow-season-2-original-television/id918700555 or https://www.amazon.com/Arrow-Season-2-Blake-Neely/dp/B00NOIFI2K/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1469106133&sr=8-1&keywords=Arrow%3A+Season+2+(Original+Television+Soundtrack) Arrow: Season 3 (Original Television Soundtrack) https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/arrow-season-3-original-television/id1055494571 or https://www.amazon.com/Arrow-Original-Television-Soundtrack-Season/dp/B017L6K3JS/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1469106072&sr=8-1&keywords=Arrow%3A+Season+3+(Original+Television+Soundtrack)

Good for him (he's in impressive company)...

Cross-posting this from the Mind Your Surroundings thread in the Arrow forum, but with the spoiler tags removed - here are my scans of the LoT spoilery pages from TV Guide's Comic-Con Special issue...

For those who couldn't read the scans, here's a summary of all Arrow spoilers from TV Guide's Comic-Con Special issue... -- WM: "When we come back in Season 5, [Star City's] overrun with crime." Per WM, Star City is a soft target for gang activity and corruption. -- Aiming for more integration between Oliver's past and present, WM: "We're going to Russia in the flashbacks [to explore our hero's time with the Bratva]." At the same time, the current storyline will see the Russian Mafia making trouble for a wave of self-appointed vigilantes running amok in Star City. -- On GA's next nemesis: WM: "[Season 5's villain] is somebody Oliver unwittingly created in Season 1 when he was a killer in a hood... This guy is going to be collateral damage who lost someone to the Hood and [has] spent the last several years training and plotting for revenge. He will be a true dark mirror to Oliver Queen." -- Per WM, Team Arrow will need to be rebuilt. Since Diggle was heading back to the military "to find his moral compass" after killing his own brother, and Thea retired her Speedy alias to work in Mayor Queen's office, WM: "Oliver's is going to have to go out and find some new people." -- On what we should take from Oliver & Felicity being together in the last scene of 423: With the team essentially dismantled, the exes "were the only two people left in the bunker, which we felt was symbolic," WM said. But don't assume that means Olicity lives again. WM: "We deliberately left it ambiguous." -- Per WM, Curtis will attempt to become an official member of Team Arrow. WM: "We will be doing a real origin story for Mr. Terrific in Season 5." -- On whether Roy Harper might return, WM: We would love to bring Colton [Haynes] back... If Colton's available and we can make everyone's schedules work, we would absolutely do it." -- On what Laurel whispered to Oliver before she died, per WM, her last words will be revealed in 501. -- On Laurel's controversial death and whether someone else will take up the mantle of BC, WM: "I can't say too much about that... I can say with confidence that, in Season 5, our decision will make more sense...even to the fans who were really vehemently opposed to it." -- In response to question of whether KC could show up as Black Canary (a JSA member in the comics) on LoT, MG (with a laugh): "No, that conflicts with other plans we have...he said, intentionally misleading and hopefully teasing."

Laurel's last words to Oliver? Here's my guesses ;) ... 1. "Earn this." 2. "I'll never let [you] go." 3. "If you build it, [they] will come." (referring to new vigilantes)