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Felicity, Oliver and Diggle survived to Round 3 of Comics Should Be Good 2016 March Madness (4 regions)... 1. Overwatch (EBR) vs. Bruce Banner/Hulk (BB/LF), and Green Arrow (SA) vs. Sara Lance (CL): DC/Marvel Character Tourney – Culver Institute Region, Round 3 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2016/03/25/dcmarvel-character-tourney-culver-institute-region-round-3/ 2. Diggle (DR) vs. Wonder Woman (LC), and Daredevil (CC) vs. Supergirl (MB): DC/Marvel Character Tourney – Paradise Island Region, Round 3 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2016/03/25/dcmarvel-character-tourney-paradise-island-region-round-3/ 3. Superman (GR) vs. Luke Cage (MC), and Flash (GG) vs. Clark Kent (TW): DC/Marvel Character Tourney – Daily Planet Region, Round 3 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2016/03/24/dcmarvel-character-tourney-daily-planet-region-round-3/ 4. Constantine (MR) vs. Batman (AW), and Superman (DC) vs. Jessica Jones (KR): DC/Marvel Character Tourney – Batcave Region, Round 3 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2016/03/24/dcmarvel-character-tourney-batcave-region-round-3/

Inverse reviewer thought 416 was "excellent" (incidentally, I don't think that "Arrow turned into a soap opera with superheroes" - Arrow has always been a soap opera with superheroes from the S1 pilot on, if you consider the show's drama a 'soap opera')... Cupid Makes 'Arrow' Worthy of Love Again Eric Francisco March 24, 2016 https://www.inverse.com/article/13275-cupid-makes-arrow-worthy-of-love-again

Here's one person's theory for how Olicity will reunite... http://moviepilot.com/posts/3835804

https://twitter.com/mguggenheim/status/713403647292366849

Ah, got it.

Maybe I'm just tired, but now I'm confused. Wasn't the whole lesson of S3 that Oliver needed to let other people (his team mates) help him and to share the burden? Now the S4 lesson is that he has to figure things out on his own again?

Curtis is certainly more trustworthy than Samantha. Did Oliver get any grief for exposing everyone's secret identities and the location of their secret lair to a woman who's virtually a stranger - a one-night stand from 10 years ago who lied to him and deceived him for 10 years, not to mention betrayed her old friend Laurel? Oh wait, I forgot - having his child automatically turned her into a saint. (Sorry, residual bitterness.)

Brief but positive Arrow blurb... 9 Batman Knock-Offs That Utterly Miss The Point Of Batman ABHIMANYU DAS YESTERDAY 12:30 PM http://www.kotaku.com.au/2016/03/9-batmanknock-offs-that-utterly-miss-the-point-of-batman/

TV Recap: ‘Arrow: Broken Hearts’ Posted about 20 hours ago by Nicholas Graff http://sciencefiction.com/2016/03/24/tv-recap-arrow-broken-hearts/

'Arrow' S04E16: What worked in 'Broken Hearts' Laura Hurley March 25, 2016 9:51 AM MST http://www.examiner.com/article/arrow-s04e16-what-worked-broken-hearts

Last night's LoT was a re-airing of the "Star City: 2046" episode.

TV Review: Arrow (4×16) “Broken Hearts” By Evan Griffin on March 25, 201 http://theyoungfolks.com/review/tv-review-arrow-4x16-broken-hearts/75542

As expected, Forbes reviewer Erik Kain hated 416 - he thinks Felicity came off as "kind of stupid" and "has no chemistry with Oliver", he's also back to his "Olicity must die" rant (honestly, don't even bother to read it unless you want your blood pressure to rise).. 'The Flash' Is So Much Better Than 'Arrow' It's Not Even Funny Anymore Erik Kain MAR 25, 2016 @ 07:00 AM http://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain/2016/03/25/the-flash-is-so-much-better-than-arrow-its-not-even-funny-anymore/#474108b51dc3 On the other end of the spectrum, here's Emertainment Monthly's usual lovefest... ‘Arrow’ Review: “Broken Hearts” March 25, 2016 Nora Dominick ‘17/ http://emertainmentmonthly.com/2016/03/25/arrow-review-broken-hearts/

Pic of KL on her new CBS show Training Day... https://twitter.com/keithandreen/status/712818232076464128

Guess who CR ran into in Salt Lake City?... https://twitter.com/charlotteross/status/713117794066235393

Salt Lake Comic Con FanXperience has started (March 24-26)... Paul Blackthorne and Charlotte Ross have a joint panel this morning at 11:00 am (local time). Summer Glau has a solo panel this afternoon at 1:00 pm (local time). Alex Kingston is part of a Doctor Who panel this evening at 7:30 pm (local time). http://saltlakecomiccon.com/fanx-2016-schedule/

https://twitter.com/amellywood/status/713107681284718592

The above chart was also tweeted by the Arrow Writers Room, with the comment: "Well helllooooooo @Nielsen Twitter TV Ratings... #Arrow #KillinIt" (so they are paying attention to social media stuff) ... https://twitter.com/ARROWwriters/status/713101232143933440

This is kinda fun - pick a Flarrow character, pick a time to travel to, pick a Beyonce song, pick something to wear, pick a trait you value most, and then see which LoT character you end up being - Ugh! I got the Atom... Which Of “DC’s Legends Of Tomorrow” Are You? Feb. 8, 2016, at 12:19 a.m. Mat Whitehead http://www.buzzfeed.com/matwhitehead/save-the-hawkman-save-the-world#.qcJlRkgxd1

Randy Dankievitch's negative review of 416 (I disagree with his interpretation of Felicity's reason for leaving Oliver - she has always known who Oliver is, remember her "whether you're in a suit or under a hood, you're the man that I believe in" speech? I also disagree with his interpretation of Felicity's leaving the team as weakness)... Arrow, Ep. 4.16: “Broken Hearts” never finds its rhythm Randy Dankievitch March 24, 2016 http://www.popoptiq.com/arrow-ep-4-16-broken-hearts-never-finds-its-rhythm/

Huh?! - Like, make up your mind, Zack Snyder - do you want a darker Flash or a lighter Flash?... More Details on Wonder Woman and the Rest of DC's Cinematic Universe James Whitbrook 52 minutes ago http://io9.gizmodo.com/the-tone-of-justice-league-will-be-lighter-than-batman-1766995989

Lengthy reviews, but worth reading (imo)... BEAUTIFULLY UNFINISHED: BROKEN HEARTS 4X16 REVIEW jbuffyangel MARCH 24, 2016 @ 07:55 http://jbuffyangel.tumblr.com/post/141601010978/beautifully-unfinished-broken-hearts-4x16-review Arrow 4x16 Review: "Broken Hearts" (I Just Don't Know, Where Do Broken Hearts Go?) Just About Write 6:48 PM http://www.itsjustaboutwrite.com/2016/03/arrow-4x16-review-broken-hearts-i-just.html

Arrow Season 4: 12 Big Questions We’re Asking After ‘Broken Hearts’ James Hunt 24 Mar 2016 http://whatculture.com/tv/arrow-season-4-big-questions-were-asking-after-broken-hearts.php

OLIVER AND FELICITY’S WEDDING ENDS IN “BROKEN HEARTS” ON THIS WEEK’S ARROW Verena Cote | March 24, 2016 http://www.4ye.co.uk/2016/03/oliver-and-felicitys-wedding-ends-in-broken-hearts-on-this-weeks-arrow/

Where Do Broken Hearts Go?: Arrow 4x16 Olicity Heart-to-Heart MARILYN PORTER THU MAR 24 2016 12:00PM http://www.heroesandheartbreakers.com/blogs/2016/03/where-do-broken-hearts-go-arrow-season-4-episode-16-olicity-heart-to-heart