Season 8 Live Posting Thread

[insomniadreams88]

Our last night on the live thread... 

[apinknightmare]

An arrow to the moon!😭

[shantown]

It seems weird to have the retrospective before the finale?

[tennisgurl]

*Sniffle* Our last Arrow night...

[Primal Slayer]

Seeing clips of where Arrow began and where it's ending....whew.

"Lets do Batman Begins...but Green!"

[shantown]

All the arrows in the title card... I might have teared up a little there

[tennisgurl]

Moira! I miss you Moira! Tommy! 

Stephen looked so young in season one holy crap!

 

[calliope1975]

Oh no I'd forgotten how bad those voice overs were!

[lemotomato]

I enjoyed the too brief shirtless salmon ladder scene in the opening montage

[tennisgurl]

Yeah, poor Oliver's life has basically been several years of horrible with a few glimmers of happiness followed by death. 

[statsgirl]

Why is RG talking?

[scarynikki12]

I’m guessing they did these interviews while shooting 807?

[Primal Slayer]

If only they could've kept up that S1/2 cinematography 

[tennisgurl]

Oh God, dont make me watch Tommy die because Laurel was an idiot again!

[insomniadreams88]

I don't think I'll ever not tear up seeing Tommy's death. 

[Lantern7]

I’m a little behind. Dang, so long ago.

[Josh371982]

They didnt get EBR for this retrospective but I have to hear RG, "I knew this was gonna be a hit" KC and JH? UUUUUGGGHHH

3 minutes ago, insomniadreams88 said:

I don't think I'll ever not tear up seeing Tommy's death. 

And knowing it was originally gonna be Laurel before they switched to Tommy 😭

[lemotomato]

I'm not sure if i like the format of the retrospective so far. Are they going to go through season by season instead of themes/categories?

[Josh371982]

I wouldnt call it Beautiful Katie

[Primal Slayer]

Ah Laurel Lance...the constant character that got spat on...

[scarynikki12]

I forgot how naive Laurel came across in season 1. 

[statsgirl]

Just now, lemotomato said:

I'm not sure if i like the format of the retrospective so far. Are they going to go through season by season instead of themes/categories?

No, they did Oliver becoming a hero first, then Laurel and now the bromance

[insomniadreams88]

Wait, did KC describe where Laurel was in S1 and where she is in S8 as an arc? KC, you're playing a different character, not the same arc... 

[Josh371982]

Diggle was named After Little John from Robin Hood??

[scarynikki12]

Surely they could choose clips that aren’t full of whispering.

[tennisgurl]

Yeah Laurel, why oh why would he want to put a mask on just because he goes after crazy evil murderers all of the time?! Freaking Laurel.

Oh man, this Diggle and Oliver stuff is killing me. 

[lemotomato]

lol, seriously? That's who they want to talk about first? And introducing her with the role she lost 7 years ago?

Edited January 29, 2020 by lemotomato

[Primal Slayer]

They never should've gotten rid of CNRI.

[Lantern7]

Looking for old motivational posters.

No Barrowman? I guess he figured he’d be neck-deep in Doctor Who questions this week.

[calliope1975]

I DO want a friend like John Diggle. 

[scarynikki12]

Just now, insomniadreams88 said:

Wait, did KC describe where Laurel was in S1 and where she is in S8 as an arc? KC, you're playing a different character, not the same arc... 

Oliver and Mary from Batwoman are the only ones left standing who seem to understand what doppelgängers actually are. 

[Lantern7]

Just now, Josh371982 said:

Diggle was named After Little John from Robin Hood??

Also Andy Diggle, who wrote the Green Arrow: Year One miniseries.

[Trisha]

It’s such a miss to not have EBR in this....

[tennisgurl]

Just now, insomniadreams88 said:

Wait, did KC describe where Laurel was in S1 and where she is in S8 as an arc? KC, you're playing a different character, not the same arc... 

I am trying to figure out if she meant Laurel from season 1 to when she died, or if she, like the writers and half the characters, have forgotten that she is now playing a different person.

[statsgirl]

Interesting .... that the addition of humour enabled them to put in more darkness.

[calliope1975]

Look at Baby Olicity. I gotta do some scene rewatches. 

[Primal Slayer]

Pairing up a doom and gloom character with such a light hearted one? Groundbreaking. Why they didnt think of that from the start???? huh.

[quarks]

"Comedy and lightness! And NOW let's show Oliver throwing someone on the floor!"

(er, yes! I'm here, a bit late, but here!)

[tennisgurl]

I hate that EBR isnt here, its so weird not having her, its a giant hole.

[insomniadreams88]

Just now, Trisha said:

It’s such a miss to not have EBR in this....

Yep. I don't get why they didn't have her film something at some point somewhere. 

[Lantern7]

The Sara death scene. They did Caity and Sara SO dirty.

[tennisgurl]

I really want to do a re-watch, this early Olicity stuff is making me want to go back to the early days!

[quarks]

I just thought of this, but does anyone else wonder if Felicity eventually did start telling Oliver how to sharpen his arrows?

[Lantern7]

Found the poster!

 

Edited January 29, 2020 by Lantern7

[quarks]

I am glad they have taken a moment to appreciate Felicity's appreciation of Oliver's shirtlessness! It's the IMPORTANT STUFF, EVERYONE!

[calliope1975]

Oh Colton. You're first mate. Steve is obviously the Captain. 

[tennisgurl]

That was such a great moment, marred by such bullshit that followed. 

[insomniadreams88]

Aww, young Olicity! Definitely need to do a rewatch sometime soon... 

[JJ928]

it sucks EBR isn't here but I did enjoy that little tribute to her character.

[Trisha]

“The most important relationship that we’ve had on the show.” Never stop captaining, Steve!