Chaser September 29, 2014 Share September 29, 2014 In Palmer's description he is listed as Oliver's romantic and professional rival. The audience seems to be focused on the romantic part and have forgotten the professional aspect - which is understandable given what the EPs are spoiling. I think there is some misdirection going on right now; I believe that Ray and QC will play an important part this season. It really wouldn't surprise me at all if Felicity and Ray never actually take off. I don't think anything romantic will happen until mid-season and then when he makes a move towards a more serious relationship, she puts the brakes on it. Then the last few of Ray's episodes will be Atom helping the Team. Maybe its just wishfull thinking on my part, but to me it makes sense. 5 Link to comment
ban1o September 29, 2014 Share September 29, 2014 (edited) In Palmer's description he is listed as Oliver's romantic and professional rival. The audience seems to be focused on the romantic part and have forgotten the professional aspect - which is understandable given what the EPs are spoiling. I think there is some misdirection going on right now; I believe that Ray and QC will play an important part this season. It really wouldn't surprise me at all if Felicity and Ray never actually take off. I don't think anything romantic will happen until mid-season and then when he makes a move towards a more serious relationship, she puts the brakes on it. Then the last few of Ray's episodes will be Atom helping the Team. Maybe its just wishfull thinking on my part, but to me it makes sense. I think people are just focused on the romantic part because that's all the producers have been spoiling, but I think his role will be a lot more than that. The advertising in general has been very Olicity/romance/love triangle focused, and I know that's annoyed some people, but I think that's just because the EPs don't really want to spoil anything and since Olicity's fanbase is huge it's an easy thing to focus on to generate excitement. I do remember in comic-con they mentioned something about him trying to re-brand the city but we haven't heard much about that since and I am interested in how he tried to do that. Edited September 29, 2014 by ban1o Link to comment
Chaser September 29, 2014 Share September 29, 2014 Considering the re-branding of the city, I wonder if the new mayor is tied some how to Ray Palmer. Don't know how he would be, but I'm curious. 1 Link to comment
TanyaKay September 29, 2014 Share September 29, 2014 Oh I am sure that Ray would be a lot more than Felicity's love interest. They have cast Brandon Routh who does not come cheap, so he is gonna be doing a lot more than romancing Felicity, not that that is not noble in itself. I predict that there would be a lot of witty banter between Ray and Felicity but I don't see any earth shattering romance. I also predict something crazy romantic between Oliver and Felicity for mid season finale in December. 4 Link to comment
Morrigan2575 September 29, 2014 Author Share September 29, 2014 I suggested awhile back that maybe Ray was the new Mayor, I don't see how that would work as he's in charge of QC/Palmer (industries or technology?) More than likely the new mayor is just a new/minor character. Link to comment
apinknightmare September 29, 2014 Share September 29, 2014 I suggested awhile back that maybe Ray was the new Mayor, I don't see how that would work as he's in charge of QC/Palmer (industries or technology?) More than likely the new mayor is just a new/minor character. Given what happened in the comics today, I wonder if the new mayor is somehow going to wind up being Clinton Hogue? 1 Link to comment
Morrigan2575 September 29, 2014 Author Share September 29, 2014 Given what happened in the comics today, I wonder if the new mayor is somehow going to wind up being Clinton Hogue? Doubtful considering that's the same guy Laurel is beating up in the hospital Link to comment
apinknightmare September 29, 2014 Share September 29, 2014 (edited) Doubtful considering that's the same guy Laurel is beating up in the hospital Eh, you never know. She could just be angling for some extra cash in the city budget to redecorate her office. She did let the darkness in and all that... I also didn't realize it was him - I thought the hospitalized dude was just some generic beard haver. Edited September 29, 2014 by apinknightmare 1 Link to comment
Morrigan2575 September 30, 2014 Author Share September 30, 2014 (edited) Looks like Diggle, Roy and Cisco are filming together for 308 I also didn't realize it was him - I thought the hospitalized dude was just some generic beard haver.I googled the name this morning and they had a picture of the actor that played the character in S2...looks like the same guy. I also remember that when the promo first aired people thought it was either him or the actor/character from S1 that worked with China White. Edited September 30, 2014 by Morrigan2575 1 Link to comment
ban1o September 30, 2014 Share September 30, 2014 (edited) Looks like Diggle, Roy and Cisco are filming together for 308 I googled the name this morning and they had a picture of the actor that played the character in S2...looks like the same guy. I also remember that when the promo first aired people thought it was either him or the actor/character from S1 that worked with China White. I like how you use the character's names instead of the actors :P THanks for the picture though. I wonder who else from Flash is in the Arrow crossover episode. I'm guessing Caitlin is as well. Edited September 30, 2014 by ban1o Link to comment
SleepDeprived September 30, 2014 Share September 30, 2014 Was that Clinton Hogue, wearing a cast on a hospital bed, that Laurel was beating up in her shining moment of badassery in the preview? I thought that was Martin Somers from season 1... Bearded bad guys with receding hairlines tend to look alike to me. Heh. 1 Link to comment
ban1o September 30, 2014 Share September 30, 2014 Bearded bad guys with receding hairlines tend to look alike to me. Heh. This Link to comment
Morrigan2575 September 30, 2014 Author Share September 30, 2014 Was that Clinton Hogue, wearing a cast on a hospital bed, that Laurel was beating up in her shining moment of badassery in the preview? I thought that was Martin Somers from season 1... Bearded bad guys with receding hairlines tend to look alike to me. Heh. Yeah, people were debating between the two characters but the comics revealed that Clinton Hogue is the new Brother Blood so I figured odds are he's also hospital guy. I shouldn't have been so definite in my previous post. Link to comment
KenyaJ September 30, 2014 Share September 30, 2014 In Palmer's description he is listed as Oliver's romantic and professional rival. The audience seems to be focused on the romantic part and have forgotten the professional aspect - which is understandable given what the EPs are spoiling. I think there is some misdirection going on right now; I believe that Ray and QC will play an important part this season. It really wouldn't surprise me at all if Felicity and Ray never actually take off. I don't think anything romantic will happen until mid-season and then when he makes a move towards a more serious relationship, she puts the brakes on it. Then the last few of Ray's episodes will be Atom helping the Team. Maybe its just wishfull thinking on my part, but to me it makes sense. I agree with you, and even though I don't mind the "romantic rival" business -- yet -- I'm really excited about the "business rival" part. I don't why, but I love QC scenes, and I really want to see it become a bigger part of Oliver's story. I'm looking forward to seeing Ray push Oliver to be a better businessman. 2 Link to comment
statsgirl September 30, 2014 Share September 30, 2014 In one of the promo reels, they have a bit of Ray in front of a picture of a billboard, wanting to re-brand Starling into Star City. I can't see that going over well with the residents. Link to comment
abhi September 30, 2014 Share September 30, 2014 (edited) So, the "Dollmaker" is supposed to exist in the "Gotham" universe. I was surprised because the character was used on Arrow in the second season. With so many DC shows coming up i.e Gotham, Constantine, Teen Titans, Supergirl etc, the villain gallery for Arrow has suddenly shrunk massively. The Eps need to milk all the characters related to LOA. It would be a crime not to use Talia al Ghul either this Season or the next. Also wonder when Lady Shiva will pop up since Geoff Johns had indicated that the character is available for the producers to use. Also, at one of the cons, Amell had mentioned that instead of meeting Ra's al Ghul towards the end of the Season we will be meeting him in Episode 4. So, does this indicate that Ra's will also be there is Season 4 and his presence in Season 3 will be limited. (Though its already limited in Season 3 since he will be only in a couple of episodes in the first 9 episodes of this season) Edited September 30, 2014 by abhi Link to comment
Velocity23 September 30, 2014 Share September 30, 2014 Podcast with Marc Guggenheim http://fanboyfactor.com/podcast/fanboy-factor-podcast-16-conversation-arrows-marc-guggenheim/ 1 Link to comment
ban1o September 30, 2014 Share September 30, 2014 I really hope they use Talia as well .IT would great to see a sister dynamic between her and Nyssa. I think the reason they didn't use her initially was because they weren't allowed to use Ra's/Talia so close to the The Dark Knight Rises release but then DC gave them the go ahead to use Ra's and it would be cool if maybe in season 4 they brought in Talia too. Link to comment
foreverevolving September 30, 2014 Share September 30, 2014 well considering Oliver learns Malcolm is alive at ep. 4 i would bet that Ra's storyline is pretty much about hunting him down. Link to comment
ban1o October 1, 2014 Share October 1, 2014 (edited) DOn't hate me if this is in the wrong section https://twitter.com/mguggenheim/status/517106201327198208 Ok that link isn't working try this http://goo.gl/KQX7nl Edit: Uggh can someone fix the link for me? Someone asks "if someday we will see someone women with pantyhose in arrow?" Anyway he seems to imply the Canary cry AND fishnets is a possibility lol. Edited October 1, 2014 by ban1o Link to comment
wonderwall October 1, 2014 Share October 1, 2014 (edited) I gotchu @ban1o. ALso, whatever happened to this show being grounded? Super powers don't really scream grounded. And fishnets aren't tasteful. They're just not. https://twitter.com/mguggenheim/status/517106201327198208 ugh this just depresses me. Edited October 1, 2014 by wonderwall 3 Link to comment
Guest October 1, 2014 Share October 1, 2014 Running around in fishnets is so impractical. Link to comment
wingster55 October 1, 2014 Share October 1, 2014 (edited) I think they can make it work. This show was never gonna keep the grounded concept. I guess Thea is gonna interact with some Flash characters which I approve of. Edited October 1, 2014 by wingster55 1 Link to comment
apinknightmare October 1, 2014 Share October 1, 2014 I like the way the fishnets were incorporated into Sara's costume. On the outside, OVER the pants. This show isn't going for tasteful, though - if they can slap someone in fishnets to appeal to the male gaze, they'll do it. I like the idea of the sonic device for the Canary Cry. I mean...if Laurel becomes BC, she'll inherit everything else of Sara's, why not that too? 2 Link to comment
ban1o October 1, 2014 Share October 1, 2014 I guess Thea is gonna interact with some Flash characters which I approve of. who is the guy beside Danielle? Is he one of the actors? I don't recognize him? Link to comment
wingster55 October 1, 2014 Share October 1, 2014 who is the guy beside Danielle? Is he one of the actors? I don't recognize him? He's the director. 1 Link to comment
JJ928 October 1, 2014 Share October 1, 2014 I think MG is just trolling. He tweeted a link to his podcast interview, and that twitter conversation started from there. It's funny because in the interview he says that Arrow is going back to being more grounded, and that they introduced the mirakuru arc to justify the powers on Flash (I'm paraphrasing). Not saying he never will go there, but he pretty much said no powers for season 3... now fishnets? Who knows. I hope not. Link to comment
ban1o October 1, 2014 Share October 1, 2014 (edited) I think MG is just trolling. He tweeted a link to his podcast interview, and that twitter conversation started from there. It's funny because in the interview he says that Arrow is going back to being more grounded, and that they introduced the mirakuru arc to justify the powers on Flash (I'm paraphrasing). Not saying he never will go there, but he pretty much said no powers for season 3... now fishnets? Who knows. I hope not. yeah I think he was trolling too. lol I just thought it was funny because I remember people yesterday were worried that Laurel was going to get the canary cry to justify her becoming black canary. Edited October 1, 2014 by ban1o 2 Link to comment
Guest October 1, 2014 Share October 1, 2014 I guess Thea is gonna interact with some Flash characters which I approve of. Yay! I love the thought of Thea interacting with the team, not just Flash characters. I'm so excited! Link to comment
ban1o October 1, 2014 Share October 1, 2014 (edited) Yeah Thea in general hasn't had that much interaction with Team Arrow (Obviously with the exception of Oliver + Roy). Looking forward to that this season. Edited October 1, 2014 by ban1o 2 Link to comment
wingster55 October 1, 2014 Share October 1, 2014 I wonder the context. Thea's whole storyline baffles me with the bits we've gotten. With Corto Maltese, training with Malcolm, in contact with Roy, back in Starling/Verdant, new love interest and now hanging with Team Arrow. It doesn't make sense to me! 1 Link to comment
JJ928 October 1, 2014 Share October 1, 2014 Thea really has been ignored by the show, the girl has been given nothing. I'm so looking forward to her arc with Malcom, somehow Willa has made me care about Thea. I can't wait to see her train and have to face Oliver again. I'm really hoping she finds out he's the Arrow sooner rather than later. 3 Link to comment
ban1o October 1, 2014 Share October 1, 2014 (edited) I wonder the context. Thea's whole storyline baffles me with the bits we've gotten. With Corto Maltese, training with Malcolm, in contact with Roy, back in Starling/Verdant, new love interest and now hanging with Team Arrow. It doesn't make sense to me! LOL yeah I've given up trying to understand her story-line. Don't get it at all. The few spoilers we've received don't seem to add up. I'll just wait to see how it plays out. Thea really has been ignored by the show, the girl has been given nothing. I'm so looking forward to her arc with Malcom, somehow Willa has made me care about Thea. I can't wait to see her train and have to face Oliver again. I'm really hoping she finds out he's the Arrow sooner rather than later. And Willa is a very capable actress +John Barrowman is awesome. Definitely looking forward to her story-line. Edited October 1, 2014 by ban1o 2 Link to comment
Guest October 1, 2014 Share October 1, 2014 (edited) Well, Thea and Malcolm have obviously been training while she's been gone. Maybe they've been in Corto Maltese the whole time? And I think Thea will be encouraged back to Starling City by Oliver when he tells her the truth about the Arrow because we know how much she values the truth. And then she returns to running Verdant, although she's not back with Roy, and probably a lot of her storyline will be trying to merge the two sides of her life - being a Queen and a Merlyn. So I expect she'll be hanging around Oliver more (and by extension Team Arrow…maybe?) but also bringing Malcolm into it. Didn't they say Malcolm, Thea and Oliver become a weird little family or am I making that up?! Edited October 1, 2014 by Guest Link to comment
dtissagirl October 1, 2014 Share October 1, 2014 I can see Malcolm manipulating Thea into infiltrating Team Arrow to get info/leverage for him, only for Thea to pull a Moira and betray him in the end. 5 Link to comment
ban1o October 1, 2014 Share October 1, 2014 Well, Thea and Malcolm have obviously been training while she's been gone. Maybe they've been in Corto Maltese the whole time? And I think Thea will be encouraged back to Starling City by Oliver when he tells her the truth about the Arrow because we know how much she values the truth. And then she returns to running Verdant, although she's not back with Roy, and probably a lot of her storyline will be trying to merge the two sides of her life - being a Queen and a Merlyn. So I expect she'll be hanging around Oliver more (and by extension Team Arrow…maybe?) but also bringing Malcolm into it. Didn't they say Malcolm, Thea and Oliver become a weird little family or am I making that up?! This makes sense. I just find it hard to believe that Oliver and the rest of tea,m arrow will be totally fine with Merlyn not only being alive but being with Thea for 6 months. Like I imagine if they find out he`s alive they would try and have him arrested immediately? I can see Malcolm manipulating Thea into infiltrating Team Arrow to get info/leverage for him, only for Thea to pull a Moira and betray him in the end. Yeah this was another option I was thinking. But is Malcolm really that stupid to believe that Thea would choose him over her brother? Unless he like brainwashed her or something lol. 1 Link to comment
Guest October 1, 2014 Share October 1, 2014 I can see Malcolm manipulating Thea into infiltrating Team Arrow to get info/leverage for him, only for Thea to pull a Moira and betray him in the end. Oooooh. WANT. Yes, I like that idea. This makes sense. I just find it hard to believe that Oliver and the rest of tea,m arrow will be totally fine with Merlyn not only being alive but being with Thea for 6 months. Like I imagine if they find out he`s alive they would try and have him arrested immediately? I don't think they will be fine with it at all but maybe Thea convinces Oliver not to do anything? I can see her doing that, having spent 6 months with him. They might have bonded. And Oliver would probably agree to that because he wants to be on Thea's good side. Link to comment
JayKay October 1, 2014 Share October 1, 2014 Malcom will probably be happy with whatever decision Thea ends up making as long as she follows her ambition. Viciously and without mercy. 3 Link to comment
ban1o October 1, 2014 Share October 1, 2014 (edited) I don't think they will be fine with it at all but maybe Thea convinces Oliver not to do anything? I can see her doing that, having spent 6 months with him. They might have bonded. And Oliver would probably agree to that because he wants to be on Thea's good side. Haha since it`s a tv show I guess I could let it go. But in the corner of my brain I would be like but...he killed like 500 mostly innocent people.... he`s a terrorist.... he should be in jail. Edited October 1, 2014 by ban1o Link to comment
Guest October 1, 2014 Share October 1, 2014 Haha, no place for logic on TV! Oh, I agree but I also want to see how twisted he's gonna make things! Link to comment
DrSpaceman10 October 1, 2014 Share October 1, 2014 Canadagraphs (the Canadian papparazzi guy) said on his twitter that he got autographs from Audrey Marie Anderson (Lyla) tonight, so it looks like she's still alive (yay!) and in the crossover. 2 Link to comment
ban1o October 1, 2014 Share October 1, 2014 (edited) Canadagraphs (the Canadian papparazzi guy) said on his twitter that he got autographs from Audrey Marie Anderson (Lyla) tonight, so it looks like she's still alive (yay!) and in the crossover. This makes me happy. Love Lyla! :) But I never really thought she was going to die. I mean She and Diggle just had a kid. No way, the writers would kill off the kid`s mother this early on lol. Edited October 1, 2014 by ban1o Link to comment
DrSpaceman10 October 1, 2014 Share October 1, 2014 (edited) There were some cryptic tweets (I think from David Ramsey's account) that implied Diggle and Oliver had an emotional scene. Plus, DR said that having a wife (ex-wife?) and kid presented more dangers so I was a little worried that the "horrible" thing that happens had to do with Lyla/Digglette getting hurt/dying. ETA: David Ramsey said on twitter during the filming of 3x02: "@amellywood delivers a heart-wrenching performance on the set of #Arrow at the END of a 13hr work day! Bravo to the leader of the pack!", so maybe something bad happens to Oliver instead (as per usual) Edited October 1, 2014 by drspaceman10 Link to comment
wingster55 October 1, 2014 Share October 1, 2014 ^ Maybe that's when Oliver finds out about Thea's true whereabouts. 1 Link to comment
ban1o October 1, 2014 Share October 1, 2014 (edited) There were some cryptic tweets (I think from David Ramsey's account) that implied Diggle and Oliver had an emotional scene. Plus, DR said that having a wife (ex-wife?) and kid presented more dangers so I was a little worried that the "horrible" thing that happens had to do with Lyla/Digglette getting hurt/dying. ETA: David Ramsey said on twitter during the filming of 3x02: "@amellywood delivers a heart-wrenching performance on the set of #Arrow at the END of a 13hr work day! Bravo to the leader of the pack!", so maybe something bad happens to Oliver instead (as per usual) People have been talking about this a lot lol. In one of the previews it shows Roy and Felicity crying and an arrow was sticking out from the bottom of the frame so a lot of people think someone was shot with an arrow Edited October 1, 2014 by ban1o Link to comment
JayKay October 1, 2014 Share October 1, 2014 What if Malcolm makes Thea kill Walter as a test of loyalty? No, that would be way too hardcore. I do have a bad feeling that the people who speculated that the black arrow is stuck in Walter may be right, though. Link to comment
statsgirl October 1, 2014 Share October 1, 2014 I don't think Malcolm would make Thea kill Walter, she's not as badly traumatized as Oliver was in Hong Kong when Amanda Waller probably did order him to kill Tommy, and she wouldn't do it. However, I wouldn't put it past Malcolm to kill Walter when Thea disobeys him, to bring her back in line. John Barrowman has said that Malcolm wants to control Thea emotionally but he may have his reasoning all screwed up and just as he cut Tommy off financially, he may think that cutting off Thea emotionally from everyone she loves is going to help her control him. Link to comment
ban1o October 1, 2014 Share October 1, 2014 (edited) Yeah I remember a reading that recent interview that Malcolm tries to "control" her "emotionally" Curious to what avenues he'll take to do this. Trying to cut her off from her friends and family is something that I can see him doing. Edited October 1, 2014 by ban1o Link to comment
foreverevolving October 1, 2014 Share October 1, 2014 (edited) with Ra's coming in, probably in hunt of Malcolm, i'm gonna guess that Malcolm orders Thea to spy on Oliver but once Ra appears in Starling city Thea asks Oliver to help and save her only living parent so the team and Malcolm end up joining forces to beat Ra- "my enemy enemy is my friend" sort of thing. that's my logical deduction- mainly because the EP or JB have mentioned that Malcolm is supposed to be a series long antagonist, and quite frankly you don't just go off and off Cap. Jack after you made him a regular on your show. And i can't see under any circumstances, Thea killing Walter. Edited October 1, 2014 by foreverevolving Link to comment
ban1o October 1, 2014 Share October 1, 2014 (edited) . And i can't see under any circumstances, Thea killing Walter. lol yep. The idea is just absurd to me. I really like your theory as well though. Everyone has such interesting theories for Thea's storyline! Edited October 1, 2014 by ban1o Link to comment
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