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For stunts, yes, Arrow is a realistic Emmy nominee. It's gotten a significant amount of buzz for that category in previous years and Time Warner has been pushing it in that category for a bit, and it'

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You've probably spent as much time arguing against Arrow on here as some of the "internet clickers" have spent voting on polls. They're spending their time in fandom in a positive way, and devoting th

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Arrow took out The Flash?

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GB received the 2018 International Emmy Founders Award at the International Emmy Awards Gala on Nov. 19...

2018 International Emmy® Founders Award Recipient Greg Berlanti
Published on Nov 20, 2018, by internationalemmys

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I voted for Olicity (currently in 3rd place, behind Alex & Magnus, Shadowhunters, and Claire & Jamie, Outlander)...

It's That Time! Vote For Your Favorite TV Couple of 2018
by KELSIE GIBSON   November 28, 2018
https://www.popsugar.com/entertainment/Best-TV-Couples-2018-45526302

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Note: Vote for your favorite couple below by hitting the "up" button. You can vote once per day. The poll will close on Dec. 19 at 11:59 p.m. ET.

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Maybe there's a time delay. You can only vote once per day, so maybe they check each vote before adding it to the permanent total. I don't know.

Or maybe it's broken.

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1 minute ago, tv echo said:

Maybe there's a time delay. You can only vote once per day, so maybe they check each vote before adding it to the permanent total. I don't know. 

Oh ok that makes sense! Didn't realise it was once a day! Thought it was a free for all!

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I don't think this was posted before - published by Cosmopolitan last month...

The Definitive Ranking of the Best TV Ships of 2018
by EMILY TANNENBAUM   NOV 19, 2018
https://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/tv/a25223906/best-tv-couples-2018-ranking/

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15. OLICITY — 'ARROW'
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Haven't Oliver (Stephen Amell) and Felicity (Emily Bett Rickards) suffered enough? Though it seems like the Arrowverse is constantly doing its best to keep the fan favorites apart these past few seasons, not even prison can truly come between them.

Can't they just be together again?!
I know, right?!  80%       20%  Actually, I like this storyline.

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^^^ Short write-up on EBR's win (SpoilerTV said that there will be a later article)...
https://www.spoilertv.com/2018/12/performers-of-month-november-2018-voting.html

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From the very start of voting, Arrow's Emily Bett Rickards sprinted to the lead and despite the fierceness of the Outlander fandom voting for Sam Heughan, she was never within reach. After just narrowly missing out last month she earned a much-deserved win for her powerful performance in a brilliant episode. Early on in Due Process (7x6) someone tells Felicity Smoak Queen that she is not the Felicity Smoak he remembered to which she replies, "She couldn't catch Diaz, maybe this one can." All season long Emily Bett Rickards has taken us on a journey to Felicity's darker side. This is a woman who has had everything she holds dear taken from her and is now finding in herself to fight back and get it back. Rickards has brought Felicity so far since we first saw her as an IT tech at Queen Industries, and has been particularly masterful this season. In this episode, which has earned her the title of SpoilerTV Readers’ Choice Performer of the Month for November, she exquisitely shows us just how far Felicity is willing to go to free her husband. Is the Felicity fans have known and loved capable of murder? In Rickards' hands, this is a woman who has been pushed to the brink and is teetering on the edge.
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Emily Bett Rickards and James Roday’s winner articles will be out later this month. Until then feel free to use the comments to discuss these winners and their amazing fellow nominees. 

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Voting is now open for the CarterMatt Awards 2018 (unlimited voting) - Arrow has nominees in the following two categories (voting closes on Sunday, December 30, at 1:00 p.m. PT)...

CarterMatt Awards 2018: Malec, Wayhaught, Jamko, Jamie & Claire among Best Couple nominees
December 10, 2018
https://cartermatt.com/341562/cartermatt-awards-2018-best-couple-nominees/

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Today we’re discussing Best Couple — one of two relationship-related awards that we do at the CarterMatt Awards every year. The difference between this award and ‘Ship of the Year (which will have its nominees revealed tomorrow) is that for Best Couple the nominees are all characters who are currently together romantically as of December 10, 2018. These are people who have had some great relationship moments over the past calendar year. Here’s to hoping for some more great ones in 2019!
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Olicity (Oliver & Felicity, Arrow) – If you want to talk about two characters who have really gone through all sorts of anguish over the past year, it’s these two. They’ve seen Oliver arrested and tormented in prison; meanwhile, Felicity had to find a way to continue moving her life forward and trying to find a way to keep the city safe in the process. This is a great time to be a supporter of the two, largely because so much of the mystery around their status is gone and you can just enjoy the two being together for some time to come.

CarterMatt Awards 2018: Derek Haas, Emily Andras, Peter M. Lenkov, Beth Schwartz among Favorite Showrunner nominees
December 12, 2018
https://cartermatt.com/341928/cartermatt-awards-2018-derek-haas-emily-andras-peter-m-lenkov-beth-schwartz-among-favorite-showrunner-nominees/

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Today the focus is on a category that is a personal favorite here at the site in Favorite Showrunner. While we know in many ways a victory for a show is a victory for the people responsible for it behind the scenes, this category specifically sets out to recognize some of these people. These content creators work extremely long hours in order to make sure that your favorite shows are successful — beyond just that, we in particular like to recognize showrunners that go that extra mile and find a way to engage with fans beyond just the work they put out into the universe.
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Beth Schwartz, Arrow – This was Schwartz’s first season as showrunner on Arrow and overall, there’s a lot to love about the stories she’s crafted. She added a whole new mystery to the series courtesy of the flash-forwards, navigated the intense prison arc for Oliver, and added more maturity and growth to some of these characters. Anytime you are in charge of a show this deep into a run, it can be difficult to continue to keep stories new and exciting; yet, Schwartz has figured it out while also establishing a great social-media presence following Marc Guggenheim’s run as the head of the series.

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There is some irony in the salmon ladder landing him his spot on the 2018 list when he hasn't been on the salmon ladder since season five's Undercover which was in 2017.  

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Oliver is currently leading in the poll with 17.55%...

2018 in Review: Which TV Character Had the Most Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Year? Cast Your Vote!
By Team TVLine / December 19 2018
https://tvline.com/2018/12/19/tv-character-worst-year-this-is-us-homeland-arrow-2018/

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For the past 365-ish days, we’ve watched some of our favorite TV characters get put through the wringer, whether they negotiated prison sentences without their wife’s blessing (you failed your Felicity, Arrow‘s Oliver!), found themselves doing the bidding of their attempted murderer (not good, NCIS: New Orleans‘ Agent Pride) or lost custody of the child they nearly backed their car over (no “No. 1 Mom” coffee mug for you, Homeland‘s Carrie). And that’s just the tip of the iceberg.

https://tvline.com/gallery/tv-characters-worst-year-2018/#!3/worst-year-arrow-season-7-oliver-prison/

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Arrow's Oliver
As mayor, allowed city to be held ransom by Cayden James’ misguided vendetta; as Green Arrow, his attempt to rebuild splintered team was rebuffed, and even Diggle bailed. Sufferered a Vertigo-induced nightmare in which he thought he had lost Felicity and questioned his mission. Said good-bye to sister Thea, and truly said good-bye to father figure Quentin Lance. Outed himself as Green Arrow/accepted a prison sentence in trade for the FBI’s help in chasing Diaz — without, oops, consulting the Mrs. Crossed some lines to endure his seven-month Slabside stint. Learned that body-hugging red isn’t his color.

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From Fangirlish's end of year lists...

FEMALE CHARACTERS WHO KICKED ASS IN 2018
Posted on December 15, 2018 By Naomi
http://fangirlish.com/female-characters-who-kicked-ass-in-2018/

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Felicity Smoak
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Somewhat setting aside the Overwatch persona, Felicity has had to survive without Oliver by her side. And boy has she done just that. Fighting, hiding, and  having to say good-bye to her stepson- she has been through her share of heartbreaks but remained strong through it all. The hardships she faced have forged her into a stronger version of herself and someone not to be trifled with. She can really do some damage with household items! Just ask Diaz.

 OUR FAVORITE SHIP MOMENTS OF 2018
Posted on December 17, 2018 By Alyssa Barbieri
http://fangirlish.com/our-favorite-ship-moments-of-2018/

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Felicity Is Oliver’s “Glue, Baby”
Arrow (Episode 6×18 “Fundamentals”)
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At times when Arrow feels so very unlike Arrow, there’s one thing that always seems to ring true in a way that not even the producers or writers can affect it. Oliver and Felicity. This entire series has shown us the power of love, specifically the power of the love between Oliver and Felicity. In terms of Oliver, our hero, it’s shown us that Felicity is his salvation. She’s the light that guides his way. She’s the voice of reason that calls him home. She’s the one person in the entire world that has affected positive change in his life in such a significant way.  As Oliver is riding a Vertigo-induced wave of hallucinations throughout the hour, the first hallucination he experiences is the worst: Felicity saying that they need some “space” or “separation” because of his actions. As Oliver dives deeper into this Vertigo-induced reality, it’s no surprise that the only person that can get him out of it is Felicity. Wedding aside, I can’t recall the last time I’ve been overcome with the kind of emotion that came with Felicity being the one to break through a powerful drug like Vertigo to bring Oliver back from the ledge. If you ever doubted that Felicity was Oliver’s salvation (and glue, baby, as she so beautifully put it), this scene was God’s proof that she is.

OUR BEST TV MOMENTS OF 2018
Posted on December 18, 2018 By Kayla Blackwell
http://fangirlish.com/our-best-tv-moments-of-2018/

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Arrow – Olicity Reunited
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Olicity fans have waited a long time for the reunion of Oliver and Felicity. The capture of Diaz and Laurel and Oliver’s subsequent release from prison in a trade makes us and Felicity scream with joy!

Felicity’s “Oliver’s coming home?” will always drop us into a puddle of feels, making “The Slabside Redemption” make it to this list.

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More end of the year superlatives. TVTell-Tale's 30 Favorite TV Couples from 2018

December 18, 2018   Samantha Coley

https://www.telltaletv.com/2018/12/30-favorite-tv-couples-from-2018/

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Oliver and Felicity (Arrow)

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Oliver: You will always be the love of my life. People change. That never will. 

It has been a rough year for Oliver and Felicity a.k.a. Olicity. From dealing with threats to their family to imprisonment, their first year of marriage has been a deluge of obstacles.

But thanks to the Slabside arc and the moment in the latest crossover, the pair have managed to prove that they will do everything and anything to get back to each other (under any circumstance) becoming the perfect example of “nothing worthwhile ever comes easy.”

Here’s hoping 2019 brings more happiness and fewer struggles, though.

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Olicity was voted "Favorite CW Couple of 2018" in this POPSUGAR poll...

It's Official: You Voted This CW Couple as the Best of 2018!
December 18, 2018  by MEKISHANA PIERRE
https://www.popsugar.com/entertainment/Best-Couple-CW-2018-45547646

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If there's one thing we can count on from The CW, it's iconic couples. Whether it's the "Gold Standard" West-Allens of The Flash, the Southside-ruling Bughead of Riverdale, or the badass ThunderGrace of Black Lightning, the couples of The CW never fail to give us everything we want and more. Some of them are living out their happy ever afters, others are getting through major bumps in the road, and the rest are trying to save the world before dinnertime. However their love stories play out, there's no doubt these TV couples made their mark this year. You cast your votes and crowned Oliver and Felicity your favorite CW couple of 2018! See how the other couples stacked up ahead.

Voting has ended. 
Total Votes Cast: 2,643

1. Oliver and Felicity, Arrow - Votes: 1,775
2. Barry and Iris, The Flash - Votes: 491
3. Jughead and Betty, Riverdale - Votes: 152
4. Cheryl and Toni, Riverdale - Votes: 58
5. Rafael and Jane, Jane the Virgin - Votes: 55
6. Anissa and Grace, Black Lightning - Votes: 44
7. Petra and Jane Ramos, Jane the Virgin - Votes: 34
8. Archie and Veronica, Riverdale - Votes: 34

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2018 in Review: Quotes of the Year!
By Team TVLine / December 23 2018
https://tvline.com/gallery/best-tv-quotes-2018/#!20/arrow-failed-this-city-quote-3/

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ARROW
“You… you have failed this city. And I’m gonna take it back.”

Oliver (Stephen Amell) puts dishonorable Diaz on notice

https://tvline.com/gallery/best-tv-quotes-2018/#!21/arrow-not-real-lawyer-quote-2/

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ARROW (Bonus Quote!)
“Wow. So you are actually practicing law.”

“Why does everybody find that so hard to believe…”

“Probably because you’re not the real Laurel. Or a real lawyer.”

Is Felicity (Emily Bett Rickards) snarking on behalf of the fandom?

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ACTRESSES WE SWOONED OVER IN 2018
Posted on December 22, 2018 By Erin
http://fangirlish.com/actresses-we-swooned-over-in-2018/

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Emily Bett Rickards
We can’t say enough great things about Emily Bett. Why? Sure, we love her on Arrow and she brings Felicity to life in a way that makes our jaws drop, our hearts beat fast, and us wondering how we got so lucky to have her on our television screens. Not only is she a great actress, the woman inspires us on the daily. She has fierce, loyal friendships that inspire us to want to be better friends. She lives her best life and is always thinking about what is next. She seems to not take anything for granted and celebrates her friends and is humble about herself. We’re swooning over her and  thankful for the inspiration that she offers us on the daily.

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Missed this poll from last month - Oliver & Felicity are currently in 2nd place (behind Clarke & Lexa)...

What’s Your Favorite CW Relationship Of All Time?
By Dani Nick   November 19, 2018
https://cwphilly.cbslocal.com/2018/11/19/whats-your-favorite-cw-relationship-of-all-time/

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Philadelphia (CW Philly) — The CW has bold, original programming filled with action, adventure, and love. From Bughead to Olicity, the fandom for CW relationships is real. Do you have a favorite on-screen couple? Cast your vote below!

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Arrow was the #1 most popular show at SpoilerTV in 2018...

Year End Stats - Facts and Figures from 2018 - Most Popular Shows, Post, Videos + more
Posted by DarkUFO at December 28, 2018
https://www.spoilertv.com/2018/12/year-end-stats-facts-and-figures-from.html

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Here are the Top 30 Shows of the Year here at SpoilerTV.

The Popularity score is based on a calculation of Page Views, Video Plays, Poll Votes, Comments, Google+1's, Facebook Likes and Tweets.

Most Popular Shows of 2018 at SpoilerTV
Pos    Score        Title
1    1,040,891    Arrow
2    975,321        Lucifer
3    968,190        Supergirl
4    897,635        The Flash
5    864,923        Grey's Anatomy
6    849,803        Agents of SHIELD
7    768,353        The 100
8    747,687        Supernatural
9    657,446        Chicago Fire
10    613,564        Shadowhunters
11    611,265         NCIS: Los Angeles
12    594,402        NCIS
13    581,280         Criminal Minds
14    559,232         Hawaii 5-0
15    555,510        Riverdale
16    513,791        Legends of Tomorrow
17    510,895        Timeless
18    442,312        The Big Bang Theory
19    426,320        Once Upon A Time
20    425,917        This Is Us
21    414,695        The Walking Dead
22    401,562        Brooklyn Nine-Nine
23    368,365        Chicago PD
24    368,005        Outlander
25    367,092        The Originals
26    307,723        Blindspot
27    301,866        Chicago Med
28    294,032        Black Lightning
29    277,297        iZombie
30    263,564        The Resident

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The Best TV Ships of 2018
Jen McDonnell   December 26, 2018
http://www.dose.ca/2018/12/26/best-tv-ships-2018

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With the exception of a summer they spent off-screen, Oliver and Felicity have never really had an easy go of it on Arrow. Between Oliver’s habitual lying and the multitude of baddies always trying to destroy their lives, they don’t get a lot of moments of domestic bliss. Season 7 took it even further, with Oliver’s intense stint in jail leaving them both with a serious case of PTSD. But despite their hardships, they’ve reunited and are now stronger than ever.

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Oliver & Felicity's reunion kiss when Oliver was finally released from Slabside Maximum Security Prison in 7x07 made Entertainment Tonight's list of "The Sweetest and Steamiest TV Kisses of 2018"...

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26 Fantastic Sci-fi, Fantasy, and Horror TV Shows from 2018
December 28, 2018  Samantha Coley
https://www.telltaletv.com/2018/12/26-best-sci-fi-fantasy-and-horror-tv-shows-of-2018/

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In no particular order, here are 26 fantastic Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and Horror TV shows from 2018.
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20. Arrow
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After a rough end to Season 6, Arrow has bounced back in a solid way during Season 7. Even in the face of continued suffering, it’s been heartening to keep seeing Oliver’s growth as a hero through how he’s reacted to every obstacle he’s faced throughout 2018.

It may be a darker show relative to all of the others in the Arrowverse, but there’s still a hint of inspiring light along the way as our hero and those closest to him continue down their path.

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Yay for EBR! - This article was quite long, so I only quoted portions (you may wish to read the entire article)...

Performers Of The Month - Readers' Choice Most Outstanding Performer of November - Emily Bett Rickards
Posted by Aimee Hicks at December 30, 2018
https://www.spoilertv.com/2018/12/performers-of-month-readers-choice-most.html

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There is something quite satisfying in watching a performer that you first noticed and began watching come into his/her own. Such is the case of Arrow's Emily Bett Rickards. This talented performer took what was originally planned as a one-episode performance and has created one of the most iconic characters on the show. At first, Felicity Smoak appears to be a meek, mild, super-intelligent IT girl, but as viewers are learning there is great depth and grit beneath the surface. This season the writers and producers have rewarded Rickards with one of the meatiest storylines on the show, by illustrating Felicity's descent toward a darker side. Her character is a woman who has had everything she holds dear taken from her and is now finding it in herself to fight back and get it back. In this episode, Due Process (7x6), she expertly shows us just how far Felicity is willing to go to free her husband. In this performance which has earned her the title of SpoilerTV’s Readers' Choice Performer of the Month for November, this is a woman who has been pushed to the brink and is teetering on the edge.
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As she delivers a clever techno-babble line, her jaw is set slightly to the side. And while the eye roll that usually accompanies that facial expression is absent, it is there in her voice. When one person decides this important conversation is a time to bring up their missed birthday, Felicity explodes just a little bit. Rickards keeps her outburst restrained, organized, and furious. She rapid fire announces that there will be a party and demands that they take more action tracking down Diaz and his cohorts all in one breath. Everyone else barely responds, continuing their own separate arguments, but Felicity's mind keeps working. We see her gaze slowly turn to Anatoly (David Nykl), with a flicker of contemplation in her eyes. Even as other voices crowd out Felicity's, Rickards makes sure to keep the audience tuned to what Felicity is thinking. 
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Her response is an interesting mix of tones on Rickard's part. The tones don't line up with the words, and that feels like a deliberate choice to show Felicity's mental processes again. "Well" has a relieved undertone to it. "She couldn't catch Diaz" comes with a slightly smug current, inner appreciation that she is tougher now. "Maybe this one can" is more serious, and her eyes soften just a smidge at the end, suggesting she's contemplating what might happen if "this one" can't get the job done. 
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When Felicity is confronted with the question of how badly she wants to kill Diaz, there is a noticeable shift. For the first time in the scene, the focus is just on Felicity's face. She unequivocally declares her desire and says it quietly but matter-of-factly. It sounds impersonal and clinical, but her tone and her expression are thoughtful. Rickards makes it visible that Felicity is not acting irresponsibly. She's just determined to see this through whatever it takes, to protect everyone and everything she cares about. 

Later, the team has successfully captured Diaz with the help of the new Green Arrow. With Diaz behind bars, most of the team are excited by their win. Felicity though is quiet. There's a little moment where Rickards looks up with wistful sadness in her eyes, as everyone else is cheerfully talking about the capture. She manages a couple small smiles but doesn't engage with the group. Diggle asks Felicity how she feels. Throughout the episode, Rickards has made Felicity speak bluntly and definitively. But here she lets her voice trail off a bit when she acknowledges Diaz’s capture. She looks down and slightly scrunches her mouth before adding, "What could be better than that?" in the quietest of voices. She makes it an actual question instead of just a phrase, letting the audience know what to expect next. 

With Diaz behind bars, the "old" Felicity would normally let justice take its course. But, this "new" Felicity knows better. The justice system has failed her and her family, taken everything from her, even her faith that good will win. Giving Felicity a cold, clinical air about herself, Rickards succeeds in showing Anatoly that Felicity is and can be ruthless. Keeping her features emotionless she regains his respect by treating their transaction as purely a business proposition. They both have something the other needs, for Anatoly, Felicity gives him a new American identity and ticket to the Maldives. In exchange, he gives Felicity a loaded weapon. Normally, in Rickards' hands, Felicity is the light of hope that shines, but here in a scene shrouded in darkness, she closes that light off, becoming nearly as dark inside as it is outside. This is a cold, determined Felicity who has decided a course of action and the determined look on Rickards' face says woe be to anyone who would try to stop her.

The final scene in which Rickards excels in this episode comes in perfect juxtaposition to the earlier scene with Laurel in the hallway. It again highlights the solid acting dynamic that the show has established between Rickards and Cassidy, except in this scene there is a distinctive role reversal. Viewers are expected to suspend belief for a second that someone would be able to bring a loaded gun into a heavily guarded police station, much less get access to the holding room where the city's most wanted criminal is being held. This isn't just anyone we're discussing, this is Felicity Smoak, hacker extraordinaire, and new best friend to Star City's new DA, Laurel Lance. But most importantly this is the Felicity Smoak Queen who has been driven to the end of her rope. She steps into that room with a single-minded mission. The source of all her pain is sitting right in front of her handcuffed to a chair. She knows he's been there before and has walked away. For her, it ends here, the law has let her down time and again and there is only one way to end her pain, and that's to end Diaz. Every ounce of Felicity's pain and despair is there in Rickards' eyes and on her face as she points her gun at Diaz. There's a steely determination to her posture and Diaz may doubt she lacks the courage to pull the trigger. The audience knows that Felicity has been pushed and put through things that would break a lesser person and does not doubt for a second that she could take that final step into total darkness. Ironically, it's the cynical Laurel who steps in and in a rare display of her own brand of caustic compassion convinces Felicity to stand down by telling her she's made a deal with the Feds to release Oliver in exchange for Diaz. It's a beautifully performed moment by both Cassidy and Rickards. Laurel, bringing Felicity to reality and stopping her from doing something completely irrational. Cassidy's Laurel has gentle put pragmatic tone while reaching Felicity with the only thing she knows would work, news of Oliver's freedom. There's another marvelous shift in tone and demeanor from Rickards as Felicity, at the news Oliver is coming home, she completely lets go, the hard edge to her voice gone, and the light that has been missing from eyes for most of the episode begins to shine through her tears. It's a powerful scene and both actresses nailed it.

Her incredible performance in Due Process is a testament to how much both Felicity Smoak Queen and Emily Bett Rickards have grown. Both possess admirable traits of strength, courage, and loyalty, that it's no wonder that fans easily voted her SpoilerTV Performer of the Month for November. This article has attempted to discuss the depth and nuance of her major scenes in this episode.  ...


ETA: In response to readers' complaints about there being too much E2 Laurel content in this article, the SpoilerTV writer (Aimee Hicks) posted the following two replies in the comments section:

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See note a few comments down. It was more or less dictated by the story of the episode that Laurel and therefore Katie got a few mentions in the scenes that they shared. Their two stories were quite intertwined in this particular episode. I believe Stephen got a lot of mentions the last time Emily won because they were primary scene partners. The same goes for the last time Stephen won last year. I don't remember much backlash either time. There was no ill intent meant. All three of us involved in writing the article really respect Emily's work or we wouldn't have volunteered to participate in writing the article.

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It's pretty standard practice in all POTM article to not ignore the scene partners of the winners. A lot of time it is actor chemistry that makes a scene really pop and it would be irresponsible of us to not throw mentions of that chemistry. In the case of this episode it was Emily's chemistry with Katie that made several of the scenes really pop. Katie gave Emily a lot to work with and Emily gave Katie a lot to work with. I remember the last time that Emily won there were a lot of mentions in the article about Stephen and Emily's chemistry. It just so happened that in this episode her big scene partner was Katie. When we do Outlander articles there tend to be a lot of mentions of the chemistry of the leads. No offense to Emily or her fans was meant.

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