History Fridge / Arrow

* Why doesn't Oliver have his iconic goatee from the comics? It'd be a big giveaway that he's the Arrow if they had the same distinctive facial hair.[[spoiler: Oliver even shaves off his facial hair after rescuing Walter, because Walter saw that much of his face, and might have ended up making a connection.]]

* Malcolm Merlyn's plan seems to revolve around tearing down the social institutions of Starling City, like closing the free clinic his late wife started. When did he cut off Tommy? Right after Tommy ran a fundraiser for the CNRI, a free legal aid clinic.

* Why doesn't Oliver have his iconic goatee from the comics? It'd be a big giveaway that he's the Arrow if they had the same distinctive facial hair.[[spoiler: Oliver even shaves off his facial hair after rescuing Walter, because Walter that much of his face, and might have ended up making a connection.]]

* Why doesn't Oliver have his iconic goatee from the comics? It'd be a big giveaway that he's the Arrow if they had the same distinctive facial hair.

*** One of the tie-in digital comics is devoted to Helena learning how to fight and kill from an ancient Italian organization of assassins after her initial appearance. If referring to her return episode, then this training would be where her skill came from.
* How does China White's wig cover her white hair? It should require a bald cap or something similar, but in this case, it's just a wig...
* Why is Deadshot wearing his EyepatchOfPower on his dead eye? It's not shown to be some sort of implant, so how is he even using it?

*** One of the tie-in digital comics is devoted to Helena learning how to fight and kill from an ancient Italian organization of assassins after her initial appearance. If referring to her return episode, then this training would be where her skill came from.

** Its possible Frank Bertinelli had her take extreme fighting training so as to avoid her ever being in danger and used to undermine him.

* Dark Archer and Hood aren't just archtype counterparts of each other. Their lives and histories are that as well. [[spoiler: Malcom lost his wife, an unequivocally good person, and became a dark vigilante. Ollie lost his father, an unequivocally evil person, and become a good one. Their family members who aren't in on the secret are in many ways, angry and upset about all the secrets. And so on and so forth.]]

* How does Malcolm suddenly develop archery skills on par with Ollie? Because he's a very rich man who is shown earlier to be into fencing, a sport often practiced by rich socialites, as is archery.
** There's also the fact that [[spoiler: he trained for two years in Nanda Parbat]]

* Why is Tommy upset over [[spoiler: Ollie not telling him that he's the vigilante. Sure, yeah, there's the initial hiding a secret from best friend angle, but once you get past the first five minutes of shock, any sort of reasoning would realize that telling your best friend that you're a WANTED CRIMINAL isn't exactly casual "I'm secretly gay" sort of stuff. It's the stuff you don't tell people so that you don't get them killed.]]
* Where did Helena get her incredible fighting skills? Everyone else has a reason except for her. Training sure, but no one in her close circle of family even suspected she might be anything other than a rich princess and that kind of training, as we've seen, is a long hard process.

* Why is Tommy upset over [[spoiler: Ollie not telling him that he's the vigilante. Sure, yeah, there's the initial hiding a secret from best friend angle, but once you get past the first five minutes of shock, any sort of reasoning would realize that telling your best friend that you're a WANTED CRIMINAL isn't exactly casual "I'm secretly gay" sort of stuff. It's the stuff you don't tell people so that you don't get them killed.]]

* How exactly did Ollie get that bank account-hacking arrow? And who's the idiot who wouldn't get suspicious about him wanting it? It's doubtful he made it himself, as he's never shown much competence when it comes to software.

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* Malcolm Merlyn's plan seems to revolve around tearing down the social institutions of Starling City, like closing the free clinic his late wife started. When did he cut off Tommy? Right after Tommy ran a fundraiser for the CNRI, a free legal aid clinic.

* Why doesn't Oliver his iconic goatee from the comics? It'd be a big giveaway that he's the Arrow if they had the same distinctive facial hair.
* Minor meta one, but it's quite possible that Felicity (Emily Bett Rickards) wears her loose blouses primarily because one of Emily's other current roles is that of a soldier. Hard to pretend to be a HollywoodNerd if you're packing heat.
** The dress she wears in "Dodger" blows that idea out of the water. SheCleansUpNicely indeed. Most likely her unflattering work clothes are simply a cross of professionalism and HollywoodNerd.
** As of "Dead to Rights" she's starting to [[TakeALevelInBadass do some training in hand-to-hand combat]].

* Ollie's InnerMonologue stops after the first few episodes. In-Universe, this is because Ollie is adjusting to no longer being alone on the island and having only himself for company. Also, he was nearly caught by Diggle [[DidISayThatOutLoud speaking his thoughts aloud]]. Narratively, it's because Ollie now has Diggle and others to confide in and the plot is developed, so the monologue is no longer required to convey his inner thoughts.

Ollie's InnerMonologue stops after the first few episodes. In-Universe, this is because Ollie is adjusting to no longer being alone on the island and having only himself for company. Also, he was nearly caught by Diggle [[DidISayThatOutLoud speaking his thoughts aloud]]. Narratively, it's because Ollie now has Diggle and others to confide in and the plot is developed, so the monologue is no longer required to convey his inner thoughts.

** The dress she wears in "Dodger" blows that idea out of the water. SheCleansUpNicely indeed. Most likely her unflattering work clothes are simply a cross of professionalism and HollywoodNerd.

* Minor meta one, but it's quite possible that Felicity (Emily Bett Rickards) wears her loose blouses primarily because one of Emily's other current roles is that of a soldier. Hard to pretend to be a HollywoodNerd if you're packing heat.

* Why doesn't Oliver his iconic goatee from the comics? It'd be a big giveaway that he's the Arrow if they had the same distinctive facial hair.

* Why does Oliver have a DominoMask painted on? So it doesn't fall off in the heat of combat.