History Recap / ArrowS1E20HomeInvasion

Edward Rasmus, a corrupt investment broker, hires Mr. Blank to assassinate a family whom Laurel is helping. Blank kills the parents, but the young boy escapes. Instead of allowing the child to go into foster care, Laurel takes Taylor home with her and Tommy. Blank barges into Laurel’s home and is met with Laurel’s shotgun as well as the Hood. Blank escapes, causing Laurel, Tommy, and Taylor to stay at the Queen mansion.

* CoolGuns: Mr. Blank is armed with a silenced Beretta 93R.

-->'''Tommy:''' I spend most nights at your daughter's anyways. ''(ReactionShot [[OhCrap Laurel]] and [[OverprotectiveDad Quentin]])'' There was probably a better time to tell you that.

* IDidWhatIHadToDo: Invoked by Oliver regarding his choice to protect Laurel and Taylor over taking down Deadshot. Diggle is unimpressed, saying Oliver was just choosing Laurel like he's always done.

** "You seriously think a man who goes by the name "Deadshot" was going down without a fight?"

* CelebrityParadox: Thea alludes to ''Film/AvengersAgeOfUltron'' in the second annual {{Crossover}} with ''Series/TheFlash2014'' which WordOfGod would later confirm. This means that the ''Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse'' exists in the Series/{{Arrowverse}}. His actor plays Deathlok on ''Series/AgentsOfSHIELD''.

* MrFanservice: When describing her boyfriend at the police station, Thea makes a point of mentioning his "piercing blue eyes."

-->'''Tommy:''' I spend most nights at your daughter's anyways. ''(ReactionShot [[OhCrap Laurel]] and [[PapaBear Quentin]])'' There was probably a better time to tell you that.

* LoveTriangle: Tommy breaks up with Laurel, because he knows Oliver still loves Laurel and that if Laurel ever found out Oliver was the Hood she would go back to him.

* GodzillaThreshold: Despite his falling out with Oliver over his vigilantism, the threat to Laurel makes Tommy propose they hold up in the Queen residence, ostensibly because of the high security but actually so the Hood can protect them. Tommy not happy when Oliver has to leave to deal with other business.

* MrFanservice: When describing her boyfriend at the police station, Thea makes a point of mentioning his "piercing {{blue eyes}}".

* SayingTooMuch
-->'''Quentin:''' You look after them, all right?
-->'''Tommy:''' I spend most nights at your daughter's anyways. ''(ReactionShot Laurel and [[PapaBear Quentin]])'' There was probably a better time to tell you that.

* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: Would you really want to deal with someone named Mr. Blank?

* ScareEmStraight: Rather than charge Roy for stealing his radio, Detective Lance takes him and Thea down to the the morgue to show him one of the Hood's victims.

* FunnyBackgroundEvent: When Felicity confesses to dying herself blonde, Oliver leans over to sniff her hair.

* FireSecondForeshadowing: On seeing her father has escaped Shado hugs him, but his lack of response tells her something is wrong just before the mercenaries burst into their hideout and capture them.

* FunnyBackgroundEvent: When Felicity confesses to not being a natural blonde, Oliver leans over to sniff her hair.

* HandsOnApproach: Oliver and Shado suddenly realise their UnresolvedSexualTension while she's teaching him archery, resulting in a FirstKiss. Already jealous over their evident attraction, Slade is not impressed.

* WouldHurtAChild: He spends most of the episode trying to hunt down and kill Tyler.

* BreakHerHeartToSaveHer: Invoked by Tommy as to why he's walking out on Laurel; he claims he hasn't changed as much as he thought and it would be better to break things now than later.

* CommonalityConnection: Tommy uses the experience of coping with his own mother's death at the same age to connect
* CanonForeigner: Was created specifically for the show, and has no comic counterpart.

* HandsOnApproach: Oliver and Shado suddenly realise their UST while she's teaching him archery, resulting in a FirstKiss. Already jealous over their evident attraction, Slade is not impressed.

* HopeSpot: Laurel and Taylor appear to be safe when the Hood scares Rasmus into confessing, only for Mr. Blank to [[LeaveNoWitnesses kill him and continue his mission]] even though Rasmus wanted to cancel the contract.

* ImpersonatingAnOfficer: Mr. Blank tries this, but ends up failing due to Laurel being an officer's daughter--she recognises the badge number is incorrect for the rank he's posing as.

* LightningReveal: Oliver, out of his Hood disguise, is creeping down the corridor in the Queen mansion when a lightning reveal shows Mr. Blank standing behind him about to fire. Oliver senses him and dodges just in time, his StealthHiBye so fast he avoids the resultant gunshots in ''another'' lightning strike.

* CutTheJuice: Mr. Blank sets the fusebox to blow in the Queen mansion, killing the lights. This alerts Oliver however, so he locks Tommy and Laurel in a room and breaks off the doorknob.

'''Roy:''' Maybe I'm just happy to see you.

* ThereWasADoor: Oliver crashes through the window into Laurel's apartment to stop Mr. Blank.