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* WhereDoesHeGetAllThoseWonderfulToys: One has to wonder how the League got its hands on a state-of-the-art transcontinental bomber that they can afford to sacrifice as a diversion.
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* WhereDoesHeGetAllThoseWonderfulToys: One has to wonder how the League got its hands on a state-of-the-art transcontinental bomber that they can afford to sacrifice as a diversion. Being a centuries old, wildly powerful organization has its perks. Plus, the overhead on swords and arrows and stuff is pretty low.
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** Oliver gives a silent one to Maeso when he finds out he was the one who gave Ra's the Alpha/Omega Virus.
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** Oliver gives a silent one to Maeso Maseo when he finds out he was the one who gave Ra's the Alpha/Omega Virus.
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* ComicBookMoviesDontUseCodenames: While Tastus shows up in full Katana gear, she's never actually called that.
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* ComicBookMoviesDontUseCodenames: While Tastus Tastu shows up in full Katana gear, she's never actually called that.
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* DirtyCoward: Malcolm betrays Oliver to save his own skin. [[RewardedAsATraitorDeserves It didn't get him very far the last time he begged before Ra's and it doesn't get him very far here either.]]
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* DirtyCoward: Malcolm betrays Oliver to save his own skin. [[RewardedAsATraitorDeserves It didn't get him very far the last time he begged before Ra's Ra's, and it doesn't get him very far here either.]]
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** Possibly [[JustifiedTrope justified]]. In a previous episode, Ra's did say something to the effect that the League has access to "resources beyond imagining."
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* GoneHorriblyRight: Oliver's commitment to his League disguise means none of his former friends will ever trust him again.
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* TeethClenchedTeamwork: Team Arrow ''really'' resents having to pull an EnemyMine with Malcolm. When Malcolm saves Laurel's life in battle, she assures him that she would not do the same.
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* FakeDefector: Turns out Oliver has been faking the League the entire time.
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*** He uses Jason as an alias. In the current comic continuity, Roy is part of a team led by Jason Todd/Robin II/Red Hood III.
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*** He uses Jason as an alias. In the [[ComicBook/RedHoodAndTheOutlaws current comic continuity, continuity]], Roy is part of a team led by Jason Todd/Robin Todd/ComicBook/{{Robin}} II/Red Hood III.II.
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* TwoGirlsToATeam: Inverted. [[TheLeader Malcolm]] and [[TheLancer Diggle]] were the only men in the Nanda Parbat assault team until [[SixthRanger Ray]] arrives.
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* TwoGirlsToATeam: Inverted. [[TheLeader Malcolm]] and [[TheLancer Diggle]] were the only men in the Nanda Parbat [[FiveManBand assault team team]] until [[SixthRanger Ray]] arrives.arrives to balance the genders.
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* WidowedAtTheWedding: Nyssa attempted to free herself from being unhappily married to Oliver by attempting to kill him. It failed.
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* WidowedAtTheWedding: Nyssa attempted to free herself from being unhappily married to Oliver by attempting to kill him. It him during the ceremony itself. She failed.
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** Diggle tears Oliver a new one for kidnapping Lyla. And at the end, they ''all'' give him one when he allows them to be subjected to the Alpha/Omega virus.
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** Diggle tears Oliver a new one for kidnapping Lyla. And at the end, they ''all'' of Team Arrow give him one when he allows them to be subjected to the Alpha/Omega virus.
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* DirtyCoward: Malcolm betrays Oliver to save his own skin. [[RewardedAsATraitorDeserves It didn't get him very far last time and it doesn't get him very far here either.]]
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* DirtyCoward: Malcolm betrays Oliver to save his own skin. [[RewardedAsATraitorDeserves It didn't get him very far the last time he begged before Ra's and it doesn't get him very far here either.]]
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* DirtyCoward: Malcolm betrays Oliver to save his own skin. [[RewardedAsATraitorDeserves It doesn't get him very far.]]
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* DirtyCoward: Malcolm betrays Oliver to save his own skin. [[RewardedAsATraitorDeserves It didn't get him very far last time and it doesn't get him very far.far here either.]]
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* ImprobableAimingSkills: Felicity gets in the game for the first time, throwing a damaged tablet with pinpoint accuracy and hitting a League mook right in the throat.
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* WhereDoesHeGetAllThoseWonderfulToys: One has to wonder how the League got its hands on a state-of-the-art transcontinental bomber that they can afford to sacrifice as a diversion.
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* TheBusCameBack: Roy. Also Tatsu in the present day scenes.
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* TheBusCameBack: Roy. Also Roy, Tatsu in the present day scenes, and General Shrieve in the flashback scenes.
* CoitusEnsues: Between Roy and Thea.
* ExactWords: General Shrieve told Oliver and Maseo that he'll lead them to the cure. By cure he means insulin for his diabetes, not for the Alpha/Omega virus that affected poor Akio.
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** During the assault on Nanda Parbat, Laurel does not wear her wig and DominoMask. The most common depiction of ComicBook/BlackCanary doesn't wear a mask, though if she wears the wig or dyes her hair blonde varies DependingOnTheWriter.
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** During the assault on Nanda Parbat, Laurel does not wear her wig and DominoMask. The most common depiction of ComicBook/BlackCanary doesn't wear a mask, though if she wears the a blonde wig or dyes her hair blonde varies DependingOnTheWriter.
* SheCleansUpNicely: Nyssa wears some pretty dresses during the episode.
* ShipperOnDeck: Tatsu encourages Felicity to fight for Oliver.
* StormingTheCastle: In order to stop the Alpha/Omega virus from being spread to Starling City.
* ShipperOnDeck: Tatsu encourages Felicity to fight for Oliver.
* StormingTheCastle: In order to stop the Alpha/Omega virus from being spread to Starling City.
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* TwoGirlsToATeam: Inverted. Malcolm and Diggle were the only men in the Nanda Parbat assault team until [[SixthRanger Ray]] arrives.
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* TwoGirlsToATeam: Inverted. Malcolm [[TheLeader Malcolm]] and Diggle [[TheLancer Diggle]] were the only men in the Nanda Parbat assault team until [[SixthRanger Ray]] arrives.
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** SuperDickery: Viewers paying attention will have noticed that, although everyone coughed and passed out, there was no BloodFromTheMouth. It's quite likely that Oliver somehow switched the vial for something else.
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* WidowedAtTheWedding: How Nyssa attempted to free herself from being UnhappilyMarried to Oliver. It failed.
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* WidowedAtTheWedding: How Nyssa attempted to free herself from being UnhappilyMarried unhappily married to Oliver.Oliver by attempting to kill him. It failed.
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* TheBusCameBack: Roy. Also Tatsu in the present day scenes.
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* DarkReprise[=/=]MeaningfulEcho: Tatsu sings the same lullaby she sang to Akio in the flashbacks to a dying Maseo.
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* DiedInYourArmsTonight: Poor Tatsu saw her family die in her arms in two different timelines.
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* DownerEnding: Once again, the episode ends in a very depressing note as Team Arrow minus Tatsu (who was ordered to be spared by Ra's) falls victim to the Alpha/Omega virus.
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* FiveManBand: The "Nanda Parbat assault team".
** TheLeader: Malcolm, takes charge of the assault and was in cahoots with Oliver about the plan.
** TheLancer: Diggle, the official NumberTwo of the original team Arrow and the second most authoritative member of the assault team after Malcolm.
** TheBigGirl: Laurel, had the highest bodies dropped (presumably non-fatally) during the assault other than Malcolm and Diggle.
** TheSmartGirl: Felicity, was in-charge of hacking the plane that (was assumed to) contain the Alpha/Omega virus.
** TheChick: Tatsu, deals with reasoning with both the reluctant members (Diggle, Felicity and Laurel) of Oliver's "former" team as well as her conflicted husband.
** SixthRanger: Ray, arrives at the last minute to stop the plane that seemingly contains the Alpha/Omega virus.
** TheLeader: Malcolm, takes charge of the assault and was in cahoots with Oliver about the plan.
** TheLancer: Diggle, the official NumberTwo of the original team Arrow and the second most authoritative member of the assault team after Malcolm.
** TheBigGirl: Laurel, had the highest bodies dropped (presumably non-fatally) during the assault other than Malcolm and Diggle.
** TheSmartGirl: Felicity, was in-charge of hacking the plane that (was assumed to) contain the Alpha/Omega virus.
** TheChick: Tatsu, deals with reasoning with both the reluctant members (Diggle, Felicity and Laurel) of Oliver's "former" team as well as her conflicted husband.
** SixthRanger: Ray, arrives at the last minute to stop the plane that seemingly contains the Alpha/Omega virus.
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* KillTheCutie: Akio finally dies in the flashbacks.
* KillTheOnesYouLove: Tatsu killed Maseo to free the latter from his misery.
* KillTheOnesYouLove: Tatsu killed Maseo to free the latter from his misery.
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* MythologyGag:
** Roy brought a lot of Easter-eggs to the table:
*** He uses Jason as an alias. In the current comic continuity, Roy is part of a team led by Jason Todd/Robin II/Red Hood III.
*** He left his Arsenal costume to Thea and told her that it fits her more. Canonically, Roy was succeeded by Mia Dearden (Thea's counterpart) as Speedy.
*** He currently works as a mechanic just like [[Franchise/TheFlash Wally West]].
** Ra's mentions Amina Raatko, Nyssa's mother in the comics.
** The Nanda Parbat assault team gathers at [[ComicBook/GreenLantern Ferris Air]].
** During the assault on Nanda Parbat, Laurel does not wear her wig and DominoMask. The most common depiction of ComicBook/BlackCanary doesn't wear a mask, though if she wears the wig or dyes her hair blonde varies DependingOnTheWriter.
** Ra's is seen mesmerized by Tatsu's sword (in fact, it was the implied reason he had her spared). In the comics, said sword possess powers that enable Tatsu to have some DeadPersonConversation with her deceased loved ones.
** Roy brought a lot of Easter-eggs to the table:
*** He uses Jason as an alias. In the current comic continuity, Roy is part of a team led by Jason Todd/Robin II/Red Hood III.
*** He left his Arsenal costume to Thea and told her that it fits her more. Canonically, Roy was succeeded by Mia Dearden (Thea's counterpart) as Speedy.
*** He currently works as a mechanic just like [[Franchise/TheFlash Wally West]].
** Ra's mentions Amina Raatko, Nyssa's mother in the comics.
** The Nanda Parbat assault team gathers at [[ComicBook/GreenLantern Ferris Air]].
** During the assault on Nanda Parbat, Laurel does not wear her wig and DominoMask. The most common depiction of ComicBook/BlackCanary doesn't wear a mask, though if she wears the wig or dyes her hair blonde varies DependingOnTheWriter.
** Ra's is seen mesmerized by Tatsu's sword (in fact, it was the implied reason he had her spared). In the comics, said sword possess powers that enable Tatsu to have some DeadPersonConversation with her deceased loved ones.
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* TwoGirlsToATeam: Inverted. Malcolm and Diggle were the only men in the Nanda Parbat assault team until [[SixthRanger Ray]] arrives.
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* WeddingDay: Between Oliver and Nyssa at the end of the episode.
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* WidowedAtTheWedding: How Nyssa attempted to free herself from being UnhappilyMarried to Oliver. It failed.
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* MaritalRapeLicense: Ra's orders Nyssa to produce an heir with Oliver, claiming that she has no say in the matter. He outright states that he had a similar attitude with Nyssa's mother as well.
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* KilledOffForReal: Tatsu is forced to kill Maeso when he refuses to back down or turn against Ra's.
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* KilledOffForReal: Tatsu is forced to kill Maeso Maseo when he refuses to back down or turn against Ra's.
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* ArtisticLicenseEconomics: In the flashback, General Shrieve claims that China can decimate America's economy simply by withdrawing trade. While this is true, China needs America far more than the opposite. If economic ties were cut, America would be devastated, but China would '''die'''. That being said, this is a very common myth in real life, and Shrieve is exactly the sort of person who would believe the worst case scenario.
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* ArtisticLicenseEconomics: In the flashback, General Shrieve claims that China can decimate America's economy simply by withdrawing trade. While this is true, China needs America far more than the opposite. If economic ties were cut, America would be devastated, but China would '''die'''. That being said, this is a very common myth in real life, and Shrieve is exactly the sort of person who would believe the worst case scenario.
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* TheChessMaster: Oliver with Malcolm's help he's been playing everyone in his mission to take down Ra's. His friends don't take it well when they find out.
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* TheChessMaster: ChekhovsGun: During dinner, Nyssa quietly steals a knife when no one is looking. At the end of the episode, during the wedding, she stabs Oliver--[[NoSell only for him to casually catch her hand and disarm her]].
* TheChessmaster: Oliver with Malcolm's help he's been playing everyone in his mission to take down Ra's. His friends don't take it well when they find out.
* TheChessmaster: Oliver with Malcolm's help he's been playing everyone in his mission to take down Ra's. His friends don't take it well when they find out.
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* DirtyCoward: Malcolm betrays Oliver to save his own skin. [[RewardedAsATraitorDeserves It doesn't get him very far.]] Maybe, given how secretive he and Oliver been it's ambigous if it was planned or not.
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* DeceasedFallGuyGambit: After the team is captured, they claim they gained the information on the virus from Maseo, who died during the assault. Ra's lampshades that it's a little convenient that the dead man is the mole in his organization.
* DirtyCoward: Malcolm betrays Oliver to save his own skin. [[RewardedAsATraitorDeserves It doesn't get him very far.]] Maybe, given how secretive he ]]
* ExtremelyShortTimespan: Lampshaded. Malcolm and Oliverbeen thought they'd have months, if not years, before Oliver ascended to Ra's, giving them plenty of time to come up with countermeasures to the plan to destroy Starling. Instead, it's ambigous if it was planned or not.only been a few weeks.
* DirtyCoward: Malcolm betrays Oliver to save his own skin. [[RewardedAsATraitorDeserves It doesn't get him very far.
* ExtremelyShortTimespan: Lampshaded. Malcolm and Oliver
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* LockedOutOfTheLoop: Oliver joined the League not only to save Thea but to destroy it from the inside - a plan that he and Malcolm cooked up and kept Team Arrow in the dark. Team Arrow is not happy when they find out.
* TheReveal: Turns out Oliver never fell for Ra's brainwashing he joined not only to save Thea but to also take down the League from the inside - and Malcolm's been helping him.
* TheReveal: Turns out Oliver never fell for Ra's brainwashing he joined not only to save Thea but to also take down the League from the inside - and Malcolm's been helping him.
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* LockedOutOfTheLoop: LockedOutOfTheLoop:
** Roy didn't tell Thea about his plan to fake his death because she'd tell Oliver, and he'd then proceed to break Roy out anyway.
** Oliverjoined didn't tell anyone but Malcolm his plan to fake allegiance to the League not only to save Thea but to destroy and dismantle it from the inside - a plan because his friends are terrible liars. This episode seems to bear that he and Malcolm cooked up and kept Team Arrow in the dark.out, as Felicity shouts that they trusted him when he's apparently leaving them to their deaths. Team Arrow is not happy when they find out.
** Although not stated outright, it's implied he failed to mention the plan to Nyssa for similar reasons.
* TheReveal: Turns out Oliver never fell forRa's brainwashing the brainwashing, he joined not only to save Thea but to also take down the League from the inside - and Malcolm's been helping him.him.
* TakeUpMySword: Of a sort. Roy leaves Thea, [[IjustWantMyBelovedToBeHappy not wanting her to be forced to live with him as a fugitive]]. But he leaves behind his Arsenal costume.
-->'''Roy:''' I always thought red was more your color anyway.
** Roy didn't tell Thea about his plan to fake his death because she'd tell Oliver, and he'd then proceed to break Roy out anyway.
** Oliver
** Although not stated outright, it's implied he failed to mention the plan to Nyssa for similar reasons.
* TheReveal: Turns out Oliver never fell for
* TakeUpMySword: Of a sort. Roy leaves Thea, [[IjustWantMyBelovedToBeHappy not wanting her to be forced to live with him as a fugitive]]. But he leaves behind his Arsenal costume.
-->'''Roy:''' I always thought red was more your color anyway.
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** Diggle tears Oliver a new one for kidnapping Lyla. And at the end, they ''all'' give him one when he allows them to be subjugated to the Alpha/Omega virus.
* YouAreInCommandNow: Unknown to Felicity, she had just signed papers that give her ownership of Palmer Industries.
* YouAreInCommandNow: Unknown to Felicity, she had just signed papers that give her ownership of Palmer Industries.
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** Diggle tears Oliver a new one for kidnapping Lyla. And at the end, they ''all'' give him one when he allows them to be subjugated subjected to the Alpha/Omega virus.
* YouAreInCommandNow:Unknown to Felicity, she Ray had just signed Felicity sign some papers that give regarding "corporate stuff." She should have payed more attention, because Ray just gave her ownership of Palmer Industries.Industries.
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* DirtyCoward: Malcolm betrays Oliver so save his own skin. [[RewardedAsATraitorDeserves It doesn't get him very far.]]
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* DirtyCoward: Malcolm betrays Oliver so to save his own skin. [[RewardedAsATraitorDeserves It doesn't get him very far.]]]] Maybe, given how secretive he and Oliver been it's ambigous if it was planned or not.
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* DirtyCoward: Malcolm betrays Oliver so save his own skin. [RewardedAsATraitorDeserves It doesn't get him very far.]
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* DirtyCoward: Malcolm betrays Oliver so save his own skin. [RewardedAsATraitorDeserves [[RewardedAsATraitorDeserves It doesn't get him very far.]]]
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* TheChessMaster: Oliver with Malcolm's help he's been playing everyone in his mission to take down Ra's. His friends don't take it well when they find out.
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* KilledOffForReal: Tatsu is forced to kill Maeso when he refuses to backdown or turn against Ra's.
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** Oliver gives a silent one to Maeso when he finds out he was the one who gave Ra's the Alpha/Omega Virus.
** Diggle tears Oliver a new one for kidnapping Lyla.
** Oliver gives a silent one to Maeso when he finds out he was the one who gave Ra's the Alpha/Omega Virus.
** Diggle tears Oliver a new one for kidnapping Lyla.
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* CradlingYourKill: Tatsu does this to Maseo after killing him in combat.
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* WhatTheHellHero: Diggle tears Oliver a new one for kidnapping Lyla.
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* WhatTheHellHero: Diggle tears Oliver a new one for kidnapping Lyla.Lyla.
* YouAreInCommandNow: Unknown to Felicity, she had just signed papers that give her ownership of Palmer Industries.
* YouAreInCommandNow: Unknown to Felicity, she had just signed papers that give her ownership of Palmer Industries.
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* TheUnfettered: If Oliver has to destroy the respect and love of his friends to save Starling, then so be it.
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* TheUnfettered: If Oliver has to destroy the respect and love of his friends to save Starling, then so be it.it.
* WhatTheHellHero: Diggle tears Oliver a new one for kidnapping Lyla.
* WhatTheHellHero: Diggle tears Oliver a new one for kidnapping Lyla.
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* BrokenPedestal: Diggle tells Oliver in no uncertain terms that the stunt he pulled with Lyla not only cost him their friendship but Diggle's respect as well.
* TheReveal: Turns out Oliver never fell for Ra's brainwashing he joined not only to save Thea but to also take down the League from the inside - and Malcolm's been helping him.
* TheUnfettered: If Oliver has to destroy the respect and love of his friends to save Starling, then so be it.
* TheReveal: Turns out Oliver never fell for Ra's brainwashing he joined not only to save Thea but to also take down the League from the inside - and Malcolm's been helping him.
* TheUnfettered: If Oliver has to destroy the respect and love of his friends to save Starling, then so be it.
