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* HostageSituationHostageSituation: Laurel got herself into this from the setup her former boss made to lure out the Huntress. But unlike the rest of the hostages, she does not cower in fear under Helena and her gunmen.
* ItsNotYouItsMyEnemies: The primary reason why Oliver persuades Roy to break up with Thea so that she won't be a casualty in the future fight against Slade.
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* OhCrap: A funnier one than usual, as Felicity takes a second to realize why Quentin calling the Arrow while Oliver is standing right next to him is such a bad thing (she's starting to lose track of who knows what secrets).
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* OhCrap: A funnier one than usual, as Felicity takes a second to realize why Quentin calling the Arrow while Oliver is standing right next to him is such a bad thing (she's starting to lose track of who knows what secrets).Oliver's secret identity).
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* VengeanceFeelsEmpty: Helena gets revenge on her father just not the way she expected. And she feels all the emptier for it.
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* VengeanceFeelsEmpty: Helena gets revenge on her father just not the way she expected. And she still feels all the emptier for empty and unfulfilled about it.
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* NotSoDifferent: Laurel tries this with Helena to get her to stop with her revenge plan, saying she knows what its like to lose someone and feel lost. It actually comes back to Laurel when she blackmails the DA to get her job back; when the latter notes she didn't Laurel was capable of blackmail, she quotes Helena about what the darkness does to a person.
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* NotSoDifferent: Laurel tries this with Helena to get her to stop with her revenge plan, saying she knows what its like to lose someone and feel lost. It actually comes back to Laurel when she blackmails the DA to get her job back; when the latter notes she didn't think Laurel was capable of blackmail, she quotes Helena about what the darkness does to a person.
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* CryForTheDevil: Laurel feels this way toward Helena.
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* CryForTheDevil: Laurel feels this way toward towards Helena.
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--> '''Felicity''': A girl with boobs can get a frat boy to do anything.
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--> '''Felicity''': A girl with boobs Boobs can get a frat boy to do anything.
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* DramaticIrony: Thea, at her DespairEventHorizon, realises that Ollie may be the only one ''who's never been hiding anything from her.'' Just that.
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** GoneHorriblyRight: Then Roy gets the idea to set it up so that she catches him with some blonde. By the time Ollie finds her, ''she's in pieces.''
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* CallBack: "Once you let the darkness in..."
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* NotSoDifferent: Laurel tries this with Helena to get her to stop with her revenge plan, saying she knows what its like to lose someone and feel lost.
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* NotSoDifferent: Laurel tries this with Helena to get her to stop with her revenge plan, saying she knows what its like to lose someone and feel lost. It actually comes back to Laurel when she blackmails the DA to get her job back; when the latter notes she didn't Laurel was capable of blackmail, she quotes Helena about what the darkness does to a person.
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* YourCheatingHeart: Roy pretends to cheat on Thea to get her to break up with him.
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* YourCheatingHeart: Roy pretends to cheat on Thea to get her to break up with him. To her credit, it's revealed soon after that she knows it was a set up to push her away.
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* ClarkKenting: Laurel can't seem to tell that the blond assassin girl is Sara (and the voice changer would probably not help, either). Thankfully, eventually figures out it's her.
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* ClarkKenting: Laurel can't seem to tell that the blond assassin girl is Sara (and the voice changer would probably not help, either). Thankfully, eventually figures out it's her.
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--> '''Felicity''': "A girl with boobs can get a frat boy to do anything."
--> '''Oliver''': "I was a frat boy."
--> '''Felicity''': "I rest my case."
--> '''Oliver''': "I was a frat boy."
--> '''Felicity''': "I rest my case."
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--> '''Felicity''': "A A girl with boobs can get a frat boy to do anything."
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--> '''Oliver''':"I I was a frat boy."
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--> '''Felicity''':"I I rest my case."
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* ImpaledPalm: A variation. [[SuperToughness Roy]] grabs a handgun by the muzzle, and is shot through the hand. By the end of the episode, [[HealingFactor he's back to relative normal with a scab]].
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* IHaveBoobsYouMustObey: Felicity mentions it when she finds out the guy Huntress recruited into her plan was a local frat boy and says that explains why he did it.
--> '''Felicity''': "A girl with boobs can get a frat boy to do anything."
--> '''Oliver''': "I was a frat boy."
--> '''Felicity''': "I rest my case."
--> '''Felicity''': "A girl with boobs can get a frat boy to do anything."
--> '''Oliver''': "I was a frat boy."
--> '''Felicity''': "I rest my case."
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* SecretIdentity: Felicity lampshades how Olliver's identity is practically an OpenSecret.
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* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Oliver convinces Roy to break up with Thea in order to try and distance her from the fight with Slade. Instead, he ends up driving her right into his clutches.
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* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Oliver convinces Roy to break up with Thea in order to try and distance her from the fight with Slade. Instead, he ends up driving her right into his clutches.clutches and making Roy even more angrier than before.
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** Ollie calls Roy "Speedy" in order to get him to calm down. Turns out he doesn't like it.
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** Ollie calls Roy "Speedy" in order to get him to calm down. [[EmbarrassingNickname Turns out he doesn't like it.it]].
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** The gangster Hugo Mannheim shares his last name with one of DC's foremost crime bosses, Bruno Mannheim, head of Intergang and minion of {{Darkseid}}.
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** The gangster Hugo Mannheim shares his last name with one of DC's foremost crime bosses, Bruno Mannheim, head of Intergang and minion of {{Darkseid}}.ComicBook/{{Darkseid}}.
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** The gangster Hugo Mannheim shares his last name with one of DC's foremost crime bosses, Bruno Mannheim, head of Intergang and minion of [[ComicBook/NewGods Darkseid]].
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** The gangster Hugo Mannheim shares his last name with one of DC's foremost crime bosses, Bruno Mannheim, head of Intergang and minion of [[ComicBook/NewGods Darkseid]].{{Darkseid}}.
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---> '''Laurel''': Are you one of the good guys?
---> '''Canary''': No, but I'm friends with them.
---> '''Canary''': No, but I'm friends with them.
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* TheOnlyOneAllowedToDefeatYou: The initial reason for Helena sinking into despair is when her father is killed accidentally by a renegade cop rather than by her.
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* TheOnlyOneAllowedToDefeatYou: The initial reason for Helena sinking into despair is when her father is killed accidentally by a renegade cop rather than by her.
* TokenEvilTeammate: Sara invokes this when she meets Laurel as the Canary.
---> '''Laurel''': Are you one of the good guys?
---> '''Canary''': No, but I'm friends with them.
* TokenEvilTeammate: Sara invokes this when she meets Laurel as the Canary.
---> '''Laurel''': Are you one of the good guys?
---> '''Canary''': No, but I'm friends with them.
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* HasaType: Numerous people in this episode [[LampshadeHanging note]] the fact that Ollie tends toward [[ActionGirl Action Girls]] who have a tendency to kill and dress in sexy, leathery get ups.
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* HasaType: HasAType: Numerous people in this episode [[LampshadeHanging note]] the fact that Ollie tends toward [[ActionGirl Action Girls]] who have a tendency to kill and dress in sexy, leathery get ups.
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Oliver convinces Roy to break up with Thea in order to try and distance her from the fight with Slade. Instead, he ends up driving her right into his clutches.
** At the episode's climax, Helena exchanges Laurel for her father.
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* RoaringRampageofRevenge: Helena's back, and she's not gonna let her dad live this time.
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* OhCrap: A funnier one than usual, as Felicity takes a second to realize why Quentin calling the Arrow while Oliver is standing right next to him is such a bad thing (she's starting to lose track of who knows what secrets).
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* CryFortheDevil: Laurel feels this way toward Helena.
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* CryFortheDevil: CryForTheDevil: Laurel feels this way toward Helena.
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* SpottingtheThread: Laurel notices the trap set for Helena moments before it occurs.
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* SpottingtheThread: SpottingTheThread: Laurel notices the trap set for Helena moments before it occurs.
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* AlasPoorVillain: Helena gets to see her father [[spoiler:die, just not by her hand,]] and is arrested. Ollie isn't angry but rather feels [[spoiler: sad for her and lets her know she's not alone]].
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* AlasPoorVillain: Helena gets to see her father [[spoiler:die, die, just not by her hand,]] hand, and is arrested. Ollie isn't angry but rather feels [[spoiler: sad for her and lets her know she's not alone]].alone.
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* BatmanGambit: By [[spoiler:Adam Donner]] of all people. [[spoiler:He sets a trap for Helena by staging a public trial for her father, knowing that she will eventually show up and try to kill him.]]
* {{Blackmail}}: How Laurel gets her job back. And unlike most examples of the trope, this one can qualify as a CrowningMomentofAwesome for Laurel.
* {{Blackmail}}: How Laurel gets her job back. And unlike most examples of the trope, this one can qualify as a CrowningMomentofAwesome for Laurel.
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* BatmanGambit: By [[spoiler:Adam Donner]] Adam Donner of all people. [[spoiler:He He sets a trap for Helena by staging a public trial for her father, knowing that she will eventually show up and try to kill him.]]
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* {{Blackmail}}: How Laurel gets her job back. And unlike most examples of the trope, this one can qualify as a CrowningMomentofAwesome for Laurel.
* {{Blackmail}}: How Laurel gets her job back.
** The gangster Hugo Mannheim shares his last name with one of DC's foremost crime bosses, Bruno Mannheim, head of Intergang and minion of [[ComicBook/NewGods Darkseid]].
** At one point Helena is at the corner of "Gail Street and Simone", an obvious reference to ComicBook/BirdsOfPrey writer Creator/GailSimone.
** At one point Helena is at the corner of "Gail Street and Simone", an obvious reference to ComicBook/BirdsOfPrey writer Creator/GailSimone.
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* RedemptionRejection: Both Ollie and Laurel give Helena a chance to save herself, only for her to throw it back in their faces each time. However, after [[spoiler: Frank dies]], she seems to be coming around.
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* RedemptionRejection: Both Ollie and Laurel give Helena a chance to save herself, only for her to throw it back in their faces each time. However, after [[spoiler: Frank dies]], dies, she seems to be coming around.
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* SpottingtheThread: Laurel notices the trap [[spoiler: set for Helena]] moments before it occurs.
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* SpottingtheThread: Laurel notices the trap [[spoiler: set for Helena]] Helena moments before it occurs.
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* VengeanceFeelsEmpty: Helena gets revenge on her father [[spoiler: just not the way she expected]]. And she feels all the emptier for it.
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* VengeanceFeelsEmpty: Helena gets revenge on her father [[spoiler: just not the way she expected]].expected. And she feels all the emptier for it.
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--> '''Helena''': "Once you let the darkness inside, it never comes out."
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* BadLiar: Slade can tell Island!Sara is lying when she says she doesn't have Hendrick.
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* ClarkKenting: Laurel wasn't aware that the blond assassin girl was Sara (and the voice changer would probably not help). Thankfully, eventually figures out it's her.
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* ClarkKenting: Laurel wasn't aware can't seem to tell that the blond assassin girl was is Sara (and the voice changer would probably not help). help, either). Thankfully, eventually figures out it's her.her.
* ChronicHeroSyndrome: Laurel's tendency to do this is highlighted especially in this episode.
* CryFortheDevil: Laurel feels this way toward Helena.
* ChronicHeroSyndrome: Laurel's tendency to do this is highlighted especially in this episode.
* CryFortheDevil: Laurel feels this way toward Helena.
* ElectricTorture: Slade threatens he will kill Island!Ollie this way if Sara doesn't hand over Hendrick.
* HasaType: Numerous people in this episode [[LampshadeHanging note]] the fact that Ollie tends toward [[ActionGirl Action Girls]] who have a tendency to kill and dress in sexy, leathery get ups.
* HasaType: Numerous people in this episode [[LampshadeHanging note]] the fact that Ollie tends toward [[ActionGirl Action Girls]] who have a tendency to kill and dress in sexy, leathery get ups.
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** The episode title comes from the [[ComicBook/BirdsofPrey superhero group]] of which Black Canary and the Huntress were members.
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** The episode title comes from the [[ComicBook/BirdsofPrey superhero group]] of which Black Canary and the Huntress were members.members.
* NotSoDifferent: Laurel tries this with Helena to get her to stop with her revenge plan, saying she knows what its like to lose someone and feel lost.
* PrisonerExchange: Slade wants to exchange Ollie with Hendrick, who is the only person able to fix the ''Amazo''.
* RedemptionRejection: Both Ollie and Laurel give Helena a chance to save herself, only for her to throw it back in their faces each time. However, after [[spoiler: Frank dies]], she seems to be coming around.
* NotSoDifferent: Laurel tries this with Helena to get her to stop with her revenge plan, saying she knows what its like to lose someone and feel lost.
* PrisonerExchange: Slade wants to exchange Ollie with Hendrick, who is the only person able to fix the ''Amazo''.
* RedemptionRejection: Both Ollie and Laurel give Helena a chance to save herself, only for her to throw it back in their faces each time. However, after [[spoiler: Frank dies]], she seems to be coming around.
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* {{Alas, Poor Villain}}: Helena gets to see her father [[spoiler:die, just not by her hand,]] and is arrested. Ollie isn't angry but rather feels [[spoiler: sad for her and lets her know she's not alone]].
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* {{Alas, Poor Villain}}: AlasPoorVillain: Helena gets to see her father [[spoiler:die, just not by her hand,]] and is arrested. Ollie isn't angry but rather feels [[spoiler: sad for her and lets her know she's not alone]].
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* {{Blackmail}}: How Laurel gets her job back. And unlike most examples of the trope, this one can qualify as a CrowningMomentofAwesome for Laurel.
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* {{Blackmail}}: How Laurel gets her job back. And unlike most examples of the trope, this one can qualify as a CrowningMomentofAwesome for Laurel.Laurel.
* ClarkKenting: Laurel wasn't aware that the blond assassin girl was Sara (and the voice changer would probably not help). Thankfully, eventually figures out it's her.
* ClarkKenting: Laurel wasn't aware that the blond assassin girl was Sara (and the voice changer would probably not help). Thankfully, eventually figures out it's her.
* [[IfYouKillHimYouWillBeJustLikeHim If You Kill Her, You Will Be Just Like Her]]: What Laurel says to Sara when she has the chance to kill Helena.
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* RoaringRampageofRevenge: Helena's back, and she's not gonna let her dad live this time.
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* RoaringRampageofRevenge: Helena's back, and she's not gonna let her dad live this time.time.
* [[HeWhoFightsMonsters She Who Fights Monsters]]: Ollie and Laurel worries that Sara might become this.
* [[HeWhoFightsMonsters She Who Fights Monsters]]: Ollie and Laurel worries that Sara might become this.
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* {{Alas, Poor Villain}}: Helena gets to see her father [[spoiler:die, just not by her hand,]] and is arrested. Ollie isn't angry but rather feels [[spoiler: sad for her and lets her know she's not alone]].
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* VengeanceFeelsEmpty: Helena gets revenge on her father [[spoiler: just not the way she expected]]. And she feels all the emptier for it.
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* BatmanGambit: [[spoiler: By Adam Donner of all people. He sets a trap for Helena by staging a public trial for her father, knowing that she will eventually show up and try to kill him.]]
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* BatmanGambit: [[spoiler: BatmanGambit: By Adam Donner [[spoiler:Adam Donner]] of all people. He [[spoiler:He sets a trap for Helena by staging a public trial for her father, knowing that she will eventually show up and try to kill him.]]
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* MythologyGag: CreateYourOwnVillain: Ollie feels this way about the Huntress and Slade.
* HostageSituation
* MythologyGag
** Ollie calls Roy "Speedy" in order to get him to calm down. Turns out he doesn't like it.
** The episode title comes from the [[ComicBook/BirdsofPrey superhero group]] of which Black Canary and the Huntress were members.
* SpottingtheThread: Laurel notices the trap [[spoiler: set for Helena]] moments before it occurs.
* HostageSituation
* MythologyGag
** Ollie calls Roy "Speedy" in order to get him to calm down. Turns out he doesn't like it.
** The episode title comes from the [[ComicBook/BirdsofPrey superhero group]] of which Black Canary and the Huntress were members.
* SpottingtheThread: Laurel notices the trap [[spoiler: set for Helena]] moments before it occurs.
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* YourCheatingHeart: Roy [[spoiler: pretends to cheat on Thea to get her to break up with him.]]
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* BatmanGambit: [[spoiler: By Adam Donner of all people. He sets a trap for Helena, Helena by staging a public trial for her father, knowing that she will eventually show up and try to kill him.]]
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!Tropes Applying to This Episode
*BatmanGambit: [[spoiler: By Adam Donner of all people. He sets a trap for Helena, by staging a public trial for her father, knowing that she will eventually show up and try to kill him.]]
*{{Blackmail}}: How Laurel gets her job back. And unlike most examples of the trope, this one can qualify as a CrowningMomentofAwesome for Laurel.
*MythologyGag: Ollie calls Roy "Speedy" in order to get him to calm down. Turns out he doesn't like it.
*TropaholicsAnonymous: We get to see Laurel participate in a meeting, with the typical "Hello, my name's Laurel, and I'm an alcoholic" greeting.
*YourCheatingHeart: Roy [[spoiler: pretends to cheat on Thea to get her to break up with him.]]
