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--> '''Darhk:''' [[HeelFaceMole: I believe you have something for me.]]

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--> '''Darhk:''' [[HeelFaceMole: [[HeelFaceMole I believe you have something for me.]]
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'''Darhk:''' [[HeelFaceMole: I believe you have something for me.]]

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--> '''Darhk:''' [[HeelFaceMole: I believe you have something for me.]]

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* WhamLine: Darhk, to Andy:
'''Darhk:''' [[HeelFaceMole: I believe you have something for me.]]



* WoundedGazelleGambit: Taiana uses one to get the drop on Reiter's men.

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* WoundedGazelleGambit: WoundedGazelleGambit:
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Taiana uses one to get the drop on Reiter's men.men.
** One of Darhk's goons holds Andy hostage, and Darhk threatens to shoot him in cold blood unless Team Arrow lowers their weapons. Of course, this is all a ploy, as Andy is firmly on Darhk's side.

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* ShoutOut: Damien isn't the first DC villain to [[Film/TheDarkKnight claim he's a man of his word before killing someone]] although this is in a different context.



* ShoutOut: Damien isn't the first DC villain to [[Film/TheDarkKnight claim he's a man of his word before killing someone]] although this is in a different context.
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* BondOneLiner: Darhk, to Laurel:
-->'''Darhk:''' [[IGaveMyWord I'm a man of my word]].


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* PreMortemOneLiner: Darhk, to Laurel:
-->'''Darhk:''' Lance, 9 months ago, I made your daddy a promise. I told him what I would do if he betrayed me. I want you to give your father a message from me. I want you to tell him--
-->''[he stabs Laurel with an arrow]''
-->'''Darhk:''' [[BondOneLiner I'm a man of my word]].
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** Since Andy is in the room at the time, he presumably learns this as well.
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* DarkestHour: Laurel is dead, Ruve Adams is now mayor of Star City, and Darhk has escaped from Iron Heights with his magic regained and about 60 inmates have now escaped.

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* DarkestHour: Laurel is dead, Ruve Adams is now mayor of Star City, and Darhk has escaped from Iron Heights with his magic regained and full knowledge of Team Arrow's identities, and about 60 inmates have now escaped.



* DownerEnding: Laurel is dead thanks to Dahrk, who is now free thanks to two of Team Arrow's family members (Malcolm and Andy Diggle). Oh, and Quentin loses another daughter '''again'''.

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* DownerEnding: Laurel is dead thanks to Dahrk, who is now free thanks to two of Team Arrow's family members (Malcolm and Andy Diggle). Oh, and Quentin loses suffers a heart attack after losing another daughter '''again'''.
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* TooDumbToLive: Team Arrow decides to rebuild Darhk's idol. This results in Darhk getting his powers back by him easily recapturing it, which leads to Laurel's death.
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* TooDumbToLive: Team Arrow decides to rebuild Darhk's idol. This results in Darhk getting his powers back by him easily recapturing it, which leads to Laurel's death.

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-->'''Laurel:''' I know that I'm not the love of your life, but you will always be the love of mine.



** Ruve Adams wins the mayoral election do to not having an opponent (though Oliver still got 40% of the vote as a write-in candidate).

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** Ruve Adams wins the mayoral election do due to not having an opponent (though Oliver still got 40% of the vote as a write-in candidate).
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* Shout-Out: Damien isn't the first DC villain to [[Film/TheDarkKnight claim he's a man of his word before killing someone]] although this is in a different context.

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* Shout-Out: ShoutOut: Damien isn't the first DC villain to [[Film/TheDarkKnight claim he's a man of his word before killing someone]] although this is in a different context.

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* BuriedAlive: Oliver and Taiana try to seal the tunnels in order to trap Reiter.

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* BuriedAlive: Oliver and Taiana try to seal the tunnels in order to trap Reiter. Unfortunately, Reiter already found the idol by then.



* RealityEnsues:
** Ruve Adams wins the mayoral election do to not having an opponent (though Oliver still got 40% of the vote as a write-in candidate).
** Just because Nyssa dissolved the League of Assassins, doesn't mean all of its members stopped being evil. So Malcolm is able to recruit the remains of his old loyalist faction.
** Given how dangerous Team Arrow's work is, it was only a matter of time before somebody didn't come back from a mission.



* TheUnfettered: Malcolm in a very twisted way. He's well aware that breaking into the Bunker (and Laurel's death) permanently burned any chance of reconciliation between him Thea, but in his mind it's necessary to keep her safe from HIVE's evil plan.
--> '''Malcolm:'''{talking to Darhk} I don't think you appreciate what this cost me!



* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Last episode, HIVE was content to let Dahrk rot in prison. It's not explained how or why they changed their mind (Malcom helps him out because he want's to keep his daughter safe from Genesis, but without HIVE's support Dahrk shouldn't be able to threaten her with whatever this is.)

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* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Last episode, HIVE was content to let Dahrk rot in prison. It's not explained how or why they changed their mind (Malcom helps him out because he want's wanted to keep his daughter safe from Genesis, but without HIVE's support Dahrk shouldn't be able to threaten her with whatever this is.)is. Of course if Darhk is restored to HIVE he can personally oversee Thea's saftey).
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* Shout-Out: damien isn't the first DC villain to [[Film/TheDarkKnight claim he's a man of his word before killing someone]] although this is in a different context.

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* Shout-Out: damien Damien isn't the first DC villain to [[Film/TheDarkKnight claim he's a man of his word before killing someone]] although this is in a different context.
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* Shout-Out: damien isn't the first DC villain to [Film/TheDarkKnight claim he's a man of his word before killing someone] although this is in a different context.

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* Shout-Out: damien isn't the first DC villain to [Film/TheDarkKnight [[Film/TheDarkKnight claim he's a man of his word before killing someone] someone]] although this is in a different context.
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* Shout-Out: damien isn't the first DC villain to [Film/TheDarkKnight claim he's a man of his word before killing someone] although this is in a different context.
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* DeathByAdaptation: Black Canary.
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"Will likely" doesn't mean it's the case.


* IHaveNoSon: Given how they proved that they're not redeemable and their roles that directly led to Laurel's death, Diggle and Thea will likely disown Andy and Malcolm completely.
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* HopeSpot: ''Brutally'' {{subverted}} with Laurel, as the doctor initially states she will get better, only for her to die anyway.

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* HopeSpot: ''Brutally'' {{subverted}} The case with Laurel, as the doctor initially states she will get better, only for her to die anyway.
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* ArtificialLimbs: Malcolm now seemingly has his hand back, or at least an artificial one of some kind. Oddly enough, no one comments on this.
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* ArcWelding: The idol Darhk uses for his powers is confirmed to be the same one Reiter searched for on Lian Yu.

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I don't rember that, he still has a stump


* ArcWelding: The idol Darhk uses for his powers is confirmed to be the same one Reiter searched for on Lian Yu.



* BuriedAlive: Oliver and Tania try to seal the tunnels in order to trap Reiter.

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* BuriedAlive: Oliver and Tania Taiana try to seal the tunnels in order to trap Reiter.



* DoubleReverseQuadrupleAgent: Initially, it seems like Andy is still on Team Arrow's side, as he tells them of his meeting with Merlyn and even takes an arrow for Oliver. The latter however still has his suspicions, but John blows him off. Sadly, Oliver is proven right, as he sides with Darhk and gives him back the missing piece of the idol.



* HandicappedBadass: Malcolm is still able to fight with only one hand.



* HopeSpot: ''Brutally'' {{subverted}} with Laurel, as the doctor initially states she will get better, only for her to die anyway.



* PragmaticVillainy: Turns out ''everything'' Andy did for Team Arrow so far (including taking an arrow for Oliver during this very episode) was only to get their trust so he can lead them right into Darhk's hands.



* UnusuallyUninterestingSight: Nobody comments on the fact that Malcolm has two functioning arms again.


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* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Last episode, HIVE was content to let Dahrk rot in prison. It's not explained how or why they changed their mind (Malcom helps him out because he want's to keep his daughter safe from Genesis, but without HIVE's support Dahrk shouldn't be able to threaten her with whatever this is.)
* WoundedGazelleGambit: Taiana uses one to get the drop on Reiter's men.
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* PlayingTheVictimCard: Andy pulled this off when Diggle walked into his apartment and finds Oliver torturing Andy for information about Darhk. It doesn't help Oliver when there's no solid proof that Andy's still a traitor until it was too late.



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* UnusuallyUninterestingSight: Nobody comments on the fact that Malcolm has two functioning arms again.
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* RippedFromTheHeadlines: Upon becoming mayor, Ruvé says that she wants to "[[Creator/DonaldTrump make this city great again]]".

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* RippedFromTheHeadlines: Upon becoming mayor, Ruvé says that she wants to "[[Creator/DonaldTrump make this city great again]]". Crosses into TakeThat, given its said by one of the villains.



* TakeThat: At Creator/DonaldTrump, by having an overtly villainous political leader saying that she'll "make the city great again", a play on Trump's campaign motto.

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* TakeThat: At Creator/DonaldTrump, by having an overtly villainous political leader saying that she'll "make the city great again", a play on Trump's campaign motto.motto in his 2016 U.S. Presidential run.

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* AmbiguousSituation: The fact that we don't overhear Laurel's last request of Oliver right before her death has already started up theories on him helping her [[FakingTheDead fake her death]]. WordOfGod denies this, [[LyingCreator but they've lied before]].



* DyingDeclarationOfLove: Laurel confesses to having always been in love with Oliver just minutes before flatlining.



* OutlivingOnesOffspring: Quentin (and Dinah) loses another daughter '''again'''.



* SuddenShockingDeath: OK, not that shocking but Laurel does randomly flatline after the doctors declared she would be okay.

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* SuddenShockingDeath: SurprisinglySuddenDeath: OK, not that shocking but Laurel does randomly flatline after the doctors declared she would be okay.



* OutlivingOnesOffspring: Quentin (and Dinah) loses another daughter '''again'''.

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* PapaWolf: The reason why Malcolm stole the Idol for Darhk - he wants to make sure Thea is spared from Genesis.

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* PapaWolf: The reason why Malcolm stole the Idol for Darhk - he wants to make sure Thea is spared from Genesis. Of course, given what happened as a consequence of that, Thea isn't going to appreciate the favor.


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* SuddenShockingDeath: OK, not that shocking but Laurel does randomly flatline after the doctors declared she would be okay.

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* BrokenTears: Diggle sheds the most ManlyTears after Laurel dies. WordOfGod says it's GuiltComplex due to not seeing the fact that his brother is EvilAllAlong directly led to her death.



* CharacterDeath: We now say goodbye to Dinah Laurel Lance [[note]] [[Series/TheFlash2014 On Earth-1, at least]].[[/note]].



* DownerEnding: Laurel is dead thanks to Dahrk, who is now free thanks to two of Team Arrow's family members (Malcolm and Andy Diggle). Oh, and Quentin loses another daughter '''again'''.
* EndOfAnAge: The {{Tagline}} for this episode was "Witness an end of an era".



* EventTitle: The title refers to Laurel's time of death.



* IGaveMyWord: Dahrk tells Laurel that he promised he would kill her if Quentin betrayed him.
* IHaveNoSon: Given how they proved that they're not redeemable and their roles that directly led to Laurel's death, Diggle and Thea will likely disown Andy and Malcolm completely.



* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: Laurel tells Oliver that she has always loved him even though he has already moved on from her.



* ManlyTears: Oliver, Diggle and of course Quentin shed them after Laurel dies.



* NeverGotToSayGoodbye: While Laurel's [[TrueCompanions friends]] were with her in her last minutes, none of her family are.



* TakeThat: At Donald Trump, by having an overtly villainous political leader saying that she'll "make the city great again", a play on Trump's campaign motto.

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* OutlivingOnesOffspring: Quentin (and Dinah) loses another daughter '''again'''.
* TakeThat: At Donald Trump, Creator/DonaldTrump, by having an overtly villainous political leader saying that she'll "make the city great again", a play on Trump's campaign motto.



* TheUnreveal: Whatever request it is Laurel asks of Oliver right before her death.
** Whoever Oliver vowed to kill in the flash-forward (a vow that Felicity agreed with) has not been revealed; while Darhk was directly the one who killed Laurel, Malcolm and Andy Diggle both played major parts in it as well.

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* TheUnreveal: Whatever request it is Laurel asks of Oliver right before her death.
** Whoever Oliver vowed to kill
TerminologyTitle: "11:59" means "Intensive attention: high hazard, business areas" in the flash-forward (a vow that Felicity agreed with) has not been revealed; while Darhk was directly the one who killed Laurel, Malcolm and Andy Diggle both played major parts in it as well.police codes.



* WhamEpisode: Laurel Lance dies. Her death was foreshadowed since the [[Recap/ArrowS4E1GreenArrow season premiere]].

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* TheUnreveal:
** Whatever request it is Laurel asks of Oliver right before her death.
** Whoever Oliver vowed to kill in the flash-forward (a vow that Felicity agreed with) has not been revealed; while Darhk was directly the one who killed Laurel, Malcolm and Andy Diggle both played major parts in it as well.
* WhamEpisode: Laurel Lance dies. Her death was foreshadowed since the [[Recap/ArrowS4E1GreenArrow season premiere]].premiere]].

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* TheBadGuyWins: Darhk gets his powers back after the idol is rebuilt, injures Laurel enough to kill her, and escapes from prison.
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* ADeathInTheLimelight: Laurel gets a lot of focus in this episode between her relationship with Oliver and the rest of Team Arrow as well as her double life and the possibility of her possibly leaving the Black Canary behind and focusing entirely on being a DA. Which, for GenreSauvy fans are all huge red flags. Sure enough she dies at the end of the episode.

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* ADeathInTheLimelight: Laurel gets a lot of focus in this episode between her relationship with Oliver and the rest of Team Arrow as well as her double life and the possibility of her possibly leaving the Black Canary behind and focusing entirely on being a DA. Which, for GenreSauvy GenreSavvy fans are all huge red flags. Sure enough she dies at the end of the episode.

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