History Recap / ArrowS5E20Underneath

** What Lyla claims between ARGUS and Team Arrow. [[NotSoSimilar Of course, there is one]] ''[[NotSoSimilar major]]'' [[NotSoSimilar difference]]. Team Arrow operates the law, but they generally try to make sure the criminals they face end up in police custody (Ra's Al-Ghul, Damien Darhk, and Count Vertigo I are major exceptions). While ARGUS as an official government agency '''isn't''' yet ignores the most basic civil rights if they see fit.

* GenreSavvy: Felicity correctly guesses that Chase has booby-trapped the elevator shaft.

** What Lyla claims between ARGUS and Team Arrow. [[NotSoSimilar Of course, there is one]] ''[[NotSoSimilar major]]'' [[NotSoSimilar difference]]. Team Arrow is outside the law, while ARGUS as an official government agency '''isn't'''.

* TrailersALwaysLie: The promo for the episode suggested that Adrian was in the bunker with Felicity and Oliver, playing a sadistic cat and mouse game. In reality, he only did this as a distraction while searching for Oliver's son.

* FromBadToWorse: Oliver and Felicity's situation throughout the episode. First, they're trapped, Felicity can't walk, and they can't call for help. Then Oliver falls from the booby-trapped elevator shaft and injures himself. Then their attempts to get the power back cause a gas main to leak toxic methane. [[RuleOfThree Then]] Oliver starts passing out from his injury and physical exertion. [[OverlyLongGag Then]] they find out that the generator's failsafe reactivation will ignite the gas. And all that's without mentioning the problems that crop up when Diggle tries to rescue them. [[{{Understatement}} It's a rough night]].

* BothSidesHaveAPoint: Both Felicity and Olvier are portrayed as sympathetic and incredibly flawed at the same time throughout their argument.

** Felicity states that th T-Sphere looks just like the [[{{Film/ANewHope}} Death Star Interrogation Droid]].

* ShoutOut: Felicity states that th T-Sphere looks just like the [[{{Film/ANewHope}} Death Star Interrogation Droid]].

* NotSoDifferent: What Lyla claims between ARGUS and Team Arrow. [[NotSoSimilar Of course, there is one]] ''[[NotSoSimilar major]]'' [[NotSoSimilar difference]]. Team Arrow is outside the law, while ARGUS as an official government agency '''isn't'''.

* ShipperOnDeck: In the interim between Season 4 & 5, Curtis really wanted for Oliver and Felicity to get back together. The end of the episode shows that he's still rooting for them.

** Oliver and Felicity's was breakup because they never really ''talked'' about their issues.

* LikeAnOldMarriedCouple: Oliver and Felicity spend the majority of the episode bickering over what happened last episode.
* NotSoDifferent: What Lyla claims between ARGUS and Team Arrow. Of course there is one ''major'' difference. Team Arrow is outside the law, while ARGUS as an official government agency '''isn't'''.

** Oliver and Felicity's breakup because they never really ''talked'' about their issues.

** Since the public knows Chase is a serial killer, every defense lawyer in town is trying to get every prosecution that he supervised appealed.

* RuleOfDrama: Since the EMP shut down the ventilation systems, Curtis claims that Ollie and Felicity might only have a few hours of air. In reality, they'd have more like days, at least. And then Ollie and Felicity accidentally breach the bunker's methane pipe. Oops.

* TheReveal: Why did Oliver drop the sleeveless look? Because it was AwesomeButImpractical, having your arms exposed means they are likely to get damaged in battle.

* SequelHook: The episode ends with Chase confronting William.
* ShipperOnDeck: In the interim between Season 4 & 5, Curtis really wanted for Oliver and Felicity to get back together.

* RealityEnsues: Since the public knows Chase is a serial killer, every defense lawyer in town is trying to get his cases revoked.

Ollie and Felicity are trapped in the Bunker.

!! This episode contains examples of:
* GenreSavvy: Felicity correctly guesses that Chase has booby-trapped the elevator shaft.
* RealityEnsues: Since the public knows Chase is a serial killer, every defense lawyer in town is trying to get his cases revokes.
* RuleOfDrama: Since the EMP shut down the ventilation systems, Curtis claims that Ollie and Felicity might only have a few hours of air. In reality, they'd have more like days, at least. And then Ollie and Felicity accidentally breach the bunker's methane pipe. Oops.

* RuleOfDrama: Since the EMP shut down the ventilation systems, Curtis claims that Ollie and Felicity might only have a few hours of air. In reality, they'd have more like days, at least. [[spoiler:And then Ollie and Felicity accidentally breach the bunker's methane pipe. Oops.]]