YMMV / Arrow S 7 E 18 Lost Canary

• Catharsis Factor: Seeing Dinah Laurel Lance, even if it's an Alternate Self, as the Black Canary again put a lot of smiles on fans' faces after the original Laurel's infamous death in Season 4.
• Fanfic Fuel:
  • The adventures of Earth-2 Black Canary is filled with these.
  • With Black Siren mentioning that Earth-2 Sara is hitched, there are already speculations on who her significant other is. Popular choices are the Earth-2 versions of Leonard Snart, John Constantine, Rip Hunter and even Ray Palmer.
• Harsher in Hindsight: Laurel deciding to become The Atoner starting with her home universe is heartwarming to see in the episode, but is heartbreaking during the Season 8 premiere when Earth-2 is destroyed while Laurel was Forced to Watch.
• I Knew It!:
  • Dante being behind the murder of Emiko's mom was painfully obvious since he make it clear to her that she couldn't be in the Ninth Circle and still have an outside life.
  • Earth-2 Laurel becoming Black Canary has never been an if to many fans, but a when.
• Les Yay: Felicity's chemistry with both Earth-2 Laurel and Sara did not escape fans' notice. Also, Laurel and Shadow Thief have some flirty banter and body language.
• Shocking Moments: Earth-2 Laurel finally becoming Black Canary and being revealed to be alive during the Flash Forward has garnered this response.
• Special Effects Failure: Laurel's cry hitting the mook who was about to kill Mia during her Big Damn Heroes has a dodgy editing.
• Win Back the Crowd: As mentioned above, Earth-2 Laurel finally donning the Black Canary mantle. It was the most popular choice within the fandom after Earth-1 Laurel's death and the show shoehorning a different character within the story to take the mantle (and enduring it for two more years) was predictably met with backlash.

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