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Tommy\\\'s response to [[spoiler: Malcolm admitting to wanting to destroy the Glades]] what just, \\\"What.\\\" I notice that this is part of the ThisIsNotThatTrope section at the top of FlatWhat, so would it be DullSurprise? Tommy is pissed/confused, but his initial reaction is just a completely blank face, staring eyes and pretty clear \\\"WTF\\\" in body language.
Would [[spoiler: Malcolm\\\'s plan to level the Glades]] count as DisproportionateRetribution? He\\\'s not seeking vengeance against a specific person, but an entire place... for [[spoiler: the murder of his wife]] years ago.
\\\"So these people deserve to die?\\\"
\\\"*ChewingTheScenery*YES!!! ALL OF THEM!!!\\\"
BorrowedCatchphrase: \\\"I have failed this city.\\\" - [[spoiler: Moira Queen]] but it\\\'s paraphrasing...
CharacterDevelopment: Detective Lance. In this episode, he actually [[spoiler: stands up for the vigilante... then RealityEnsues and he loses his job for conspiring with a known criminal.]] However, he is proven correct (thought it remains to be seen if this turns out alright for him) and he seems to have a mixture of pride and fulfilment when he tells [[spoiler: the vigilante that, \\\"The city needs you,\\\" and gets told in return, \\\"Right now, Detective, the city needs \\\'you\\\'.\\\"]]
Possible ShoutOut: Ollie knows that [[spoiler: Merlyn]] can do an ArrowCatch from the previous episode. When it happens again, we see that it\\\'s an explosive arrow this time. Hmm. Evil villain with a master plan to destroy a city catches an explosive arrow which blows up in his face... would a DC show be so bold as to nod and wink to The Avengers?!
Also, there\\\'s a possible subversion of... something. The evil plan, The Undertaking... well, it seemed pretty stupid. [[spoiler: Ollie pieced together clues and eventually figured that the device would be where Malcolm\\\'s wife was killed.]] I *almost* lost faith in [[spoiler: Malcolm, the much older guy that held off TWO attackers, one armed with a bow, the other a GUN until Ollie sacrificed his shoulder...]] (Die Hard 4 ShoutOut?) but then it turned out that [[spoiler: he had another device. It seems that the show decided not to have the villain make stupid mistakes.]]
TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: It\\\'s not much of one (hence why I haven\\\'t added it to the main page) but it\\\'s pointed out that Ollie doesn\\\'t really know how far he\\\'s willing to go. Later becomes some sort of mishmash of HoistByHisOwnPetard and NiceJobFixingItVillain since it convinces Ollie to go the distance.
Also, the scenes with Thea and Roy. Their whole romance thing was adorable. \\\"You came to rescue me?\\\" says the guy that has just taken on two thugs and got himself held at gunpoint, only for his (thought-to-be-ex-) girlfriend to bottle the armed man. Her comment on her \\\'good aim\\\' seems like {{Foreshadowing}} or a MythologyGag. They were briefly a BattleCouple. They had a BigDamnKiss. Seems like a RelationshipUpgrade.
Would [[spoiler: Malcolm\\\'s plan to level the Glades]] count as DisproportionateRetribution? He\\\'s not seeking vengeance against a specific person, but an entire place... for [[spoiler: the murder of his wife]] years ago.
\\\"So these people deserve to die?\\\"
\\\"*ChewingTheScenery*YES!!! ALL OF THEM!!!\\\"
BorrowedCatchphrase: \\\"I have failed this city.\\\" - [[spoiler: Moira Queen]] but it\\\'s paraphrasing...
CharacterDevelopment: Detective Lance. In this episode, he actually [[spoiler: stands up for the vigilante... then RealityEnsues and he loses his job for conspiring with a known criminal.]] However, he is proven correct (thought it remains to be seen if this turns out alright for him) and he seems to have a mixture of pride and fulfilment when he tells [[spoiler: the vigilante that, \\\"The city needs you,\\\" and gets told in return, \\\"Right now, Detective, the city needs \\\'you\\\'.\\\"]]
Possible ShoutOut: Ollie knows that [[spoiler: Merlyn]] can do an ArrowCatch from the previous episode. When it happens again, we see that it\\\'s an explosive arrow this time. Hmm. Evil villain with a master plan to destroy a city catches an explosive arrow which blows up in his face... would a DC show be so bold as to nod and wink to The Avengers?!
Also, there\\\'s a possible subversion of... something. The evil plan, The Undertaking... well, it seemed pretty stupid. [[spoiler: Ollie pieced together clues and eventually figured that the device would be where Malcolm\\\'s wife was killed.]] I *almost* lost faith in [[spoiler: Malcolm, the much older guy that held off TWO attackers, one armed with a bow, the other a GUN until Ollie sacrificed his shoulder...]] (Die Hard 4 ShoutOut?) but then it turned out that [[spoiler: he had another device. It seems that the show decided not to have the villain make stupid mistakes.]]
TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: It\\\'s not much of one (hence why I haven\\\'t added it to the main page) but it\\\'s pointed out that Ollie doesn\\\'t really know how far he\\\'s willing to go. Later becomes some sort of mishmash of HoistByHisOwnPetard and NiceJobFixingItVillain since it convinces Ollie to go the distance.
Also, the scenes with Thea and Roy. Their whole romance thing was adorable. \\\"You came to rescue me?\\\" says the guy that has just taken on two thugs and got himself held at gunpoint, only for his (thought-to-be-ex-) girlfriend to bottle the armed man. Her comment on her \\\'good aim\\\' seems like {{Foreshadowing}} or a MythologyGag. They were briefly a BattleCouple. They had a BigDamnKiss. Seems like a RelationshipUpgrade.
