Arrow 4x01 Green Arrow episode review

Hey guys,

I guess it's too much to ask to have three great superhero episodes in a row but at least we got two. Gotham was great but this episode was even better. Arrow is back with a vengeance and with the city's name being changed and The Arrow becoming the Green Arrow we have finally seen, after three long years , the birth of the character we wanted to see all along.
I loved pretty much every single scene of this episode, even those scenes where Oliver was exchanging cooking tips. I thought they were funny and fit perfectly with the tone of the beginning.
Another thing that I loved was the introduction of the new costume, I thought that the speech given by Oliver as the Green Arrow was compelling enough in order for the citizens to be convinced that he was a totally different person. The only thing that bothered me was how visible Oliver's face was during the speech, they could have kept him a little bit more in the shadows.
I also think that the screenwriters have learnt from their mistakes, and I think that they are working on fixing the mistakes they made with Felicity so that is why they're trying to bring back the character they had created before season three with the plus of having her be with Oliver which I am all for.
Captain Lance twist close to the end of the episode was also perfect, I think that having him work for Damien is a much deserved improvement for his character. My theory is that somehow Damien Darkh has promised Captain Lance to either help him with the Green Arrow problem or with resurrecting Sarah.

My top 2 moments from this episode were:
The Green Lantern Easter Egg: seeing a pilot suit with the name Jordan on it was amazing and though it is unlikely that we'll see Green Lantern on the show, just the idea of seeing Hal is exciting

The final scene: Everyone is now wondering who is in the casket and my theory is that it is going to be Felicity. Stephen Amell has confirmed that he does not know who will die but my guess is that Felicity will die and that will change the dynamic of the show

Overall solid episode, let's hope they keep this up

-theheroblogger

Gotham 2x03 The Last Laugh episode review

Hey guys,

this week's episode title kind of gives away the plot twist. Gotham just keeps getting better and better and I am very glad I stuck around for those very horrible episodes just so I can enjoy more these great episodes.

This episode for me was like a double edged sword because on the one hand I really like the plot twist with Theo Galavan killing Jerome. At first I thought there's no way they are killing off the best character they have especially because the Joker is one of the best characters in the Batman Universe maybe even more important than Batman himself but, on the other hand however, I love how they did it. I love that they showed the repercussions of what Jerome had done and the legacy he had left behind and somewhere down the line these very actions will inspire someone to become the Joker that we all know and love.

I am honestly torn because though I like the twist, I also fear that this could be a risky move both for the future of this season and we will surely miss the presence of Jerome but also I fear for the character of the Joker itself. In a recent interview the actor playing Jerome talked about his preparation for this role and he said that he stayed in character for days so I fear that the actor who will play the definitive Joker will not be as good as he was and to me this could be a huge problem for the future of the series.

In any case we have to applaud the screenwriters for having the courage to kill off their best character yet.

Are you worried about the future of the series after this episode?

-theheroblogger

The Flash 2x01 The Man who saved Central City episode review

Hey Guys,

just watched the season premiere of The Flash entitled The Man who saved Central City and I can tell you right away that this was the weakest episode they have put out so far.
I feared that something like this might happen. When you create a huge problem you can't simply avoid it and not address it anymore and move on but this is exactly what this episode did. I can't even mention one positive aspect about this episode, so let's only mention the negatives.

1. Atom Smasher was horribly presented and treated, he wasn't at all memorable and it is important to start off your season with a good villain. True, we did hear him dropping the name Zoom before he died but a villain featured on the very first episode of the second season needs to be better.

2. Why would Flash accept the keys to city if he knows that he's the reason why it got destroyed? Why would he show up and allow people to film and photograph him without even disguising himself? Doesn't he know that there are facial recognition softwares now?

3. For as much as I love Danielle Panabaker and her character, I also thought that she should have reacted differently to the death of Ronnie and she should have been devastated by it but it looked like she couldn't care less

4. Speaking of Ronnie, I thought that the way they got rid of Robbie Amell was just an example of the poor writing of this episode. I get that Amell had to go but having him leave like this wasn't a good choice. It was fun the first time around when they discovered that Ronnie hadn't actually died but this time around it is simply going to be repetitive and boring when and if they decide to bring him back

5. And obviously I saved the worst for last, when Eddie killed himself and therefore erased Eobard Thawne from existence doesn't that mean that Eobard was never born and therefore never went back in time to kill Norah and Harrison Wells? If he was truly erased from existence how do people remember him? An argument could be made that the singularity was the direct consequence of the timeline being changed and by closing the black hole everything stayed the same even though it wasn't supposed to. I would have been fine if they had just explained it but it seems that this series is making a habit out of not addressing the elephant in the room.

Overall, horrible episode, certainly not the right way to kick off the second season. I'll admit though that it was cool seeing Jay Garrick appear and it would have been awesome if that scene had not been spoiled by the trailers.

Let me know what you think down below

-theheroblogger