WHAT I LIKE
- The main character, Ollie, is close to his comic book character. I love that. But, he sometimes kills, and is pretty narrowly focused on his dad's goals.
- I like the reference to Black Canary hidden in the name of Dinah's business: CNRI.
- Huntress was featured in like two episodes. She's one of my all time favorites, and I've been very fascinated by the Huntress-Power Girl team up (sort of a mirror of Batman-Superman). Unfortunately, they only had her in two episodes. She was a much more interesting female lead than Dinah (at least in Arrow).
WHAT I DON'T LIKE
- I HATE Speedy. First of all, I understand not having a Speedy, but Roy Harper is such a great character in the comics. Single father, struggling to balance a daughter and super hero work... I love that. Speedy in Arrow is a whiny rich teenager with no reason for anyone to care for her other than "you're my sister". One episode features her being arrested for a DUI. She also at one point argues with Ollie that he may have been through hell on the island, but she went through hell there. Yeah. Her mansion and wealth must have been the exact same thing as Ollie's torture and abuse /sarcasm.
- Deathstroke's helmet. It's crap. It looks so stupid. I'm glad that they change it later.
- Black Can... I mean, Dinah, is SOOOOO BORING. I can't stand her constant preachiness to Ollie and her Lois Lane stature in the show. I wouldn't mind her if she was the daughter of the previous Black Canary and trained with Wildcat to be a fighter... but no. This version of her has her as a lawyer with a dumb father, stupid boyfriend, and idiotic boring normal life.
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Overall, the show is decent so far. Season one features elements of the DC mythos I like. I just wish they would do more with it. I hate that they eliminate the supernatural and the superhuman, because that's what makes superheroes interesting. Despite that, Ollie has proven to be an entertaining lead, despite how boring the flashbacks to the island have been (what is this, Lost?).
I would recommend this show based on the first season, but I don't recommend binge watching it. Take your time and enjoy it.
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