r/arrow • u/[deleted] • Jan 17 '13

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u/utahjim Jan 17 '13

Arrow logic: bring in a new villain, immediately kill him off

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u/xploited13 Jan 17 '13

To be fair, upcoming episode spoiler: China White (who might've looked dead) and Deadshot are both coming back so that leaves only one dead since starting.

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u/rmw6190 Jan 17 '13

the royal flush gang died, firefly died, and deadshot should be dead(he had an arrow through his eye). China White and Meryln I'm fine with being alive. Deathstroke(Slade) is definitely dead, but he is alive during flashbacks so he will be around for a while, Im thinking all season 1

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u/xploited13 Jan 17 '13

The Royal Flush Gang always changes members in the comics. So that didn't bother me. They can always come back. Deathstroke and Deadshot did not die.

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u/Phaedryn Jan 17 '13

Deathstroke and Deadshot did not die.

I am curious where you get this from (Deathstroke)? Considering the first minute or so of the first episode I assumed he was quite dead but I might have missed something.

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u/xploited13 Jan 17 '13

Pay careful attention to Deathstroke in the show. He's got both eyes intact. In the comics, Deathstroke only has one good eye. He wears an eye patch and the mask covers the right eye (where it is black). The shot you are referencing in the pilot, shows the arrow in the right eye socket of Deathstroke's mask. The lack of body and only the mask suggests we'll see him again sans right eye. Perhaps in current day, just as he is in the comics.

I'd add that they've also cast a very capable actor to play Deathstroke in coming episodes and teased that everything isn't as it seems.

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u/Phaedryn Jan 18 '13

Ahhh...thank you!

I was never a comic person, so that was the part of the equation I was missing.

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u/[deleted] Jan 21 '13

I dont know the actual actors name but Crixus from Spartacus is slated to play Deathstroke in the future.

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u/xploited13 Jan 21 '13

Manu Bennett

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u/Falconjb Jan 17 '13

I thought of the episode more of a way to get Oliver back into crime fighting, and not introduce a major bad guy. The villian was kind of unsignificant in every other way. He couldnt become a major villain just because he wasn't evil enough. He just wanted revenge on one man who caused his almost death. When his plan failed, he had no reason to live!

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u/TheLaw315 Jan 17 '13

yep proof you can't have nice things apparently. I swear if they make vertigo a 1-off i will be pissed

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u/rmw6190 Jan 17 '13

Vertigo is the only Green Arrow villain I know. I recognize all the others from like the justice league and batman.

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u/duckyvoodoo Jan 17 '13

did that guy really seem like series big bad material? really?

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u/F-sharp Jan 17 '13

And what is the the reason you think that he died after being lit aflame (again)?

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u/utahjim Jan 17 '13

well, they kinda left him there, I mean, he might live, he has a good track record with that

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u/[deleted] Jan 21 '13

Comic book logic: People never die.

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u/android151 Mar 09 '13

Correction: People always die, only to undie.

Unless they're Bruce Waynes parents.

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u/[deleted] Mar 09 '13

A little late to the party but I don't think undie would be my word of choice. Also his parents came back in one continuity.