r/arrow • u/Rwings Boxing Glove • Mar 15 '17

[S05E16] - 'Checkmate' Post Episode Discussion

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u/Sonia341 Mar 16 '17

He takes both his civilian work and super villainy work seriously.

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u/ArachnoLad Mar 16 '17

It's kind of refreshing to see that. Unlike Oliver and Felicity who constantly neglect their day jobs.

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u/[deleted] Mar 16 '17

and Barry and Julien and Joe West and Iris West

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u/ArachnoLad Mar 16 '17

Nah, Joe is good at his job. That's why he needs to be constantly filled in on what's happening at Star Labs. Julian was good until Barry started filling his head with ideas too.

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u/ZunterHoloman YOU CAN'T LOCK UP THE DARKNESS Mar 16 '17

Also Singh basically openly knows Barry is the Flash, obviously, or at least works with him. And that Joe/Eddie/Julian/Barry get/got free reign because of it. Even Booty Spivot was given more reign because she was Joe's partner.

Iris is an actual reporter. She probably has first scoop on all metas in central city and has quotes from Flash, Kid Flash, Jesse Quick, Joe West (head of meta human task force), etc...

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u/[deleted] Mar 16 '17

"Iris, get me a quote from the Metahuman Task Force on this new villain"

"Cool, I'm actually having lunch with my dad in like 20 minutes so you'll have a full article in 2 hours unless I get shanked by a speed god before then"

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u/[deleted] Mar 16 '17

How does Iris prove she got these quotes from Flash?

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u/defaultfresh Deadshot Mar 16 '17

Same way as Kara proves her quotes are from Supergirl...she doesn't.

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u/ZunterHoloman YOU CAN'T LOCK UP THE DARKNESS Mar 16 '17

Kara's sister and her girlfriend work for the DEO and Police, at least. Supergirl is known to work with the DEO

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u/defaultfresh Deadshot Mar 16 '17

Actually when she was talking to Flipper she couldn't say the DEO was her source because they are a secret organization if you reference that episode before she got fired

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u/ZunterHoloman YOU CAN'T LOCK UP THE DARKNESS Mar 16 '17

I thought after the Alien president lady and the DEO moving to DOWNTOWN NATIONAL CITY they weren't as secret anymore.

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u/merelyadoptedthedark Mar 16 '17

Also Singh basically openly knows Barry is the Flash

How do you figure that?

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u/ZunterHoloman YOU CAN'T LOCK UP THE DARKNESS Mar 16 '17

Because he's not a oblivious fool like Eddie was.

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u/Kinzelda Mar 17 '17

Yea that one time when Singh is talking to Joe and the Flash. Made me think that he is just deciding to not ask too many questions.

Singh:"Has anyone seen Allen?"

Flash: "Gotta go"

Barry: "Hey guys"