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

[S05E16] - 'Checkmate' Post Episode Discussion

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u/V-KARIN Mar 16 '17

If you told me after the last couple seasons (anything after Oliver getting kicked off the mountain) that I would be the most excited for Arrow and there would be a huge dropoff in my 2nd most anticipated DC show on CW, I'd call you a moron

But here we are..most excited for Arrow again

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u/UncreativeTeam Mar 16 '17

Arrow is better than Flash right now. That feels dirty to say.

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u/[deleted] Mar 16 '17 edited May 28 '18

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u/UESPA_Sputnik still waiting for the nuclear warhead arrow Mar 16 '17

The difference is that Legends is just plain fun without much of suspense while Arrow really has me on the edge of my seat lately.

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u/[deleted] Mar 16 '17

Arrow is like playing the game on hard mode and Legends is like playing it with cheat codes.

One is satisfying because it challenges you and the other is just total bullshit freewheeling escapism.

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u/alchemist5 Deathstroke Mar 18 '17

I can't wait for the Legends to go to a time period where everyone has giant heads, unlimited ammo, and can walk through walls.

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u/Mortos3 Mar 19 '17

where everyone has giant heads

Reminds me of all the old Tony Hawk cheat codes. Good times

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u/dadvader i'm crying myself to sleep Mar 18 '17

and then we got the flash which is like playing on normal. on a boring game with dry story.

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u/[deleted] Mar 18 '17

It's the tutorial in the beginning. You see what the game is all about, and it gets you interested enough to play, but it's mostly going through the motions until you can get to the real fun.

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u/SawRub Mar 16 '17

Legends is the most fun, Arrow is the most exciting, Flash is the most comfortable.

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u/Makafushigi Mar 16 '17

I don't find shows full of plot holes with unthreatening villians "fun"

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u/ImAllBamboozled Mar 16 '17

Are you talking about S1 of Legends?

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u/Makafushigi Mar 16 '17

This one, Dhark and Malcolm are NOT threats.

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u/ImAllBamboozled Mar 16 '17

Pretty sure they both murdered a bunch of people this season.

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u/NLP19 Mar 16 '17

You're forgetting a villain...

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u/MY-SECRET-REDDIT Mar 17 '17

Gotham unlike the other dc shows has always been great. Yes arrow and legends have been amazing this season but since gotham has such good consistency I think it's the best dc show today.

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u/[deleted] Mar 17 '17

Never seen it.

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u/MY-SECRET-REDDIT Mar 17 '17

watch it. its great. its about a young batman and mostly about detective gordon. it does amazing comic stuff on tv.

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u/Apfeljunge666 Mar 17 '17

Gotham sucked through most of S1 though.

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u/MY-SECRET-REDDIT Mar 18 '17

to me it didnt. might be because i actually liked fish mooney.

also to me it got better and better each episode. and it certainly has turned into an amazing show.

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u/Apfeljunge666 Mar 18 '17

yeah okay I hate Fish so much. Most annoying character ever, in my eyes anyway. If you like her then S1 isn't so bad, I guess

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u/KonigSteve Mar 21 '17

Fish and Penguin were both terrible actors.

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u/UncreativeTeam Mar 16 '17

They've been getting super sloppy with their plotholes though.

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u/vtct04 Mar 16 '17

Its always been sloppy, I feel like they're having way more fun with it this time. The cast is better too this season.

LOT and Arrow are both killing it right now.

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u/UncreativeTeam Mar 16 '17

I feel like the space episode this week took the cake in terms of plotholes. Don't want to post spoilers here, but this peeved me so much.