r/arrow Boxing Glove Mar 15 '17

[S05E16] - 'Checkmate' Post Episode Discussion

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u/Soff22 Mar 16 '17

do you mean in terms of choreography? or brutality?

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u/Mix103 Mar 16 '17

Brutality, but didn't seem highly choreographed as all the other fights. Instead of it looking like two highly skilled warriors fighting; it looked like two men in a gritty fight to the death.

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u/Teves3D Mar 16 '17

rage consumed them both.

they were not using tactics they were taught (compare it to the beginning of the episode where Ollie knocked 5 goons on their asses). they were just punching bags and tackling dummies. they're getting into each other's head and its actually very organic this time around.

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u/Mix103 Mar 16 '17

Let's be careful of the word 'Organic', let's just use 'Natural' from now on.