Beacon of Hope
- Episode aired Mar 30, 2016
- TV-14
- 42m
The Bug-Eyed Bandit escapes from jail and turns up at Palmer Tech threatening to kill everyone in the building unless she gets the bio-chip that was implanted in Felicity's spine.The Bug-Eyed Bandit escapes from jail and turns up at Palmer Tech threatening to kill everyone in the building unless she gets the bio-chip that was implanted in Felicity's spine.The Bug-Eyed Bandit escapes from jail and turns up at Palmer Tech threatening to kill everyone in the building unless she gets the bio-chip that was implanted in Felicity's spine.
- Dennis
- (as Dean Monroe McKenzie)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaCurtis Holt mentions he thought Green Arrow was "Neal Adams" from data processing. Neal Adams is an award winning comic artist who is most known for his iconic run drawing Green Arrow in the late 70's and early 80's.
- GoofsThe inside of the Palmer Tech delivery entrance door has the logo of Signal Systems etched in the glass. Signal System is located on the Vancouver Film Studios lot.
- Quotes
Oliver Queen: What?
Thea Queen: Nothing. It's just... It's shocking that you know who Voldemort is.
Oliver Queen: Well, I'm not immune to pop culture. I read a few of the "Harry Potter" books.
John Diggle: Really? I was gonna bet Thea that you just saw the movies.
Oliver Queen: They were movies?
- ConnectionsReferences Star Trek: The Trouble with Tribbles (1967)
- SoundtracksArrow End Theme
Written by Blake Neely
Emily Kinney returned as Brie Larvan aka the Bug Eyed Bandit who is out to demand the same miracle drug treatment that Felicity got a few weeks back. Kinney does the best she can with some overly cheesy and awkward dialogue, but she served her purpose well tonight. The character of Bug Eyed Bandit has grown on me much to the same way that Emily Kinney's character in Walking Dead did. She had several on-the-nose puns that made me laugh out loud, but I'm just not sure it was supposed to be intentionally funny. Those bee puns were a common thread throughout the episode with several of the cast chiming in.
All of the bee craziness didn't have anything to do with HIVE, who is apparently still full throttle Genesis without Damien Darhk. The latter seems to be on his way out of prison after a short trip and we now have a new center of HIVE to take down .Andy Diggle? Really? That's the reveal you're going to pull on us Arrow writers? I sure hope it's just a 'cool' ending the writers wanted to try and shock us with and not an actual hint as to the state of HIVE itself. I have to believe they have something better in store for us with Darhk and/or Malcom for the end of the season. Don't get sloppy like you did with last seasons back half.
The flashbacks did little to further the story line other than showing us Reiter's true abilities. It honestly seems like the flashbacks have taken place over a matter of a few weeks for this entire season. Seriously, how long have they been in this cave area? No matter, I hope they can pick up the pace and give us a sense as to the horrific state Oliver will be in next season, with no one left on the island.
Curtis had a huge episode this week as he found himself in the Arrow bunker. Why is it so easy to get down there? And how many people know about Oliver's identity now? The only logical reason why it would be that easy to get down there is if someone made it that easy. Perhaps Malcom had something to do with that? Either way, Curtis is a welcomed addition to the always fluctuating Team Arrow. With Felicity off doing new and important things for Palmer Tech, Curtis seems like the perfect fit for the team. Whether or not that's the case, he added such a nice light hearted dynamic to the team. Echo Kellum is awesome.
Beacon of Hope was the not-so-subtle title of the episode with it being used as the heart of the advice coming from Thea and Laurel tonight. While using it more than once seemed a bit much, I liked the fact that Laurel was used as the advice giver this time as Oliver struggled post-breakup. I still don't think I'm on bored with a romantic relationship between them in the future, but I have to give credit to the writers for significantly improving the Laurel character. She was horribly written for a long time, so I'm glad to see Katie Cassidy get a chance to shine again. Plus, that Canary Cry was actually pretty cool this time.
I'm not sure what's in store next episode with the team likely losing a member, but this episode at least proved to me that the writers are starting to figure out what to do with certain characters, minus that stupid Andy Diggle reveal. Overall, it was a fun and light hearted episode which gave us the great potential addition of Curtis to the team, and some more closure with Felicity and Oliver.
+Tone shift
+Curtis is *terrific*
+Laurel & Oliver material
+Felicity finds her worth at Palmer Tech
-Some cheesy lines/puns
-End reveal
8.0/10
- ThomasDrufke
- Mar 30, 2016
Details
- Runtime42 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 16:9 HD