There is one vault in this episode of Arrow . If you vault it , you will have a short ton of fun with “ Vendetta , ” where the show ’s various couple enact Natural Born Killers , Spy vs Spy , and The Gift of the Magi respectively . The Huntress stupefy one inferno of an introduction .
But still , there is one part of this episode , an idea run through it , that is just plain unworkable , that has to be look out over for the episode to be any fun .
That idea is that Helena is somehow base and unacceptable , compare to Ollie . Arguably , her insurance of toss off the bigwig and impart the peon , the exact opposite of Ollie ’s method acting , is far more moral . They even have Ollie say to her that killing is n’t his “ opening move ” — and then have him go in one sequence by shooting henchman through the chest as his hatchway move .
Here ’s what I ’m going to do with that musical theme . I ’m going to expect until it checker into a hotel . I ’m going to don a stave uniform and go to its room , offering it a bottle of wine on the mansion . I ’m going to have it savor the wine , bumble in confusion , and then turn to me with a horrified realization dawning in its eyes . I ’ll catch it as it falls , to keep it from bruising , and cover my hair and hand . Using a tube , I ’ll pump more wine-colored into its stomach . unravel it a tub . discase it . And then hold it under the water for ten minutes , all with a variety of shadowy smile on my face , as if I ’m heed to music that ’s playing just a moment too far away .
Why will I do this ? Because if you axe that one trouble , this episode is the funnest thing ever . It ’s like an excellent variant of the eighties movies that had titles like , “ Dangerous Legs , ” or “ Silent Whisper . ” There are so many panorama in this instalment that would work well to the Top Gun soundtrack . And I am blend in to enjoy them .
We begin by the camera step by step concentrate on Ollie and Helena , lying semi - on - top of each other . Helena spread her oculus , and wordlessly gets out of bed . She is starve for . . . revenge . After she goes , Ollie follows . Helena seek to take China White and the Boss Guy that ’s with her . Ollie jump-start in , as noisily as possible , throws Helena to the ground behind some scraps cans , and then suffer up into the gunshot . Does he get shot ? Hell no ! It ’s not that variety of episode , people ! The gangsters retreat ! Ollie drag out Helena to Big Belly Burger , the preferred place to run through after a failed mob hit , and pitch her on his brand of justice . Her reply ?
“ Thank you for the coffee and the sex . But I am not interested . ”
I love that line so much that I desire to propose a constituent amendment that requires purpose of it in every coffee commercial message from now on . Dig is not as proud of with it . He makes his displeasure known in several subsequent aspect , but I need to let in this one because it shows Ollie doing the most idea - flex strong-arm poppycock ever . He starts out by doing a handstand — shirtless , natch . Then he goes to a bar and force himself up like a chin - up , only he pulls up all the way to his waist . He does this multiple times . He then grabs the bar and does Kuki-Chin - ups tight enough that he can draw out the legal profession off its shelf and re - seat it on mellow and higher shelf . Damn . I feel like , behind the scene , Stephen Amell must have added play to this by doing the James Brown routine , where he pretends to be tire and has a crew member bemuse a cape over him and serve him aside , only to shrug the cape off and go on with the show .
The next morning Walter and Moira are starting their sidereal day . Moira makes an emotional speech about how the fact that she ’s tangentially involved in two mysterious death swage Walter , but swears she ’s still the same woman Walter married . He say he forgives her , but they have to be honest with each other going forward . If you look at this prospect , there is a svelte drift through a doorway in the background . That ’s the Queens ’ accolade - winning chef , Albert Le Cuke , preparing the batter for those row so he can function them to Walter later .
Ollie settle that he is going to drag Helena to a grave accent , since so far they seem to get along undecomposed in graveyards . He shows her Sarah Lance ’s grave , and enjoin her the tale of how he unthinkingly hurt multitude , and learned well on the island . The words do n’t count . What matters is the way most of the scene is shot with a ending up of their hands as they slowly buckle and intertwine . In front of the grave accent .
On to a aphrodisiacal archery coaching episode , which morph , when Helena reasonably quetch that Ollie is instruct her the least efficient way to inject someone , into a playful episode where Helena seize random objects , throws them up in the air , and Ollie shoots them . The last time he gets a little over - eager and shoots a lawn tennis ball out of her semi - shut hand , like a murderous William Tell . For some reason she continues the scene with her trouser un - crapped , but any chance of more gender ( and coffee ) is averted when Dig comes in . His attitude chases Helena aside quicker than her near - pin - cushioning . Dig bet after her for a moment and then says , “ She knows my name . That ’s lovely . ” You could strike a match off of that delivery . Kudos , David Ramsey .
We get a abbreviated break to our tertiary duad , Tommy and Laurel . Tommy wants to take Laurel to a fancy unexampled restaurant . Laurel points out that he has no money . Tommy brushes her off , but Laurel says that he need to find workplace , and hint working for Ollie at the fresh clubhouse that Ollie is signify to be opening up . Tommy enjoin he ’ll ask .
Over in Walter ’s office , happiness trots in and suppose , over Walter ’s remonstrance , that she traced the shell party that Moira make , and found that someone else has been doing the same . That someone left a specific symbol on the Queen database . So hack is like cattle - rustling , I guess . You desire to seek to re - brand the breed . I ’ll just examine to think of John Barrowman in a cowboy hat . Felicity ’s hard body of work and initiative have her a yellin ’ at , but it ’s clear that Walter is concern .
Ollie and Helena bust one of Frank Bertinelli ’s drug dealers who , I think , is seek to sell gamey grade oxycontin to teens . You ’ll have to think of a right name , dude . Ollie has outfitted Helena with a crossbow , because “ guns are weapons of emotion and capriciousness . ” ( Batman : “ block up stealing my morsel , you low - split Robin Hood ! And I could do those pulling - ups , too . I just do n’t want to . ” ) He ’s also pass on her a leather pelage , lined in purple , because she “ wish purple . ” I like the coating . I would become a vigilance man for Ollie for the wardrobe alone . As they see the cops take the guy wire out , there are many passionate vigilante kisses , and Ollie expect her what she think of meting out Department of Justice .
“ I think this feel good . And not just the DoJ part . ”
God , I care she had delivered that line prune as Joan Collins during the Dynasty era . They make up for the want when , the next Clarence Day , she break to comfort her founder about his business middleman in a mini - dress and heels , and the camera start out out between her legs and she walks over it into frame . I make bold anyone to watch that part of the episode without hallucinate sax medicine .
Back at the Queen mansion , Moira go out for the evening , and Walter does n’t even waitress until she exit the front room access to the planetary house before he ’s rummage through her things . He does n’t recover anything until he searches the grandfather clock . ( Batman : “ Damnit , Queen Family . Keep stealing from me . Go ahead . Test me . I am vengeance ! I am the night ! I am — you ’re going to steal that , are n’t you ? ” ) In the clock , Walter find a version of the book that Ollie got – completely clean . He takes it to Felicity , and asks her to decrypt what it mean , warn her that the last someone he charter to look at this was utter before he have his Screen Actors Guild card in the mail . She takes the news very well , and presently comes back with limited glasses that can see UV luminance . Walter put them on and picture the names . I go for to see more of the Walter - Felicity team . I especially love Walter ’s melody of martyred patience as she babbles her agency to her detail . He ’s like a student residence occupier adviser who patiently bear back the fuzz of the incoming freshmen as they vomit , “ There , there . Just get it out . No , it ’s all right . I did n’t have anything to do this evening , anyway . ”
Tommy and Laurel are attempt to get a mesa at the Modern eatery , but with no bribin ’ money , it ’s tough . Helena and Ollie show up , and receive them to join their date in a move that at least three of the people there should have lie with was a bad musical theme . We cut to dessert . And about two lines into the scene the integral date turns into a clump - flambé so tight and upset I ca n’t even describe it . answer it to say that Tommy did n’t ask Ollie for a job , but Laurel thinks he did . And Helena , throughout this , tardily realise whose baby ’s grave they were standing over , and how not over it is between Ollie and Laurel . It stop with Tommy storming off in one direction , Helena in the other , and Ollie awkwardly pay up the check .
Tommy excuse to Laurel . He says he was only act like a saccade because he want what ’s best for Laurel . And Laurel care to convince him that she and Ollie are over , and that it ’s o.k. to ask a protagonist for help . She was only labor him because she wants what ’s good for him .
Helena is not in the apologizing mood . She ’s in the killing - mobsters mood . To be fairish , if I were cheated out of dessert , I would find much the same . She kills China White ’s Boss Guy , and learn an subordinate to , “ Tell your mistress that Frank Bertinelli sends his regards . ”
China White attacks the Bertinelli chemical compound . Ollie jumps into the fray . He manage to shoot China in the leg ( in effect go , Arrow ! I did n’t see that coming . My theory about a reluctance to show Ollie roughing up a woman was off - base . ) , but Frank gets to the lawn , where Helena hunts him down . She shoots him in the leg , but before she can vote out him , Ollie stops her . They engage in a fight where she gets tossed around in a serial of throws that expect pretty cool , but also look like they ’d be so much fun to do . If I were one of those histrion , I would have a hard time not yelling “ Wheeeeee ! ” Frank cuts the fight poor by grabbing Helena ’s crossbow and shooting her in the back .
Ollie get her back to the Arrow - cave , treats her wound , which looks to be mostly in the articulatio humeri , tells her that Frank Bertinelli will be locomote to jail because of a laptop computer the arriving law discover on the compound , and makes a last pitch to get her on his side . He score one good point , which is that Helena really should n’t endeavor to kill her own father . That ’s fairish . I do n’t have many datum points on that . As far as I can tell , only Oedipus did it , and he did not turn out well . Helena is not positive . She tells him to leave her alone , or she ’ll debunk his mystery , and walk out there with a an pouty femme - fatale fury that is only more admirable for the fact that she has a hole going all the way through her berm .
Ollie block off off at dwelling house , where Tommy intrust to him that his father cut him off . Ollie says , “ My trust store is your trust stock , ” which is the most fabulously eighties business line of the integral episode . severalize me that that line should n’t be said by some bozo named Blaine while Molly Ringwald rolls her eyes in the ground . Tommy says that he does n’t need money . He want a chore . Ollie says he ’s hire . Tommy asks if the job do with dental because , “ This smile was n’t cheap . ” say me about it . I can kind of see why they shot Colin Donnell and John Barrowman ’s scene together last week in the shade . If those two guys stand next to each other in the sun and smiled they ’d create a spotlight that you could see from space .
And last is a conniption where Ollie is sitting dejectedly at Big Belly Burger , stuffing his boldness with chili fries . Dig arrives , and makes the superhuman effort needed to not tell Oliver Queen “ I tell you so . ” Instead he kindly says , “ You opened up . Took a danger with your heart . The Oliver Queen I knew a few weeks ago would n’t do that . ” They discuss Helena for a bit , and Ollie says the final argumentation of the episode to the perfect final figure .
“ I have a tactual sensation that I will be come across her again . ”
As Helena rides off into the night on her awesome bike !
Oh yes . You ended that episode right , Arrow . You terminate it right .
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