Arya442 Posted May 28, 2015 Share Posted May 28, 2015 -The first season, while it was a bit "formulaic" initially, still is probably the most consistent out of all of them. Quality-wise, tonally, thematically, etc. Plus it did improve once the main villain plot starting to come into focus and S1 Malcolm Merlyn was a really effective villain with believable (in a psychotic sort of way) motivations. Plus they had that really ballsy ending. -Season Two is a mixed bag. When it was on, it was REALLY on. But when it was off, it REALLY suffered. Slade was also a mixed bag villain-wise. On the one hand, Manu Bennett was fantastic and really sold everything both performance-wise and physically. On the other hand, his motivation was pretty lame and his endgame was pretty meh. If we had had a different actor in the role, I doubt that I'd have enjoyed Slade as much as I did, because the writing wasn't great. Also, I think that they may have gotten a little too ambitious (which is admirable in a way) and had too many subplots/moving parts that didn't really come together at the end as well as they should/could have. Plus certain characters (Brother Blood and Isabel Rochev probably being the biggest examples) were either misused or underused, or both. So yeah, a mixed bag. Also, this season gave me Sara-Canary, whom I LOVE!!!! -Season 3 was a mess. A mess with some good stuff in it still, but a mess all the same. And it only got worse as the season moved along. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red snow Posted May 28, 2015 Share Posted May 28, 2015 Good point RE Bennet's performance as Slade. It probably did cover up a lot of the weak elements of the writers handling of the character. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon AS Posted May 28, 2015 Share Posted May 28, 2015 Poor Ollie. You'll never become the "Green Arrow" at this rate. I think it's going to happen next season, actually, what with his old brand name being tarnished. I just wonder about his new costume, the traditional Green Arrow outfit is really goofy, even by superhero standards. Good point RE Bennet's performance as Slade. It probably did cover up a lot of the weak elements of the writers handling of the character. Slade also had all the goodwill built up from the season 1 flashbacks, and even in season 2 he was mostly allright on the island. Man, I really hate what they did with the character. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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