Board Thread:DC Universe Discussion/@comment-34954086-20121013054202/@comment-1635895-20121201005517

Lorisa: exactly what I thought when I saw Blaine's costume. Didn't he call himself "Nightbird"?

I've been away for a few weeks, and so I spent yesterday (half conscious) catching up on some shows, and for me, I still have the same gripes as I always do with Arrow. The dialogue and characterization issues are still there, but I'm pushing through and I'm still enjoying the advancement of the plot.

I love the dynamic Huntress introduces, and I can see her becoming a quite Catwoman-type character in regard to her relationship with Oliver, in that the hero tries to sway the villain from her path, sometimes succeeds, and sometimes fails. I'm actually very keen to see that play out, because The Dark Knight Rises didn't quite fill my Catwoman satisfaction meter, even though I thought Hathaway was amazing in the role.

It was exciting to see our first trick arrows, but my god that special effect was dreadfully done. I'm no expert in SFX, but I think a fifteen-year-old computer geek could do better than that. Even a physical effect could have worked nicely for that. And typically, Arrow ' s effects are fine, so that scene did make me laugh quite a bit.

I liked the take on the Royal Flush Gang, but the story they gave the father did seem a little cliched. It wasn't too bad though. I didn't like how it felt as though the writers had taken that opening scene straight out of The Dark Knight, which the creators have shamelessly announced they're trying to achieve.

I'm really loving the relationship between Moira and Walter, and I actually think it's my favorite aspect of the show thus far.

Oh, and why is everyone calling Tommy by his last name now? That doesn't make sense to me. The only reason I can come up with is an out-of-universe one; a nod to the fans, the same as calling Thea "Speedy".

Anyway, I'm enjoying it, but at the moment it's walking along the middle of a highway; stray too far from the center, and it's dead.