Board Thread:DC Universe Discussion/@comment-34954086-20121013054202/@comment-47881-20121203195944

So, I finally got around to watch the first six episodes... and what a ride... does it include a ticket back? Yeah, I'm not impressed. I didn't read all the above posts, but I got the impression I share the same feeling as everyone else:


 * The acting is terrible. Period.
 * The premise/plot is contrived. So, little rich boy gets stranded on an island that changed his entire beliefs system... why exactly? Oh, right, that's a story that will drag along for the entire season, with island flashbacks, no less. Very original. And we're supposed to care about this character on the expectation that we eventually will care about him? That's not the best way to tell a story. We should care about him now. Which is something that applies for every character. Yeah, I don't care about anyone. There's just no character development whatsoever. And most characters are sooo cliched. Laurel is the love interest that once was and will be again, but she'll butt heads with Oliver until they eventually get together. Give me a break. She's Doomed By Canon! Do they really think this is an effective device? Oh, and she even knows martial arts. Yeah, let's get that out of the way for when we need her to become Black Canary. That way she won't have to spend 2/3 of an episode becoming a master overnight. Bravo.
 * The conspiracy... Also done and recycled. I just hope the creators know what the conspiracy is, and don't pull a Prison Break where they dragged it on forever and when it came the time to reveal it, it was so lame and out of the blue that ruined the entire show's premise. People died because of that! Make it worthwhile!
 * I can see why people say they're trying to "Nolanize" Green Arrow. They're just doing it wrong. First off, Bruce saw both of this parents getting killed. This guy saw his daddy shooting himself to save his life. Wow, I managed to write this without rolling my eyes... That was absolutely lame. How was he saving him by killing himself?! He could simply not drink his water and hope they were rescued or came ashore before dying from dehydration...
 * And don't get me started on the guy who overpowers troops with machine guns with only a bow and arrows... I don't care if he has telescopic vision, he should have been shot dead in his first brawl. Oh, right, he's swift and quick too. Right. The guys is stranded on an island and comes back with a chiseled body. Not unless he could manufacture protein/criatine on that island, he didn't. And of course, he builds himself a little Arrow Cave overnight, with high-tech that no one is going to miss. I guess he watched Batman Begins before his boating accident.

On a lighter note, I do appreciate the tongue-in-cheek refs. His sister's nickname, Laurel (huh) referencing fishnets and most pop culture refs too. But that's it.

Just throw in some decent trick arrows to at least make it fun. I'd buy the boxing glove one at this point...