In the real world, I would tell a friend to run away from their violent ex. But somehow this violence falls into the superhero story heightened reality category for me
Yeah, Stockholm syndrome, etc. -- it should be creepy from RL allusions, but it didn't ping me, because that particular relationship has basically entered the realm of an opera. I mean, being dispatched by your supervillain father to assassinate your beloved but being unable to do because she tried to kill herself rather than come back with you? I mean, I'm hearing epic arias and duets in my head at this point. Except if this was opera, both of them would be dead at the end.
she can get recruited by Amanda Waller and be the morally grey ex with whom Sara has periodically consummated sexual tension.
That would be the awesomest thing ever. I have little doubt that we'll see Nyssa again but am less sanguine about the prospect of her surviving her second episode, to be honest.
Well, okay, I'm worried that Diggle is forgotten.
As you said, they are giving out some big fat hints about A.R.G.U.S and the Suicide Squad, both of which have to be featured in a Dig-centric episode (the executive producers said there will be one later in this season). They do need to feature him in a more interesting capacity in the other episodes though.
Oliver and Felicity and Oliver and Sara and Oliver and Moira and what each of these relationships say about trust and integration of Oliver's fractured self -- YES! I'm not sure if this has been all planned (I think there has to be quite a bit of flying-by-the-seat-of-their-pants) but for all the grandiose and ridiculous plots, the writers are doing some very intelligent and thoughtful character works on this show.
I share both your feelings about her re-appearance. My biggest hope is that the writers seem to pay a lot of attention to fan response, and fan response seems to be pretty positive. Then again, I haven't look outside my tiny circle.
They do need to feature him in a more interesting capacity in the other episodes though.
Yes. I'm happy we get Diggle-centric episodes, but it shouldn't be either we get a Diggle-centric episode or he has nothing to do. We can have both Diggle episodes and Diggle playing an active role in other episodes!
I think I can count the amount of lines he had in the past three episodes without using up all my fingers.
I'm not sure if this has been all planned (I think there has to be quite a bit of flying-by-the-seat-of-their-pants) but for all the grandiose and ridiculous plots, the writers are doing some very intelligent and thoughtful character works on this show.
I think that they probably didn't plan all of it out, but they are really good at looking at what works and developing that further. And I do actually believe they have a plan for a five-season arc, but with room for a lot of improvisation on the way.
Yeah, Stockholm syndrome, etc. -- it should be creepy from RL allusions, but it didn't ping me, because that particular relationship has basically entered the realm of an opera. I mean, being dispatched by your supervillain father to assassinate your beloved but being unable to do because she tried to kill herself rather than come back with you? I mean, I'm hearing epic arias and duets in my head at this point. Except if this was opera, both of them would be dead at the end.
she can get recruited by Amanda Waller and be the morally grey ex with whom Sara has periodically consummated sexual tension.
That would be the awesomest thing ever. I have little doubt that we'll see Nyssa again but am less sanguine about the prospect of her surviving her second episode, to be honest.
Well, okay, I'm worried that Diggle is forgotten.
As you said, they are giving out some big fat hints about A.R.G.U.S and the Suicide Squad, both of which have to be featured in a Dig-centric episode (the executive producers said there will be one later in this season). They do need to feature him in a more interesting capacity in the other episodes though.
Oliver and Felicity and Oliver and Sara and Oliver and Moira and what each of these relationships say about trust and integration of Oliver's fractured self -- YES! I'm not sure if this has been all planned (I think there has to be quite a bit of flying-by-the-seat-of-their-pants) but for all the grandiose and ridiculous plots, the writers are doing some very intelligent and thoughtful character works on this show.
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I share both your feelings about her re-appearance. My biggest hope is that the writers seem to pay a lot of attention to fan response, and fan response seems to be pretty positive. Then again, I haven't look outside my tiny circle.
They do need to feature him in a more interesting capacity in the other episodes though.
Yes. I'm happy we get Diggle-centric episodes, but it shouldn't be either we get a Diggle-centric episode or he has nothing to do. We can have both Diggle episodes and Diggle playing an active role in other episodes!
I think I can count the amount of lines he had in the past three episodes without using up all my fingers.
I'm not sure if this has been all planned (I think there has to be quite a bit of flying-by-the-seat-of-their-pants) but for all the grandiose and ridiculous plots, the writers are doing some very intelligent and thoughtful character works on this show.
I think that they probably didn't plan all of it out, but they are really good at looking at what works and developing that further. And I do actually believe they have a plan for a five-season arc, but with room for a lot of improvisation on the way.
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