r/arrow • u/OnBenchNow killing is no • Feb 11 '16

[S04E13] Arrow S04E13 Synopsis (OnBenchNow)

http://imgur.com/a/habyY
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u/OnBenchNow killing is no Feb 11 '16

Have fun!

So, question. My method of just having a big list in the comments with links to old synopses was getting a little long, so I have this subreddit now where you can find all of them:

/r/OnBenchNow

WHat do you guys think? Is it easier if I just have the list? Subreddit better?

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u/lime_time_war_crime Feb 11 '16

I personally think it would be more convenient if you posted all the synopses in the new subreddit (as in, not just the lists, but the actual episodes). You can post them in the individual subreddits too of course, but it would be nice to read 'em all on the new subreddit.

But it's really up to you, I think. I have no problem finding your episodes either way, so it's more about what you find practical.

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u/OnBenchNow killing is no Feb 11 '16

So each episode as a separate post? Alrighty. I'll post them when I get a chance. Thanks!

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u/Armonasch Feb 11 '16

Posting in the individual subs and your own?

That's a bargin at twice the price.

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u/PixelatedBaloney That's Mr. Diggle-Wiggle. Feb 11 '16

Brother that's a bargin at twice the price.

FTFY

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u/lime_time_war_crime Feb 11 '16

You're a great, strong and powerful moderator.

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u/regendo Feb 11 '16

Each episode as a separate post is the better choice but it doesn't work well with "Let's have one sticky thread per show", since you got 3 shows. You could instead make just one sticky thread with links to all synopsises in a fancy table layout. Table syntax is pretty simple and RES even has a button for it.

ArrowSeason 4
Link to S03E01S: TitleLink to S03E02S: Titleetc.texttext
texttexttexttexttext

and then have one table per season per show, ordered by show (alphabetical ascending) and then season (ascending).

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u/your_mind_aches Feb 11 '16

That's the same model as on /r/shieldsynopsis and it works pretty well.

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u/Fylgja Feb 11 '16

Just keep the main lists stickied for easy reference!

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u/italia06823834 Feb 11 '16

All that sweet sweet worthless karma.

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u/geoffaree Feb 13 '16

And then maybe have a sticky post with the big list of links.

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u/NotScrollsApparently Feb 11 '16

Maybe still have a stickied post with a list to all synopses so far? It's kinda easier to browse them that way if we're not up to date.

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u/OnBenchNow killing is no Feb 11 '16

Well I figured that's what the flair is for. You click the flair you want (or the links in the sidebar) and it shows you all the synopses for that show.

But sure, I can sticky a master post.

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u/NotScrollsApparently Feb 11 '16

Oh that never actually crossed my mind. Neat!

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u/SlightlyProficient Feb 11 '16

I think that's a great idea. Having an easily accessible list is great, but it does take up a lot of room in the comments and a lot of us have already seen them all.

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u/kaimason1 Darhk = Khan Feb 11 '16

I think it would be nice to have a list of all the synopses for the current season of the specific show commented on each synopsis, along with links to lists of the other shows' synopses and the current show's previous seasons. That way you never hit more than 25ish links at the absolute max (still less than it was now, and you only hit that number for a few weeks at end season), and you also still have an easily accessible/navigatible list for newcomers and those who are trying to catch up who might not know about the new subreddit or want to go there themselves and seek out the lists (which isn't too hard but does add another step or three compared to using a comment on each synopsis). That would be a nice compromise between ease of use and saving space/utilizing the subreddit, IMO, especially since if someone's reading an S4 Arrow synopsis (especially later on when it's S5 or S6) they're not as likely to want to jump from there to an S5 Arrow synopsis or an S2 Flash synopsis as they are to want more S4 Arrow synopses so it makes sense to narrow the list down to that.

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u/richiepr77 Feb 11 '16

It's a great idea (subreddit).

And again, great and strong and powerful synopsis this week.

When I saw this one, I said: "is missing something... I know... 'Yep! I'm still here, shunavabitch'"

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u/Finnegan0212 Feb 11 '16

As cool as your own subreddit would be, I think it would be even better if you had all of the /u/theawesomebla synopses too, if he was okay with it.

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u/ContinuumGuy Long Live The Fastest Man Alive Feb 11 '16

Oh, your own subreddit. Neat.

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u/DarthTauri Feb 11 '16

That is a sick sub, youve made it!!

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u/pavlo121 Feb 11 '16

For some reason I find this photo alignment hilarious

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u/OnBenchNow killing is no Feb 11 '16

see these are the kind of transitions the show should be using, not ghost wheelchair

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u/SH4D0W0733 Reaching a new low weekly since 2015 Feb 11 '16

Okay, this is great, hope there is more.

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u/OnBenchNow killing is no Feb 11 '16

there's so much more.

/r/OnBenchNow

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u/SH4D0W0733 Reaching a new low weekly since 2015 Feb 11 '16

Thank you.

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u/Batby Feb 12 '16

Any chance of doing season 1 & 2 of Arrow after the season?

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u/OnBenchNow killing is no Feb 12 '16

No, sorry. The off-season's a break for me too. I'm actually not super sure if I'll continue doing this after the ends of the shows' seasons, but we'll see.

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u/[deleted] Feb 11 '16

Completely underplayed unexpected consequences

Former league assassins should either join Darkrhrrk, reek havoc on their own, or form splinter groups. The writers should make this a story line that mimics the Iraq to ISIS situation.

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u/thecoffee Felicity, just how many Billionaires do you know? Feb 11 '16

I assume since they gave one of them a unique face and a name, she will pop back up at some point.

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u/L3vathiaN- Feb 12 '16

Did they actually give her a name? What was it?

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u/thecoffee Felicity, just how many Billionaires do you know? Feb 12 '16

Natifah

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u/KnightofNi92 Feb 11 '16

Not to mention, isn't Darhkrkrhkrk's group already a splinter of the LoA? So with both pretenders gone...only choice is Darhk.

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u/melgibson666 Feb 13 '16

Yeah cause Darhrkrhkrhkrhrkrkrkr used to be in the LoA.

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u/Hafas_ The Punisher Feb 11 '16

Wasn't Oliver in Season 1 a trained, uncontrolled, self-righteous killer who was running (and jumping) around?

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u/NicktheGoat Feb 11 '16

But he was just one. Now there's probably hundreds.

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u/alabastor91 Feb 12 '16

There's at least dozens.

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u/flyflybyrdie Feb 11 '16

(http://imgur.com/ngL7KWA.jpg) You got me with this one

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u/dharp95 Feb 11 '16

That might be his best one so far

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u/[deleted] Feb 12 '16

I recognize this but I can't put my finger on where from. Can you help me?

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u/flyflybyrdie Feb 12 '16

Every x-men movie with Patrick Stewart and Ian McClellan.

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u/[deleted] Feb 12 '16

should've thrown in a checkers reference

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u/Pietru24 Deathstroke (Unmasked) Feb 11 '16

"What if I told you Felicity was great, strong, and powerful?" is now my go to argument.

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u/shanswami Feb 11 '16

"damn that usually works" I laughed out loud at this. and i'm at work. and now getting strange looks..

sigh

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u/darealystninja Feb 11 '16 edited Feb 11 '16

Hilarious as always

https://i.imgur.com/mfOJ1ZI.jpg

Love this pic, I think more arrows have been shot in this episode than the whole season

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u/iamcatch22 Feb 11 '16

So, like, 4 or 5 arrows?

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u/AznRCMP The Plotforce is Strong in this One Feb 11 '16

"You dare reject the BARROWMAN?" hahaha

also, they messed up with having the league of assassins be free to roam the earth under no ones control

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u/Eric-J Feb 11 '16

Seriously. How many of them immediately said, "I wonder if HIVE is hiring?"

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u/RimeSkeem Feb 11 '16

It does speak to what Merlyn said about how he would never give this kind of power to Nyssa. She's kind of a huge idiot.

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u/Mullet_Ben Feb 11 '16

Oh my god, I completely forgot about Malcolm lying to Thea about a cure at the start of the season. The throwbacks are real.

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u/moelester518 Feb 11 '16

I love the running joke with diggle and things being a bargain.

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u/Quiversan You will always be the love of mine Feb 11 '16

L: http://i.imgur.com/ykaS3do.jpg

O: http://i.imgur.com/TFYMrPc.jpg

L: http://i.imgur.com/wPpC1JK.jpg

Genuinely laughed so hard at that one :D

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u/SlightlyProficient Feb 11 '16

I'm weirdly in love with Nyssa's acceptance of Oliver as her husband. It's a cool dynamic.

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u/iamcatch22 Feb 11 '16

I just like Nyssa. She's my favorite female character in the series, probably because she doesn't take shit form anyone. That, and she hasn't had enough screen time for her character to get fucked by romantic melodrama. She's a lesbian who's lover is time travelling and is married to Oliver. She don't give a fuck about Oliver's son or that he threw a Christmas party instead of a holiday party

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u/SlightlyProficient Feb 11 '16

Personally, Sara is my favorite female character (and just straight up my favorite character) but I definitely love Nyssa too.

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u/TheRealDJ Feb 11 '16

Now I'm just hoping Sara, Nyssa and Oliver just embrace the non-religious polygamy they know they want and all move in together.

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u/[deleted] Feb 11 '16

I'm okay with this. In fact, I've heavily endorsed this arrangement in the past. In my world, I'd see to it that Thea ended up being the naked score keeper and sex position coordinator for this tryst. But that's just me.

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u/mr_dirk_pitt Feb 11 '16

....exactly how much though have you put into this?

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u/[deleted] Feb 12 '16

Way more than necessary.

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u/Eternal_Density Feb 11 '16

Does Laurel figure into this in any way?

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u/[deleted] Feb 12 '16

Not really. She's a screamer, but not in a good way :-D

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u/Deathstroke317 Feb 12 '16

Or in a good way ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

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u/ajdragoon Feb 11 '16

Phew, thanks for saving me from posting the links, haha. Nyssa's face is perfect for that response.

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u/ezreads Feb 11 '16

[it's always about the mcchickens] (http://i.imgur.com/SDx67Qc.jpg)

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u/[deleted] Feb 11 '16

2 for $2 deal rocks

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u/blackmarketking One batch, Two batch... Feb 11 '16

That's a bargain at twice the price!

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u/philography Feb 11 '16

2 for $2.50 in California.

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u/iamcatch22 Feb 11 '16

You should riot

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u/TheHumanIntersect Feb 11 '16

This was seriously some of your best work. I fucking died at this exchange:

http://i.imgur.com/571Jpqq.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/D55U30s.jpg

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u/StealthHikki Feb 11 '16 edited Feb 11 '16

I lost it for a few minutes at "They're called "arrows", Oliver.".

The episode was nice, the street fight felt like the first real fight the show had in a while.

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u/MortalKombatVeteran Feb 11 '16

Great synopsis as always! They're a bargain at twice the price

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u/IHaveThatPower Feb 11 '16

Writer's

Tsk tsk.

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u/The_Whole_World i got you now you shunofabish Feb 12 '16

What are you talking about this is one of his post's.

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u/SlightlyProficient Feb 11 '16

Between this and this, I think I have a new favorite recurring joke.

Though that may be born out of my unending need for more Diggle.

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u/vgulla I WAS THE MIRAKURU Feb 11 '16

Definitely my favorite part

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u/MeatTornado25 Bow Feb 11 '16

For some reason "I Don't Speak Chinese!" really got me lol

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u/NicktheGoat Feb 11 '16

The face that was with it is just the best picture on the planet.

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u/[deleted] Feb 11 '16

Excellent job on that "Fathers on the show are dicks." Oliver's punchline "well I'm a Father"

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u/mikefarquar Feb 11 '16

This was maybe the best one you've done yet. That first exchange with Oliver and Nyssa was gold.

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u/AraneusAdoro Exorcist, Demonologist, and Petty Dabbler of the Dark Arts Feb 11 '16

Eh, close enough.

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u/In_My_Own_Image Feb 11 '16

http://i.imgur.com/Zrp1YOJ.jpg

If only her appearances were that small...

http://i.imgur.com/kL7zhvC.jpg

Fucking lost it there.

http://i.imgur.com/ykaS3do.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/wPpC1JK.jpg

I see you got your hands on Guggenheim's first draft.

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u/cmath89 Earth-X Arrow Feb 11 '16

Is there a difference in the sweaters? Am colorblind. Can't confirm.

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u/iamcatch22 Feb 11 '16

Where he was standing had green lighting, so his clothes looked green. When he moved, they looked grey. No clothes changing, just lighting

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u/The_Whole_World i got you now you shunofabish Feb 12 '16

it was definitely blue and black

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u/Tsorovar Feb 12 '16

There's a green light behind him. So from behind-ish in the first picture, it looks green tinted. From in front, it looks grey (which it is).

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u/[deleted] Feb 11 '16

The better the episode, the better the synopsis.
This episode was fucking great!

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u/kchung85 Feb 11 '16

I think we need a count for "Felicity is a great and powerful woman." Like the Ray fuck-up one.

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u/DarthTauri Feb 11 '16

Every one of the shows needs a counter, do it by season.. let an episode or 2 air then pick something funny to count.

For Arrow its the "Felicity is a great, strong, and powerful woman counter"

Im drawing a blank on The Flash, theres already a guy counting up "Are you ok" on that show.

Havent watched enough Supergirl to know what theyd count.

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u/Eternal_Density Feb 11 '16

For Supergirl, Kara pulling the "My parents are dead and my planet exploded, so I totally know how you feel" card. She does that pretty often.

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u/Makverus Feb 11 '16

You missed the word "Тот" in the beggining if the Russian saying. Just sayin' (see what I did there?)

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u/[deleted] Feb 11 '16

Спасибо! Я минуты две не мог вкурить, что он хотел сказать!

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u/Proxify Feb 11 '16

Russian

and what does it say?. For reference

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u/calderon501 Feb 11 '16

According to Google's camera translate...

The hammer that smashes glass forges steel

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u/Makverus Feb 12 '16

Hey, theres' a joke there, actually, I didn't notice) In the episode they say "The same hammer that shatters glass, forges steel". The u/OnBenchNow one says the opposite: "The same hamer that forges glass, shatters steel". Good one))

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u/GemShady27 Don't Go Toward The Corn Field Feb 11 '16

Nyssa can resist the great and powerful Felecity.... love her :D

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u/chubbsazn Feb 11 '16

Good work as always mate!

PS. It's Reiter not Rider

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u/belkak210 Feb 11 '16

"You dare reject The Barrowman"

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u/your_mind_aches Feb 11 '16

Eh. I think this episode did a pretty good job resolving WHY Oliver didn't kill Merlyn.

EDIT1: "bitch i'm always dressed to slay" HAHAHAHA

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u/dalr3th1n Feb 11 '16

I don't know. I got what they were going for, but it seemed so weak. Every time Oliver started listing all the terrible stuff Malcolm has done, I kept expecting him to change his mind and decide he should kill him.

Yeah, he's Thea's biological father, but what if you were best friends with Hitler's kid?

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u/connurp Feb 11 '16

"I don't SPEAK Chinese!"

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u/Eternal_Density Feb 11 '16 edited Feb 11 '16

Oh wow, that was hilarious! Great job, thanks.

Also: haha, Lana Lang!

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u/CarlLady Apr 01 '16

Also: haha, Lana Lang!

Could you please explain this reference to me?

felicity <3

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u/Eternal_Density Apr 01 '16

The much derided love interest for Clark Kent in Smallville, who just kept coming back long past her welcome.

Felicity <3 is getting tiresome.

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u/CarlLady Apr 02 '16

And her dad was a doctor? Just trying to make sure I didn't miss something about Oliver with some doctor's daughter or knowing some doctor.

felicity <3

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u/Eternal_Density Apr 02 '16

I don't think so. The joke was just on the name Lang.

Felicity <3 etc

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u/CarlLady Apr 02 '16

You're the best, thanks!

(Again, Felicity <3 ugh.)

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u/Eternal_Density Apr 02 '16

I freaking did! So I doom you to an eternity of watching nothing but olicity 4ever!

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u/tysonmoorewood Straight outta K'un-Lun Feb 11 '16

Check your privilege, you ableist SHITLORD. Shit. I'm fucking dead after that. Overlord is exactly like a tumblrina. I can't stop laughing.

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u/blackarsenal Feb 12 '16

Okay i'm actually keeping up with the show just by reading what you do. Lol yeah.

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u/Creamballman Feb 18 '16

"I'll think of another way. I'm handy like that" You bastard

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u/[deleted] Feb 11 '16

It's sad when the synopses are better than the actual show.

Great job, man.

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u/blitzzardpls Feb 11 '16

great that someone mentions russian, how will Ollie learn that on the island in a year without bratwa?

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u/Kantyash Feb 12 '16

I was laughing out loud throughout this whole fucking synopsis. I'm fucking done.

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u/Jangolp Feb 12 '16

Sounds like tatiana has been playing checkers while rider has been playing chess for years

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u/powerbottomflash Feb 12 '16

Wtf was that Russian.

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u/[deleted] Feb 11 '16

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u/SlightlyProficient Feb 11 '16

Portable Ramp?

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u/ujussab Feb 11 '16

Speedforce.

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u/Genesis2nd Feb 11 '16

Probably an elevator to the top floor, and then Oliver carrying Felicity, while Diggle carries the wheelchair..

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u/PixelatedBaloney That's Mr. Diggle-Wiggle. Feb 11 '16

Have you seen Diggle's arms? He probably just carried them all up the stairs. Felicity was hooked around his wrist like a handbag, Laurel was held up by her belt loop on one of his fingers, and Ollie took center stage in the cradle of Dig's arms.

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u/thecoffee Felicity, just how many Billionaires do you know? Feb 11 '16

Ollie probably carried her upstairs, Diggle handled the wheels.

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u/HSChronic Feb 11 '16

or you know arrowforce..

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u/lame_corprus THIS CITY Feb 12 '16

And what the hell was she even doing there? You'd think Oliver would prefer to keep her out of harm's way, especially when she's definitely not needed in any manner

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u/bmstile Feb 11 '16

Ms Technowonderwoman, CEO of a cutting edge technology company...can't get a motorized wheelchair...

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u/xipheon Feb 12 '16

Why, her arms work. They're heavy, awkward, and you get more control from a manual.

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u/[deleted] Feb 11 '16

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u/Canoneer Feb 11 '16

Where's that from?

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u/eragonisdragon Feb 12 '16

X-Men. I think it was X2, but I'm not completely sure about that.

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u/TriumphantBass Feb 12 '16

It's in a few of the movies. X2, First Class, and Days of Future past at the very least. They do it a ton in the comics too.