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Original Airdate: 11/13/2013
Written by: Ben Sokolowski & Beth Schwartz
Directed by: Guy Bee
Starring: Stephen Amell (as Oliver Queen/Arrow), Katie Cassidy (as Laurel Lance), David Ramsey (as John Diggle), Willa Holland (as Thea Queen), Emily Bett Rickards (as Felicity Smoak), Colton Haynes (as Roy Harper), Manu Bennett (as Slade Wilson/Deathstroke), Susanna Thompson (as Moira Queen), Paul Blackthorne (as Quentin Lance)
Guest Stars: Celina Jade (as Shado), Caity Lotz (as Black Canary/Sara Lance), Summer Glau (as Isabel Rochev), Audrey Marie Anderson (as Lyla Michaels), Jimmy Jean-Louis (as the Captain), Cynthia Addai-Robinson (as Amanda Waller), Dylan Neal (as Dr. Anthony Ivo), Teryl Rothery (as Jean Loring), Michael Rowe (as Floyd Lawton/Deadshot), David Nykl (as Anatoli Knyazev/the Russian)
First Appearance: Amanda Waller
Trivia:
– Amanda Waller is a character that was originally introduced as a stout, heavyset woman in the comics and in the Justice League Unlimited animated series. In the “New 52” comics and in the Green Lantern theatrical film where she was played by Angela Bassett, she took on a more “sexy” look.
– Pam Grier played Amanda Waller in Smallville.
– This episode set many ratings milestones for The CW.
– “Miracle” or “Mirakuru” are surely references to the “Miraclo” drug used by the hero Hourman in DC Comics. Interestingly enough, The CW has an Hourman TV project in development… (You all are following @HourmanTVNews already right?)
– This is the first episode of Arrow to not feature an appearance by Katie Cassidy as Laurel.
– H.I.V.E. is a supervillain organization in DC Comics. When asked on Twitter how Diggle knew how to put the periods in “H.I.V.E.” in his search, Executive Producer Marc Guggenheim joked “He had just slept with Lyla. Was typing in H.I.V. The ‘e’ was a typo.” (He was kidding, don’t worry.)
Summary:
In the flashbacks, Ivo believes Oliver is the key to finding a Japanese submarine containing the only batch of a serum that can regenerate cells and increase their strength. Sara breaks Oliver out of his cell and leads him to the ship radio. He contacts Shado, who’s been doctoring Slade’s severe burns. The Captain and Ivo are pleased with Sara’s method to find Oliver’s friends.
Roy posts the red arrow alert. As Oliver fights the counterfeiters, Diggle is kidnapped, and Quentin arrests Roy, but soon releases him upon learning he’s working for the Arrow. Moira’s lawyer informs Thea that her relationship with a known felon may be hurting her mom’s case, so Thea calls a break from Roy. Moira catches wind of this and reunites the two.
Amanda Waller of ARGUS asks for Diggle’s help rescuing Lyla Michaels after she went dark in Moscow while tracking Floyd Lawton. Oliver, Felicity, and an unwelcomed Isabel tag along. Oliver’s old friend, Anatoli Knyazev, says Lyla got stuck breaking into a prison, so they set Diggle up to be arrested. It works. During a cafeteria fight, Diggle is taken to a room where he finds Deadshot. When it’s time to save Dig, Felicity arrives at Oliver’s hotel room to see Isabel leaving.
Diggle and Deadshot both get free from their cuffs. Deadshot makes a deal with Diggle to bring him to Lyla in return for help escaping. They find Lyla and fight their way out of the prison, with a pick up by Oliver, Felicity, and Anatoli. Before Diggle parts ways with Deadshot, Deadshot mentions that HIVE hired him to kill Andy Diggle. Back in Starling City, Diggle and Lyla rekindle their romance.
Quotes:
Quentin: It’s been a while since I arrested you. I’ve forgotten how good it feels.
Roy: I was working for him.
Quentin: Him who?
Roy: The guy who cost you your shield. I’m on his team. You are too, right?
Isabel: What kind of partner decides to interact with our overseas holdings behind the other one’s back?
Oliver: It was an oversight.
Isabel: Well, lucky for our partnership, I’m a fast packer.
Oliver: You know, I’m not this person that you seem to think I am.
Isabel: That depends.
Oliver: On what?
Isabel: On if I think you use the corporate jet for a weekend of fun with your assistant.
Oliver: Excuse me?
Isabel: A blonde I.T. girl all of a sudden gets promoted to be assistant to the C.E.O. There are only two ways that happens. One, is nepotism, and she doesn’t look like your cousin.
Oliver: That is absolutely not happening.
Isabel: What were her qualifications, aside from an abundance of short skirts.
Oliver: Her skirts aren’t that short.
Diggle: Lyla isn’t my friend. She was my wife.
Felicity: Explain that sentence.
Felicity: What happens in Russia stays in Russia, even when it makes no sense whatsoever.
Roy: I’ve gotten a lot of calls from prison, but never from my girlfriend’s mother.
Felicity: Why her? I mean besides the obvious leggy model reason.
Oliver: It just kind of happened. It didn’t mean anything. Hey, because of the life that I lead, I just think that it’s better to not be with someone that I could really care about.
Felicity: Well, I think, I think you deserve better than her.
Episode Guide entry by Stephanie Hall
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