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| Stephen Amell as Arrow |
Billionaire playboy has lost some near
and dear ones in a tragic accident and is forever changed by it. He moonlights
as vigilante to clean up his city and bring it back to its former days of
glory. His girlfriend is an attorney with a strong sense of justice.
This is not a summary of Batman Begins, but of the pilot episode of Arrow, the latest CW series featuring a DC Comics character. Bruce Wayne/Batman is now Oliver Queen/Arrow. Rachel Dawes is Dinah “Laurel” Lance. Gotham is now Starling City.
This is not a summary of Batman Begins, but of the pilot episode of Arrow, the latest CW series featuring a DC Comics character. Bruce Wayne/Batman is now Oliver Queen/Arrow. Rachel Dawes is Dinah “Laurel” Lance. Gotham is now Starling City.
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| Oliver Queen, the castaway |
Ok, now let’s start with the plot… Oliver Queen (Stephen Amell) loses his father, Robert Queen (Jamey Sheridan) on the high seas after a violent shipwreck. His longtime girlfriend Laurel Lance (Katie Cassidy) also loses her sister, Sarah (Jacqueline MacInnes Wood) in the same accident.
After being stranded in an island for 5 years, he returns to the city to find his mother Moira Queen (Susanna Thompson) together with Walter Steele (Colin Salmon). He finds himself emotionally detached from his mother. His sister, Thea Queen (Willa Holland) and buddy, Tommy Merlyn (Colin Donnell) are glad to have him back.
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| Arrow Begins, anyone? |
In true Batman Begins style, Oliver starts
gathering his weapons and starts a war on the criminals in Gotham, I mean
Starling City. First on his list is Adam Hunt (Brian Markinson). Oliver manages
to alternatively outwit/strong-arm his bodyguard John Diggle (David Ramsey) to
carry on his vigilante work. Detective Quentin Lance (Paul Blackthorne), father
of Laurel and the deceased Sarah, is on the trail of the new vigilante in his
city.
Meanwhile, Moira is out to find out what happened on the day of the shipwreck and she is ready to go to any extent to achieve her goal.
Meanwhile, Moira is out to find out what happened on the day of the shipwreck and she is ready to go to any extent to achieve her goal.
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| Stephen Amell and Katie Cassidy as Oliver Queen and Laurel Lance |
I was initially not
sure about this show after seeing the previews. Despite the considerable
similarities to a certain Caped Crusader, the pilot
was very interesting and held my attention.
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All the roles have been nicely cast and the actors look comfortable. Special mention must be made of Willa Holland as Thea Queen. She does an excellent job and I cannot wait to see her assume the role of Speedy.
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All the roles have been nicely cast and the actors look comfortable. Special mention must be made of Willa Holland as Thea Queen. She does an excellent job and I cannot wait to see her assume the role of Speedy.
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| Stephen Amell and Willa Holland as Oliver Queen/Arrow and Thea Queen/Speedy |
