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Arrow Season 7 Episode 234/6/2021
I want to be more invested in the OllieEmiko relationship than I actually am right now, and thats a problem with so few episodes remaining.IGN is among the federally registered trademarks of IGN Entertainment, Inc.
Search Arrow Arrow Season 7, Episode 19: Spartan Review The Diggle family is more complicated than anyone could have guessed. Arrow Season 7 Epde 23 Full Spoilers ForBy Jesse Schedeen Posted: 23 Apr 2019 2:00 am Warning: Full spoilers for Arrow Season 7, Episode 19 below. If you need a refresher on where we left off, heres our review of Season 7, Episode 18. Arrow went through a bit of a lull period early this year, as the show transitioned away from the extended prison storyline and tried to establish a new status quo for Oliver Queen and friends. But as is so often the case with the Arrowverse, the momentum is rapidly accelerating as the season finale looms. Far more than just a Diggle-focused side-story, Spartan may well be the most jam-packed and eventful installment of Season 7 so far. I honestly wasnt expecting much from the Diggle storyline this week. On the surface, the show suddenly throwing Diggles long-lost stepfather into the mix doesnt sound like the greatest use of time this close to the season finale. But General Stewart turned out to be a valuable addition to the series, in no small part because of the always likable Ernie Hudson. Hudson did a great job of conveying that strained relationship between stepfather and son and bringing plenty of warmth to what could have been a generic military man role. Both he and David Ramsey lent authenticity to a relationship we had no reason to believe even existed before this episode. Arrow: Spartan Photos 19 IMAGES Theres also the fact that General Stewarts debuted gelled with the escalating nature of the conflict between Team Arrow and the Ninth Circle. The thing about Arrow villains is that they rarely have a big picture beyond tormenting Oliver Queen andor taking control of Star City. Truly global threats are few and far between, so its nice seeing a larger sense of scale to the Ninth Circles plans. The other neat thing about General Stewarts debut is that it introduces a plausible explanation for why the Diggle is actually John Diggle Stewart fan theory could actually come to pass. Then there was the big plot twist, with Emiko killing Dante and clearing the field to become the main villain of Season 7. On one hand, an already fast-paced episode was made even more eventful with this latest major status quo shakeup. On the other, it seems a shame to eliminate Dante from the picture so soon after his debut. Adrian Paul was clearly having a lot of fun in the role and I would have liked to see his rivalry with Ollie be rekindled again. Building up Emiko is definitely going to be the last big challenge for Season 7. To date, shes a character who works better in theory than execution. Too much of what makes Emiko stand out in the comics has been lost, and its not clear Sea Shimooka really has what it takes to shoulder the master villain burden all on her own. Shes got the physicality down, but she has yet to show the level of screen presence necessary to rival characters like Ricardo Diaz or Dante himself.
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