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Where There's a Will (Dads & Adages #1)

Anna Sparrows

8.0 (1 Ratings) Rate It

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...There's A Way. Connor and Will are at vastly different points in their lives. At 32, Connor...

Contemporary MM Age Gap Romance

Connor Sheffield (293 KP) rated Arrow - Season 1 in TV

May 25, 2017

Arrow - Season 1

2012 | Drama

8.7

(21 Ratings)

TV Season Rating

Stephen Amell is brilliant as Oliver Queen (3 more)

Great cast

Brilliantly directed with great special effects (CGI & Practical)

Action Sequences are brilliantly choreographed

My name is Oliver Queen.. (every single episode) (1 more)

Everyone seems to want to start an argument with Ollie

My name, is Oliver Queen...

Green Arrow is my favourite character in comic books. A modern day Robin Hood, with greater foes that he manages to overcome. However, this show isn't about the Green Arrow, not exactly anyways. It is about The Arrow.

Oliver Queen brings a vigilante justice that crosses a line, as he lets his arrows fly without a care of the lives he takes, as long as they are on the side of the corrupt, they deserve to die. This is his burden to bare, and eventually with the recruitment of John Diggle, he learns that there are others who share his point of view, about the corruption in the city. Finally, with the third addition to their team, Felicity Smoke, Oliver Queen discovers that whilst his goal is good, his methods are not.

Secrets unfold and each episode leaves you wanting more. However, being a CW show, there is a lot of drama between characters, and a lot of audience members seem to find this an issue, because they want more action and don't like to see their heroes facing real world issues with friends and family.

In this first season, it seems that despite him being gone for 5 years, everyone wants to argue with him over petty things. To me, this just brings out a reality to the show that most audiences wouldn't expect from a comic book show. However, if you read more classic Green Arrow comics, you'll discover that there is in fact a lot of drama between Ollie and other characters that help him to evolve into a better man. This show has a lot of drama, the result of which is a great character development throughout the following episodes and seasons.

With a great cast, great writers and brilliant choreographed action, as well as some great references to the comics, and other DC Characters, this season of the show is one of the better seasons, and had me hooked from episode 1.

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Research Design in Aging and Social Gerontology: Quantitative, Qualitative, and Mixed Methods

Joyce Weil

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Research Design in Aging and Social Gerontology provides a review of methodological approaches and...

Lauren (6 KP) rated Supergirl - Season 2 in TV

Jul 9, 2018 (Updated Jul 9, 2018)

Chyler Leigh!! (4 more)

Floriana Lima

Melissa Benoist

Jeremy Jordan

The addition oaf a Luthor

Character development (2 more)

Network switch

Lovesick Kara took away from the supposed theme

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This season had some absolutely great aspects and some that were not so stellar.
I think that the show did an amazing job with Alex's coming out storyline. It was so real and raw. This storyline was looked upon so highly by the LGBTQ community as it seemed to really speak to so many people. It was also a great example of a healthy relationship, with both women being so supportive of one another and helping each other grow. I read an article that praised it as being one of the healthiest on TV. I also think that Katie McGrath as Lena Luthor was a great addition. She brought a bit of conflict and mixed emotions. Can a Luthor get along with a Super? Is she bad or is she good? I think the moral dilemma was actually a nice addition. It was super fun seeing all the guest stars from the old Superman and super hero shows/movies making an appearance. I also liked seeing Superman a bit. I didn't like the prospect of him taking away from her and swooping in to save the day, and was happy that it didn't really seem to happen that way.
Generally speaking I thought that the move to the CW hurt the show, despite opening some doors for things that may not have been included had the show remained on CBS. I noticed a lack of character development in this season. Characters that I thought grew a to last season seemed to stay the same. There was no character growth at all. Characters that were introduced this season didn't seem to have much back story and remained 1 dimensional. There seemed to be a lot of missed opportunity. I also think that Kara falling for and pining after Mon-El so much seemed to take away from the empowerment that she had so much of in the first season. She focused so much on him that it seemed to make her forget so much of what she stood for. Not to mention that he didn't respect her at all and she continued pining after him. She so quickly jumped from loving James to immediately chasing a guy with qualities and from a planet she claimed to hate. It didn't make much sense.