Arrow season 1 summary series#
'Honor Thy Father' was still riding the wave of the series premiere, so it's understandable that the White character would appear only for a short time, so that larger story concerns could be addressed. Last week, China White was quickly introduced, briefly utilized to help progress the episode's plot, as well as the relationship between Diggle and Oliver, and then sent packing after a short tussle with Arrow. The whole Diggle thing could have dragged on for several more episodes, if not longer, so demonstrating a willingness to keep plotlines from becoming too tepid will certainly help when addressing some of the other shortcomings of the series that are hopefully just the growing pains of a new program.Ĭlearly, the primary issue here is the use of the villain-of-the-week format. Diggle's involvement seemed inevitable after he demonstrated some ability while taking on China White (Kelly Hu) in last week's ' Honor Thy Father,' but more importantly, it is indicative of the writers' desire to move the overall narrative of the series forward at a decent pace. So, in the interest of creating a unit around Arrow, and easing up a bit on the endless sneaking about, Oliver decides it's time to cut Diggle in on exactly what he's been up to with a simple, "Hey," at the end of the episode. That's a good thing, because as enjoyable as it has been watching Ollie ditch Diggle, or listen to the two discuss past evasions, it was a shtick that had already shown an expiration date and would only lead to Diggle looking like a buffoon. While it appears that Arrowdoesn't want to let Oliver Queen (Stephen Amell) wallow in complete solitude with the secret he's been hiding from his family and friends, there is some skepticism about how far the show will be willing to take things with John Diggle (David Ramsey) following the climax of 'Lone Gunmen.' Oliver has made it quite clear that the heroic persona he's adopted is more valuable than a random thug's neck, but in the aptly titled episode, he discovers flying completely solo may hinder his ability to help.
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