Lackluster Arrow Finale Caps Off Disappointing Season

Lackluster Arrow Finale Caps Off Disappointing Season

SPOILERS for season finale of ARROW.

Editorial Opinion
By Shazam37 - May 14, 2015 04:05 PM EST
Filed Under: DC Comics

Last night's finale of Arrow suffered from much of the problmes that had been plaguing the show for months, and proved to be a fitting end to a lackluster and disappointing season. The show could've really benefited from a two hour finale, like Agents of SHIELD was given, as they tried to tackle so much in the 43ish minutes and came up empty on every front. At no point did the audience feel any tension nor did they ever believe that anyone was in any real danger -- the stakes were never set and the audience had no reason to get emotionally invested in the episode. As soon as the conflict was introduced it was resolved by Ray -- an off-screen solution that was glossed over in order to shoehorn more Olicity scenes.  

To be honest, I didn't have a problem with the first scene, in which Felicity tells Oliver to "fight to live", but that was the only scene between the two that was halfway bearable. Her pleading with Ray to sacrifice the city in order to save Oliver was selfish and didn't come across the way I would believe the writers had hoped. The scene in which she uses the ATOM suit to save Oliver was probably the most ridiculous scene of the series thus far. There are so many reasons why that should not have worked -- the size difference of Ray and Felicity and her expert usage of the suit, just to name a couple. Before I'm labelled as a "hater", I would not have a problem with Oliver and Felicity being together should it be done correctly, but the writers are forcing a romance with no chemistry in order to please fans and are doing it in the most inorganic manner. The romance does nothing for the show except get in the way of important plot. If they can find a way to use the romance to supplement the plot next season and improve Felicity's writing, I'll be all for it, but I don't have high hopes for that happening.

Felicity

Another scene that bothered me, considering the circumstances, was Diggle's extremely petty verbal jabs directed at Oliver in the beginning. Yes, the man kidnapped your wife, leaving your child alone, but he did what he felt he need to and they'll both be dead anyway if you don't resolve this conflict. The only choice he had was accept Oliver's decision and help him defeat the League.

The death that Guggenheim teased was a total cop out. Every viewer goes into the finale with a preconceived notion that the main villain has a 50/50 chance of dying. There's nothing that "will stick" about Ra's death, it's just what you'd expect from a finale. The "climactic" fight between Oliver and Ra's did not capture any of the tension that the characters' first fight conveyed in the mid-season finale -- it's like comparing the lightsaber duels from the original Star Wars movies to those in the prequel trilogy, the former added character and plot depth, while the latter were just there to look good.

Ironically, the episode started out relatively strong. The scene with Barry saving Team Arrow was fun, the fight on the plane was exciting, but it went downhill from there, cultivating in an ending that you'd expect to see in a romantic comedy starring Rachel McAdams rather than a comic book based show starring a brooding archer.

It's obvious that they will be using Damian Darhk as the main villain in season four as they explore HIVE and their connection to Diggle and his brother. I'm curious as to how many episodes they'll go without Oliver before bringing him back to Starling. Based on their track record, they'll probably rush him back for the end of episode one. It will also be interesting to see how Malcolm handles his new title as Ra's and leader of the League of Assassins. Malcolm is a very morally ambiguous character, as he usually acts in a manner that will ultimately benefit himself in some way, and I'm sure he will remain that way throughout the next season.

Overall, the finale showcased the plethora of problems that were present throughout the season. Sloppy writing, forced romances and love triangles, unfleshed plots, and a lack of direction left fans yearning for more and wondering if the show will ever recapture the glory of season two.

In an earlier article, I said that I thought Arrow would be able to deliver a worthy finale and set up for an epic season four. I was very wrong. 

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Wannabe
Wannabe - 5/14/2015, 5:26 PM
My sanity was in danger.
TheRockmore
TheRockmore - 5/14/2015, 7:18 PM
My name is "The Arrowverse" and I can say that Finale SUCKED ... and there is only one reason it did...and only one reason this season as a whole sucked...

OLICITY ... forced, and took up way to much screen time
TheRockmore
TheRockmore - 5/14/2015, 7:19 PM
^ Well on Facebook there is a "the" here I'm just "Arrowverse" lol
MisterSuperior
MisterSuperior - 5/14/2015, 8:16 PM
"As soon as the conflict was introduced it was resolved by Ray -- an off-screen solution that was glossed over"

Did you really want to see a couple of seconds of Atom flying around dispersing the anti-virus? Because that's what all would have happened. Only one assassin managed to get part of the virus out.
Shazam37
Shazam37 - 5/14/2015, 8:35 PM
@MisterSuperior No, I'd rather see the writer's come up with a conflict with a resolution worth seeing.
TheRockmore
TheRockmore - 5/14/2015, 8:37 PM
@Shazam37 -I'm not one for posting on this website, but I did a joined Felicity Smoak piece if you want to publish it here, (like I had discussed with you) :D

http://www.thearrowverse.com/my-thoughts-on-felicity-smoak.html
MisterSuperior
MisterSuperior - 5/14/2015, 8:44 PM
@Shazam37

All that mattered is getting Oliver vs Ra's again. We didn't need to see Team Arrow vs X as we got that last season finale. If we have to get a Team Arrow vs X again, I'd like it to be spread out and not be two season finales in a row.
TheRockmore
TheRockmore - 5/14/2015, 8:47 PM
@MisterSuperior

I think the point he is making is that a scene that could have been as irrelevant and boring as Ray distributing the cure would have been MORE interesting then yet another forced Olicity scene, especially seeing as those have been riddled throughout this season in nearly every episode. He seems to simply be speaking to thoughts on the concept of Olicity being favored and less so on what could have been happening.

Plus, what if Ray had been given a specific task, fly around distribute the cure and get the infected men as far away from the city as possible before the disease continued to spread, could have been quite the interesting "against the clock" scene. Or something like that
MisterSuperior
MisterSuperior - 5/14/2015, 9:04 PM
@Arrowverse

"Plus, what if Ray had been given a specific task, fly around distribute the cure and get the infected men as far away from the city as possible before the disease continued to spread, could have been quite the interesting "against the clock" scene. Or something like that"

The finale was already two minutes longer. Adding anything that's related to Ray and the anti-virus could have been used, so either way an Olicity scene would've still been in placed.

But what you mentioned....moving any infected civilians to someplace else would have done nothing. It's not a virus that's spread by touch, but just by taking in the airborne virus from the assassin's blood.
TheRockmore
TheRockmore - 5/14/2015, 9:07 PM
@MisterSuperior

It was more of a quick "what if scenario" and the two minutes stemmed from seeing everyone after Oliver said goodbye and Oliver's goodbye. But again I wasn't saying that should have been what happened. Also, "It's not a virus that's spread by touch, but just by taking in the airborne virus from the assassin's blood." But Malcolm, Laurel, Nyssa, etc. were told to "bag'em and keep em air tight" so that they couldn't bleed and have it spread..so yes, Ray could have taken those infected and still alive (or maybe dead but not bleeding) out of the city.
MisterSuperior
MisterSuperior - 5/14/2015, 9:12 PM
@Arrowverse

"But Malcolm, Laurel, Nyssa, etc. were told to "bag'em and keep em air tight" so that they couldn't bleed and have it spread"

Like I said, it was because of the virus in the blood....

"It's not a virus that's spread by touch, but just by taking in the airborne virus from the assassin's blood."

you just say they didn't want them to bleed. So it had nothing to do with the civilians spreading the virus themselves. Once they were inoculated with the anti-virus, problem solved. Ray wouldn't have to cure them, then take them to a quarantined area.

But any scene you're mentioning, it would still be a fast paced scene and that wouldn't take out any Olicity scene at all. The writers obviously wanted to push that as a template in the season finale. To say you'd rather replace those scenes would obviously mean you wouldn't want Olicity to be a template at all this season, right? Thus a better suggestion would be to change this entire season to be Olicity-less rather than this one episode.
MisterSuperior
MisterSuperior - 5/14/2015, 9:15 PM
@Arrowverse

And if you're suggesting for anyone to take any infected people before curing them would be such a huge risk factor. I'd take exposition of Ray having cured the people rather than seeing such a silly idea of taking someone infected and moving them out....the chances of those people bleeding on them would be tremendous.
TheRockmore
TheRockmore - 5/14/2015, 9:18 PM
Well clearly an Olicity-less season would have been preferred by almost every fan, but the point I was trying to make is, the entirety of the final closing action sequence would have been different. Again its a quick hypothetical haha nothing concrete...but even then, they could have had a time delay not the cures release, or simply give more attention to the "4 Horseman", the Nyssa/Laurel scene could have been pulled out, as could the Malcolm scene where he just breaks the dudes neck, more Thea in costume (earlier on). The point is, not only was there plenty of Olicity *cough* too much "for a change" *cough*, but there are any number of small scenes that could have been slightly expanded, OR the episode could have just not gone 2-3 minutes over, Oliver was barely harmed (if at all) by the bullets...that scene could have ended in any number of other ways.

Also, I think the closing scenes summed up Olicity pretty well, so another one wasn't really needed.
TheRockmore
TheRockmore - 5/14/2015, 9:19 PM
@MisterSuperior

Again you're delving too deep into a very quick hypothetical that I wrote while on Facebook, messaging people, watching tv, and eating my dinner...your missing the point, he took issue with it (it would seem) because it was the basis for yet another forced, pointless, and unneeded Olicity scene.
MisterSuperior
MisterSuperior - 5/14/2015, 9:24 PM
@Arrowverse

I'm not thinking too much into it...I'm saying that if you want to reduce Olicity scenes, think of some stuff that could be expanded on or changed thus you would have zero room for Olicity scenes, or just that one in the last bit or however you feel about what you wanted to do with Olicity in the season finale.

You brought up some nice suggestions, although any scene with Laurel and Nyssa should stick as I like the chemistry between Katie and Katrina.
Shazam37
Shazam37 - 5/14/2015, 9:38 PM
@MisterSuperior @ Arrowverse

Basically, what I'm saying is that the conflict was so bland, cliche, and minor that they actually resolved it off screen. That's unheard of. The conflict, which is supposed to be the pinnacle of the finale, actually took a backseat in the episode. And, as Arrowverse has touched on, the weak conflict is a direct result of the writers spending too much time on Olicity throughout the season, and not enough time on, you know, actual plot. The entire episode felt like they were trying to catch up, it was so rushed.

There were no stakes, no tension. For example, before Laurel and Nyssa take out their guy, Laurel says, "Nyssa, you haven't been inoculated!" This leads the audience to believe that this will come up later and Nyssa will either be infected or come very close to being infected. But they just completely abandoned that premise. Laurel took her guy out in 2 seconds and that was that.
Shazam37
Shazam37 - 5/14/2015, 9:43 PM
@Arrowverse I think I've hated on Felicity enough on this website, I don't want to become typecast lol But I just read your article, great stuff man! I completely agree with you and love that you use examples from throughout the series. You really delved into the character and the hypocritical fans lol, really fun read!
MisterSuperior
MisterSuperior - 5/14/2015, 9:45 PM
@Shazam37

The conflict was Oliver vs Ra's al Ghul, though. Once Ra's al Ghul's main plan to use the virus on Damien Darhk was prevented, then I personally didn't think we need to see how exactly the virus was contained as it was minute now. But that's just my opinion. Yah, I would have loved to see less Olicity in the finale, but when it came to the stage of Starling being in danger, it never felt like it was in danger, especially after finding out that the main goal was to stop Damien first, and that didn't happen.

Now, even though I said I didn't care for how the virus was contained, I did like seeing just how they found the first assassin and rather than Thea, who, imo, should have been shown to snag an assassin by herself, in Thea's place should have been Nyssa. To your comment about Nyssa not being inoculated herself, I would have loved to see Nyssa in that situation.
MisterSuperior
MisterSuperior - 5/14/2015, 9:47 PM
@Shazam37

I personally felt the season finale was a rather strong finale, just not Arrow's strongest. And ironically, out of the past three finales, this one had the most viewers, lol. Besides a few changes even I would have made, I enjoyed it....less Olicity, Nyssa in more danger than she was, Nyssa helping Ollie in killing Ra's and more Speedy would have been my additions/alterations.
Shazam37
Shazam37 - 5/14/2015, 10:02 PM
@MisterSuperior well we can definitely that Nyssa is awesome and deserved more time lol And, for me, this episode really had the potential to be great, but they desperately needed it to be a two hour finale. I'm surprised CW didn't offer it seeing as Arrow is pretty much their anchor.

Also, I agree that Oliver v Ra's was supposed to be a big part of the conflict, but it lacked everything that was Oliver v Slade last year; and like everything else, it was so rushed and lacked any grandeur.

All of my complaints can be resolved with more time. Time would've allowed them to flesh out each individual plot line, it would have allowed them to up the stakes, to put characters in precarious positions, creating emotional scenes where the audience would really fear for their safety.
MisterSuperior
MisterSuperior - 5/14/2015, 10:06 PM
@Shazam37

Oh, Nyssa has been absolutely amazing ever since her first appearance last season. And I don't think two hours should've been available, but at least 90 minutes. That would've been enough to spread things out for sure. A two-hour finale should only be for something really huge such as the series finale(but I think every series finale should be two hours).
Shazam37
Shazam37 - 5/14/2015, 10:13 PM
@MisterSuperior Sure, I think 90 minutes would have sufficed -- and extra 18-22 minutes of screen time to work with
Malcopunch
Malcopunch - 5/15/2015, 2:38 AM
I sort of blame the fans as pepole wanted more Oliver/Felicity in Season 3 as it was very popular..but they went too far with it.
ClumsyToaster
ClumsyToaster - 5/15/2015, 3:52 AM
The CW-verse is getting kind of lame. I hope they make a Green Lantern show where he just goes off and explores things. No relationship drama bullshit.
Ghostpointzero
Ghostpointzero - 5/15/2015, 6:16 AM
THINGS SEASON 4 OF ARROW NEEDS TO GET BACK ON TRACK
1. BETTER FLASHBACKS - When season 2 teased that Oliver was not on the island the whole time during his missing days and that he was doing missions for Amanda Waller in China it sounded like an interesting concept but instead season 3 gave us boring and sometimes pointless flashbacks. Having Oliver back on the island in his flashback seems like the way to go, back the roots of what made them gripping to watch.


2. STOP PANDERING TO THE OLICITY SHIPPERS- I enjoyed Felicity Smoak in the first two seasons, her character was a much welcomed change in tone the show needed to counter it’s dark and brooding mood. However many vocal fans wanted Oliver and Felicity in a relationship, they became so vocal about this “Olicity” pairing that the producers of the show took it to heart and made it happen.



The show became more about Olicity and less about Olivers journey to become a hero, every scene Felicity was in was all about her and her forced loved for Oliver, beating into our heads time and time again that Felicity is only on this team due to her love and devotion to Oliver Queen. It became to terrible that I began hating her character to point of wanting her removed from the equation permanently.


Felicity Smoak can be a great and enjoyable character but as far as I am concered season 3 ruined my enjoyment of her. Hopefully they can decided on what they want to do with her character in season 4.



3. A CHANGE IN TONE AND PACE- If I could describe season 3 as a whole it would be RUSHED. Many characters in the show were rushed into changing, killing off Sara was a big no,no for me and having Laurel take up a couple of boxing lessons and then just suddently become BlackCanary and go into the field was not smart. Roy had virtually no character arc or development or than “Roy hit the streets” and his finale good bye made me almost want to vomit. Thea, John Diggle and Nyssa had the best character moments if you ask me.


We’ve also had three seasons of Oliver being dark, brood and sometimes just unlikable I hope he gets a new costume and his personality starts to reflect his comic book counter part. The more upbeat, outspoken and funny Oliver would be a welcomed change for me.

4. LESS BATMAN VILLAINS- I really think Arrow needs to lay off the Batman villains and start expanding Green Arrows own villains, I know GA does not have that many great villains, but characters like Brick would have been so much better if they had done a better job of explaining him and better job of portraying him. The show now exist in a world where guys like The Flash exist there is no need to play it realistic and even gritty anymore. Brick should have been a man that was visiting central city during one of his drug trades and got turned into a metahuman when particle accelerator exploded, that would explain why his skin is hard as bricks.


So here is hoping season 4 has less Batman villains and more Green Arrow or DC Universe villains, instead of Ra’s I would have gone with Vandal Savage.


5. MORE FOCUS ON THE CORE CHARACTERS- If season 3 proved anything as I stated earlier it’s that they can’t handle so many new characters at once. Ray Palmer was basically there for a love triangle with himself, Felicity and Oliver. Putting the focus on the core characters would be a great step forward save the introduction of other DC characters for the new team show LEGENDS OF TOMORROW.
TheRockmore
TheRockmore - 5/15/2015, 7:53 AM
@Scorpion8125

False, he already was just shrunken in the blast

@Ghostpointzero - Agree with everything but point #4, because it really just isn't true at all

Villains: Ah the age-old (since 2012 when Arrow premiered) claim that "Arrow uses 'Batman villains'" ... but is it true? Absolutely not.... A "Batman villain" or a "_____ villain" (hero specific villain) is a villain who draws that hero to them in nearly every appearance. For example, whenever Joker faces lets say Superman, Batman ALWAYS appears in the storyline...because Joker is a Batman villain, when you have one...you have the other. REAL Batman villains include the greats...ala Joker, Bane, Scarecrow, Penguin, Riddler, Mr. Freeze, etc. Second rate villains such as Dollmaker and Firefly have faced off against other heroes time and time again without Batman's intervention.

As for Green Arrow's rogues’ gallery from the comics...well its relatively nonexistent excluding: Merlyn, Brick, Shado, Edward Fyers, Chine White, Onomatopoeia, Constantine Drakon, Count Vertigo, Komodo and Deathstroke, who...SURPRISE! Have all appeared on the show (minus Onomatopoeia). A rogue's gallery consisting of about 10 villains, and then a whole bunch of aimless and lame other archers who are villains as well: Ape Archer, Rainbow Archer, the Archer From Mars, Archie the Archer, Beau Brummel the list of lame archer villains goes on. In that case...what do you do if you want a show that you want to last for about 5+ seasons and there is a vast universe that has villains floating around here and there and everywhere!?!... You borrow ... just like almost every other long running comic tv show has ... unless you would prefer they went the Smallville route ... and just made up arbitrary one off villains. Regardless of how it is viewed...most fans just read the name of the villain ... and since he is borrowed... they get mad even if that anger is unwarranted.

Here are some of the "Batman villains" fans claim Arrow uses:

Ra's Al Ghul and the League - Anything with Ra's Al Ghul and the League in my own opinion is grey area simply due to the fact that this is the one comic character the comics don't tackle correctly. In the comics it is indeed Ra's Al Ghul who trains Green Arrows main adversary, Merlyn the Archer, and it (may be) the League of Assassins who trained the New 52 version of Merlyn the Archer as well. On top of this, Ra's runs a worldwide organization of assassins, the fact that he has yet to come into contact with other heroes baffles me. They have come into contact once (Ra's and Oliver) to my knowledge but for some strange reason, have yet to cross paths again.

Deathstroke - Generally a Teen Titans foe, Deathstroke fought Arrow during the events of Identity Crisis where the hero stabbed him in the eye with an arrow. Since then, Deathstroke has targeted the Emerald Archer. However, Deathstroke also serves another purpose, in order to fulfill to goals, create a trainer (turned friend) for Oliver, and a villain for Season 2, the writers seem to have combined the logic that Oliver trained with Natas, Deathstrokes trainer, in the comics, and simply made Deathstroke train Oliver - negating the need for an unnecessary third part.

Also...during Identity Crisis, Oliver did "re"stab out Slade Wilson eye, something he swore vengeance on Oliver for doing...

Deadshot - Deadshot discovers he has a daughter, Zoe, who is being raised in a crime-filled area of Star City. Lawton decides to do right by this daughter, and embarks on a lethal war on the local gangs that plague the area. The series ends with Deadshot faking his death, having realized a normal life isn't for him, but also having mostly cleared up the area and convincing Green Arrow to patrol it more regularly.


Harley Quinn - First of all, she didn't even show up (technically), but if she did, so be it! Harley is a member of the Suicide Squad in the New 52, the Suicide Squad that goes off on missions all the time that don't involve Batman at all...successfully making her, not a Batman villain. Also, it isn't as if she hasn't come into contact with Oliver either, a relationship the Injustice comics really played up.


Firefly - Throughout the course of his comic run he has faced heroes who are most certainly not Batman. Despite facing Batman more than other heroes, it isn't like Arrow made him a colossal villain by any means, he was a one episode wonder, he was there and then he was gone.

Clock King - William Tockman committed crimes with clocks as a theme under the guise of the Clock King becoming one of Arrow's frequent sparring partners until he began to tangle with the Dark Knight....yup...he was a Green Arrow villain first before Batman TAS "stole him"...

Dollmaker - The name as a whole isn't a "Batman villain" Dollmaker has faced off against heroes such as Supergirl, etc. without Batman (By this I mean yes the version of Dollmaker they used has faced MOSTLY Batman ... but other versions have faced other heroes alone.


Huntress - The Huntress is an anti-hero in her own right, often striking out on her own, in no way does this make her a Batman villian/associate; yes they are friends, but only in the New 52, and storylines where Helena Bertinelli is actually Helena Wayne are Batman and Huntress closely tied.
nibs
nibs - 5/15/2015, 8:50 AM
I thought it was weird how the show kept talking about how bad ass Ras was and how Oliver got smashed by him at the mid-seas finale and could never beat him, but then in the final battle he just stabs him while he is kneeling in the most anti-climactic Arrow fight scene ever.

The show sucks regardless. This episode was about on par with any other. We can complain about Olicity, but this is the CW, if it isn't Felicity, it will be Laurel, Sara, Shado, some garbage love interest.
Voorhees1984
Voorhees1984 - 5/15/2015, 11:03 AM
Hoping they eventually cover the fact that Oliver has a child that he doesn't know about still and his time spent in Russia becoming part of the Bratva.
imkennypowers
imkennypowers - 5/15/2015, 4:27 PM
@dellamorte1872 - "Anyone recommend this show, seriously? I bought the first season on impulse for cheap and I kinda regret it I only watched the first episode but it doesn't FEEL like GA its.....off in some way"

The first two seasons are good-great, definitely worth watching. And I'm sure season three will be better to binge watch because you won't spend a week waiting for another episode after the disappointing epi the week before.
imkennypowers
imkennypowers - 5/15/2015, 4:33 PM
@SomeOtherGuy - "I was on board, until Felicity showed up in the ATOM suit."

I saw it coming and it still made me cringe. I have no problem whatsoever with ladies saving the day, but don't force it and don't use it to surprise viewers. This was like Pepper saving Tony at the end of IM3 bad. Having women save the day be a "surprise", is pathetic.

I'd have rather they made it clear and Ray give her a hard time about knowing how to fly it than "oh no, how can Ray be in two places at once, what ever will he do?!?" bull shit.
MisterSuperior
MisterSuperior - 5/15/2015, 5:42 PM
@Shazam37

Wanted to comment you after re-watching the finale when I got home earlier today(had nothing else to do....would cheat and watch Daredevil, but my lady has us doing one episode per night after we binged-watched once it came out), but I change my mind. I don't think it needed to be 90 minutes even, but adding just a couple more minutes would have helped greatly. The first half of the finale, to me, was perfect. Right pacing for the right things, but once we find out that Damien Darhk has left Starling....yah, things got tricky. I think after we find out that Ra's has deployed four assassins to let the virus out, that there should have been more time spent on:

A.) the police being sent out to those same four areas and escorting the people to a more secure location
B.) more emphasis on Team Arrow having to deal with the fourth assassins after Ollie just left to meet with Ra's at the dam
C.) more concern over Nyssa not being inoculated while helping Laurel
D.) the SCPD's reaction towards Red Arrow/Speedy because she's obviously "a mask" which would also tie in to her comment later towards Ollie about her being as safe as she can in Starling since they still have that vigilante task force

And then moving after the Ollie/Ra's al Ghul battle(which I actually liked), I think the finale should have had those two be alone and keep Nyssa's plot with Laurel. To further the dynamic between Laurel and Nyssa, I think we should've seen Laurel caring for her trainer once more and if that means Ollie should be the one to kill Ra's, that's fine. I also like the parallel, after remembering it(lol) of how Ollie's prayer to Ra's is shortened. Ollie did say in his prayer for Ra's to be forgiven and to be given mercy, but nothing about an honorable death and reception was mentioned.

Now, after the Ollie/Ra's al Ghul confrontation, I honestly don't care about seeing Atom flying over Starling with the anti-virus, so the original aftermath was never a complaint I had, so everything is fine.....up until the ending. I felt like that final scene with Felicity and Oliver was too long for its own good. Shave that scene down a bit and add in my alterations and you could still go by with....maybe just an extra five minutes? Maybe?
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