ARROW Episode 201 'City Of Heroes' Poll & Discussion

ARROW Episode 201 'City Of Heroes' Poll & Discussion

Arrow returned tonight with the season premiere, City of Heroes complete with Oliver, Felicity, Diggle and a few surprises in tow. What did you think, did the show carry over the momentum from the season one finale or stumble out of the starting block?

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By MarkJulian - Oct 09, 2013 08:10 PM EST
Filed Under: Arrow

The Arrow premiere has just finished airing and the show returned with quite the bang. Oliver (Stephen Amell) and Felicity (Emily Bett Rickards) rekindled their same season one chemistry and Diggle (David Ramsey) was his usual rock solid pillar of support. It will be interesting to see where the show heads in the second episode and beyond. Did "City of Heroes" meet your expectations, exceed them or fall short? Take the poll and join the discussion below.



Arrow season 2 premiere City of Heroes

"FROM VIGILANTE TO HERO — Diggle (David Ramsey) and Felicity (Emily Bett Rickards) travel to Lian Yu in search of Oliver (Stephen Amell) who left Starling City after The Undertaking. Convinced to return home, Oliver finds that things are in worse shape than he thought – Isabel Rochev (guest star Summer Glau) is preparing a hostile takeover of Queen Consolidated, Thea (Willa Holland) refuses to visit Moira (Susanna Thompson) in jail, Roy (Colton Haynes) is trying to fill the void left by the Arrow’s absence, and Laurel (Katie Cassidy) is working with the District Attorney’s office to take down the vigilante. Meanwhile, flashbacks to the island show Slade (Manu Bennett), Shado (guest star Celina Jade) and Oliver in a desperate situation. John Behring directed the episode with story by Greg Berlanti and teleplay by Andrew Kreisberg & Marc Guggenheim (201)."



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Running Time: 60 min
Release Date: (Season Two) October 9th, 2013
MPAA Rating: Tv-14
Starring: Katie Cassidy, Stephen Amell, David Ramsey, Byron Mann, Colin Donnell, Colin Salmon, Paul Blackthorne, Emily Bett Rickards, John Barrowman, Roger R. Cross and Willa Holland
Creators: Greg Berlanti, Marc Guggenheim, Andrew Kreisberg
Characters: George Papp (character) and Mort Weisinger (character)

"After a violent shipwreck, billionaire playboy Oliver Queen was missing and presumed dead for five years before being discovered alive on a remote island in the Pacific. When he returns home to Starling City, his devoted mother Moira, much-beloved sister Thea, and best friend Tommy welcome him home, but they sense Oliver has been changed by his ordeal on the island. While Oliver hides the truth about the man he’s become, he desperately wants to make amends for the actions he took as the boy he was. Most particularly, he seeks reconciliation with his former girlfriend, Laurel Lance. As Oliver reconnects with those closest to him, he secretly creates the persona of Arrow – a vigilante – to right the wrongs of his family, fight the ills of society, and restore Starling City to its former glory. By day, Oliver plays the role of a wealthy, carefree and careless philanderer he used to be – flanked by his devoted chauffeur/bodyguard, John Diggle – while carefully concealing the secret identity he turns to under cover of darkness. However, Laurel’s father, Detective Quentin Lance, is determined to arrest the vigilante operating in his city. Meanwhile, Oliver’s own mother, Moira, knows much more about the deadly shipwreck than she has let on – and is more ruthless than he could ever imagine."
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JoeMomma29
JoeMomma29 - 10/9/2013, 8:37 PM
Great way to start the season. Barely one episode and we are introduced to Canary and next week we get another new character possibly two!
relentless1
relentless1 - 10/9/2013, 8:38 PM
really good episode, black canary and speedy comin along nicely
JoeMomma29
JoeMomma29 - 10/9/2013, 8:39 PM
@ Nomis

What the hell is that?
relentless1
relentless1 - 10/9/2013, 8:41 PM
lookin forward to MJW as bronze tiger
PenditaMarah
PenditaMarah - 10/9/2013, 8:47 PM
Saw it last night.
Great episode.
And we will see the black canary next episode.
Bring it on,DCCU!!!!
Darlene1974
Darlene1974 - 10/9/2013, 8:49 PM
FANTASTIC!!!!... way to go, DC!!!!... hopefully besides the inclusion of the already known appearing superheroes, will also be Birds Of Prey
TheWolverine08
TheWolverine08 - 10/9/2013, 8:53 PM
Awesome stuff!
JoeMomma29
JoeMomma29 - 10/9/2013, 8:57 PM
It was a solid episode!
Durf
Durf - 10/9/2013, 9:06 PM
Very good episode. All the chemistry is still there and the story continued nicely.
fortycals
fortycals - 10/9/2013, 9:10 PM
F'n finally. Got rid of the stupid hood name. Great episode. Great start.
GarthRanzz
GarthRanzz - 10/9/2013, 9:18 PM
Don't like this no kill thing. Hopefully it's a phase.
DrVenkman
DrVenkman - 10/9/2013, 9:20 PM
Anybody catch the mention of a "star labs particle accelerator completed by Christmas"?!
JoeMomma29
JoeMomma29 - 10/9/2013, 9:21 PM
@ sthanson

Caught that as well, this is going to be great setup for other Heroes to appear.
gmoney0505
gmoney0505 - 10/9/2013, 9:28 PM
@sthanson
Yep I caught that too.

Episode was great. I like where all the characters are now except for Laurel. Dont like she is trying to catch Arrow even though he saved alot of people even her plenty of times. She is just blinded to me.

Everything else is on point though. Loved the training with Slade with those sticks in the beginning. Amell is on point as ever as Oliver. Felicity made him smile on the island was great. I like where the city is at at this point. Cant wait till next week to see my boy MJW as Bronze Tiger.
AztecaAguilar04
AztecaAguilar04 - 10/9/2013, 9:46 PM
This was a great way to open up the 2nd season, It brought intensity, drama and some really good action as always. Oliver's new no killing rule was a good addition to his ever evolving character. Can't wait for episode two.
batesmotel
batesmotel - 10/9/2013, 10:11 PM
I thought the chick that save roy was china white and not black canary
MightyZeus
MightyZeus - 10/9/2013, 10:46 PM
Just bring on The Flash damn it.
Grayson7954
Grayson7954 - 10/9/2013, 11:06 PM
Batesmotel, nope, wrong. that was def black canary, laurels sister
unknownfacts
unknownfacts - 10/10/2013, 12:00 AM
Great opening season looking forward to see what else they have in store for this series.
Superheromoviefan
Superheromoviefan - 10/10/2013, 1:11 AM
This year has awesome series. AOS, Arrow I simply can't get enough.
Luminus
Luminus - 10/10/2013, 1:27 AM
WTF happened to my post? Arrow is EXCELLENT!
HughJasol
HughJasol - 10/10/2013, 1:38 AM
Great first episode for season 2! Best CB TV show out right now.
ManDeth
ManDeth - 10/10/2013, 2:14 AM
Again in 2013 "Arrow" was better than every 2013 big budget CBM.

Battabing
Battabing - 10/10/2013, 2:37 AM
Pretty good ep. Loved seeing Canary at the end! A Birds of Prey ep has to happen. They have all the women they need for it. They have Canary, Huntress, and Felicity to serve in role of Oracle. Make it happen, Guggenheim!

Can't wait to see Bronze Tiger in action! Suicide Squad pieces are coming together: Deadshot, Vertigo, Bronze Tiger, Amanda Waller!

Particle accelerator in Central City? Is this what kicks off a boom of superhumanity in the Arrow-verse?
GeekyCheekyChic
GeekyCheekyChic - 10/10/2013, 4:16 AM
Canary WOW
reference to Flash SWEET
Oliver ditching the HOOD name EXCELLENT
Addressing all those murders from season 1 BRILLIANT
ARROW is shaping up to become the best live action super hero show ever on tv. Its already waaaay better than Smallville,Lois and Clark,Superboy,Birds of Prey,Wonder Woman et al.
Stephen Amell is Green Arrow- if WB doesn't use him for a Justice League film then [frick] WB
PenditaMarah
PenditaMarah - 10/10/2013, 4:25 AM
Yearghhh agreed,barones89.
Stephen amell should be appear in justice league movie.
MoonDoggyX
MoonDoggyX - 10/10/2013, 4:35 AM
This was the first episode i'd ever seen of Arrow. I didn't catch season 1 from the beginning so I wanted to wait until it was on blu-ray so I can see it all. I saw the season premiere mention on the AoS discussion thread so I gave it a shot. I gotta say, Arrow is one of the best shows on TV, period.

The only part that i'd say was bad was the church scene with the Hoods. People complained about a raft plugging the hole in the plane on AoS. Oliver hiding behind translucent sheet plastic is no better. Apparent that plastic was bulletproof, too... Lol

One edge that Arrow has over AoS is that we are only going to be 2 episodes in and we're already getting Black Canary, China White and BRONZE TIGER! Freaking Michael Jai White! Winning!

I'm gonna watch both, but I have to say that Arrow is a little more my speed than AoS. AoS is like Lost. Ensamble cast and EVERYTHING's a mystery. How's coulson alive, agent may's past, ward's family, who's skye, etc... That plus the constant Avengers references takes away from the story every week. And, like lost, every week you get another piece of the big puzzle, but it leaves a lot to be desired on the individual episodes. Shows like that are better when they are dramas like lost or heroes. Arrow is more like X-Files or Fringe where there is a central character or 2 for the narrative to anchor to and they are our perspective through fantastic situations...

One thing I don't understand about Arrow... Why isn't he banging the chick with the glasses??? She's the hottest chick on the show, by far!
Moohika
Moohika - 10/10/2013, 4:38 AM
@MoonDoggyX
Season One is on Netflix, they just added it
mgeoff88
mgeoff88 - 10/10/2013, 4:59 AM
Great season premiere! Oliver not killing anymore, reference to The Flash, new name, and Black Canary was badass!

The particle accelerator is how Barry Allen will get his powers.
ManDeth
ManDeth - 10/10/2013, 5:01 AM
@Moohika Season 1+2 is here for free: http://streamallthis.me/watch/arrow/

And if you just cant wait till 8pm on Wed nights for a new episode they usually get put up on Pirate Bay an hour or more early.

Just check out the name of the poster on Pirate Bay 1st and always use Peerblock. Some trolls like to post supposed links to movies and stuff they know people are looking for but the links are nothing.
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