Why you can trust GamesRadar+ Our experts review games, movies and tech over countless hours, so you can choose the best for you. 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Find out more about our reviews 🔴policy.
Episode 1.08
Writers: Beth Schwartz and Andrew Kreisberg
Director: Ken Fink
THE ONE WHERE: Oliver believes he can redeem Hওelena as she takes the fight to the Triad – and exacts vengeance on her own father. Walter and Felicity begin to investigate the dark truths at the heart of Queen Industries…
THE VERDICT: An episode that swings between the two show styles fighting for the soul of Arrow : smart, darkly inflected superhero fare and a shiny, vacuous daytime soap that asks us to engage and empathise with characters who straight-facedly say things like “Don’t you remember when we went to Aspen and you wanted to open a ski lodge?” If “Vendetta” ultimately tips towards mediocre soap mode it’s because we’re presented with some particularly trite character interplay and dialogue that frequently sounds like a leaden clattering of cliches: “Nick was like a brother to me,”; “Oliver, I want to let you in,”; “No, I’m sorry – sorry I ever listened to you!”; “I know you were trying to help – I guess I just couldn’t face reality!”. Yes, The Bold And The Beautiful continues after this word from our sponsor… Of course no daytime soap ever𒊎 played the card of a masked, crossbow-wielding woman commiting fratricide – well, you’d imagine - but even when “Vendetta” tries to trade in some darker musings on the nature of justice it’s scuppered by some equally clunky expositional dialogue. Pity: director Ken Fink does good work here, from some adrenalising gun-play in the mansion siege to that lovely 360 degree pan around Oliver and Helena.
TRIVIA: ൲“Does it come in purple?” asks Helena as Oliver shows her his vision for her costume. “I like purple!” Yes, it’s a knowing nod to the Huntress’ more colourful crimꦑefighting clobber in the comic books.
RANDOM HILARITY: Colin Salmon’s priceless facial expression as Felicity enters his office, switches off the light and tells him &💫ldquo;It needs to be dark in here if we’re going to do this.”
BEST LINES:
Helena: “Wait, so you two were together, and now you’re dating his best friend?”
Tommy: “Yeah, we’re just primed fo🎀r❀ a reality show here, aren’t we?”
Read all our
Arrow airs in the UK on Sky1
Nick Setchfield is the Editor-at-Large 𒉰for SFX Magazine, writing features, reviews, interviews, and more for the monthly issues. However, 🐓he is also a freelance journalist and author with Titan Books. His original novels are called The War in the Dark, and The Spider Dance. He's also written a book on James Bond called Mission Statements.
