Geekscape Recaps: ‘Arrow’ – Brotherhood
Note: Catch our recaps of last night’s episode of The Flash and last week’s Arrow!
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You may noticed a change in pace for this week’s episode. Brotherhood was directed by longtime stunt coordinator James Bamford. This was his directorial debut and, I must say, the fight sequences were refreshing. Let’s jump in!
Warning: Spoilers Ahead!
Being the last possible character that has endured relatively the least amount of family drama, Diggle and his brother took center stage this week. This was a fine twist to throw in as Team Arrow gets closer and closer to infiltrating Darhk’s HIVE organization. With Lance on the verge of losing Darhk’s trust, Oliver feels that he must step in and become both the spy and hero. This sounds like a repeat of last season’s League of Assassins plot, which Felicity and Diggle are quick point out, and in the interest of character development, Oliver is convinced to fight HIVE in daylight, rather than in the shadows.
Oliver makes this symbolic promise to Darhk at the end of the episode while speaking to the media. I’m not sure if Oliver is trying to hint at Darhk that he’s the Green Arrow, or if Oliver is just intending to try and define what his relationship with Darhk will be. For someone who’s well endowed in the art of mysticism, Darhk was played a fool this episode with being so close to the Green Arrow and Oliver in such a short amount of time.
In the end, Team Arrow went home with a victory this week in securing Andy, Diggle’s brother. I hesitate to call it a victory, though, mainly because of Andy’s reluctance to talk to Diggle. I mean, sure he admitted that every terrible thing in his file was real, but at least Diggle has his brother back, right?! In any case, I can’t see Andy sticking around to join Team Arrow, if he manages to get his act together. As a Diggle fan, I hope we get to see some sort of closure.
Damien Darhk
Darhk happened to show up quite a few times this episode. In one important instance, Darhk had a run in with Thea. He put hands on her to try some mystic juju and it quickly backfired. It’s obvious Thea is immune to Darhk’s powers, and this seemed to surprise Darhk. Darhk is no stranger to the Lazuras Pit, League of Assassins, and even knows Malcolm is the current Ra’s. It almost seems this was the first rejection Darhk has been dealt when using his powers.
If Darhk didn’t know Thea had used the Pit, he does now. It’s also looking like those have used the Pit may have an immunity to some of Darhk’s mysticism. It’s unfortunate that someone may have to die before Team Arrow decides to exploit that weakness by using Thea and Sara to fight Darhk.
Lian-Yu Mysticism
We got another dose of the mystic powers Oliver encountered on Lian-Yu this week. Two weeks after we heard Constantine’s warning, Oliver once again bore witness to the camp’s leader wielding a mystic tool. This week? The Truth Stick.
Wave this baby around and you’ll find out who’s lying in no time. Good thing he didn’t press Oliver on any other questions! It’s safe to say Oliver is definitely on this guy’s good side.
That’s all for this week! Unfortuantely, we won’t be getting a new episode of The Flash and Arrow until December. On the plus side, we’ll be coming back to a crossover event! Check out the promo below! As always, thanks for reading!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7d8FtLw4MGQ
