Geekscape Recaps: ‘Arrow’ – Restoration
Note: In case you missed it, here’s last week’s Arrow recap and yesterday’s Flash recap!
We got a new episode of Arrow this week, and with it, one last glimpse of spooky-scary Sara Lance body! I don’t know about you, but I’m glad we won’t be seeing her like that again…hopefully. You never can tell with this show. Let’s get on with it!
Warning: Spoilers Ahead!
This week, we finally saw a resolution to the Diggle-Oliver feud that has been hampering the team since the start of the season. It turns out all Oliver had to do was take a couple of human-made playing cards to the chest. This was a good thing to move past in the third episode of the season and it’s looking like the attention will once again be placed toward Darhk and his “ghosts.”
Meanwhile, in Nanda Parbat, Laurel and Thea travel to see Malcolm Merlyn, who is now serving as the current Ra’s al Ghul. There, Thea learns the truth about her desire for blood. As Merlyn explained, Thea will forever desire to kill someone unless she kills the person responsible for her previous death. Since the first Ra’s is already dead, Thea is will be forced to live a life in which she will require to “feed” in order to stay in control. After Thea gets angry at her father and demands he stay away from her, Merlyn does a 180 and decides to give into Laurel’s request to use the pit to revive Sara Lance. The only problem is that the pit has never been used to fully revive someone after being completely dead. So, with Sara now revived, we’ll just have to wait and see how she regains her control in time for Legends of Tomorrow. If I were Merlyn, I’d be a little scared.
Lazarus Pit
At the end of the episode, Nyssa begins her revenge on Merlyn by sabotaging the Lazarus Pit with some food coloring.
We can’t really be sure if the Lazarus Pit is busted forever. What we do know is that Merlyn probably has no idea how to fix it. After all, Nyssa got the tools and directions on how to sabotage it from her father. I wouldn’t doubt her father had a way of bringing it back either. Keep in mind that Darhk did take some some Lazarus Pit water with him when he fled Ra’s and his assassins after failing to succeed his mentor. This may persuade Merlyn in helping Team Arrow out in the long run.
Double Down (Jeremy Tell)
Double Down is originally a Flash villain. In the show, Double Down was another victim of the particle accelerator explosion that consequently gave a number of people super powers. Because of this, Double Down is considered a meta-human. In the comics, however, Double Down got his start after losing all of his money in a high-stakes poker match and murdering the man who beat him. Immediately after the murder, a cursed deck of cards fused into his skin, giving him the power we saw tonight.
In the comics, Double Down hangs with the Rogues, part of the same Rogues we see in The Flash. Seeing Double Down with the Rogues in The Flash isn’t exactly out of the question either. By the end of this episode, Double Down was captured and will probably be sent to Iron Height’s meta-human wing in Central City. That’s the same wing Detective Joe West wants Captain Cold to be moved to.
Mr. Terrific
This week, we also got our first glimpse at some Mr. Terrific gadgetry!
The ball was described as an “autonomous communications device.” With any luck, we’ll see it in use this season. It’s only a matter of time until he fully joins the team.
Felicity’s Phone
You know, for the amount of mainframes she’s hacked, Felicity can really be oblivious sometimes. Her phone acted up a few times and looked to be displaying the matrix, but she passed it off as just having run of the mill phone problems.
By the end of the episode, the scrolling letters managed to spell “Felicity.” My guess as to who behind it? Ray Palmer. I suspect he has no other means of communication with being so small and such.
That’s all for this week. Did I miss anything? Don’t be afraid to comment! As always, thanks for reading!
