As Laurel, Katie Cassidy's ability to handle key emotional moments fluctuated, even within individual episodes in the case of the season finale. Felicity Smoak (Emily Bett Rickards) was both endearing and annoying in her role as Ollie's brilliant but scatterbrained assistant. There were others who were simply hit and miss.
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But by the end of the season, Tommy had emerged as the emotional heart of the series and Donnell's one of the strongest performances. This was certainly the case with Moira Queen (Susanna Thompson), who was a bit of a hard sell as a sympathetic mother figure until viewers came to understand her role in "The Undertaking." Similarly, Tommy Merlyn (Colin Donnell) came across as a fairly flat and unimportant character at first. With other characters, it was more a question of the scripts shedding light on motivation and relationships before they really came into their own. In general, Amell's performance grew stronger over time, and the subtle ways in which he distinguished his performances during the present-day and flashback scenes stood out. Fortunately, the producers seemed to respond to criticisms on that front, and the voiceovers disappeared after a few weeks. The awkward voiceover narration that was interspersed in the early episodes didn't help. But at first he struggled both in summoning the right presence to become a convincing vigilante of the night and in channeling Ollie's billionaire playboy charm. Stephen Amell certainly had the physique to play Oliver Queen, a fact that the show rarely missed a chance to exploit. For the most part, the actors seemed to need time to settle into their roles. Acting quality was another aspect the series struggled with initially and more or less overcame over the course of the season. And the two sequences featuring Diggle in the costume rather than Ollie suggested that this show could have a life beyond that of its lead character. Watching the dynamic between Ollie and Diggle morph from cold and hostile to warm camaraderie was a treat. Probably the most successful new addition was John Diggle as Ollie's personal bodyguard-turned-ally in his war on crime. Some were inspired by characters from the comics, while others were entirely new creations.
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Generally a loner in the comics, here Ollie was given a full family and circle of allies. Even right off the bat, there were many notable elements that he writers introduced into the Green Arrow mythos. The question for the first half of the season was really whether the cast and crew could build a unique voice for the series, or if ultimately it was going to tread the same superhero ground we've all seen before. Meanwhile, the dynamic between Ollie, his best friend Tommy Merlyn, and said best friend's secretly villainous father were right out of the Spider-Man films. The combat, lighting, and even the various establishing shots of Starling City and Queen Manor were Nolan-esque. Ollie's origin arc shared much with Bruce Wayne's in Batman Begins. It felt like an almost exact combination of Christopher Nolan's Dark Knight movies and the Sam Raimi Spider-Man trilogy, with a dash of Lost thrown in for good measure. Early on, the show wore its influences on its sleeve too blatantly. It's rare for a new series to not encounter a few stumbling blocks in its early episodes, and Arrow was no exception. But ultimately, it was a choice that paid off. Nor was it the choice many DC fans wanted. Even considering Green Arrow's popularity in Smallville and Justice League Unlimited, it wasn't the most obvious choice. Instead, The CW gave us Arrow, a series that simultaneously explores Oliver Queen's first months as a vigilante hero and the painful hero's journey he undertook while stranded on a remote island. Or maybe a crime procedural starring the men and women of the Gotham City Police Department.
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After turning the story about Clark Kent's evolution from humble teenager to world's greatest hero into one of the most successful science fiction TV series of all time, what exactly do you do for an encore? The obvious answer would be a series about a young Bruce Wayne. Note: full spoilers for Arrow Season 1 follow.
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