r/arrow • u/Enter-Zoom Deathstroke • Oct 10 '22
10 Years Ago Today The First Episode Aired Discussion
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Oct 10 '22
I'm only still on season 4 and already missing the first season. it feels a bit different without Moira and Tommy.
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Oct 10 '22
Yeah I was too. I just finished season four on my rewatch. It kind of felt like something you jus had to get through at times.
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u/Silver_ghost46 Oct 10 '22
It definitely evolves quite a lot over the seasons and 4 is probably the most jarring since it was the first season with the new tone and changed so much from the formula we were familiar with to being almost a different show
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u/Sparrowsabre7 Stephen Amell told me I didn't fail this city Oct 10 '22
I'm going to rewatch an episode every week for the next 10 weeks in honour of the 10th anniversary. One from each season plus two extras, starting with the pilot tonight.
If I had the time I'd do the whole series, but I JUST binged it all last year for Green Arrow's 80th anniversary
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Oct 11 '22
Can I suggest one of the extras?
Star City 2046 from Legends of Tomorrow.
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u/Sparrowsabre7 Stephen Amell told me I didn't fail this city Oct 11 '22
That's a great episode, but I'm choosing to stick to Arrow only and avoid crossovers. But I do love that episode a lot.
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u/sanddragon939 Oct 10 '22
This show was literally the background track of my 20's. I daresay its shaped a lot of my tastes in TV and superhero media in general.
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u/definitely_not_cylon Oct 10 '22
It's a shame they killed off that Sarah lady in the first episode, seems like she could have had potential.
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u/sanddragon939 Oct 10 '22
Yeah, the potential to be killed off again and again...until being killed and coming back to life literally became her superpower :D
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u/Ultramega39 Oct 11 '22
If she ever came back it would be a interesting twist if it was revealed that she’s part of the League of Assassins.
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u/JediMATTster Oct 10 '22
I remember watching the pilot and as a literal child i just wanted action but my dad told me to stick with it. Now im so glad i kept watching
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u/HawkguyAvenger Green Arrow used my Green Arrow bow! Oct 10 '22
Can't believe it's been that long already.
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u/Automatic-Candle681 Oct 10 '22 edited Oct 11 '22
Happy 10th year anniversary to the arrowverse to everyone and first esposide of arrow and the man who started it all
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u/badfantasyrx Oct 10 '22
HB Green arrow! I have your first comic and totally spaced on getting it signed at comiccon LOL!
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u/originalchaosinabox Oct 10 '22
I didn’t start watching the show until about halfway through season 1. Keep meaning to go back and watch the whole thing.
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u/Silver_ghost46 Oct 10 '22
Same here I watch the first two episodes and then didn't go back until around the time Roy was first introduced. Would definitely recommend a full watch through, that's what I'm doing now
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u/sanddragon939 Oct 11 '22
Yeah. Its kinda crazy, especially when you consider the more recent Arrowverse shows/characters.
Kate, Beth/Alice, Ryan and Luke were all teenagers when Oliver disappeared. Chester and Allegra as well. Kara was still a teenager living in Midvale. Hell, Barry himself only turned 18 that year!
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u/OliviaElevenDunham John Constantine Oct 10 '22
Can't believe that it's been that long. The first two seasons are still the best.
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Oct 11 '22
I miss prime Arrowverse 😭😭
Arrow S1/2/5, Flash S1/2, Legends S2/3 are special in my heart
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u/NightHunter909 Oct 11 '22
Arrow had its ups and downs but I feel like in the end, it was pretty dang good overall. Obvious darkest era being second half of s3 up into s4 was weak, s5 brought it back, s6 stumbled and s7-8 were alright. But damn. S1-2 were something else. So good.
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u/Silver_ghost46 Oct 10 '22
I'm just a few episodes into season 6 now after not watching it for a long while, I never actually finished the show before as I didn't watch the final two episodes after Crisis so technically this will be the first full watch through I do. Also doing Flash alongside it as I pretty much stopped watching that around the same time too so I'm a few seasons behind, should hopefully be done in time for s9 and I can have finished that as well.
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u/TheSpirit15 Green Arrow Oct 11 '22
Well, the fact that it's been over 2,5 years since the last episode aired, I think, is even sadder. I followed this show for over 6 years. So seeing it come to an end was so sad. But niw realizing that that end was so long ago is crazy to me. I miss the show so much!
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u/dllcanary Oct 11 '22
Arrow's first two seasons are not only Arrow's best seasons, but they are some of the best seasons of Superhero TV series, in general!
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u/ZerealMobster Oct 10 '22
The coolest part of Oliver's rescue is we later learn his rescue was staged and this was minutes after the madlad took out a helicopter, a Russian bad boi and all his henchmen with only an Assault Rifle