Did you go out and whiff the airwave last night ? That special tang was n’t the nog n ’ pine scent of the holiday time of year , that was people across America fall in beloved with Barry Allen . “ The Scientist , ” last night ’s episode , makes that doe - eyed dork absolutely irresistible .
We start with something knock about down a giant set of doors . formally , it ’s Cyrus Gold , a.k.a . Solomon Grundy , a.k.a . that guy cable with the phlebotomise eyeballs that Brother Blood shoot up with superserum last episode . I actually imagine it ’s Barry Allen ’s personal ingathering , which is so quick and powerful that it come before him into the story .
The suspension - in turns out to be at a Queen Consolidated warehouse , and so Felicity , Ollie and Dig all head to the give away - in internet site and puzzle over the stolen centrifuge and the tear neck of the security guard . In add up the man we ’ve been waiting for — Barry Allen , who is part of Central City CSI . He tells the Arrow crowd that he work a interchangeable case in Central City , and gives them various clues , but I do n’t listen because my god , it ’s like someone embody Bambi . It ’s like someone gave an eagle pathfinder the soulful gaze of John Keats . It ’s unreal . With his precious little white - soled shoe and his swelled wet eyes , he ’s like a youthful David Tennant as the Doctor and Felicity ingest to him exactly like the Whovian we know she is .
Queen Enterprises get another shake - up that day . Moira is back , and Isabel does n’t like Moira , and Moira does n’t care Isabel , and Ollie , oblivious to all of this , resolve that the best mode to get Moira back in citizenry ’s skillful good will is to “ throw a company . ” Sure , Ollie . I ca n’t see that as a set up for an larger-than-life snubbing .
Barry sets up his employment - table in Queen Consolidated . It seems that Felicity invite him over , and Ollie agrees to the transcription with a “ Mm - HM ” so strained it ’s like someone is , at that moment , tighten up a vice on his testicles . Barry get closemouthed to Felicity — as anyone would , because she ’s fag out a apparel with a boob windowpane for most of this episode — and asks her … about the vigilance man . He heard that she was rescue by him . What was he like ? She says he was green , and Barry goes on about how it ’s obvious he trained in a forest or a hobo camp , or else he ’d use black as camouflage . Also , he mentions a material piece of music that would help the arrows get better “ penetration . ” Arrow lover cognize that Felicity does not go along up an entendre , but Barry does n’t even notice . ( Well . Maybe he notice a little . )
He also notices that , in the extractor - stealer ’s footprints there are traces of sugar . Felicity come up a scratch refinery in town and sees that one of their vans was steal . And that van was just used to rob a blood bank ! To operate , vigilante !
Ollie flags down the vanguard and gets the first of two ass - kickings that episode . Solomon Bane - dysprosium does n’t even seem to notice that Ollie is punch him , and does n’t flinch when an arrow is driven into his thigh . Instead , the arrow gas embolism .
While felicitousness patches up his wounds , Ollie recite that , during his time on the island , he fought people like this . The flashback shows Ollie , Shado , and Sarah hale a dying Slade through the forest to the worst - veil bomber ever . badly , it ’s just sitting there on the control surface of the water , in a little bay . How did anyone not find that ? At least the Island Crew was distracted by Ollie read that Shado and Slade now like each other , and Shado learning that Ollie was a chicane bag of shit in his former life . It ’s interesting . If you concentrate on her face you’re able to actually see her love for him die .
They go down into the sub to witness the “ miracle ” drug , assuring Slade he ’ll be okay . I would eff to have hear that assurance . “ Do n’t concern ! You ’ll be fine ! We ’re just drop dead to pip you up with an observational drug from 1945 ! ” They find it , but not the sedative that Slade necessitate to survive the process of being dosed . He chooses to get shot up with the drug anyway , has a poignant bit with Shado , then call and “ ” drop dead ” ” ( I ’m using two sets of quotes because one set just is n’t enough for that false - out death ) as Ivo and his men storm the ship . ( Ivo : “ How did I not detect this for a whole year ? I could have found this in five moment on Google Earth ! ” )
Meanwhile , back in Starling City , Barrowmaaaaaaaaaaaaan has found Moira , and wants her to tell Thea that she is his daughter . He gets sodden , articulate , “ I think we both needed someone that night , ” but to the intense disappointment of many fanficcers does n’t describe it more . He just enounce “ snitch ” his wife ’s memory made him feel hangdog enough to go to Nanda Parbat , where he was trained . He demands Moira order Thea , and Moira does not look happy about that .
Barry , meanwhile , is back at the Queen lab , trying to analyze what was in the bloodline on the pointer that Ollie drove into Grundy ’s thigh . He ’s front over the various chemicals in the lab and yelling , “ Nitric acid next to hydrazine ? Permanganese on top of propanone ! This is the definition of dangerous ! ” Lightning alight up the sky behind him . Oh , well - played Arrow . Well - played indeed . Felicity , unaware of Flash continuity , happily invites him to Moira ’s party . But it seems it is not to be ! Ollie storm in and says that Barry is just an assistant at the Central City CSI , and he has no rightfulness to be on this type .
Barry spills that his female parent was mangle . Ollie counters this supplication for sympathy by angrily articulate , “ By his Fatherhood . ” Ah , Ollie ? You ’re really not one to talk about parents with body counting . Anyway , Barry tell that his Church Father did n’t do it . When Barry was 11 something come into his house “ like a cyclone , ” and “ inside the blur was somebody . ” His father fought it , and Barry tried to help oneself , but the next affair he knew he was 12 auction block aside . His father is innocent , but serve well a living sentence . Barry leave of absence and Felicity gives Ollie the stink - eye of righteousness , designate out that it ’s not like the Arrows are ever honest about their motivations .
Ollie seems to realize the computer error of his fashion , as he invite Barry to the company . When Felicity give thanks him he says , “ FYI ? They will card him at the bar . ” Ha ! Also , no kidding . Those jumbo centre ? That spiky hair ? The ridiculously delicate chin ? He ’s either 14 or drawn flat onto the screen by gum anime artists . Ollie ’s act of charity pay off , as Barry seems to be the only one who comes . There are a fistful of people , but otherwise there is a big empty dancing floor . as luck would have it Moira , who is absolutely poised and in an act of amazing chutzpah is wearing a scarlet garb , can work gracious . And Felicity can ignite up a way as she and Barry — and I ’m sorry but I really ca n’t resist and neither could you in my position — flashdance .
There is one other hiccup , as Isabel is one of the few attendees . She tries to be nice , saying that Ollie is a good son . Moira agrees , and add together , “ if not the best judge of eccentric . ” How do I put this ? conceive of to people deciding to duel , and then turning on the first stride and fire at each other at point - clean range , and when neither of them cash in one’s chips , just sample to tear out each other ’s throats with their tooth . That was the look these two women gave each other .
At the end of the night , Ollie and Thea console Moira ( who has just been talking to a strange man ) , but Moira in no way needs consoling . alternatively she pours herself a drink and time lag for Barrowman to walk his Kuki-Chin cleft through the doorway . She then points out the League of Assasssins frown on seism machines and Ra ’s Al Ghul was thankful for the information that Barrowman was still alive . Give Barrowman deferred payment . He smirked his way into that planetary house and he all-fired well simper his way out , saying to Moira that it “ is n’t finish . ” I desire not , you marvelous , siberian - buirdly - eyed psycho . I hope not .
Ollie , who is peeve about the party , and who has just find out that the ketamine in Grundy ’s organisation came from a certain plaza , has to make a immediate stop by Roy ’s special alley . Roy , Thea , and wickedness have been tracking down a missing artist friend of Sin ’s . They find out him numb , supposedly overdosed , and bleeding from the eye — like all of Brother Blood ’s victims . Roy wants Ollie to expect into it , and wants to aid . Ollie is not looking for help . Roy sound out that he “ has friends , ” and that Ollie “ ca n’t end ” him . Ollie mutter , “ I can slow down you down , ” and shoot Roy through the leg , and leaves him , bleeding and hobble , in a filthy alley in a bad part of town . Okay . I am now go to intermit so I can get down on my knees and thank god that I was here see this here and now . That ’s how fun that was .
It also remove any guilt I might feel when Ollie gets bounced off three wall by Solomon , and ends up near demise with a caboodle of drug needles in his second joint . The Arrow work party is lost as to what to do in this medical crisis , and determine that the only rational mode to respond is , no kidding , to tranq dart poor Barry and drag him to the Arrowcave , and then wake him and ask him to save Ollie . Oh , this installment was everything I was hoping for .
( Incidentally : Thea is the only brunette in a whole crime syndicate full of towheads . Did the idea that there was some other inherited comment involved really never occur to her before ? )
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