ARROW Episode 102 'Honor Thy Father' Discussion And Poll

I'm with Gunsmith AWESOME SHOW.

Maybe this show will make DC give the Green Arrow Comic another look and either make the current team step it up, or put a good team on it. *crosses fingers.*

I am enjoying it.

deadshot next and deathstroke soon and maybe bruce wayne.''

This is a good show. I'm enjoying it.

The action is good.
But there is just waaaay too much bullet dodging going on.

I know that's typical for action movies/tv. But a guy with no radar or Spidey sense powers to help them get out of the way or move at the critical moment should be getting hit a lot more IMO.

Are spoilers allowed in this discussion?

Good show, I'm enjoying Arrow. Eventually they'll have to let him get wounded with all the bullets flying around.

This was better than I expected. Nice nighttime soap opera setting, which great action scenes in between.

Ok, I'm not writing up another review for an ep of a tv show so I'll give my thoughts here. Explain to me what exactly he does to his voice when he's Arrow? Because all I hear is him pitching it slightly higher, and sounding like a whiny kid when he does it.. I laughed out loud at a couple of the demands/threats he made to the villains while sounding like little Miss Muffet.

And what is with the eye paint? They way they show him put on and remove his hood without it being present and then all of a sudden it's there while he's running around as Arrow..either he carries a super-fast working makeup remover or it's actually supposed to be a shadow from the hood, which is of course laughable.

Can't argue that the action is impressive, if a bit unbelievable but hey it IS a comic book show, I'll always allow for a bit of that suspension of disbelief.

What I won't allow for is bad writing and acting and we once again had some of that on display. Amell is ok as Queen, but a terrible Arrow. Cassidy a convincing lawyer? Please! If I was in that courtroom I'd be looking around for the hidden camera or the stripper pole. The supporting cast are still phoning it in, and are still working of a mediocre script when doing it. We also had a ridiculous cut during the China White/Arrow fight..they are scrapping, we cut to the police arriving..then Arrow is out running into the scruffy overacting Chief dude..pants.

Last scene when Queen is shot with the arrow - "aaaah, ooooh, ahhhhh" Awful, just awful eye rolling stuff.

BUT, I did think it was a step up over last week's. I am intrigued by the island stuff so will prob keep watching only for that. I find all of the douchey, socialite current stuff boring as hell.

2 and a half stars for this one.

Has anyone else considered the other guy on the boat might be deathstroke? They havent said one word about this guy, left side of hos face is almost alway to the camara, the right side of his face is shadowed on the boat, and it look like Ollie's dad shoots him on the right. Jus something I've been wondering, not sure why they haven't said his name at all?

What's accurate for American culture?

@rormachine

I find all of the douchey, socialite current stuff boring as hell.

I wonder at the end of show was that The Dark Archer

the second episode i dont think was as good as the pilot, but i loved it

Arrow is awesome! Honor Thy Father was a great episode.

I didn't see the premiere episode (set the DVR, it didn't work... bummer). Watched last nights episode... I liked it, the flashbacks to the island were interesting, did well in conveying the stranded survivor heading for a breakdown. My wife and son liked it too.

Ror, what's with the sexist comments on the female lawyer? I work in the court system (over 15 years now), I can tell you, there are quite a few females, both prosecutors and defense lawyers, who dress to kill, so to speak. Whether it's just their style, or they're using it to their advantage (let's just say it doesn't always work, but it doesn't hurt and leave it at that), they do flaunt their appearance, just as the sharped dressed male lawyers do. NO problems with her, though her acting isn't great.

This is better than the Bixby Incredible Hulk series, it's better than the Flash series, and I never watched Smallville cuz Supes bores me, so it's better than that just in title alone. This show is good enough, and it's got a lot of potential in telling the story... looks like the producers are going for a mix of Green Arrow and The Phantom, maybe.

I really enjoyed the interrogation scene and I think it's funny that the guys writing the reviews for this site seem to be the most overly critical about things the rest of the viewers don't care about.

I cant wait to see kelly hu in action again It amazing how old she is and she can pull of action roles like that Impressive

I missed the 1st episode and tuned in for 3 lawyers talking or whatever. After 2mins, I decided I didn't miss anything and shut it off. I wanted this show to be good, it just isn't.

I agree with Hush. Seems they went the batman route. From this episode, Ollie is going to be the character he plays to everyone else, the partying, million dollar playboy. As he said, "What they need him to be," That that Ollie was him but died on the island... Even with that i am enjoying the show so far...

This episode was ok. It was definitely better than the pilot. The Martin Summers guy was more believable than the guy in the pilot. While it's not a great show, its ok, I'll keep watching because nothing else comes on a wednesday night.