Felicity Smoak: The exception to the rule?
I don’t usually talk about Arrow on social media but I have to get this off my chest because it is actually RIDICULOUS!!! Everyone on this show is allowed to do whatever it takes to survive and defend themselves and to get the job done. Except for Felicity.
This idea that Felicity has gone “dark” because she’s stopped being passive and starting taking steps to defend herself is mind numbingly annoying on a level of dumb I wasn’t aware Arrow could go. Her willingness to kill, which is what every single person in a mask has been doing for seven years, is suddenly the worst thing in the world. And Oliver a giant HYPOCRITE! His indignation that she would have the audacity to shoot someone who broke into their home to MURDER them is fucking ridiculous.
My annoyance was especially spiked when Oliver said that she wasn’t the Felicity he fell in love with. Excuse you?! How many iterations of Oliver Queen has Felicity loved throughout the years? Let’s see: The Hood, The Arrow, Al Sahim, The Green Arrow, Mayor Handsome. How many dumbass decisions has she backed him on? How many times has she forgiven him when he’s made decisions for both of them without consulting her? And yet he can’t return the favor? GET THE FUCK OUT OF HERE!
This idea of “Old Felicity” vs “New Felicity” is also idiotic. This is not a new Felicity. This is the same Felicity who told Oliver to do whatever it takes to stop Slade. The same Felicity who wasn’t worried about the body count in season 2. The same Felicity that stabbed Slade in the neck with a needle. This is same Felicity who saved Oliver in the Atom suit. The same Felicity who blew up the Applied Sciences building. The same Felicity who made the decision to redirect a nuke to save million while killing thousands.
This is who Felicity has always been. She’s only never had to go this far to protect herself and the people she loves because Oliver was always there to do the dirty work. And now she’s there, there really is not going back because she refuses to rely on Oliver or anyone else to protect her again. I mean the fact that she hasn’t had extended fight training in seven years of being a vigilante is ridiculous but we won’t go there.
I really hope the writers aren’t going to take this any further, I want Oliver to accept and support this new Felicity and for them to move forward. Something tells me I’m probably not going to get my wish. *heavy sigh* And we didn’t even get shower sex to soothe the sting. *extra heavy sigh*