As you all know Felicity Smoak is my favourite character EVER. Even when I was unhappy with the Arrow writers - I stayed because she is still Felicity which is why I’m still watching today. So given that this is her last season why remember her awesomeness with the gifs created by our very talented fandom!
Olicity came for my life in this episode. I'm so ready for season 2...
> opening scene with a shirtless, running Oliver. Nice.
> Delicity plane scene is hilarious. Felicity is me.
> their first time on Lian Yu. Also...season 2 starts and ends with OTA on Lian Yu. Compare the evolution of Oliver's smiles at Felicity lol.
> Tarzan Oliver...
Look at him biting his lip, her hand on his back. He's laying on top of her for an awfully long time lol.
>'you could at least offer us a water or a coconut' this is probably the first time Oliver has smiled in a while.
Soft voice. Hand on shoulder. He missed her.
> fb Ollie and Slade training. He's come a long way.
> the Glades are in a bad way.
> Willa and Colton have really great chemistry.
> Oliver is right; it is nice to see Thea so 'together'.
> first Star Labs mention.
> LL looks so different.
> the first Mayor to die. He won't be the last.
> 'But we can't go back.' The official end of Lauriver. Hooray!
> the city doesn't need a vigilante. It needs a hero.
> aww Roy being a good, supportive boyfriend.
> Felicity looks so pretty with the long hair down and the blue dress.
>Isabel is a savage.
> 'Oliver Queen, you've failed this city.'
> Felicity saving Oliver.
> Olicity stunts! Those must be really strong blinds lol. First thing he does is check if she's okay. The panic on his face. The way he pushes her hair back...he needs to see her face.
Felicity’s just like wtf? lol
> 'my best friend died thinking I was a murderer, and anyone I kill dishonors his memory.'
'So don't.'
> Moira in Iron Heights. Warning Oliver about Isabel. She was on the list.
>Roy to the rescue. Well he tried anyway. If only there was someone to train him.
> Felicity made improvements to the foundry. She literally brought light into his life.
> Salmon ladder stayed. Of course.
She had a custom made bow for him. This woman...
> 'you were right, once I signed on I stopped thinking about the bodies you dropped. Because I knew that being the hood meant occasionally being a killer. MAYBE THERE'S ANOTHER WAY!'
> seeing Oliver killed that guy with the rock was disturbing. I forgot about that. He just snapped.
> He's not a killer anymore.
> Oliver to Lance, 'I'm trying another way.' No one gets through to Oliver like Felicity does.
> FYI Laurel, Tommy didn't die in the crossfires, he died saving your dumbass. And now she's back to hating the hood again.
> 'However long I am in this place, you have freed me.' Moira and thea giving me the feels.
> Walter!!!! Please stay.
> 'you aren't at all what people say about you.'
He looks right at Felicity as he says this. Then as Isabel moves away, the camera stays focused on Felicity, who looks so proud of him. This season we will discover that Felicity is the one who sees the real Oliver.
The looks between them here are a thing of beauty. He listens to her. He trusts her.
> the Amazo.
> Sara's entrance was badass. The only Canary I claim.
>look at Olicity already looking like a power couple walking into the foundry together.
>Felicity looks beautiful. This whole episode she has been serving looks. Oliver never stood a chance.
> 'I'm pretty down on landmines now too.' Don't lie, Felicity.
> '...it needs a hero.' And the Arrow was born.
Rating: ☆☆☆☆☆ great start to season 2. I loved this episode. It sets up so much for the series.
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alli’s Arrow 2x01 rewatch thoughts
Let me start off by saying OMG I AM SO EXCITED FOR SEASON 2!!!!!! (Season 2 is an absolute joy, my friends. I see now how very difficult it’s going to be for me to refrain from commenting on every little thing. I will do my best. But this turned out to be very long so I’m gonna lead with the Felicity/Olicity stuff and put other/random observations under the cut.)
I love the intro. A true WTF moment for the audience. And then: DIGGLE AND FELICITY! Felicity jumping out of the airplane remains one of the cutest things EVAR.
(Okay but the fact that Oliver returned to Lian Yu, and the fact that Delicity went to find him there, is SO HUGE and the show just coasts over it and I have read some great fanfic that deals with this but honestly not enough. We definitely need more fic exploring this.)
“Just FYI - no one is eating the bagels!” LOOOOL the iconic random line. The best. (And of course there’s at least one great fic that touches on this, but I can’t remember the name).
I LOVE how Felicity shows her confidence through her clothing and hair choices. Throughout every season there’s small changes that parallel her attitude and I love it. Season 2 sassy “I AM DONE BEING SILENT” Felicity is still my favorite.
Regarding Isabel Rochev: “For the record I hated her before we found out she was a super villain.” - Felicity 2x19, but also me right now.
So when the Hoods come to attack Oliver at QC, I have always been annoyed that Oliver dives to protect Isabel rather than Felicity, but I do LOVE that they share a little look right when the Hoods bust in. And I guess Dig was behind Felicity so Oliver knew she was protected. But still.
Felicity saves Oliver tally: #2!! THE BEST! And of course, the fact that she freezes after having just stepped in and saved Oliver, but he wastes no time in BODILY protecting her. And then (good thing they practiced this on Lian Yu) he grabs her and dives out the window!!!!! *sigh* And then he checks on her, still wild with adrenaline, but he has to be sure she’s okay. *sigh* And she gives him the little nod, and my dears, Achievement Unlocked: welcome to The Next Level of Olicity. ❤️❤️❤️
“And excuse me for saying this, but so what? Since when do you care?” I think this is the first time that Felicity has made a long angry speech at Oliver. In the past, she’s stood up for John and herself, but in a quieter, gentler way and she was always sure not to push Oliver too hard. But here she’s pushing, really really asserting herself, for the first time. Season 2 Felicity, I welcome you (and I adore you!). She’s stepping up her game of holding Oliver to a higher standard.
“When I put on the hood, it’s kill or be killed.” // “So don’t. It’s not like you’ve killed every guy you faced.”
New Lair is cool but the moment is kinda overshadowed by the fact that murderers just stole Thea, but anyways #salmonladder 😁 Oliver’s semi-exasperated look at Felicity’s “I liked watching you do that” is adorable because you know he acts annoyed but really he eats it up and totally struts around shirtless because he likes her reaction. And this interaction is just a continuation of the truth and intimacy about their sexual chemistry that most definitely became A Thing in the Merlyn elevator. Only this time Felicity’s more confident in herself and less apologetic about the whole thing. PROGRESS.
At this point, Oliver’s so completely dependent on Felicity’s skills for info. He’s just like “what do we know about the guy” and boom! she figures out his identity. Then he’s like “phone records” and she’s like “here’s where he met his accomplices.” PLUS SHE HAD A RAD NEW BOW CUSTOM MADE. Oliver, behold your future wife! “It’s perfect.” And I guess that’s all the thanks she’s gonna get. :P
“Maybe there’s another way.” ICONIC. ❤️ *squee* all the love ❤️
And then right afterward, to Quentin: “I’m trying another way.” ❤️
“Most people fail to see the real me.” ❤️ *looking at Felicity when he says this*
“If it’s online I can find it.” FELICITY you always manage to reach Oliver with humanity and levity right when he needs it. *sigh*
“It’s just like a good friend once told me....I had to find another way.” He looks her in the eye, slow and deliberate, and says this. He is deliberately acknowledging, for the first time to her, that she is a good friend. Not merely someone to be hidden from his friends (“This is Felicity. She’s setting up my internet.”). Not a random person whose presence he has to explain (“This is Felicity. She’s my friend.”) But an actual good friend. Which, we all know how seriously Oliver takes his actual friendships. It’s meaningful and deep. #MyEmotions He’s essentially acknowledging that he’s done denying how important she (and John too, I think) are to him.
And she gives him that little smile, acknowledging that she recognizes that their relationship has forever changed.
Mmmmm Oliver in that vest. Oliver. In. That. Vest.
ARROW SEASON 2, MY FRIENDS. :D
random other observations below the cut:
I miss (mostly) carefree Thea. Poor Thea. I blame Malcolm Merlyn entirely 🙄
Dig opening the car door for Oliver and calling him “Mr. Queen” after Oliver basically just treated him like dirt rather than a friend who stood shoulder to shoulder with him during the Undertaking - if that isn’t some of the best shade I’ve ever seen. 😎
These copycat Hoods are justifiably angry, and definitely their vision of vengeance is misguided, but honestly none of that is an excuse for how these actors play them like low-budget action movie villains #justsayin 😆
Thea: “I’m not going to that prison. It’s the only way I know how to hurt her.” Roy: “You might want to consider how much it’s hurting you.” Wow. This show used to be so amazing with the dialog.
I love that Felicity and Quentin suddenly have a new level of friendship, despite not actually having been in the same room together since he brought her in for questioning, simply based on the fact that she helped him defuse a bomb over the phone. ❤️
Oliver, Moira warned you not to trust Isabel Rochev. That includes sleeping with her. #ListenToYourMotherOliver
Moira and Thea *sob* “If I died you would spend the rest of your life thinking that I hated you.” “However long I am in this place, you have freed me.” 😭 #ArrowIsAShowAboutFamily
Oliver and Walter!! I love Walter, as a person and as a father-figure to Thea and Oliver. I miss him. 😭 He’s the parent they all needed all along. (I mean don’t get me wrong, I love Quentin as a surrogate father to everyone, but we can all agree he’s not the most stable dude around.)
Oliver and Laurel: just putting the final few nails in that coffin. “I understand why we can’t be together. I still need you in my life.” THIS is an Oliver and Laurel relationship I can get behind. One that recognizes their problematic past, but also recognizes that meaningful relationships don’t have to be romantic.