#arrow 3x14

[forbescaroline]

TOP 5/10 CHARACTERS PER SHOW (as voted by my followers) ↳ arrow edition #4. Thea Queen portrayed by Willa Holland

[angst-is-love-angst-is-life]

Reminder that Olicity was love at first sight

[lucyyh]

TBT Olicity black & white: 3x14 The Return.

[emilybettsource]

Today’s #Arrow script pages... pic.twitter.com/NsVz9ilLWx

— Marc Guggenheim (@mguggenheim) April 13, 2020

[beemichelle7]

The hero in my story

[how the 150th episode should have ended ;) and an ode to my need for Oliver to tell Felicity about the first time he saw her]

If Felicity held on to Oliver a little bit tighter that night, he didn’t mention it. He just brushed his hands over her back and pressed a kiss to the head resting snuggly against his chest. Her ear found its place over his heartbeat and she nestled in close, letting the familiar rhythm comfort and reassure her. Today’s conversation about the sacrifices their family may yet have to make had brought back heartbreak and fears she was trying so hard to leave behind her.

“I wish I could’ve told the documentary crew the truth about the first time I saw you,” Oliver’s voice rumbled softly above her, his breath moving her hair.

She smiled against him and affectionately nudged him with her nose. “They didn’t need to know your ‘broken laptop’ was actually bullet riddled or that it was the start of my vigilante activity,” she laughed. “No one knows I’m Overwatch and I’m fine with keeping it that way.”

“There is no Arrow without Overwatch, I wish I could’ve told them that as well. About the hero and partner you are. But that’s not what I’m talking about....... I saw you before that day in your cubicle.”

“What?” She breathed. Her head lifted from his chest as she pulled an arm from around his waist and used it to prop herself up on his stomach so she could look in his eyes. He took a deep breath and she rose and fell with the movement of his body. “Remember in my vows when I said you walked into my life?”

“Yes...” she whispered. “But then you corrected yourself and said you actually showed up at my cubicle.”

Oliver slid one hand under his head and the fingers of the other played with the soft strands of her hair. He stared at the ceiling and the corners of his mouth ticked up as if he was remembering. She watched him, enthralled as he pulled the moment out of its hidden place in his heart and prepared to share it with her. He found her eyes again and told her she did walk into his life. Heels clicking, ponytail swishing, doing one of his favorite things in the world: thinking out loud. “You said I was cute,” he went on. “You looked at that picture of me... a version of me I had so much animosity towards and called me cute. Even then— you somehow saw the best in me. When you said it was too bad I was dead... for the first time, I thought so too. Too bad I couldn’t introduce myself, too bad I couldn’t get to know you, invite you to be a part of my mission, find my once in a lifetime and ask you to be my wife.” He winked at her and brushed away a tear cutting a slow path down her cheek. “You made me do two things that day I didn’t know I still had the capacity to do... you made me want to live. Not just survive, but have a full life. And you made me smile. You were a bright spot in those 5 years of darkness. You brought me light before I ever even knew your name. And when I showed up at your cubicle and saw you again... you were just as I remembered.”

“Oliver,” she breathed. She finally released her unwavering gaze to lower her head and press a kiss over his heart. “Why now? After all this time...”

“Because you’re the hero in my story, Felicity. And I just needed you to know. I want the world to know, but I need you to know.” Felicity stretched up, running her fingers down his jaw and under his chin... he followed the gentle pull and met her in a kiss that said a thousand words but she still pulled back enough to whisper “I love you” against his mouth.

[hope-for-olicity]

My Favourite Felicity Smoak Moments!

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!

Thanks to those who made the gifs!

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[richarddmadden]

[jules85]

Arrow Rewatch 2018 3x14: The Return

- love seeing Oliver and Thea training together on Lian Yu.

- Oliver goes to visit an old friend, but his cell is empty. Uh oh!

- Malcolm set Slade free.

- flashbacks...I forgot Tommy was in this one. It hit me with the feels seeing him act all big brotherly to Thea. He never got the chance.

- I take issue with Slade blaming Oliver for Moira's death. It was 100% all on Slade. However, I do feel that even now going into season 7, Oliver has yet to learn that keeping secrets never ends well.

- Felicity!!!!!!

- he looks like a serial killer in that photo, Felicity. I guess love really is blind lol.

- 'I really need to learn to stop talking to myself.' No. Never change, Felicity. Your future husband loves you just the way you are. So do I.

I love the little smile that plays on his lips as his eyes are transfixed on her. I truly believe that for the 30 seconds he watches her, she reminds him of what it's like to be a normal guy. His line in 3x01 about seeing her as a person and not a threat is further established here, she's giving him a little glimpse into normality where he doesn't have to worry about bio weapons and assassins. She's just a girl who thinks he's cute. He hasn't had that in a long time.

- Diggle and Andy brotherly feels. Andy's right John; you never should've divorced Lyla.

- Thea dislocating her shoulder to open the cell door was a badass move, but also...ouch.

- 'I pulled the hoodie down to cover my face.'

'That disguise wouldn't work even if you smeared grease paint on your face.'

Well, actually it was pretty effective in Starling. They're not the most observant bunch lol.

- 'What kind of psycho would put that thing there?'

'Me.' Heehee!

- Thea finally knows the truth; she killed Sara.

- Queen siblings team up versus Slade.

- It's a hell of a burden that Robert puts on Oliver.

- 'So now you've lost your father, your mother and now your little sister. How's the girl with the glasses? What was her name? Felicity?'

First of all, Slade mentions the four people that Oliver saw before he fell off the cliff. In the exact same order. The people he loves the most.

Second of all, the look Oliver gives Slade...he just freezes and tries to hide his horror.

- 'How many people can Oliver Queen lose, before there is no more Oliver Queen?'

That is the question, Slade.

- 'How could you do this to me?' Thea asks Malcolm how he could make her kill Sara. Malcolm's response...

'Because you are my daughter and I love you.'

WTF? Regular parents don't show their love for their children by making them commit murder.

Honestly, one of the things that this rewatch has reminded me of is how badly the Arrow writers tie themselves into knots trying to justify their illogical plots. This Malcolm redemption arc is right up there with the 'civil war' in season 6 as the worst and most frustrating. Though, even after everything Malcolm has done, I'd still take him back over any of the noobies, bs or dragons.

Rating: ☆☆☆1/2 I made it through another mid season slump, hooray! Now comes the good stuff.

@hope-for-olicity @blondeeoneexox @memcjo @allimariexf @it-was-a-red-heeler