Hey Jen, over the last few episodes in the flashbacks, I really felt like we were finally starting to see Oliver "the machine" take hold. So I just wanted ask, in your opinion, when do you think the machine was born, what would you say was the final trigger? It certainly seems like the machine has more or less taken hold by 5x17, I mean he even tortured and killed a criminal just "for practice", that's certainly the darkest and coldest FB Ollie has EVER gotten so far!
I feel that torture scene in 5x17 was pretty monumental. Oliver crossed a serious line there. It was deeply dark. However, I think the machine is still building a little. He has some final pain, torture and darkness to face before he is steeled to return home.