Not a recap; just some random thoughts on what is arguably the best superhero TV series in recent years (yes, including Smallville. And The Adventures of Lois & Clark. And yes, even Jon Sable.)
Don’t read this until you’ve watched all of “Unthinkable,” the Season 2 Finale that first appeared on Wednesday, May 14. Then come back here for each and every bullet — or arrow — point:
- How many times has Canary said goodbye forever now? We’ve lost count.
- Oooh, Canary gave her sister Laurel her leather jacket! That means Laurel is going to…going to…have a black leather jacket. Don’t get your hopes up. It could go so, so badly.
- So DIggle has, what, one date, with the Suicide Squadder Lyla Michaels, and POW, he’ s a Dad? Wow, they don’t call him “Diggle” for nothing!
- Say what you will, but this version of Amanda Waller has the coolest shoes ever.
- Thea’s going to be the new mini-Merlyn now? Cool! As long as John Barrowman’s back, we don’t care. (Maybe he’ll get to sing in next season’s inevitable Arrow: The Musical).
- How is it Caity Lotz can be so good and subtle and smart in The Machine and soap-opera wooden and weak in Arrow? She didn’t even get to fight as well as we now know she can.
- They let most of the Suicide Squadders out of prison…but we didn’t see them put ’em back. An oversight? A plot thread? A “who cares, the episode’s over, go home!” moment?
- People stop slamming Stephen Amell. He can act. Hell, this is best work by far, at least since “Spinning Instructor” on Queer as Folk. BOTH episodes.
- Fine. Fine. Let all the Suicide Squad members out except for Harley. C’mon, we know she’s in there! We heard her just a couple of weeks ago!
- Guys: you’re suffering from cliffhanger overdose. Is Roy going to become Arsenal (or Speedy or Red Arrow — whatever!) Is Paul Blackthorne going to die from internal hemorrhage? Will Canary come back again? Will Diggle make a good Daddle? DId Amanda Waller and Oliver sleep together or do we just hate her now? Will Thea go bad? Will … oof. Never mind. We’re exhausted. We were gonna watch next season anyway. This really wasn’t necessary.
- So are we ever going to see those Flash tie-ins or are they gone forever, now that Barry’s a solid ‘go’ for Fall?
- Just promise us one thing. One thing. Do NOT kick the crap out of Starling City next year. No earthquakes. No riots. No invasions by black-clad soldiers and their black helicopters and their “what the hell is that?” drones. No mayoral races that end in double murders (which reminds us: who is the mayor now, anyway?) Screw with the enormous cast as much as you want (Good-by, Moira!), but please leave the city alone! You’re lucky Starling City even PERFORMS for you!
