Arrow: Season 01

Hey Guys,

i started to watch Arrow because of two actors. Yes, i am like this all the time… This two actors were John Barrowman and Colton Haynes. We all know that Colton is just starting to apear in the second half of the serie, but i missed Colton in Teen Wolf already so i started it anyway. The reason i stayed with the serie wasn’t the story or Oliver Queen. To be truthfull the story didn’t get me at the beginning and the flashbacks were kinda boring. So the reason i stayed with the serie is one character – Tommy Merlyn. He is, was and will always be my favorite character on Arrow. After that they brought other amazing characters in like Felicity Smoak. My two favorite persons.

Favorite Theme: Tommy Merlyn

Tommy Merlyn is so amazing and i am sure that i will say this a lot more times – so sorry for that. Tommy started as the best friend of Oliver Queen. The party boy, that wants to bring him back to life. He was funny, smart and always there for his friend. Than we see him fall in love with Laurel. He is starting to change. The sad thing is that he thinks so low of himself and he is such a good person and the only person how is really showing him that is Laurel. I wanted Oliver and Laurel together but Tommy made me rule for him. He totally won my heart over. He was a brother to Thea when Oliver was away and i think he still is a better brother for her than Oliver.
Tommy never did anything serious like work. He lived on the money of his father. But his father is taking that away from him. So he stands there with out the money without everything that he definied himself. We see him not only grow in the emotional side but also see him take a job.
When the parents of a child get killed , Laurel take the kid to them and we see a new, amazing side of Tommy. He makes an amazing father. The way he talks to him and protects him. I wish he could have that.

Father and son

Tommy didn’t have a nice childhood. He is rich and spoiled in things like many. But in many other things he isn’t. He lost his mother and his father left him after that. All family he ever had was Olivers. That is why it hurts Tommy so much that he didn’t told him the truth. For Tommy the truth is important. He had problems when Laurel lied to him about be in contact with the Arrow and Olivers lies is so much bigger than this.
Tommy was so much better than his father. His father got crazy because of the loss of his wife. But Tommy grow up to an amazing guy. That loves and trusts with all his heart. He gave everything to his family. He always there for Thea and Oliver. He always was there for Laurel. Everything that meant something to him was their safety.
When he discover the truth about his father, his world broke down. Malcolm was disapoint of Tommy because he could use trigger, but he should have. Because Tommy was better and stronger than that.

How friendships break

Tommy was over joined when he had his best friend back. He is one of the few people, who accepted Oliver just like he is when he cames back. He missed his best friends so much and he felt so guilty for being with Laurel, but loved her to much to give her up bcause of it. The reason Tommy is so pissed at Olli is not because he became a murderer. When Tommys father got shot, Oliver tries to help, but Tommy wouldn’t trust the Arrow. But he always trusted Oliver that is why he tells him. When the met later. Tommy have just one question – just one. Would he ever told him about it? The answer to that question is no. That is why Tommy is so pissed and hurt. Oliver is his family, he trusts him with his life but Olli don’t. Tommy sees that Oliver never trust him, that would be never important enough to get to know this secret. That is the reason he is so hurt.
Because even when he tells Olliver that he is a murderer and he would believe a word he says. He still protect his identity. We see Laurel and Tommy break on this secret and coming back together.
We see Tommy being there for Oliver when his girlfriend get shot. It is nearly like they are going back to they were but than Tommy get acussed to sale drugs and Oliver believed that it could be possible. But Tommy just made sure that Lance doesn’t found out that Oliver is the Arrow. He is protecting Oliver like he always do. But now the relationship is broken again and even worse than before.
The sad thing is that he is so afraid of losing Laurel. That he will push her away because she would choose Oliver. It is so sad because she wanted to go the next step and he lose it because he thinks that he can not compiet against Oliver.

My girl

Felicity is definitly my girl or to be correct woman. She is amazing and don’t fall for Olivers pullshit, but helps him anyway. She is an amazing person that acts after her guts. She know that Oliver is lying to her, but she feels like she can trust him and that is what she does from the first moment on and it seems like she will forever. The trust she as in her for him is so strong and sometimes not clear why. She always safe the day. She the heart of the operation. Without her everything would go through hell.

Overlooked

Thea is so overlooked in this season. She is so strong and broken and i just want her to be happy. She lost her brother and her father, she dealt with it. Totally not in the healthest way, but she dealt with it. You throw shit at her and she always stands up again. Walter was one of the person that gave her ground to stand on. He was a really good father to her. But they take him from her. She wants to worry about him but she needs to be the strong one. Her world brokes so many times and it never stopped. Over and over again everyone is lying to her. But everytime she brokes down she is standing up and everytime she is a little stronger. But also getting instable. She built herself from the shards but the cracks are still there.

The second favorite theme: Roy Harper

Roy Harper is a little thief that steal a handbag from Thea and that changed is life for ever. Because you can’t cut Thea loose. Roy is someone that deep down a really good guy. He just gave himself up and believe he that he is worthless. When the Arrow is saving him, he search for a way to change, for a propess. Also for the first time he has somone who really cares for him. But he is also so afraid to lose people that he push them away. Because sometime he will lose them. Better now than later.

The help

Diggle is in it for saving Oliver. He sees through him. He is the one that understands what is going on in him to a point. He grounds him. But even Diggle can always put up with Olivers selfish way. The way he always choose Laurel over everything.

Moira

Moira is something. She is so deep into this mess that you have to feel with her and she loves her family. But she makes so many mistakes. That sometimes you just stop caring and begin hating her a little bit. But than you still understand her. She loves in such destroying way…