Thanks to arrowshieldfan for the heads up
When you were reading the script for last week’s episode, especially the moment when Lance finally found out the truth about Sara, was there a sense of relief?
Paul Blackthorne: It’s a [terrible] situation. He has to deal with his daughter’s death a second time around. One of the things that kind of made it interesting – because he’s already been through the death of his daughter once and knowing the effect that had on his life – that almost doubled it up as twice as bad to losing his daughter. He’s like, “Oh blimey, how am I going to keep myself together?” It’s utter dread at the idea of having to deal with it again, having really struggled with it beforehand when his life, marriage and family fell apart, and his drinking. It’s a big double whammy for the poor guy!
It took him a while to be let it on the truth, but it was a huge sigh of relief – at least for me – when Laurel finally broke the news. Would it have made a difference had she told him sooner?
Blackthorne: Yeah! That was what upset him most was the delay, the few months of not being told some crucial news. In his mind, he also felt like he could have done something to track down the killer. In my mind, one of the things I felt would have been so difficult for him to deal with was that he didn’t get the chance to bury his daughter. He thought he buried her the first time out, but the second time around, at least he could have buried her properly. But, he didn’t because Laurel took care of all that. The disrespect and the awful betrayal from Laurel having done that killed him as well. He just would’ve wanted to have been there, and he wasn’t.
Paul Blackthorne: It’s a [terrible] situation. He has to deal with his daughter’s death a second time around. One of the things that kind of made it interesting – because he’s already been through the death of his daughter once and knowing the effect that had on his life – that almost doubled it up as twice as bad to losing his daughter. He’s like, “Oh blimey, how am I going to keep myself together?” It’s utter dread at the idea of having to deal with it again, having really struggled with it beforehand when his life, marriage and family fell apart, and his drinking. It’s a big double whammy for the poor guy!
It took him a while to be let it on the truth, but it was a huge sigh of relief – at least for me – when Laurel finally broke the news. Would it have made a difference had she told him sooner?
Blackthorne: Yeah! That was what upset him most was the delay, the few months of not being told some crucial news. In his mind, he also felt like he could have done something to track down the killer. In my mind, one of the things I felt would have been so difficult for him to deal with was that he didn’t get the chance to bury his daughter. He thought he buried her the first time out, but the second time around, at least he could have buried her properly. But, he didn’t because Laurel took care of all that. The disrespect and the awful betrayal from Laurel having done that killed him as well. He just would’ve wanted to have been there, and he wasn’t.
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hopefully this Lance/Arrow mistrust won't last long
ReplyDeleteI know..hasn't helped that Ollie was in on keeping the news from him either. After everything Lance has been through for helping him he deserved that much in return. I don't think Oliver has ever thanked him as the Arrow.
ReplyDeleteI don't like the idea of Quentin turning on Arrow and the team but I totally get it.
ReplyDeleteit wasn't The Arrow's fault though, this was all that bastard Malcolm Marlyn!!!!
ReplyDeleteLance and Team Arrow can't break up!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeletethey will work together again eventually because of the bigger threat......they will have to put their differences aside...........
ReplyDeleteOh, you mean the same Malcolm Merlyn that Arrow is currently awfully chummy with? "Oh, hey Quentin, just hanging with your daughter's killer. That's cool right?"
ReplyDeleteSuch a melodramatic and unnecessary track. But with the way they were all complicit in helping Laurel impersonate Sara they kind of deserve this. But I am bitter Lance is going to be pissed with Arrow for something Laurel did. It's all on her.
ReplyDeleteYay!!! More "you are not your sister" and "you are not a hero" comments coming up for Laurel. They have to repeat this until our ears bleed till the season finale.
If Laurel is okay with Oliver being chummy with Malcolm after learning the truth I will scream.
ReplyDeleteYou're probably not the only one, but hey bonus chance for Oliver to be a gigantic douchebag to Laurel in argument again.....awesome!
ReplyDeleteI think I'll dial down the sarcasm now...
He did thank Lance in season 3 episode 1 after Lance dissolved the vigilante task force.
ReplyDeleteI want to see Quentin getting mad at them for impersonating Sara but honestly Oliver is the least one to blame in all of this. He told Laurel her father deserves to know and he didn't go out of his way to deceive the man, he just didn't tell him because it wasn't his secret to tell. That being said I don't want Quentin to go back to his bitter/anti vigilante season 1 self. I love his partnership with The Arrow.
ReplyDeleteHe won't have any scenes with Maha Smoak? I was hoping they would :(
WHAAAAT? Lance will meet Ra's! WHEN? HOW?
I don't want it to last too. I want to see him mad at the team (not Oliver though because he didn't really do anything) but I don't want them to drag it out.
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