User blog comment:Jiskran/Arrow - Roots and growth/@comment-208.96.148.132-20140528175036

Season 1 started out fairly well and ended up being quite a success. In my mind, Season 2 absolutely showed improvement. The finale blew me away overall. Like many other fans, I am extremely eager for Season 3. After the hiatus, we should have an answer to certain questions. How have Thea and Merlyn been spending their time? Where is Dinah [Laurel] in her journey to becoming Black Canary? Did her father receive medical attention in time? What happens to Oliver while he is in Hong Kong? The cliffhangers were very well executed.

I have only seen clips of Smallville, yet I can tell that both shows portray Oliver Queen in significantly different manners. Smallville shows his lighthearted side in addition to his heroic self. Arrow is much darker and serious. While the latter show may not seem to have many humorous moments, I have still found scenes from certain episodes to laugh about. From Season 1 episode "Dead to Rights," Slade sarcastically remarked that if Oliver gathered enough bamboo, they could build themselves a boat like the one built by the characters from Gilligan's Island. In the Season 2 Finale, there were a couple scenes I found amusing, although it may have had something to do with my warped mind. The first scene was when Merlyn says he is glad that Thea shot him, and she replies that he has a sick mind. The second scene was when Nyssa pridefully introduces herself to Felicity. Hearing Felicity fire back with her educational credentials just cracked me up somehow.

Generally speaking, I would like to see more of the League of Assassins. One question in the back of my mind is if they will have a more major role on the show. A couple additional characters I would like to see are Prometheus and Lady Shiva. Both of them have played significant roles in Green Arrow's career.