Board Thread:Arrow episode discussions/@comment-9346948-20150430012608/@comment-26296820-20150505192156

Oliver getting defeated by Ra's the first time was good because it showed that Ra's was obviously more skilled like he was supposed to be. But why does it matter if 'Green Arrow' defeats Ra's now that he's been trained by the League of Assassins?

Batman is a seriously skilled fighter, and him beating Ra's proved it. But who's to say if someone is TRAINED by the League itself that they can't eventually do it as well? Just because Green Arrow didn't defeat Ra's in the comics doesn't mean that he couldn't do it at all under the right circumstances.

I mean, Oliver is supposed to become the new Ra's Al Ghul. I'm pretty sure Ra's wouldn't allow that if he would never become his equal. It wouldn't make sense for Ra's to choose someone if he knows that they could never even outmatch him in a fight.