Board Thread:Arrow discussions/@comment-9346948-20161027005821/@comment-27700324-20161031194414

Kir the Wizard wrote:

Xandermcc wrote: That is because it wouldn't make for interesting television if every villian was captured in the first scene. The Green Arrow doesn't have to deal with this cause he lacks superpowers, except light magic. He has no powers to downgrade. This happens in every piece of superhero TV and movies though. Nope, last season on Arrow it had exactly this kind of problems, with Oliver forgetting to use his trick arrows (heck, often any arrows, period) and punching Ghosts with his bow because the writers did not figure out how to make the plot work without the heroes' forgetting their abilities. Or, maybe they were busy with concentrating on Felicity's family drama and forgot that action scenes are not just padding inbetween drama.

Of course it wouldn't be interesting if every villain was captured immediately. That's why the writers, if they are not lazy hacks, figure out how to both respect the continuity, that had our main characters grow in power, and make for an interesting show. Except, that's hard, and there are always viewers who'll blindly defend them for some reason.

Even though in those two particular moments it's not really that hard:

1) Have Kara try and save the burned CIA people with her icy breath, while the fiery villain escapes because Supesgirl is too busy with saving victims.

2) Have Mirror Master stay exactly near the mirror, with his hand already on it, instead of two meters away from it. Had Flash still try to catch them, only for the Mirror Master to disappear at the last second into the mirror dimension.

This scores extra villain points to antagonists, since they actually predict the hero's movements and manage to still overpower them, instead of having the hero forget his or her powers so that the villain can be menacing for a little longer. They don't forget them though. You don't exactly have time to think and react in some of these scenarios. For example, Oliver relied on his combat skills against the ghosts in close range combat cause they are his easiest ally to use. Supergirl wasn't combat ready, she was just there to meet the president. Barry was distracted with Scudder's criminal monologues and he was introducing his new sidekick. Even so, these scenarios don't happen too often and that is just the small moments when the heroes slip up. I am not blindly defending bad writing. If i was, then Barry wouldn't stop the villians a whole bunch of times and everyone would lose confidence in Barry's abilities to protect the city, along with Oliver and Kara.