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:''Not to be confused with the [[Season 5 (Arrow)|fifth season]] episode {{Ep|Honor Thy Fathers}}.''
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{{Quote|I didn't know how painful it would be to keep my secrets. You asked me to save the city, to right your wrongs. I will. I swear. But to do that, I can't be the Oliver that everyone wants me to be, which means that sometimes... to honor your wishes... I need to dishonor your memory. I'm sorry.|[[Oliver Queen|Oliver]] to [[Robert Queen|his father]]'s tombstone}}
 
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|airdate = October 17, 2012
  
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|writer = '''Story:'''<br />[[Greg Berlanti]]<br />[[Marc Guggenheim]]<br />'''Teleplay:'''<br />[[Andrew Kreisberg]]<br />Marc Guggenheim
  
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|airdate= October 17, 2012
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|director = [[David Barrett]]
  
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|writer= '''Story by:'''<br/>[[Greg Berlanti]]<br/>[[Marc Guggenheim]]<br/>'''Teleplay by:'''<br/>[[Andrew Kreisberg]]<br/>Marc Guggenheim
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|guests = [[Kelly Hu]] as [[Chien Na Wei|Chien Na Wei/China White]]<br />[[Colin Salmon]] as [[Walter Steele]]<br />[[Ty Olsson]] as [[Martin Somers]]<br />[[Annie Ilonzeh]] as [[Joanna de la Vega]]<br/>[[Emma Bell]] as [[Emily Nocenti]]
  
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"'''Honor Thy Father'''" is the second episode of the [[Season 1 (Arrow)|first season]] of ''[[Arrow]]'', and the second episode overall. It aired on October 17, 2012.
  
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==Synopsis==
  
==Synopsis==
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[[Oliver Queen|Oliver]] heads to the courthouse to get his death certificate repealed and is pleasantly surprised to run into [[Laurel Lance (Earth One)|Laurel]], who is there prosecuting [[Martin Somers]], a criminal with close ties to the [[Chinese Triad]]. Oliver recognizes Martin's name from [[Robert Queen|his father]]'s [[The List|list]] and sets his sights on taking him down. Martin orders the Chinese Triad to "take care" of Laurel so they send their top mercenary [[China White]] after her, an act that culminates in a battle between The Hood and China White. Meanwhile, [[Moira Queen|Moira]] and [[Walter Steele|Walter]] ask Oliver to take over the [[Queen Consolidated|company]].                        
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{{Synopsis|[[Oliver Queen|Oliver]] heads to the [[Starling City Courthouse|courthouse]] to get his death certificate repealed and is pleasantly surprised to run into [[Laurel Lance (Earth-1)|Laurel]], who is there prosecuting [[Martin Somers]], a criminal with close ties to the [[Chinese Triad]]. Oliver recognizes Martin's name from [[Robert Queen|his father]]'s [[The List|list]] and sets his sights on taking him down. Martin orders the Chinese Triad to "take care" of Laurel so they send their top mercenary [[China White]] after her, an act that culminates in a battle between The Hood and China White. Meanwhile, [[Moira Queen|Moira]] and [[Walter Steele|Walter]] ask Oliver to take over the [[Queen Consolidated|company]].}}
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==Cast==
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===Starring===
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*[[Stephen Amell]] as [[Oliver Queen|Oliver Queen/The Hood]]
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*[[Katie Cassidy Rodgers|Katie Cassidy]] as [[Laurel Lance (Earth-1)|Laurel Lance]]
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*[[Colin Donnell]] as [[Tommy Merlyn]]
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*[[David Ramsey]] as [[John Diggle]]
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*[[Willa Holland]] as [[Thea Queen]]
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*[[Susanna Thompson]] as [[Moira Queen]]
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*[[Paul Blackthorne]] as Detective [[Quentin Lance]]
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===Guest starring===
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*[[Kelly Hu]] as [[Chien Na Wei|Chien Na Wei/China White]]
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*[[Colin Salmon]] as [[Walter Steele]]
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*[[Ty Olsson]] as [[Martin Somers]]
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*[[Annie Ilonzeh]] as [[Joanna de la Vega]]
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*[[Emma Bell]] as [[Emily Nocenti]]
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===Co-starring===
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*[[Marrett Green]] as TV Anchorman
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*[[Tristan Jensen]] as Bodyguard #6
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*[[Graham MacDonald]] as [[Victor Nocenti]]
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*[[Babek A. Motamed]] as Reporter #2
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*[[Silvio Pollio]] as [[Marcus Redmond]]
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*[[David Quinlan]] as Reporter #4
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*[[Marc Senior]] as Reporter #5
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*[[Elizabeth Thai]] as Reporter #3
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*[[Joanne Wilson]] as Reporter #1
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*[[Desiree Zurowski]] as Family Attorney
   
 
==Plot==
  
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Laurel brings a civil suit against millionaire Martin Somers, who is also one of Oliver's targets, for taking part in drug trades with the Chinese Triad that ultimately led to the death of [[Emily Nocenti|Emily Nocenti's]] [[Victor Nocenti|father]]. As The Hood, Oliver threatens Martin to make him confess to the murder as penance for all of the wrongs he has done to the city. Instead, Somers contacts the Chinese Triad, who send their assassin, China White, to kill Laurel. Oliver saves Laurel from China; he also captures and gives an audio recording of Martin's confession to Sergeant Lance. Meanwhile, Oliver’s mother and Walter push Oliver to take a position at the company. Oliver intentionally embarrasses the family at the opening of the company's new applied sciences division to get out of it, knowing that he can't honor his father’s request to fight for the city and be the man his mother wants him to be at the same time. A flashback to Oliver's time on the island shows him being attacked by an [[Yao Fei Gulong|unknown hooded figure]] wielding a bow and arrow.
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{{Section stub}}Laurel brings a civil suit against shipping magnate Martin Somers, who is also one of Oliver's targets, for taking part in drug trades with the Chinese Triad that ultimately led to the death of [[Emily Nocenti]]'s [[Victor Nocenti|father]]. As The Hood, Oliver threatens Martin to make him confess to the murder as penance for all of the wrongs he has done to the city. Instead, Somers contacts the Chinese Triad, who send their assassin, China White, to kill Laurel. Oliver saves Laurel from China; he also captures and gives an audio recording of Martin's confession to Sergeant Lance. Meanwhile, Oliver's mother and Walter push Oliver to take a position at the company. Oliver intentionally embarrasses the family at the opening of the company's new applied sciences division to get out of it, knowing that he can't honor his father's request to fight for the city and be the man his mother wants him to be at the same time. A flashback to Oliver's time on the island shows him being attacked by an [[Yao Fei Gulong|unknown hooded figure]] wielding a bow and arrow.
   
 
==Production==
  
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Revision as of 05:53, 13 February 2020

Not to be confused with the fifth season episode "Honor Thy Fathers".
"I didn't know how painful it would be to keep my secrets. You asked me to save the city, to right your wrongs. I will. I swear. But to do that, I can't be the Oliver that everyone wants me to be, which means that sometimes... to honor your wishes... I need to dishonor your memory. I'm sorry."
—Oliver to his father's tombstone

"Honor Thy Father" is the second episode of the first season of Arrow, and the second episode overall. It aired on October 17, 2012.

Synopsis

Oliver heads to the courthouse to get his death certificate repealed and is pleasantly surprised to run into Laurel, who is there prosecuting Martin Somers, a criminal with close ties to the Chinese Triad. Oliver recognizes Martin's name from his father's list and sets his sights on taking him down. Martin orders the Chinese Triad to "take care" of Laurel so they send their top mercenary China White after her, an act that culminates in a battle between The Hood and China White. Meanwhile, Moira and Walter ask Oliver to take over the company.

Cast

Starring

Guest starring

Co-starring

Plot

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Laurel brings a civil suit against shipping magnate Martin Somers, who is also one of Oliver's targets, for taking part in drug trades with the Chinese Triad that ultimately led to the death of Emily Nocenti's father. As The Hood, Oliver threatens Martin to make him confess to the murder as penance for all of the wrongs he has done to the city. Instead, Somers contacts the Chinese Triad, who send their assassin, China White, to kill Laurel. Oliver saves Laurel from China; he also captures and gives an audio recording of Martin's confession to Sergeant Lance. Meanwhile, Oliver's mother and Walter push Oliver to take a position at the company. Oliver intentionally embarrasses the family at the opening of the company's new applied sciences division to get out of it, knowing that he can't honor his father's request to fight for the city and be the man his mother wants him to be at the same time. A flashback to Oliver's time on the island shows him being attacked by an unknown hooded figure wielding a bow and arrow.

Production

Preparation ran from July 9 until July 17, 2012. Shooting ran from July 18 until July 27, 2012.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Marc Guggenheim (@mguggenheim) - Twitter
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