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Not to be confused with the fifth season episode "Honor Thy Fathers".

"All that time on the island, plotting my return, I didn't realize how hard it would be. To reconnect with Mom, Thea, Laurel. Okay, I didn't... 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 to his father, Robert'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Oliver heads to the courthouse to get his death certificate repealed and is pleasantly surprised to run into Laurel, who is there prosecuting Martin Somers, a criminal with close ties to the Chinese Triad.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 book 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.^[src]

Cast

Main cast

Stephen Amell as Oliver Queen/The Hood
Katie Cassidy as Laurel Lance
Colin Donnell as Tommy Merlyn
David Ramsey as John Diggle
Willa Holland as Thea Queen
Susanna Thompson as Moira Queen
Paul Blackthorne as Detective Quentin Lance

Guest starring

Co-starring

Marrett Green as TV Anchorman
Tristan Jensen as Bodyguard #6
Graham MacDonald as Victor Nocenti
Babak A. Motamed as Reporter #2
Silvio Pollio as Marcus Redmond
David Quinlan as Reporter #4
Marc Senior as Reporter #5
Elizabeth Thai as Reporter #3
Joanne Wilson as Reporter #1
Desiree Zurowski as Family Attorney

Uncredited

Jacqueline MacInnes Wood as Sara Lance (archive footage)

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

↑ Marc Guggenheim (@mguggenheim) - Twitter

Goofs

When Oliver apologizes to John Diggle in the Queen Mansion, a microphone can be seen briefly hanging over Diggle as he first responds.
On Netflix the captions mistakenly spell “Sara” as “Sarah”.
When Oliver takes his hood off in the scene before he speaks at the Applied Sciences opening, the footage is played in reverse and he blinks in a very strange way.
The man who shoots Oliver with a bow at the end of the episode is clean-shaven and generally looks very different from who it is shown to be in the next episode, Yao Fei Gulong.

Arrow season 1
"Pilot" • "Honor Thy Father" • "Lone Gunmen" • "An Innocent Man" • "Damaged" • "Legacies" • "Muse of Fire" • "Vendetta" • "Year's End" • "Burned" • "Trust but Verify" • "Vertigo" • "Betrayal" • "The Odyssey" • "Dodger" • "Dead to Rights" • "The Huntress Returns" • "Salvation" • "Unfinished Business" • "Home Invasion" • "The Undertaking" • "Darkness on the Edge of Town" • "Sacrifice"

[1] Marc Guggenheim (@mguggenheim) - Twitter

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+:''Not to be confused with the [[Season 5 (Arrow)|fifth season]] episode {{Ep|Honor Thy Fathers}}.''
+{{Quote|All that time on [[Lian Yu (Earth-1)|the island]], plotting my return, I didn't realize how hard it would be. To reconnect with [[Moira Queen|Mom]], [[Thea Queen|Thea]], [[Laurel Lance (Earth-1)|Laurel]]. Okay, I didn't... I didn't know how painful it would be to keep my secrets. You asked me to save the [[Star City (Earth-1)|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]] to his father, [[Robert Queen|Robert]]'s, tombstone}}
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 |name= Honor Thy Father
-|image= Arrow fights China White.png
+|image= Oliver visits his father's grave.png
+|season= 1
+|epnum= 2
 |number= 2
 |airdate= October 17, 2012
-|writer= '''Story:'''<br/>[[Greg Berlanti]]<br/>[[Marc Guggenheim]]<br/>'''Teleplay:'''<br/>[[Andrew Kreisberg]]<br/>Marc Guggenheim
+|writer= '''Story by:'''<br/>[[Greg Berlanti]]<br/>[[Marc Guggenheim]]<br/>'''Teleplay by:'''<br/>[[Andrew Kreisberg]]<br/>[[Marc Guggenheim]]
 |director= [[David Barrett]]
+|before= {{Ep|Pilot (Arrow)}}
-|guests= [[Kelly Hu]] as [[China White]]<br/>[[Colin Salmon]] as [[Walter Steele]]<br/>[[Ty Olsson]] as [[Martin Somers]]<br/>[[Emma Bell]] as [[Emily Nocenti]]<br/>[[Graham MacDonald]] as [[Victor Nocenti]]
-|before= {{Ep|Pilot|page=Pilot (Arrow)}}
 |after= {{Ep|Lone Gunmen}}
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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.
 ==Synopsis==
-[[Oliver Queen|Oliver]] heads to the courthouse to get his death certificate repealed and is pleasantly surprised to run into [[Laurel Lance|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 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 company.
+{{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|book]] 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]].|http://thefutoncritic.com/listings/20120927cw05/}}
+==Cast==
+===Main cast===
+*[[Stephen Amell]] as [[Oliver Queen|Oliver Queen/The Hood]]
+*[[Katie Cassidy]] as [[Laurel Lance (Earth-1)|Laurel Lance]]
+*[[Colin Donnell]] as [[Tommy Merlyn]]
+*[[David Ramsey]] as [[John Diggle]]
+*[[Willa Holland]] as [[Thea Queen]]
+*[[Susanna Thompson]] as [[Moira Queen]]
+*[[Paul Blackthorne]] as Detective [[Quentin Lance]]
+===Guest starring===
+*[[Kelly Hu]] as [[Chien Na Wei|Chien Na Wei/China White]]
+*[[Colin Salmon]] as [[Walter Steele]]
+*[[Ty Olsson]] as [[Martin Somers]]
+*[[Annie Ilonzeh]] as [[Joanna de la Vega]]
+*[[Emma Bell]] as [[Emily Nocenti]]
+===Co-starring===
+*[[Marrett Green]] as [[Merritt Davis|TV Anchorman]]
+*[[Tristan Jensen]] as Bodyguard #6
+*[[Graham MacDonald]] as [[Victor Nocenti]]
+*[[Babak A. Motamed]] as Reporter #2
+*[[Silvio Pollio]] as [[Marcus Redmond]]
+*[[David Quinlan]] as Reporter #4
+*[[Marc Senior]] as Reporter #5
+*[[Elizabeth Thai]] as Reporter #3
+*[[Joanne Wilson]] as Reporter #1
+*[[Desiree Zurowski]] as Family Attorney
+===Uncredited===
+*[[Jacqueline MacInnes Wood]] as {{F|Sara Lance|(archive footage)}}
 ==Plot==
+{{Section stub}}
-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 a [[Emily Nocenti|young woman]]'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|unknown hooded figure]] wielding a bow and arrow.
+[[File:The Hood vs. Chien Na Wei.png|left|250px|thumb|The Hood v China White]]
+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==
 Preparation ran from July 9 until July 17, 2012. Shooting ran from July 18 until July 27, 2012.<ref>[https://twitter.com/mguggenheim/status/223035671512752129/photo/1 Marc Guggenheim (@mguggenheim) - Twitter]</ref>
-==Featured Music==
-*Candy Machine Gun by Haley Bonar
-*Ophelia On My Mind by Alberta Cross
 ==References==
+{{Reflist}}
-<references/>
+== Goofs ==
+*When [[Oliver Queen|Oliver]] apologizes to [[John Diggle]] in the [[Queen Mansion]], a microphone can be seen briefly hanging over Diggle as he first responds.
+*On Netflix the captions mistakenly spell “Sara” as “Sarah”.
+*When Oliver takes his hood off in the scene before he speaks at the [[Robert Queen Applied Sciences Center|Applied Sciences]] opening, the footage is played in reverse and he blinks in a very strange way.
+*The man who shoots Oliver with a bow at the end of the episode is clean-shaven and generally looks very different from who it is shown to be in the next episode, [[Yao Fei Gulong]].
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