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|name= The Undertaking |
|name= The Undertaking |
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+ | |image= Oliver Queen in the Arrowcave after learning Walter is alive.png |
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+ | |season= 1 |
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+ | |epnum= 21 |
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|number= 21 |
|number= 21 |
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|airdate= May 1, 2013 |
|airdate= May 1, 2013 |
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|writer= [[Jake Coburn]]<br/>[[Lana Cho]] |
|writer= [[Jake Coburn]]<br/>[[Lana Cho]] |
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|director= [[Michael Schultz]] |
|director= [[Michael Schultz]] |
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− | |guests= [[Emily Bett Rickards]] as [[Felicity Smoak]]<br/>[[John Barrowman]] as [[Malcolm Merlyn]]<br/>[[Jamey Sheridan]] as [[Robert Queen]]<br/>[[Chin Han]] as [[Frank Chen]]<br/>[[Colin Salmon]] as [[Walter Steele]]<br/>[[Byron Noble]] as [[Harold Backman]]<br/>[[Ray Galletti]] as [[Dominic Alonzo]] |
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|before= {{Ep|Home Invasion}} |
|before= {{Ep|Home Invasion}} |
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|after= {{Ep|Darkness on the Edge of Town}} |
|after= {{Ep|Darkness on the Edge of Town}} |
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|show= Arrow |
|show= Arrow |
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− | "'''The Undertaking'''" is the twenty-first episode of the [[Season 1 (Arrow)|first season]] of ''[[Arrow]]'', and the twenty-first episode overall. It aired on May 1, 2013. |
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==Synopsis== |
==Synopsis== |
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− | Finding it difficult to mend fences with [[Tommy Merlyn|Tommy]] and [[John Diggle| |
+ | {{Synopsis|Finding it difficult to mend fences with [[Tommy Merlyn|Tommy]] and [[John Diggle|Diggle]], [[Oliver Queen|Oliver]] instead focuses on crossing another name off [[The List|the list]]. While digging through a [[Harold Backman|crooked accountant]]'s laptop, [[Felicity Smoak|Felicity]] discovers a transaction that could help Oliver find [[Walter Steele|Walter]]. To reconfirm the lead, Oliver gambles that Felicity can be counted on in the field for the first time. In a flashback, [[Malcolm Merlyn|Malcolm]] reveals to [[Robert Queen]] and [[Frank Chen]] painful details surrounding [[Rebecca Merlyn|his wife]]'s murder, and how that shaped his plans for [[the Glades]]. Meanwhile, Tommy stuns [[Laurel Lance (Earth-1)|Laurel]] with the truth.|http://thefutoncritic.com/listings/20130410cw18}} |
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+ | ==Cast== |
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+ | ===Starring=== |
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+ | *[[Stephen Amell]] as [[Oliver Queen|Oliver Queen/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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+ | *{{F|Paul Blackthorne|(credit only)}} |
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+ | ===Guest starring=== |
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+ | *[[Jamey Sheridan]] as [[Robert Queen]] |
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+ | *[[Colin Salmon]] as [[Walter Steele]] |
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+ | *[[Chin Han]] as [[Frank Chen]] |
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+ | *[[Ray Galletti]] as [[Dominic Alonzo]] |
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+ | *[[Emily Bett Rickards]] as [[Felicity Smoak]] |
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+ | *[[John Barrowman]] as [[Malcolm Merlyn]] |
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+ | ===Co-starring=== |
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+ | *[[Simon Bradbury]] as Dealer |
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+ | *[[Vaughn Clements]] as Armed Guard |
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+ | *[[Andrew Hedge]] as Pit Boss |
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+ | *[[Byron Noble]] as [[Harold Backman]] |
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+ | *[[Stephen Powell]] as Sharp Gangster |
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+ | *[[Lee Tichon]] as Controller |
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==Plot== |
==Plot== |
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− | Oliver tracks down an accountant, [[Harold Backman]], for the secret organization and steals his laptop in order to redistribute all of his money back to the people he stole from. While decrypting the laptop, Felicity uncovers a link to Walter a $2 million transfer was made to [[Dominic Alonzo]], a underground casino owner who was hired to kidnap Walter |
+ | Oliver tracks down an accountant, [[Harold Backman]], for the secret organization and steals his laptop in order to redistribute all of his money back to the people he stole from. While decrypting the laptop, Felicity uncovers a link to Walter a $2 million transfer was made to [[Dominic Alonzo]], a underground casino owner who was hired to kidnap Walter. |
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+ | With Felicity posing as a card shark and was obviously caught for the plan, as Dominic destroyed Felicity's communicator which she states to Dominic he will be upset when he meets her partner. The Hood then infiltrates the casino, and after being beaten and threatened, Dominic reveals that Walter was killed as soon as he was delivered to the person who hired him. Oliver informs his family, and Moira immediately confronts Malcolm, who reveals that Walter is alive. |
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+ | Oliver suspicious of his mother's reaction to the news of Walter's death followed her and was listening in, discovers that Tommy's father is heading the secret organization that kidnapped Walter and wants to do something horrible to the Glades. When Felicity returns to the Arrowcave, Oliver tells her to hack into Malcolm's phone records to ascertain Walter's location. Confused about what's going on, she starts to ask questions, but Oliver just asks her to find Walter. As the Hood, Oliver frees Walter and reunites him with their family. Meanwhile, Oliver is at the hospital, Malcolm approached him and has to disguise his rage at Malcolm's questioning of Walter's condition knowing he's only trying to ascertain if he can be tied to the crime. Then he's approached by Laurel, who wants him to tell Tommy that Oliver doesn't have feelings for her anymore and he refuses, implying it's one lie too many with all the others he has to carry. |
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Oliver, then, goes to Diggle and apologizes, telling him he was right about everything, including his mother's involvement in the Undertaking and he needs Diggle's help to finish this. |
Oliver, then, goes to Diggle and apologizes, telling him he was right about everything, including his mother's involvement in the Undertaking and he needs Diggle's help to finish this. |
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− | In a flashback, Robert Queen is shown disagreeing with Malcolm's proposed "Undertaking", which would involve |
+ | In a flashback, Robert Queen is shown disagreeing with Malcolm's proposed "Undertaking", which would involve leveling the Glades and kill thousands of people in an effort to rebuild the area and remove the crime. Moira is completely unaware of what the private meetings are about. Robert tells Moira what Malcolm wants to do, and she insists that he finds a way to stop it, because she doesn't want any of them to be responsible for that much death. He tries to prevent it with Frank Chen. They make a plan to meet up in China and prevent Malcolm being able to rebuild after he destroys the Glades. Unfortunately, Chen sells him out to Malcolm (much like Moira later does to Chen). As a result, Malcolm has a bomb planted on the Queens' yacht just before Robert and Oliver set off. The last thing Robert sees on before his voyage to China is his wife waving to him from the docks. |
==Trivia== |
==Trivia== |
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− | *Ted Kord is |
+ | *[[Ted Kord]] is mentioned in a flashback. In the comics, Ted is the second [[Wikipedia:Ted Kord|Blue Beetle]]. |
+ | **According to [[Andrew Kreisberg]], Kord was intended to appear in the [[Season 3 (Arrow)|third season]] but because DC had "other plans" for the character, he was replaced by [[Ray Palmer|Ray Palmer/The Atom]]. |
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+ | *In a flashback scene, Malcolm reveals that [[The Undertaking (event)|The Undertaking]] will be performed with the "[[Markov Device|Markov device]]". This is a reference to the seismologist Brion Markov, who in the comics is the hero [[Wikipedia:Geo-Force|Geo-Force]]. |
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+ | **[[Brion Markov]] himself appeared in the next episode, {{Ep|Darkness on the Edge of Town}}, though only as a scientist. |
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⚫ | *In a flashback from 5 years ago when Oliver brings Laurel pizza, she mentions their friends "[[Ray]]" and "[[Jean]]". In the comics, Ray Palmer is a superhero known as [[Wikipedia:Atom (Ray Palmer)|The Atom]], and [[Wikipedia:Jean Loring|Jean Loring]] was his girlfriend, then wife, and later his ex, who eventually becomes insane. |
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+ | **[[Jean Loring]] appears later in [[Season 2 (Arrow)|Season 2]]. However, she is much older and only knows Oliver through being friends with his mother, [[Moira Queen|Moira]]. Similarly, [[Ray Palmer]] appears in [[Season 3 (Arrow)|Season 3]] but has no previous connection to Oliver. |
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+ | ***Ray and Jean do not appear to know each other as they never appeared in the same season nor mentioned the other. Additionally, Ray revealed in {{Ep|The Climb}} that he was engaged to a woman named [[Anna Loring]] until her death. |
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+ | *[[File:Starling_Rockets_sign.png|thumb|Starling Rockets sign|224x224px]]At the end of the episode when a [[Unidac Industries]] truck is transporting the [[Markov Device]], it passes a sign saying "ENTERING [[Star City|STARLING CITY]] HOME OF THE [[Starling City Rockets|ROCKETS]]". |
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==Production== |
==Production== |
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− | Preparation ran from March 6 until March 14, 2013. Filming |
+ | Preparation ran from March 6 until March 14, 2013. Filming ran from March 15 until March 26, 2013.<ref>[https://twitter.com/mguggenheim/status/313750482134908928/photo/1 Marc Guggenheim (@mguggenheim) - Twitter]</ref> |
− | ==Featured Music== |
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− | *Your Heart Keeps Burning by Adam Agin |
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− | *Bleeding Love by Leona Lewis |
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− | *Through the Walls by Gary Go |
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==References== |
==References== |
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{{Season 1 (Arrow)}} |
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Revision as of 02:39, 13 February 2020
- For the event of the same name, see The Undertaking (event).
"The Undertaking" is the twenty-first episode of the first season of Arrow, and the twenty-first episode overall. It aired on May 1, 2013.
Synopsis
Finding it difficult to mend fences with Tommy and Diggle, Oliver instead focuses on crossing another name off the list. While digging through a crooked accountant's laptop, Felicity discovers a transaction that could help Oliver find Walter. To reconfirm the lead, Oliver gambles that Felicity can be counted on in the field for the first time. In a flashback, Malcolm reveals to Robert Queen and Frank Chen painful details surrounding his wife's murder, and how that shaped his plans for the Glades. Meanwhile, Tommy stuns Laurel with the truth.[src] |
Cast
Starring
- Stephen Amell as Oliver Queen/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 (credit only)
Guest starring
- Jamey Sheridan as Robert Queen
- Colin Salmon as Walter Steele
- Chin Han as Frank Chen
- Ray Galletti as Dominic Alonzo
- Emily Bett Rickards as Felicity Smoak
- John Barrowman as Malcolm Merlyn
Co-starring
- Simon Bradbury as Dealer
- Vaughn Clements as Armed Guard
- Andrew Hedge as Pit Boss
- Byron Noble as Harold Backman
- Stephen Powell as Sharp Gangster
- Lee Tichon as Controller
Plot
Oliver tracks down an accountant, Harold Backman, for the secret organization and steals his laptop in order to redistribute all of his money back to the people he stole from. While decrypting the laptop, Felicity uncovers a link to Walter a $2 million transfer was made to Dominic Alonzo, a underground casino owner who was hired to kidnap Walter.
With Felicity posing as a card shark and was obviously caught for the plan, as Dominic destroyed Felicity's communicator which she states to Dominic he will be upset when he meets her partner. The Hood then infiltrates the casino, and after being beaten and threatened, Dominic reveals that Walter was killed as soon as he was delivered to the person who hired him. Oliver informs his family, and Moira immediately confronts Malcolm, who reveals that Walter is alive.
Oliver suspicious of his mother's reaction to the news of Walter's death followed her and was listening in, discovers that Tommy's father is heading the secret organization that kidnapped Walter and wants to do something horrible to the Glades. When Felicity returns to the Arrowcave, Oliver tells her to hack into Malcolm's phone records to ascertain Walter's location. Confused about what's going on, she starts to ask questions, but Oliver just asks her to find Walter. As the Hood, Oliver frees Walter and reunites him with their family. Meanwhile, Oliver is at the hospital, Malcolm approached him and has to disguise his rage at Malcolm's questioning of Walter's condition knowing he's only trying to ascertain if he can be tied to the crime. Then he's approached by Laurel, who wants him to tell Tommy that Oliver doesn't have feelings for her anymore and he refuses, implying it's one lie too many with all the others he has to carry.
Oliver, then, goes to Diggle and apologizes, telling him he was right about everything, including his mother's involvement in the Undertaking and he needs Diggle's help to finish this.
In a flashback, Robert Queen is shown disagreeing with Malcolm's proposed "Undertaking", which would involve leveling the Glades and kill thousands of people in an effort to rebuild the area and remove the crime. Moira is completely unaware of what the private meetings are about. Robert tells Moira what Malcolm wants to do, and she insists that he finds a way to stop it, because she doesn't want any of them to be responsible for that much death. He tries to prevent it with Frank Chen. They make a plan to meet up in China and prevent Malcolm being able to rebuild after he destroys the Glades. Unfortunately, Chen sells him out to Malcolm (much like Moira later does to Chen). As a result, Malcolm has a bomb planted on the Queens' yacht just before Robert and Oliver set off. The last thing Robert sees on before his voyage to China is his wife waving to him from the docks.
Trivia
- Ted Kord is mentioned in a flashback. In the comics, Ted is the second Blue Beetle.
- According to Andrew Kreisberg, Kord was intended to appear in the third season but because DC had "other plans" for the character, he was replaced by Ray Palmer/The Atom.
- In a flashback scene, Malcolm reveals that The Undertaking will be performed with the "Markov device". This is a reference to the seismologist Brion Markov, who in the comics is the hero Geo-Force.
- Brion Markov himself appeared in the next episode, "Darkness on the Edge of Town", though only as a scientist.
- In a flashback from 5 years ago when Oliver brings Laurel pizza, she mentions their friends "Ray" and "Jean". In the comics, Ray Palmer is a superhero known as The Atom, and Jean Loring was his girlfriend, then wife, and later his ex, who eventually becomes insane.
- Jean Loring appears later in Season 2. However, she is much older and only knows Oliver through being friends with his mother, Moira. Similarly, Ray Palmer appears in Season 3 but has no previous connection to Oliver.
- Ray and Jean do not appear to know each other as they never appeared in the same season nor mentioned the other. Additionally, Ray revealed in "The Climb" that he was engaged to a woman named Anna Loring until her death.
- Jean Loring appears later in Season 2. However, she is much older and only knows Oliver through being friends with his mother, Moira. Similarly, Ray Palmer appears in Season 3 but has no previous connection to Oliver.
- At the end of the episode when a Unidac Industries truck is transporting the Markov Device, it passes a sign saying "ENTERING STARLING CITY HOME OF THE ROCKETS".
Production
Preparation ran from March 6 until March 14, 2013. Filming ran from March 15 until March 26, 2013.[1]
References
Arrow season 1 | ||||
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"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" |