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+ | {{Dialogue|Took down three [[Vertigo (Earth-1)|Vertigo]] pushers tonight, Diggle. Last one finally knew a name. [[Cecil Adams|The Count]].|The Count? That's worse than The Hood.|[[Oliver Queen]] and [[John Diggle]]}} |
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{{Episode |
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|name= Vertigo |
|name= Vertigo |
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|image= Oliver Queen trying to set up Count Vertigo by buying his drug.png |
|image= Oliver Queen trying to set up Count Vertigo by buying his drug.png |
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+ | |season= 1 |
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+ | |epnum= 12 |
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|number= 12 |
|number= 12 |
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|airdate= January 30, 2013 |
|airdate= January 30, 2013 |
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|writer= [[Wendy Mericle]]<br/>[[Ben Sokolowski]] |
|writer= [[Wendy Mericle]]<br/>[[Ben Sokolowski]] |
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|director= [[Wendey Stanzler]] |
|director= [[Wendey Stanzler]] |
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− | |guests= [[Byron Mann]] as [[Yao Fei Gulong]]<br/>[[Janina Gavankar]] as [[McKenna Hall]]<br/>[[Sebastian Dunn]] as [[Edward Fyers]]<br/>[[Serge Houde]] as [[Brackett]]<br/>[[Eugene Lipinski]] as [[Alexi Leonov]]<br/>[[Eileen Pedde]] as Doctor<br/>[[Emily Bett Rickards]] as [[Felicity Smoak]]<br/>[[Seth Gabel]] as [[Count Vertigo|The Count]] |
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|before= {{Ep|Trust but Verify}} |
|before= {{Ep|Trust but Verify}} |
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|after= {{Ep|Betrayal}} |
|after= {{Ep|Betrayal}} |
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|show= Arrow |
|show= Arrow |
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− | "'''Vertigo'''" is the twelfth episode of the [[Season 1 (Arrow)|first season]] of ''[[Arrow]]'', and the twelfth episode overall. It aired on January 30, 2013. |
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==Synopsis== |
==Synopsis== |
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− | + | {{Synopsis|[[Thea Queen|Thea]] is in trouble with the police after she gets caught using a drug called "[[Vertigo (Earth-1)|Vertigo]]". [[Oliver Queen|Oliver]] thinks the only way to keep her out of jail is to find the dealer, a man who goes by the name of "[[Cecil Adams|The Count]]". Oliver turns to [[McKenna Hall]], an old flame and current Vice cop, for help. Meanwhile, [[Laurel Lance (Earth-1)|Laurel]] steps in to defend Thea, and [[Felicity Smoak|Felicity]] gives Oliver some disturbing news about [[Moira Queen|Moira]].|http://thefutoncritic.com/listings/20130109cw05}} |
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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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+ | *[[Byron Mann]] as [[Yao Fei Gulong]] |
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+ | *[[Janina Gavankar]] as Detective [[McKenna Hall]] |
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+ | *[[Sebastian Dunn]] as [[Edward Fyers]] |
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+ | *[[Serge Houde]] as Judge [[Brackett]] |
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+ | *[[Eugene Lipinski]] as [[Alexi Leonov]] |
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+ | *[[Eileen Pedde]] as a doctor |
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+ | *[[Emily Bett Rickards]] as [[Felicity Smoak]] |
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+ | *[[Seth Gabel]] as [[Cecil Adams|Cecil Adams/The Count]] |
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+ | ===Co-starring=== |
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+ | *[[Kurt Evans]] as [[Alex Salese]] |
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+ | *[[Barry Nerling]] as [[Bratva mechanic|Mechanic]] |
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+ | *[[David Quinlan]] as Reporter |
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+ | *[[Jeffrey Robinson]] as [[Billy Wintergreen|Deathstroke]] |
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+ | *[[Patrick Sabongui]] as Street Dealer |
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+ | *[[Monte Thompson]] as Thug |
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+ | *[[Robert Wolfgang Weiss]] as Court Clerk |
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==Plot== |
==Plot== |
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− | The episode opens with [[ |
+ | The episode opens with [[Oliver Queen|the Hood]] chasing a drug dealer who sells something called "Vertigo". The dealer admits he's supplied by someone named "[[Cecil Adams|The Count]]". |
− | [[Oliver Queen|Oliver]] tells [[John]] |
+ | [[Oliver Queen|Oliver]] tells [[John Diggle|John]] of his mission to find "The Count". [[John Diggle|John]] reminds him that [[Thea Queen|Thea]]'s hearing is coming up in a few hours. |
− | Outside the courthouse |
+ | Outside the courthouse, Thea is bombarded by a huge media presence. Thea's attorney has worked out a plea arrangement with the prosecutor, but Judge [[Brackett]] denies the deal, wanting to make Thea the "poster child" for [[Star City|Starling City]]'s Vertigo problem. |
− | + | Back at the mansion, Thea's attorney gets to work on an appeal, but warns the family she may have to do jail time. Thea walks off, still accusing her mother of cheating on [[Walter Steele|Walter]]. [[Moira Queen|Moira]] is upset that Thea isn't taking the situation seriously and Oliver decides to prevent his sister from being used as an example. |
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− | Oliver flashes back to being |
+ | Oliver flashes back to being locked up on [[Lian Yu (Earth-1)|the island]]. He pleads [[Yao Fei Gulong]] to free him, reminding that he returned for the man. Yao Fei simply says "I can't" and walks away. |
− | Oliver drops by the police station and meets with a vice detective named [[McKenna Hall]] he knew from their younger days. |
+ | Oliver drops by the police station and meets with a vice detective named [[McKenna Hall]], whom he knew from their younger days. McKenna is aware of The Count and gives him a file, gently asking him to let the police handle the situation. [[Quentin Lance|Quentin]] notices Oliver snooping around and asks McKenna about it. |
− | In order to make an example [[The Count]] injects pure Vertigo directly into the |
+ | In order to make an example, [[Cecil Adams|The Count]] injects pure Vertigo directly into the bloodstream of the dealer from the beginning. The Count explains how the dose apparently creates agonizing pain for hours or days and eventually causes the person's heart to give out. The Count hands him a gun with one bullet, giving him the option to take revenge or end the misery. The man shoots himself. The Count finds it "interesting" that the vigilante is coming for him. |
− | [[Laurel Lance|Laurel]] and [[Tommy Merlyn|Tommy]] discuss their radically opposite schedules. Oliver shows up and asks Laurel about |
+ | [[Laurel Lance (Earth-1)|Laurel]] and [[Tommy Merlyn|Tommy]] discuss their radically opposite schedules getting in the way of spending more time together. Oliver shows up and asks Laurel about Judge Brackett. He wants her to see if her father can help. |
− | Laurel |
+ | That night, Laurel and Quentin talk about Thea. Quentin initially refuses to do anything, but Laurel protests that she sees potential in Thea and the young woman needs help, not prison. She points out the trouble [[Sara Lance|Sara]] got into as a teenager, including an incident of shoplifting which Quentin made go away. Quentin eventually agrees to make a few calls. |
Oliver meets with his [[Solntsevskaya Bratva|Bratva]] connections to try and get connected with The Count. He says he's interested in the drug business. In exchange for the help they ask him to kill a man. Oliver obliges. |
Oliver meets with his [[Solntsevskaya Bratva|Bratva]] connections to try and get connected with The Count. He says he's interested in the drug business. In exchange for the help they ask him to kill a man. Oliver obliges. |
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Back in present-day Oliver puts the body of the man he seemingly had just killed into his trunk. He places his finger under the man's chin and he pops back to life. Oliver tells John that in order not to blow his Bratva connection his plan is to meet with The Count as himself, then follow him to his hideout. |
Back in present-day Oliver puts the body of the man he seemingly had just killed into his trunk. He places his finger under the man's chin and he pops back to life. Oliver tells John that in order not to blow his Bratva connection his plan is to meet with The Count as himself, then follow him to his hideout. |
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− | Laurel and Oliver talk to Thea about her legal situation. |
+ | Laurel and Oliver talk to Thea about her legal situation. Laurel explains Judge Brackett has agreed to 2 years of probation and 500 hours of community service for Thea under the former's supervision at [[City Necessary Resources Initiative|CNRI]]. Thea refuses to take the deal and Oliver is furious. After Laurel leaves, Thea says essentially that she wants to go to jail to ruin their mother's life. Angered, Oliver reveals to Thea that their father cheated on their mother, not the other way around, and [[Robert Queen|Robert]] even admitted before his death that he wasn't the man they thought he was. Thea is in disbelief. Moira overhears this and is upset with Oliver. |
Oliver and John meet with The Count. John says he wants to have something to offer his night club customers. The Count tells him that 56 people died to perfect his product. Quentin and McKenna pull up with several vehicles to bust the meeting. The Count gets away, on his way injecting Oliver in the chest with the pure form of Vertigo. Oliver and John manage to get away. |
Oliver and John meet with The Count. John says he wants to have something to offer his night club customers. The Count tells him that 56 people died to perfect his product. Quentin and McKenna pull up with several vehicles to bust the meeting. The Count gets away, on his way injecting Oliver in the chest with the pure form of Vertigo. Oliver and John manage to get away. |
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− | John mixes up |
+ | John mixes up an antidote with [[Lian Yu herbs]] and gives it to Oliver. |
− | During a flashback Oliver recalls his fight with Yao. Yao beats him severely, then |
+ | During a flashback, Oliver recalls his fight with Yao Fei. Yao Fei beats him severely, then uses pressure point manipulation on Oliver to fake his death. |
− | Oliver wakes up from his |
+ | Oliver wakes up from his drugged state, with John telling him that The Count only got a half dose into him. Oliver realizes that The Count got away, but they have a sample of the drug which he injected into the former. |
− | Quentin and McKenna pay Oliver a visit. McKenna |
+ | Quentin and McKenna pay Oliver a visit at the mansion. McKenna reveals she saw him fleeing the scene when they tried to apprehend The Count. Oliver lies that he tried to buy off The Count in a failed attempt to see his face. Quentin warns that if they spot Oliver at another deal, he'll be arrested. As they leave, Oliver assures McKenna he knows she's just doing her job and thanks Quentin for helping Thea. Quentin simply states he did Laurel a favor. Moira confronts Oliver over his recklessness and also scolds him for telling Thea of Robert's infidelity. Thea then arrives and asks why Moira kept this a secret from her, as she's old enough to know. Moira explains she wanted to preserve Thea's positive memory of her father. Thea tearfully apologizes for her accusations and makes amends with her mother. Oliver watches the reconciliation and heads upstairs, but suddenly collapses, still suffering from some side effects of the overdose. |
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− | Oliver is still suffering some effect from his overdose. He collapses on the stairs. |
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+ | In present-day, John and Oliver arrive at [[Queen Consolidated]]. John suggests Oliver go to the hospital but he declines. Oliver brings the Vertigo sample to [[Felicity Smoak]], claiming it is an "energy drink" manufactured by his friend "Kevin" to cure hangovers. Oliver hopes she can analyze it and find out where in the city it was produced. When Felicity wonders why the "energy drink" is in a syringe, Oliver says, "I ran out of sports samples", much to her and Diggle's exasperation. |
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+ | Felicity finds that the sample was manufactured in an abandoned juvenile detention center in The Glades. Against John's wishes, Oliver goes after The Count. Unable to use his bow because of the overdose, The Hood physically fights his way through The Count's men. As he makes his way to the drug manufacturing lab, the police arrive. The Hood fights with and eventually overpowers The Count by giving him an overdose of his own product. Just then Quentin arrives and orders the vigilante to release The Count, citing how the city has started to look up to The Hood as a hero. The Hood then shoves The Count away and flees the scene. |
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− | In present-day John wants to take Oliver to the hospital. He declines. Oliver brings the Vertigo to [[Felicity Smoak]] for analysis, hoping she can tell him which part of the city it was made. She finds it was made near an abandoned juvenile detention center. Against John's wishes Oliver goes after The Count. |
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+ | Thea accepts the plea deal and begins working with Laurel at CNRI. After Oliver drops her off, he thanks Laurel for her help. McKenna then calls Oliver, informing him that The Count has been arrested and his drug out of business. |
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− | Unable to handle his bow because of the overdose the Hood has to fight his way through The Count's soldiers. As he makes his way up to the area where the drugs is being made the police arrive. The Hood fights with The Count and begins injecting him with his own product. At this moment Quentin arrives. the Hood shoves The Count away and leaves the scene. |
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+ | Quentin and a psychiatrist observe The Count at a mental institution. Due to the triple dosage of Vertigo given to him by The Hood, the dealer's mind has been warped, possibly permanently. |
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− | Thea comes to her senses and decides to take the deal working for Laurel. |
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− | McKenna gives Oliver a call with word The Count has been arrested and put out of business. We see The Count battling for his life in a hospital. |
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==Production== |
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==Trivia== |
==Trivia== |
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− | *Oliver and Alexi |
+ | *[[Oliver Queen|Oliver]] and [[Alexi Leonov|Alexi]] talk about [[Anatoly Knyazev]]. Anatoly will later become a major character in the flashback storylines of [[Season 2 (Arrow)|season 2]] and [[Season 5 (Arrow)|season 5]] and a recurring character in [[Season 6 (Arrow)|season 6]]. |
− | *Oliver told Alexi that he saved [[Anatoly Knyazev|Anatoly]]'s life. It's unknown if he's talking about him freeing Anatoly from the [[Amazo]] in [[Season 2 (Arrow)| |
+ | **Oliver told Alexi that he saved [[Anatoly Knyazev|Anatoly]]'s life. It's unknown if he's talking about him freeing Anatoly from the ''[[Amazo]]'' in [[Season 2 (Arrow)|season 2]], or about him saving Anatoly from [[Ishmael Gregor|Gregor]] in [[Season 5 (Arrow)|season 5]]. |
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+ | ==Goofs== |
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+ | *In the last flashback of the episode, when Oliver comes out of the river and is looking at the map, he says to himself, "Survive", but his lips don't match the dialogue. |
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==References== |
==References== |
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{{Season 1 (Arrow)}} |
{{Season 1 (Arrow)}} |
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Revision as of 02:37, 13 February 2020
- For other uses of the term Vertigo, see Vertigo (disambiguation).
- "Took down three Vertigo pushers tonight, Diggle. Last one finally knew a name. The Count."
- "The Count? That's worse than The Hood."
- —Oliver Queen and John Diggle
"Vertigo" is the twelfth episode of the first season of Arrow, and the twelfth episode overall. It aired on January 30, 2013.
Synopsis
Thea is in trouble with the police after she gets caught using a drug called "Vertigo". Oliver thinks the only way to keep her out of jail is to find the dealer, a man who goes by the name of "The Count". Oliver turns to McKenna Hall, an old flame and current Vice cop, for help. Meanwhile, Laurel steps in to defend Thea, and Felicity gives Oliver some disturbing news about Moira.[src] |
Cast
Starring
- 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
- Byron Mann as Yao Fei Gulong
- Janina Gavankar as Detective McKenna Hall
- Sebastian Dunn as Edward Fyers
- Serge Houde as Judge Brackett
- Eugene Lipinski as Alexi Leonov
- Eileen Pedde as a doctor
- Emily Bett Rickards as Felicity Smoak
- Seth Gabel as Cecil Adams/The Count
Co-starring
- Kurt Evans as Alex Salese
- Barry Nerling as Mechanic
- David Quinlan as Reporter
- Jeffrey Robinson as Deathstroke
- Patrick Sabongui as Street Dealer
- Monte Thompson as Thug
- Robert Wolfgang Weiss as Court Clerk
Plot
The episode opens with the Hood chasing a drug dealer who sells something called "Vertigo". The dealer admits he's supplied by someone named "The Count".
Oliver tells John of his mission to find "The Count". John reminds him that Thea's hearing is coming up in a few hours.
Outside the courthouse, Thea is bombarded by a huge media presence. Thea's attorney has worked out a plea arrangement with the prosecutor, but Judge Brackett denies the deal, wanting to make Thea the "poster child" for Starling City's Vertigo problem.
Back at the mansion, Thea's attorney gets to work on an appeal, but warns the family she may have to do jail time. Thea walks off, still accusing her mother of cheating on Walter. Moira is upset that Thea isn't taking the situation seriously and Oliver decides to prevent his sister from being used as an example.
Oliver flashes back to being locked up on the island. He pleads Yao Fei Gulong to free him, reminding that he returned for the man. Yao Fei simply says "I can't" and walks away.
Oliver drops by the police station and meets with a vice detective named McKenna Hall, whom he knew from their younger days. McKenna is aware of The Count and gives him a file, gently asking him to let the police handle the situation. Quentin notices Oliver snooping around and asks McKenna about it.
In order to make an example, The Count injects pure Vertigo directly into the bloodstream of the dealer from the beginning. The Count explains how the dose apparently creates agonizing pain for hours or days and eventually causes the person's heart to give out. The Count hands him a gun with one bullet, giving him the option to take revenge or end the misery. The man shoots himself. The Count finds it "interesting" that the vigilante is coming for him.
Laurel and Tommy discuss their radically opposite schedules getting in the way of spending more time together. Oliver shows up and asks Laurel about Judge Brackett. He wants her to see if her father can help.
That night, Laurel and Quentin talk about Thea. Quentin initially refuses to do anything, but Laurel protests that she sees potential in Thea and the young woman needs help, not prison. She points out the trouble Sara got into as a teenager, including an incident of shoplifting which Quentin made go away. Quentin eventually agrees to make a few calls.
Oliver meets with his Bratva connections to try and get connected with The Count. He says he's interested in the drug business. In exchange for the help they ask him to kill a man. Oliver obliges.
This leads to a flashback to the island. Yao brings Oliver to an organized fighting circle Edward is using for unit cohesion. Yao shoves him into the circle and it appears they are to fight.
Back in present-day Oliver puts the body of the man he seemingly had just killed into his trunk. He places his finger under the man's chin and he pops back to life. Oliver tells John that in order not to blow his Bratva connection his plan is to meet with The Count as himself, then follow him to his hideout.
Laurel and Oliver talk to Thea about her legal situation. Laurel explains Judge Brackett has agreed to 2 years of probation and 500 hours of community service for Thea under the former's supervision at CNRI. Thea refuses to take the deal and Oliver is furious. After Laurel leaves, Thea says essentially that she wants to go to jail to ruin their mother's life. Angered, Oliver reveals to Thea that their father cheated on their mother, not the other way around, and Robert even admitted before his death that he wasn't the man they thought he was. Thea is in disbelief. Moira overhears this and is upset with Oliver.
Oliver and John meet with The Count. John says he wants to have something to offer his night club customers. The Count tells him that 56 people died to perfect his product. Quentin and McKenna pull up with several vehicles to bust the meeting. The Count gets away, on his way injecting Oliver in the chest with the pure form of Vertigo. Oliver and John manage to get away.
John mixes up an antidote with Lian Yu herbs and gives it to Oliver.
During a flashback, Oliver recalls his fight with Yao Fei. Yao Fei beats him severely, then uses pressure point manipulation on Oliver to fake his death.
Oliver wakes up from his drugged state, with John telling him that The Count only got a half dose into him. Oliver realizes that The Count got away, but they have a sample of the drug which he injected into the former.
Quentin and McKenna pay Oliver a visit at the mansion. McKenna reveals she saw him fleeing the scene when they tried to apprehend The Count. Oliver lies that he tried to buy off The Count in a failed attempt to see his face. Quentin warns that if they spot Oliver at another deal, he'll be arrested. As they leave, Oliver assures McKenna he knows she's just doing her job and thanks Quentin for helping Thea. Quentin simply states he did Laurel a favor. Moira confronts Oliver over his recklessness and also scolds him for telling Thea of Robert's infidelity. Thea then arrives and asks why Moira kept this a secret from her, as she's old enough to know. Moira explains she wanted to preserve Thea's positive memory of her father. Thea tearfully apologizes for her accusations and makes amends with her mother. Oliver watches the reconciliation and heads upstairs, but suddenly collapses, still suffering from some side effects of the overdose.
During another island flashback, we see Yao dump Oliver into the river in full view of Fyers and his men.
In present-day, John and Oliver arrive at Queen Consolidated. John suggests Oliver go to the hospital but he declines. Oliver brings the Vertigo sample to Felicity Smoak, claiming it is an "energy drink" manufactured by his friend "Kevin" to cure hangovers. Oliver hopes she can analyze it and find out where in the city it was produced. When Felicity wonders why the "energy drink" is in a syringe, Oliver says, "I ran out of sports samples", much to her and Diggle's exasperation.
Felicity finds that the sample was manufactured in an abandoned juvenile detention center in The Glades. Against John's wishes, Oliver goes after The Count. Unable to use his bow because of the overdose, The Hood physically fights his way through The Count's men. As he makes his way to the drug manufacturing lab, the police arrive. The Hood fights with and eventually overpowers The Count by giving him an overdose of his own product. Just then Quentin arrives and orders the vigilante to release The Count, citing how the city has started to look up to The Hood as a hero. The Hood then shoves The Count away and flees the scene.
Thea accepts the plea deal and begins working with Laurel at CNRI. After Oliver drops her off, he thanks Laurel for her help. McKenna then calls Oliver, informing him that The Count has been arrested and his drug out of business.
Quentin and a psychiatrist observe The Count at a mental institution. Due to the triple dosage of Vertigo given to him by The Hood, the dealer's mind has been warped, possibly permanently.
In an island flashback, Oliver wakes up when submerged in the water and is able to swim to shore. In his pocket, he finds a map Yao Fei slipped inside detailing the location of a hideout.
In present-day, Felicity asks Oliver to meet her at Big Belly Burger. After asking if she can trust him, Felicity shows him a book identical to his father's. She reveals she got The List from Walter, who told her it belonged to Moira. Felicity thinks the list cost Walter his life.
Production
Preparation ran from November 5 until November 14, 2012. Shooting ran from November 15 until November 26, 2012.[1]
Trivia
- Oliver and Alexi talk about Anatoly Knyazev. Anatoly will later become a major character in the flashback storylines of season 2 and season 5 and a recurring character in season 6.
Goofs
- In the last flashback of the episode, when Oliver comes out of the river and is looking at the map, he says to himself, "Survive", but his lips don't match the dialogue.
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" |