Post by stargazer1682 on Mar 20, 2018 19:38:22 GMT
"Let our powers combine! Earth!" "Fire!"
"Wind!"
"Water!"
"DEATH"
"By your powers combined, I am... Wait, what did Ma-Ti say?"
"He's going through stuff right now..."
So the premise of this week's episode of Sara becoming the totem bearer of death is, in it's own right, an interesting concept. It actually makes sense, given her death and resurrection, and also her life as an assassin. I don't feel like we've known enough about her time as an assassin, and is kind of taken for granted; in spite of being a defining characteristic for her, and explanations for her fighting skills.
Seeing shadows of her past and her killing someone on orders for Ra's al Ghul was remarkable, because unless my memory is truly failing me, I don't recall seeing much, if really any backstory for Sara actually depicting her life as an assassin.
And that's where I think the episode missed it's Mark for story potential; this could have done for Sara, at least in part, what Arrow did for Oliver over the course of five years of flashbacks.
This episode should have been predominantly told from Sara's perspective, showing us her journey from Oliver's side-piece, to assassin, to "legend"; and how she may understand death better than almost anyone else. And a good thrust for that, I think, is if Sara, as the death totem bearer, had killed her team mates; then follow the journey of Sara's soul, as she learns to embrace her relationship with death finds the resolve to be the one to control the power, instead of the power controlling her, and she uses it to bring back her team. Arguably this would not be a power she would keep indefinitely, or otherwise would need to find a way to explain why she can't bring everyone back; and that could be as simple as her a balance where she comes to understand that death is part of life, and needs to happen.
I liked Mick becoming the fire totem bearer; it made the most sense, and I've wanted them to be able to do away with his supped up flame thrower and internalize his ability for some time. I really hope this will be the start to more fully developing the character.
I'm not really digging the relationship between Sara and Ava, which I think might say something; when I can get on board with a lot of partnerships. I'm ambivalent about whether there's any potential there, but I feel like now that they've actually pulled the trigger on it, the progress of it is rushed, and too corny. Ava grousing about the girlfriend label in the midst of trying to find and save everyone was about as bad as Constantine and Sara having sex in a mental institution in the middle of a mission.
Her speech to Sara at the end, that brought her back, just didn't work for me; I think mainly because I don't think they've effectively established that sort of deep bond between them. It would have worked for almost anyone else to say; and I especially thought it would have had more impact if it had been Oliver.
"Wind!"
"Water!"
"DEATH"
"By your powers combined, I am... Wait, what did Ma-Ti say?"
"He's going through stuff right now..."
So the premise of this week's episode of Sara becoming the totem bearer of death is, in it's own right, an interesting concept. It actually makes sense, given her death and resurrection, and also her life as an assassin. I don't feel like we've known enough about her time as an assassin, and is kind of taken for granted; in spite of being a defining characteristic for her, and explanations for her fighting skills.
Seeing shadows of her past and her killing someone on orders for Ra's al Ghul was remarkable, because unless my memory is truly failing me, I don't recall seeing much, if really any backstory for Sara actually depicting her life as an assassin.
And that's where I think the episode missed it's Mark for story potential; this could have done for Sara, at least in part, what Arrow did for Oliver over the course of five years of flashbacks.
This episode should have been predominantly told from Sara's perspective, showing us her journey from Oliver's side-piece, to assassin, to "legend"; and how she may understand death better than almost anyone else. And a good thrust for that, I think, is if Sara, as the death totem bearer, had killed her team mates; then follow the journey of Sara's soul, as she learns to embrace her relationship with death finds the resolve to be the one to control the power, instead of the power controlling her, and she uses it to bring back her team. Arguably this would not be a power she would keep indefinitely, or otherwise would need to find a way to explain why she can't bring everyone back; and that could be as simple as her a balance where she comes to understand that death is part of life, and needs to happen.
I liked Mick becoming the fire totem bearer; it made the most sense, and I've wanted them to be able to do away with his supped up flame thrower and internalize his ability for some time. I really hope this will be the start to more fully developing the character.
I'm not really digging the relationship between Sara and Ava, which I think might say something; when I can get on board with a lot of partnerships. I'm ambivalent about whether there's any potential there, but I feel like now that they've actually pulled the trigger on it, the progress of it is rushed, and too corny. Ava grousing about the girlfriend label in the midst of trying to find and save everyone was about as bad as Constantine and Sara having sex in a mental institution in the middle of a mission.
Her speech to Sara at the end, that brought her back, just didn't work for me; I think mainly because I don't think they've effectively established that sort of deep bond between them. It would have worked for almost anyone else to say; and I especially thought it would have had more impact if it had been Oliver.
