Arrow Episode Guide: “The Odyssey” (Season 1, Episode 14)

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Original Airdate: 02/13/2013
Story by: Greg Berlanti & Andrew Kreisberg
Teleplay by: Andrew Kreisberg & Marc Guggenheim
Directed by: John Behring

Starring: Stephen Amell (as Oliver Queen/Arrow), 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 Quentin Lance)

Guest Stars: Byron Mann (as Yao Fei), Manu Bennett (as Slade Wilson/Deathstroke), Sebastian Dunn (as Edward Fyers), Celina Jade (as Shado), Emily Bett Rickards (as Felicity Smoak)

First Appearance: Shado

Trivia:

Several references to comic book lore were featured in this episode.
– “Wintergreen” was indeed an associate of Slade Wilson’s in the comics. William Randolph Wintergreen first appeared in The New Teen Titans #2, the same comic book that introduced Deathstroke.
– Slade Wilson mentions a son named Joe. Joseph Wilson is the Teen Titan named “Jericho.” In the comics, Slade has also had two other children – Grant and Rose, both of whom have used the alter ego “The Ravager.” (These are references to DC’s pre-New 52 continuity and may not still be valid)
– Shado is a major figure in Mike Grell’s seminal Green Arrow story The Longbow Hunters.
– Colin Donnell does not appear in this episode.
– The same week this episode aired, Arrow was picked up for a second season, and it was announced that Emily Bett Rickards would become a series regular for Season 2.

Summary:

On the island, Slade Wilson teaches Oliver combat. Slade mentions that there is one supply plane every three months, and they must take action soon. While running through the forest with Slade, Oliver steps on a mine. Unable to move as Fyers’ men approach, Oliver disguises himself as one of them. Slade takes the men down and shoves Oliver off the mine; it does not explode.

Slade reveals that his partner was Billy Wintergreen. They were assigned to find out why Fyers was interested in Yao Fei. Fyers took Slade and Billy hostage, and Billy agreed to join Fyers’ camp, but Slade did not.

Oliver and Slade take over Fyers’ watch post. Oliver uses the phone to call Laurel, but he cannot muster up words to say. Slade and Oliver argue about what will happen to Yao Fei once they leave. Slade wants to blow up the island, but Oliver wants to protect Yao Fei. Oliver follows Yao Fei into a tent, but Fyers enters and takes Oliver to be executed. In his Deathstroke mask, Billy Wintergreen beats up Oliver, but is interrupted by an explosion. Slade stabs Wintergreen. The plane leaves the island without them onboard. Fyers allows Yao Fei five minutes with his daughter, Shado.

The Hood faces off with Moira and she soon shoots him in the chest. Oliver, having snuck into Felicity’s car, orders her to take him to the warehouse. Diggle sews up Oliver’s bullet wound and shocks him back to life when Oliver begins seizing. Felicity expresses her disapproval of Oliver killing, even bad guys. As Oliver wakes up, Felicity hacks into the police system and tells them to destroy Oliver’s blood sample taken from Moira’s office. Oliver asks her to join the team; Felicity only wants Walter back and then she will resume her normal life.

Quotes:

Felicity: Something tells me blood stains are not covered under my lease.

Oliver: What is the point of this? These soldiers don’t carry bamboo. They have guns, so what am I supposed to do if one of them shoves a gun in my face, huh, threaten them with my stick?

Diggle: I was thinking all of this would be more of a shock. What are you saying, you called this all along?
Felicity: I’m not saying anything, except Oliver brought me a laptop riddled with bullet holes, had me trace a black arrow, and research a company involved in armored car heists. I may be blonde, but I’m not that blonde.

Felicity: You know how to use one of those (a defibrillator)?
Diggle: We are about to find out.
Felicity: You didn’t say, “Clear!”

Oliver: I know this. They picked the one book that I read in college.
Slade: What the hell are you talking about?
Oliver: It’s a quote from The Odyssey: “Of all creatures that breathe and move upon the earth, nothing is born that is weaker than man.”

Oliver: I’m trapped on an island and my only friend is named Wilson.

Episode Guide Written By Stephanie Hall

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