"I'm not Robin Hood."

Dear Wal,

Last Wednesday's episode of arrow seemed at first to be another bland, "Oh, let's pick a random obscure villain  make him realistic, and throw him at the Hood!" day, and then this happened:

Yes, those red lights mean it's going to explode

Once again, the concept of Dodger (our intrepidly adapted villain for last week's episode) is really very cool. After the Royal flush gang and the Count, I have to say that I've come to expect a little wit in the reimagining of the Arrow cannon. Dodger didn't disappoint in this regard. He gets his name because he straps bombs around people's necks (as you can see, Felicity had one on at one point) and tells them what he wants them to steel for him. If they don't comply, BOOM. The reason he's called Dodger is because he "dodges" the blame. He never gets caught, whoever he's collared does. Clever, yes? And the character Dodger gives a little tip of the hat to Green Arrow's origin, when he tries to compare himself to the Hood, saying that they both steel from the rich. The Hood says curtly: "I'm not Robin Hood." I love it. I just love it. This show is great.

Felicity is finally becoming more involved with the team behind Arrow. She is becoming Oliver's Oracle, or if you think of it in terms of Smallville, his Chloe. But let's be frank, it isn't Felicity we're interested in, it's another of Green Arrows partners in crime fighting. Speedy. And I'm not talking about Thea. Beware, spoilers lay beyond here.

Yes, ladies and gents, I'm talking about Roy Harper. We've all been waiting for this. Maybe with great anticipation, more likely with dread. As we all should know by now, sidekicks in liveaction rarely work out like they should. In my opinion, sidekicks in comics don't always work out like they should. Needless to say, I'm not a fan of sidekicks. Young Justice began to change my mind before it dove into the meandering waters of Invasion, and Damien Wayne has changed my mind a little bit more, but I'm still not convinced.
However, this looks like it could be interesting. First of all, this is a much older Roy than in the comics, at least in this stage of Green Arrow cannon. The Roy on Arrow is closer to Red Arrow's age. Hopefully, that's the character we'll see on the show, and not Speedy. Judging by the red hoodie Roy is always wearing, I think that's pretty much a certainty.
There was another exciting development in this episode: Ollie's mom has finally decided to stand up for herself. However, I'm afraid that she'll just screw things up more than they already are. I won't mention what she did. You'll see if you watch on Wednesday, or if you watched last Wednesday.

/endrant

P.S. I have to pronounce Wednesday as "wed-nes-day" in my head in order to spell it right.