1. No Insta-Atom
One of the new plots introduced in the midseason finale revolved around Season 3 newcomer Ray Palmer and his plan to join the vigilante ranks of Starling City. Arrow has a history of churning through plot at a breakneck pace, and the risk with Ray was that he would be sped through the steps to becoming the Atom to the extent that even the most fantastical of fans might have trouble suspending their disbelief. The guy already came out of nowhere as a supposedly high-profile billionaire in Starling; it was going to take more than a fancy suit and manic stare for him to fit in with the Arrow crowd. Fortunately, the show has been handling Ray's transformation into the Atom fairly well. With a semi-reasonable motivation as well as the legitimate skills and means to create his own persona as a crimefighter, Ray's Iron Man-esque plan for himself is at least more palatable than that of another character. It's a new approach to vigilantism that has yet to be seen on Arrow or even The Flash, and the arc promises to provide more for Ray to do than quip and creep at poor Felicity. Now, let's have a look at what didn't quite work right in Left Behind.
Laura Hurley
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Fiction buff and writer. If it's on Netflix, it's probably in my queue. I've bought DVDs for the special features and usually claim that the book is better than the movie or show (and can provide examples). I've never met a TV show that I won't marathon. Follow on Twitter @lah9891 .
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