#arrow 3x15

And the fact she automatically tells Thea that none of the blame is on her for killed Sara

We were robbed of their sisterhood tbh

- Ras Al Ghul just chillin in his magical hot tub.

- Oliver, Thea and Malcolm training together in the foundry.

- 'You've spent years preparing to bring a bow and arrow to a sword fight.' F*ck off, Malcolm.

- 'John.'

'My friends call me Dig, you shouldn't even speak to me.' Sass him, John.

- Dig's concerned about Oliver. He knows there is something bubbling under the surface with him.

- Thea and Roy bond over killing.

- '...or blow yourself up.' Felicity foreshadowing Ray's fate.

- Thea tells Laurel the truth about killing Sara. I'm glad Laurel reacted the way she did. She immediately blamed Malcolm.

- 'You know it's hard to remember a time when I was actually in love with you.' This made me snigger, also I don't think she was ever truly in love with him, but more the idea of what she wanted him to be. Let's not go there.

- 'Now your just embarrassing yourself.' Malcolm's pretty scathing on Laurel's fighting technique when she goes after him. Then Nyssa and the league show up and take him away.

- Thea called the league on Malcolm.

- I love the scene where Oliver explains why he can't let Malcolm die to Felicity. He says that the guilt of killing her own father will eat away at Thea. Felicity understands that he's talking from experience with his own father. He didn't kill Robert, but he still blames himself for his father's death. He pleads with Felicity and she softens. Even when they're not on the same page, they understand each other.

- 'You can't save Thea's soul at the cost of your own.' Diggle always with the words of wisdom.

- 'Actually, Oliver has an entire prison on Lian Yu. Maybe I shouldn't have told you that.' Haha Felicity.

- Both Felicity and John know Oliver so well. They both know there is something more driving him than just saving Thea's soul. You can see Felicity's frustration grow when she keeps being shut out. It pushes her to Ray; someone she feels actually needs her.

- 'I'm taking you straight to bed. Putting you...why do I do that?'

- Dyla and Baby Sara are so cute. I love that Lyla trusts John enough to let him go with Oliver. She also knows him well enough to know how hard it would be for him to let Oliver go alone again.

- Diggle's going to protect Oliver this time. BROTP 4 LIFE!

- 'I trust your judgement. In fact, I pretty much depend on it.'

'Well that would make you the only one.'

There's a tiny little moment when Felicity is standing at the window, looking up at the sky, concern on her face, her eyes are wet. She doesn't like being left out. Oliver has gone off on another suicidal mission and she's powerless. Ray offers her the thing she wants from Oliver; to be needed. She doesn't feel that right now. Oliver pushing her away, pushes her straight into Ray's arms, and into his bed.

- It's so good to see Diggle back in the action. He was sidelined for too long. Him and Oliver go to Nanda Parbat to save Malcolm, but it's a trap. They're taken prisoner.

- 'Everytime I close my eyes, all that I can see, all that I can hear, feel is the fall. I couldn't live like that. I couldn't live knowing there was someone out there who beat me.' And there it is.

- 'When I lost my brother, I never thought I'd get another one...how you feel about being my best man?'

'I feel pretty good about it.'

Aw this scene was so beautiful. My boys. John called him his brother. He wants him to be his best man...the feels.

- Roy watches over the family of the cop he killed.

- So, did Ray get inspiration to finish his suit from sleeping with Felicity? It was just really weird how he woke up suddenly like that and basically flew away. He just left her.

- The Atom is born.

- Oliver begs Ras for John's life.

- Ras Al Ghul wants Oliver to be the next Ras Al Ghul.

Rating: ☆☆☆☆ things are starting to ramp up now. This had some amazing Oliver/John scenes. I love my BROTP.

Quick Thoughts

- My friends call be Digg, you shouldn’t address me - Diggle throwing shade!

- Wish Oliver had not told Thea to lie to Laurel

- Ray does not rock the scruff. 

- I’m glad Thea told Laurel - listening to Laurel’s advice...Thea should be smarter than that

- Laurel trying to take down Malcolm, interrupted by The League

- Oliver’s desire to say to protect Thea’s soul is so endearing, wish it didn’t require saving Malcolm...

- Nyssa  and Oliver have such a great relationship

- Felicity’s anger at Oliver going to face Ras again - breaks my heart - make no wonder she ran to Ray for a distraction - that’s all that was...

- Love me some Diggle/Sara time

- Lyla telling John to go with Oliver - LOVE IT!!!

- Oliver telling Thea how he feels responsible for their parents death - breaks my heart - and now he’s in jail in Season 7!

- Why didn’t Ras kill Malcolm right away? So Ras’ plan all along with to trap Oliver?

- The plan is to shoot straighter than they do

- Oliver being haunted by the fall. 

- Digg asks Oliver to be his best man in the sweetest way possible

- So sad that Hong Kong Oliver and the Yamashiro family did get their happy ending - knew it was too easy

- Ray sleeps with Felicity and suddenly knows how to make his super suit work...hard not to think Felicity had something to do with it

- Thea told Nyssa the truth - man she’s telling everyone...

- Ras wants Oliver to take over The League...I remember being so surprised by that the first time I saw it...didn’t see it coming in the least

- Shirtless Ray but no shirtless Oliver - so so wrong!

Season 3 tally - 3/15 episodes with shirtless Oliver…just saying, I’m taking note. For reasons…